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  • Dr. William D. Poovey avatar

    Who, What Or Where Is My Storehouse

    Contributed by Dr. William D. Poovey on Jun 15, 2015
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,733 views

    Who, What or Where is My Storehouse

    Who, What or Where is My Storehouse Who do you call, When your children or grandchildren need prayer. Who do you call, When you are struggling with emotional problems. Who do you call, When you need spiritual enlightenment. Who do you call, When friends or family need prayer for ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    Jesus Heals An Evil Spirit In The Church

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on Oct 5, 2014
    based on 8 ratings
     | 17,369 views

    It is naïve to think that an evil spirit can’t come into a church. Or invade your home, or think that you are immune to the devils attacks. This is the first example of Jesus' power to heal the spiritual afflictions that possessed the human soul.

    Jesus Heals an Evil Spirit in the Church “In the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon, an impure spirit.” Luke 4:31-37 Intro: The city of Capernaum was on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee. It was a fishing village and along the major route about 200 miles from ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Power Of The Church Series

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Nov 17, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,023 views

    A message about the church and how Christ has given us power to overcome the enemy.

    Title: The Power of the Church Theme: To show the power the Christ has given the Church. Text: Matthew 16:13 - 19 Review Over the last few week we have been looking at what happens when the church is the church. As we learned from Matthew 21 Jesus went into the temple and He cleansed it. Then ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Keys Of The Kingdom

    Contributed by Jeremy Poling on May 15, 2013
     | 17,033 views

    Keys of the Kingdom

    Mat 16:19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Mt 16:19(The Message)“And that’s not all. You will have complete and free access ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    Generosity Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jun 18, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 14,083 views

    part 4 of 4 in a series about being great with our possessions

    Generosity 2 Corinthians 9 April 28, 2013 Stephen King is the author of 49 suspense and horror novels that have sold over 350 million copies. You may not know that about 10 years ago he almost lost his life. He was walking along a country road in Maine, and a van hit him and knocked him into a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    Acts 8 - The Marks Of A Disciple Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 22, 2013
     | 6,232 views

    A disciple makes himself available to God. He listens to His bidding. A disciple is ready to share Christ.

    Acts 6:5 tells us among the seven men elected to “wait on tables” were Stephen and Philip. Both left indelible marks in the history of the first church. Stephen lived a short life, but his sermon and martyrdom impacted Saul’s life, and led to an all-out persecution, which ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    "The Way To Preach When Apostasy Comes Into The Church" Series

    Contributed by Gordon Weatherby on Jul 7, 2013
     | 6,283 views

    The early church dealt with false teachers telling the church that certain foods and even marriage and sexual relations within marriage were sinful and should be avoided. This message deals with Paul's approach in coaching Timothy to deal with this.

    THE WAY TO PREACH WHEN APOSTASY COMES INTO THE CHURCH 1 Timothy 4:1-16 Dorn Ridge, July 07, 2013 The following link will take you to an MP3 recording of this sermon: http://chirb.it/q4DEp9 INTRODUCTION: 1.) Jesus said: “I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What Leaders Are Called To Do

    Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Jan 11, 2014
     | 9,934 views

    Leaders are equippers. It requires hard work. It renders our work to become more effective. It rests on teaching the word of God.

    One of the most thought-­‐provoking articles I’ve read lately is “8 Reasons Most Churches Never Break the 200 Attendance Mark.”1 Now the author Carey Nieuwhof is not saying that it is a sin to be a small church. He just analyzed why it stays small. Nieuwhof clarifies that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Someone Is Praying For You: The Holy Spirit Prays

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 15, 2014
     | 4,250 views

    God the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness, because He prays for us according to the Father’s will. We will see from the Scriptures that although we often come up short in our best efforts, with God’s help we can get through anything we face in life.

    Someone Is Praying for You: The Holy Spirit, Our Intercessor Text: Romans 8:18-28 18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. 19 The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. 20 For the creation was ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Heavy? Pushed? Driven To Your Knees?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 15, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,111 views

    There are times that the worse thing that could happen to you might be the best thing that could happen --- if we are driven to our knees...

    HEAVY? PUSHED? SHOVED? DRIVEN TO OUR KNEES... By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Introduction: Expect the seasons of testing, TRUST THE PROMISES, thrive in the season... knowing this too shall pass... Text: Isaiah 43:2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Leighton (Lee) Vary avatar

    One Way Series

    Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Nov 17, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,352 views

    "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it."

    Introduction A. A high school history teacher was discussing the funeral of the Pope with his class. One student asked how they chose the new Pope. The teacher explained the process, finishing with, "So the Cardinals pick him." A student in the back of class, asked, very seriously, "Why would ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    See The Need Sunday

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Dec 2, 2016
     | 3,064 views

    A message we used to get our congregation to be more mission mindful of our community needs.

    See the Need Sunday Introduction- This morning is very special day in the life of our church. We are calling it see the Need Sunday We have for well over a year been taking a hard look at what we do as a church and why we do it. We have looked at what we have done in the past to see if ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Alfred Beck avatar

    Dear Confused Series

    Contributed by Alfred Beck on Sep 10, 2015
     | 5,764 views

    Letter to the Church at Pergamum

    Dear Confused Jeremiah 2:1-5 Rev.2:12-17 We are in week three of our series on the book of Revelation and more specifically, Jesus’ letters to His Bride, the church. And each of the seven letters is different because each of the churches’ circumstances and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    Investing: Can Mentoring Mold A Man? Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Oct 3, 2015
     | 7,052 views

    Investing can change one's financial portfolio. Investing in other people can impact them for eternity.

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Today we will begin a new seven-week series entitled “Learning To Lead.” • For some, when the subject of leadership is mentioned, they check out because they think, “I AM NOT A LEADER.” • MY contention is that everyone is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    I Will Grow Together With Others Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Oct 16, 2015
     | 8,661 views

    Groups, Relationships, Involvement vs. Isolation

    I WILL – “I Will” Grow Together with Others Acts 2:46 (pg. 759) October 18, 2015 Introduction: About 15 years ago I was walking down the hallway at Fern Creek Christian Church on a Wednesday night and I ran into a guy I’d never met before...I’m not sure of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ