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  • Shine Thomas avatar

    When Heaven Seems Silent!

    Contributed by Shine Thomas on Nov 11, 2013
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    How should you respond when God seems distant?

    Follow us on: Website: https://cityharvestag.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CityHarvestA... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cityharvestag/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CityHarvestAGChurch/featured When Heaven Seems Silent! Introduction: Have you ever felt that God was giving ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    How To Worship Series

    Contributed by Rodney Barlow on Feb 29, 2016
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    There are four key ways to worship according to the Word of God. If you use these strategies to worship God you will see the glory of God in a new way.

    How To Worship Review from last week The Seriousness of Worship is that He is looking for worshippers, and the enemy wants to alter your worship He will withhold rain without Worship Zec 14:17 And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    God Encounters #2 - Jesus The Healer

    Contributed by C Jordan on Jun 14, 2015
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    Jesus is the Saviour who died on the Cross to forgive our sins, and He is also the Healer by whose wounds we are healed.

    GOD ENCOUNTERS: THE FOURSQUARE GOSPEL #2: JESUS THE HEALER: INTRO TO TOPIC: Last week we started a series looking at the Foursquare Gospel of Jesus. Foursquare Gospel: Jesus the Saviour, Healer, Baptiser in the Holy Spirit, Soon Coming King. Theme verse: “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, ...read more

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    Longing For More

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 9, 2012
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    A sermon on spiritual dryness, lack of enthusiasm, lack of growth, and desires (Material adapted from Ruth Barton's book, Sacred Rhythms, chapter 1 entitled Longing for More)

    Introduction: U2 sang these lyrics: You broke the bonds and you Loosed the chains Carried the cross Of my shame Oh my shame You know I believe it Sounds great, about Jesus but then they sing: But I still haven't found what I'm looking for WBTU: Don’t jump to conclusions or judgments here. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    9 The Awakening Series

    Contributed by Michael Collins on Sep 5, 2020
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    This is the 9th of 31 Devotions on the book of Jonah. Today's devotion is about Jonah being awoken by the Captain, to call on God for mercy and deliverance.

    The Awakening Jonah 1:6 – “So the captain came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God; perhaps your God will consider us, so that we may not perish.” So the captain came to him, and said to him A Rude Awakening When the news of Jonah sleeping got to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Praise And Repentance (Complete)

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 3, 2020
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    A Summons to resounding praise. Even now, God is waiting to forgive.

    1. A SOLEMN FEAST DAY. Psalm 81:1-7. This Psalm opens with a summons to resounding praise (Psalm 81:1-3), with reasons to do so attached (Psalm 81:4-7). It continues with an address by God, beginning with a commandment, with a promise attached (Psalm 81:8-10); and going on to upbraid the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Let Your Light Shine Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Jan 12, 2023
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    Jesus taught the beatitudes as the hallmark of the followers of Christ. But how they can relate to the world? Jesus never intended for an isolated and exclusive community but he rather wanted to reach the whole world with his message of love.

    Text: Matthew 5:14-16 Theme: Let your Light Shine Introduction: I was amused to see the reflectors on the highways in the early days of night travel. The reflector was first invented in 1917 by Henry Chrétien to provide the army with a communication system the enemy could not intercept. in ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Impact Of Worship

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 25, 2024
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    When sinners are thus converted, they will love and honor those whom they before despised and hated and will seek to lessen the suffering they before desired to increase.

    Opening illustration: While worshiping with our mentors in Tharmaid during a meeting at an underground church, we encounter a woman who was possessed with evil spirit. What transpired during the worship time was a powerful move of God’s deliverance for that woman. Introduction: Some strange things ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Topless Jars.

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Nov 3, 2024
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     | 563 views

    he NT tells it like it was. This was a group not likely to succeed. It is most likely they would- not have been chosen by a board for Jesus, but they were chosen by Jesus. (Peter M.)

    Topless Jars. 2 Corinthians 4:7AMP Peter Marshall, in a sermon entitled, "Disciples in Clay," pictured the apostles before an examining board which was appointed to choose Jesus' close associates. Peter stood there smelling of fish, unkept, with bad behavior, plus he was uncultured, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Understanding Revelation #2 Series

    Contributed by C Jordan on Aug 14, 2008
     | 5,883 views

    God wants us to understand the message of the Book of Revelation. What significance does what Jesus wrote to these churches in the first century have to our lives today?

    REVELATION CHAPTER 2-3: SEVEN LETTERS FROM JESUS TO THE CHURCHES Part #1 “I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet, saying, "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last," and, "What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven ...read more

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    Isaiah's Commission Series

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Sep 18, 2016
     | 7,826 views

    What this passage of Isaiah’s commission is intended to teach us is that God is in control.

    Isaiah 6:8-13 Isaiah’s Commission 11/26/00e D. Marion Clark Introduction review Isaiah’s atonement the strangest call Text Verse 8 starts off with a positive call and response: 8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    An Unshakable Kingdom Series

    Contributed by Danny Davis on Jan 30, 2014
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     | 14,450 views

    We have seen how God brings us into kingdom that cannot be stopped. We are guided in that kingdom by the unconditional love of God making us free to pursue peace & holiness. In this message, Pastor Danny reminds us of God's great kingdom.

    (ME) Good morning Odessa First – FIRST TIME VISITORS – Intro myself – thankfulness at their being with us. Over the last few weeks we have been focusing in on Hebrews 12 and talking about the UNSHAKEABLE Kingdom of God and how we can be a part of it. We have discovered that ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Perfect Gift

    Contributed by Wes Humble on Nov 10, 2006
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     | 13,130 views

    Simple Christmas message

    The Perfect Gift The perfect gift: Some of you will spend many hours this Christmas season searching for the perfect gift. You will browse through store after store or web site after web site. If you are the giver you want it to be just right. Based on what the person you are giving the gift to ...read more

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    The Christmas Hope

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Dec 30, 2003
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    Is Christmas a blooper or is it a true hope for everybody worldwide, looking for the Return of the King?

    The Christmas Hope By Pastor Andrew Chan I got this “Church bulletin bloopers” from reading the Readers’ Digest: • “The cost for attending the Fasting and Prayer Conference includes meals.” • “Morning sermon: Jesus walks on the water. Evening sermon: Searching for Jesus.” • Scouts are saving ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Does Jesus Feel At Home In Your Heart?

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Apr 14, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 6,515 views

    Jesus dwells in every Christian’s heart, but is He at home there?

    PAUL’S SECOND PRAYER FOR THE EPHESIANS: Ephesians 3:14-21 FIRST PETITION (v. 16): "THAT HE WOULD GRANT YOU, ACCORDING TO THE RICHES OF HIS GLORY, TO BE STRENGTHENED WITH MIGHT BY HIS SPIRIT IN THE INNER MAN." 1. EVERY CHRISTIAN HAS AN "INNER MAN." 2. OUR INNER MAN NEEDS TO BE "STRENGTHENED WITH ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist