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    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 29, 2025
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    True freedom is found in honoring God with our bodies, embracing His loving authority, and living as temples of the Holy Spirit.

    Friends, take a deep breath of grace today. You are seen. You are loved. You are wanted by the God who fashioned you—mind, heart, and body. He cares about all of you, and He cares right now. For some of us, the word body brings a flurry of feelings—shame from the past, confusion from the present, ...read more

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    Questions On Prayer Pt 1 Series

    Contributed by Robert Higgins on Aug 23, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,079 views

    Answers to some questions on prayer.

    Questions on Prayer I A few weeks ago, I received an email with a question about prayer. The question was so heart-felt and sincere, that I felt it necessary to share that question and its answer with you. In fact, this week and next, we will be looking at several “questions about prayer.” I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Tabernacle: Where God Dwells

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on May 13, 2008
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    A look at the tabernacle

    Tabernacle: Where God Dwells Turn with me this morning in your Bibles to the book of Hebrews, chapter 9. Growing up, I often heard the quote about the Bible: “The New (Testament) is in the Old Concealed; the Old is in the New revealed.” We are continuing on in our study through the Old ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Where God Dwells

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jun 19, 2018
     | 6,289 views

    The Heavenly Tabernacle

    Tabernacle: Where God Dwells Turn with me this morning in your Bibles to the book of Hebrews, chapter 9. Growing up, I often heard the quote about the Bible: “The New (Testament) is in the Old Concealed; the Old is in the New revealed.” We are continuing on in our study through the Old ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Is Jesus Real To You?

    Contributed by Jeff Taylor on May 28, 2024
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     | 2,525 views

    The Lord has given me a word for everyone that I, personally, have never heard before. But it is a word that I believe to be a word that needs to be heard.

    The Lord has given me a word for everyone that I, personally, have never heard before. But it is a word that I believe to be a word that needs to be heard. How many people do you know who say they are saved? How many people have you heard say they are saved, delivered and sanctified by the grace ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Names And Titles Of Jesus

    Contributed by David Fox on Nov 12, 2001
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    Descriptions of Jesus from Scripture

    Names and Titles of Jesus (partial list) I. Introduction: <<QU>> William Lyons Phelps writes, “We are all so vain that we love to have our names remembered by those who have met us but once. We exaggerate the talents and virtues of those who can do this and we are ready to repay their powers ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Characteristics Of A Good Shepherd

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Aug 16, 2022
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    The good shepherd is honest and upright; The good shepherd has an intimate relationship with His sheep; The good shepherd loves, leads, & guides as his sheep follow him. The good shepherd is alert and keeps his sheep alert to dangers all around.

    Sermon: The Characteristics of a Good Shepherd John 10:1-10 ““I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber! 2 But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    What A Way To Ruin A Funeral Series

    Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Jun 14, 2020
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     | 13,943 views

    When Jesus was around the dead couldn't stay dead and the living couldn't stay silent

    What a way to ruin a funeral Luke 7:11-17 I heard about a gifted public speaker, who was asked, what was his most difficult speaking assignment? He said, "That's easy. It was a speech I gave to the National Conference of Undertakers and the topic was 'How to Look ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Narnia: Doorway To A Better Life

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 16, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,935 views

    An examination of Jesus’ words in John 10:10: "I have come to give you life and that more abundantly."

    Narnia: Doorway to a Better Life John 10:1-10 The classic novel by CS Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe tells of four London children who are sent to a professor’s country home in for protection during World War II. There they find a magic wardrobe which leads to a mystical land ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Power Of Earnest Prayer Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Nov 7, 2020
    based on 2 ratings
     | 16,043 views

    God often does the unexpected when we’re earnest in prayer.

    A week ago, I listened to the Voice of the Martyr’s podcast called VOM Radio and learned about Petr Jasek, a believer from the Czech Republic, who was imprisoned in Sudan for 14 months. He served as the Africa Regional Director for Voice of the Martyrs and traveled to Sudan on their behalf. BTW, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When Answers Come Series

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Mar 15, 2015
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,369 views

    When your in the place of ministry, you often find yourself in that place were people expect you to pray for them. Expecting God to answer yes to their request, because you prayed, after all, your a preacher. There are Biblical attributes to prayer.

    Title: When Answers Come Foundational Keys to Opening the Gates of Heaven Introduction: When your in the place of ministry, you often find yourself in that place were people expect you to pray for them. Expecting God to answer yes to their request, because you prayed, after all, your a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Wilt Thou Be Made Whole?

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Nov 17, 2002
    based on 46 ratings
     | 21,585 views

    Usually healing is commensurate with one’s faith but here the man did not even know Jesus’ name. Here we have a compassionate act on the part of our Lord.

    "WILT THOU BE MADE WHOLE" "Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, ’Wilt thou be made whole? John 5:5-6. The healing of the disabled man at the Pool of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Town Watch

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Mar 20, 2019
     | 4,232 views

    A study in the book of Nehemiah 7: 1 – 73

    Nehemiah 7: 1 – 73 Neighborhood Watch 7 Then it was, when the wall was built, and I had hung the doors, when the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, 2 that I gave the charge of Jerusalem to my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the leader of the citadel, for he was a faithful ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    When Opportunity Strikes Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Jan 21, 2003
    based on 124 ratings
     | 34,663 views

    We must have courage to meet the need.

    WHEN OPPORTUNITY STRIKES Nehemiah 2:1-8 S: Courage Th: Brave Hearts Pr: WE MUST HAVE COURAGE TO MEET THE NEED. ?: How? KW: Ways TS: We will find in our study of Nehemiah 2:1-8 five ways that Nehemiah is readied for the task that is on his heart. The _____ way Nehemiah is readied ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Mother's Day Message

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Aug 25, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 33,870 views

    A testimony of Faith

    Mother’s Day 2006: A Testimony Of Faith Scriptures: Proverbs 31:10-31 Introduction: Almost 90 years ago, by an act of Congress, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day. He established the day as a time for “public expression of our love and reverence for ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational