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    A Better Walk With God Through Thankfulness PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 31, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 174 views

    Gratitude opens our hearts to God’s presence, transforming ordinary moments and burdens into opportunities for praise, hope, and deeper relationship with Him.

    Some of us walked in today with full hearts; some with heavy ones. Either way, here you are, and here God is—nearer than the breath you just took. Picture an old, sturdy gate swinging open. Hear the hinges creak a welcome. On the other side? Not a cold courtyard, but the warm smile of a Father who ...read more

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    Let It Rain!

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 27, 2003
    based on 35 ratings
     | 71,027 views

    Thesis: We need to cry out to God and ask Him to open the flood gates of Heaven and send his rain to us.

    Let it rain! Thesis: We need to cry out to God and ask Him to open the flood gates of Heaven and send his rain to us. Scripture Texts: James 5:16b-18 “…The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Sacrificing Unto Idols

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Apr 30, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,123 views

    This message opens our eyes to the tragic consequences of idolatry, showing idolatry in 3-D, through the three terms Dispossession, Desolation, and Death.

    I shared with you a few weeks ago that the Lord has impressed me to preach more on the topic of idolatry. The reason why is because I’ve been convicted that idolatry is a huge distraction that Satan uses to lure us off the path to God. The devil will use any means possible to hinder our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pray Confidently Because God Is Good! Series

    Contributed by Jason Pettibone on Nov 29, 2007
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     | 4,125 views

    We can pray confidently. God loves to answer our prayers and can because Jesus Christ opens the Throne Room to us.

    If I did a survey of the people in this room today about the way you pray, I would most likely discover some common things -- – the majority of you wish you knew how to pray more effectively, and – many of you would admit to praying hardly at all. I was well into my ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Antidote For Peace PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 29, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 78 views

    God invites us to exchange anxiety for peace by rejoicing, praying with gratitude, and focusing our minds on what is true and good.

    Friends, if your heart has felt heavy this week, you’re in familiar company. News feeds shout, calendars crowd, bills blink, phones buzz, and sleep slips away. We carry invisible backpacks stuffed with what-ifs and worst-case scenarios. Anxiety can feel like a bully in the hallway, pushing us ...read more

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    The Growing Tree/Person

    Contributed by Ernie Arnold on May 10, 2021
     | 9,249 views

    This sermon looks at what it means to be a Psalm 1:3 person. A person who has deep roots, experiences continual progressive growth and becomes a person of great resource in their own life and in the lives of others.

    Scripture: Psalm 1; Jeremiah 17:8 Theme: Spiritual Formation Title: The Growing Tree INTRO: Grace and peace from God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit! I want to talk to you today about trees. That is right – Trees. According to the latest statics there are over 3 trillion trees ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Famous Last Words

    Contributed by Mark Jones on Dec 14, 2002
    based on 87 ratings
     | 12,455 views

    Begin with the end in mind...a look at Paul’s last words to Timothy just before His martyrdom.

    Famous Last Words II Timothy 1:8-12 Steven Covey, author of The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People teaches that one of these habits is to “Begin with the end in mind” Covey encourages his listeners and readers to write their own epitaph now, and to use it as a driver for everything they ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    When You Are Called Out PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 20, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,041 views

    This sermon explores Abraham's obedience to God's call, emphasizing the importance of truly knowing God to serve Him with energy, boldness, and contentment. Opening

    Good morning, beloved. We are gathered here today, not by chance, not by coincidence, but by divine appointment. We are here because our Heavenly Father, in His infinite wisdom and boundless love, has called us together to commune, to learn, and to grow in our faith. Today, we're going to turn our ...read more

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    When You Are Called Out PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 20, 2023
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     | 993 views

    This sermon explores Abraham's obedience to God's call, emphasizing the importance of truly knowing God to serve Him with energy, boldness, and contentment. Opening

    Good morning, beloved. We are gathered here today, not by chance, not by coincidence, but by divine appointment. We are here because our Heavenly Father, in His infinite wisdom and boundless love, has called us together to commune, to learn, and to grow in our faith. Today, we're going to turn our ...read more

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    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 20, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 189 views

    Jesus seeks out the overlooked, calls us by name, and transforms our lives when we respond with open hearts, repentance, and welcome.

    If you listen closely to this old story, you may hear your name woven between the branches of a Jericho tree. Have you ever felt small in a crowd? Not in inches, but in influence? Have you ever felt unseen in a swirl of noise, pushed to the back while questions press to the front? Then you’ll feel ...read more

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    Spiritual Blindness Series

    Contributed by Paul Jesudoss on Nov 24, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 17,673 views

    GOD OF JACOB OPENS THE EYES OF THE BLINDS.GOD OF THIS WORLD SATAN BLINDS THE EYES OF PEOPLE!BELIEVE JESUS&ANOINT YOUR EYES, IT WILL BE ENLIGHTENED!!

    spiritual Blindness Ilus.In a little town a factory worker , lazy man never satisfied in his job, always seeks lame excuses to get holiday so many times he put the drops of liquid from a tree,that makes his eyes blood red telling his manager that he was suffering of eye sickness to get a days ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Characteristics Of A Methodist Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 21, 2012
     | 5,394 views

    : we need to begin with the end in mind. When you think about it, that’s pretty sound advice to plan anything: your finances, your life, even your career. Perhaps nothing is more important than beginning with the end in mind when it comes to your spiritu

    Open Table started with a chance encounter with a homeless man named Ernie who simply asked a youth group serving him a meal if he could come worship at their church. The adult youth workers were moved to agree to come the very next day to bring Ernie to their church service. Over the next few ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Are You Guilty Of Any Man's Blood?

    Contributed by Richard Papafio on Sep 26, 2018
     | 2,506 views

    Preach to all you encounter and you shall be guilty of no man's blood

    May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: ARE YOU GUILTY OF ANY MAN'S BLOOD? Acts 20:25-28 King James Version (KJV) 25 And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more. 26 Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Concerning Widows Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on May 31, 2019
     | 3,057 views

    The uniform doctrine of the New Testament is that marriage is a contract for life, between one man and one woman, unbreakable by the will of the parties or by any human authority; but the death of either party leaves the survivor free to marry another.

    December 31, 2012 Commentary on First Corinthians By: Tom Lowe Lesson 6.6: Concerning Widows Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7.39-40 1 Cor 7.39-40 (KJV) 39 The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    End Times Obedience

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 17, 2013
    based on 8 ratings
     | 11,918 views

    How to live in the in-between times.

    END TIMES OBEDIENCE. Romans 13:11-14. Context: Romans 12:1-15:13 is the practical application of the statement “The just shall live by faith” established so thoroughly in Romans 1-8. Those who have been made righteous through faith are not to live any longer in the ways of the world, but to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational