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  • bala samson avatar

    Commandments Would Talk With You!

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Aug 10, 2015
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    When you bind the Word of God on your heart always and tie them around your neck, then they would lead you, guide you and also protect you in the quiet, dark hours of the night.

    Commandments would talk with you! Proverbs 6:22”…. When you are awake, they will talk with you.” Talk with you! I’m today not talking about the whole gamut of worthless people who are talking with you, but this is about the ‘Commandments that would talk with ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    But One Thing Is Needful

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 11, 2012
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    Find out; what is the one thing that we need. Mary found out and we can to because it is in the Bible, and it's the subject of today's message.

    But One Thing is Needful Luke 10:38-42 Out text is from Luke 10:38-42, and I want to read it first from the Living Bible, because there it is easier to follow and understand. 38 As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem they came to a village where a woman named Martha ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Star, Dreams And Scriptures

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Jun 14, 2010
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    God wants us to hear his voice and heed what we hear. Matthew 2 provides good examples of those who listened and one who didn’t.

    Matthew 2 tells the story of Jesus’ birth and early childhood. Jesus is in danger as soon as he comes into this world. Herod wants to kill him, later the Jewish leaders will pick up where Herod left off and eventually succeed in having Jesus killed. Jesus has entered enemy territory as ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "He Has Ears, Let Him Hear"

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Apr 11, 2011
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    PENTECOST 8 (A) - Everyone who has ears are to hear the living and active word of God. We hear God's word not in neglect but for respect.

    “HE WHO HAS EARS, LET HIM HEAR” (Outline) July 18, 2010 - Pentecost 8 - MATTHEW 13:1-9; 18-23 INTRO: Listening to God’s word is absolutely vital to and for our Christian faith. The trouble today is that we are no trained to listen very well. If we do not pay ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Word Of Knowledge

    Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Jan 5, 2011
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    The word of knowledge is supernatural revelation, by the Holy Spirit, of certain facts in the mind of God.

    1 Corinthians 12:7-12 "But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is given the word of wisdom, through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, to another the gift of faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Fr Mund Cargill Thompson avatar

    "Stars In Their Ears"

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Jan 15, 2011
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    How wise lessons from the Wise Men can help us listen to God.

    There were once two men, Pete and Joe out sailing in a boat. A fierce storm blew up. Torrents of rain splashed down. The waves were rocking them. They desperately the rigging this way and that trying to keep the boat up right. "It's at times like this" shouted Pete above the noise the storm, ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Lamb Of God

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jun 6, 2013
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    The lamb of God the need today.

    THE LAMB OF GOD John 1:29 ¶ The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world! The fulness of the finished work of Christ as the lamb of God will not be fully realized until ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sabbath And Hearing God

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Oct 9, 2012
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    There is a lot of debate about the Sabbath day and our responsibility to keep it. One thing is sure, God wants us to stop and listen to Him regularly.

    Deut. 5:12 “Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the Lord your God has commanded you. 13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14 but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Avoiding Anger: Doers Of The Word, Series

    Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Aug 26, 2021
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    Avoiding Anger: Doers of the Word August 29, 2021, FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST, YEAR B, While anger might not be the center of this text, it is one of those distractions that often keeps us from being doers of the word.

    Avoiding Anger: Doers of the Word August 29, 2021 FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST, YEAR B text James 1:17-27 While anger might not be the center of this text, it is one of those distractions that often keeps us from being doers of the word. Throughout this series, we are reflecting on how well ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Avoid Enslaving Yourself To Sexual Sin Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 10, 2021
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    St Paul shares the reason serious Christians are most careful to avoid sex with anyone other than his spouse, why sexual sin is always serious: it’s a sin against our very selves.

    The overarching theme of today’s sacred scripture is the call of God to the individual, or what we call the “universal call to holiness.” Saint John Paul wrote in 1988: “We come to a full sense of the dignity of the lay faithful if we consider the prime and fundamental vocation that the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    Looking For God In The Wrong Places

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Dec 20, 2017
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    The sermon focuses on the unimpressive sign the angels point to: a baby in a manger. Not much that's flashy about that. What are the ways that God comes into our lives that don't initially look impressive but are important and meaningful.

    That’s All You’ve Got? Taken at face value, the angel’s sign is pretty unimpressive. - Luke 2:12. - Luke 4:17-21; Luke 4:41; Luke 5:14; Luke 13:18-21; 1 Corinthians 1:26-30. - We get entranced by the Christmas story and the swaddling clothes and manger and don’t see it for what it is. In fact, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Fr Mund Cargill Thompson avatar

    Led By A Star Series

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Jan 7, 2018
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    Three journeys ... and a fourth one, our journey. Reflecting on famous believers, and how God led them, to prompt us to hear God's individual call to each one of us

    ..................... Led by a star. Except it wasn’t actually a star that led Agnes to travel her 7252 mile odyssey from her home to where God led her. It started in Agnes’s childhood with her mother saying: “My Child, never eat a single mouthful unless you are sharing it with others.” “Mama, who ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Overcoming The Critic

    Contributed by Matthew Morine on Jun 12, 2007
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    About a year and half into full-ministry, I made one of the biggest mistakes in my life. Personally, I was passive in this mistake. I only started the problem, but others certainly finished the damage. If I could, I would go back and change my actions.

    OVERCOMING THE CRITIC TEXT: LUKE 6:1-11 THEME: OVERCOMING THE INFLUENCE OF THE CRITIC IN LIFE. About a year and half into full-ministry, I made one of the biggest mistakes in my life. Personally, I was passive in this mistake. I only started the problem, but others certainly finished the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dean Courtier avatar

    Go! And Serve: You Are Not Saved To Sit — You Are Saved To Serve - Ephesians 2:8–10 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Apr 28, 2025
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    The Christian life is not a spectator sport. We are not called to sit back, to be passive, or to simply admire what Christ has done. We are called to be His hands and feet in a broken world. We are called to move — to live out our salvation in acts of love, service, and obedience.

    Go! And Serve: You Are Not Saved to Sit — You Are Saved to Serve - Ephesians 2:8–10 Today, we continue our 'Go! And…' series with a vital message: "You are not saved to sit — you are saved to serve." The Christian life is not a spectator sport. We are not called to sit back, to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Pay Close Attention To "It"

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Feb 8, 2002
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    How Peter encourages us to listen to the Word of the Prophets very carefully - referring to the Transfiguration.

    February 10, 2002 2 Peter 1:16-21 16 We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 For he received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran