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  • Dale Pilgrim avatar

    When God Seems Silent Series

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Feb 4, 2010
    based on 16 ratings
     | 15,334 views

    I doubt there’s a person here who hasn't had a dark night experience when God didn’t seem to hear your desperate cry for help or answers. Worse than that it seemed he broke contact with you and you felt dreadfully alone.

    “When God Seems Silent” Exodus 32:1-7 (The Message) The story is told of six WWII Navy pilots who left their aircraft carrier on a mission. After searching for enemy submarines, they tried to return to their ship shortly after dark. But the captain ordered a blackout of all lights on ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Developing A Biblical World View (Part 1)

    Contributed by Dana Visneskie on May 21, 2004
    based on 36 ratings
     | 3,927 views

    What is a Biblical World View? And how every church needs to establish one and communicate it effectively. I give evidence through statics that the church needs a Biblical world view.

    Title: Developing A Biblical World View Text: Col 2:6-8 Pray!!! Read Text!!! Introduction: - What is a Biblical World View? - It’s when you see the world and live out your morals around the Word of God. - My morals are dictated by the Word of God and what it says. - Every church needs to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Should We Celebrate Same-Sex Marriages?

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Aug 23, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,140 views

    A sermon for the 15th Sunday after Pentecost, Series A, Proper 16, based on the second lesson.

    15th Sunday after Pentecost [Pr. 16] August 24, 2008 “Series A” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, from the beginning you created us male and female, and through the gift of marriage, founded the basis for ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Eddie Young avatar

    Opportunity Knocks In Chaos…exodus 32: 25-28

    Contributed by Eddie Young on Aug 24, 2018
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     | 6,119 views

    Blessing from God will come to you if you stay faithful

    We begin with two men and at this time in their lives they are pastoring a people known as the Israelites. Moses is the leader of the flock and Aaron, his associate Pastor; and his older brother. Moses has just been in intersession with God for Israel and he can’t figure out why God is upset with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Strength And Contribution Lesson 1 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jun 29, 2023
     | 1,267 views

    Faith attempting to complete the Great Commission. You can learn from successful leaders.

    1. Faith to plant 100,000 new churches. Suliasi Kurulo, Fiji. Suliasi was a government engineer who began knocking on every door on his island in Fiji, then planted a church to finish the task. Next, he planned to knock on every door of every island in Fiji and build over 300 churches to complete ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Strength And Contribution Lesson 1 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 4, 2025
     | 122 views

    Great ministries begin with a big vision.

    1. Faith to plant 100,000 new churches. Suliasi Kurulo, Fiji. Suliasi was a government engineer who began knocking on every door on his island in Fiji, then planted a church to finish the task. Next, he planned to knock on every door of every island in Fiji and build over 300 churches to complete ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Priority To God's Work

    Contributed by Jm Raja Lawrence on Sep 22, 2025
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    After seventy years of exile, God's people returned to Jerusalem with grand plans. Yet sixteen years later, their own comfort overshadowed God's house, teaching us costly lessons about misplaced priorities.

    PRIORITY TO GOD'S WORK Primary Text: Haggai 2:10-14; Haggai Chapters 1 and 2 INTRODUCTION: When God's House Lies in Ruins Picture this: You return home after 70 years away. Everything lies in ruins. This was reality for 45,000 Jews who returned from Babylonian captivity in 536 B.C. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Excellence #10- Service Series

    Contributed by Travis Moore on Nov 8, 2000
    based on 58 ratings
     | 6,315 views

    A life of excellence will be expressed by service to others.

    Commitment To Excellence - Part 10 SERVICE Ephesians 2:8-10 Introduction: 2 Errors concerning Service A. Serve so God will love you. * (John 3:16) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. B. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Revelation Step By Step Series

    Contributed by Rodney Fry on May 26, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,942 views

    This is a study of the book of Revelation Chapter by chapter CHAPTER 2 PART 2

    Chapter 2 What modern-day church, in your experience and opinion, is mist vibrant and God honoring? ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Peace In The Prison

    Contributed by Ervin Kimrey on Jun 4, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,790 views

    The greatest tool to win others to Christ is the peace that only God can give. Peace that allowed petter to sleep even though the in a few hours he was to be killed, even though he was in an uncomfortable situation he could sleep.

    PEACE IN THE PRISON Acts 12:1-11 Intro: The Church was growing by leaps and bounds, God was blessing. So the devil came a messing. Persecution had fallen on the church, and Herod killed James and because it pleased the Jews, he sought to kill Peter. But God, had other plans. How can we go through ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Knew Series

    Contributed by Patrick Nix on Feb 1, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,092 views

    The main theme of Exodus 2:23-25 is the Providence of God… God Knew – and He still does! He heard the cry and groans of His people, He cared about their suffering, and He knew just how to deliver them.

    The main theme of Exodus 2:23-25 is the Providence of God… God Knew – and He still does! He heard the cry and groans of His people, He cared about their suffering, and He knew just how to deliver them. In Ex. 2:1-10, we see *A Parent’s Faith: a young couple married in the midst ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Equal In Dignity, Diverse In Function Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 21, 2009
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     | 3,914 views

    In our worship, we are all equal in dignity, but, as Jesus gave different ministries to his disciples, in and out of worship, we differ in function and service; that is the meaning of hierarchy.

    Solemnity of Peter and Paul June 29, 2009 The readings for this solemnity help us to understand how it is that Christ left us–as a gift–a hierarchical Church. I was reading some fairly recent articles in Pastoral Music recently, and came across a rather angry one from a nun who was complaining ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Dressed For Battle

    Contributed by Ricardo Rodriguez on Jul 15, 2009
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     | 4,405 views

    We are part of the church of God and not only are we part of God’s church but we are living in God’s plan. In God’s plan there is a battle, Jesus is our Commander In Chief.

    “Dressed For Battle!” 9/2/2007 - Marsing, ID Ricardo Rodriguez pastor_rr@yahoo.com Psalms 24:8 “Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.” “¿Quién es este Rey de gloria? Jehová el fuerte y valiente, Jehová el poderoso en batalla.” In this year 2007 we are ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    Malachi Chapter 1 Series

    Contributed by Eric Hanson on Jul 1, 2015
     | 6,636 views

    The priests of Judah were being dealt with by God through His prophet in this chapter.

    MALACHI (my messenger) THE LAST SNAPSHOT OF JUDAH & A FUTURE HOPE Place: post return from exile (provincial) Judah and Jerusalem Time: probably a full generation after Nehemiah’s great work, in other words 435-395 B.C. Much of the remnant of the people of Judah and Benjamin had returned ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Pray It Yourself 2

    Contributed by Nnaemeka Durueke on Oct 6, 2018
     | 2,154 views

    The spiritual submission to the Holy Spirit while we pray gives us the victory that we seek through prayers.

    OPENING PRAYER My Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be your name. I ask that you come and fellowship with me now. Reveal to me the mysteries of your kingdom in Jesus name. Amen PRAY IT YOURSELF (part 2) FIRST BIBLE MEDITATION: EPHESIANS 6:10-11 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal