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  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Ready For Christ’s Return

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 1, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,557 views

    There are some who are eagerly waiting for Christ's return, In fact some don't want Him to return now and desire to continue doing what they are and then there are those who believe this is just a hoax and don't believe that He will ever return. Which one

    Opening illustration: A teacher tells her young students, “Class, I’m going down the hall for a few minutes. I don’t expect to be away long. I’m sure there won’t be any trouble. I trust you to work on your assignments while I’m gone.” Fifteen minutes pass, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Only Good Snake

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Dec 3, 2012
     | 6,906 views

    A sermon for the first week of Advent... HOPE. Advent is about waiting and this sermon talks about the long wait from Gen. 3:15 to Gal. 4:4-5.

    The Only Good Snake… Genesis 3:15/ Galatians 4:4-5 Finish this statement… “The only good snake… _is_a_dead_snake_” The best snake to kill? Poisonous Today is a very important day… the first Sunday in Advent… Advent comes from the Latin word for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Peace On Earth Series

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Dec 8, 2012
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     | 6,758 views

    Jesus in the song you wrote, The words are sticking in my throat, Peace on Earth Hear it every Christmas time, But hope and history won't rhyme, So what's it worth This peace on Earth – (From Peace on Earth – U2)

    Dakota Community Church December 9, 2012 Peace on Earth Luke 2:8-20 So And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • Danny Janes avatar

    When Christmas Comes

    Contributed by Danny Janes on Dec 18, 2012
     | 7,217 views

    A slightly shorter message -- ideal for Christmas Eve, Candlelight Services, Cantata devotional, or condensed preaching time. When Christmas comes, will God find you working (like the shepherds), watching (like the wise men), or expectantly waiting (like

    WHEN CHRISTMAS COMES Text: Micah 5:2 Among the many Christmas cards which Tanna and I receive every year, we received one a few years ago that was more of a little booklet than it was a card. It contained a series of 4 short Christmas stories, all contributed by Christian writers. And one of ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Three New Years Resolutions (Hix)

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Dec 29, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,820 views

    Three resolutions you can actually do!

    Micah 7:7-Therefore I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; My God will hear me. 1-Resolution of Faith- "I Will Look." The search engine processes over 150 million searches a day, People have become reliant on search engines as the be-all, end-all place to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When God Is Silent

    Contributed by Odon Bulamba on Dec 30, 2013
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     | 5,298 views

    Without the Word of God we are like headless bodies. We go here and there but there is nothing to direct us. David wrote this Psalm. Physically he was quite small but he was chosen by God over his brothers. In those days kings were chosen based on their

    When God is Silent By Odon Bulamba Psalm 22:1 Without the Word of God we are like headless bodies. We go here and there but there is nothing to direct us. David wrote this Psalm. Physically he was quite small but he was chosen by God over his brothers. In those days kings were chosen based on ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Moses In The Midian Desert!

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Jan 12, 2014
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     | 4,690 views

    Moses was faithful in his job, though insignificant! Moses did not resign and flee, he stuck to the petty job! He is on the backside of the desert, serving as a shepherd for forty years!

    Waiting in the back stage! Exodus 3:10”Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt. " Cyrus P Mistry, 45, is the sixth Chairman of Tata Sons and was appointed as the Chairman of the board in December 2012. He has been a director of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Gerald Roberts avatar

    "Still We Rise"

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Feb 11, 2015
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     | 11,819 views

    The sermon is based on the idea that we rise above because our God is Powerful, our God gives hope, Our God gives us a dream , our God inspires.

    “Still we Rise” Isaiah 40 • African-American poet Maya Angelou, offered the following words at the Million Man March in 1995 • “God promises to strengthen us and lift us into a world of justice and equality” . • She said, “the ancestors remind us, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Graham Taylor avatar

    Communion - The Movie In My Mind

    Contributed by Graham Taylor on Jun 26, 2015
     | 5,212 views

    Sermon using the concept of a making a movie to explain holy communion

    Just recently, I made a short animated video to promote St Luke’s. As this has proved popular on the web, I thought I might try my hand at one on communion. But then a question struck me. And it is – what is sacrament of Holy Communion really all about? Well, of course, I would start ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    How Do Gyms Make Their Money? Series

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Sep 27, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,464 views

    For the answer, you'll have to read to the end of the sermon.

    A question to ponder - “How do Gyms make their money?” We’ll come back to that…. Children - Have you have you ever gone up to your mum or dad and gone “Can we go to Disneyland this year?” “Can we go to the new film that’s out this weekend” ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    From Crying To Crying Out

    Contributed by Thomas Giddens on Oct 23, 2014
     | 10,019 views

    Things change when we turn from crying about our circumstances to crying out to God about them.

    Isaiah 30:18-26 Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you; And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; Blessed are all those who wait for Him. For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem; You shall weep no more. He will ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Stephen Belokur avatar

    Advent 1 2016 Series

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Nov 28, 2016
     | 5,222 views

    Advent is waiting with faith. How has waiting for the Messiah looked in the past? How does it look to us now? What gift can we bring to the Lord in this time of Advent? Is He waiting for you?

    Matthew 1:1-17 (please look this up in your Bible) Where is the first hint of a Messiah found it the Bible? Right after the first sin is committed and the Lord is pronouncing judgment on the serpent: Genesis 3:15 NIV “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Lonnie Erwin avatar

    The End Is In Drawing Near 1 Peter 4:7-11 Series

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Apr 24, 2015
    based on 3 ratings
     | 12,562 views

    Believers have been waiting for the return of Christ and that time is drawing near when God will send the Son to bring His children home. That return will not only Glorify God but it will reestablish God's dominion over all the earth.

    Title: "The End is In Drawing Near" Big Idea: Peter is bring to a close God's message to the pilgrims and therefore we are to be mindful of that the end is near. The End of all things, The End of sorrow and even more important The End of Waiting. Believers have been waiting for the return of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kevin L. Jones avatar

    Delayed Miracles

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Oct 17, 2015
    based on 8 ratings
     | 45,390 views

    a sermon examining the importance of waiting on the Lord.

    Delayed Miracles Acts 3:1-10 (Antioch Baptist Church: Wednesday, July 30th, 2025) On February 12, 2009, David Becony missed a flight from Newark-Liberty International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Bad weather had delayed his earlier flight from New Orleans to Newark. This had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Robert Leroe avatar

    On The Wings Of Eagles Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Sep 1, 2013
     | 9,902 views

    We need reminders to wait on God, to hope in Him. When we do, our strength will be renewed. By our own resources we will never achieve satisfaction or serenity. Trust in God produces confident expectations and a meaningful life.

    In a Peanuts cartoon, Charlie Brown has a moment of reflection after losing a baseball game: “When I am down and out, I lift up my head and shout, ‘I’M DOWN AND OUT’!” People without God, who see life as a cosmic accident, have no Higher Power when life hurts. W ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational