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  • Scott Coltrain avatar

    Letter To The Pergamum Congregation Series

    Contributed by Scott Coltrain on May 24, 2015
     | 5,448 views

    Compromising in holiness is far more dangerous than severe persecution of a congregation and individual Christian.

    Verse 12 - Jesus introduces Himself as having a two-edged sword. The significance of that will be plainly understood later in this letter. Verse 13 - Jesus first tells the congregation that He knows that one of the greatest challenges they must deal with is dwelling where they do - Pergamum - ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Psalms 64

    Contributed by Joe Mack Cherry on Jan 29, 2011
     | 7,247 views

    Waiting on God isn't easy, especially when you are being persecuted by others.

    Psalms 64 By Joe Mack Cherry I. Background – Basis for the Psalm A. Different Ideas 1. Haman and Mordecai – Esther (David wrote after a dream) 2. David and Saul at Masrob – II Sam. 22: 5 (Syriac Version) 3. Daniel and the Babylonian Captures – ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Witness: Shares #10 Series

    Contributed by Robert Butler on Oct 24, 2019
     | 3,793 views

    To be a success as a Christian witness is to do the will of God everyday and in every way regardless of the persecution or the outcome.

    Mahatma Gandhi is one of the most respected leaders of modern history. A Hindu, Gandhi nevertheless admired Jesus and often quoted from the Sermon on the Mount. Once when the missionary E. Stanley Jones met with Gandhi he asked him, “Mr. Gandhi, though you quote the words of Christ often, why is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Decrease Your Love For Sin Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 4, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,540 views

    While no official persecution of Christianity currently exits, there are signs that Christianity is becoming increasingly unpopular.

    Jeff Lasater was 14 when he took his own life last month (October 20, 2008). A student in Las Angeles’ Acton High School, Lasater had been the target of boys throwing chili on him in the school lunch line. While others pulled his pants down. It was reported that the young man was the target of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brady Boyd avatar

    Sleeping Saints And The Unstoppable Kingdom

    Contributed by Brady Boyd on Nov 30, 2023
     | 695 views

    They had imagined the persecution to lessen because of Saul’s conversion, instead it got worse.

    Sleeping Saints and the Unstoppable Kingdom December 3, 2023 Acts 12:1-4 NIV “It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them. 2 He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword. 3 When he saw that this pleased the Jews, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Four Tools We Need To Make It Through Times Of Trouble Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Feb 25, 2016
    based on 5 ratings
     | 15,303 views

    This message deals with four tools we can use from the book of James to get us through times of trial and persecution.

    FOUR TOOLS WE NEED TO MAKE IT THROUGH TIMES OF TRIAL JAMES 1:1-8 JAMES, A SERVANT OF GOD AND OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, TO THE TWELVE TRIBES SCATTERED AMONG THE NATIONS: GREETINGS. 2  CONSIDER IT PURE JOY, MY BROTHERS, WHENEVER YOU FACE TRIALS OF MANY KINDS, 3  BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT THE TESTING OF ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Richardson avatar

    The Way: On Trial Series

    Contributed by David Richardson on Mar 28, 2004
    based on 20 ratings
     | 3,175 views

    The Path to Jerusalem for Jesus contained His Betrayal, His Arrest and His Persecution. Our lives as Christians will also, in some form or another, contain similar Betrayals, possible confinement and most assuredly persecution. Are you up to it?

    The Way: On Trial John 14:1 "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God ; trust also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Paul Dayao avatar

    The Unexpected Path To Perfection

    Contributed by Paul Dayao on Aug 23, 2025
     | 244 views

    This sermon explains how God purposefully uses the trials of life to refine our faith, produce steadfast endurance, and develop us into spiritually mature believers who are complete in Christ.

    If you were to take a survey of every person in this room, and perhaps every person in this city, and ask them, "What is your main goal in life?" you would get a lot of different answers. Some would say to be successful, to provide for their family. Others might say to be healthy, to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    The End Is Better Than The Beginning Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Feb 18, 2026
     | 107 views

    “The End Is Better Than the Beginning” is the divine assurance that when God authors a journey, the final outcome; refined by process, patience, and perseverance, will surpass the initial promise or early stage.

    THE END IS BETTER THAN THE BEGINNING By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Genesis 50:20, Ecclesiastes 7:8 Key Verse: “Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.” (Ecclesiastes 7:8) Supporting Texts: Job 42:12; Philippians ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Ones The Wolves Pulled Down!

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Sep 6, 2005
    based on 70 ratings
     | 20,993 views

    Be strong and don’t lag behind for the wolves are watching and drooling!

    The Ones The Wolves Pulled Down! Garth Brooks had a song awhile back called Wolves written by Miss Stephanie Davis. In it he speaks of thinking about the ones the wolves pulled down the morning after he drove heifers to lower ground during a bitter January with ten-foot drifts and wind that had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • ABIMBOLA SALU avatar

    The Right Hand Of God.

    Contributed by Abimbola Salu on Nov 2, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 21,726 views

    Jesus Christ is at the right hand of God interceeding for us.

    The right hand of God must indeed be a wonderful place to be! When someone is described as being the right hand man of another, it connotes the image of someone who is indispensable, important, reliable, that can be trusted and can deputize for the top man. In some cultures and governments, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Throwing Rocks Down By The River Side.

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 16, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,011 views

    Are you a good rock thrower? Shimei is a great lesson of a man that knows the negative and loves to throw rocks at God’s man?

    THROWING ROCKS DOWN BY THE RIVER SIDE? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Luke 6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • David Scudder avatar

    Meeting The Exalted Christ Series

    Contributed by David Scudder on Jul 29, 2008
     | 4,074 views

    Was it worth suffering and maybe dying for this Jewish rabbi called Jesus Christ whom they had never seen? Who was really more powerful: the Caesar in Rome or the Christ in heaven? We have similar decisions to make. Are we going to look to peo

    Meeting the Exalted Christ Revelation 1:9-12 Purpose: To describe Christ’s awesome glory. Aim: I want the listener to deepen their adoration for Christ. INTRODUCTION: The Christians who received this letter from John were something like us. They had never seen the Lord Jesus Christ. They had ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Dan Cormie avatar

    Unsafe For The Whole Family

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Jun 15, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,244 views

    Some churches are really big on safety these days, providing a safe place for you and the whole family … not that there is really anything wrong with that… but honestly; how safe is this Christian walk?

    Dakota Community Church June 15, 2008 Unsafe for the Whole Family We live in a world that has gone to the extreme where safety is concerned. Everything is labeled for safety. As I write this I glance at my coffee cup which warns me that “the beverage I am about to enjoy is extremely hot” and in ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • Nathan Johnson avatar

    God's Intervention Series

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Jun 27, 2008
    based on 12 ratings
     | 24,533 views

    God is not detached from your affairs as though He saved you and then left you to fend on your own. Behind the scenes, God comes to the aid of His children. Our Father has the best plans for His children and intercedes for them daily.

    God’s Intervention Griffith Baptist Church – 6/29/08 P.M. Service Text: Psalm 35 Main Verse: Psalms 35:1 - Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. The Introduction Maria Fedorovna, the empress of Russia and wife of Czar Alexander III, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist