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  • Shine Thomas avatar

    Why Settle For Less When God Gives You The Best? Series

    Contributed by Shine Thomas on Feb 7, 2009
    based on 49 ratings
     | 37,167 views

    How many of you have started for something big in life and ended up with something small? In the process you have compromised your life, compromised your calling and settled for something small. Now you may be content with what you have achieved whereas t

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Tune In - Pt. 3 - Static Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Feb 21, 2018
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     | 10,384 views

    Dead air. Static. Interference. All keep us from tuning in and being able to hear. However, hearing is essential. Lean in and tune in this year!

    Tune In Pt. 3 - Static I. Introduction ?I don’t know about you but one of the most frustrating things in life is trying to listen to the radio when there is static! This is especially true when you are on the road when there is an important ball game on and you carefully scroll through the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 25, 2023
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     | 1,045 views

    The main point of this sermon is to emphasize the power of prayer, God's promise of provision, and the joyful journey towards praise as demonstrated in the story of Elijah and Ahab in 1 Kings 18:41-46.

    Good morning, dear friends and family! Today, we are going to dive into the book of 1 Kings to understand the incredible potency of prayer, the beautiful promise of God's provision, and the joyful journey towards praise. E.M. Bounds once said, "Prayer should not be regarded as a duty which must be ...read more

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    Builders Or Wreckers? Series

    Contributed by Matthew Street on Oct 13, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,116 views

    Are we like Paul and Barnabas builders in God’s Kingdom or are we more concerned about doing things in the way they have always been done with the result that we like the Jews miss the new things that God is doing and become wreckers rather than builders

    Building something up is so much harder than tearing it down. We only need to think about the last time we had some redevelopment work done on our house to know that this is true. It takes no time to knock out those old windows or that old kitchen but it takes much longer to replace them. Gerald ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    "Bold Prayer" Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jun 16, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 14,241 views

    The first of a three sermon series on prayer.

    It has been said the prayer is the greatest secret weapon of the church today. Great, because God promises to answer prayer; secret, because most Christians do not know how prayer works. Our Lord’s disciples had asked Jesus to teach them to pray (v. 1). As part of his answer, Jesus shared a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    That Settles It Series

    Contributed by Tim Byrd on Jul 9, 2003
    based on 50 ratings
     | 5,120 views

    Part 12 in a Sermon Series on the 119th Psalm

    That Settles It! Part 12 Sermon Series: A Word about the Word Date: June 1, 2003 P.M Service Place: Allendale Baptist Text: Psalm 119: 89-96 Introduction Growing up I often heard this saying, “as sure as shooting”, or “you can count on that”. How about “as sure as day turns into night.” What is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Teaches About Prayer

    Contributed by Aarron Ellerman on Jan 7, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,056 views

    What does Jesus teach about having an effective prayer life?

    Luke 11:5-13 “Jesus Teaches About Prayer” • Vv. 2-4 Jesus teaches the disciples how to pray, while in our lesson Jesus teaches us about prayer. I. Be Persistent with Your Prayers (5-8) • Vv. 5-6 There is a friendship or a relationship that exists between these two people here in Jesus’ ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Gospel Or Bust

    Contributed by Jonathan Russell on Aug 4, 2011
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     | 3,330 views

    This sermon explains several qualities that are required if a believer is going to have "The Gospel or Bust" attitude

    INTRODUCTION * Midwest, 1930s = livelihood of farmers became almost non-existent; many set out on Route 66 for California with the phrase “California or Bust” written on signs attached to trucks * The phase “or bust” has continued to be used by people in different contexts ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Provokes Us To Follow And What Provokes Us Not To Follow?

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Aug 23, 2012
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     | 3,078 views

    The sermon shares what provoked the disciples to follow and what provoked some to discontinue their following of jesus.

    John 6:59-69 1. First let’s look at what provoked them from not following Jesus 60On hearing it, many of his disciples said, "This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?" A. Partiality to other Beliefs provoked them from not following “I f Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    It’s About Heaven

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jun 19, 2018
     | 3,357 views

    The idea of Heaven works its way into every culture like the way that yeast works its way through the whole dough. Even in Communist China the Gospel of Jesus is being told and shared and people are coming to faith.

    It’s About Heaven Matthew 13:31-32 Matthew 13:33 Luke 18:1-8 Back to the Parables of Jesus Today we will quickly look at 3 of them. Did you know that the parables are about the Kingdom of Heaven? Jesus mentions this phrase more than 30 times. It’s in every parable – why? Could it be that ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Keeping The Dream Alive

    Contributed by Tony Searles on Jul 7, 2001
    based on 230 ratings
     | 29,485 views

    Hope for continuing on in the faith, and in what God has planned for your life!

    Keeping The Dream Alive! “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 Calvin Coolidge once said… Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    God Is Always Speaking

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Sep 20, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,134 views

    One of the great things about God is that He constantly offers a way out of the trouble we are in. For the people of Israel, their problem was caused by their sin, and so the solution began by dealing with it.

    Passage: Judges 6:1-11 Intro: Early in our marriage, Jan and I discovered that communication could be a challenge! 1. particularly when trying to describe the solution to a structural problem of some kind. Il) like rearranging the furniture. 2. we discovered best way was to sit ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Character Study Of Hannah Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 22, 2025
     | 574 views

    Hannah’s life is a powerful example of faith, prayer, and dedication to God. Her story encourages us to trust God in difficult times, remain faithful in prayer, and dedicate everything—including our children—to the Lord.

    CHARACTER STUDY OF HANNAH – MOTHER OF SAMUEL By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Samuel 1:27 "For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him." – Supporting Texts: 1 Samuel 1:1-28, 1 Samuel 2:1-11, Psalm 113:9, Philippians 4:6-7, James ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    True Generosity Series

    Contributed by John Baggett on Sep 25, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,217 views

    TRUE GENEROSITY is #2 in the stewarship series True North. It tells how generosity is vital to our walk as a follower of Christ. It shares how we are blessed when we learn to practice True Generosity.

    True Generosity Philippians 4:14-23 Today we continue the journey we began a week ago. A journey in which we are traveling under God’s guidance. What direction is He taking us on this journey …? True North… that is the direction we are headed. What will we find? God’s plan for us in being the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Giving Father

    Contributed by David Hicks on Nov 15, 2006
     | 3,514 views

    A father’s Day message geared towards seeing how generous and ready to bless is our Father in Heaven.

    A Giving Father Matthew 7:7-11 There is a crisis of Fatherhood in America today. There is a whole generation of children who are growing up in one parent families (often with a mother) who do not have a good relationship with their father’s even if they know them at all. We have dead-beat ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness