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  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Gangrene Attitudes

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 8, 2019
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    Your attitudes will determine your altitudes. Few will honestly acknowledge they have bad attitudes. Cain? Job's wife? Martha? How about you? The issues of life grow from our attitudes. Several part lesson.

    GANGRENE ATTITUDES… YOUR ATTITUDE DETERMINES YOUR ALTITUDE… By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com This is a series… TEXT: Proverbs 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. 24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Jesus And Nicodemus Series

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Jun 7, 2016
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    How do we witness? By presenting the things of God honestly! We need to know what we know, and be willing to show that to others! If we won’t, then who will … and if we don’t, what can it cost them?

    Jesus and Nicodemus John 3:1-15 Introduction - The gospel of John screams of the faith that we should have in Christ -- It is the clearest example of living life FOR the one who redeemed you and I - If we can learn to love others like Jesus’ … we can bring them TO Him -- Re: We ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Danger Of Living With Low Expectations

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Mar 4, 2012
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     | 24,029 views

    I am constantly surprised, bewildered and honestly sometimes even disgusted at how people who claim to love God and claim to have accepted Jesus Christ as their personal savior and even testify of the moving of the Holy Spirit in their lives, live so far

    The Tragedy of Living with Low Expectations Acts 3:1-9 Introduction I am constantly surprised, bewildered and honestly sometimes even disgusted at how people who claim to love God and claim to have accepted Jesus Christ as their personal savior and even testify of the moving of the Holy Spirit ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Developing A Mature Prayer Life

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Sep 30, 2025
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    Prayer is not about words, it is about a love-relationship between you and your God.

    A. What is Prayer? 1. Prayer is simply talking to God; it’s as easy as a child talking to a parent. 2. There are many ways a child talks to a parent. There are many ways to pray. 3. A baby’s first word, “Da Da,” is a beginning prayer. 4. As children grow older, reflects asking prayer. 5. “Mother, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Developing A Mature Prayer Life

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 7, 2025
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    Prayer is simply talking to God.

    A. What is Prayer? 1. Prayer is simply talking to God; it’s as easy as a child talking to a parent. 2. There are many ways a child talks to a parent. There are many ways to pray. 3. A baby’s first word, “Da Da,” is a beginning prayer. 4. As children grow older, reflects asking prayer. 5. “Mother, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Batterson avatar

    The Circle Maker 4: Think Long Series

    Contributed by Mark Batterson on Nov 15, 2011
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    We need to be willing to pray for as long as it takes. Pray that it will take long enough and be hard enough for God to receive all of the glory.

    Introduction On the Swedish Island of Visingso, there is a mysterious forest of oak trees; mysterious because oak trees aren’t indigenous to the island and its origin was unknown for more than a century. Then in 1980, the Swedish Navy received a letter from the Forestry Department reporting ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • AKINSANYA ADUBI avatar

    Stay Awake To Stay Alive

    Contributed by Akinsanya Adubi on Aug 30, 2013
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    It is vey good to pray in the night, either alone or with other believers or with members of the church. There are many benefits of praying all night long.

    STAY AWAKE TO STAY ALIVE Luke 6:6-16”1Now it happened on another Sabbath, also, that He entered the synagogue and taught. And a man was there whose right hand was withered. 7 So the scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely, whether He would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Experiencing Jehovah El Shaddai In The Place Of Prayer

    Contributed by Tesh Njokanma on Jan 13, 2015
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     | 16,441 views

    God is willing, ready and available to listen to us and answer us when we pray. Are you willing, ready and available to pray?

    There is a God that answers prayers and His name is Jehovah El Shaddai. There is no prayer request that is too big, complex or complicated for Jehovah El Shaddai to handle. Neither is there any request that is too small, trivial, mundane or inconsequential for God not to give His attention to. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    Easter: Father, Forgive Them!

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 24, 2001
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    It was not just once that Jesus prayed this prayer. Again & again He prayed, "Father, forgive them for they do not know what they are doing." But I wonder if we understand what He was praying for?

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2016) TEXT: Luke 23:32 34; Acts 3:17 19 ILL. Jamestown, VA, was the first permanent English settlement in the new world, & some of their religious practices were rather interesting. For instance, they had 2 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • John Wright avatar

    The Prayer Of Faith ! Series

    Contributed by John Wright on Feb 2, 2010
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     | 6,524 views

    James teaches that when the sick call for the elders that the elders are to pray "the prayer of faith", which was prayed by elders that had had the apostles to lay their hands upon them and they would be praying with miraculous power, which is not possibl

    INTRODUCTION #35 1. Please open your bibles to James 5:15. 2. In a previous lesson, from James 5:14, we discussed three different instructions that James gave to those who were sick and living during the days of miraculous healing of the sick. Those three instructions were first to be applied ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Charles Jones avatar

    We Need More Hannah's - Prayer Warriors Series

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Apr 11, 2013
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     | 22,459 views

    Although the phrase “prayer warrior” is not found in Scripture, a prayer warrior is generally thought of as a Christian who prays continually and effectively for others in the manner of praying taught in Scripture. Therefore prayer warriors pray to Father

    Proverbs 29:18 King James Version (KJV) 18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. Proverbs 29:18 English Standard Version (ESV) 18 Where (A)there is no prophetic vision the people (B)cast off restraint,[a] but blessed is he who (C)keeps the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Sermon Title: "Building A Powerful Prayer Life” By Pastor Joseph Ondu

    Contributed by Joseph Ondu on Aug 5, 2025
     | 210 views

    Prayer is the believer’s lifeline to God. It is not merely a religious duty or a formality; it is a relationship, a conversation, a connection with the Father. Jesus prayed. The early church prayed. The apostles prayed. And every revival in history has been birthed in prayer.

    Sermon Title: “Building a Powerful Prayer Life” Theme Scripture: James 5:16 (NKJV) “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” Introduction: The Power and Purpose of Prayer Prayer is the believer’s lifeline to God. It is not merely a religious duty or a formality; it ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Nathan Johnson avatar

    No Matter What Series

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Apr 18, 2008
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     | 6,072 views

    What do people catch you doing that speaks for God no matter what?

    No Matter What Griffith Baptist Church – 4/20/08 P.M. Service Text: Daniel 6:10-15 Main Verse: The Introduction Polycarp (A.D. 70-155) was bishop of Smyrna and a godly man. He had known the apostle John personally. When he was urged by the Roman proconsul to renounce Christ, Polycarp said: ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ken McKinley avatar

    Habakkuk Part Three Series

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Sep 24, 2018
     | 7,554 views

    This is the third sermon in a series on the Book of Habakkuk. In this sermon we look at how God moves us to pray, and how when we do pray, we have to align our will with the Lord's

    Habakkuk (Pt. 3) Text: Habakkuk 1:12 – 2:1 Well if you’ve been with us the last few weeks you know that we’ve been looking at the Book of Habakkuk, and we’ve been talking about how this man – Habakkuk… who was a profit in Judah, was burdened by the sin he was seeing around him. He began praying, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Steven Strickland avatar

    Where Is The Right Door? Series

    Contributed by Steven Strickland on Apr 13, 2020
     | 3,076 views

    IF YOU’RE LIKE ME, I PRAY FOR THE LORD TO OPEN UP THE DOORS .

    WHERE IS THE RIGHT DOOR IF YOU’RE LIKE ME, I PRAY FOR THE LORD TO OPEN UP THE DOORS HE WOULD HAVE ME TO GO THROUGH AND CLOSE THE DOORS THAT WOULD NOT BE IN LINE WITH HIS WILL. YET WE ARE ALL GEARED TO ASKING FOR A CERTAIN DOOR TO OPEN AND NOT EVEN CONSIDER THE FACT, OF WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible