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  • MELVIN MAUGHMER, JR. avatar

    Prepare The Passover. Prepare Your Heart

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Apr 2, 2023
     | 4,104 views

    God wants to take us to another level in Him. Behold I stand at the door and knock. If any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. Are you ready to go from religiosity and tradition to relationship.

    “Prepare the Passover” Subtopic: “Prepare Your Heart” By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. Prelude: - There are 2 sides to every story, there are 2 sides of a coin, 2 sides of the street. Well, when it comes to the Word of God there are 2 sides as well, there’s the natural and the spiritual. 1 ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • David Dunn avatar

    Can You Believe That?

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 27, 2025
     | 262 views

    Jesus is ready to work powerfully in every believer’s life. Faith welcomes His presence and purpose. Unbelief closes the door on His miracles.

    There’s a strange thing happening in our world today. People have no trouble believing in the unbelievable…but when it comes to believing in God, suddenly we need proof, evidence, and footnotes. Surveys show large numbers of people believe in ghosts, UFOs, and reincarnation. Some even believe in ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Unstoppable Light Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 21, 2025
     | 622 views

    An unstoppable light is one that no darkness can overcome. It shines regardless of circumstances, attacks, or environments. It is the kind of light that breaks limitations, opens closed doors, and causes men to arise and shine.

    UNSTOPPABLE LIGHT By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Isaiah 60:1-3 Supporting Texts: Matthew 5:14-16; John 1:4-5; 2 Corinthians 4:6; Proverbs 4:18; Genesis 1:3 INTRODUCTION: Light is a symbol of clarity, revelation, guidance, and dominion. Wherever light appears, darkness must disappear. In the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Leighton (Lee) Vary avatar

    The Heavenly Throne Series

    Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Jan 27, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,346 views

    John see the Ancient of Days on His throne. A door was opened. A voice commanded John to "come up here". John was then in the presence of God. John begins to describe his vision.

    I. Introduction A. Turn to Revelation 4:1 Revelation 4:1-2 After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this." (2) At once I was in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Fr. Rian Adams avatar

    Compassion Changes Conditions

    Contributed by Fr. Rian Adams on Aug 26, 2019
     | 6,028 views

    A sermon on how compassion changed the woman with the crooked spine, and how the synagogue ruler's religiosity resisted kindness. Compassion should always win.

    Compassion Changes Conditions I cried when I read the hunchback of Notre Dame. Victor Hugo’s novel is one that stays with you your whole life because we see pieces of each character in ourselves. In the beginning, we meet Quasimodo, the hunchback of Notre Dame. It is the Festival of Fools in ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

  • Dr.W.Samuel Legon avatar

    Do You Need And Up Lift

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jul 26, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,360 views

    We all need and up left from time to time.

    DO YOU NEED AND UP LIFT Many times we get in a possession we need and uplift. So we need to know where to look for the right answer. God has answers to all our problems. 1. Lift our eyes Matt.17: 8And when they had lifted up their eyes, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Instruction In Christian Living Series

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 3, 2001
    based on 25 ratings
     | 9,592 views

    A message encouraging the church to be a place for quality Christian instruction.

    “…Instruction in Christian Living.” Deuteronomy 6:1-9 (August 12, 2001) Introduction Talk to some people about “Christian living” and you’ll have them wondering. To them, Christian living means just the opposite of living. They see living a Christian lifestyle as not really living at all, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Tim Hinrichs avatar

    Prayer Changes Lives

    Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on May 8, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,025 views

    Intercession for the lost does not guarantee salvation but it opens tremendous doors for those that we intercede for and the Lord is calling us to faithfully pray and follow that up with our testimony of love.

    Last week we looked at the foundational parts of having a close encounter with God. (Close Encounters with God) We saw how God wants to meet with us every day and that face to face encounter begins with our welcoming him. Then we worship him. We pour out our hearts to him. And finally we ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Doorkeeper

    Contributed by John Gaston on Dec 5, 2018
     | 25,276 views

    We are to be Doorkeepers: loving the House and Presence of God, and opening the doors of the Kingdom of Heaven to those without knowledge. As Doorkeepers, we're to go in and bring others with us.

    THE DOORKEEPER Ps 84:1-10 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A little girl and her older brother were visiting their grandfather's farm – their first time out of the city. The older brother decided to play a trick on his younger sister. He told her that he had just seen a man-eating chicken. 2. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Son Of Man Is Coming

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Aug 7, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,199 views

    Are we ready to open the door for Jesus upon His return? Let’s look at the parable of the waiting servants in Luke 12:35-48. A Year D Sermon.

    Are we ready to open the door for Jesus upon His return? Let’s look at the parable of the waiting servants in Luke 12:35-48. Ready Luke 12:35 “Be dressed in readiness, and keep your lamps lit.” As a household servant would have had the lamps lit for the owner’s return, so do many of us leave an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Announcement Youth Sermon

    Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 5, 2023
    based on 4 ratings
     | 867 views

    Jesus' arrival brought the Kingdom of Heaven to earth and opened the door for us to become citizens of God's Kingdom. We need to repent and align our lives with the Kingdom of God.

    Jesus' arrival was a big deal, and it was predicted way back in the Old Testament. The Jewish people were waiting for this hero, the Messiah, to show up and set things right. John the Baptist was like the hype man, telling everyone, "The Kingdom of Heaven is coming. Get your act together and ...read more

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  • D. Troy Hassell avatar

    An Overview Of Matthew: His Person And Purpose Series

    Contributed by D. Troy Hassell on Dec 19, 2000
    based on 51 ratings
     | 7,194 views

    Who is Matthew and why did he write the book?

    A Study of Matthew The Overview of his Person and Purpose Introduction: Hanging Bathroom Shower Curtains. Usually 12 rings that you have to snap in place. They are the hardest things to snap. When the curtain is secured to the rings which is on the pole, you usually have a curtain that does what ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Leaders Who Are Purpose And People Oriented

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 10, 2001
    based on 44 ratings
     | 9,247 views

    To lead the people to understand how to choose leaders who are both goal-oriented and people oriented.

    Moses’ Last Journey – Numbers 27:12-23; Deut. 34 1. Aim: To lead the people to understand how to choose leaders who are both goal-oriented and people oriented. Illustration:In The Christian Leader, Don Ratzlaff retells a story Vernon Grounds came across in Ernest Gordon’s Miracle on the River ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    God's Purpose In The Plagues: To Glorify Himself Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 11, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 10,224 views

    God glorifies Himself by discrediting His detractors and vindicating His character by what He does.

    God’s Purpose in the Plagues: To Glorify Himself (Exodus 9:8-35) view video clip from The Exodus Revealed 1. Since our video-clips contain a number of related segments, we have to view some of these before we get to the texts that address them. 2. Eventually, we will get the children of Israel ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Step Three - Pursuing Your Purpose Series

    Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Jun 18, 2001
    based on 48 ratings
     | 16,483 views

    Someone who sits idly without a purpose is an easy target for temptation. We are easily drawn away when we don’t have a purpose we are reaching for. When we are reaching ahead, we have to stop and change directions in order to sin.

    Step Three - Pursuing Your Purpose The final step I want to focus on in overcoming sinful habits is your purpose. Each of our lives has been created by God for a purpose. As long as we are living outside of that purpose, there will be emptiness and a desire to crowd our lives with pleasures and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist