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  • D. Dewaine Phillips avatar

    Receiving The Lord’s Chastening

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Feb 8, 2022
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     | 4,395 views

    God chastens us for our own good. However, usually, when we are going through His chastening we resist the Lord with all of our might. But this passage shows how it would be beneficial to receive the Lord’s chastening.

    I have entitled our message this evening, “Receiving the Lord’s Chastening,” and I wish to begin by sharing an illustration entitled, “God’s Loving Kick”: A Norfolk-Southern train was rolling down the rails of Indiana at 24 miles per hour. Suddenly the conductor, Robert Mohr, spotted an object ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Divine Healing: Take The Devil To Court

    Contributed by John Gaston on Oct 14, 2023
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    Our Enemy resists us receiving any of the benefits of Christ. We must go to Court with our Advocate, Jesus, who will present the Exhibits of His suffering to prove that we are heirs and benefactors. Then we can claim our own!

    DIVINE HEALING: TAKE THE DEVIL TO COURT Mt. 26:27-28 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. During the years when Poland was still a communist bloc country, and the Christian church was still persecuted, it was very difficult for Christians to go to an underground church meeting. There were sentries stationed ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Enduring Temptation And Overcoming Sin

    Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on May 18, 2018
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    Temptation is the enticement of our natural, God-given desires to go beyond God-given bounds. We can blame our failure to resist temptation on others, Satan, or God Himself, but in reality, we are the ones who choose to indulge.

    ENDURING TEMPTATION AND OVERCOMING SIN Study Text: James 1: 12 – 16 Introduction: - One of the greatest challenges of living the Christian life is dealing with temptations. This is especially true for new Christians: For it can be frustrating to know that your sins have been forgiven, only to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Witnessing To The Culture Of Death Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 7, 2020
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    We must work and pray, as St. Benedict told us to do. Work for the spread of the kingdom in our families and communities, and vote as a Christian must, for godly men and women who will resist the culture of death and legislate for life, peace, and goodness.

    Tuesday of the 2nd Week in Lent 2020 For our first reading today, I have chosen to begin earlier in the first chapter of Isaiah than the Lectionary suggests, and to add the verses the Lectionary omits. The Lenten readings take a great deal of the very long prophecies of Isaiah, but they omit ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Go! And Stand Strong In The Lord - Ephesians 6:10-11 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Mar 22, 2025
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    We live in a world filled with challenges, temptations, and spiritual battles. Every day, we face struggles that are not merely physical or emotional but deeply spiritual. There is an unseen war raging—a war between the forces of darkness and the Kingdom of God.

    Go! And Stand Strong in the Lord - Ephesians 6:10-11 Introduction: The Battle We Face We live in a world filled with challenges, temptations, and spiritual battles. Every day, we face struggles that are not merely physical or emotional but deeply spiritual. There is an unseen war raging—a war ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Spiritual Warefare

    Contributed by John Howard on Mar 24, 2002
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    We have an enemy who wants to stop us from serving teh Lord. What provisions has God made to help us stand firm. A look at teh armor of God and how are to use it will help us understand that we are equipped to stand firm and resist Satan.

    Spiritual Warfare Eph 6:10-20 I want to talk with you about a very serious matter - I know we are all striving to find our place - In God’s community - We are all looking to follow Christ as best we can - But the very fact that we, this community of believers - Has caught a glimpse - Of what God ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Mary Of Nazareth And Her Prophetic Journey With Jesus - Part 2 - The Dark Night Of The Soul - The Work Of The Cross In Your Life - Resurrection - The Day Of Pentecost Series

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Mar 23, 2023
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     | 1,507 views

    Our daily walk with God has days and seasons that are up and down, filled with challenges and blessings, favor and discipline, renewal, and spiritual warfare.

    "While he was still speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. But he replied to the man who told him, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?" And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, "Here are my ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Book Of Lamentations – Part 14 – Dwelling In Darkness, Walled In With A Heavy Chain – Prayers Bounce And Ways Blocked And Crooked - Chapter 3:6-9 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Apr 25, 2025
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    The people felt banished into darkness; walled in with a heavy chain. Their prayers did nothing as they believed God blocked their ways and made then crooked. How miserable can these survivors get, with all prospects gone?

    THE BOOK OF LAMENTATIONS – PART 14 – DWELLING IN DARKNESS, WALLED IN WITH A HEAVY CHAIN – PRAYERS BOUNCE AND WAYS BLOCKED AND CROOKED - CHAPTER 3:6-9 We are in the section where blame is attributed to God for the disasters that have overtaken the nation. Judah is in despair because of its ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Spring Fever"

    Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Feb 14, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,084 views

    Can you imagine the "spring fever" that Noah and his family must have had? They had been penned down in the dark dampness of the ark for over a year...

    Title: “Spring Fever” Introduction: We may think that we have it bad here in Muskegon, Michigan. We have to wait almost five months for the return of warmer weather to our State. People in the North know how to celebrate the first day of Spring! We take knowledge of the new spring buds on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Shawn Drake avatar

    Living In The World Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Mar 8, 2003
    based on 39 ratings
     | 7,112 views

    This is the 5th study in the study "Hope In The Darkness". This study looks at how we should live our lives before the world so they may find Christ.

    LIVING IN THE WORLD 1 Peter 2:11-25 1 Peter 2:11-12 It should be no surprise to Christians that we are one of the main reasons lost people have no interest in Jesus Christ and the fact that He can save them. Why is this true? It is because of the way we live our lives in front of the world. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hidden Chambers

    Contributed by James Groce on Aug 22, 2001
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     | 13,299 views

    Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery?

    OT prophets took their life in their hands to speak to the people; NT preachers also take their “life” in their hands, because hearers who are uncomfortable with the Word are uncomfortable with them! ------------------------------------------- Ezekiel 8:7-12 And he brought me to the door of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    Biblical Marriage Under Fire

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 25, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,396 views

    Marriage is under attack today from secular society and we as Christians must expose the fruitless deeds of darkness and fight for the preservation of the Biblical marriage and family unit.

    Biblical Marriage Under Attack On the lighter side of life: From the book: Wacky Laws, Weird Decisions and Strange Statues, Main Street publishers. Marriage and Family laws: a. It’s against the law for children under the age of seven to go to college in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. b. Although ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • David Smith avatar

    The Final Stoush! (A Sermon On Luke 21:5-19)

    Contributed by David Smith on Feb 20, 2008
     | 4,834 views

    We take on the forces of darkness in whatever area of the battlefield God has placed us, and maybe wexre confronting legal corruption, or maybe it is a political problem, or...

    Ange and I have had a lousy week. I know that’s not a great way to begin a sermon, and I’m not only saying this as an excuse for saying, ‘sorry, but you’re getting a lousy sermon’, but the truth is that we have had a lousy week. It began really with Marrickville Council rejecting our application ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Mark Roper avatar

    Light Walkers

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Apr 2, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 13,109 views

    Don’t get angry at people in spiritual darkness for not being able to see what’s obvious to you. Instead, bring them some spiritual light

    Light Walkers -- Plato once said: “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark: the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” Instead of trusting Christ, modern-day thinkers insist on using human wisdom alone for answers to eternal questions. The tragedy of this ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Pat Cook avatar

    Defining Moments Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Mar 13, 2006
    based on 24 ratings
     | 11,439 views

    The experience on the Mount of Transfiguration was an encouragement for everybody involved that, despite the dark times ahead, God was guiding them. This calls us to remember our defining moments.

    Mark 9:1-13 – Defining Moments Today, as we continue through The Life of Jesus, we are looking at a passage of scripture that I have never preached on before. It’s the Transfiguration, and it’s mentioned in Matthew 17, Mark 9, and Luke 9. Let’s read tonight from Mark 9:1-13. This passage ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist