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  • Charles Payne avatar

    God's Love In Mother's Love Series

    Contributed by Charles Payne on May 12, 2025
     | 250 views

    God—who is Spirit, eternal, and beyond gender—has revealed His nature to us through the language of both Fatherhood and Motherhood. On this day, let us gaze in awe at the Scriptures where our God speaks with the voice of a mother’s compassion.

    PROLOGUE Today, we rise to bless the women who hold the world’s most sacred title: Mother. Not merely by biology, but by the daily sacrifice, the sleepless vigil, the whispered prayers in darkened nurseries, and the fierce, protective love that mirrors the very heart of God. “HEART OF GOD IN THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    After Easter -  From The Empty Tomb To A Full Life

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Apr 23, 2025
     | 456 views

    This message explores how believers must move beyond the empty tomb into the full life Christ promised.

    AFTER EASTER -  FROM THE EMPTY TOMB TO A FULL LIFE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: John 10:10 – “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” Supporting Texts: John 20:1–29, Romans ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The God Who Makes The Last First Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Aug 21, 2025
     | 202 views

    God has the power to reverse situations, elevate the overlooked, and promote those considered last.

    THE GOD WHO MAKES THE LAST FIRST By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Mark 10:31 But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.– Mark 10:31 INTRODUCTION: Life often presents situations where the humble, the overlooked, or the last in line feel forgotten or undervalued. Yet, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Thou Shalt Not Covet / Thou Shalt Not Steal. (Part 7 Of 8) Series

    Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Feb 15, 2008
    based on 15 ratings
     | 18,042 views

    This study takes a look at the Ten Commandments from a New Testament perspective.

    Thou shalt not covet / Thou shalt not steal. Coveting and stealing are closely related. The majority of the time when someone gives into the temptation to steal, the first step was to covet. The word covet means to have a desire for, long for, lust after or sigh after something that does not belong ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Once Was Lost But Now I'm Found

    Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 2, 2025
     | 377 views

    Identity is not found by looking inward but revealed by God. We are lost in self but found when the Father comes running.

    I will never forget the moment when someone I loved looked at me and said, “I need to find myself.” I can still remember the quality of the light in the room, the strange hush in the air, the way those four words seemed to rearrange the furniture of my life in an instant. It wasn’t loud. It wasn’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    The Message Of The Resurrection

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 21, 2022
     | 3,184 views

    When a preacher preaches on the gospel of Christ, he is not preaching on ONE of the most important messages of the Bible, He is preaching THE MOST IMPORTANT message of the Bible.

    THE MESSAGE OF THE RESURRECTION is the most important message in the Word of God. Some of the clearest scripture concerning salvation, shows that belief in the resurrection of Christ is necessary if one is to be saved. • Romans 10:9 states, "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Rev. #59~17:11-18—pt. 4 The Great Harlot Series

    Contributed by William D. Brown on Jun 22, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,703 views

    In these verses we’re told about the Antichrist, I’m going to read to you from Daniel 11:36-38, Daniel is also telling about this man over 500 years before John, and their telling about the same man, the same period of time in their prophecies.

    Rev. #59~17:11-18—pt.4 ~ THE GREAT HARLOT 6-19-10 In these verses we’re told about the Antichrist, I’m going to read to you from Daniel 11:36-38, Daniel is also telling about this man over 500 years before John, and their telling about the same man, the same period ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Resurrection : Prayer Faith, Living And Experience Made New!!

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Apr 21, 2025
     | 608 views

    Prayer, Faith, Life and Experience. They were fulfilled at the cross. At resurrection, these are further enhanced. Dr. Madana Kumar, PhD examines how we should live if we believe in the resurrection

    Resurrection : Prayer Faith, Living and Experience made New!! Some of you might remember the Latin words we studied on Good Friday. Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi, Lex Vivendi and Lex Experiendi. We saw on Friday that these four laws of Christian Theology are fulfilled on the cross. How are they ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Looking Ahead To New Grace PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 29, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 183 views

    God’s grace makes us new, freeing us from the past and calling us to live with hope, purpose, and worship in Christ.

    Some of us walked in today with a pocket full of yesterdays. Regrets that still ring. Promises we meant to keep. Prayers that feel unanswered. You can almost hear the echo of the past in your soul. But there is Another Voice—steady and kind—that breaks through the static. He says, “Behold, I will ...read more

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  • Dr. Stanley Vasu avatar

    If Christ Had Not Risen From The Dead : The Importance Of The Resurrection

    Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Apr 12, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 12,888 views

    1. NO GOSPEL TO PREACH 2. OUR FAITH WOULD BE IN VAIN 3. THOSE WHO PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL WOULD BE LIARS 4.NO SALVATION FOR OUR SOULS 5. THOSE WHO DIED IN CHRIST ARE LOST 6. BELEIVERS WOULD BE PITIABLE 7. NO NEWLIFE AND MEANINGLESS BAPTISM

    IF CHRIST HAD NOT RISEN FROM THE DEAD : UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RESURRECTION ************************************************************************************************* OUTLINE 1. THERE WOULD BE NO GOSPEL TO PREACH 2. OUR FAITH WOULD BE IN VAIN 3. ALL THOSE WHO PROCLAIM THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Taking Up The Cross (Luke 9:23-25) Series

    Contributed by Jm Raja Lawrence on Feb 24, 2026
     | 184 views

    Lent is not about subtraction. It is about surrender. This sermon calls you to stop managing your life and start following Christ by taking up the cross daily.

    TAKING UP THE CROSS Luke 9:23-25 Day 8 Week 2: Stripping Away (Self-Denial and Surrender) MORNING LENT PRAYER WORSHIP SERVICE Theme: Stripping Away — Self-Denial and Surrender THE INTRODUCTION: THE CALL TO WORSHIP Good morning, church! Good morning, good morning, GOOD MORNING! (Clap your hands ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Christ The King Still Reigns

    Contributed by Scott Bresee on Sep 16, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 13,141 views

    A message that challenges and encourages us that Christ still reigns over a world in turmoil.

    Christ The King Still Reigns Psalm 2 • Psalm 2 was written by David. This particular Psalm is a Messianic Psalm– that is, it prophesied of Jesus the Messiah hundreds of years before He was born into this world. • Psalm 2 was spoken through the mouth of David by inspiration of the Holy Spirit. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    What's On Your Mind?

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Oct 5, 2006
    based on 64 ratings
     | 10,165 views

    What we can do to set our minds upon God.

    Introduction The popular talk-show host Larry King was one asked whom he would choose, if he had the choice to interview one person across history. Larry King replied that he would like to interview Jesus Christ and that he would ask Him just one question: “Are you indeed virgin born? The answer to ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Fatal Torment Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,393 views

    Part 2 in series on the Resurrection - Christ’s pain and death. Based on Hank Hanegraaf’s FEAT acronym.

    Isaiah 53:1-12 – The Fatal Torment In April 1996, the entertainment world suffered a loss. Larry LaPrise, the Detroit native who wrote the song "The Hokey Pokey", died at age 83. That’s right, somebody actually wrote the song. He led a full, quiet and happy life, and he died peacefully in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Parable Of The Wheat And The Tares Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jan 10, 2007
    based on 196 ratings
     | 80,297 views

    ’Holy Tares’ we could call them...for they are in the church, but not in the body of Christ. The SOWING, the GROWING, and the MOWING [reaping]. Link included to formatted text, audio, and PowerPoint Template.

    Parable of the Wheat and the Tares Matthew 13:24-30 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/WheatAndTares.html Will everyone who goes to church go to heaven? Will every member of GBC make it? I would like to think that if the rapture occurred on a Sunday morning during our main service, that the room ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist