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  • Rev. Moses Assniyi avatar

    Lord, Teach Us To Pray Series

    Contributed by Rev. Moses Assniyi on Apr 16, 2011
     | 4,853 views

    in the acknowledgement of the prayer life of Jesus, the disciples desired to know how to pray and asked Jesus to teached them how to pray effectively.

    TEXT: MATHEW 6:5-8; Luke 11:1 Title: lord, teach us to pray Introduction: Prayer is one of the greatest acts of the Christian. It is an act of fellowship with God. The concern of Jesus here is not whether we do pray or not but the motive behind the prayer. The disciples have taken notice of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    How Grace Shapes Character Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Nov 16, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 10,013 views

    God trains his people in godliness through the grace of the gospel of Jesus.

    Scripture Introduction As a parent, I know that when one of my dear children asks why they should do what I tell them to, it is rarely helpful for me to answer, “Because I said so, that’s why!” I did say so, and God commands children to obey their dad, but that answer usually comes out of my ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    3 Commitments

    Contributed by Barnabas Park on Jan 25, 2017
     | 17,703 views

    Just as commitment is required to graduate from the school, so is required commitment to finish our spiritual life: our commitment to Christ Himself, the body of Christ which is church, and the the work of Christ. which is the ministry.

    3 Commitments 1. Commitment to Christ: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. 38 This is the greatest and most important command...” (Matthew 22:37-38) 2. Commitment to the body of Christ: "The second is like it: Love your neighbor as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Stepping Out Of The Boat

    Contributed by Chad Stephenson on Apr 2, 2018
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,442 views

    Daring to live the life that God has for you!

    Stepping Out Of The Boat: Daring To Live The Life That God Has For You! Turn your bibles to Matthew 14:22-34 Let me ask you a few questions today… How many would like to move forward in your relationship with Christ? How many have felt like you’ve been stuck in a rut? In talking to a lot of people, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Illusion That Jesus Failed! Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Apr 14, 2017
     | 4,057 views

    The death of Jesus gave the illusion that Jesus failed. Things are not always the way they appear!

    INTRODUCTION • VIDEO CLIP • SLIDE #1 • If all one knew about the life of Jesus was what we saw in the video clip, one could easily conclude that Jesus failed miserably. • Here was a man who made bold claims about being the Son of God, about being the Messiah, as well as stating that when you looked ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    You're Invited! Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Oct 7, 2016
     | 7,521 views

    God invites us into a relationship with Christ. That is His heart's desire

    God’s Invitation Psalm 96 October 9, 2016 Well, we are less than one month away from the presidential election. That’s pretty scary! Not one major newspaper has endorsed Donald Trump. That’s never happened before. Even some major nespapers have endorsed the Libertarian ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Commitment To Discipleship Series

    Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Jun 15, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 21,601 views

    Being a disciple of Christ requires a conscious, committed effort. We will never be effective disciples with a casual, unconcerned approach. It is a lifestyle we are called to commit ourselves unto.

    The Commitment to Discipleship Luke 9: 23-26 Let me begin by asking, how many Christians do you know? That is a difficult question isn’t it? Now it seems that everyone you talk to concerning the Lord has had some type of experience. Well, yes I’m a Christian; I was baptized and joined ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Do You View The Cross?

    Contributed by Allan Kircher on May 31, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,455 views

    You may be have been foolish at the cross by the mockery of your life and lips and your actions. These people get so close to the cross but choose to deny the blood it shed.

    How do you view the Cross? It is the grandest single chapter in the entire Bible. And at the center of the Christian faith stands the resurrection of Jesus Christ. We sometimes think that Easter should be celebrated only once a year. But actually every Sunday—the first day of each ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Reality Of Christian Persecution (Part 1) Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Feb 16, 2010
    based on 57 ratings
     | 48,733 views

    A sermon examining Christian persecution.

    THE REALITY OF CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION (Part 1) Acts 4:1-4 (Antioch Baptist Church: Wednesday, August 5th, 2025) A woman in India watches as her sister is dragged off by Hindu nationalists. She doesn’t know if her sister is alive or dead. A man in a North Korean prison camp is shaken awake ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Neglect Of An Awakening - #3 Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Jun 5, 2013
     | 5,911 views

    This series of messages was part of the preparation for our SAW (Spiritual Awakening Weekend). May it be used by others.

    The Neglect of An Awakening Aiming At an Awakening - #3 of 12 Jerry Watts Luke 13:5 * The message of Jesus to every lost person, saved person, and to the church is consistent. It is “REPENT.” When He began His teaching ministry, in Matthew 4, His message was clear, “Repent for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Howard Gunter avatar

    His Last Days! From The Lord's Supper To The Cross!

    Contributed by Howard Gunter on Apr 9, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,783 views

    Many events and observations of Christ's last days before The Resurrection

    Weekend Message/Devotion April 14, 2019 Luke 22:14-23:56 HIS Last days! This week’s gospel reading covers many events and observations. Let’s just walk through them and really absorb the events in the last days of The Messiah leading up to His resurrection. We begin this reading with Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God And The Nations - Part 2 - The State Of The Nation Series

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jul 10, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,318 views

    The very first step in overcoming an addiction is to admit that you are an addict. Is the overwhelming population of the USA addicted to sin? Let's take a look.

    God And The Nations - Part 2 - The State of The Nation Today we will be reading from Jeremiah 18:1-12 Last week we started taking a look at God and His interaction with the nations of the earth. The first thing we did was to take a look at Acts 17:26 where it says: From one man, Adam, God made ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Kumar Aryal avatar

    Empowered To Witness

    Contributed by Kumar Aryal on Oct 26, 2020
    based on 2 ratings
     | 16,383 views

    Today is Missions Sunday! So, we will be taking a break from our sermon series from the book of Proverbs. This morning, we’ll look at the book of Acts 1:8 and the message is entitled Empowered to Witness.

    Good morning everyone! This morning, we’ll look at the book of Acts 1:8 and the message is entitled Empowered to Witness. In 2007 the Cleveland Cavaliers were led by basketball mega-star LeBron James. In conjunction with Nike, the team rolled out the slogan “We Are All Witnesses.” The message was ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Twin Murder

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Nov 2, 2020
     | 2,020 views

    Cain and Abel may have been twins.

    GENESIS 4:8 “A TWIN MURDER” A) I read that the murder rate in the United States is more than one per hour every day of the year. * In all the wars in the nation’s history, 530,000 United States combatants have been killed. B) But since 1900, there have been more than 800,000 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Derek Geldart avatar

    Search Me O Lord! Series

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Apr 10, 2021
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,821 views

    The following sermon series is going to look at three dangerous prayers, Search Me, Break Me, Send Me; that when daringly given from the heart will not only be God-honoring but life-changing and world transforming!

    Dangerous Prayers – Search me O Lord! Psalms 139:23-24 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 Do you feel that your prayers to the Creator and sustainer of this Universe are a sweet aroma, holy and pleasing unto His ears? How often do we pray with the same requests, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist