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  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    Guarding The Sanctity Of The Family Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 7, 2025
     | 402 views

    This chapter teaches that silence in the face of evil only allows wickedness to fester. The sanctity of the family must be preserved by truth, justice, and grace.

    GUARDING THE SANCTITY OF THE FAMILY By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 2 Samuel 13:1-39 Supporting Texts: Genesis 4:7, Proverbs 25:28, Hebrews 12:15, Galatians 5:19-21, Ephesians 4:26-27 INTRODUCTION: 2 Samuel 13 opens one of the darkest and most painful chapters in David’s family history. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Dimensions Of Divine Preservation (Part 2)

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Sep 3, 2025
     | 260 views

    Divine preservation is the supernatural act of God keeping His children safe from danger, destruction, and eternal ruin.

    DIMENSIONS OF DIVINE PRESERVATION (PART 2) By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Psalm 91:1-16 Key Verse: “The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.” (Psalm 121:7) Supporting Texts: Isaiah 43:2; John 17:15; 2 Thessalonians 3:3; Jude 1:24 INTRODUCTION: The God we serve ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Not Ashamed Of The Gospel Series

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Sep 5, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,465 views

    The Book of Romans is a passionate defense of the gospel. This sermon is an introduction to a 12-part series on the first 8 chapters of the book of Romans.

    The Book of Romans Series – Sermon # 1 – Romans 1:1-17 – “Not Ashamed of the Gospel” A while back a bunch of us got together for a CATM Academy course called Movie Making 101. When the class was gathered I simply introduced the course by saying that we had an opportunity to tell a story. What ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Word Six: Life Is Precious Series

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Jul 13, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,643 views

    Thou shall not kill. In this word we learn that life is precious to God. He never talks about quality of life, young or old. All human life is precious to God almighty. He Gave His only son that in Him we might have life. Not life qualified by adject

    Intro: We have learned that the ten words call us not to mental acknowledgement but moral agreement. If there was one of the ten that would be a no brainer it would be the sixth. In the King James it merely says don’t kill. Almost every other version translates these two words in Hebrew thou ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Perry Greene avatar

    Open Doors Of Opportunity (2) Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 25, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,030 views

    Are we open or closed as a congregation? Is the work and worship about us only or do we include others?

    1. St Catherine's Monastery One of the oldest monasteries in the world is Saint Catherine's. Built by Emperor Justinian to protect the monks in the region, St. Catherine's sits at the foot of Mount Sinai in Egypt. The walls are made of granite and are between 8 and 35 meters tall. Up until last ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "can Anything Good Come From Me?"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 11, 2021
    based on 4 ratings
     | 15,007 views

    A sermon for those of us who have self doubt, self hatred.

    “Can Anything Good Come from Me?” John 1:43-51 Jesus finds Philip and then says to him: “Follow me.” After this, Phillip runs to tell his friend Nathanael, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” At ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Anthony Smith avatar

    The Chosen Of Christ

    Contributed by Anthony Smith on Feb 9, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,629 views

    Blessed are the feet of the man who carries the Gospel. You are the last line of defense.Can we accept the Truth?

    The Chosen of Christ We as ministers must believe what the Bible states as truth. This sermon deals with,telling the truth, not as we know it but as Jesus told us. Jesus never tolorated sin and neather does He or the Father expect us ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Reasonably Protected With A Gun Series

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Apr 10, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,181 views

    In a time which the government is seeking to take away your defenses, Jesus holds a truth to live by in these present days.

    Reasonably Protected With A Gun Jesus Gives Instructions Timothy wrote to tell us in the last days just how bad it is going to get (1 Timothy 3:1) and Jesus gives instructions on how to be ready. What our Lord taught His disciples is passed on to us in Luke 22:36 holding a truth which prepares ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Who Holds The Key To Human Happiness? Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 20, 2024
     | 825 views

    We are shocked and horrified, but we are no longer surprised.

    Palm Sunday 1964 Growing up in the 1950s and sixties, and going to Catholic schools, our Boomer generation hardly ever heard of things that are common today, and nobody knew that the Rockefeller foundation was funding researchers to reduce the Catholic population by finding a “Catholic ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    That's How Big God Is!

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Sep 8, 2013
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,540 views

    All we have to do is believe, how could something so easy be so hard for so many?

    2nd Corn. 5:17 HCSB. 17. Therefore if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation; old things have passed away, and look, new things have come. It's always a nice feeling, when you get something new isn't it? Have you heard all the commercials on the radio and TV, as far as the new cars getting ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Christian Life Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jun 21, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,106 views

    Ephesians 4:20-24 teaches us that Jesus Christ transforms people into new creations.

    Scripture Today I am continuing my sermon series in Ephesians 4:17-32 that I am calling, “The New Life.” Ephesians 4:17-32 may be divided into three sections. In verses 17-19, the Apostle Paul describes the non-Christian life. In verses 20-24, our text for today, the Apostle Paul describes the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Kerry Haynes avatar

    Living Life The Way God Intended

    Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Aug 4, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,827 views

    When we become a Christian, not only does Christ take away our sin, we identify with him, in death to our old ways, resurrection power to affect change, and life in a whole new way.

    Colossians 3:1-10 Living Life the Way God Intended When you become a believer, you adopt a whole new set of values. You realign your life to live God’s way instead of Satan’s way. You say, “God, you know better than I do how I should live my life.” We’ve been in a short mini-series in the book of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Dykes avatar

    Three Levels Of Love, Part 1 Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Jan 28, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 21,312 views

    You can't truly others and love God until you understand what it means to love yourself.

    INTRODUCTION We’ve come to one of the most important passages in the New Testament. Jesus reveals what He considers to be the MOST IMPORTANT commandment in the entire Bible—to love God. And He volunteers the second most important commandment—to love our neighbors as ourselves. Since this is a very ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christians Find Glory In Unlikely Places

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Mar 22, 2015
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,327 views

    Christians Find Glory In Unlikely Places 1) Glory in death; 2) Glory in service

    If you had to buy milk and eggs, would you go to a sports store? If you wanted to eat a big juicy hamburger, would you stop by a sushi restaurant? No. A sports store is an unlikely place to find groceries, and a sushi restaurant is an unlikely place to sink your teeth into a meaty hamburger. What ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Are We Practicing What We Preach?

    Contributed by Bryan Beverly on May 11, 2015
     | 8,087 views

    This message challenges us to examine if there are gaps between what we say and what we do.

    3 Why do you see the speck in your neighbor’s eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your neighbor, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while the log is in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist