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  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    What Are You Waiting For?

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Mar 24, 2007
    based on 67 ratings
     | 82,415 views

    How long will we hold the deed to a land the enemy occupies?

    As the children of Israel finally begin to take possession of their inheritance, we find that there are seven tribes that for some reason, have failed to receive their inheritance. The same problem exists in the church today, there are many of Gods people who are living sub standard lives because ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Joel Pankow avatar

    The Birth Of Moses Has The Making Of A Movie Series

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jun 19, 2003
    based on 49 ratings
     | 11,273 views

    how God preserved Moses through the Nile to save his people and how we have similar circumstances

    June 22, 2003 Exodus 2:1-10 Now a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months. But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • John Lowe avatar

    The Book Of Jude Part 2 Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Feb 13, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,647 views

    Jude gives three designations that are true of all believers. They are called, sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ.

    *(Surnamed) Somebody’s family name: the name that identifies somebody as belonging to a particular family and that he or she has in common with other members of that family; the last name. **(Matthew 10:3) “Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Turning Your Trap Into Triumph

    Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Sep 26, 2025
    based on 2 ratings
     | 504 views

    The Lord can turn the table around for the wicked people to carry their wickedness and the righteous to be preserved against all evil.

    Turning your Trap to Triumph Study Text: Psalm 7:15–16 Introduction: - David, the sweet psalmist of Israel, understood that the God of justice never allows the wicked to escape unpunished. - Evil may appear to prosper for a time, but in due season, the wicked reap what they sow. - Psalm ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    A Farewell Message Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jun 7, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,048 views

    Acts 20:13-38 teaches us that God sovereignly preserves his church through faithful elders.

    Introduction Toward the end of his second term as the first U. S. president, George Washington announced his retirement from office in a letter addressed to the American people on September 17, 1796. Though many people feared a United States without Washington, the address assured the young ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Through The Storm: Anchored By Prayer

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Jul 5, 2025
     | 389 views

    Prayer doesn’t always change the weather—but it always brings the presence of God and the preservation of your purpose.

    Title: Through the Storm: Anchored by Prayer Text: Acts 27 Theme: When the winds are against you and the ship seems lost, prayer becomes your anchor. Big Idea: Prayer doesn’t always change the weather—but it always brings the presence of God and the preservation of your purpose. Opening ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Equipping The Next Generation PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 4, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,764 views

    Emphasizes the importance of preserving and passing on our faith heritage to future generations, and seeks guidance on how to achieve this.

    Welcome, dear friends, to a time of shared fellowship and reflection. As we gather here today, let us turn our hearts and minds toward the timeless wisdom that is our shared heritage. We are here to reflect, to learn, and to grow in our understanding of our faith. Our focus today is the second ...read more

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    It's Personal PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 14, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,238 views

    This sermon encourages believers to perceive, pursue, and preserve a personal, intimate relationship with God, which will guide and shape their lives.

    Good day, dear friends, and welcome once again to our shared space of faith and fellowship. We gather here, not as strangers passing in the night, but as brothers and sisters, united by a common bond that transcends the ordinary. Today, we stand on the precipice of a profound revelation, an ...read more

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    Salty And Lit PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 12, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,105 views

    Explores our Christian calling to be transformative agents in the world, preserving and enhancing life as salt, and guiding others as light.

    Beloved friends, as we gather together in the warmth of God's embrace, let us turn our hearts and minds toward the sacred teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ. We find ourselves today at the foot of the Sermon on the Mount, a sermon that is as much an invitation as it is a declaration, a call to ...read more

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    The Things You Don't See

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Nov 24, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,973 views

    We all face times when we wonder if God is really present? Just because you don’t see God’s movement doesn’t mean He isn’t already moving in your circumstances.

    The Things You Don’t See 2 Kings 6:8-17 2 Kings 6:8-9 (NLT) When the king of Aram was at war with Israel, he would confer with his officers and say, "We will mobilize our forces at such and such a place." [9] But immediately Elisha, the man of God, would warn the king of Israel, "Do not ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Doug Fannon avatar

    The Call To Discipleship Part 1: Not For The Faint-Hearted Series

    Contributed by Doug Fannon on Aug 9, 2021
     | 3,499 views

    No where in Scripture does it say that being a disciple of Jesus will be easy. All Scripture references are from the NASB.

    In this sin sick world we live in, the prevailing attitude is “What’s in it for me?” Even in the church, people choose their church as to what will benefit me the most. Where can I get my needs met. Rarely do you hear of people who feel called to a church because of what they can contribute vice ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    "Endless Love" Is Not A Maudlin Song Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 4, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,176 views

    Radical discipleship is self-giving for the sake of the world, and not self-satisfaction nor giving only to those who please us.

    When you learn to sing, you must learn to sing scales. Scales start with “do” on the low end and you step up until you get to “do” again, where the frequency exactly doubles the one where you started. That’s a scale. The syllables that you sing come from a medieval Spanish ballad. “Do re mi ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jay McPhearson avatar

    "Live In The Image Of God"

    Contributed by Jay Mcphearson on Mar 19, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,032 views

    ¡§The key to an honest and accurate self image is knowing the basis of our self worth ¡V our identity in Christ.¡¨

    A college student who had always lived in the city was visiting a ranch in Arkansas. He was fascinated by all the animals. He had never seen so many before so it wasn¡¦t unusual when He blurted out, ¡§What an unusual looking cow. Why doesn¡¦t she have any horns?¡¨ The rancher explained, ¡§Well, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Alan Perkins avatar

    The Tax Collector And The Pharisee

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 21, 2002
    based on 69 ratings
     | 22,403 views

    Self righteousness and a critical, judgmental spirit usually go together. Why? Because self righteousness is a zero-sum game.

    Over the next few weeks we’ll be looking at some of the parables of our Lord. A parable is a fictional story told to illustrate a spiritual reality. Jesus told many of them. As a preacher, He knew that what people often remember best about a sermon are the illustrations. He understood that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    No Co-Dependency

    Contributed by Bob Ashcraft on May 29, 2001
    based on 66 ratings
     | 5,409 views

    Co-dependency means anything that aids you in self-destructive behavior. The worst self-destructive behavior is not trusting God!

    No Co-Dependency!  Many of us have grown up learning to “pull ourselves up by our boot-straps”  We have been taught that, “God helps those… who help themselves.”  “When the going gets tough,… the Tough get going.”  These may sound good, but really are unbiblical and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational