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  • Ken Ritz avatar

    Receiving Spiritual Gifts

    Contributed by Ken Ritz on Dec 30, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,888 views

    History of charismatic/pentecostal movement and importance of spiritual gifts.

    Receiving Spiritual Gifts 1 Corinthians 12:8-11 We’re in a series called Supernatural Stories, we’ve been looking at some of the stories in the Bible where God did amazing things. Well today I want to start by telling you a supernatural story, but its not a bible story, though it does start in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Walking In Faith: Just Showing Up Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on May 5, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,108 views

    God gives Jonah very few details and Jonah has to step out in faith to get the job done.

    Jonah’s to do list: “Things to do today: Take a walk to the city of Nineveh – check; Give God’s message to the hated Ninevites – check; Have dinner in a nice Assyrian café – check; Go to bed and get some sleep – check.” When we read our Scripture today, it appears that Jonah treats the people of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Call To Remember

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on May 25, 2006
    based on 38 ratings
     | 7,184 views

    The word of God calls us to remember certain things. This sermon reminds us of what those things are.

    We are called by God to remember. In fact, there are over 100 passages in the Bible that deal with the act of remembering. Verses like – DEUTERONOMY 4:9 - ‘Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, or let them slip from your heart ...read more

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    It’s A New Season

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Dec 14, 2010
    based on 110 ratings
     | 114,339 views

    This message is a prophetic word to shift you into your new season

    Three Kings not to mention all their armies, and animals found themselves in a desperate situation (they had went seven days in the wilderness and they had no water). This is a dilemma: water is a necessity of life, it’s not an extra or luxury it’s necessary to sustain life. Without it you ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    Our Glorified Bodies (2 Of 2)

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 28, 2024
     | 1,484 views

    During the rapture something that is just as exciting as the rapture will be when the Lord change our mortal bodies into glorified bodies.

    WHAT KIND OF BODY WILL WE RECEIVE? The Bible says we are going to receive a body FASHIONED AFTER HIS GLORIFIED BODY. Look at Philippians 3:21, we read, “Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fixing Our Focus

    Contributed by James Buchanan on Sep 15, 2003
    based on 118 ratings
     | 33,365 views

    When the problems of life get us down, we need to fix our focus.

    A little boy was sitting on a street corner trying to sell his little pup (maybe I’ve told you this before). A salesman passed the corner each day, and after a week he began to pity the boy who was striving to sell his puppy. The salesman knew the boy didn’t See It Big. He stopped and said, "Son, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    How To Really Enjoy People - Friendship Factors Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Sep 12, 2009
    based on 41 ratings
     | 20,046 views

    Four Points on How to Enjoy People. 1. Be THANKFUL for them 2. PRAY for them 3. Be PATIENT with them 4. LOVE them

    How To Really Enjoy People - Friendship Factors Today we start a new series from the book of Philippians. Philippians is a personal book. It is also a practical book. It deals with a lot of the problems in life that we all face – day in and day out. Even though Philippians deals with problems – ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Aura Of Fear

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 22, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,806 views

    We look at fear and the attitudes fear breeds.Fear is a type of doubt.

    THE AURA OF FEAR By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: 2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of POWER, and of LOVE, and of a SOUND MIND. 2 Timothy 2:20 If any man therefore PURGE HIMSELF FROM THESE, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, and meet for ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Our Safety Net

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Oct 18, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,746 views

    In Nehemiah chapter 4 we see that through all the opposition that the builders of the walls faced, they could depend on God to be their safety net.

    Our Safety Net Nehemiah 4: 1-15 Intro: How many of you watched this week as Felix Baumgartner jumped out of a balloon that was 24 ¼ miles up. This guy goes up and parachutes almost from outer space. While this is nowhere close to the edge of our atmosphere, (320 miles) it’s a looooooong way ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Perspective Makes All The Differences

    Contributed by Hylton Davidson on Aug 13, 2025
     | 285 views

    It is amazing how 2 people or 2 groups of people can look at the same thing but see something completely different. Just because we look at the same thing doesn’t mean we see the same thing.

    It is amazing how 2 people or 2 groups of people can look at the same thing but see something completely different. Just because we look at the same thing doesn’t mean we see the same thing. Two people can engage in the same conversation yet walk away with two totally different viewpoints on what ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Still Under Construction PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 31, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 959 views

    This sermon explores the promise of God's ongoing work in believers, emphasizing the journey of salvation, sanctification, and the certainty of Christ's transformative power.

    Welcome, beloved children of God, to this sacred gathering, where we unite as one family under the loving eyes of our Heavenly Father. We are here today to celebrate His goodness, to marvel at His mercy, and to learn from His living Word. We are here to grow, to learn, to be shaped and molded by ...read more

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  • Carl Willis avatar

    Philippians 4:4-9 - How To Rejoice In The Lord Always

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Apr 14, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,786 views

    The Apostle Paul directs us to rejoice in the Lord always, but some days rejoicing is easier said than done. In this message we examine the framework to keep rejoicing regardless of your personal circumstances.

    The Apostle Paul, a little background—he's in prison. At some point, he realizes he's probably going to be put to death. When you read his resume of catastrophe, it's pretty impressive: shipwrecks, bitten by a snake, whipped, beaten, left for dead, threatened constantly. And yet, in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Unwrapping The Good News

    Contributed by Bradley Boydston on Oct 14, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 3,410 views

    First person narrative on the unwrapping of Lazarus.

    I was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. My wife was good friends with both Martha and Mary and so when their brother Lazarus died she wanted to go out to the mourning site. We couldn’t go on the first two days because of the work in the field but we went for the third and fourth ...read more

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    Authority Of Scripture Series

    Contributed by Nathan Eyland on Feb 17, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,699 views

    Jesus is lord of his church through the Scriptures

    What is Scripture? What are our scriptures? Wordnet from Princeton Uni defines Scriptures as ‘any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group’. Scripture is the religious writings that help form the basis of a religious group. For Christianity scripture (or the scriptures) is the Bible. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Freedom Of Conscience Series

    Contributed by Nathan Eyland on Feb 22, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,598 views

    The role of conscience in interpretting Scripture.

    Freedom of Conscience On January 5th 1527 Felix Mantz, who was one of three of the initial leaders of the ‘Anabaptist’ movement in Switzerland during the reformation, was charged with re-baptising people. The Magistrate condemned him because in the Magistrate’s opinions Mantz’s doctrines were ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist