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  • peter balogun avatar

    Believe The Impossible!

    Contributed by Peter Balogun on Aug 9, 2010
    based on 9 ratings
     | 23,497 views

    It may be hard, but not impossible. All things are possible to him who believes.

    BELIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE! Jesus replied, "What is impossible with men is possible with God." Luke 18:27 Our God is great and with Him there are no impossibilities. If you’re not ready to believe the impossible, then you’re not ready for a miracle. There are a lot of promises that seem to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    God Keeps His Promises

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Feb 21, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,555 views

    God keeps His promises in His timing; not ours.

    God Keeps His Promises February 19, 2012 Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: God keeps His promises in His timing; not ours. Focus Passage: 2 Samuel 5:1-12 Supplemental Passage: For as many as are the promises of God, in Him they are yes; therefore ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Three New Years Resolutions (Hix)

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Dec 29, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,889 views

    Three resolutions you can actually do!

    Micah 7:7-Therefore I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; My God will hear me. 1-Resolution of Faith- "I Will Look." The search engine processes over 150 million searches a day, People have become reliant on search engines as the be-all, end-all place to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Armies In The First Century

    Contributed by Steven W. Satterfield on Dec 29, 2011
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     | 2,867 views

    This article was published in the Ft. Carson, CO Mountaineer newspaper.

    BY CHAPLAIN (CAPTAIN) STEVEN W. SATTERFIELD 4TH SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 4IBCT, 4ID, FORT CARSON, CO In May we celebrate the 234th birthday of the United States Army. Because of this I wanted to look at Biblical references to armies. The Old Testament references are too numerous to list here, ...read more

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    Denomination: Vineyard

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    God Is So Good

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Aug 28, 2014
     | 9,076 views

    O taste and see that the Lord is good This means that Christianity is something to experience as well as something to believe

    Bakers Sods WV - Sods is a term used in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia for a mountain top meadow or bog, in an area that is otherwise generally forested. - Two hr. bike ride took over 5 hr. - Back tracking & Wrong turns - Late into Baker Sods - Out of water & snack - A unexpected ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Natural And Spiritual!

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Jul 15, 2015
     | 3,546 views

    Have you tried all you can to break some hard nuts with the Gospel only to be left frustrated and exhausted because they never got it? This is what you call as natural man!

    Natural and Spiritual! 1 Corinthians 2:14”The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.” Have you tried all you can to break some hard nuts with the Gospel ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Help

    Contributed by Martin Ellgar on Dec 20, 2014
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    A drama for children: Help

    Help Theme: Prayer Aim: 1. To help children to pray. Keyword: 1. Help. Materials: 1. One large and easily visible plastic insect. (I used a very large plastic fly.) 2. The Beatles’ song; Help. (It will be played at the end of the children’s talk.) Preparation: The insect prop needs ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    He Is Watching Over You

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Dec 30, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,606 views

    He’s following our every step through life to make sure we arrive home safely. He’s watching over our lives so that we will reach our final destination.

    He is watching over you… Psalm 121:7-8 says that “The LORD will watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” I was reading a story about a little boy who was looking forward to the birthday party of a friend who lived only a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Recession Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Shawn Williams on Aug 13, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,245 views

    This message is to teach you how to close the door on fear, by strengthening your faith in God and solidifying your confidence in His Word.

    Recession: This is not the Time to Fear 2 Timothy 1:7 John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. 1Pe 4:12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Transition And Shift

    Contributed by Brian Barrett on Apr 24, 2009
    based on 24 ratings
     | 30,111 views

    Need to encourage your people times of change or do you sense that change is coming for you and your people? I trust that this outline will be a blessing to you.

    TRANSITION 2 Cor 5:17 17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. (KJV) I chose this verse as a text not to discuss its theological stance. I have chosen it be cause it speaks very plainly about a TRANSITION in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    You’re In Trouble Young Man!

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Dec 23, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,442 views

    Being obedient to God’s call even when others do not understand.

    Intro: You’re In Trouble Young Man! I Sam. 2:18-20 / Luke 2:41-52 Intro: When I was about 7 or 8 years old, my mother took me Christmas shopping. Before we left the car she told me to pay attention to where the car was located and if we got separated to come back to the car and wait for her. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Inward Christian Qualities Series

    Contributed by James Tilley on Dec 10, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,497 views

    This is an exposition of Philippians 4.4-9.

    Inward Christian Qualities Text: Phil 4.4-9 Introduction: 1. The Christian life is not conformity to an outward standard, like the Pharisees, but rather inward qualities that are developed and lived from the inside out. 2. Our series on Philippians has uncovered a great many of these inward ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Finance In An Ethical Way Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 10, 2010
     | 3,053 views

    We must manifest our conversion by managing our financial systems so as to protect the most vulnerable and strive for the general good.

    Monday of Second Week in Easter April 12, 2010 The call to be born from above is a call to a repentance and revolution internal to the person. Once we accept the invitation to be one with the Father and the Son, the Holy Spirit begins to transform us. Maybe this church won’t experience an ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    In The Modern World, Not Subject To The Modern World Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 11, 2013
     | 3,697 views

    Bold preaching of the Truth of Christ may make us unpopular, but it is the only way to image Christ to the world.

    Monday of 7th Week of Easter Gaudium et Spes Paul’s first visit to Ephesus, which was destined to be the most influential early Christian community in the area we now call Turkey, did not fit the pattern of his other entries into towns. Usually Paul would go to the synagogue first, preach ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Mislabeled

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Sep 26, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,874 views

    The danger of mislabeling a person as a Christian - when they are not

    Mislabeled Mislabeling Leads to Negative Consequences The English Standard Version of the Bible has this translation of Romans 9: 6b-8, "For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel, and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring... This means, it is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational