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  • Charles Payne avatar

    Shiphrah And Puah Series

    Contributed by Charles Payne on May 12, 2025
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    We know story of Shiphrah, Puah and Pharaoh Of Egypt We are the now ones in the birthing room of history, standing between the innocent and the machinery of moral decay. Are you ready to stand—cost be damned?

    PROLOGUE: The cries of labor echoed through the mud-brick corridors of Egypt. Israelite women, wide with promise, clung to their beds while the future thrashed in their wombs. But Pharaoh, hungry for control and drunk on fear, issued a decree: “If it is a son, you shall kill him.” The words hissed ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Cross (Not The Couch) Defines The Divine Mission

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Sep 25, 2011
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     | 6,213 views

    The Cross (not the Couch) Defines the Divine Mission 1) For Christ; 2) For Christians

    You’ve heard of Operation Desert Storm, the code name for the U.S. invasion of Iraq back in 1991but do you know anything about Operation Moolah? It was a genuine military operation in the early ‘50’s aimed at enticing North Korean pilots to defect during the Korean War. It was ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Paul Preaching The Cross Series

    Contributed by Howard Gwartney on Mar 16, 2022
     | 2,837 views

    May God add His blessing to the reading of His inspired and inerrant Word! I want to preach to you today about “the preaching of the cross of Jesus.”

    1. PAUL’S DECLARATION He came declaring the mystery of God. The word testimony means mystery. Now, what does he mean by a mystery? We will see this word again in this letter. A mystery means “something that had not been revealed before.” The mystery of God which Paul preached was that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Bema Seat: Prey Vs Pray

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 14, 2025
     | 166 views

    80 times in the KJV TAKE HEED is mentioned. There is an enemy that wants to make you PREY. Let us PRAY and TAKE HEED that the enemy will not DEVOUR us.

    THE BEMA SEAT: PREY VS. PRAY! TAKE HEED! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) CAN WE HEAR GOD’S SPIRIT WARNING THE CHURCH AGAINST UNBELIEF AND ABUSING GOD’S GRACE --- WE CAN’T QUIT OR LOOK BACK. Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife. TAKE: to lay hold of, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    It’s Time To Grow Up!

    Contributed by Chad Bolfa on Oct 29, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,215 views

    You and I should consistently grow in spiritual maturity, but this process takes a lifetime. In the book of Colossians, we find some very important steps to help us.

    It’s Time to Grow Up! Pm November 29th 2009 Colossians 2:6-14 Introduction There’s a rebuke in the book of Hebrews which we as Christians would do well to take to heart: Hebrews 5:11-14 says, “Concerning him we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lift Jesus Up, Lift Him Up! PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 14, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,542 views

    This sermon explores glorifying God in our lives, trusting Him in difficult times, and understanding the transformative power of death through Jesus's sacrifice.

    Good morning, beloved family of God, and welcome. We gather here today, not as strangers, but as a fellowship of believers, united by a common faith and a shared love for our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Isn't it wonderful to know that we are part of a community that transcends the boundaries of ...read more

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    Rise Again...and Run!

    Contributed by Johnny Knight on Jan 28, 2010
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     | 6,121 views

    The race you and I are in, the course we are running, is not a sprint! Its a marathon! And, in running the marathon, your goal is to finish the race, not fall out by the wayside before you cross the finish line.

    Rise Again...and Run!!! Text: Philippians 3:13-14 "Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Knowledge Puffs Up But Love Builds Up

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 24, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 9,124 views

    We have a lot of knowledge in the Christian church today. Unfortunately, we don’t have enough love.

    "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne tells the story of a young man named Goodman Brown who meets up with the devil one night and takes a walk to a secret meeting only to find that every upstanding person in the community knows the devil by name. Even his saintly wife knows the devil ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Lift Up Your Head And Keep It Up!

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 14, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,872 views

    Life is very heavy at times. We must learn to lift our heads even if our hopes appeared dashed.

    GET YOUR HEAD UP! AND KEEP IT UP! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Luke 21:26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. DON’T WE HAVE A REASON TO BE HEAVY? AS JONAH SAID, YOU ARE ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Wake Up Church. Sound The Alarm

    Contributed by William Akehurst on Apr 8, 2024
     | 2,347 views

    Recent events in our nation and world-wide should be calling our attention. GOD is calling us, HIS CHURCH, to take a stand for Truth and HIS Righteousness. We are to sound the alarm to warn everyone to turn back to HIM.

    2024.04.07 Sermon Notes. Oh Say, Can you SEE? Wake up CHURCH! Wake up America! William Akehurst, HSWC BIG IDEA: Recent events in our nation and world-wide should be calling our attention. GOD is calling us to take a stand for Truth and HIS Righteousness. We are to sound the alarm to warn everyone ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Stand Up And Speak Up For Jesus Christ

    Contributed by Charles Mccall on Dec 31, 2006
    based on 15 ratings
     | 23,669 views

    You ought to Stand up and Speak up for Jesus!!!!

    Isaiah 6:1-8 Topic: Stand up and speak up for Jesus Christ. Isaiah, whose name means “Salvation of Jehovah” is one of the 4 major prophets of the Old Testament along with Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel. As a Old Testament prophet, Isaiah prophesied to the southern tribe of Israel, which was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Mount Up Airborne Calvary Mount Up

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jan 25, 2021
     | 2,700 views

    Today we are grunt soldiers in the foxholes of life, but one day we shall be airborne!

    I AM A SOLDIER "I am a soldier in the army of my God. The Lord Jesus Christ is my Commanding Officer. The Holy Bible is my code of conduct. Faith , prayer and the Word are my weapons of warfare. I have been taught by the Holy Spirit, trained by experience, tried by adversity and tested by ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Cleaning Up What I Messed Up PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,299 views

    Highlight the transformative power of repentance, the joy that comes from forgiveness, and the blessing of salvation.

    Good morning, brothers and sisters! It is a pure delight to see each and every one of you here today, ready to dive into the abundant grace and mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ. Charles Spurgeon once said, "Repentance is a discovery of the evil of sin, a mourning that we have committed it, a ...read more

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    Suit Up In The Full Armor Of God!

    Contributed by Michael Brown on Aug 18, 2022
     | 3,891 views

    In today's world we need to take up every tool of defense against the enemy of Satan. God gives us the armor we need to do this. We are going to look into what Paul writers in Ephesians 6:11-13

    Bible Study - Ephesians 6:11-13 Highlight – The passage you will be covering in this study “11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Cross Too Heavy?, Get Help

    Contributed by Thomas Beckette on Mar 6, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,815 views

    We all have crosses to carry and we need to determine what our crosses are, what do I do with them and what will encourage me to carry my cross/

    Today's scripture gives us the true meaning of discipleship. No parable, no allegory, no story...just to the point very plain sharp and poignantly truthful words from Jesus. We actually see two theologies here. A theology of Glory: or Show and tell; come and see the way a God is suppose to be ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist