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  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Does Keeping People Out Of Work Fulfill The Law Of Christ? Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 10, 2021
     | 1,214 views

    Can we fulfill Christ's command to love our neighbor as ourselves by adopting a socialist economy?

    Monday of 28th week in course The queen of the South and the men of Nineveh will rise up and condemn the generation of pharisees for not believing in Jesus. At the end of time, they will also condemn the pharisees of our day for not believing in Jesus or His Church when they prophetically speak ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Grieving And Quenching The Holy Spirit Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Sep 25, 2025
     | 220 views

    Grieving and quenching the Holy Spirit hinders His work in a believer’s life and blocks the flow of God’s power, joy, and guidance.

    GRIEVING AND QUENCHING THE HOLY SPIRIT By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Ephesians 4:30, 1 Thessalonians 5:19 Key Verse: “And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.” (Ephesians 4:30, KJV) Supporting Texts: Isaiah 63:10, Acts 7:51, Galatians 5:16-17, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Give Anxiety To God Series

    Contributed by John Bright on Oct 3, 2025
     | 244 views

    Working through 1 Peter using consecutive expository preaching. The teaching sheet is included at the end of the text.

    “Give Anxiety to God” 1 Peter 5:6-14 Pastor John Bright 1 Peter 5 “6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, 7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Enemies Of Righteousness

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 23, 2025
     | 267 views

    The enemies of righteousness are agents — visible and invisible — that work actively to corrupt, oppose, and destroy righteous living.

    THE ENEMIES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text:  Acts 13:10 (KJV) “And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?” Supporting Texts: Romans 6:13, Isaiah ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Tim George avatar

    It Depends On How You Look At It! Series

    Contributed by Tim George on Feb 8, 2001
    based on 118 ratings
     | 7,125 views

    Satan and God have two very different ways they want us to look at trouble and temptation in our life.

    "Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. But each one ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Will Make A Way

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jun 6, 2005
    based on 111 ratings
     | 187,343 views

    GOD WILL MAKE A WAY IN TIME OF YOUR TROUBLE, YOUR TRIALS, YOUR TEMPTATION, YOUR TRUSTING, AND YOUR TRANSGRESSIONS.

    GOD WILL MAKE A WAY ISAIAH 43:10-19 Notice the phrase in verse 16 and verse 19, “make a way” As you study he history of Israel, you will find out that God always mad a way for them. He made a way to get them out of Egypt, He made a way for them to cross the Red Sea, He made a way for them in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    #9 Geshem And Worldly Compromise. Series

    Contributed by James May on May 3, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 12,426 views

    #9 in the Nehemiah Series deals with Geshem, an enemy who symbolizes our propesity for worldly compromise and yeilding to temptation.

    Book of Nehemiah Series #9 Nehemiah Chapter 6 Geshem and Worldly Compromise. By Pastor Jim May Nehemiah 6:1-2, "Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    If

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Feb 23, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,563 views

    In this sermon the 3 temptations of Christ Jesus and His response to them are compared to ways in which we are tempted today.

    If - Luke 4: 1 - 13 Intro: Martha needed a new dress to wear to church on Easter Sunday. She and Craig, her husband, went to the mall and as Martha was looking over the selection of dresses, Craig happened to notice a beautiful, shapely, young lady as she walked by in a rather snug fitting, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Life Man's Way

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010
     | 2,017 views

    Because Christ made a way to defeat Satan; you must refuse to yield to His crafty temptations to sin.

    I. Have biblical convictions and always flee sin! v. 1-5 A. The strategy of confusion (1-3). B. The strategy of presumption (4). C. The strategy of ambition (5). II. Refuse to allow sin to germinate and take root by yielding to it! v. 5-6 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Destruction Or Distraction

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Sep 10, 2012
     | 5,184 views

    To be wary of some "weapons" of our spiritual adversary which are more destructive than straightforward temptations say of the flesh.

    DESTRUCTION OR DISTRACTION ACTION: Display of pictures of WMDs’ No, No…I am neither referring to the stock-pile of WMDs’ in the arsenals of Superpowers nor do I, in this message intend to beat about the bush ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Torn Between Two Loves

    Contributed by Palitha Jayasooriya on Feb 10, 2016
    based on 10 ratings
     | 18,739 views

    This sermon shows how easily we can lose our first love for God due to other temptations.

    Torn Between Two Loves (1 JOHN 2:15-17) INTRODUCTION - Those who are part of the generation I grew up in would remember the 1977 pop hit 'Torn Between Two Lovers" sung by Mary MacGregor. It spoke about a lady who was attracted to 2 men at the same time. In the lyrics she tells one of them, 'It ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Flashback

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Dec 5, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
     | 27,218 views

    Before believers succumb to the temptation to doubt God, they should remember that God has never left them alone.

    Flashback In Psalm 27:13 David said I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. What is a Flashback? a : interruption of chronological sequence (as in a film or literary work) by interjection of events of earlier occurrence;also : an instance ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Dean Courtier avatar

    Go! And Trust The God Who Guards You Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Dec 2, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 238 views

    Psalm 121 is relevant for modern pilgrims who walk through the dangers, uncertainties, and temptations of the 21st century.

    Go! And Trust the God Who Guards You - Psalm 121:5 (NLT) Psalm 121:5 (NLT): “The Lord himself watches over you! The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade.” INTRODUCTION — WHEN YOU FEEL UNPROTECTED Have you ever stood somewhere and suddenly felt exposed? Perhaps walking down a dark ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    God Requires Us To Come With Clean Hands And A Clean Heart Series

    Contributed by Michael Trigg on Oct 15, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 15,277 views

    We must resist the pressures to secularise our faith and to accept the beliefs of other gods. We must seek the peace of God in His Word, not in the words of humans.

    God requires us to come with Clean Hands and a Clean Heart ZECHARIAH 5:1 – 11 INTRODUCTION. God requires us to come to Him with clean hands and a clean heart. This means that we need to look clean but we also need to be clean inside. I find it interesting that the world so often concentrates on ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Sin God Won't Forgive Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Nov 2, 2006
    based on 55 ratings
     | 17,013 views

    All sins but one can be forgiven but not all are consistently resisted. Thankfully, the ’unpardonable sin’ is easily avoided. Link included to formatted text and PowerPoint Presentation.

    The Sin God Won’t Forgive Matthew 12:22-32 Thank you for all the Pastor appreciation you showed in October, and all year round. When one of our deacons came to the front after the closing prayer last Sun. PM I didn’t know if it was good news or bad news! Good news/bad news for a preacher: Good ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist