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  • Joel Gilbert avatar

    Testing, Trust, And Thanks Series

    Contributed by Joel Gilbert on Nov 4, 2024
     | 1,033 views

    This central part of Psalm 66 urges us to recognize God's presence in our lives in the midst of pain and prosperity and respond with personal piety.

    In the year 715 BC, Shalmanezer, the King of Assyria besieged the Northern Kingdom of Israel. For three years, his army starved the nation of Israel until finally they surrendered. In 712 BC, the northern Kingdom crumbled, Israelite citizens were marched off to a foreign land, and Assyria began ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Testing Of Your Faith

    Contributed by Terry Hovey on Jun 14, 2025
     | 136 views

    Here I am! You know that’s something all of us need to learn, isn’t it? When the Lord calls, we immediately say, “Here I am.” That’s the language of obedience, “Here I am.”

    On May 29, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary planted the British flag on the top of Mount Everest. He and his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay were the first to conquer that mountain, and in doing so, they had climbed to the very top of the world because there is no mountain higher than Everest. Higher in ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Embrace The Season Of Testing.

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 24, 2024
     | 861 views

    You might be facing a season of testing. The testing has a purpose and promotion can follow the test. This testing is an opportunity for God to show himself strong.

    EMBRACE YOUR SEASON! CRUCIBLE, TEST, THIS IS ONLY A TEST. By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) Proverbs 17:3 The firing pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts. COUNT IT JOY WHEN YOU FACE TEST! *Test: trial, examination, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • James May avatar

    Just One More Hour To Live

    Contributed by James May on Jul 25, 2004
    based on 57 ratings
     | 5,011 views

    A sermon presented in story format that stresses the importance of witnessing for Christ even in times when we can’t see a result. (Ficticious Story)

    Just One More Hour to Live by Pastor Jim May All alone, in a dark, quiet room of a hospital a patient laid upon the bed from which he would never arise again. He was dying of a dreaded disease that had wracked his body with pain and sapped his energy so that he had not even the strength to lift ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Could You Not Tarry One Hour?

    Contributed by James Newell on May 3, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 22,926 views

    This sermon deals with God’s call to His Church to pray a minimum of 1 hour daily.

    A 7-year-old little girl had just won $2.00 for her memory work in Sunday school, which included scriptures, prayers, the Apostle’s Creed, etc. After the morning service, the pastor’s wife congratulated her. The little girl proudly announced, "And I put it all in the morning’s offering!" "My, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Kris Young avatar

    Having God's Power To Prevail In This Hour

    Contributed by Kris Young on Feb 15, 2001
    based on 235 ratings
     | 8,109 views

    The Power of God, how we can receive it, how we can use it, and how we can maintain it.

    Introduction – A. The Medal of Honor. 1. What is the Medal of Honor? a. Gilt-bronze star suspended from a pale blue ribbon with 13 tiny white stars. b. Highest medal given to a soldier. 2. How does one receive the Medal of Honor? a. Deed must be witnessed by at least 2 other ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    What To Do In Your Hour Of Need Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Jul 28, 2003
    based on 37 ratings
     | 9,177 views

    The record of Jesus’ seven statements from the cross are not just recorded as historical fact it is given to us to apply to our present moment…”

    A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 66 “What To Do In Your Hour of Need!” [Christ’s Seven Statements from the Cross] “The final statements of even the most ordinary people have a way of fixing themselves firmly in the memories of those who ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Could You Not Tarry One Hour?

    Contributed by David Johnston on Jul 25, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,283 views

    A guide to praying for an hour using the Lord’s Prayer.

    PRAYER GUIDE COULD YOU NOT TARRY ONE HOUR? Matthew 6:9-13 9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Joel Pankow avatar

    Keep Watch With Me For One Hour Series

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 8, 2006
    based on 34 ratings
     | 18,857 views

    This sermon examines the one hour of prayer that Jesus requested of his disciples - their failure and Jesus’ response.

    March 8, 2006 Matthew 26:36-46 Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then he said to them, “My soul ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Jimmy Chapman avatar

    Could Ye Not Watch One Hour Series

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 3, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,674 views

    A sermon about dedication to the Lord

    I. THE ENORMITY OF THE DEBT A. Consider the PRIVILEGES THEY SHARED B. Consider the PROFESSION THEY STATED II. THE BREVITY OF THE DURATION A. They were UNAWARE of the hour. B. They were UNAVAILABLE in the hour. III. THE MODESTY OF THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    “an Unexpected Hour” Series

    Contributed by Charles J. Tomlin on Nov 29, 2013
     | 10,043 views

    A serious look at Jesus words about his coming from a biblical rather than dispensational perspective.

    “AN UNEXPECTED HOUR” A Sermon Based Upon Matthew 24: 36-44 By Rev. Dr. Charles J. Tomlin, DMin Flat Rock-Zion Baptist Partnership Advent 1-A, December 1, 2013 "Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour (Mat 24:44 NRS). “I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    It Is The Last Hour - The Wicked One Comes! Series

    Contributed by Dr. David Hallum on Sep 11, 2019
     | 3,131 views

    It is the last hour!

    Introduction: In Disguise It is often difficult to understand why people give in to certain temptations. From our vantage point, their problem should be easy to handle. We may even wonder how Adam and Eve could have been so foolish as to have thrown aside all that God had given them in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James May avatar

    Missing The Hour Of Our Visitation With God

    Contributed by James May on Apr 10, 2022
     | 4,871 views

    A sermon preached on Palm Sunday. Israel missed the hour of her Visitation with God as they rejected Christ. Let us not miss our times of visitations but be prepared for his coming, both in our hearts, at the rapture and at his Second Coming as the King of Glory!

    Today being Palm Sunday, we always reflect upon what it really means. 1,989 years ago, a young Rabbi named Yeshua sat on the summit of a mountain looking down over the city of Jerusalem and lamented deeply in his heart for the condition of the people that he had come to try and save from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Brad Beaman avatar

    When Darkness Triumphed…..for An Hour Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Apr 2, 2023
     | 1,548 views

    There is victory in Jesus. The risen Lord! The hour of darkness has come and gone. The power of God overcame the darkness. He is alive forevermore. Don’t give the defeated enemy victory in your life.

    All of history leads to the cross and everything since follows from the cross. It is the central point in all of time. Yet the cross is a low point in human history. It is the time that God’s anointed was executed. In the timeline of history, the cross is the major event. One of Jesus’ disciples ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dennis Lee avatar

    The Hour Is Closer Than We Think

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Jul 1, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,726 views

    We all can agree that we are closer today for the return of Jesus than ever. Knowing this, the Apostle Paul gives us advice on what we need to be doing knowing that our time is limited. Join us in our study and find out how this applies to each of our lives.

    The Hour is Closer Than We Think Ephesians 5:15-18 Watch live at 6 p.m. on YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-XSWLPmEz0 Every year it’s the same. Magazines and tabloids publish their year in review with pictures and stories recalling the people and events that made news over the ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare