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  • Jon Daniels avatar

    And When You Fast Series

    Contributed by Jon Daniels on Oct 19, 2020
     | 3,895 views

    Sermon based on Matthew 6:16-18 - Encourages the hearers to practice fasting as a spiritual discipline.

    “AND WHEN YOU FAST” Matthew 6:16-18 FBCF – 10/18/20 Jon Daniels INTRO – Fasting is all the rage these days. Typed “fasting” into Google. Didn’t find anything related to any type of Christian fasting until I got to the 8th page. Tons of websites dedicated to intermittent fasting for weight loss, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Blacklist - Pt. 5 - Foot Loose Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Apr 18, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,826 views

    We are familiar with lists. To Do Lists, shopping lists, Santa's Naughty List. We know God has lists. The 10 Commandments, Fruit of the Spirit, Gifts of the Spirit. . . but are we familiar with God's "Blacklist"?

    The Blacklist Pt. 5 - Foot Loose I. Introduction Lists are a part of life. Lists on paper. Lists on your phone. Lists are supposed to keep us ordered. Lists represent what we believe are important or at least what we don't want to forget or overlook. I think that is why this list we have been ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The How, What,when And Where Of Prayer

    Contributed by Joe Bedy on Jan 23, 2003
    based on 65 ratings
     | 5,090 views

    We know the Spirit is intertwined with our spirit and shares our hearts with God. We know that He knows our needs, but what is our part in prayer?

    Central Christian Church St Petersburg Florida January 2003 Joe Bedy “The How, What, When and Where of Prayer” It was the Disciples who asked Jesus to teach us how to pray. Remember when they asked this question Jesus was still alive on the earth and the Holy Spirit had not yet come. So today ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Being At Witness Series

    Contributed by Rick Thiessen on Jun 23, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,397 views

    Learning how to share our faith means being willing to walk across the room. This entails relationship building, doing favors and listening to the Spirit’s lead.

    BE060808 WHO DO YOU LOVE 13. Be Good News First (TITLE SLIDE) INTRO A couple of years ago, after listening to a talk by Dan, I looked more carefully at my behavior in mixed crowds of Christians and non-Christians. I noticed one day at the Y that there was this strategic distance I had created ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Visitor In The Dark

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 3, 2020
     | 4,647 views

    What does it mean to be born again? How are we born of water and the Spirit? Let’s understand the newness of a spirit life in John 3:1-17.

    What does it mean to be born again? How are we born of water and the Spirit? Let’s understand the newness of a spirit life in John 3:1-17. Nicodemus John 3:1 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. Nicodemus was a senator in the Jewish ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    Host The Holy Ghost

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Sep 28, 2021
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     | 20,871 views

    The secret of a life overshadowed and empowered with the Holy Spirit, is learning the life style of hosting the presence of God. Learning how to cultivate a genuine and intimate relationship with the Holy Spirit.

    Luke 10:38-42 ¶ " Now it came to pass, as they went, that he "Jesus" entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word. 40 But Martha was ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Michael Welsh avatar

    How To Pray Through It All

    Contributed by Michael Welsh on Jul 17, 2017
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     | 15,359 views

    In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through

    Matthew 7:7-8 (NKJV) 7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Have you every prayed for a thing and watched it go from bad to worse? It looks ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • Dennis Lee avatar

    Ask

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Jan 29, 2023
     | 2,213 views

    This is a mini sermon I gave after my sermon on "A Spirit-Filled Heart." It looks at our need to ask by faith for the Holy Spirit.

     Ask Watch on YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0-WNaXKHO4 (128:55 Mark) As I was working through today’s message, I was asking the Lord, what extra word He would have for us to take our study today to the next level. Now, I thought in my own mind that it would be about the ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

  • David Dunn avatar

    It Begins With Me

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 31, 2025
     | 236 views

    Revival starts where one heart turns—opening closed doors, cleansing hidden sin, and welcoming the Spirit’s rain until joy returns again.

    Introduction — The Long Wait for Rain Sometimes revival doesn’t arrive with thunder. Sometimes it seeps in quietly—like rain through hard, cracked ground. For years we may live with the crust of complacency, calling it contentment. We tell ourselves that the season of power is past, that we’ve ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Proclaiming Christ Crucified Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Apr 3, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,985 views

    Our faith is in the testimony of God, the work of the Spirit of God and the power of God. Our faith lies in the message and not the messenger, in the work of His Spirit and power and not in human wisdom.

    1 Cor 2:1-5 1And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. 2For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, 4and my speech and ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Promises For Harvesters

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 19, 2006
    based on 28 ratings
     | 15,578 views

    Faith either moves mountains or tunnels through them. Eight encouraging promises for seed sowers.

    Promises for Harvesters (Isa. 54:1-17) Faith either moves mountains or finds a way to tunnel through any challenge. The people of Israel were reeling mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually from a series of hardships. The northern kingdom of Israel suffered under the poor leadership ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Beth Garrod-Logsdon avatar

    When We Get There

    Contributed by Beth Garrod-Logsdon on Nov 3, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,748 views

    An All Saints/Souls Communion sermon that encourages living in anticipation of getting to our eternal destination.

    When We Get There Matthew 5:1-12 & Revelation 7:9-17 There are times when I look back at my childhood and think, My parents must have been crazy! It was nothing for us to be enjoying a quiet Saturday morning and mom and dad would decide we needed to go do something. So, we’d pack a picnic ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Take A Stand

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Aug 8, 2018
     | 5,035 views

    This sermon encourages the listeners to rely on God to fight the good fight against evil in our community.

    Take A Stand Ephesians 6: 10 – 20 Intro: An old Arab folktale says that a man went to his tent one night. After lighting a candle, he reached over for a fig and saw that it was full of worms. He threw it away and reached for another. It also was full of worms. After several attempts to find a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Daniel Habben avatar

    You’re No Wimp

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jun 20, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,086 views

    You’re No Wimp 1) God the Father has infused you with a spirit of power 2) God the Son has made you indestructible 3) God the Holy Spirit is your personal bodyguard

    Do you know who this man is? (Show picture of Hu Jintao.) According to the March 2011 edition of US Forbes magazine, he’s the most powerful person in the world. This is the Chinese president, Hu Jintao, ruler over one-fifth of the world’s population. Jintao has been described by the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Experience Connection

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Aug 31, 2008
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,797 views

    Sermon encouraging Christians to be part of a small group Bible study and showing the importance of that in our lives.

    Experience Connection Acts 2:41-47 Be devoted to Bible Study Be devoted to fellowship Be devoted to prayer Slide Have you ever had a relationship where you truly felt connected but only to have that connection fade away? Perhaps in your marriage, you have experienced that? You felt as you got ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational