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  • Tim Barrett avatar

    Mustard Seed

    Contributed by Tim Barrett on Jul 5, 2004
    based on 198 ratings
     | 26,337 views

    An encouraging exposition of Matthew 13 which explains the spiritual principle of the seemingly insignificant becoming significant with God.

    The Parable of the mustard seed (20 minute message) Intro: Story of student at school (Adam) who had autism. From birth people would of written this guy off, they thought that he would never amount to much. Adam loved ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Steve Ely avatar

    The Blacklist - Pt. 5 - Foot Loose Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Apr 18, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,830 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

  • 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

  • Joe Bedy avatar

    The How, What,when And Where Of Prayer

    Contributed by Joe Bedy on Jan 23, 2003
    based on 65 ratings
     | 5,091 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
     | 4,398 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

  • Michael Welsh avatar

    How To Pray Through It All

    Contributed by Michael Welsh on Jul 17, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 15,361 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

  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    Host The Holy Ghost

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Sep 28, 2021
    based on 5 ratings
     | 20,873 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

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    A Visitor In The Dark

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 3, 2020
     | 4,649 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

  • Dennis Lee avatar

    Ask

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Jan 29, 2023
     | 2,214 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

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    Proclaiming Christ Crucified Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Apr 3, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,986 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

  • Michael Stark avatar

    Fan The Flame Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Mar 21, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,654 views

    Disciples must refresh commitment to serving from time-to-time. This is accomplished through renewal of service to the Lord Christ.

    For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.” [1] For many Christians, perhaps even for most Christians, the memory of immediate changes that accompanied the new birth lingers in the hallowed halls of treasured events. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Lowe avatar

    The Blessing Of Guidance

    Contributed by John Lowe on Apr 29, 2019
     | 5,607 views

    The Spirit helps us with our weaknesses. It is not the case that He helps at times when we are weak, but since we live in a state of weakness, He is helping us continually.

    (28) The Blessing of Guidance Romans 8:26-30 26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 Now He who searches the hearts knows what the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joel Pankow avatar

    God's Word Is Our Great Heritage

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Aug 18, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,000 views

    This is an overall encouragement to be good stewards of God’s Word by hearing it, learning it, and using it.

    August 21, 2005 The Stewardship of the Word Several weeks ago I went to the Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl with my kids. The movie producers tried their best to capture the attention of the audience through three dimensional images. After about the first three minutes of enjoying the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Ken Harris avatar

    "Grace Under Fire"

    Contributed by Ken Harris on May 10, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,843 views

    The purpose of this sermon is to encourage believers who are experiencing extreme troubles and problems to passionately pray to God for deliverance.

    10 May 2009 Mother’s Day 2009 U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris Fortress Chapel Contingency Operation Site (C.O.S.) Sykes Tall-afar, Iraq BIG IDEA: Trials (troubles and problems) will cause a believer to passionately pray to God for deliverance. REFERENCES: Proverbs 18:22 (NKJV) He who finds ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal