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  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    Activating The Winner Within Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 21, 2025
     | 224 views

    Many believers live below their potential because they have not awakened the power of God within them. Every child of God has the seed of victory embedded in them. The moment you gave your life to Christ, a winner was born within you—created to overcome, dominate and prevail.

    ACTIVATING THE WINNER WITHIN By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 John 5:4 Supporting Texts: Romans 8:37; Philippians 4:13; Proverbs 24:16; Judges 6:11-16; 2 Timothy 1:6-7 INTRODUCTION: Many believers live below their potential because they have not awakened the power of God within them. Every ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Ten Characteristics Of Agape Love

    Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Aug 19, 2013
    based on 16 ratings
     | 54,534 views

    “Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” (1 John 4:8)

    Ten characteristics of Agape love God is love “Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” (1 John 4:8) Jesus said to His disciples, "A new commandment I give to you that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dr. Ronald Shultz avatar

    Who Is My Mother?

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Mar 22, 2001
    based on 123 ratings
     | 17,876 views

    Mother’s Day Sermon

    Who Is My Mother? On Mother’s Day, we usually take time to honor our biological parents or our adoptive parents. That a good thing to do and hopefully, we honor them all year long and not just on the "legal" day. Scripture tells us that a man who finds a wife finds a good thing. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • C. Philip Green avatar

    7 Habits Of Highly Effective Lovers Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Mar 26, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,431 views

    This message illustrates the 7 habits of highly effective lovers through the relationship Paul had with the new believers in Galatia. In essence, if we want to be a highly effective lover, we must demonstrate grace in all our relationships.

    7 Habits of Highly Effective Lovers (Galatians 4:12-20) It was tax season, and Jane Osinki decided to surprise her husband, Henry, by getting their tax information in to their CPA early. She picked up the tax package their CPA had sent, scanned the forms, and noticed that Henry had already ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Chuck Gohn avatar

    Real Food Series

    Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jul 4, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,060 views

    This sermon continues Jesus’ Bread of Life Discourse as he attempts to weed out the curious from the commited followers. In this section he attempts to move the Jews from the temporary unsatisfying and temporal physical and religious food that they lived

    Does anyone recognize this food item? Of course, it is a Happy Meal. By a show of hands, how many of you parents have fed your children one of these things? How many of you kids have ever eaten one of these things? We know that a lot of kids eat these because apparently over 2.5 million of them ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Peter Toy avatar

    The Right Wisdom Series

    Contributed by Peter Toy on Mar 26, 2013
     | 7,050 views

    What is true wisdom and which wisdom will we choose?

    Which path will you choose? The passage this morning talks about wisdom. When the Bible speaks about wisdom, it’s talking about much more than just head knowledge, memorizing a set of facts. When the Bible speaks about wisdom it is describing a way of living that brings success, peace and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Claude Alexander avatar

    The Mistakes Of The Rich Young Ruler.

    Contributed by Claude Alexander on Mar 19, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 46,438 views

    What made the rich young ruler go away. The cost of following Jesus.

    The Mistakes of the Rich Young Ruler Matthew 19:16-19:22 In the three and a half years of Christ's earthly ministry, He held thousands of conversations and counseled perhaps many hundreds of people. The Gospels record only a portion of those exchanges, indicating that those dialogues chosen for ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • C. Philip Green avatar

    Freedom's Love Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Dec 27, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,981 views

    If you want to be an effective lover, demonstrate GRACE in all your relationships; love freely and without conditions.

    It was tax season, and Jane Osinki decided to surprise her husband, Henry, by getting their tax information in to their CPA early. She picked up the tax package their CPA had sent, scanned the forms, and noticed that Henry had already filled in some of the lines. To the question, “Did your ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • James Wallace avatar

    Worship--As It Was Meant To Be Series

    Contributed by James Wallace on Jan 12, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 19,534 views

    For once, Jesus is worshiped appropriately and publicly for who He actually was. Authentic worship results in our obeying Jesus completely, loving others impartially and praising Him wholeheartedly, and when we do, the world asks, Who is This?

    Eyewitness to the Messiah Worship—as It Was Meant to Be Matthew 21:1-11 In this fallen world, we all experience some good news, and then some bad news. Sometimes they good news and the bad news comes at the same time. Here are a few examples of what can happen for pastors. Good News: The ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

  • Gordon Pike avatar

    Jesus On Trial

    Contributed by Gordon Pike on Mar 25, 2021
     | 2,660 views

    Jesus stepped into a maelstrom and was brought before a court that was losing some of its power and was uncertain about its future given Rome’s growing power and the increasing fear and rising tension amongst the Jewish people.

    I love the Gospel of Mark … well, I love all the gospels … but Mark reminds me of Joe Friday from the 1950s TV series “Dragnet.” Some of us older folks remember Sargent Friday’s famous signature line: “Just the facts.” Mark’s gospel is terse and to the point. He gives us “just the facts” and ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    Why Thanks God, Give Back To God And Give To Others? Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 12, 2023
     | 1,567 views

    We should want to give back to God and others because of what Jesus has done for us. In appreciation of His blessings and having experienced

    Series: Thanksgiving to God and Giving Back – Why Give Back? Video Illustration: Psalm 118 Thesis: We should want to give back to God and others because of what Jesus has done for us. In appreciation of His blessings and having experienced His love in our struggles. We should want to pass on His ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Joel Pankow avatar

    Paul Reveals His Compulsions

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Feb 17, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,991 views

    Sometimes when people do evil or even great things we like to try to figure out what motivates them. Paul talks about what motivated him and what he was motivated to do in today’s text. Perhaps we can learn some things from his example.

    February 19, 2006 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 Yet when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, for I am compelled to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! If I preach voluntarily, I have a reward; if not voluntarily, I am simply discharging the trust committed to me. What then is my reward? ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Terry Tuley avatar

    Mary's Wonderful Song Of Praise

    Contributed by Terry Tuley on Nov 21, 2000
    based on 111 ratings
     | 7,958 views

    A sermon to exalt Jesus and put into perspective the true motive and character of Mary

    The Song of Mary Luke 1:46-55 What is so special about Mary? Should she be an object of our worship because she was chosen to be the mother of our Lord? Should she be looked upon as a mediator (go between) when we pray? There is not an ounce of scripture that instructs us to do so. In fact the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Bell avatar

    For The Sake Of The Elect

    Contributed by Michael Bell on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 54 ratings
     | 6,405 views

    OUR DRIVING MOTIVE FOR CONTINUAL EVANGELISM OUGHT TO BE OUR PASSION FOR THE ELECT.

    Yesterday....visit to jail..."credentials"..."Before I formed you in the womb I knew you" (Jer. 1:5)"Chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world." (Eph 1:4) Scripture is replete with examples of the truth that our salvation originates with choice of God long before we ever considered him. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    We Give Because We Were Lost.

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 28, 2001
    based on 38 ratings
     | 3,986 views

    THis is a stewardship sermon which deals with different motivations for giving to the cause of Christ.

    We Give Because We Were Lost 10/24/99 Eccle. 11:1-6 Luke 15:1-10 Let’s suppose that instead of God being the loving and gracious God that He is, suppose God was like what a lot of people think. Many think God is an old grandfatherly figure sitting on a throne ready to zap us for ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed