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  • Joseph Ondu avatar

    Be Grateful For This Year

    Contributed by Joseph Ondu on Dec 8, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 452 views

    The children of Israel complained in the wilderness, yet God had rescued them from Egypt. Their lack of gratitude kept them stuck where gratitude could have accelerated them.Do not enter the next year with the spirit of complaint. Enter with thanksgiving. Gratitude is the seed of expectation.

    BE GRATEFUL FOR THIS YEAR Gratitude is one of the most powerful spiritual disciplines in the life of a believer. It is not just a polite response to good things; it is a posture of the heart, a way of seeing, a way of thinking, and a way of walking with God. As this year moves toward its end, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Cry Of Salvation PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 16, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,057 views

    This sermon explores the promises of God proclaimed at the cross, focusing on Jesus' assurance of paradise to the penitent thief in Luke 23:40-43.

    Good morning, beloved! It's a joy to gather with you today as brothers and sisters united in Christ. We're here to grow together and to learn together at the truths of our faith. Today, we are looking at a powerful scene. It's a scene that takes place on a hill called Golgotha, where our Savior, ...read more

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    God Will Perform Miracles PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 2, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,403 views

    This sermon explores the manifestation of God's miracles, their demonstration of His might, and how they serve as a testament to His power in our lives.

    Welcome, dear friends, to this blessed gathering where we stand together in the presence of our Almighty God. It is in these moments of fellowship and faith that we find solace and strength. It is here that we find a beacon of hope, a lighthouse guiding us through stormy seas. It is here that we ...read more

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    Parousia

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Nov 13, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,284 views

    Jesus will return and is in the process of returning. Are we living as expectant advent-people who are ready?

    WE’VE ALL BEEN THERE: ENTERTAINING GUESTS IN OUR HOME. HOWEVER, THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN KNOWING THEY ARE COMING AND WHEN THEY ARE JUST DROPPING BY FOR A VISIT. IT IS ALWAYS AN ADVANTAGE TO KNOW THEY ARE COMING TO PREPARE, CLEAN, GET GROCERIES AND BE FULLY CAPABLE OF PROVIDING MEALS, ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Easter Expectations Mk2 Series

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Mar 29, 2024
     | 836 views

    What do we expect at Easter, what do we expect of Jesus? Some thoughts.

    Easter Sunday, expectations. During his lifetime Nikolai Bukharin was as powerful a man as there was on earth. As Russian Communist leader he took part in the Bolshevik Revolution 1917, was editor of the Soviet newspaper Pravda (which by the way means truth), and was a full member of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Having Power Over Your Problems Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Jul 2, 2008
    based on 58 ratings
     | 20,160 views

    This sermon helps people deal with problems. It gives four facts about problems, three positive affects of problems and three keys to handling problems.

    Power Over Your Problems Today we are starting an in depth series on the book of James. Last week we looked at an overview of James. We found that James wants us to grow up. God wants us to become mature Christians. This week we are going to discover that you can have power over your ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Controlling Our Complaining

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Aug 13, 2013
     | 7,556 views

    Comparing the response of Moses (Numbers 11:4-15) to how Jesus responded (Matthew 14:13-21) after learning John the Baptist was executed. An appropriate response to stress and adversity comes through a deep, abiding relationship with God the Father.

    When it comes to complaining, Saint Francis De sales once said, “The truly patient man neither complains of his hard lot nor desires to be pitied by others. He speaks of his sufferings in a natural, true, and sincere way, without murmuring, complaining, or exaggerating ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Biblical Plan For Anxiety

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Oct 4, 2019
     | 6,582 views

    Apostle Paul shares with the church ways to relieve stress and have less anxiety. people worry about things that never happen and are quick to take stress to a new level as they journey through life.

    Biblical plan for anxiety Phil. 4:6-8 2kings 19:14-19 1 Peter 5:6-11, 1 Chronicle 4:9-10 Prayer- Father today, I pray that we would see our future through the eyes of our savior Jesus Christ. I pray Lord that we may have our times of anxiety, but we will not live there. It may be something we go ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Thy Will Be Done Series

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 9, 2018
     | 5,968 views

    When we pray, "Thy will be done," we are committing ourselves to desire, discover, and do the will of God with grateful hearts.

    Warren Wiersbe says that, from time to time, he has counseled with people who were actually afraid of the will of God. They were terrified at the thought of surrendering themselves completely to him. The idea disturbed them because they had concluded that the will of God was something painful and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Blinded By The Sign? PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 22, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 830 views

    This sermon explores the transformative power of faith in God, as demonstrated through Jesus' miracle of healing a blind man in John 9:1-12.

    Good morning, dear friends. I'm delighted to be here with you today, to share in the joy and fellowship of our faith. We gather here, not as strangers, but as a family, unified under the banner of God's love. Today, we stand on the precipice of a new understanding, ready to embrace the wisdom that ...read more

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    The Hidden Power Of The Poor Series

    Contributed by Stephen Schwambach on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,549 views

    Most people think poor people have no power; nothing could be further from the truth!

    THE HIDDEN POWER OF THE POOR BTCC Summit • November 19, 2006 “Unexpected Power” Part 1 IMAG 01 – Private Premiere Performance cards [Explain LCT Private Premiere Performance cards] • (Ushers have passed them out during offering) IMAG 02 – Unexpected Power “Unexpected Power” series: • Romans ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Perfect Timing

    Contributed by Eldron Gill on Dec 28, 2008
     | 6,365 views

    Christmas Message, God’s perfect timing for the birth of Christ

    Perfect Timing Luke 1:5-38 Christmas 2008 Humor – Children and Christmas can really be humorous at times. Thomas Stewart, age 9 asks.... What never eats at Christmas time? The turkey, ...it’s usually stuffed Sergio Garcia,(child)asks, What happened to the man who shoplifted a calendar at ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Endless Possibilities, Grabbingthe New Year

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Dec 28, 2017
    based on 3 ratings
     | 14,599 views

    A new years sermon about how if we G.R.A.B. (Go - Risk - Adapt - Believe) that the new year will have endless possibilities.

    Endless Possibilities #GrabbingTheNewYear Video bumper (sermon spice, endless possibilities) QUESTION… • AS YOU – look back and reflect on the year 2013, what do you see? • WAS IT – a good year? • WAS IT – all you hope it would be, when the ball dropped 363 days ago, at midnight on January ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Confirmation Of God's Work In The World

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Feb 8, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 10,697 views

    God works to: 1. enlighten us about what matters (vs. 1-3). 2. encourage our trust in Him (vs. 4-12). 3. energize our witness for Him (vs. 12-15). 4. establish a life-changing relationship with Him (vs. 16-18).

    Confirmation of God’s Work in the World Acts 11:1-18 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church Jan. 31, 2007 *Have you ever seen the Hand of God at work in your life? Most of us can say absolutely yes. And I hope you can too. *God wants us to see His Hand at work in our world, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    At An Adoptable Age Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 8, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,141 views

    What time is it in your life? Joseph may have been at a crossroads, when his original plan had gone astray, when his chances were running out; but God had a unique place for him.

    To give a child a home, with security and love, is one of the highest callings anyone can follow. When you share of yourself with a child, you are living up to God’s intention that we be fruitful and replenish the earth. When you give security and love to a child, you are fulfilling humanity’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist