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  • Josh Reich avatar

    A Voice Of Hope Series

    Contributed by Josh Reich on Mar 10, 2007
     | 11,691 views

    What is the hope that lies within all Christians, the hope people are looking for? Grace. This message looks at how to live out grace and create a grace filled culture.

    Today is the last week of our series an elemental church. Hopefully, you are starting to see more of what God is calling us to and what he wants to do among us and through us as we move forward as a church. The past two weeks, we have been using 1 Corinthians 13:13 as our launching point. This ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Lessons From Spider-Man Series

    Contributed by Kelly Benton on Oct 18, 2010
    based on 29 ratings
     | 26,047 views

    To encourage the listner to the power and responsibility we each have as Christians.

    Lessons from SPIDER-MAN Scripture: Isaiah 30:21 Date: 17 October 2010 Purpose: To encourage the congregation to the power and responsibility we each have as Christians. Within the last few years or so America has gone Super hero crazy!! ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Freedom To The Oppressed Series

    Contributed by Raymond Perkins on Jun 13, 2001
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,874 views

    This is the fourth in this series based in Luke 4:16-21 and using John 8:1-11 as the main text.

    THE UNEXPECTED JESUS "Freedom to the Oppressed" John 8:1-11 INTRODUCTION: On a hot August day in 1944, in the small village of Plelo, France, a 15 year old boy stood before a German Firing squad. He did not know why he and the other citizens of his hometown were about to die. Maybe it was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Turning Up The Heat

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 26, 2002
    based on 46 ratings
     | 6,414 views

    How to fan the smoldering embers into passionate flames in any relationship.

    13, January 2002 Dakota Community Church Turning Up The Heat Introduction: This week I want to talk about how to go from smoldering embers to roaring flames of passion. These will work in any relationship, with God or with your spouse. Five ways to turn up the fire of passion: Mark 1:35 35Very ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    The Second Coming Of Christ

    Contributed by Matt Black on Oct 27, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 12,168 views

    A brief doctrinal overview of the Second Coming of Christ. A summary.

    THE SECOND COMING OF JESUS CHRIST INTRODUCTION: New years. We anticipate the coming of the New Year. But there are many outside of these doors that are also anticipating it. They don’t realize that 1998 might not come! You see the reality is that Jesus Christ could come before this year is ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    I Know That Face!

    Contributed by Robert Marsh on Mar 18, 2005
    based on 54 ratings
     | 5,745 views

    Memorial/Funeral Service for a miscarried baby.

    “I Know That Face!” Memorial Service for a Miscarried Child Psalm 139:16 Today family and friends gather to grieve with and support Melissa and Robert. For them the excitement of a long awaited pregnancy has come to a terrible, unexpected and painful end. In a time like this, we are cut to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Celebrate A Shepherd's Christmas

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Nov 15, 2004
    based on 50 ratings
     | 10,138 views

    Celebrate a Shepherd’s Christmas by listening to the angels’ message.

    Do you open your presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? How about your stockings – do you get to check those every day or just on Christmas morning? Is your tree artificial or natural? Do you decorate the outside of your house as well as the inside? Christmas customs – every family has them ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    God In A Box

    Contributed by Johnny Carver on Dec 5, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 9,460 views

    This message deals with the loss of the presence and power of God out of the lives of the God’s people through neglect

    Scripture: 2 Samuel 6:1 – 23 Title: “God In A Box” Introduction: The Ark of the Covenant was a wooden box made of Acacia wood (shittim wood). / The Ark was the first thing God told Moses to build! (Deut. 10:1) · The contents of the Ark was / The Ten Commandments on tablets of stone / Aaron’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Journey To Christmas

    Contributed by Perry Anderson on Dec 14, 2015
     | 7,248 views

    We are all forced to take journeys in our lives...journeys of inconvenience and discomfort. Sometimes these journeys take us to the place God wants us to be and we never know what or who we may find at the end of each journey.

    The Journey to Christmas Luke 2:1-7 (The Message) (About that time Caesar Augustus ordered a census to be taken throughout the Empire. This was the first census when Quirinius was governor of Syria. Everyone had to travel to his own ancestral hometown to be accounted for. So Joseph went from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Why Shepherds?

    Contributed by Robert Coats on Dec 14, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 7,737 views

    Have you ever wondered why God would chose shepherds? Why not Rabbis, priests, King Herod, or the High Priest himself?

    Why Shepherds? Scripture Reading: Luke 2:8­20 Last week we heard about the birth of John the Baptist and that he was the forerunner to Jesus. He was called from the womb to prepare the way for our Lord. This morning we are going to look at shepherds. Shepherds were not really important in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    "When ‘bad Luck’ Knocks Us Down” Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 4, 2023
     | 2,158 views

    The story of Joseph being sold into slavery provides a compelling example of moments when it seems like "bad luck" has come our way when God may be up to something else.

    WHY DID THAT HAPPEN? There are moments when we feel like bad luck knocked us down. - We will get into the specifics that this passage details as we go through the sermon, but this is obviously a passage with some “just-so-happened” moments. - To use the common vernacular, someone might say, “Oh, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    Divine Help In Times Of Trouble

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 29, 2025
     | 778 views

    David's experience at Nob teaches us that God always provides help, strength, and weapons for life’s battles. Even in distress, we must trust in His divine provisions and equipping.

    DIVINE HELP IN TIMES OF TROUBLE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Samuel 21:1-9 "And the priest answered David and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women." – 1 Samuel 21:4 (KJV) Supporting ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The God Who Makes A Way Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 27, 2025
     | 678 views

    No matter the situation, our God is still in the business of making a way. Don’t be discouraged by the closed doors,

    THE GOD WHO MAKES A WAY By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Isaiah 43:16-19 (KJV) Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    And The Lord Made Me Laugh Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jan 21, 2025
     | 1,191 views

    The joy of the Lord has the power to turn sorrow into laughter and despair into hope. When we look at the story of Sarah, we see a God who turned her years of barrenness into joy, so profound that she proclaimed, “God has made me laugh.”

    Title: AND THE LORD MADE ME LAUGH By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Genesis 21:6 Supporting Texts: Psalm 126:1-3, Job 8:21, Luke 1:13-14 INTRODUCTION: The joy of the Lord has the power to turn sorrow into laughter and despair into hope. When we look at the story of Sarah, we see a God who turned ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Supernatural Reset

    Contributed by Dr. Jonathan Vorce on Jan 31, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,704 views

    God is not just a God of the past; He is also alive and working in our present and future. Trust Him to guide you out of the wilderness and into His promises for your life.

    Scripture: Isaiah 43:18-19 – “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Introduction • I’m sensing in my spirit that we are in a “Supernatural Reset ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God