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  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    Resting In God's Faithfulness

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Feb 4, 2025
     | 1,436 views

    Resting in God's faithfulness means trusting in His unchanging character and His promises, regardless of our circumstances.

    RESTING IN GOD'S FAITHFULNESS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Lamentations 3:22-23 “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.” Supporting Texts: Psalm 89:1-2 Hebrews 10:23 Numbers 23:19 Deuteronomy ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Detours - Pt. 2 - Detour Details Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Dec 18, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,472 views

    A wandering from a direct route. A different path. Unexpected turns and obstacles. What do you do when your life takes you down a path for which you didn't plan?

    Pt. 2 – Detour Details Interruption. A cancelation. A meeting moved. A delay. A different route. Sickness. Lack. Brokenness. All of these things have one thing in common . . . they are detours. They knock us off our intended and preferred route. They force us to adjust and go a different ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Wrestling With God

    Contributed by Carl Greene on Jul 18, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,029 views

    Jacob wrestles with God and names the place "Peniel," meaning "face of God". Each of us needs our own "Peniel," a place to meet God. God gives us such a place, the Holy Bible.

    OPENING Talk about the courage to suffer: A first-grade teacher seated her students in a circle. She asked them what they wanted to be when they grew up. One by one, each child got up and announced, "I’d like to be a nurse like my mother," or "I want to be a banker like my father," or "I want to ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Open Ears And Unleashed Tongues Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Aug 15, 2016
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     | 13,093 views

    Jesus goes to an out of the way place in order to reach someone who felt out of place because He has a special place in His heart for those who have special needs!

    Open Ears and Unleashed Tongues Mark 7:31-37 Rev. Brian Bill August 13-14, 2016 Sermon Part 1 Thanks for gathering with us this weekend as we worship through music and dive into the Word through the message. There are sure a lot of activities and events going on right now like the Rio Olympics. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Maintaining Readiness

    Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Nov 26, 2019
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,818 views

    Jesus shares illustrations to show that his return will be sudden and unexpected. His call on us is to be ready at any moment. The First Sunday of Advent reminds us that Jesus came, and Jesus is coming again!

    Matthew 24:36-44 Maintaining Readiness The military has a readiness system of green, amber and red, to illustrate threat levels we might face at any given time. When you go on base or on post, you’ll see a Force Protection Condition, or FPCON, ranging from normal to delta. Likewise, the president ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Andy Almendarez avatar

    Worship: A Way Of Life Or An Experience?

    Contributed by Andy Almendarez on Apr 4, 2004
    based on 36 ratings
     | 4,174 views

    The real truth about worship is that it is a way of life.

    WORSHIP: A WAY OF LIFE OR AN EXPERIENCE? PSALM 95 A few years ago there were TV ads as well as radio & billboard ads telling us GO TO WORSHIP; YOU=LL BE RICHER FOR IT. This is a great public service announcement. We should worship because we will be richer for it. But there is only one thing ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    "Forgetting The Past"

    Contributed by Landon Winstead on Dec 31, 2013
     | 12,673 views

    God is not the God of the Past but of the Present and Future. We should not let our past define us.

    “Forgetting the Past” 2 Corinthians 5:17 "So, if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new" (NRSV) Welcome to this first Sunday of the New Year! I trust since you are in worship that one of your intentions for this New ...read more

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    Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

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    5 Things We Can Learn From Lilies

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Jun 3, 2013
    based on 17 ratings
     | 28,990 views

    Jesus told us to study the Lily. The Greek emphasizes it is to be a diligent study. 5 things some digging and thinking that Lilies teach us.

    5 Things We Can Learn From Lilies Text: Matthew 6:28-30 Mt 6:28 "And why are you anxious about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, Mt 6:29 yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory did not clothe himself like one of these. (NASB) I want ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Detours - Pt. 1 - Detour Decisions Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Dec 4, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,676 views

    A wandering from a direct route. A different path. Unexpected turns and obstacles. What do you do when your life takes you down a path for which you didn’t plan?

    Detours Pt. 1 – Detour Decisions I know we all have pet peeves. There are certain things that push your buttons and cause your perfect day to become your worst day. I have buttons! I am an ordered person. In other words, I like to travel the same route every day. I don’t like to alter from that ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Burning Bush PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 28, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,222 views

    Explore the story of Moses and the burning bush, emphasizing God's call, presence, and promise, and encouraging us to be open to God's plans, even when they seem impossible.

    Good morning, family! Today, we're diving into a special part of the Holy Scriptures, a story dear to our faith, filled with God's presence, calling, and promise. The story of Moses and the burning bush as told in Exodus 3:1-16. A.W. Tozer once said, "God is looking for people through whom He can ...read more

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    Reducing The Ark Of God To A Good Luck Charm

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Dec 1, 2021
     | 2,963 views

    In the early part of the time when Samuel was a Judge of Israel the people were still far from God. In a brazen act of foolishness some men charged into the Holy of Holies and and ran off with the Ark hoping it could help them defeat the enemy. It did not.

    Where Did He Go? Please stand with me as we go over our current memory Scripture: Job 19:25-27 “I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end He will stand on the earth. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; I myself will see Him with my own eyes - I, and not ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Third Sunday Of Advent, Year A: Gaudete Sunday--John The Baptist: Danger And Beauty Of The Barren Places

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Nov 2, 2022
     | 1,626 views

    It is just these types of lonely, painful moments that Jesus wants to redeem. John the Baptist got ministered to in prison by Jesus. He answered John’s question and complimented him to others.

    A bedraggled little man once walked the streets of an Italian town 100 years ago. Many of the townspeople saw his pallid face, often tearful, as he stumbled along the cobblestone streets and narrow alleys. One day a kind soul, witnessing the man’s misery, came up to him, hoping to lift his sad ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Twenty-Second Sunday In Ordinary Time, Cycle Or Year C-- Table Talk: Take The Lowest Place

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jul 30, 2022
     | 1,922 views

    It’s easier to ignore people at rectangular tables.

    Recently there was a man from Ireland who became an internet sensation for a silly mistake he made while on vacation. This gentleman was visiting Las Vegas for the first time. So he borrowed his son’s GoPro camera, put it on a stick, and walked all over the Las Vegas Strip. He was filming all the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Is Lord's Hand Shortened In 2026? Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Dec 19, 2025
     | 415 views

    The Lord is so powerful. He does according to his will and purpose. Nothing is too great or too small for God. He is ready to bless you in unexpected ways and means. Look for things to change in 2026.

    01.01.2026 AMC NEW YEAR SERMON Number 11:18-23 - Is the Lord's hand shortened?   Greetings: The Lord is good; and His Love endures forever! Happy New Year 2026! Introduction: Tonight, I would like to introduce the theme for the year with a promise in the forms of a question. Is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The "American Picker" Jesus

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Jul 25, 2011
     | 4,422 views

    There is joy in discovering the extraordinary gift of grace in the most ordinary of places.

    Title: The “American Picker” Jesus Text: Matthew 13:44-46 Thesis: There is joy in discovering the extraordinary gift of grace in the most ordinary of places. Introduction American Pickers is a reality television series that premiered on January 18, 2010 on the History Channel. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational