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    God's Extravagant Grace PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 31, 2024
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,227 views

    This sermon explores God's boundless love, compassion, and joyous celebration when we repent and return to Him, as illustrated in the story of the Prodigal Son.

    Good morning, dear friends. I am truly delighted to be here with you today, standing in the presence of our loving God and sharing His Word. Today, we gather in the spirit of unity, love, and a shared hunger for the divine wisdom that only comes from the Holy Scriptures. We are about to immerse ...read more

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    Judgment For Disobedience PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 24, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 80 views

    This sermon calls us to reject deceit, embrace truthfulness in our relationships, and return to God, who heals and restores through honesty and integrity.

    “The time is always right to do what is right.” —Martin Luther King Jr. Friends, I’m glad you’re here. Pull your chair a little closer. Let your heart take a deep breath. In a world swirling with spin, slogans, and slippery half-truths, your soul longs for the steady voice of God. You were made to ...read more

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    The Kingdom Preparation

    Contributed by Norman Bernad on Aug 14, 2025
     | 193 views

    We are called to be faithful to God and obey him. Being faithful is the meaning of waiting for the Lord to come. There will be no second chances when Christ returns.

    Ps: 150 1. Matthew 25:1-13 2. Revelation 19:5-9 We are called to be faithful to God and obey him. Being faithful is the meaning of waiting for the Lord to come. There will be no second chances when Christ returns. It’s not hard to tell that we are getting closer to the end of the church ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    That Wasn’t Smart

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 15, 2025
     | 181 views

    Spiritual readiness demands personal oil — daily communion with the Spirit — so your light keeps burning faithfully until the Bridegroom returns.

    Act I – Waiting for the Bridegroom You ever been to a wedding where the groom was late? People shifting in their seats, the music looping for the third time, photographers glancing at their watches. Aunt Martha whispers, “Maybe he changed his mind.” I was once at a wedding like that. The bride ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Reason Comes Home Series

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 17, 2025
     | 108 views

    Reason returns to peace when intellect kneels beside humility—uniting thought and wonder, truth and love, to rediscover meaning beyond knowledge.

    The word reason used to sound like a promise. It meant light after darkness, knowledge after superstition, progress after fear. It built microscopes and libraries, engines and empires. It made us believe that if we only learned enough, we could cure every sickness and silence every war. But ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Right At The Door

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 25, 2025
     | 107 views

    God’s delay is mercy. Return to Jesus, repent together, walk by faith. Step into grace. Cross the river. Hope ahead, always.

    (From Bitter to Better While We Wait) There’s a tiny spacecraft drifting through darkness right now. You can’t see it with your eyes. No telescope can frame it. Pioneer 10 left Earth when gasoline was 36 cents a gallon, and bell-bottoms were still a thing. It flew past Jupiter, past Pluto, out ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Be Ready To Play

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 27, 2025
     | 168 views

    Jesus invites us to stay ready for His return by daily renewing our walk with Him and keeping our spiritual lamps filled.

    There are some lessons life teaches the hard way. Sometimes they arrive wrapped in sweat and bruises on a Friday night football field. A friend of mine told me a story from when he played high school football. He was tough, competitive, the kind of kid who would try to tape a broken finger back in ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Roles Models Of Faithful Service Series

    Contributed by Stephen Weatherby on Aug 16, 2021
     | 3,866 views

    Roles Models of Faithful Service

    Role models are an interesting thing in today’s world. The people that we look too as examples in our society, and that children look too as they grow up, are not always ones that we SHOULD be looking up too. Charles Barkley in 1993 said, “I’m not a role model… just because I dunk a basketball ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Lord’s Patience Is Only Giving Us Extra Time To Be Saved

    Contributed by Dr. Abraham Obadare on May 17, 2021
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    This is an exposition of 2 Peter 3 as we learn not to become swayed by scoffers who cast doubts in our minds about the return of Jesus Christ. Jesus is coming as He promised; what seems like a delay is only a chance for us to repent. In the mean time, we should live godly as we await His return.

    1. In the last days, there will be scoffers (v. 3) 2. The scoffers will be following their own evil (sinful) desires (v. 3) 3. They will mock the promise of the coming of Jesus Christ saying “Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Repent For The End Is Near

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Nov 26, 2009
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     | 5,128 views

    Jesus told us no man knows the day or hour of his return - so why do we insist on speculating when the end will come? Jesus� emphasis to us is readiness.

    REPENT, FOR THE END IS NEAR! (or is it?) TCF Sermon October 18, 2009 What do all these people have in common? Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Adolph Hitler, Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict 16, Bill Gates, Prince Charles, John F. Kennedy, Henry Kissinger, Martin ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Summer Storms

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jun 23, 2011
     | 5,822 views

    Have you had your faith tested lately? Was it a sudden violent unexpected storm that tossed you from side to side nearly drowning you in its wake? They come, they come in every season of life. Still the question remains as Jesus put it – “where is your

    Summer Storms Luke 8:22-25 It had not yet rained at the time I prepared today’s message. It had been forecasted, promised but did not arrive. We had been waiting for days for it to rain. I had put off trying to put the boat in the water for the first time this year because they said it ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Parable Of The Ten Virgins Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 29, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 23,661 views

    The parable of the ten virgins is given to accentuate the incalculable importance of being spiritually prepared to meet Christ when He returns to earth, because after He appears, unbelievers who are then alive will have no further chance for salvation.

    A fun part of summer are the frequent weddings that occur. So much has changed over the years with weddings. No longer just a formal service in a church with a standard liturgy and vows, now couples often write their own vows, and for the more ambitious couples, it may be an outdoor service at an ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    The Restoration Of Israel – Jeremiah – Part 5 – Chapter 31 (Part B) – Rachael Weeps But Will Be Gloriously Comforted And Restored Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Feb 15, 2025
     | 406 views

    This remarkable restoration chapter continue and the aspect changes here to Samaria (Ephraim) for all Samaria and Judah will be enclosed in the great restoration of Israel after the Church is raptured. This is Part B of this chapter. One Part remains.

    THE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL – JEREMIAH – PART 5 – Chapter 31 (Part B) – RACHAEL WEEPS BUT WILL BE GLORIOUSLY COMFORTED AND RESTORED We continue this study in the Restoration of Israel as detailed by God in Jeremiah. Currently we have entered into the glorious truth of Chapter 31 and there are two ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Peace Of God

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on May 28, 2003
    based on 125 ratings
     | 16,206 views

    God promises us that that when we entrust our concerns to Him through prayer, He is going to give us supernatural peace in return.

    Philippians 4:6-9 THE PEACE OF GOD 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brothers, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    26 Pentecost A

    Contributed by Roger Haugen on Nov 15, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 3,546 views

    Jesus commends the servants who risk trusting the master and produce good return but scolds the servant who is motivated in fear and fails to trust the master.

    26Pentecost A Matthew 25:14-30 17 November 2002 Rev. Roger Haugen This summer, while we attended the Synod Convention in Swift Current, a friend pointed out one particularly fine house. It belonged to a person who was somewhat of a hero in the area. In that ranching area, one gains a certain ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran