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  • Joel Pankow avatar

    How Do We Live In A Hate Filled World? We Love.

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on May 14, 2020
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     | 3,691 views

    Cain murdered Abel. Why? How does God respond? How do we respond differently in a hate and anger filled world? We love.

    5.17.20 Genesis 4:1–16 1 Adam lay with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man.” 2 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. 3 In the course of time Cain ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    How To Pray The Lord's Way Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on May 20, 2003
    based on 148 ratings
     | 94,580 views

    Prayer is the key ingredient in having a home that honors God ­ for husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, and children. Prayer is also one of our six stated purposes as a church. We must learn to pray the Lord’s way in order to pray effectively.

    How to Pray the Lord’s Way It makes sense to begin a study on prayer after concluding our “Heaven Help the Home” series. Prayer is the key ingredient in having a home that honors God ­ for husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, and children. Prayer is also one of our six stated purposes as a church. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Christians Ought To Pray Series

    Contributed by Antonio Manaytay on Jul 3, 2024
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    Prayer is the lifeline of our faith, a direct line of communication with our Heavenly Father. Through prayer, we express our hearts, seek guidance, and align ourselves with God's will.

    Good morning, beloved brothers and sisters in Christ. Today, we gather to explore a vital aspect of our spiritual lives—prayer. Prayer is the lifeline of our faith, a direct line of communication with our Heavenly Father. Through prayer, we express our hearts, seek guidance, and align ourselves ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    James 5 Pray Smart Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 21, 2018
     | 8,297 views

    I first titled this message “Pray right” but I changed my topic because it’s about “praying smart” – we need to be using the wisdom of God to pray the smart way which then touches the heart of God and eventually our hearts!

    Video: Prayer Series: James – Let’s do it! Thesis of Book: The message of the book is “Let’s do it – live the faith – put it into action! The half-brother of Jesus is speaking to the scattered Jewish Christians across the nations – they were scattered right after Stephen was killed. James tells ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Why Jesus Was Borm

    Contributed by Gregory Peterson on Dec 20, 2022
     | 1,600 views

    Explore some of the reasons Jesus was born, often teach our children that Jesus came, but seldom do we help them understand why He came. Perhaps we have never considered this or have come up with the idea this scripture presents but not the why. Explore that today.

    I. Jesus was born to save His people from their sins. This implies that each of us is guilty of sin. Romans 3:23 affirms that, "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Sin has caused a separation between us and God, a complete breaking of fellowship with Him. This ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Prayed For Complete Unity!

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on May 19, 2010
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     | 5,348 views

    A short talk for a midweek Communion calling upon local believers to pray for, work for and live for the complete unity that Jesus prayed for. Not uniformity (because we're all different) but UNITY, in Jesus.

    Jesus prayed to his Heavenly Father for you. On the night he was betrayed and arrested (John 18:2), after he had washed his disciples’ feet (13:5), Jesus prayed an important prayer for you as individuals, for us together, and for the worldwide body of believers. He prayed for future ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Why Israel Matters

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 1, 2025
     | 278 views

    This sermon was preached on the first Sunday of October - Sunday of Prayer for Peace in Jerusalem

    Sunday of Prayer for Peace in Jerusalem Sermon: “Why Israel Matters” Zechariah 8:2-3 A sermon for October 6, 2024 Pastor John Bright Zechariah 8 “2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘I am zealous for Zion with great zeal; With great fervor I am zealous for her.’ 3 “Thus says the Lord: ‘I will return ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Why Christmas Is Depressing.

    Contributed by Dan Waite on Dec 16, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,677 views

    Christmas can be depressing because we include some things that destract from the true meaning. Here are some of those things and what to do about them.

    Other sermons can be found at http://lastsermon.blogspot.com/ Luke 2:8 – 20 Why Christmas is depressing. I. Christmas is disruptive. A. It breaks the routine. (v 8) 1. We are conditioned by routine. 2. Routine saves us time and energy because we don’t have to think. B. It reminds us ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Praying With Jesus: Our Daily Bread Series

    Contributed by Vic Folkert on Apr 15, 2019
     | 4,989 views

    When we pray for our daily bread, we TRUST God to provide, we live day for TODAY, not borrowing anxiety from tomorrow, and we pray in a SOLIDARITY with others (OUR daily bread).

    PRAYING LIKE JESUS: Our Daily Bread—Deuteronomy 8:1-18, Matthew 6:31-34 Read Matthew 6:5-13. The Lord’s Prayer has a deeply spiritual focus. Our spirits soar as we pray to our Father in heaven, asking for his kingdom to come and his will to be done. We meet God in the depths of our spiritual ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Call 2 Fall Sunday

    Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Jul 6, 2010
     | 2,368 views

    How to pray for our nation and why.

    Call 2 Fall Sunday 2 Chronicles 7:14 As we celebrate our independence as a nation, we also want to celebrate our dependence on God. Spiritual Awakenings - Acts 17:26-27 The Influence of the Church in History Acts 3:1-7, Acts 4:4, 8-20, 29-31 We must pray! For our nation, for the church, for ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Doug Fannon avatar

    Why Biblical Authority? Series

    Contributed by Doug Fannon on Aug 19, 2019
     | 4,665 views

    From Scripture. we will explore the necessity of conforming all our faith and practice and conduct of our lives to the authority of the Bible.

    Biblical Authority: Why is the Bible the foundation for what we believe? In the Baptist Faith and Message, where our Southern Baptist beliefs are outlined, it starts not with what we believe to be true about God, what we believe about Jesus Christ, or what we believe about the Holy Spirit. It ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Roy Fowler avatar

    Exoneration, Why And How?

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Feb 13, 2021
     | 2,444 views

    Starts off with David, Bathsheba and Nathan. Then moves to Romans and tell how we are exonerated and why and how to receive salvation.

    Illustration: Forgive others not because they deserve forgiveness but because you deserve peace. Jonathan Lockwood Hule For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time Nathan the prophet came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba. -David sent his Army’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Chris Appleby avatar

    Why Jesus Came

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Feb 18, 2014
     | 4,609 views

    Jesus came to proclaim the gospel to all the world. Let’s make sure we’re a church that continues his work as faithful disciples who continue to proclaim the gospel.

    It’s easy to get carried away when things are going well in our ministry isn’t it? We can get caught up in the excitement of ministry and think this is what it’s all about! And if we have enough success we might even be tempted to so focus on that particular area of ministry that ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Ross Cochrane avatar

    Part 8 - Matthew 8:16-17 - I Prayed For Her, Lord, And She Died! Why? Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Feb 28, 2010
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,750 views

    The children of a lady with cancer invited us to pray for her. We did and she gave her life to the Lord before she died. We prayed for her healing as well as for her to come to know Christ personally. Why did she die?

    Part 8 - Matthew 8:16-17 - I PRAYED FOR HER, LORD, AND SHE DIED! WHY? The children of a lady with cancer invited us to pray for her. We did and she gave her life to the Lord before she died. We prayed for her healing as well as for her to come to know Christ personally. The Lord answered only one ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Why Study Prophecy

    Contributed by Paul George on Jan 29, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,163 views

    Why Study prophecy is a question often asked by Christians. We should study prophecy because God considers prophecy important.

    Why Study Prophecy? Why Study prophecy is a question often asked by Christians. We should study prophecy because God considers prophecy important. If He didn’t He wouldn’t have revealed future events to His servants the prophets. Although prophecy is a large part of the Bible most Christians today ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness