And now, folks, here are the results of the final round of voting! Thanks to everyone who participated. Please join us for the sermons you chose in January!

These were our previous winners:
January 6: How can we learn to forgive others, "as the Lord has forgiven us"?
January 13: What do I say to my Atheist friend? (Ammunition for a friendly debate)
January 20: Don’t look back cause you’re not going that way

10 votes
Where is Eden? (Divine  Geography)
13 votes
Have you ever known God?? How do we find him? Where do we find him?
11 votes
"Sometimes I wish I could be like a preacher in the movies"
12 votes
I think you should preach about what led you to this ministry
42 votes
Prove Jesus exists without using the Bible as a Reference
54 votes
Why do good things happen to bad people?
18 votes
Modern Day Prophecy
19 votes
How does God hear all our prayers?
45 votes
Preach about the significance and symbolism of the numbers 3, 7, 12, 40 and how they unify the Old and New Testaments?
18 votes
Prayer
9 votes
The encounter of Jesus with the woman at the well (John 4) – how does it relate to other stories in the Bible that take place at wells?
16 votes
"Out of Egypt I have called my Son." What role does Egypt play in the birth of Christianity?
66 votes
Depression and Anxiety: How to bring hope peace and comfort to the people we love who suffer through times of darkness.

And the winning suggestion, chosen for January 27 with 66 votes is Depression and Anxiety: How to bring hope peace and comfort to the people we love who suffer through times of darkness.

Thanks to everyone for participating!

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