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  • Derrick Tuper avatar

    The Real Thing (Part One)

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Oct 22, 2018
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    Coca-Cola had an advertizing campaign where its slogan introduced the beverage as the real thing. It's understood that by describing itself as "the real thing" it implied that its competitors are merely impostors and of a lower quality. The real thing is better.

    THE REAL THING (part one) Coca-Cola had an advertizing campaign where its slogan introduced the beverage as the real thing. It's understood that by describing itself as "the real thing" it implied that its competitors are merely impostors and of a lower quality. So, you have the real thing and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Testing The Spirits Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jul 29, 2014
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    Discernment is a gift. It gives God’s children the ability to distinguish between what God calls us to and what the world entices us toward.

    1 John 4:1-6 "Testing the Spirits" INTRODUCTION We have come a long way in communication since March 10, 1876 when Alexander Graham Bell spoke into a prototype of the telephone and said, "Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you." It is now common to have the television on while browsing ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Look Of Love Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Aug 4, 2014
     | 7,866 views

    One of the basic instructions of Jesus is to love one another. Love is the demonstration that we are in Jesus and Jesus is in us.

    1 John 4:7-21 “The Look of Love” INTRODUCTION I read today’s lesson and I was overwhelmed by the number of times that the word “love” appeared. The Beatles song, “All You Need is Love,” popped into my mind and I wondered if this passage of scripture ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Passionate Service

    Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Aug 13, 2014
     | 11,279 views

    A special service to honor the local firefighters. I used a variety of passage to highlight how the firefighters demonstrated the level of passionate service that Christ's followers should show.

    Well, good morning. Today, we continue on with our four core values of worship, discipleship, outreach, and community. Today, we swing back around to the value of outreach. Implied in the value of outreach is this idea of service. Service basically means just being available to serve to take ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Eureka

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Aug 16, 2014
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     | 4,764 views

    John instructs us to test the teachers and the preachers to see if what they are teaching and preaching is genuine. We can also tell if our faith is genuine by what we believe.

    Eureka 1 John 4:1-6 (NLT) Intro: In 1848, James Marshall was the first man to discover gold in California. After his discovery, thousands flocked to the area around San Francisco and they became known as the forty-niners. When they heard or used the term Eureka, it meant riches beyond their ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Take Up Your Cross And Follow Me / Another Prospective

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Aug 27, 2014
    based on 41 ratings
     | 24,687 views

    What if this text is about not being afraid; not being afraid of death. About not fearing the suffering places in our lives that can often feel so much like death. For the moment we start to fear death, it will not long before we start to fear life. Updated August 2020.

    For those not familiar with an Anglican Service there are four Scripture readings before the Message. Today's readings are Exodus 3:1-15; Psalm 105; Romans 12:9-21 and Matthew 16:21-28 The story is told ... that a man living out on the edge of town ... heard a commotion in his back yard. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    All You Need Is Love

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Aug 30, 2014
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    John writes that we are commanded to love, then he gives us the origin of love, the enabler of love, the ultimate gift of love and finally a test of love.

    All You Need Is Love 1John 4: 7-21 (NLT) I had approx 10 seconds of the Beatles song all you need is love playing as I moved to the pulpit. . INTRO: Back in the sixties and seventies, this was the theme. All you need is love. The Beatles had a mega hit with a song titled, all you need is love. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Life Changing Power Of Godly Hope Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Mar 27, 2016
     | 7,061 views

    1. Real hope is hungry to be holy (vs. 3, 5-7). 2. Real hope refuses to be satisfied with sin (vs. 4, 8). 3. Real hope is secure in the Savior (vs. 9). 4. Real hope is led by love (vs. 10).

    The Life Changing Power of Godly Hope 1 John 3:1-10 Sermon by Rick Crandall Series: The First Epistle of John Grayson Baptist Church - January 24, 2016 (Revised December 25, 2023) BACKGROUND: *Let me remind you that the Apostle John was a very old man by the time he wrote this letter. Bible ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus First Loved Us

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Apr 11, 2016
     | 6,219 views

    To show that GOD's Love is always first and our love for Him is just a response to His Great Love enabling us to love Him back.

    I. EXORDIUM: Are you loved? Yes. I am. JESUS loved me so much before the foundation of this world. Ephesians 1:4 (Amplified Bible) Even as [in His love] He chose us [actually picked us out for Himself as His own] in Christ before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy (consecrated ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Free From Sin Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 29, 2016
     | 6,346 views

    1) Sin is incompatible with the law of God (1 John 3:4), 2) it is incompatible with the work of Christ (1 John 3:5–8), and 3) it is incompatible with the ministry of the Holy Spirit (1 John 3:9–10).

    One of the first questions we ask when we hear of the birth of a baby is, “Who does she look like?” Features such as physical appearance, including the color of hair and eyes, facial characteristics, the shape of the mouth or nose, height and build, are given at birth. Later on, as the ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    We Must Love As God Loves Series

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Aug 12, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,028 views

    When it comes to love, God has set a high bar, Himself.

    We Must Love as God Loves I John 4:7-15 Introduction Last week, we were asked to test the spirits. This is because not every spiritual event comes from the Holy Spirit. There is a spirit of error which comes from the antichrist as well as the Spirit of Truth which comes from God. The Holy Spirit ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    True Love Series

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Aug 13, 2013
     | 4,500 views

    How can we be assured of our election? It is demonstrated in our love for God, then our brethren, then our neighbors, and finally to our enemies

    True Love I John 3:13-18 Introduction In the previous section, we are told that what one does defines the person. A person is not who he/she claims to be unless they can back their words with actions. If one speaks like Jesus and acts like the devil, he/she is the latter. The principal ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Charlie Roberts avatar

    Love, Is One Powerful 4 Letter Word!

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Sep 15, 2013
    based on 9 ratings
     | 165,455 views

    How will we win our friends, family and neighbors to the Lord? Not by telling them what they need to do things differently in their lives, But by the doing what Jesus said to do, Love others as well as you love yourself!

    Love, is one powerful 4 letter word! 1st John 4:7-10 MSG. 7-10. My beloved friends, let us continue to love each other since love comes from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and experiences a relationship with God. The person who refuses to love doesn?t know the first thing about God, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Born To Die, Born To Give Life

    Contributed by Jonathan Meyer on Dec 27, 2017
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     | 10,504 views

    Most nativity scenes portray a cute scene of a happy little family, & friendly visitors. That's the way we like to think of it, but it's hardly realistic. When we pause at the manger with this image, we maybe forget that this infant was born to die.

    Every year, at about this time, my dad has this tradition of getting out old home movies. A lot of families have a tradition of watching their favorite Christmas movie: “Home Alone,” or “Elf,” or “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” or “It’s a Wonderful Life,” or what have you. But for my dad, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Christians And Sin And Forgiveness Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 30, 2017
     | 3,434 views

    As we image Christ more and more, so does the nature of God abide in us. Let’s strive daily to attain that blessedness, and pray for all Christians to aspire to that state.

    Thursday in Christmas Season: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Reformation-Revolution John the Baptist’s witness to Jesus was like the little snowflake that hits the snowbank and causes an avalanche. “Behold the Lamb of God” was a sentence that to a Jew tuned to the prophets would evoke images of Isaiah’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic