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  • Tommy Jackson avatar

    Are We There Yet?

    Contributed by Tommy Jackson on Apr 26, 2004
    based on 23 ratings
     | 5,006 views

    How close are we to the return of Christ?

    ARE WE THERE YET? TEXT: Matt. 24:33 “Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door”. OPEN: If you have ever been on a trip with a child (maybe even a teenager) you have heard the question, “ARE WE THERE YET”? Sometimes you have heard the question SO MUCH ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Stop The Madness, Part I

    Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Apr 29, 2004
    based on 25 ratings
     | 4,750 views

    A lot of end times theology has come out Paul’s teaching in 1 Thessalonians - but what did Paul intend to teach?

    Stop the Madness, Part 1 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Cascades Fellowship CRC, JX MI July 6th, 2003 Pastor Chris Lanham “Heaven, Heaven Everybody talking about heaven ain’t going there Heaven, Heaven Going to shout all over God’s heaven.” So goes the chorus to one of the most beloved Negro ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Ed Wood avatar

    The Comfort Of His Coming Series

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Apr 6, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
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    6th is series on 1 Thessalonians (6 of 8).

    THE COMFORT OF HIS COMING 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 INTRO: The pagan world in Paul’s day had no hope of life after death. The believers in Thessalonica were concerned about their loved ones who had died. What if the Lord should return? Would their deceased loved ones miss out? Will those who are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Vanished Into Thin Air Series

    Contributed by Amy Bickel on Jun 3, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,605 views

    First study in a series on Bible Prophecy and the End Times. Deals with the Rapture of the Church.

    ILL. While on a South Pole expedition, British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton left a few men on Elephant Island, promising that he would return for them. Later, when he tried to go back, huge icebergs blocked the way. But suddenly, as if by a miracle, an avenue opened in the ice and Shackleton ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Clint Shrum avatar

    Biblical Proof The Church Will Not Go Through The Tribulation

    Contributed by Clint Shrum on Dec 31, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
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    5 reasons why the church does not have to go through the tribulation period

    BIBLICAL PROOF THE CHURCH WILL NOT GO THROUGH THE TRIBULATION I Thessalonians 4: 16-18 INTRO: There are a number of different opinions on the fact of whether or not the church will or will not go through the tribulation. One view is the Pre-tribulation view in which the church is raptured out of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Five Questions Concerning The Rapture Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Sep 12, 2006
    based on 49 ratings
     | 17,002 views

    #2 in series - Five questions concerning the subject of the Rapture.

    “Amazing Prophecies of the End Times” Lesson # 2 “The Rapture” In 1995 the book “Left Behind” by Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye appeared; which was a fictional account in which millions of Christians are carried away instantly into heaven. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Funeral Message For Gayle Pearson

    Contributed by James May on Sep 19, 2006
    based on 13 ratings
     | 9,823 views

    Funeral message and graveside statements for a 54 year old man who had a heart attack.

    Funeral Message for Gayle Pearson September 19, 2006 We are here to honor the life of Lawrence Gayle Pearson. As I have listened to the eulogy and the letter written by his children, and I have spoken with some of the family members, I have come to know that Gayle was not always what he appeared ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Comfort One Another

    Contributed by Raymond Shockley on Oct 17, 2006
     | 6,799 views

    With the approach of the Coming Tribulation, there is Comfort for us in Spirit and the Promises of Jesus.

    TEXT - 1 Th 4:13KJV But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. {14} For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. {15} For this we say ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Doug Warren avatar

    Descriptions Of The Rapture Series

    Contributed by Doug Warren on Aug 19, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,509 views

    Deals with the Suddenness, the Sounds, the Scenes and the Security related to the event known as rapture

    Recently CNN had their religion editor defining and describing for the general public what some "extreme" (their words) groups were calling the "end of the world as we know it." I thought it amazing that although slanted, there were scriptures and definitions of end time happenings showed over ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Memorial Service

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 30, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 38,497 views

    Memorial Service, Ed became a Christian a short time before his death, Cremation urn was there in the service. He wasn’t buried or scattered so I added the commital into the service.

    Rom. 14:7-8 For none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone. 8 If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. We are gathered here today to celebrate the life, the love, the kind ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Our Grief Is Not Without Hope!

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Nov 1, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 19,459 views

    A Funeral Sermon for a Christian (Sudden Death)

    This sermon is NOT an original, as I have borrowed from an outline I discovered in my studies...This was an actual funeral sermon but I have removed the name... Date Written: November 1, 2006 Date Preached: November 2, 2006 Sermon Details: Sermon Series: Funeral Service for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Adams avatar

    Is It Practical To Know Jesus Is Coming?

    Contributed by Mark Adams on Nov 11, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,010 views

    This is my attempt at an inductive-style sermon dealing with the coming of Christ.

    ILLUS: I have a friend that I respect a lot. Just this last week, he told me that he’s coming to see me. He says he’s coming soon! -This is a person of high status, so I want to do my best to be ready for him, so I asked, “When are you coming? What day” - He said , “I can’t tell you that. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Russell Brownworth avatar

    Well-Informed And Ready Series

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Nov 17, 2003
    based on 51 ratings
     | 6,825 views

    It takes two things to be prepared for an event, great or small… We should be well-informed, and… We should be ready by acting on the information.

    THE PASTOR’S POINTS sermon ministry of CEDAR LODGE BAPTIST CHURCH Thomasville, NC -------------------------- November 16, 2003 -------------------------- 13But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Rodney Johnson Sr., avatar

    Facing The Sorrow Of Death With Hope In The Ressurrection

    Contributed by Rodney Johnson Sr., on Dec 15, 2003
    based on 60 ratings
     | 8,012 views

    This Sermon was preached on November 8, 2003 in memory of Sis. Emily White, a valiant soldier of God. The objective is to keep the believer’s mind focus on the resurrection during times of death.

    The Apostle Paul addresses the question concerning the state of those who die in the Lord. The Thessalonians knew that Jesus had risen and they believe that his return was imminent. But they were confused concerning those who were dead already. They thought that somehow their deceased love ones ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wendell Blackburn avatar

    What If You Looked Up And Saw Jesus Coming Back?

    Contributed by Wendell Blackburn on Jan 8, 2005
    based on 27 ratings
     | 7,116 views

    The Return of Jesus Christ

    WHAT IF YOU LOOKED UP AND SAW JESUS COMING BACK?? 1st Thess 4:13-18 1st John 2:28 One beautiful Sunday Morning, as people were filling up the church to its fullest capacity. they entered into the church, and they were each given a bulletin filled with today’s announcements, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal