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  • Owen Bourgaize avatar

    Our Blessed Hope - The Second Coming Of Christ

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 3, 2001
    based on 239 ratings
     | 33,326 views

    Paul reassures the believers in Thessalonica who were afraid that those who had died would miss the Second Coming as he writes of the Return, the Resurrection, the Rapture and the Reunion.

    OUR BLESSED HOPE - THE SECOND COMING OF JESUS There’s often an interesting background to what we read in Paul’s letters to the young churches he had founded. The verses we’ve just read (1 Thess 4:13-17) are his response to a misunderstanding that had caused grief to the new Christians at ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Second Coming Of Christ

    Contributed by Keith Bunch on Jan 5, 2002
    based on 69 ratings
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    What does the Bible really say about the Rapture? Will Jesus come secretly? Will People really be left behind? Is your Knowledge based on fact or fiction?

    Pastor Keith R. Bunch Antioch Baptist Church of Dandridge, Tennessee 1. Pre-Tribulation Doctrine: Secret Rapture - 7 Years of Tribulation - Second Coming of Christ - Judgment Sermon Text: (Matt. 13:24-30; 36-43) "Parable of Wheat and Tares" 2. Is the Rapture of the Church a Secret ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Morris Mott avatar

    Our Confidence

    Contributed by Morris Mott on Sep 27, 2001
    based on 127 ratings
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    For the Christian, is not the ending. It is simply a transition, a move to a different place. This is the confidence that every child of God lives and dies with.

    “Our Confidence” I Thessalonians 4:13-18 Text Even in the of our physical body, the child of God has a Hope! Christians sorrow, but it is temporary, our hope is eternal. Hope (Gr.) expectation. Confidence or faith. 1) We have the confidence of Heaven. St. John 14:1-4 II Corinthians 5:1 ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Andrew Chan avatar

    The Future, The Rapture

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Oct 3, 2001
    based on 51 ratings
     | 5,766 views

    At a time of uncertainty and with death so prevalent around us, it gives us great comfort and hope to know that there is hope in the future for all who trust Christ.

    1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Sept.30, 2001 A man went to see his doctor because he was suffering from a miserable cold. His doctor prescribed some pills, but they didn’t help. On his next visit the doctor gave him a shot, but that didn’t do any good. On his third visit the doctor told the man to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Shawn Drake avatar

    We're Out Of Here Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Apr 10, 2002
    based on 65 ratings
     | 5,173 views

    This is the 3rd sermon in the series "The End". This sermon is about the rapture.

    Sunday Evening, April 14, 2002 Bel Aire Baptist Church Series: “The End” [#3] WE’RE OUT OF HERE! 1 Thessalonians 4:1-18 Introduction: 1. We have come to an exciting part of our study as Christians. Imagine with me for a moment: Airplanes falling from the sky without pilots, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Funeral Sermon

    Contributed by Joseph Wallis on Feb 22, 2002
    based on 995 ratings
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    General funeral for a faithful Christian

    FUNERAL MESSAGE FOR A CHRISTIAN TEXT - Deut. 29:29 - "The secret things belong unto the Lord our God but those things which are revealed belong unto us." Death is not an easy thing to accept. Even under the best of circumstances, death is a terrible thing. Nature has it’s seasons but death can ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James May avatar

    Hope Out Of Desolation

    Contributed by James May on Mar 6, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 6,418 views

    Jesus is coming soon. Will you be ready?

    Disclaimer: Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. These sermons are original to the author and the leading of the Holy Spirit. While ideas and illustrations are often gleaned from many ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Sonny Thomas, Sr. avatar

    The Hope Of The Redeemed

    Contributed by Sonny Thomas, Sr. on Jul 30, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 9,430 views

    For the child of God, there is the assurance that Jesus will return for them.

    I am so thankful to God that I do not have hope in this life only. For if we do, the Apostle Paul states that we are men that are most miserable. But God gives His children a joy that is unspeakable and full of glory. God has taken the misery of our lives and placed it on Christ as He hung on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Victor Yap avatar

    The Blessed Hope: The Rapture Of The Church Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 24, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,297 views

    Paul, Pt. 25

    THE BLESSED HOPE (1 THESSALONIANS 4:13-18) (When I told my wife I am speaking on the rapture of the church, she replied negatively, “Sure death!”) In the 90s, a cult from Taiwan relocated to San Dimas, California, and registered itself as God’s Salvation Church. In 1997, the Chen Tao cult, also ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Real Hope Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jan 30, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,827 views

    We have REAL hope in Jesus!

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Death is a time we do not like to face. • We have many people here today that have lost loved ones to death. When death comes, it seems like our hopes and dreams for the future are crushed. Some have lost loved ones at an early age, some after many, many years ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mike Fogerson avatar

    He's Coming To Town

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Nov 26, 2007
     | 2,541 views

    Children are excited about the arrival of Santa, but as Christians, we should be more excited about the second arrival of Jesus.

    He’s Coming to Town Key points from Melvin Newland’s sermon of the same title Nov. 25, 2007 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Pastor Introduction A (IL) B Isn’t it fun to see the excitement & expectation of children for Christmas Day? 1 They can’t wait for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What You Know Will Comfort You Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Dec 4, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,297 views

    ..., Today’s message is especially significant, for it reminds us at this time of great loss; a loss visibly seen and deeply felt, and, that the believer in Christ has a different ending to tragedy such as this. Little did he know that I would be preachi

    WHAT YOU KNOW WILL COMFORT YOU 1 Thess 4:13-18 This past Wednesday morning between 3:30am and 4:30am our brother Elbridge Hollimon was killed in a traffic accident and placed in the hands of God Almighty. Today’s message is especially significant, for it reminds us at this time of great loss; a ...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
     | 9,992 views

    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

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Eulogy Edna White

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on May 28, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,047 views

    This is a eulogy for a believer in Christ who loved her family but was not heavily involved in the life of the church.

    Edna White Rick Gillespie-Mobley Edna White 5 While the powers that be had decided that the World was to go to war in 1914, 63 days after the nations declared war on each other, on October 6th, God had decided to send a gift of hope into the world. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Amy Bickel avatar

    Vanished Into Thin Air Series

    Contributed by Amy Bickel on Jun 3, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,517 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