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  • Kelly Benton avatar

    The Thief Named Grudge Series

    Contributed by Kelly Benton on Sep 29, 2011
    based on 14 ratings
     | 20,254 views

    To share how holding a grudge is no good for anyone and how we must lay them to the side and move on in life.

    We often hear the term "holding a grudge". What is a "grudge", what does it look like, and how does one "hold it"? "Grudge" is an actual word and it’s dictionary meaning is: a feeling of resentment or ill will over some grievance, or to harbor resentment. To "hold or carry a grudge" would then ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    He Taught Them Many Parables… (The Thief And The Servants) # 19

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 14, 2022
     | 2,119 views

    As we look at the coming of the Lord as a thief in the night, the emphasis is on the element of surprise.

    For example, a thief does not call the home that he plans to enter and say, “About one O’clock this evening I plan to arrive.” When he enters a home, he wants the element of surprise to be on his side.And the Bible tells us in Matthew 24:36, “But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    Exhortation To Watchfulness.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 2, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,887 views

    He comes suddenly and unexpectedly, like a thief in the night.

    EXHORTATION TO WATCHFULNESS. Matthew 24:36-44. The world goes on in wilful ignorance of the doom which awaits those who are unprepared for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. It shall be just like “in the days of Noah” (Matthew 24:37-39). Eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage may ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Craig Condon avatar

    Be Prepared For Christ’s Return

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Nov 25, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,864 views

    The central theme of the reading from Matthew 24:36-44 is promise. Jesus promises that when he returns he will gather his people. We don’t need to be afraid of the Great Tribulation or the Battle of Armageddon. Jesus will be with us. He will protect us.

    The central theme of the reading from Matthew 24:36-44 is promise. Jesus promises that when he returns he will gather his people. We don’t need to be afraid of the Great Tribulation or the Battle of Armageddon. Jesus will be with us. He will protect us. No one knows when He will return to ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Jerry Owen avatar

    Into The Night: Judas Series

    Contributed by Jerry Owen on May 20, 2018
     | 7,963 views

    The series explores what happened to 3 men the night before Jesus was crucified. The first sermon, this one, explores this dark night from the perspective of Judas, the Betrayer.

    INTO THE NIGHT: JUDAS John 13:30 Jn 13:30 So after receiving the morsel he went out immediately; and it was night. I've always been intrigued since a 12 yr old kid about John 13:30. My pastor had talked about Judas going out into the night. I don't remember much of his sermon from 40+ ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tom Lawson avatar

    It Was Not A Silent Night

    Contributed by Tom Lawson on May 17, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 10,950 views

    The Incarnation as Noisy Reality, not Quiet Theology

    It Was NOT a Silent Night Incarnation Reality and Myth Introduction: Illustration (humor): Christmas is a time of surprises. A lady was preparing her Christmas cookies. There came a knock at the door. She went to find a man, his clothes poor, obviously looking for some Christmas odd jobs. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • C. Philip Green avatar

    Nick At Night Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jun 28, 2023
     | 2,123 views

    If you want to see the Kingdom of God, you must be born again, the Son of Man must be lifted up, and you must believe.

    When Abraham Lincoln ran for Congress in 1846, he faced a tough opponent: Peter Cartwright. Cartwright was a raw-boned, circuit-riding, Methodist preacher, known throughout the state of Illinois. During his 65 years of circuit-riding ministry, he baptized nearly 10,000 converts. During the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Twenty Mississippi - Ready Or Not He Will Come

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Aug 9, 2013
    based on 67 ratings
     | 27,326 views

    As a child I really enjoyed playing hide and go seek. Little did I realize as a child how much this game of hide and seek paralleled the Return - The Second Coming of Jesus Christ. (Updated October 2023)

    I loved it ... weather... I was the one hiding ... trying not to get caught, ... or if I was the one seeking; ......who was trying to catch unexpectedly ... those that were hiding. Although I have not played in quite some time, ......I do remember ... that the seeker, ......was called ... the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Curtis Kittrell avatar

    A Night To Be Remembered

    Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Sep 19, 2001
    based on 44 ratings
     | 6,086 views

    It shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service? That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord’s passover; who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and deli

    A Night to Be Remembered Text: "It shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service? That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord’s passover; who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Ministry Of The Night

    Contributed by David King on Sep 7, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 8,477 views

    Weeping is designed to endure only for the night. It has its place in our walk with God and our pilgrimage to Heaven. Developing the right attitude goes far in determining how quickly our night ends.

    “… AND THE EVENING AND THE MORNING were the first day." Gen. 1: 5 "For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning". Psa 30:5 THE MYSTERY OF DIVINE DEALINGS: God’s way is not our way neither His thoughts our thoughts. There ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Nick At Night

    Contributed by John Nadasi on Feb 17, 2005
    based on 25 ratings
     | 4,542 views

    A non threatening invitation to salvation.

    John 3:1-17 Paonia United Methodist Church February 20, 2004 This morning we continue along our Lenten journey As we return to an old friend. Lent, if you remember, is a season set aside to contemplate And even mourn the distance between God and mankind. And the purpose of this is to take an ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Tim Zukas avatar

    Nick At Night

    Contributed by Tim Zukas on Feb 20, 2005
    based on 31 ratings
     | 4,718 views

    Nicodemus - religion vs relationship

    Nick at Night This passage is one of the most familiar in scripture. You see John 3:16 advertised on road signs and sporting events. Luther called John 3:16, “the gospel in microcosm” It is one of the first passages that we memorize, usually in a Sunday School class. Now don’t get me wrong, I love ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Norris Harris I avatar

    It Happened At Night

    Contributed by Norris Harris I on Apr 12, 2003
    based on 85 ratings
     | 16,335 views

    Between where we are now and where the Lord intends to take us, Between us and that Higher Plane of Living, Stands Some Sea of Challenge that Must be Crossed! The only way to get to the Capernaum of Excellence from the Bethsaida of Mediocrity is by way of

    I need not pause to suggest how delighted I am to be in your midst. In the midst of erudite scholars like yourselves, I felt I ought to at least have an interesting introduction that sounded impressive with some big words. So I, like Al Louis Patterson who pastors the Corinth Church in Houston, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ronald Harbaugh avatar

    On A Bad Night

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Apr 8, 2006
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,809 views

    A Maundy Thursday Sermon, comparing the Passover with Holy Communion

    Maundy Thursday April 13, 2006 “Series B” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, we come before your altar as your people, baptized into the death and resurrection of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Nick At Night

    Contributed by Keith Buice on May 18, 2006
    based on 27 ratings
     | 4,442 views

    Nicodemus coming to Jesus by night

    Nick @ Nite John 3 Introduction: Several years ago, when we lived in Fort Worth, the Houston Astros baseball team came to Arlington to play the Rangers. We had just moved up from the Houston area where we were big fans of the Astros. I wasn’t sure who to cheer for until I saw Jeff Bagwell and Craig ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist