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  • Derek Geldart avatar

    The Love And Hate Barometer

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Jun 25, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,732 views

    It is our love for one another that lets our light shine unto the world and boldly states we are Christians! In 1 John 3:11-18 John states if one is indifferent or hates a brother or sister then either one is not saved or is out of fellowship with God.

    The Love and Hate Barometer 1 John 3:11-18 Online Sermon: McKees Mills Baptist Church » Sermons (mckeesfamily.com) A new command Christ has given to us born of the water and the Spirit and that is to “love one another” so that the will “know that you are My disciplines” (John 13:34)! As ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Faith That Waits For God’s Timing Series

    Contributed by Brian Williams on Dec 27, 2025
     | 141 views

    God’s delays are by design to develop godly character and deepen our dependence on Him

    Last Sunday in our Dust to Life series we saw how Joseph’s fear of the Lord and godly convictions brought him through Potiphar’s wife's seductive siege. However, when she didn’t get her way with him and instead accused him of the wrongdoing, Potiphar had him thrown in jail. We don’t know ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Sermon On The Mount Lesson 8

    Contributed by Bill Prater on Jan 1, 2001
    based on 101 ratings
     | 7,838 views

    Lesson 8

    With His statement "Blessed are the peacemakers" the Lord surely must have shocked those around Him. How could the Jews ever hope to overthrow the Roman government and restore themselves to a place of prominence if they were going to be a bunch of "peacemakers?" The Romans were not going to just ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Moral Issues: Capital Punishment Series

    Contributed by Rob Harbison on May 10, 2001
    based on 94 ratings
     | 4,587 views

    Life is a precious gift of God. Does that mean we cannot destroy it or that we must hold men accountable for destroying it?

    INTRO: The death penalty receives much criticism from unbelievers and believers. Often those who claim to be Christians oppose it more vehemently. People reach very different conclusions about this subject based on the same principle—the sanctity of human life. Some say that because life is such ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Watch The Father And Imitate Him

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Aug 11, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,354 views

    Israel was called to imitate God and so are we. Jesus achieved it, and he is in the process of making us perfect so that we will be like him.

    I read a story this week (by Bishop Tom Wright) about a Father who was preparing to go away on business for several weeks. He was anxious to make sure that his wife would be looked after during his time away and so he had a quiet word with his eldest son who was about 9 years old at the time. ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Celebration Of The Centenary Of The Publication Of The Railway Children

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 16, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,808 views

    There is a scene towards the of the film, "The Railway Children" in which Roberta’s father is revealed as the steam from the engine clears so Jesus comes to clear the "steam of sin" to reveal our heavenly Father to us.

    SMM/IC 20-08-06 John 6:1-21 In our Gospel reading from John’s Gospel today we read of the famous story of the feeding of the five thousand. But I would like to focus on one verse this morning: Jn 6:5 5When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, People flocked to Jesus, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    "Set Your House In Order"

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on Apr 9, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 20,905 views

    Funeral Sermon For An Elderly Christian

    Title: “Set Your House In Order” Text: 2 Kings 20.1 We are gathered here today as family and friends to honor the life and legacy of __________ . I had the honor of spending some time getting to know __________ in these latter years of his/her life, as he/she suffered with the all too common ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Watchman, What Of The Night?

    Contributed by Preacher Fo Real on Apr 11, 2007
    based on 19 ratings
     | 5,805 views

    Muturing as a Christian

    A dog can be taught to obey almost every command by conditioning it with rewards and punishment. However, as every parent soon becomes aware, children are not so easily taught. Humans, unlike animals, have wills and must choose to follow the instructions and commands given to them by their parents ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    It's Too Soon To Quit

    Contributed by Gene Cullum on Dec 8, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,941 views

    The Day of Adversity comes to each of us... Becoming a Christian does not guarantee there won’t be Misfortunes or Calamities along the way... (I Don’t Know Where That Idea Comes From.) Becoming a Christian Does Guarantee That Christ Will Be With You In Y

    “IT’S TOO SOON QUIT” ______________________________________________________ Proverbs 24:10-12 "If thou faint in the day of thy adversity, thy strength is small. If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; 12: If thou sayest, Behold, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    As We Forgive Our Debtors!

    Contributed by Raphiel Manenge on Nov 17, 2005
     | 2,894 views

    Forgiveness is the the cornestone of Christianity.Without it Jesus Christ’s mission was in vain.Are forgiving your debtors?

    “And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.14For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” Matthew 6:12; 14-15 We all need and yearn for good life. No one ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Disciples Are Juicy(Pastor Jose Gomez Jr.)

    Contributed by Jose Gomez Sr. on Mar 6, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,693 views

    Jesus compared his disciples to juicy grapes attached to a healthy, living vine. How important is it to bear fruit? What happens when we become lazy or self-centered and stop bearing fruit? How dependent are we on being attached to Christ?

    A Tour of John 15:1-17 We Are Planted and Pruned to Produce Juicy Fruit 1 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. 3 You have already been pruned for ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Journey With Jesus

    Contributed by Tony Skaff on Mar 18, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,218 views

    Enjoy a journey with Jesus that will take you to a new place.

    1stBBC A journey with Jesus Mar 4:35-41 And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. And there arose a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Phillip Paschal avatar

    The Sypmtoms Of A Defective Heart

    Contributed by Dr. Phillip Paschal on Dec 30, 2004
    based on 20 ratings
     | 5,777 views

    Matters of the heart.

    THE SYMPTOMS OF A DEFECTIVE HEART LUKE 16:15 THE HEART IS A HARD-WORKING MUSCULAR PUMP WHOSE STEADY ACTION SUSTAINS LIFE. WITH EACH BEAT, THE HEART SENDS BLOOD THROUGHOUT THE BODY TO CARRY OXYGEN AND FOOD TO ALL THE BODY’S CELLS. THE RHYTHMIC BEATING OF THE HEART BEGINS ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS BEFORE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Looking For That Which Is Lost

    Contributed by Dr. Phillip Paschal on Dec 30, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 9,557 views

    Restoration.

    LOOKING FOR THAT WHICH IS LOST LUKE 15: 4-7 I. INTRODUCTION ONE OF THE WORST PLACES IN THE WORLD TO BE IS OUTSIDE THE WILL OF ALMIGHTY GOD. YES MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS, TO BE LOST CAN HAVE ETERNAL CONSEQUENCES THAT NO ONE CAN BE DELIVERED FROM. THE WORLD IS PERMEATED WITH SOULS WHO ARE LOST BUT ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    His Likeness...my Goal

    Contributed by Steve Mcfarland on Jan 16, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 3,556 views

    This sermon seeks to encourage every believer on how they "Work out their salvation with fear and trembling."

    HIS LIKENESS…MY GOAL Text: “So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you both to will and to work for His good pleasure.” Philippians ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist