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  • Danny Williams avatar

    Grace Through Faith Series

    Contributed by Danny Williams on Apr 8, 2008
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     | 3,651 views

    Grace through Faith

    Grace through Faith March 29, 2008 – Danny Williams Ephesians 2:1-10 By Grace through Faith 1(A) And you were (B) dead in the trespasses and sins Dead: 1: deprived of life: no longer alive 2 a (1): having the appearance of death: DEATHLY< in a dead faint> (2): lacking power to move, feel, or ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Being Made Right. Who? How? Why? Series

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Apr 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,546 views

    This sermons looks at how fallen humanity is made right with God unpacking the the Cross of Christ.

    BEING MADE RIGHT WITH GOD. WHO? HOW? AND WHY? • HAVE YOU EVER BOUGHT SOMETHING? AND FOUND WHEN YOU GOT IT HOME SOMETHING WASN’T QUITE RIGHT, THERE WAS A FLAW, A DEFECT, A FAULT. YOU COULD MAYBE TRY AND FIX IT YOURSELF BUT THAT NOT THE POINT YOU PAID GOOD MONEY AND YOU EXPECT IT TO BE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Amazing Grace

    Contributed by Nathan Cooper on Feb 26, 2008
     | 3,756 views

    Grace cannot exist until we come to the realization that we are helpless. When we submit to this fact then and only then can the grace of God work.

    AMAZING GRACE: ROMANS 5:6-10 If I was to poll this room to the percentage of the 10 commandments each of us have broken, we would find that each of us have broken most of them. This classifies us as sinners, and as sinners, a price must be paid for that sin. That price is the penalty of death. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Glenn Durham avatar

    Why It Matters Exactly Who Jesus Is Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Mar 4, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,948 views

    God gives eternal life and joy to those who die “in the Lord.”

    Scripture Introduction The relationship between Jesus and the religious leadership continues to deteriorate. By refusing to acknowledge their importance, his ministry threatens their power and prestige. Therefore, they turn on him: attempted arrest, entrapment, theological tests, dismissing his ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Jason Jones avatar

    One Thing Lacked Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Mar 6, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,208 views

    Exposition of Mark 10:17-31 about the demands of the gospel upon life and our inability to merit eternal life

    Text: Mark 10:17-31, Title: The One Thing Lacked, Date/Place: NRBC, 3/9/08, PM A. Opening illustration: Talk about the “one thing” in the movie City Slickers, “The call to follow Jesus does not constitute an additional obligation in life, but rather judges, replaces, and subordinates all ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Miller avatar

    We Believe (3:16, Part 4) Series

    Contributed by Steve Miller on Mar 9, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,197 views

    The only thing we bring to salvation is simply “We Believe.” Why don’t some believe? 1)Some people know, but don’t believe, and 2)Some people won’t believe because they don’t want to know. ..excellent illustration about our helplessness/God’s strength

    Message developed as part of series inspired by Max Lucado’s book 3:16, Numbers of Hope, study guide materials, and his sermon series by the same title. Scripture: John 3:11-21; John 20:19, 24-25 Title: We Believe Series: 3:16 (part 4) Author: Steve Miller Introduction I hope that you’ve ...read more

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    Believing Is Just The Beginning

    Contributed by Scott Carroll on Mar 12, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,664 views

    BELIEVING IS JUST THE BEGINNING

    BELIEVING IS JUST THE BEGINNING Heb 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. (KJV) John 3:16 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jesus My Righteousness Series

    Contributed by Neil Richardson on Mar 17, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,677 views

    Salvation through faith in Christ alone

    Romans 9:30-33 12/03/04 Israel did not receive salvation even though they pursued righteousness. Why not? Because “they pursued it in exactly the opposite way from that which it is to be found. They pursued it in their own strength, by their own works, by their own merit, and consequently ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Earn Your Own Or Receive Another's Series

    Contributed by Neil Richardson on Mar 17, 2008
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     | 3,159 views

    What is your heart’s desire, zeal without knowledge, knowledge without zeal

    ROMANS 10:1-13 (YABS, 26/03/04) What is your heart’s desire? (1) Compare 9:1, 10:1 and 11:1. What do the first two verses tell you about Paul’s attitude towards the Jews, and what does the last one tell you about his hope for them? What is your heart’s desire? Zeal without knowledge, knowledge ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Salvation: Received By Faith; Demonstrated By Works; Forever By Grace

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Jul 23, 2001
    based on 118 ratings
     | 14,951 views

    Romans 4:1-8 and James 2:14-26 do not contradict each other.

    Listen to these two verses and think to yourself whether or not they contradict each other: "But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness" (Romans 4:5). "Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone" (James ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charles Holt avatar

    By Grace . . . By Works

    Contributed by Charles Holt on Aug 10, 2001
    based on 18 ratings
     | 4,543 views

    This study endeavors to strike a Scriptural balance between faith and works.

    email: cholt@gt.rr.com BY GRACE . . . BY WORKS By Charles W. Holt Eph. 2:8-10 James 2:14-25 Faith works! No, I really mean it. Faith works. But, you may reply, every Christian knows that. My response: not necessarily. My argument here is that too many have a one-dimensional view of faith. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Jason Zahn avatar

    What Happens To People Who Have Never Heard About Jesus? Series

    Contributed by Jason Zahn on Aug 31, 2001
    based on 19 ratings
     | 3,588 views

    Eternal Life is found in Jesus Christ and him alone.

    What Biblical doctrine do you struggle with most? I wouldn’t be surprised if some of you answered that God’s concept of the relationship between the roles of men and women really causes you a hard time. Nor would I be shocked if a number of you struggle with the concept of close(d) communion that ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Marks Of Freedom Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Aug 5, 2005
    based on 12 ratings
     | 8,628 views

    The legalists wanted to subject the Galatian Christians to circumcision (as a means of earning favor with God), so Paul addresses the issue one last time by relating it to the work of Christ on the cross and his own ministry.

    Scripture It was Paul’s custom, after dictating a letter to an amanuensis, which is a secretary, to take a pen and write his own farewell. His standard signature was, “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you” (cf. 1 Thessalonians 5:28; 2 Thessalonians 3:17-18). But Paul is so concerned ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Ian Johnson avatar

    Law Or Grace? You Choose Series

    Contributed by Ian Johnson on Aug 23, 2005
    based on 57 ratings
     | 5,702 views

    Man in his sinful state in total isolation from God ~longingly looking back into the past in the Garden of Eden, but in our own strength never able to achieve that fellowship or level of intimacy with God!

    An acronym of Grace is God’s rescue at Christ’s Expense You could say that it is the greatest rescue mission ever undertaken. Man in his sinful state in total isolation from God ~longingly looking back into the past in the Garden of Eden, but in our own strength never able to achieve that ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    Galatians Part 1 – "A Different Gospel” Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 7, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,522 views

    I am amazed at how quick you have become deceived and fallen prey to a deceptive teaching which undermines the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

    Galatians Part 1 – “A Different Gospel” Thesis: I am amazed at how quick you have become deceived and fallen prey to a deceptive teaching which undermines the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Illustration: Video clip from The Messenger – Joan of Arc from Videos That Teach 2 Page 108: The Movie France is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational