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  • Doug Koehler avatar

    The Bucket List: 40 Days To Live?

    Contributed by Doug Koehler on Jan 23, 2009
    based on 24 ratings
     | 14,035 views

    If you had 40 days to live what would you do with your life? God gives the Ninevites this opportunity and their response is something we can adopt for ourselves.

    THE BUCKET LIST! What would you do if you knew you had 40 days to live? This question is not totally without some foundation in our life because many of us have gone to the doctor’s office and received news that turned out to be life transforming. Some have been told they have cancer, others ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    He Loves Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Mar 12, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,376 views

    This series is adopted from Max Lucado’s book 3:16. He loves! We need to understand this. John 3:16 is the key to understanding God.

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • There is a lot of hurt in the world each and every day. Life does not seem very fair at times does it? • Good people are losing their jobs, homes, and retirement accounts. Even the planet Pluto is not considered a planet anymore. Where is the justice in that! • When you ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Providential Birth Lesson 1 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Mar 27, 2017
     | 3,428 views

    Moses acquired faith from his mother, had the caring influences of brother and sister, experienced educational excellence by his adopted mother; yet divinely prepared by God.

    A. INTRODUCTION 1. What was Moses’ relationship to God? Note the “signature” identification of the following three great Old Testament leaders. “Moses my servant” (Num. 12:7), Abraham my friend, David my king. 2. What does a servant do? Obey. We could possess Moses’ faith, if we had his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hope In A Groaning World

    Contributed by Vic Folkert on Jul 2, 2020
    based on 2 ratings
     | 10,227 views

    Our HOPE in a frustrated creation: God promises to redeem creation, God adopts us as his children, the Holy Spirit gives us a taste of our glorious future.

    HOPE IN A GROANING WORLD—Romans 8:14-27 On the World Frustration Index, what do you think the current level is? Actually, the World Frustration Index is fictional; I made it up. But if there were such a thing, what level would we be at? ***For 2020: Pretty high! We have been stuck inside for ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Jesus In Real Time Series

    Contributed by Vic Folkert on Jan 1, 2021
     | 3,307 views

    Jesus is not an idea or concept, but a man Peter knew, the Son of God through the Spirit, and the Messiah. Through Jesus, we are adopted as children of God, and filled with the Spirit as Jesus was.

    JESUS IN REAL TIME—Mark 1:1-13 Who is Jesus? The name “Jesus” evokes mental images about God, religion, ethics, or personal faith. Some of those images might be warm and fuzzy, while some might be dark and dreary. Some might be reflections of personal ideals and biases—a Jesus who supports the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Slaves Vs. Sons Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Feb 5, 2019
     | 11,121 views

    Paul told the Ephesian believers that God has “predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will” (Eph. 1.5).

    November 6, 2013 The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians Tom Lowe Chapter III.B.2.b Slaves Vs. Sons (4.1-7) Galatians 4:1-7 (KJV) 1 Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; 2 But is under tutors and governors ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Transformed By Truth: A Call To Humility Romans 12:3 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jul 1, 2024
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     | 1,027 views

    Romans 12:3 challenges us to adopt a mindset of humility, recognising our true worth in God’s eyes and understanding our place in His grand design.

    Transformed by Truth: A Call to Humility Romans 12:3 Introduction Today, we will delve into a powerful and transformative message from the Apostle Paul in Romans 12:3. This verse challenges us to adopt a mindset of humility, recognising our true worth in God’s eyes and understanding our place in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Levi - Tax Collector Turned Disciple Series

    Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jul 13, 2022
     | 2,417 views

    This sermon focuses on Jesus' calling of Levi (Matthew) and the legalistic attitudes that people often adopt about who is worthy of God's forgiveness and who is not.

    [Reading Mark 2:13-17] In today’s passage out of the book of Mark, we don’t find Jesus throwing a birthday party for a prostitute, but we do find him hanging out with some unsavory characters called tax collectors and other sinners because that is really what Jesus would do and that is what Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Christians: We Are Part Of The Family Of God! Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jan 6, 2021
     | 5,828 views

    Being in God's family means: 1. We become a home for the Holy Spirit (vs. 6-9). 2. We will get a royal resurrection (vs. 10-11). 3. We need to have a righteous response (vs. 12-13). 4. We have been affectionately adopted by God (vs. 14-17).

    Christians: We Are Part of the Family of God! The Book of Romans Romans 8:6-17 (Reading vs. 1-17) Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - July 17, 2016 (Revised January 6, 2021) MESSAGE: *I love my family! And they love me, even though I'm not always so lovable. I can't think of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Getting To Know The Holy Spirit Of God Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Feb 18, 2020
     | 8,539 views

    These verses help answer three crucial questions about God's Holy Spirit. 1. Who is the Holy Spirit? (vs. 15-16, 22-23). 2. What is the Holy Spirit like? (vs. 17-18, 22-23). 3. How does the Holy Spirit want to work in our lives? (vs. 15-26).

    Getting to Know the Holy Spirit of God The Gospel of John John 14:15-26 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - August 16, 2017 (Revised February 18, 2020) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to John 14 as we continue to focus on the night before Jesus died on the cross for our sins. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Promise And Its Fulfilment Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 19, 2023
     | 1,641 views

    Our status before God changes when we believe in Christ. We are sons of God, we are one in Christ and we are Abraham's offsprings, becoming heirs of God's promise.

    Gal 3:27-4:7 The Promise and Its Fulfilment 3:23 Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. 24So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. 25But now that faith has come, we ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Our Glorious Connection To God Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 9, 2014
     | 6,813 views

    The third message in this series reveals all the ways God has undertaken to relate us back to Himself: We are God's beloved children, with the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit, and blessed to be in Christ, and with Christ in us.

    Inheritance Sermon #3: Our Glorious Connection to God: Key Verses: 1 Peter 1:3-4, “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Christian Responsibility Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 7, 2021
     | 1,818 views

    Jesus came not to destroy the Law but to fulfill it. But in so doing Jesus made us not merely servants of God, but sons and daughters of God.

    Homily for Monday of the 19th week in course Did the early followers of Jesus consider themselves to be Christians or Jews? The answer is that their discipleship to Jesus was, in their minds, the completion of Judaism. Jesus came not to destroy the Law but to fulfill it. But in so doing Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Who Are You?

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Jan 14, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,599 views

    This message looks at our identity as Christians, and what that means. It, will change and transform us. And this truth needs to seep into our soul and spirit so that we can change and be transformed to develop into what God created for us to be.

    Who Are You? YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D08cNLruFLw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/100064615454428/videos/897759145209988 Today I’d like to begin with you this journey of change we started last week, this transformation that God has called us to make through the renewing of our ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    The Antidote To The Deadly Sin Of Pride

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 8, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 103 views

    Countering the deadly habit of thinking of ourselves as a "god."

    Friday of the Twenty-Third Week in Course 2025 Take a look at the opening prayer for our worship today. We implore God, by whom we are redeemed and receive adoption, to look graciously on your beloved sons and daughters. We are redeemed by God through the free and meritorious ace of the Son of ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic