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  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    A Great Open Door!

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Mar 25, 2014
    based on 7 ratings
     | 35,483 views

    Why did God do that? What was His purpose? And why did He place such an emphasis on the subject of being a "blessing"?

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK A GREAT OPEN DOOR! Genesis 12:1-3; 1 Corinthians 16:5 9 A. One day, almost 4,000 years ago, God ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Addicted To Servanthood Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 13, 2015
    based on 19 ratings
     | 22,998 views

    What does it mean to have the "gift of serving?" How can I recognize if I have this gift and how can I use this kind of gift to glorify God?

    I read about a woman who telephoned a friend and asked how she was feeling. "Terrible," came the reply "my head's splitting and my back and legs are killing me. The house is a mess, and the kids are simply driving me crazy." The caller said, "Listen, go and lie down, I'll come over right away ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    I Am Convinced Of Better Things In Your Case

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Oct 3, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,637 views

    God believes in you and has given you great resources to live an abundant life.

    WE ARE CONVINCED OF BETTER THINGS HEBREWS 6:9 Even though we speak like this, dear friends, we are convinced of better things in your case—the things that have to do with salvation. {Hebrews 6:9} PRE-SERMON QUESTION: Hey do you have your phones with you today? I have a text question for ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    God’s Arm Is Not Shortened

    Contributed by John Gaston on Oct 12, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,657 views

    Moses needed 13 trains of food, water, & wood. Then they want meat! Will God still work miracles? Yes, because the Blood hasn't lost its power, the Holy Spirit hasn't been withdrawn, Jesus conquered all, the Word can't return void & God is for you!

    THE LORD’S ARM IS NOT SHORTENED Num. 11:23 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: THE AGGIE AND THE SHEEP 1. An Aggie was really tired of being made fun of, so he decided to take off his Texas A & M shirt and start wearing an SHSU shirt. 2. He drove ½ way to Huntsville and saw a farmer and a flock of sheep ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Discipleship - Warts And All

    Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Oct 13, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,422 views

    Theme: Self-surrender/sacrifice/servanthood Proposition: Through a series of trials and errors Jesus is able to teach His disciples the true walk of a disciple - that of self-surrender/sacrifice/servanthood

    Scripture: Mark 10: 32 - 45; Psalms 104:1-9; Hebrews 5:1-10 and Isaiah 53:4-12 Title: "WARTS AND ALL" Theme: Self-surrender/sacrifice/servanthood Proposition: Through a series of trials and errors Jesus is able to teach His disciples the true walk of a disciple - that of ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Johnny A. Palmer Jr. avatar

    Moses Defining Moment

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Jul 15, 2017
     | 8,652 views

    A Defining Moment, a life-changing decision that changed the direction of his life. Many times a life-changing moment does not happen at a point in time, but over a period of time.

    MOSES DEFINING MOMENT Ex. 2:11-15/Heb. 11:24-27 Intro: 1. John bumped into Marilyn at the store. He had not seen her in about 7 years. Marilyn had cancer. They talk for a while and as she departed she said, “Come and see me sometime.” About a month later he thought about Marilyn and felt ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Real People , Real Problems A Study Of 1 Samuel Part 4c, Knowing God Series

    Contributed by Randy Edwards on Jul 24, 2017
     | 9,340 views

    Part 4c of our Real People - Real problems series from 1 Samuel

    Real People- Real problems A study of 1 Samuel Part 4c “Knowing God”- “ Little g gods” Today we will continue our series on Real People with real problems from 1 Samuel In the last few weeks we have been covering the problem of not knowing God Or Wrong thinking about who God is and what he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Liar Liar Series

    Contributed by John Oscar on Jul 24, 2017
     | 7,405 views

    Teaching on the 9th Commandment and the danger of lying

    Liar, Liar CCCAG May 28th, 2017 Scripture- Exodus 20:16 There was a Rabbi that moved into a small community to minister to the Jewish population there. In his congregation, he had a man who was known to be very confrontational and difficult to deal with. Within a few weeks of the new rabbi being ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Richard Tow avatar

    Two Sides Of Faith

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 26, 2017
    based on 3 ratings
     | 13,299 views

    “Two Sides of Faith.” One side of faith looks very inactive on the surface. It is David waiting for the signal from God. The other side is obviously active. As soon as the light turns green, it moves and it moves boldly. Sermon explores these two aspects

    2 Sam. 5:22-25 5.17.15 In our text this morning, David has become king over all twelve tribes of Israel. He has conquered Jerusalem and made it his new capital, and He had dealt a defeat to the Philistines at Rephaim. But now they have rallied their troops and come against him again. Follow with ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Ordinary Men

    Contributed by Jim Caswell on Aug 7, 2017
     | 6,786 views

    We are to follow the example of the disciples to follow Jesus.

    Title: Ordinary Men Date: 8/13/17 Place: BLCC Text: 1 Corinthians 1.26-29 CT: We are to follow the example of the disciples to follow Jesus. [Screen 1] FAS: A lady, who teaches first grade, told about an interaction she had with one of her students on the first day of school. Accustomed to going ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Sam McCormick avatar

    The Grace Of God

    Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Aug 14, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 52,259 views

    God's grace as the avenue of salvation is sometimes seen as being in conflict with obedience of the believer as a requirement, without which salvation cannot be obtained. Which is it, or is it a combination? Can this dichotomy be satisfactorily resolved?

    Note: I developed a set of slides in PowerPoint 10 to use with this sermon. If anyone is interested in having them, send an Email to me at sam@srmccormick.net with the subject “PowerPoint slides - Grace” and I will Email the pptx file to you directly, along with the sermon notes in MS Word with ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • C. Philip Green avatar

    Handling Disappointment Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Aug 25, 2017
    based on 3 ratings
     | 11,657 views

    When people disappoint you, let God be Judge; and when plans disappoint you, let God be King.

    Several years ago, Neil Melly was at the Los Angeles International Airport, attempting to fly to Australia. However, his credit card was denied when he tried to purchase a ticket. Now, a flight from LAX to the other side of the world is no small change; so without a valid credit card, most of us ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Philippians-Confidence

    Contributed by Jim Caswell on Aug 28, 2017
     | 8,589 views

    Our confidence is found in Jesus.

    Title: Philippians-Confidence Place: BLCC Date: 7/23/17 Text: Philippians 3.1-11 CT: Our confidence is found in Jesus. [Screen 1] FAS: Writing in The Harvard Business Review, Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, a CEO and business professor, had some surprising conclusions about self-confidence and leadership. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Once Saved, Always Saved? What Would Have To Happen If A Person Willingly Chooses To Lose Their Salvation

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Sep 6, 2017
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,101 views

    A review of the events described in the Bible that would have to take place if a person willingly chose to 'fall' and 'slip away,' losing their salvation and become unBorn-Again.

    There are two fundamental schools about this have many branches of differing thought. First is the Armenian teaching that believes the believer maintains salvation and can be lost due to sin. Second is Calvinism, which teaches that salvation can never be lost because it was preordained from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Put On The Full Armour Of God Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Mar 19, 2017
    based on 8 ratings
     | 43,449 views

    Spiritual warfare is very real in the life of the believer, but we have not been left helpless or without defence. God has given us specific tools to use in our daily spiritual battle.

    We continue in our series on Discovering our Destiny, and our focus in recent weeks has been on Conquering our Fears, and this morning we are thinking about the Armour of God. The Armour of God.... We are in a spiritual battle and we don’t wrestle against this physical world, but against the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal