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  • Bruce B. Miller avatar

    Celebrate Jesus Series

    Contributed by Bruce B. Miller on Dec 29, 2011
     | 6,603 views

    It’s time we reclaimed Christmas and that is what Christmas Conspiracy is all about.

    Christmas Conspiracy/Reclaim Christmas Series Celebrate Jesus/Matthew 2 Bruce B. Miller Celebrate Jesus Matthew 2 Even though you may still be eating left-overs, Thanksgiving is over and it is Christmas time. We did not dare go shopping on black Friday? Who here braved the stores on Friday? Who ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    What's In Your Family Tree? Series

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 4, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 5,923 views

    This is the first message in a series through the Book of Matthew

    What’s In Your Family Tree? Have you ever been around people who seem to chatter on and on and in the end, you wonder what they said? Or heard people who have the appearance of knowledge yet when you check it out discover though it sounded right, it was off base? In the first century ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Men - It Is Time To Quit

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jun 7, 2002
    based on 186 ratings
     | 40,922 views

    The need for men to stand up and show themselves as men.

    MEN - IT’S TIME TO QUIT! I CORINTHIANS 16:13 I CORINTHIANS 16:13 "WATCH YE, STAND FAST IN THE FAITH, QUIT YOU LIKE MEN, BE STRONG." I. Demand for vigilance. A. "Watch" - be awake, alert, constantly on guard, never sleepy or sluggish, never to let down one’s guard. B. 1 Peter 5:8 "Be sober, be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Song Of The Angels Series

    Contributed by Johann Neethling on Dec 11, 2005
    based on 33 ratings
     | 21,199 views

    Hearing this very familiar Christmas story from a new perspective. What happens now after we’ve heard the angels sing?

    THE SONGS OF CHRISTMAS: The Song of the Angels Luke 2: 8-20 1. Christmas is certainly the season for concerts and musicals! Here is just a very small sample of Christmas events taking place right now in the Seattle area: • The customary Nutcracker ballet. • A Christmas Carol at the ACT Theatre. A ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • David Smith avatar

    Is Jesus An Alien From Another Planet? (Luke 9:28-36)

    Contributed by David Smith on Nov 2, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,695 views

    Transfiguration: we struggle. We are weary. There is much we do not understand. And yet every now and then we catch a glimpse of the strange and glorious nature of Jesus, an...

    Yes, it’s the story of the transfiguration - my least favourite Gospel story. When I realised the transfiguration was scheduled for this week, I tried to get out of it. I thought about other people I could ask to preach ... but I couldn’t come up with anybody. Then I remembered that the ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Sacrificial Love

    Contributed by Carl Kolb on Jan 10, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,747 views

    Palm Sunday sermon...

    “Sacrificial Love” John 12:12-26 March 8 marked the beginning of an important time in the life of the Christian church. Do you know what it is? Ash Wednesday, which was on March 8, began a season of spiritual preparation during which we recall the whole life, teachings, and ministry of Jesus. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Whole Surprising Story Of Christmas

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Dec 12, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,814 views

    The real story of Christmas includes CPR.

    The Whole Surprising Story of Christmas. How well do we really know the whole story of Christmas? Let’s start with this quiz… answer t or f. 1. There are no records of Joseph speaking in the Gospels. T. 2. Mary rode a donkey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. F. It very likely she walked, no mention ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    The Da Vinci Code: Who Was Jesus, Really? (Part 4) Series

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on May 30, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,875 views

    Dan Brown said Jesus was just a really good man who turned his church over to Mary Magdalene...God says differently.

    Several years ago Jack Lemon and Walter Matthau made their last movie together. It was the second of two movies which told the story of two elderly neighbors. They were best friends as children, but time and circumstances had turned them into cantankerous, grouchy and bitter rivals. Although ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    When The Shepherds Met The Shepherds

    Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Dec 14, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,825 views

    The Lord’s humble coming tells us more about His glory than any spectacle ever can.

    From my family, I would like to greet each one of you a blessed Christmas! In their December 13, 2004 issue, exactly 5 years ago, Newsweek came up with a cover story about “The Birth of Jesus.”[1] Its subtitle was “From Mary to the manger, how the Gospels mix faith and history to tell the Christmas ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Gift Of Giving! Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 3, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,119 views

    The Bible presents us with the amazing story of Jesus birth – God’s gift to mankind – and we need to remind others that this is the real reason we celebrate Christmas. It’s more about receiving Christ the greatest gift of all and then giving a gift to oth

    Christmas Eve Service: Video Illustration: The Nativity from wingclips.com of the wise men giving gifts to baby Jesus. Sermon: The gift of giving Introduction: The wise men gave gifts to Jesus in the Christmas story from Matthew 2:1-2 and 11. The practice of giving gifts at Christmas is traced back ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Chris Appleby avatar

    The Faith Of Foreigners Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Feb 23, 2015
     | 8,373 views

    The woman was rebuffed by Jesus, yet responded with a deep faith in God's love for all people independent of gender or race. The people of the Decapolis were presented with an overwhelming demonstration of Jesus' Messianic power yet without believing.

    In the previous section of Mark 7 Jesus is confronted by the Pharisees over the issue of washing hands. He responds by pointing out that their reliance on their traditions has blinded them to the much more central issue of purity of heart. He points out to them that washing your hands won't make ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    What Did He Say? Series

    Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Mar 1, 2016
     | 4,257 views

    Jesus made radical claims about himself

    What did He say? John 8:58 Radical: extreme or drastic; especially in regards to what has been accepted or tradition ἐγώ εἰμι: absolute, timeless existence; I am Jesus said He is: 1. The bread of life John 6:35 He is our Sustenance 2. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Symbols Of Sacrifice - Remembrance Day (Memorial Day)

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Nov 12, 2022
     | 1,786 views

    This is a message about remembering, and the symbols of the poppy and the cross that speak to the value of remembering. This also includes some of my family war time history.

    Sermon for CATM - November 13, 2022. Remembrance Day - Psalm 105:1-8 "Symbols of Sacrifice" My grandfather, Gilbert Hyde Parker, was a naval engineer in WW2. He was on at least one navy ship during the war that was bombed by the Nazis and sank in frigid waters. There are unconfirmed ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Howard Strickland avatar

    Being A Why Not Church.

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Nov 20, 2022
     | 1,736 views

    In the words of the martyred missionary, Jim Elliott, “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose.” 5 Reasons we are a why not church.

    Being A Why Not Church. Psalm 37:1-6, 34 This notice appeared in the window of a coat store in Nottingham, England: We have been established for over 100 years, and have been pleasing and displeasing customers ever sense We have made money and lost money, suffered the effects of government ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Revd Dr Ruwan Palapathwala avatar

    The Light Of God That Falls Upon Us

    Contributed by Revd Dr Ruwan Palapathwala on Dec 14, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 508 views

    The Light of God appears, falls upon individuals, and shines at events when Heaven and Earth meet. This meeting between Heaven and Earth, God and his people, happens more often than we think. The Light falls upon us and bathes us even though we may not see it unless we are in direct union with God.

    The church tradition tells us that Jesus's transfiguration took place on Mount Tabor. The mountain rises like a sugarloaf in a vast plain in the middle of Galilee. The mountain is exceedingly high and beautiful and was anciently covered with green trees and shrubs. Therewith Jesus was Peter ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican