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  • Charles Scott avatar

    Learning From God's Providence

    Contributed by Charles Scott on Jun 22, 2017
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     | 4,035 views

    Jesus learned obedience by the things He suffered. Similarly, St. Paul learned from the Christ that he had persecuted, the things he would suffer as He followed the Christ. Living the Christ life, we will see how suffering aids in redemption.

    Trinity 2 2017 Learning from God’s Providence The Collect O LORD, who never failest to help and govern those whom thou dost bring up in thy stedfast fear and love; Keep us, we beseech thee, under the protection of thy good providence, and make us to have a perpetual fear and love of thy holy ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Funeral Sermon For Werner K

    Contributed by Doug Koehler on Apr 16, 2004
    based on 59 ratings
     | 9,665 views

    Many young pastors have asked me to share with them ideas on how to create a funeral message. Here is one such example for a family that appreciates the traditional format of worship. Peace be with you.

    A funeral sermon for the family and loved ones of Werner K____. February 14, 2004 Grace, mercy and peace to you all from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Dear family, as you know Werner wanted to have the hymn, “Take my life and Let it Be” sung today. He knew that the hymn was in fact a ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How Jesus' Life And Ministry Contrasted With The Pharisaical Religious Leaders

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 21 ratings
     | 4,245 views

    Jesus’ values were based on loving the Lord with all of one’s heart, soul, strength and mind. (Luke 10:27) The Pharisees’ values were rooted in their traditions and their religious laws

    How Jesus’ Life and Ministry Contrasted With the Pharisaical Religious Leaders Illustration:The trouble oftentimes with religious people is that they try to be more spiritual than God himself. Frederick Buechner. 1. Jesus’ values were based on loving the Lord with all of one’s heart, soul, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What's All The Noise?

    Contributed by Mike Richardson on May 16, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 4,116 views

    Today there is no compromise in the church for worship preference. tradition and lethargy tend to reign. Even though some say there is a need to reach young people it is only the young people compromising their preference of worship.

    Intro: It’s amazing how a church can see God move miraculously…souls saved and a few people can still find something to gripe about…. -this shows there level spiritual immaturity…. This sermon is not intended to hurt anybody’s feelings…. I have been given no choice but to declare what God ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Joy To The World

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Sep 22, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,506 views

    OUR SOULS ARE STIRRED BY A DIVINE JOY THAT CANNOT BE SILENCED BY TIME, TRADITIONS, OR TROUBLES….AND AS THAT FIRST Christmas unwrapped this great joy, so we discover how to unwrap our own.

    This morning, before we finish our gathering together and head into this final week before Christmas, we will have an opportunity to declare in song that marvelous refrain…“Joy to the World, the Lord has come let earth receive her King.” For there is a joy, a deep, divine joy that beckons our ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Marriage And The Church

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Nov 11, 2015
     | 3,809 views

    The traditional vows between a man and a woman at the time of marriage are beautiful and full of self abandonment and commitment. We who are in the Church, are there because of a mutual commitment between Christ and ourselves, like marriage.

    Marriage - what a wonderful creation of God! Just yesterday Pastor Karenlee and I were privileged to perform a marriage ceremony for two of our friends who live in Rochester! May the Lord bless their union and their lives. Jesus Himself believed in marriage. Listen to what He told the Pharisees ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Going Up In Flames... Praise Soon Fades

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 31, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,347 views

    Ever wander what happens to all the palm branches when the PRAISE fades into the cry of CRUCIFY? There is a tradition to burn the palm branches and save the ashes for ASH WEDNESDAY. PRAISE VS CRUCIFY?

    GOING UP IN FLAMES… HOW SOON CAN PRAISE FADE? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) In this lesson we go from the PASSOVER to JERUSALEM via the avenue of praise to the road of crucify. TEXT: John 12:12 On the next day much people that were come to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Empty Chair

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Nov 23, 2020
     | 5,031 views

    Every thanksgiving there is an tradition of leaving an empty chair for an unexpected guessed. Jesus expects us to do that to the hungry, thirsty, to the prisoned one. We are to help the least, lonely, lost, leper, and the other.

    Matthew 25:31-46 The Empty Chair " -- for the least, the lost, the lonely, the leper, the "other"? 1. This week we will celebrate Thanksgiving • Thanksgiving is the day we set aside nationally to remind us to say "thanks" for the bounties God has heaped upon our ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Sons Of God And The Daughters Of Men Series

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Oct 18, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 10,173 views

    The 13th sermon in our series on the Book of Genesis. In this particular sermon we cover the controversial topic of "The Son's of God" - where they ancient kings, were they of the line of Seth, or were they angelic beings?

    Genesis (Pt. 13) (The Sons of God & Daughters of Men) Text: Genesis 6:1-8 By: Ken McKinley (Read Text) Now we are actually going to spend two Sunday’s on this passage of Scripture, because there’s just so much here that we need to see. This morning we’re going to focus on that ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Wise Advice Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 30, 2008
    based on 45 ratings
     | 34,253 views

    Jethro’s advise wasn’t just good for Moses in his day, it’s also good for Christians today. What lesson can we learn from this ancient man of God.

    OPEN: Back in the 90’s there was a president of was a president of Harvard University named Neil Rudenstine. Now, one of the major roles of college president is to raise money for the institution so they can pay the salaries and other financial responsibilities of the organization. And Neil ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ross Cochrane avatar

    Genesis 11 - Part 3 - Exactly What Is It You Are Trying To Build? Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Feb 13, 2010
    based on 16 ratings
     | 11,628 views

    Today the Burj Khalifa skyscraper is the tallest building in the world in downtown Dubai. The tower of Babel was going to be a new urban masterpiece. This would make Babylon a focal point in the ancient world. What are you building?

    Genesis 11 - Part 3 - EXACTLY WHAT IS IT YOU ARE TRYING TO BUILD? Before I came to Sydney I was teaching at a Discipleship Training School in the Whitsundays for YWAM. At the beginning of each lesson two people would pray for me. I loved this. Because they came from all sorts of nations, when they ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Fr Mund Cargill Thompson avatar

    Never Too Young, Never Too Old Series

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Jan 31, 2015
    based on 5 ratings
     | 14,574 views

    Ancient coffin dodgers Anna and Simeon hold up a tiny baby for all to see. We write two of them off as too old, and the other as too young, but God sees things differently

    I met Tinky Robertson back in 2012 when I was out in South Africa. She is ordinary not particularly important white South African woman who now works as a book keeper for the Diocese of Zululand. But back in 1994, just after the first free multiracial elections she lived in Pretoria. Tinky was out ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Samuel Fulkerson avatar

    The Jewishness Of Jesus

    Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Sep 19, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,310 views

    The Bible was written by Jews for Jews thousands of years ago, in ancient languages and cultures that are vastly different from ours today. Making it all the more important to understand as much of those cultures as we can.

    Quotes: “I am more than ever certain that a great place belongs to him in Israel's history of faith and that this place cannot be described by any of the usual categories.” -Martin Buber, leading Jewish writer, thinker, philosopher, and theologian (1878-1965). “No one can read the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Thomas Bartlett avatar

    Eleutheria - Freedom Within Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Thomas Bartlett on Jul 28, 2021
     | 1,591 views

    Did you know that in the ancient world, just before the time of Christ that nearly 90% of the population was in some form of slavery? By the time of Christ that number was still around two-thirds. Freedom was longed for.

    NOTES ELEUTHERIA freedom within – part 1 Romans 5:1-11 Series Verse But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life. Romans 6:22 (NLT) He was handed over to die because of our sins, and he was ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Chris Anderson avatar

    What To Look For In A Leader Series

    Contributed by Chris Anderson on Apr 30, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,813 views

    Message 13 in an expositional series through Paul's "second" letter to the church in the ancient Greek city of Corinth where he defends his apostleship and corrects serious doctrinal errors within this young church.

    This past week Dr. Charles Stanley passed away. There is no denying that he had a tremendous influence in American Christianity over the past few decades, and ultimately, that’s what leadership is—influence. Dr. Stanley became well-known for teaching through a series of 30 Life Principles built on ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational