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  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Put Off Your Old Nature And Build A Culture Of Life

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 27, 2018
     | 5,086 views

    Let’s get serious about our following of Jesus, about rededicating ourselves to our vocations, to our families.

    Eighteenth Sunday in Course 2018 Today the Word of God reminds us of the fallen nature of humans. God liberated the people of Israel from slavery in the fields and swamps and deserts of Egypt. Moses and Aaron led them out after God worked multiple signs and wonders to convince Pharaoh of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Church's Message Series

    Contributed by Donald Mcculley on Mar 18, 2019
     | 8,002 views

    The key to church life is not our methods, means, miracles, magic, marketing, ministries, money or medium – it’s our message! And the message is Jesus Christ.

    INTRODUCTION I & II Timothy are known as “Pastoral Epistles.” They are letters written to inform, instruct and inspire. These letters came from the inkwell of the Apostle Paul and were written to his young assistant named Timothy. We might say these documents were written from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Standing In The Freedom Of The Gospel:

    Contributed by David Taylor on Jan 23, 2014
     | 3,370 views

    Introduction to Galatians

    Standing in the Freedom of the Gospel: Introduction and Overview Galatians 1:1-5 Introduction to Galatians Galatians is unique among Paul’s epistles. His normal greeting is abrupt, with no prayer or thanksgiving for the evidences of grace, or some other prayer (see Eph 1; Col 1; and Phil ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Revival Series

    Contributed by Leon Dasrath on Aug 13, 2015
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     | 20,355 views

    Revival should be in the heart of every believer, to trust God to breakthrough in our communities and towns

    INTRODUCTION When we look at the world today what do we see? Crime, hatred, dishonesty, teenage pregnancy, crooked politicians, broken families/homes, over populated prisons etc Why is this so? People are trying to find satisfaction and fulfilment in everything else except Jesus When we don’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    A Risky Business

    Contributed by Martin Ellgar on Nov 15, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,676 views

    A perspective on Luke 5: 1-11. How does one give their life to Jesus? There is only one step. Listen to the Word of God. The rest is up to Jesus.

    Luke 5: 1-11 A Risky Business We have heard in our text a fishing story, the failures and success of catching fish. When we look at our picture with Jesus in the fishing boat it appears as if his hands have just cast out the net. But his net is one to catch the shoal of people that have gathered ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    What Do You Look For In Jesus Series

    Contributed by Rob Hall on Dec 1, 2014
     | 4,227 views

    simply challenging our thinking as to what we look for in certain things; how we approach and look at certain topics

    What do you look for in Jesus? What do you see? Text: Mt. 16:13 Intro: 1. In the region of Caesarea Phillippi, Jesus asked his disciples: Who do people say the Son of Man is? 2. While this is an identity question, their answer also indicates just what it is they look for. I. PEOPLE RESPONDED ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Four Good Lessons From The Life Of Ezra

    Contributed by Ritchie Guerrero on Oct 12, 2020
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     | 8,225 views

    Introduction: Ezra was the second of three key leaders to leave Babylon for the reconstruction of Jerusalem. Zerubbabel reconstructed the temple (Ezra 3:8), Nehemiah rebuilt the walls (Nehemiah chapters 1 and 2), and Ezra restored the worship.

    Four Good Lessons from the Life of Ezra Introduction: Ezra was the second of three key leaders to leave Babylon for the reconstruction of Jerusalem. Zerubbabel reconstructed the temple (Ezra 3:8), Nehemiah rebuilt the walls (Nehemiah chapters 1 and 2), and Ezra restored the worship. Ezra was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Lesson 16: A Rebuke Of Partiality (James 2:1-4) Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 26, 2021
     | 2,426 views

    This section assumes the rich and the poor’s understanding that appears at other places in James and reflects the influence of the reception of the poor by Jesus in the exhortation not to show partiality in the church.

    Lesson Text: James 2:1-4 (KJV) 1My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. 2For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; 3And ye have respect to him ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Curse Of Complacency Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Jan 22, 2022
     | 2,722 views

    Jesus moves from directing the lukewarm church to the individual. To the lost. Jesus seeks the lost, open your heart. It starts with a commitment. Unless Jesus comes into your heart you are lost.

    Hans Christian Anderson’s fairytale story the Emperors new clothes teaches us a great lesson. In the story swindlers are working with so called invisible cloth sixteen hours a day. They say if you don’t see it you are stupid or unfit for office. The emperor is deceived himself, and wears the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Jesus Message For The Globe Series

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Apr 13, 2023
     | 1,649 views

    Matthew’s account of the post-resurrection Jesus includes the exciting vision of Jesus to reach the entire world with the news of the Gospel.

    The Jesus Message For The Globe Matthew 28:16-20 Introduction Matthew’s account of the post-resurrection Jesus includes the exciting vision of Jesus to reach the entire world with the news of the Gospel. Matthew 28:16-20 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Christian Men And Women In Ephesus Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on May 17, 2021
     | 2,214 views

    What is the main focus of Christians no matter the society or era?

    Let us continue to worship our God by listening to what is said to Timothy as he was called to minister for the gospel of Jesus Christ. Open your Bibles to the First Letter to Timothy in the New Testament….. Again, we noted from the First chapter of this first Letter that Timothy was to lead and ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Bible Canon

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 7, 2022
     | 1,082 views

    How did we get the Bible? How do we understand it?

    The Christian Bible forms the measure of our faith. While tradition, reason and experience can contribute in valuable ways to our faith, they are not always the teachings of Jesus, the prophets and apostles. Let’s look at the canon of the Bible. Compiling the Bible over thousands of years is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Solemnity Of Saints Peter And Paul, Apostles

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jun 22, 2025
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     | 1,112 views

    Paul’s sense of being captured by Christ defined his spiritual experience. Peter understands his error when a vision enlightens him to a fundamental truth: that which has been purified by God cannot be called "profane" by anyone.

    At the narrowest part of the strait of Gibraltar, where two land masses meet (Africa and Europe, at the mouth of the Med), there are cliffs called the “Pillars of Hercules.” It was the end of the known world. On the old coins of Spain were depicted the two pillars of Hercules, with the Latin motto, ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Fifth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year C: Fishers: The Call, Objection, Assurance, And Commissioning Stories

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jan 8, 2025
     | 636 views

    “You got it bad and that ain’t good. But there is a doctor in the house and his name is Jesus."

    Robert Coles, a Pulitzer Prize winner who taught at Harvard, believes that “the characters in novels can be persistent voices reminding us of the constant temptation toward egotism, and self-deception to which the mind is heir,’ and exhorting us to live lives that are morally inspired.”1 For ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Women Preachers And The Word Of God Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jul 26, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,841 views

    Women and men are spiritually equal before the Lord; however, women are debarred from occupying the role of elder within the congregation of the Lord.

    “Women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works. Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. I do not permit ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist