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  • Justin Steckbauer avatar

    The Letters To The Seven Churches In Revelation: The Church In Ephesus Series

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Jan 16, 2023
     | 1,643 views

    Encouragement and correction for the ancient church as Ephesus in the shadow of the temple of Artemis

    What are the authoritative sources in your life? What are they? This is way more important than we might realize. What do we trust for information on how we should successfully live our lives? We could list some out. Most would say their parents, information from the education system, television, ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How The Holy Spirit Gives Us Greater Authority

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 110 ratings
     | 6,852 views

    The Holy Spirit gives you the authority to be lifted from your sorrow, depression or feelings of hopelessness. Paul prays, "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Hol

    Where Can We Find Greater Authority? Ills. [Everyone] born of God overcomes the world. --1 John 5:4 Most celebrations of national independence mark the day of final victory in the struggle for freedom. Perhaps it’s a mark of our American brashness that we celebrate the adoption of our ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    Submitting To The Authority Of God’s Word

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 5, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,397 views

    As you can tell from the scripture reading this morning I will be preaching about submission.

    Illus: When I think about submission I think about the three fellows talking about submission in their marriage. Two of them were bragging about how that they rule their house by having their wife under submission. • After a while one of the first two turns to the third and says, "Well, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jim Drake avatar

    The Claims Of Christ: Jesus Is God In Salvation Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Nov 16, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,554 views

    As part of our ongoing study in the book of John, we are spending several messages examining some of the claims of Christ. In each of these messages we are seeing different ways that Jesus claims to be God. Today we will see Christ’s claim that He is Go

    How would you feel if you were clothes shopping at the mall one day and somebody came up to you and said that your shopping trip was on them? You could have anything you wanted in the store and they would pay for it. What would you do? That happened the other day in a Burlington Coat Factory in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Utilize The Authority You Have In The Spirit

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 13, 2003
    based on 46 ratings
     | 4,035 views

    The Holy Spirit gives you the authority to be delivered from all of your problems. Paul said, "I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I can do everything God asks me to do with the help of Christ who gives me the strength and power.

    Utilize the Authority You Have in the Spirit - (Phil. 4:11-13) Autoarkeo - Self-sufficient. Through the indwelling Holy Spirit we have become sufficient in Christ according to Phil. 4:11-13. Listen to the verse from the amplified Bible: "I have strength for all things through Christ who ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Does The Bible Say Women Can Be Pastors And Elders?

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Aug 4, 2018
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,914 views

    A look at the commands of God concerning the roles of Men and Women in the Church

    As the world continues to spiral slowly out of control, it also affects the church. The absolute authority of God's Word is being diminished for equity and equality in all things. The church is adopting society's evolving standards and social agendas to attract more people. It allows women ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How We Got Our Bible Lesson 1: Background

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 18, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,777 views

    How We Got Our Bible: Background

    1. What language was used to write the Bible? a. Hebrew – bold, simple, straight forward, beautiful. b. Greek – exact, expressive, minute colors. • Originally thought “Holy Ghost language.” • Koine Greek is common everyday language. This made the Word of God immediately available to all c. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian Atwood avatar

    Family Wisdom For Tough Times Series

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Mar 26, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 9,470 views

    Family BEHAVIORS that lead to family BLESSINGS!

    The following outline depicts areas in which families need wisdom, that is, areas in which they have it tough. Then, the Scripture gives the type of BEHAVIOR that will lead to BLESSING in each of the areas in which families are challenged. 1. Families are challenged in the FUNDAMENTALS. Proverbs ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lesson 5: Why I Believe In The Authority Of The Bible

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 17, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,564 views

    Reasons for belief in the Divinely inspired Word of God.

    A. INTRODUCTION 1. Voltaire, an atheist and opponent of Christianity, tried to translate Psalm 51 into a poem, i.e., “Create in me a clean heart, O God.” He got a great horror of hell. 2. A. W. Pink, “Christianity is a religion of the Book. The entire edifice of Christianity ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Bible Is Authentic-Part 1 Series

    Contributed by John Young on Nov 23, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,276 views

    So, how do we know the Bible is authentic and not just a collection of opinions? There are two ways chiefly, and I would like you to consider them with me today:

    One Sunday morning, while sitting next to her first grade daughter in church, Susan Wright noticed the little one looking at the open Bible in her lap. In a low whisper, she asked, "Did God really write that?" Susan quietly whispered back, "Yes He did." Looking down at her mother’s Bible again, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pat Damiani avatar

    Shared Leadership Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Feb 13, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,159 views

    God's plan for the leadership of the local church is shared leadership by a group of godly elders.

    The mission of our church is: To develop mature disciples who follow, serve and proclaim Jesus as Messiah. As the elders developed that mission statement at our retreat almost two years ago, we also began to develop a Biblical structure for the organization and leadership of our church that would ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Richard White avatar

    Making A Covenant Series

    Contributed by Richard White on Aug 17, 2013
     | 8,500 views

    God wants us in a covenant relationship with Him. He will be our God and we will be His people.

    Making of a covenant. Exodus 34:10-16 What is the difference between a contract and a covenant? A contract is an agreement between two or more parties and each has a responsibility to the other. If one does not keep their end, the other is free from his or her obligation. In a covenant, it says ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Is God An Illusion Series

    Contributed by Coz Von on Jun 30, 2016
     | 3,239 views

    I will not accept cheap shots at science in order to justify my acceptance of Scripture. Neither will I compromise Scripture by reinterpreting it in ways that may satisfy science

    According to a Gallup poll, in 2012, 44 percent of Americans believed that “God created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time in the last 10,000 years or so.” A second group of 32 percent believed that “human beings have developed over millions of years from ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Much More Than A Miracle" Series

    Contributed by Bubot Parago on Nov 10, 2008
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,348 views

    Coughs and colds are not diseases. Just like these symptoms, miracles are not everything. They point us to something greater than them. Find out what are those more greater than miracles.

    Coughs and colds are not diseases. Just like these symptoms,miracles are not everything. They point us to something greater than them. Find out what are those things which are more greater than miracles. I-FORGIVENESS: v.2 Matthew’s narrative of this healing moved Jesus to do the miracle because ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Rev Ken Shedenhelm avatar

    A Priest In Your Own Home

    Contributed by Rev Ken Shedenhelm on Jun 13, 2013
     | 9,637 views

    Christian fathers are called to be faithful in many ways, They are called to lead their families spiritually, to live exemplary lives, and to represent Christ at home.

    “A good father should be… sober, decent, supportive, patient, authoritative, respectful, playful, fair, affectionate, exemplary, engaged, and present.” Can I hear an “amen”? According to an article that appeared in the Chicago Tribune a few years ago, good fathers ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed