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  • Dr. Bradford Reaves avatar

    The Believer's Victory In Jesus Christ Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Jul 16, 2025
     | 316 views

    As Americans, we honor those who died so we could live in freedom. But as Christians, we must also honor the One who died to free us from sin, darkness, and the grip of Satan himself.

    The Believer’s Victory in Jesus May 12, 2025 Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Matthew 5:5-6 A War Worth Remembering Today is Memorial Day weekend. For many, it is a time of cookouts, flag-waving, and gatherings. But for a moment, we pause to remember the fallen—those who paid ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Blinded By Despair Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 20, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,556 views

    So often we go from the mountaintop to the valley of despair, how does God get us through to the other side? Consider these thoughts from our Family Minister, Scott Jewell.

    Begin with clip from Hee Haw TV show. Gloom, despair, and agony on me. I remember many a Saturday night gathered around the TV as a child with my family. We enjoyed a lot of laughs as we watched sketches like the one we just viewed. This was the first thing that came to mind when I knew I was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Priorities

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Sep 1, 2023
     | 1,618 views

    When Jesus comes first, everything else falls into place.

    Good morning. My name is Martha, and I don’t come out looking very good in the story I’m about to tell you. Mind you, I meant well, but meaning well doesn’t mean doing well. And of course, I was also doing what everybody expected me to do. I always have. It’s safe, I’m good at it, and besides, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    #4 Wire Into Wisdom! Learning To Stay Connected

    Contributed by Jerald Scott on Aug 7, 2024
     | 630 views

    How connected are you to the Lord? Are you prayers vital?

    Series - Maximum Impact “Live for maximum impact! Make a difference!” is what the Lord has been saying to me this month! There is a world that is being devastated by sin all around us. I don’t want to rehearse all the evidences of the brokenness for I know that you know it well. I also ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Kelvin McKisic avatar

    Building On The Living Stone

    Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on Aug 25, 2024
     | 1,752 views

    We talk about Jesus Christ being the cornerstone, but do we really know what a cornerstone is, or even its purpose?

    Church family, how are we doing today? Today, we are going to call upon the Holy Spirit to help us explore the beautiful message found in 1 Peter 2:1-10. In this section of Scripture, we'll see the importance of craving spiritual nourishment, of being built into a spiritual house, and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Repent & Believe! Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 19, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,963 views

    Why is repentance so important... and why did Jesus follow telling His audience that they needed to include belief with that repentance?

    About 10 years ago, there was a 67-year-old Belgian woman named Sabine Moreau. She had left home to travel about 1 ½ hours to Brussels (the capital city of Belgium). TWO DAYS LATER, after having crossed five international borders, she found herself in Zagreb, the capital city of Croatia, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Apostle Dr. Ruben L. Broadnax Jr. avatar

    The Prophetic Pulse Series

    Contributed by Apostle Dr. Ruben L. Broadnax Jr. on Oct 23, 2024
     | 1,334 views

    In Acts 2, Peter quotes the prophet Joel, declaring that in the last days, God would pour out His Spirit, and a prophetic movement would arise—a movement where men and women, young and old, would hear God’s heart and declare His message.

    We are living in a generation that is hungry for truth, desperate for hope, and longing for a sense of purpose. Many are searching for something real, something that transcends the chaos and confusion of our times. And while the world’s voice is often the loudest, there is another voice—a voice ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    The Two-Man Lift

    Contributed by Neal Gracey on Mar 18, 2025
    based on 2 ratings
     | 887 views

    When something was too heavy for us to lift, it was a policy at my work that anything over 50 lbs. was to have a two-man lift. This way the heavy object could be lifted without injury! Prayer is similar at times!

    The Two-Man Lift Ephesians 6:14-18; 1 Samuel 38-40 When something is too heavy for you to carry, what do we do? We ask for help, hence – “The Two-Man Lift!” This was a policy where I used to work… Over 50 lbs., get help!! Knowing that God wants us to pray as if we are fighting and defeating the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Make Me A Bethany

    Contributed by John Oscar on Jun 8, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 564 views

    A Sermon encouraging people to live their lives in a way that Jesus is comfortable to be around them. Palm Sunday Sermon

    "Make Me a Bethany" Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025 CCCAG Scripture: John 12:1-8 (CSB)________________________________________ Introduction When you go to bible school to be a pastor, one of the required classes is on church growth. In that class, one of the required readings was Rick ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • David Dunn avatar

    Life From The Son

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 17, 2025
     | 165 views

    Worship is the soul turning toward Christ’s light—adoration that becomes transformation, joy that becomes service, life aligned with divine love.

    The Flower and the Smile: What Worship Really Is There are moments when a question feels too obvious to ask and yet too heavy to ignore. One of those questions has followed me for years: Why does God want our worship? If He is all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-sufficient, why would He want—much ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

  • David Dunn avatar

    A Day In Your Courts

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 20, 2025
     | 227 views

    Longing for God’s presence leads us through dry valleys into joy—one day with Him outweighs a thousand without Him.

    Introduction — The Pearl of the Psalms Charles Spurgeon called Psalm 84 “the pearl of the Psalms.” It shimmers with longing, with beauty, with joy too deep for words. It’s a psalm for pilgrims — those who are on their way home, hearts stretched toward the presence of God. Listen again to its ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    When The Running Stops

    Contributed by David Dunn on Jan 12, 2026
     | 130 views

    When life’s motion slows and striving no longer sustains us, God reveals that true strength comes from knowing Him, not from constant movement.

    I’ve done a little to-ing and fro-ing in my day. I traveled around the world five times by the age of eleven. So movement came early for me. Packing, leaving, arriving, starting over—those weren’t dramatic events; they were normal. Motion felt natural. Stillness had to be learned later. So ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    "What We Have Here Is…failure To Communicate”

    Contributed by Bruce Ferris on Sep 16, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
     | 7,224 views

    “What We Have Here is…Failure To Communicate.” Perhaps some of you are old enough to remember this famous line from the authoritarian captain played by character actor Strother Martin in the 1967 movie, “Cool Hand Luke.” Paul Newman’s academy award nomi

    “What We Have Here is…Failure To Communicate” “What We Have Here is…Failure To Communicate.” Perhaps some of you are old enough to remember this famous line from the authoritarian captain played by character actor Strother Martin in the 1967 movie, “Cool Hand Luke.” Paul Newman’s academy award ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Malone avatar

    If You Are Willing Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on May 7, 2008
    based on 10 ratings
     | 12,353 views

    2000 years ago and untouchable meet the King of Glory and was never the same again

    If You Are Willing Never The Same Again (3) IN – the beginning God created the heavens and the earth… HE – spoke… AND - light, land, oceans, mountains, rivers, birds, trees, fish, streams… came into existence. And God saw that it was good. Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Pat Damiani avatar

    God's Antidote To My Fears Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Feb 24, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 16,851 views

    True security is not found in the absence of dangers but rather in the presence of the Shepherd

    This may be harder for some of us here this morning than others, but I’d like to ask all of you to think back to when you were a child. Remember what is was like when you went to bed and the lights were turned off and there you were lying in the dark? It probably didn’t take much to scare you – ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist