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  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Angels Watching Over Me Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 5, 2021
    based on 5 ratings
     | 14,019 views

    The Bible tells us we have angels watching over us. But what does that mean, and what should it mean to us?

    There is the true story of a family who was desperately trying to sell their house, which was located on a busy street. Their real estate agent decided to have open-house nearly every day to promote the sale. And they instructed the children not to talk to anyone about the house. One evening a man ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Peace On Earth Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 25, 2016
    based on 7 ratings
     | 17,253 views

    Jesus was born to bring us peace - that's what Isaiah declared and angels sang. But what does that mean? What kind of peace did Jesus come to give me, and how can I receive it?

    The past few weeks we’ve been looking at the gifts Jesus was born to give us. This week, we’re focusing on the gift of “peace” and (because today is Christmas) I wanted to start the sermon with a Christmas Carol that had peace as part of its message. But as I searched ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    This Is What My Peaceful Doves Have Taught Me – Will I Heed The Lessons? Part 2 Of 2 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 29, 2022
     | 1,365 views

    Nature is a great teacher and the creation is full of meaning. In studying the behaviour of small doves, I have gained an insight into their habits and lives. There are lessons for Christians we can learn from them. This is Part 2 and develops those lessons.

    THIS IS WHAT MY PEACEFUL DOVES HAVE TAUGHT ME – WILL I HEED THE LESSONS? PART 2 OF 2 This is PART 2 of the message on doves. The peaceful dove (zebra doves in the USA – exotic bird) is an Australian native. See PART 1 for the introduction to this story. We have been looking at Lessons we can ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Merit And Mercy Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 18, 2013
    based on 114 ratings
     | 61,937 views

    Why didn’t Jesus heal everybody at the pool of Bethesda? Why just one paralytic?

    (I had the audience sing this hymn with me) “There is a fountain filled with blood Drawn from Immanuel’s veins And sinners plunged beneath that flood, Lose all their guilty stains They lose all their guilty stains, Lose all their guilty stains And sinners plunged beneath that flood Lose all ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Lion, The Lamb And The Throne Room Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 19, 2016
    based on 13 ratings
     | 24,785 views

    Almost everyone has a picture in their minds of what Jesus looks like... but almost no one visualizes Him the way He's shown in Revelation 5. Why does God paint us a portrait of a wounded lamb with 7 horns and 7 eyes?

    A preacher was showing a child a painting of Jesus. Trying to explain that we didn’t really know what Jesus looked like he said: "It's not really Jesus. It’s just an artist's conception of him." The child looked long and hard at the picture and said; "Well, it sure looks like him," ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Be A Brave Adventurer Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 9, 2014
    based on 25 ratings
     | 43,352 views

    God has called us to live our lives as Bold Adventurers. We are called to live a unique life, a bold life and life where we know who we are why we believe. How do we fulfill the adventure that God has set before us?

    (We opened with a video by our children’s minister which integrated Stephen Curtis Chapman’s “The Great Adventure” with clips from the Indiana Jones movies - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag4MXV8yqb4 till time stamp: 2:58) As Christians, God saved us to go on a great ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    03 - Life Series

    Contributed by Michael Collins on Aug 23, 2021
     | 3,151 views

    This is the 3rd message in a series called Perspectives and this message is about looking at life with God's perspective, rather than with our own.

    Hello and welcome back to another message on ‘Perspectives!’ This is the third message, and today I am dealing with the topic of ‘life’ itself. If you were to say to me, “How is life?” I’d say it’s wonderful, and for that I give praise to God. The question, “What is life?” has been asked by so many ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Wild Waves Of The Sea Casting Up Their Own Shame – Jude 1:13 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 24, 2022
     | 2,402 views

    Have you ever seen a wild sea with wild waves casting up from the sea floor filth and debris and putrid things? That is the next image Jude uses to describe false teachers. That is what their doctrines and behaviour are like. We then look at wild waves in scripture.

    WILD WAVES OF THE SEA CASTING UP THEIR OWN SHAME – Jude 1:13 Jude has been decrying false teachers and using quite stunning metaphors to describe them. In previous messages we did these and saw that each one paralleled what Peter also wrote, for he too, addressed those bring havoc into the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How Sorry Is Sorry? Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 25, 2015
    based on 68 ratings
     | 25,313 views

    The Bible never teaches us to say "I'm sorry". Why not? What is so wrong with saying that simply phrase when you've hurt someone?

    OPEN: (We put a picture of a “Sorry” game board on the screen) How many of you recognize this game board? And how many of you have ever played it? Amazon.com says the game of Sorry is the #5 best-selling board game on their site. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Vacation In Paradise Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 12, 2014
    based on 30 ratings
     | 68,541 views

    We are strangers in this world, on vacation in a foreign land, with advantages the natives of this world don't even begin to understand. But do we realize what those advantages are, and what difference those blessings can mean to our lives?

    OPEN: (Video of MercyMe’s “Shake”) How many of you have ever been on a vacation? Me too. Going on Vacation can be a very pleasurable experience…as long as you know where you’re going and what to expect when you get there. But not everybody does. Travel agents have ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Led By The Star Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 24, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 16,810 views

    What was the star that led the Wisemen to Jesus and what difference does that make to us today?

    OPEN: Years ago I wrote a song about the Wise Men. The first verse went this way “Out in the fields, watching the sky. Looking to heaven, searching on high. Troubled by things I’d seen on this earth, I knew that my answer lay with a child’s birth. For the prophecy said that a star in the sky, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How To Construct Topical Messages - John 15:7

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 14, 2001
    based on 15 ratings
     | 9,357 views

    Guidelines in Constructing a Topical Message - John 15:7

    Hints for Constructing Topical Sermons 1. Compare and contrast Biblical doctrinal truths to the topic. Study the great doctrines of the Bible with balance in your theological perspective. For instance help people see that Calvinists and Arminianists have different views on various theological ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Scarecrow And The Pelican – Very Apt Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Oct 3, 2022
     | 2,921 views

    The message begins with the insanity of idolatry. Idols are no more than scarecrows in a cucumber field. In great distress David resembled a pelican in the wilderness. Applications are drawn from these two objects to Christian living and personal affliction.

    THE SCARECROW AND THE PELICAN – VERY APT PART 1 - A SCARECROW IN A CUCUMBER FIELD {{Jeremiah 10:1-5 Hear the word which the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel. Jer 10:2 Thus says the LORD, “Do not learn the way of the nations, and do not be terrified by the signs of the heavens although the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Secret Weapon Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 11, 2016
    based on 19 ratings
     | 24,323 views

    On 9-11 our nation needed someone to tell us they understood our fears, our enemy and our future. It needed someone to say they had a plan to deal with our enemy and that together we would overcome. Essentially, that's what Revelation 4 is all about.

    OPEN: Fifteen years ago, two of our families went on vacation. They went to NYC and had gone to see the sights and enjoy the pleasures of the city. But their plans were shattered in a moment’s time… along with the plans of millions of Americans across the nation. 19 evil men, with ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Army Of God Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 10, 2016
    based on 14 ratings
     | 16,849 views

    The role of the Church is central to the story of Revelation. How does God portray in this book, and what can this mean to us about our part in God's eternal plan?

    OPEN: Harry Emerson Fosdick told the tale of a little church on the coast of England that was ruined in a hurricane. The congregation was poor and didn’t have the money to rebuild. Then one day a representative of the British Admiralty came to the preacher and asked if they intended to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ