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  • John Lowe avatar

    Christians Really Living For Christ

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jan 20, 2014
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     | 4,953 views

    My purpose this morning is to get us to take a fresh look at what it means to give it all over to Jesus, and not just talk about it.

    10-23-04 Christians really living for Christ Text: Luke 9:18-9:26; 57-62 Introduction There is a great old chorus that I love to sing. Maybe you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christians Really Living For Christ

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jan 27, 2014
     | 4,654 views

    My purpose this morning is to get us to take a fresh look at what it means to give it all over to Jesus, and not just talk about it.

    10-23-04 Christians really living for Christ Text: Luke 9:18-9:26; 57-62 Introduction There is a great old chorus that I love to sing. Maybe you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    A Fool & His Riches Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Aug 25, 2014
    based on 9 ratings
     | 30,533 views

    Disciple needed to learn the lesson that life is more important than material things. They must learn not to be diverted from their commitment to Jesus by greed for wealth & material possessions. True riches & satisfaction come only from God.

    LUKE 12: [13-] 16-21. [PARABLES IN LUKE] A FOOL AND HIS RICHES [1 Timothy 6:6–10] AMERICA has been assured by its political leaders that ours is the highest standard of living in the World. We have the most wealth that men have ever known. Everywhere there are supermarkets overflowing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    Guilty As Charged Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 2, 2011
    based on 25 ratings
     | 23,517 views

    The route of personal righteousness is clearly marked, "no road to heaven this way." For we have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.

    ROMANS 3: 9-20 GUILTY AS CHARGED Men like to believe that they are basically good, but fallen natural man is under sin. In other words, all men are sinners, both by character and by conduct. Men may not be equal in their sinning but we are all condemned as sinners. Each and every person, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Thomas Swope avatar

    The Lord Fights Our Battles

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jan 18, 2019
     | 7,760 views

    A study in the book of 2 chronicles 14: 1 – 15

    2 chronicles 14: 1 – 15 The Lord fights our battles 14 So Abijah rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. Then Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days the land was quiet for ten years. 2 Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God, 3 for he ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Sam McCormick avatar

    Sermon On The Mount - Part 13 Series

    Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Jul 2, 2019
     | 5,869 views

    This is Part 13 in a 14-part series of studies I call “The Christian Character” from what is familiarly known as the “Sermon on the Mount.” In this part, we look at Jesus' teaching about judging, and not giving what is holy to dogs and pigs.

    Part 13 - Do not judge, do not give what is holy to dogs and pigs Sermon on the Mount The Christian Character Matthew 5:3 - 7:27 (Cf. Luke 6:20-49) This is Part 13 in a 14-part series of studies I call “The Christian Character” as described by Jesus to a crowd of people on a Galilean hillside as ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Rejecting The Good

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jan 9, 2020
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    A study in the book of Hosea 8: 1 – 14

    Hosea 8: 1 – 14 Rejecting the good 1 “Set the trumpet to your mouth! He shall come like an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law. 2 Israel will cry to Me, ‘My God, we know You!’ 3 Israel has rejected the good; The enemy will ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Why Should I Give When I Have Bills To Pay (Stewardship)

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Feb 7, 2020
     | 4,661 views

    This message looks at the reasons believers give poorly and why they give at all.

    Why Should I Give When I’ve Got Bills To Pay Ecclesiastes 11:1-6 Luke 15:1-10 I can remember when I got my first lawnmower. I was about 12 years old. My mother wanted me to be able to learn how to earn money and to work for myself. I’m not sure how she managed to scrape the money together to buy ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    I Want To Hear You God!

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Oct 3, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,831 views

    you got to be avid in your thirst for God’s voice! Are you hearing me? Nevertheless, He speaks to people who are desperate to hear Him and also obey His instructions, God knows the depths of our heart.

    God desires to speak 1 Samuel 3:3”Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD where the ark of God was..” My social media details: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/balasamson01/ Our website: https://worshipjesusministriestrust.org/ My Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/BALASAMSON/ To ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Steve Greene avatar

    Family Values - Week 10 Series

    Contributed by Steve Greene on Dec 31, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,403 views

    Thousands of year ago, God put in place 10 key values that can make a difference in the life of every family. The Ten Commandments have stood the test of time. Discover how these important values apply to every single person, every married couple, and every family regardless of size or makeup.

    We’ve been in this series called Family Values. The Ten Values are based on Ten Commandments and they all come from God. The first nine commandments deal with our actions. But Commandment #10, deals with an attitude of the heart. The first nine are outward issues, dealing primarily with ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Claude Alexander avatar

    Mary The Mother Of James And Joses. Series

    Contributed by Claude Alexander on Mar 10, 2021
     | 4,238 views

    Luke 8:1-3 names some of the women who are recorded in the resurrection account. Without the resurrection Jesus can be viewed as just another good man who died for His cause - or a Roman crucifixion of a false messiah.

    Mary the mother of James and Joses. Mark 15:40–41, Luke 8:1-3 Many of us are aware of the Resurrection of Jesus , but we don’t always realise how we got the record of this event: and it is this: the first witnesses of the resurrection were women. Now with our 21st century ears when we hear ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Richard Tow avatar

    The Big Surprise

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Apr 5, 2021
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     | 5,000 views

    This Easter message focuses on the DISRUPTION that Jesus's presence brought into the lives of the selfish priests and Pharisees at His first Advent, their response to the disruption (murdering Jesus), and the SURPRISE Jesus's resurrection was to them and even to the disciples.

    Today we celebrate the greatest event in the history of mankind: the resurrection of Christ. Nothing has ever happened that influences the destiny of mankind like that one event. Alexander’s defeat of the Persians changed the course of Western civilization. It was a significant turning point in ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    My Hope Is Built On…

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 15, 2022
     | 2,351 views

    Many times folks will go to the doctor because they know something is wrong, but they do not know what the problem is.

    So they make an appointment with the doctor, and the first thing the doctor asks them is, “What’s wrong?” The reason they made an appointment to visit his office was to find out what was wrong, and here he is, asking them what is wrong. Illus: A man told his doctor that he did not know what was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    My Hope Is Built On…

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 29, 2022
     | 4,060 views

    A preacher told of going through his father's effects after his dad died, and among the things he found was his father's 7th grade report card.

    Back in the Fall of 1941 this 7th grade report card showed the grading scale on the back of it. There was A, B, C, D, F, and something he'd never seen before: the letter G! Who would have thought there was a grade you could get that was below F. But back then there was. ''F'' of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jack Perkins, D.Min., LADC, CSAC, CCLC avatar

    Learning To Trust In A Skeptical World

    Contributed by Jack Perkins, D.min., Ladc, Csac, Cclc on Oct 12, 2021
     | 3,786 views

    I believe one of the greatest issues facing our world today, to include the church, is the fact that trust has all but disappeared in relationships. I believe the book of Micah shows us the tragedy of a society where trust is absent; however, the book also shows us how to regain that which is lost.

    In recent weeks I have been pondering a very important question: "What is the common denominator for understanding healthy relationships? We could postulate many words (e.g., friendship, tolerance, respect, appreciation, etc.). I then contemplated, what happens if trust is absent in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational