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  • Sam McCormick avatar

    Resurrection

    Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Oct 26, 2018
     | 11,442 views

    My purpose is to examine what we can know for certain while we live on this side of the veil through which we pass to whatever lies beyond it, hidden from our view, and learn what it tells pertaining to life on this side of the grave.

    Note: I developed a simple set of slides on PowerPoint which I used in delivering this sermon. The prompts are included in the text below as reminders to me to advance the slides when I delivered the address. The slides are not professional quality, but If you are interested I will send the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Gift Of God's Great Promise

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Sep 8, 2013
     | 6,992 views

    God's Promise

    THE GIFT OF GOD’S GREAT PROMISE (2 PETER 1) The clergyman’s eloquence may have been at fault, still he felt annoyed to find that an old gentleman fell asleep during the sermon on two consecutive Sundays. So, after service on the second week, he told the boy who accompanied the sleeper ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Refuge For The Righteous

    Contributed by David Dunn on Feb 9, 2026
     | 66 views

    While we scramble to catch up, the King is seated on His throne. This message invites the weary to find refuge in God’s finished work, where chaos becomes glass and fragments become full.

    Most of us live with the nagging sense that we are behind. We are behind on our work, behind on our rest, and—most significantly—behind on our souls. We imagine God as a disappointed coach standing at the finish line, looking at His watch, wondering why we’re still struggling somewhere back at ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Ready For His Return

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jan 10, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,312 views

    Anticipation of the Master’s return generates a sense of anticipation in His people.

    “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why A Manger?

    Contributed by Bob Gillchrest on Dec 14, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,514 views

    Narrative story of how Mary and Joseph came to Bethlehem and gave birth to Jesus

    “Why A Manger?” Luke 2:8-15 Introduction: The sun sits high over the dusty road. The air is quiet, except for the buzzing of insects and the occasional beating of sheep. A man carefully leads a donkey over rocky terrain, as his very pregnant wife, a girl of no older than sixteen, gently rubs her ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Time Series

    Contributed by Todd Leupold on Nov 5, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 30,619 views

    Part I in 3-part series on Stewardship. Challenges hearers to to be stewards of their time in such a way that truly expresses absolute love for God and sacrificial love for others.

    STEWARDSHIP THAT LOVES ABSOLUTEY & SACRIFICIALLY PART 1: TIME Rev. Todd Leupold Perth Bible Church Sunday AM November 4, 2007 INTRODUCTION: John 3:16 (emphasis on gave). Having learned from God’s example, John Maxwell over 2,000 years later summarized one powerful lesson of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Gospel According To Leviticus 23

    Contributed by Steven Cook on May 8, 2003
    based on 33 ratings
     | 12,525 views

    God’s plan for the ages is reveal in type in one chapter of the Word of God - Leviticus 23 - a chapter that every religious Jew knew well.

    “The Gospel According to Leviticus 23” Leviticus 23:1-14 By Dr. Steven G. Cook I. Introduction A. Read – Leviticus 23:1-14 B. God instituted “7 Feasts” for the nation of Israel to observe. C. These feasts provide a 2-Fold Purpose. D. To Israel, the 7 Feasts provided “Object Lessons” to remind them ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Letter To The Church At Sardis: Appearing Alive, But Actually Dead Series

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Feb 15, 2023
     | 1,473 views

    Sardis was a large and beautiful city in it’s time, with powerful defenses that made the residents over-confident in their ability to defend themselves from invading armies.

    "In an address I lately heard, the speaker said that the blessings of the higher Christian life were often like the objects exposed in a shop window, one could see them clearly and yet could not reach them. If told to stretch out his hand and take, a man would answer, I cannot; there is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    The Enemy Part 4: Death Series

    Contributed by Doug Fannon on Aug 25, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,406 views

    The final enemy that Christ will do away with is Death.

    We live in an evil world. The time is growing closer to the time of the end. We discussed this spiritual battle that we are all in, we touched on the enemies we face: We all do battle with the devil, or Satan. The Bible calls him the accuser. He was the one that introduced sin into the world ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living With Hope!

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Sep 30, 2015
     | 7,038 views

    “We rest in this hope we’ve been given—the hope that we will live forever with our God—the hope that He proclaimed ages and ages ago (even before time began)” (Titus 1:2, VOICE). The imminent return of Jesus is our blessed hope!

    Living with Hope! 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 13 Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. 14 We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    What If There Was No Resurrection? Series

    Contributed by Doug Fannon on Mar 21, 2022
     | 5,452 views

    The second sermon on this series from 1 Corinthians 15. all Scripture references are from the NASB.

    Our hope as true Christians and believers in Jesus Christ lie is fact of Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection. Without any one of these three things, our faith would be futile and worthless. “Can you be Christian and not believe in the resurrection?” shouts the headline in the Salt Lake Tribune ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Stark avatar

    Memorial Message For A Godly Woman

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Nov 24, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,321 views

    A memorial message delivered at the celebration of life of a godly woman.

    Goin’ home, goin’ home, I'm a-goin’ home; Quiet-like, some still day, I'm just goin’ home. It's not far, just close by, Through an open door; Work all done, care laid by, Goin’ to fear no more. Mother's there expecting me, Father's waiting, too; Lots of folk gathered there, All ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Dunn avatar

    Dying To Know

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 8, 2025
     | 112 views

    Death is not the end; when Christ’s trumpet sounds, God’s love and power will open every grave and restore life.

    A passerby, unwilling to let the rhyme have the last word, pulled out a black marker and added: > To follow you, I’m not content, until I know just where you went. That small dialogue between chisel and marker captures the universal question. Everyone who has ever wandered through a graveyard ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Dying To Know

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 19, 2025
     | 136 views

    Christ turned death from final sentence to sacred sleep; those who die in Him will awaken when death itself has died.

    Opening Story – Everybody’s an Expert Have you noticed that everybody’s an expert on heaven until you ask for directions? A little boy once asked his Sunday-school teacher, “Do you really go straight to heaven when you die?” She said, “Yes, honey.” He squinted and said, “Then why does Pastor Bill ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Death, Dying & The Christian Series

    Contributed by Ed Taylor on Jun 19, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,996 views

    Paul makes it clear that when a believer dies his soul goes to be with the Lord.

    1. SERIOUS SUBJECTS. IMPORTANT ISSUES. 2. There are a lot of them in God’s Word • The Bible DOESN’T SHY away from the serious matters in life. • It speaks very openly & candidly of sin & salvation, of money & motives, even of fears and failures. • AND as we open His word, it so quickly cuts right ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational