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  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Can Anything Good Come Out Of Nazareth Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 7, 2014
    based on 34 ratings
     | 34,372 views

    Nazareth would seem to be an insignificant backwater town. That's how most scholars have painted it. The city didn't even seem to make much difference in the life of Christ. But is there more to its story?

    OPEN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGlEte0qPFM What you just saw was the opening celebration for last year’s “Christmas in Nazareth”. It’s a 5 day festival that begins with the lighting of a Christmas tree and fireworks. In the following days there are parades, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Mr. Irrelevant Series

    Contributed by Steven Ferber on Dec 22, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,655 views

    If anyone was considered irrelevant, it would have been Jesus, born to poor parents, in a back-water town, in a land under the thumb of a brutal regime. But Jesus, "Mr. Irrelevant", was actually Mr. Indespensable.

    What do you call the last player chosen in the annual draft of the National Football League? I know what some of you are thinking, “Pastor, I just don’t care!” That’s awesome! You obviously have a life! For many of the rest of us, who live and die by the sword of our favorite team’s record, two ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Easter: On Being Afraid

    Contributed by Ryan Ferwerda on Mar 31, 2024
     | 262 views

    In the Gospel of Mark the Easter story, and the whole Gospel, ends with those closest to Jesus being afraid. Just as Jesus met them in their fear, so too will Jesus meet us.

    "Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid." (Mark 16:8, NIV) When we look at the four accounts of the Resurrection story in the four gospels, we see a common thread running through at least three of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Jesus The Rabbi Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Oct 20, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,083 views

    Jesus Jewishness is key to understanding his life

    Jesus Who? September 30, October 1 & 4 2007 Jesus the Rabbi Last week we looked at Jesus the Teacher, and you might wonder why we need to do a week on Jesus the Rabbi, since Rabbi is a Jewish term that means teacher. The important distinction being that he was a Jewish teacher. It may be ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Perfect Through Suffering

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 10, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,149 views

    We are not complete until we are life-giving, and that means that we, like Jesus, must suffer.

    January 13, 2009 Strengths and Weaknesses We’d better get this one right, because if we don’t, life is pretty miserable. Our strengths are for others; our weaknesses are for our own growth. What we see in Hebrews here is an elaboration of the hymn St. Paul gives us in Philippians chapter 2. ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    China

    Contributed by Joe Adaline on Feb 10, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,804 views

    China is a great sleeping giant. Millions die each year without BENEFIT OF THE GOSPEL?

    Do you believe the gospel? Do you believe the Great Commission? Have you done all you can to reach the lost for Jesus Christ? A hundred and fifty years ago, Hudson Taylor started China Inland Missions with a call to go to China and reach the millions without Christ. The message today is the same: ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lesson 3: Don't Confuse The World's Values With God's Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Sep 27, 2010
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    In today's politically correct world it seems more and more Christians are swallowing some pretty bad stuff in order to 'get along.' The culture pushes back to get us to conform to the values of our culture. Paul comes against that and says you should thi

    In lesson three Paul takes aim, not at superstar pastors, but the philosophies and values of the world around us. The Corinthians were very much in the middle of a culture that valued philosophy and discussion as a way to arrive at truth. Paul's time before the Areopagus in Acts 17 was like that, ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Fear Not!

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 27, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 18,484 views

    What are you afraid of? Fears attack the most precious parts of our life and keep us from living the life meant for us. God wants to help us overcome our darkest fears as we learn to Fear Not.

    Opening illustration: (Our fearless covert evangelism in the Middle-East even when we had fear at the back of our minds of being found out and possibly face dire consequences) Introduction: We are fragile mortals, given to fears of every sort. We have a built-in insecurity that no amount of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Two Sons Of God

    Contributed by Alvan Lewis on Dec 13, 2022
     | 872 views

    Come with me to a time on earth when two men claimed to be the Son of God

    Two Sons of God Luke 2:1-7 I want to take you back to a time in world history when two men claimed to be the son of God. There was a short time in the long history of earth when there were two sons of God among us. We read about both in the Christmas story. In Luke chapter 2. The first son of ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Real Resurrection Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 4, 2016
     | 4,255 views

    We must stay in the game, even when we are tired or frustrated by results unseen.

    Thursday of 10th Week in Course I can’t ignore the remarkable juxtaposition of the first reading and psalm with the weather events of the past weeks. The northern kingdom of Israel was the richer of the twin Hebrew nations, rich in agriculture, mining and trade. The kingdom of Judah was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Nimrod

    Contributed by David Parsons on Jan 5, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,539 views

    A character who made a great temporary impact but no lasting impression.

    Sermon. HRB. 6:30pm. 09:01:05. Nimrod. Reading: Genesis 10:7-12. Introduction / illustration. *** John Logie Baird / not too many people would recognise the name of the man whose work has had as much impact on the world as anyone in the last eighty years. John ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Snapshot On Hope

    Contributed by John Gullick on Feb 8, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,389 views

    A sermon that gives reason for hope using Phillipians 4 - 13 and other scriptures.

    2 Peter 1:10-11 “Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” A camera is an ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    You Have Found Favor With God

    Contributed by Scott Coltrain on Feb 3, 2006
    based on 129 ratings
     | 30,692 views

    The Archangel Gabriel said Mary was selected to become the mother of Jesus because she had “found favor with God.” What was it about Mary that caught the Lord’s attention. What qualities did she possess which “found favor with God?”

    As we continue our study of the Gospel According to Luke, I want to focus our attention on the person of Mary. Of all the women of Judah, she was chosen by God to become the mother of the Messiah, the King and Redeemer of Israel. Gabriel said she was selected because she had “found favor with ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Partnership Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Dec 21, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,683 views

    The establishment of God's will takes both the Spirit's power and our faithful obedience

    Luke 1:26-38 “Partnership” INTRODUCTION Most of us are content simply being a part of the crowd; we don’t want to be singled out. When a teacher asks his or her class a question, immediately all eyes are cast down and everyone hopes that they will not be the one on whom the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Water Into Wine

    Contributed by Helen Allen on Feb 4, 2006
    based on 25 ratings
     | 9,876 views

    God wants us to taste the fine wine of his abundant blessings

    As John tells the story in his gospel, Jesus and his disciples are invited to the wedding in Cana only days after Jesus’s baptism in the river Jordan. He has only known the disciples for about three days and he has not performed any miraculous signs as yet. His first miracle will take place in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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