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  • Jacob Brimm avatar

    Life Change Happens

    Contributed by Jacob Brimm on Apr 20, 2021
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     | 2,569 views

    This is a sermon I preach regarding Baptism, especially when it is someone who has had major life change.

    Life Change Happens! (2 Cor 5:17) If anyone is in Christ, he is a new Creation, the old has passes away, behold the new has come Opening Verse – Matt 7:21-23 – 21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Could This Happen

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jul 6, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
     | 6,192 views

    This is the funeral sermon for a 14 year old. This young man was "on fire" for Jesus Christ and this sermon celebrates that fact.

    Wednesday Morning July 3, 2002 Bel Aire Baptist Church Funeral Service For Arturo “Spike” Castillo, Jr. HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN? John 14:1-6 Introduction: 1. This morning as we honor and celebrate the life of Arturo “Spike” Castillo Jr., many of us are asking the question, “How could ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Pentecostal Happening In Jerusalem

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 13, 2017
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,356 views

    Graduation day for the New Testament Church.

    A PENTECOSTAL HAPPENING IN JERUSALEM. Acts 2:1-21. There is a time and a place for everything - or so the old folks used to say. There was a time for Christmas, and a time for Easter. There was a time for Ascension - and now, a time for Pentecost. The Greek reads, “in the filling-in of the Day ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Whatever Happened To Hell?”

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 23, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,546 views

    Whatever happened to hell? Is an evangelistic message on the serious doctrine of hell, what ever happened to it?

    Luke 16:19-31. “What ever happened to Hell?”# • Set off a smoke alarm using test button. The sound you just heard is unpleasant. It is loud, it is annoying, and you probably rather not hear it. Nevertheless, this noise can actually save your life. • Listening and acting on this little ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Happens When

    Contributed by Monty Newton on May 28, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,282 views

    God is a God who comes down to us... to move us out.

    Title: What Happens When the “Self” Meets God? (The self-reliant, the self-important, and the self-centered) Text: Genesis 11:1-9 Thesis: God is a God who comes down to us… to move us out! Introduction Last weekend Bonnie and I were in Charlotte, North Carolina visiting Bonnie’s parents. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Russ Adams avatar

    The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Series

    Contributed by Russ Adams on Jul 30, 2015
     | 7,552 views

    People will respond to Jesus in one of three ways.

    July 26, 2015 Church Planting The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Acts 13:42-51 Opening words: I love this story. D.L. Moody once spoke with a woman who didn't like his method of evangelism. He replied, "I don't really like my method either. What is yours?” She answered, “I don’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    It Just So Happened? Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Feb 8, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,264 views

    God provides wonderfully for those who place their hope in his unfailing love.

    Scripture Introduction We meet Boaz in our study today. Do you know what kind of man Boaz was before he got married? Answer: he was Ruth-less. The book of Ruth teaches us to look for God’s blessings even in our bitterness. Naomi, just like you and me, had hopes for her life: a husband, happy ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Whatever Happened To Repentance? Series

    Contributed by Doug Fannon on Feb 28, 2022
     | 3,469 views

    Repentance, as a word, is mostly lost in today culture, along with the words holiness and sin. As a church word, it has lost its meaning over the years. All Scripture references are from the NASB.

    Repentance, as a word, is mostly lost in today culture, along with the words holiness and sin. As a church word, it has lost its meaning over the years. We hear the word, “but what,” we may ask, “has it do with me?” Everything. We are called to be much more kind, and gentle, not wanting to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Whatever Happen To Honesty?

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 2, 2023
     | 2,939 views

    When it comes to honesty let me tell you a story about a young boy that had the reputation of being honest.

    Illus: This story occurred in Florida. A young lady was soaking up the sun's rays on a Florida beach when a little six year old boy in his swimming trunks, carrying a towel, and a quarter in his hand came up to her and asked her a number of questions: He said… • "Do you believe in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Is This Happening To Me!

    Contributed by Raphiel Manenge on Sep 10, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,450 views

    A message on being serious with your life.Refusing to call ’normal’normal,living by questioning your life and enquiring from God!

    “Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. The LORD answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant. 22 The babies jostled each other within her, and she said, "Why is this happening to me?" So she went to inquire of the LORD. 23 The LORD said to her, "Two ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    "Making Vision Happen" Series

    Contributed by Paul Atwater on Jun 26, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,965 views

    The early church had a tremendous vision that changed the world. How do we make vision happen, so that we’re not just dreaming? The answer lies in unlocking the secrets of the the first church of Jerusalem in Acts 2.

    Acts 2:42-47 “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Whatever Happened In Jerusalem?

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 15, 2004
    based on 27 ratings
     | 2,602 views

    How on earth did Christianity ever make it to the world stage

    Greshams 17-01-04 Introduction Have you ever stopped to wonder why we have over 600 churches here in Norfolk, dedicated to a Jewish carpenter who died two thousand years ago, Jesus Christ Doesn’t that strike you as a bit odd? For many people today the words ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Tom Fuller avatar

    What Happened On The Cross? Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Aug 27, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,996 views

    What exactly happened on the cross of Jesus Christ? What did it mean then and what does it mean to me now? Is is just a mascot, a symbol, or something much much more?

    So what happened on the cross? Why is this THE seminal moment of Christianity? Many of us accept the reality of the cross without understanding why it matters. The cross, in its simplest terms, was a substitution. Back in the Garden of Eden, mankind rebelled against God and decided to be god ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Eric Lones avatar

    The Makings Of A Bad Decision Series

    Contributed by Eric Lones on Feb 15, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 15,897 views

    4 Signs Your Making a Bad Decision taken from 1st Samuel chapter 8.

    THE MAKINGS OF A BAD DECISION 1 Samuel 8:1, 3-22 1 When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges for Israel… 3 But his sons did not walk in his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice. 4 So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Why Christmas Happened Series

    Contributed by Todd Leupold on Apr 28, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,911 views

    Did it really HAVE to happen that way? Christmas is jolly, but would it really make a difference if we remembered it or not? Christmas is nice and cute, but isn't Easter the Holy Day that really matters? After all, everybody knows two of the four Gosp

    “WHY CHRISTMAS HAPPENED” 1st In Series: “Christmas Was Not Optional” Rev. Todd G. Leupold, Perth Bible Church, 12/13/2009 AM INTRODUCTION: This Christmas season I will ask us some questions that may, at first, seem silly but are in fact not asked or answered enough. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist