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  • The Rev deniray mueller avatar

    "What Does All This Mean?”

    Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Apr 13, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,915 views

    in the midst of the pandemic, what does the raising of Lazarus mean

    John 11:1-45 Good morning to you, wherever you are. You have just heard our long, well-known and beautiful Gospel reading from John about Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. Hold that story in you mind as I read you today’s poem by Padraig O’ Tuama, an Irish poet and theologian, entitled ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    New Meaning To An Old Meal

    Contributed by Alvan Lewis on Oct 28, 2019
     | 3,758 views

    A look at Holy Communion from its Jewish Roots

    When Jesus was a little boy he had a very special festive dinner every year in the spring. It was called Passover. In a Jewish home the Passover was the High Holiday of the year. It was the time the whole Nation remembered the time when God supernaturally brought the Children of Israel out of ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    What Mean Ye By This Service?

    Contributed by Jerry Smith on Dec 25, 2018
     | 3,974 views

    One way Christians remember Christ during Christmas time is by way of the Christmas tree. But, what does the Christmas tree mean in your house? Do you know? Do your children know? Today, we will discover how we can answer those questions in reference to a simple Christmas tree.

    “And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?” (Exodus 12:26). What mean ye by this service? There are many opinions about Christmas: whether Christian should celebrate it or not, if so, how Christians should celebrate Christmas. However, we ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    What Do These Stones Mean?

    Contributed by John Gaston on May 29, 2021
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     | 6,975 views

    God commanded Joshua to pile up a mound of stones from the bottom of the Jordan river, which God had miraculously dried up, to incite the curiosity of their children and give the parents a chance to witness.

    WHAT DO THESE STONES MEAN? JOSHUA 4:4-7 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. WEIGHT-LOSS TIP. An elderly woman was the winner of her weight-loss club for losing the most weight in the six weeks. All the rest of the weight-watchers gathered around her to ask how she had done it. “Simple!” she said, “I just ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Celebrating The True Meaning Of Christmas SermonCentral

    Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 8, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 997 views

    It’s considered impolite to attend a party without bringing a gift for the host or honoree. We should feel honored to receive an invitation to attend. Therefore, it’s extremely important that we bring the right gifts to the honoree.

    Today, we gather to discuss the significance of "The Ultimate Birthday Celebration." It is a time-honored tradition for people around the world, both believers and non-believers, to celebrate on December 25th. While the exact date of Jesus Christ's birth is not mentioned in the Bible, we celebrate ...read more

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    Always Ready

    Contributed by Curtis E. Nester on Jan 27, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,268 views

    Being ready to bear our witness for Christ

    TITLE: Always Ready TEXT: 1Peter 3:13-23 CONCL: A Romanian pastor was captured and tortured in order to get him to tell where other Christians were meeting so they could be arrested as well. But they could not get the pastor to break and disclose the location of the other Christians. So, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dennis Lee avatar

    A High Way To Holiness

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Jan 14, 2016
    based on 7 ratings
     | 16,721 views

    Today I’d like to talk with you about the one singular thing that all revivals have in common, and that is holiness. Without holiness there is no revival, there is no renewal. Holiness is a road God says we need to travel

    A High Way to Holiness Throughout this year, I’d like to go back and revisit those doctrines that we looked at during my sermon series that became the basis of the new book I’m writing, “Wells of Living Waters.” These wells are those doctrines that contain God’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    Complaining In The Desert

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Sep 27, 2022
     | 2,151 views

    We are never happy. we are always complaining when we should be thankful.

    The offer to Chose life Deuteronomy 30:11-20 Good morning online church- Glad that you are able to be with us and praying that the Lord would continue to minister to you as we dig into the word of God. Last week in Deuteronomy 29 and you can turn there again this morning we saw that God desires ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    The Day Of The Lord

    Contributed by Dorie Lynn Durden on May 13, 2017
     | 4,017 views

    No one knows the hour or day that Jesus is coming back

    Many predictions have been made about when Jesus will come back, but the Word teaches us that no one knows the hour or day of his appearing. We must not fall asleep, at anytime since tomorrow is not promised. We should keep our eyes open, and live a good christian life, by obeying the Word. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    A Disciple Washes Feet Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jul 5, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,648 views

    This is the 3rd sermon in the series "Being A Disciple".

    Series: Being A Disciple [#3] A DISCIPLE WASHES FEET John 13:1-17 Introduction: I am sure you already know this; but I am very competitive. I want to be the very best at what I do. Matthew 23:11-12 This week, we are going to look at a story about the Disciples and Jesus in John 13. Here ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Dave Hartson avatar

    But It Depends On How I Define Success Series

    Contributed by Dr. Dave Hartson on Oct 3, 2019
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,976 views

    Get up…eat breakfast…head to work…work all day… return home…eat some supper…watch a little tv…go to bed… and then repeat those same steps tomorrow.

    INTRODUCTION: Get up…eat breakfast…head to work…work all day… return home…eat some supper…watch a little tv…go to bed… and then repeat those same steps tomorrow. Some of us may have a few more steps; some of us may have a few fewer steps. No wonder people ask the question: “Is this all there is to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Your Place In The Battle Series

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Aug 21, 2016
     | 12,108 views

    At unlikely times and places we too find ourselves engaged in a battle. However, standing together in the strength of the Holy Spirit the battles we fight won’t be lost! The wind of the Spirit will blow us to unlikely places with power to win!

    UNLIKELY - Your Place in the Battle John 3:7-8 MsgB “So don’t be so surprised when I tell you that you have to be ‘born from above’—out of this world, so to speak. You know well enough how the wind blows this way and that. You hear it rustling through the trees, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Be An Example Of Jesus

    Contributed by John Gaston on Aug 10, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 24,631 views

    We live in a mixed up world. People are so untrained in the Bible and mixed up about what a Christian is, that nearly anything can be labelled “Christian” and they’ll believe it. Let's look at what one is.

    BE AN EXAMPLE OF JESUS 1 Tim. 4:12, 15-16 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Sometimes being close isn’t good enough. Like Bill, who ordered a cord of firewood to be delivered for $100. 2. When the firewood was delivered, Bill got upset. “That’s not a full cord of wood,” Bill ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The "second Coming" Of Our Lord

    Contributed by Byron Perrine on Jul 9, 2019
     | 5,995 views

    This sermon incorporates and adapts “The Parable of the Ten Virgins—A Picture of the Second Coming”, a sermon by Joseph Wallis, Sermon Central, Jan. 2002, to whom credit is hereby acknowledged.

    (We invite you to visit us at www.HeritageRestorationProject.org or www.ChristianWisdom.info) The prophecy of the Second Coming of Jesus is often either misunderstood by Christians themselves, or, the object of derision and ridicule among non-Christians. And yet, it is one of the most important ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Don't Be Afraid Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Mar 19, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,484 views

    The best way to overcome fear is too N.I.P. our fears, any fears... in the bud.

    Don’t Be Afraid OKAY – for the next few minutes I want to talk to you about something… and I am going to go out on a limb and say, it’s something that everyone in this room has experienced before. And maybe even more so as the coronavirus continues to dominate our national conversation... In ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ