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  • Kevin Ruffcorn avatar

    A Different Perspective Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Sep 13, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,750 views

    Christians see life from the perspective of the cross and eternity and live different lives because of it.

    Romans 13:8-14 “A Different Perspective” INTRODUCTION Those of us who grew up in the North Country often like to tell stories of our harsh winters. We tend to glory in the fact that we survived huge snowfalls, and some of the coldest temperatures ever recorded this side of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Separating Company Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 2, 2011
     | 4,702 views

    Sometimes opinions divide us so strongly that we have no choice but to separate company.

    Separating Company (Acts 15:36-40) 1. Sometimes you hear people marveling, "Why do churches nowadays have so many conflicts?" 2. Ecclesiastes 7:10 tells us, "Do not say, 'Why is it that the former days were better than these?' For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this." 3. Church ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    I Am The Resurrection Series

    Contributed by Aarron Ellerman on Mar 17, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,146 views

    The raising of Lazarus and the impact it had on Jesus’ ministry and His eventual crucifixion.

    Series: Journey to the Cross Text: John 11:1-7, 21-47 Title: “I am the Resurrection” I. The Glory of God (1-7) Vv. 1-3 • We find out that Lazarus, the brother of Mary and Martha has become sick. o The two sisters send word to Jesus, expecting Him to come and do something about the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Wait A Minute

    Contributed by Matthew Blau on Mar 27, 2008
    based on 20 ratings
     | 8,210 views

    Salvation is easy but only the beginning. Living faith is much harder.

    Wait a Minute, Who Said Anything About Suffering! Christian faith is different from any other religion in the world. It is different because of the very nature of grace. Grace does not require great works. It is a gift from God. We do not and could not have a chance of ever earning it. We will ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Marks Of A Powerful Christian Series

    Contributed by Michael West on Apr 2, 2008
     | 3,375 views

    Good works for the right reasons, overcoming evil and five results or evidence of spiritual authority.

    Sunday January 19th, 2003 Series: Spiritual Authority Part Three Sermon: The Marks of a Powerful Christian Scripture: I Thessalonians 5:15-24 Romans 12:21 — We overcome evil with good. What are we supposed to give to evil. At first we have our responsibility and duty to give to the body of Christ ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Kids Count

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,589 views

    Communion Meditation for June 1, 2008 and Kids and Teens Celebration Day

    About four years ago a group of people here in Noble County decided that there needed to be an event for kids to learn about important things like government, the arts, and community. As a result, they created Kid City and it will be held again this year at our county fairground on Saturday, August ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Pride Comes Before The Fall Series

    Contributed by Richard White on Oct 10, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 8,667 views

    Esther now reveals Haman’s plot and causes the sentence of death for Haman. His day goes from bad to worse.

    Pride goes before the fall Esther Chapter 7 Discretion and wisdom accompany Esther as she approached the king. Haman however is still prideful. In Gilbert and Sullivan’s play “The Mikado”, the Japanese Emperor contemplates what it means to find the punishment that fist the crime. In this ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Abounding Hope

    Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Sep 6, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,639 views

    Hope is a very powerful force for good and that hope comes from the Lord. And patience is the trust we hold this hope in.

    Quotes: “Hope is a waking dream.” - Aristotle “Hope, Smiles from the threshold of the year to come, Whispering 'it will be happier'” - Alfred Tennyson “Hope is the thing with feathers, That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A Plea For Grace

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Mar 28, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,821 views

    This is such a beautiful model of prayer. No deal-making, no claim to being deserving; just a man interceding for a sinful people and seeking God's abundant grace.

    Passage: Daniel 9:1-19 Intro: So here in the middle of death and destruction, of huge kingdoms rising and falling, there is this tender prayer. 1. frankly, I was disappointed when I saw this passage coming up. 2. into the prophecy, the end times 3. and yet here is this prayer, an incredibly ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    What Is The Abundant Life?

    Contributed by Curtis E. Nester on Jan 7, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,088 views

    Explores John 10:1-11 and the meaning and application of the Abundant Life in Jesus. How eternal life begins in the present and continues throughout eternity.

    TITLE: Life is for Living TEXT: John 10:1-11 INTRO: When a university student asked Billy Graham, "What is the greatest surprise you have found about life?" He answered, "The brevity of it." Life is, indeed, short and for some people it is filled with regret. Someone did a survey and came up with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Faith And Law -/- Faith Or Law

    Contributed by Howard Gunter on Feb 28, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,606 views

    The law is external. Faith is internal. We all have an external and an internal component to our belief system.

    Mid-week Message/Devotion February 28, 2018 Reading: Romans 4:13-25 Faith and Law –/– Faith or Law “For the promise that he would be heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.” (Verse 13) This one verse sets the tone for ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Heart Of A Believer Series

    Contributed by Caleb Onwuka on Feb 22, 2016
     | 9,132 views

    Jesus is the perfect example of a believer. A closer look at how the heart of Christ operated in his earthly work will break all traditions down and bring you up into the reality of what we have become in redemption and how to fully represent Him today.

    THE HEART OF A BELIEVER (SERIES) I do know that anyone who will follow this series "THE HEART OF A BELIEVER" closely will be transformed in so much that even your family would wonder what kind of person you have ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Lesson 12: To Increase More And More Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Sep 17, 2018
     | 4,514 views

    The preaching of the Second Coming had produced an odd and awkward situation in Thessalonica.

    7/25/18 Tom Lowe Lesson 12: To Increase More and More (1 Thessalonians 4:10) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:10 (NIV) And in fact, you do love all of God’s family throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, brothers and sisters, to do so more and more, Lesson 12 Introduction As the capital of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Perry Greene avatar

    Mutual Prayer

    Contributed by Perry Greene on May 1, 2018
     | 5,588 views

    Praying for one another is a powerful weapon in our arsenal because it brings us into the very presence of the most powerful Being in the universe and HE is able.

    1. Are you ready for his return? A young woman was expecting a date. She was dressed up and waiting patiently. However, by the time he was an hour late she figured she’d been stood up. So, she took off her makeup, put on her pajamas, gathered all the junk food in the house and sat down to watch TV ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Three Words That Reveal God’s Intentions

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 9, 2018
     | 4,126 views

    A Christmas sermon focusing on the angels' proclamation: "on earth peace." The message looks at four mistakes that those three words help us avoid.

    WHAT'S HE UP TO? It’s helpful to know someone’s intentions. - Luke 2:14. - Three words that reveal God’s intentions: “on earth peace.” - As the angels share the message the Lord gave them to tell the shepherds, we learn about God’s intentions. This child who has been born in Bethlehem has come, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist