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  • Perry Greene avatar

    Have It Your Way

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 13, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,186 views

    God often disciplines his people by allowing them to have what they want.

    1. Stance on Sin The late president Calvin Coolidge returned home from church one Sunday afternoon and found his wife sitting in the chair. Unable to go that day, she was interested in what the preacher had to say. She asked her husband what the preacher spoke about and he said, ¡°Sin.¡± Like most ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Now That's The God Of The Bible!

    Contributed by Thomas Mccracken on Mar 14, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,721 views

    While there are many god's worshipped today, only the God of the Bible is able to demonstrate His power and love in such a way that compels humanity to stand back in amazement and awe saying "Now That's The God Of The Bible!"...

    Now That is the God of the Bible! Ephesians 2:1-10 Introduction: Archeologists have unearthed and discovered over 1,000 temples designed to host collective worship to over 5,000 gods and goddesses. The Egyptians, the Sumerians, the Romans, the Greeks, the Assyrians, the Canaanites, the Mayans, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fall Down And Surrender

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Apr 11, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,911 views

    Several were saved and life's changed through the preaching of this word. The only deliverance, the only escape is Jesus; Jesus Christ changes all odds!

    Fall Down and Surrender Exodus 12:12-14NKJ  ‘For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord. 13 Now the blood shall be a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A Christian? What's That?!

    Contributed by Thomas Mccracken on Mar 6, 2012
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,192 views

    According to surveys and statistics, revealed by Christianity Today, 85% of the American population is Christian and 99% of Mexico's population is Christian. I have been to both countries and can understand why some folks are confused with these percenta

    A Christian? What’s that?! I Peter 1:22-25 Introduction: According to surveys and statistics, revealed by Christianity Today, 85 percent of the American populous is Christian. Even more amazing is a recent survey that shows Mexico to be 99 percent Christian. I have been to both countries ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Yoke And The Burden

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 13, 2013
     | 6,543 views

    What does it mean that Jesus imposes a light yoke and easy burden?

    The short passage we just heard from St. Matthew can be interpreted on many levels, but I’d like to focus on what the original meaning probably was. The image given is of a pair of oxen, tied together with a heavy wooden yoke, and harnessed to a plow. Jesus promises a yoke that is easier, ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Jesus Can Clean You Up! Series

    Contributed by Ronald Franklin on Jul 7, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,062 views

    Based on the story of the Gadarene demoniac, highlights the power of Christ to deliver anyone who will believe from all the power of the unclean spirit.

    Mark 5:1-2 Then they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes. 2 And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. The story we read in Mark 5 seems like a very dramatic, very unusual situation that is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Only Way To Solve The Problem Of Violence Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 2, 2019
     | 3,134 views

    We have to solve the problem back at the source of the problem. And that’s the human mind and heart.

    Ascension Sunday 2019 “Let us then be children no longer, tossed here and there, carried about by every wind of . . .human trickery.” If you’ve ever been a supervisor of little boys, you know what St. Paul is writing about to the Ephesians. One little kid has a stupid idea–let’s throw some cats in ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Response Of The People Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on May 22, 2017
     | 6,346 views

    At first it looked once more as though Paul might be torn into shreds by the Jewish mob, but he was again rescued by the Roman tribune and taken safely into the barracks. But then the tide turned against Paul again as the tribune decided to examine....

    March 16, 2016 Acts of the Apostles By: Tom Lowe Lesson: The Response of the People (Acts 22:22-29) ACTS 22:22-29 (KJV) 22 And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Do We Want Jesus To Go Away?

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Jun 19, 2025
     | 336 views

    We must welcome the work of God into our lives to conform us into the image of Jesus. How are our actions and attitudes ways we are literally asking Jesus to go away?

    IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH “THE ANDY GRIFFITH” SHOW, YOU MAY REMEMBER THE LOVEABLE CHARACTER NAMED OTIS. HE WAS WELL KNOWN AROUND TOWN AS BEING “THE TOWN DRUNK.” HE WAS HARMLESS AND SEEMED TO BE MORE OF A TOWN MASCOT. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE IN OUR STORY IN LUKE. INSTEAD OF A HARMLESS, TOWN MASCOT, WE ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Heaven Is A Gift

    Contributed by Jenny Franklin on Dec 10, 2021
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,949 views

    No one deserves Heaven. No one can earn Heaven. Heaven is a gift.

    No one deserves Heaven. No one can earn Heaven. Romans 3:23 All have sinned… James 2:10 Whoever keeps the whole law, and yet offends in one point, he is guilty of all. Romans 3:10 There is none righteous, no, not one. Isaiah 64:6 …All our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; Titus 3:5 Not by ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Give Careful Attention To What You Want. Series

    Contributed by Ritchie Guerrero on Nov 3, 2020
     | 7,352 views

    When God created us, he gave us the best gift, with no other creation have it but only human. The “free will”. Our will is powerful, that it can break or make us. Genesis 3:1-4; 6 Luke 12:13-21

    Introduction: When God created us, he gave us the best gift, with no other creation have it but only human. The “free will”. Our will is powerful, that it can break or make us. Genesis 3:1-6(NKJV). 3 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Gospel Without Charge

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Apr 15, 2020
     | 2,870 views

    If you could not be paid to preach would you pay to preach?

    1Co 9:17 For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me. 18 What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel. From ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Do You Explain All The Terrible Things That Are Happening In The World? Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jul 4, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,294 views

    The existence of terrible things happening in the world is a complex and challenging aspect of our human experience. We seek to understand this in light of our beliefs about God, the fallen nature of humanity, and the presence of evil.

    How do you explain all the terrible things that are happening in the world? The existence of terrible things happening in the world is a complex and challenging aspect of our human experience. We seek to understand this in light of our beliefs about God, the fallen nature of humanity, and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    God With Us

    Contributed by Dwight Davis on Dec 20, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,192 views

    This sermon deals with the true meaning of Christmas as we know it and also addresses some controversial issues surrounding the connection between Christmas and pagan sun worship.

    God With Us With every passing year Christmas seems to become more and more commercialized—every year Santa Claus, Christmas decorations, social engagements, and the daunting task of finding just the right gifts for our loved ones can easily overshadow the main reason, we as Christians have come ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    A Visionary View Of Remembrance Sunday Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Nov 11, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,705 views

    Today we gather on this Remembrance Sunday to reflect upon the sacrifices made by those who gave their lives for our freedom. It is a day to remember and give thanks.

    A Visionary View of Remembrance Sunday Today we gather on this Remembrance Sunday to reflect upon the sacrifices made by those who gave their lives for our freedom. It is a day to remember and give thanks. The Bible tells us in Psalm 105:1-8: "Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim His ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal