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  • James Lee avatar

    12 Secrets To Living An Abundant Life: 7 Series

    Contributed by James Lee on Dec 9, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,541 views

    Working for an auto dealership as a master technician and making a lot more money than I do as a pastor didn’t bring true abundance. I was not happy, making money. God's Word show us ho to truly live the abundant life.

    This story was related by Donald Grey Barnhouse. Several years ago, two students graduated from the Chicago-Kent College of Law. The highest ranking student in the class was a blind man named Overton and, when he received his honor, he insisted that half the credit should go to his friend, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Sajeev Painunkal, SJ avatar

    What Changed Zaccheus?

    Contributed by Sajeev Painunkal, Sj on Oct 30, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,060 views

    Jesus doesn't preach to Zaccheus. No moralising, no ridiculing. Just unconditional acceptance. That's all it took change him radically.

    A popular story recounts a meeting that may have taken place at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago in 1923. There is debate whether the meeting in fact occurred, but what is not in question is the actual rise and fall of the men featured in the story, who were nine of the richest men in the world ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Escape From The Pit

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jul 16, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,360 views

    Principles and actions to take when discouraged

    I. Enemies In the Pit --------------------- - Horrible pit - Ps 40:2 - DOUBT Christopher Hitchens’ book God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything. Sam Harris was a little-known graduate student until he wrote the phenomenally successful “The End of Faith” and its follow-up, “Letter to a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Want To Hold Your Hand

    Contributed by Roger Roark on Mar 24, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 24,369 views

    God tells us to fear not, He will hold our hand

    Thomas Dorsey (1899-1993 - not the famous ball player) has an honored title of 'The Father of Gospel Music', and his music is loved around the world. The journey to this title and fame was a very difficult one. Thomas loved music. At a very early age, long before his music education at the Chicago ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Perry Greene avatar

    Return Of God's Glory: Exuberant Worship (2) Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 24, 2016
     | 4,364 views

    Worship Invites the Glory of God; Introduces Salvation; and Initiates Victory.

    1. Secret to Soul Winning One of the most zealous soul-winners of yesteryear was Colonel George Clarke, who established the Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago, but he wasn't a polished speaker. Dr. R. A. Torrey once wrote, "I used to go and hear Col. Clarke talk and he seemed to me to be one of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Greatest Command 5: Healing Hands And Helping Hearts Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jul 28, 2014
     | 4,226 views

    We wrestle with the question of to whom we are obligated to do good. Jesus makes it clear that we are obligated to all those in our path.

    1. Jesus was asked -- What is the greatest command (Mark 12.28ff and Luke 10.25-28)? a. Teaching with Q-A b. Teaching with Debate -- disrespect? Entrapment? 2. His reply came from Deuteronomy 6.4ff and he linked Leviticus 19.18 (love neighbor to it) 3. There is a process called, "stringing pearls" ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    More Than Murder Series

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Mar 26, 2014
     | 3,054 views

    Taking the Leap to something higher will require embracing the hard sayings of Jesus.

    More than Murder June 30, 2013 Introduction This is an interesting week in national news. June 24, 2013 Paula Deen's Food Network career is toast after the network announced Friday that it would not be renewing the popular shows "Paula's Best Dishes" and "Paula's Home Cooking" after her contract ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Seeing God In 3d Series

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Jun 16, 2012
     | 5,346 views

    God clearly reveals Himself. We as those called to seek Him with all our hearts need to look for His clear revelation not our own personal opinion as to how He is revealed. Our biblical heart is made up of our intellect, emotions, and our will. We were

    Intro: One of the greatest things about the Bible is that it never argues God. It clearly communicates and reveals the God of History. This God who is revealed in the Bible is bigger, more intelligent, more powerful, and definitely a lot better than we are. Augustine of Hippo said in his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Minimize Your Influence For God

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 27, 2012
     | 3,805 views

    Sometimes the best way to understand how to be a productive Christian is to look at the formula for spiritual worthlessness and do the opposite.

    How To Minimize Your Influence for God (2 Corinthians 6:1-11) 1. Facebook is big. And the computers they have are many. 2. “With 900 million members worldwide and growing, Facebook is building its first European data storage facility—60 miles south of the Arctic Circle in Lulea, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Melchizedek Mystery Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 28, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,604 views

    Melchizedek was hidden away as an amazing type of Jesus Christ, a mystery revealed through Holy Spirit inspired Midrash.

    The Melchizedek Mystery (Hebrews 7:1-28) 1. Jewish ways of talking can be quite comical. Let me share an English phrase and its “Jewberish” version. English: "He walks slowly" Jewberish: "Like a fly in Vaseline he walks". En: "Sorry I don’t know the time" Jewberish: "What, do I look like a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Mark Lindsey avatar

    Jesus, God's Passover Lamb Series

    Contributed by Mark Lindsey on Aug 26, 2024
     | 907 views

    The Passover Lamb of Exodus 12 was God’s plan to deliver His people from the bondage of the Egyptians. Jesus, God’s Passover Lamb is God’s plan to deliver you and me from the bondage of sin.

    JESUS, GOD’S PASSOVER LAMB EXODUS 12:1-14 Historic Route 66 was one of the original highways of the United States Numbered Highway System. It stretches 2,400 miles, crosses eight states and three time zones. Route 66 takes you from east to west, from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Keeping Kingdom Central Despite Life’s Winding Paths Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 12, 2020
     | 2,080 views

    All believers are stewards of the Kingdom of God. As we meander through life, we need to face the realities about keeping the Kingdom a priority while doing what we can to improve its future impact.

    Keeping Kingdom Central Despite Life’s Winding Paths (Acts 20:22-36) 1, Life can be filled with amazing coincidences. 2. Stephen and Helen Lee had just gotten engaged when they made a shocking family discovery. While looking through family photos during their engagement party in New York, they ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Perry Greene avatar

    God's Friendship Above All

    Contributed by Perry Greene on May 3, 2022
     | 1,658 views

    We want and need a close relationship with God above all else.

    1. A Prayer Tent In 2021 David Jeremiah told about a creative mother in Chicago who noticed her son was anxious during the pandemic. She came up with a biblical solution. Together they made a homemade pup tent called a "prayer tent." The two of them set it up in the corner of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Leading A Worthy Life

    Contributed by Lanny Smith on Aug 3, 2021
     | 2,021 views

    We don't wake and decide that, today we'll live with integrity. It's a lifetime of decisions and training.

    Leading a Worthy Life 2021 Summer Series / Ephesians 4:1–16   • Real-life integrity • [IMAGE] Story of Robert Adams who found $17,000 in cash in a bank bag beside an ATM in Chicago. • At first, he thought is was prank/joke. But no TV crews popped out to catch him. • Bag had Chase on the side, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Prophecy In The Upper Room

    Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Mar 19, 2022
     | 1,555 views

    Questions abound as to whether the Lord Jesus was referring to the Rapture in John 14:1-3 and later taught by the apostle Paul in his letters to the churches at Corinth and Thessalonia. It is an issue worth examining.

    The Synoptic Gospels, the writings of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, with their similarities in content and narrative all present the apocalyptic teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ as He met with His disciples across from the city of Jerusalem upon the Mount of Olives. Each Gospel tells of troubling ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist