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  • Christopher Arch avatar

    How To Successfully Perform Spiritual Surgery

    Contributed by Christopher Arch on Apr 5, 2025
     | 404 views

    Series fromt he Sermon on the Mount

    Title: “How to Successfully Perform Spiritual Surgery” Script: Mt. 7:1-6 Type: Series Where: GNBC 4-6-25 Intro: As many of you know, my son in law, Jon, is an ophthalmologist who regularly has to perform eye surgeries as part of his practice. Earlier this week I asked Jon what was the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Mother's Day 2025 - A Mother's Bond

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Apr 30, 2025
     | 1,136 views

    A mother has a very special bond with their child. This message is about that bond.

    Mother’s Day 2025 – A Mother’s Bond Scripture: John 2:1-11; Second Timothy 1:5 Good morning Strangers Rest and happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers here and those viewing this live streamed service. There will be little that I will say in this message that will be new to you, but I hope you ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Why Are We Afraid

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Apr 19, 2023
     | 2,219 views

    This message is about fear, asking the question "Why are we so afraid?" Fear is one of the drivers of hate so what we are seeing is exactly what Jesus prophesied would happen in these last days.

    Why Are We Afraid? Scriptures: Second Timothy 1:7; Luke 12:22-32; First John 4:18 The title of my message this morning is “Why Are We Afraid?” This past week a man was charged with murder after he allegedly shot and killed a young woman who was in a car that mistakenly pulled into his driveway ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Intoxicated? Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 11, 2020
     | 3,133 views

    1) The Prohibition (Ephesians 5:18a), 2) The Product (Ephesians 5:18b), 3) The Principle (Ephesians 5:18c) to avoid intoxication as a believer in Christ.

    Ephesians 5:18a [18] And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, (but be filled with the Spirit), (ESV) If you have been following what has been deemed essential and non-essential by government officials during this COVID season, there has been some surprising designations. Corporate ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Called To Freedom Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 24, 2019
     | 7,218 views

    In Galatians 5:13b-15, Paul gives four purposes of God’s call to the freedom of loving Him: 1) To oppose the flesh (GALATIANS 5:13B), 2) To serve others (GALATIANS 5:13B), 3) To fulfill His moral law (GALATIANS 5:14), and 4) To avoid harming others (GALATIANS 5:15).

    Recently, a labour arbitrator has ruled that the municipality of Waterloo will have to rehire a drug-addicted nurse who stole narcotics and falsified medical records. The crux of this ruling was that the municipality, as an employer, has a duty to accommodate the wayward nurse’s disease of drug ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Three Eternal Gifts God Gives His Children (Sermon On Thanksgiving)

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Nov 28, 2025
     | 118 views

    An elderly couple was looking forward to Thanksgiving. They hardly ever saw their children. They had make plans to have them for Thanksgiving.

    However, right before Thanksgiving one by one they began to call from another town that they were sorry they would not be able to come. But the elderly man told his sad wife, Honey, do not worry they will all be here I promise!!! He had this idea to get them there. • A couple of days before ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    The Making Of A Man

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 28, 2001
    based on 96 ratings
     | 8,073 views

    This is a Father’s Day message challenging men to become all that God intended for them to be.

    The Making Of A Man June 19th Father’s Day Psalm 1:1-6, I Corinthians 13:4-12 , 2 Timothy 2:1-6 Today we take time our to acknowledge and to thank those men in our lives who have served us as fathers. They may have been fathers, our grandfathers, our uncles, our older brothers, our ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Storm Proofing The House Series

    Contributed by Ken Alford on Aug 17, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 8,900 views

    A LIFE IS ONLY AS STRONG AS THAT ON WHICH IT RESTS.

    July 16, 2001-- AM STORM PROOFING THE HOUSE Matthew 7:24-27 INTRODUCTION: (1) During a thunder storm in the midwest, my parents turned on the TV to watch for tornado warnings. Just as the screen flashed a warning, a limb crashed outside the living room window. Mom bolted toward a safer spot in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Call To A Collapsing Country

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 25, 2002
    based on 48 ratings
     | 7,926 views

    This message deals with the futility of religious activity apart from obedience to God, and the similarities between the conditions of Israel during the days of Jeremiah and the churches of today.

    Call To A Collapsing Country Text: Jer.8: 1-12 Intro: The nation of Israel had enjoyed God’s blessings in an unprecedented way. God had personally chosen them to be His people from among all the peoples of the earth. According to the Scriptures, this was not due to any special attractiveness ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Six Kingdoms

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 14, 2000
    based on 56 ratings
     | 9,615 views

    People need to consider where they are spiritually.

    THE SIX KINGDOMS INTRO.- Where are you? Where are you spiritually? ILL.- A young Bible college student was witnessing in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. As he approached one house, there was an elderly man sitting on the porch and he asked him, “Are you a Christian?” He replied, “No, I’m a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    All Things New Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 19, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 8,489 views

    Four word pictures of the eternal state, explained for people investigating the Christian faith.

    The central claim of the Christian faith is that someone has died and lived to tell us what lies beyond death’s door. That’s the Easter claim, that Jesus Christ died at the hands of professional executioners, that he was placed in a heavily guarded tomb, and that three days later Jesus Christ ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Defrosting Your Spiritual Assets Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Mar 26, 2003
    based on 478 ratings
     | 129,402 views

    In order to serve according to our giftedness, we must make sure that we not only understand spiritual gifts, we must discover, develop and deploy our gift mix. Since ignorance about this topic may be a chief cause of retarded spiritual growth, it’s impe

    Defrosting Your Spiritual Assets A man from Illinois decided to travel to Wisconsin to go duck hunting. He shot and dropped a bird, but it fell into a farmer’s field on the other side of the fence. As the flatlander climbed over the fence, a dairy farmer drove up on his tractor and asked what was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Hays avatar

    "The Cry For Freedom" Series

    Contributed by Mike Hays on Mar 28, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 7,420 views

    Today we begin one of the most exciting and rewarding journeys that any follower of Jesus can ever take...a journey through Paul’s letter to the churches of Galatia.

    The Cry For Freedom! An Introduction To Paul’s Letter To The Churches in Galatia There is a struggle for freedom that is taking place today that affects the lives of every man, woman, boy, and girl. There is a cry for freedom that rings out from the human heart all across the planet. If you will ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • David Dykes avatar

    The Road To The Cross Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Mar 31, 2003
    based on 76 ratings
     | 43,246 views

    The dark road to the Cross was full of rejection and pain, but and Jesus emerged on the other side of the cross into the brilliance of resurrection life! This road is also the pattern for every disciple.

    The Road to the Cross Luke 18:31-34 by David O. Dykes INTRODUCTION Communicating clearly is always a challenge for us. When we use the wrong word or mix up our words the result is often humorous. Here are some actual examples of excuse notes (with original spelling) parents sent to school with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Dykes avatar

    Have You Found Heaven's Narrow Door? Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Apr 10, 2003
    based on 145 ratings
     | 24,168 views

    There are two doors after death: destruction or delight and we choose which door we will pass through while we are alive; either the narrow door to heaven or the wide door to hell.

    Have You Found Heaven’s Narrow Door? Luke 13:22-30 by David O. Dykes INTRODUCTION Since I first learned about heaven as a child, I’ve been fascinated with the thought of living with Jesus forever. When I was a senior in college I was the Youth Minister at First Baptist Church in Prattville, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist