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  • Derek Geldart avatar

    No Confidence In The Flesh Series

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on May 21, 2023
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    When the Lord returns are you confident that you will be accepted and spend eternity with Him in heaven? Are you trusting in your rituals, your ethnicity, or your obedience to the law? Only those who have faith in the atoning sacrifice of Christ will enter the kingdom of God!

    No Confidence in the Flesh Philippians 3:1-6 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 When Christ is preached (1:18) and even when being poured out like a drink offering in suffering and persecution (2:17-18), Paul says we are to “rejoice in the Lord, again I say rejoice” ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    'loans, Laziness & The Lord’s Heart'

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on May 23, 2023
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    'Loans, Laziness & the Lord’s Heart' - chapter chapter 6 verses 1-19 - sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    SERMON OUTLINE: Loans (vs 1-3) Laziness (vs 6-11) Lord’s heart (vs 12-19) SERMON BODY: iLL: • A father and son went fishing one day. • After a couple hours out in the boat, • The boy suddenly became curious about the world around him. • He asked his father, “How does this boat float?” ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Is It Really Memorial Day Week End?

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on May 26, 2023
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    I titled this sermon IS IT REALLY MEMORIAL DAY WEEK END?

    The reason I ask this question is because as I was watching the news recently: • I heard people making plans to travel some place. • I heard about stores advertising their products • I heard about family gatherings But I did not hear anything about the brave men and women who gave their life ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Boat Trip To Bethsaida. A Trip To Remember

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Aug 2, 2024
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    Is Jesus nothing more than a ghost to you as you struggle to get to your destination? Find out how He responds.

    8.4.24 Mark 6:45–52 (EHV) 45 Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself dismissed the crowd. 46 After he had sent them off, he went up the mountain to pray. 47 When it was evening, the boat was in the middle of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Sermon: The Danger Of Deception Series

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on May 4, 2023
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    We live in an age where people want to appear one way but, they are just the opposite of their appearance. Hypocrisy pollutes worship. The most beautiful singing, the largest gift and the most radical praise can all be done with the wrong motive.

    Sermon: The Danger of Deception Scripture: Acts 5:1-11 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet. But Peter said, Ananias, why hath ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Guard Your Heart

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on May 8, 2023
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    'Guard the Heart' - Proverbs chapter 4 verses 10-27 - sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    SERMON OUTLINE: The Choice to Guard the Heart (vs 10-19) The Command to Guard the Heart (vs 23a) The cause and effect of a Guarded Heart (vs 23–27 SERMON BODY: iLL: • There is a myth that says the Great Wall of China. • Is the only man-made structure that can be seen on the moon. • But it’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Jesus Glorified-Part 3

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on May 11, 2023
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    3 of 5. The apostle John recorded some of the events surrounding the imminence of Jesus’ glorification. Jesus’ glorification is of great significance. But, How &/or Why is Jesus glorified? 6 significant aspects of Jesus’ glorification.

    JESUS GLORIFIED-III—John 12:29-31(:20-36) Attention: Hershey, our ‘chocolate lab-mixed breed’ dog, has a keen nose for anything unusual that might appear around the house. I’m always amazed at where his nose leads him, & wonder what exactly he smells. He will sometimes wander around on his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    You Do Not Know Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on May 11, 2023
     | 2,241 views

    When you do not know, work diligently and celebrate responsibly.

    After going bankrupt in 1998, the Psychic Friends Network relaunched as a public company in 2012, promising to be “bigger, bolder, and better than ever.” In their investor presentation, they promised to “leverage an iconic brand name using new technologies and social media to re-establish Psychic ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Trust In Jesus Through Hell And Back

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on May 11, 2023
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    Peter shows how Jesus descended into hell and what it means for us as baptized children of God.

    5.14.23 1 Peter 3:18–22 (EHV) 18 He was put to death in flesh but was made alive in spirit, 19 in which he also went and made an announcement to the spirits in prison. 20 These spirits disobeyed long ago, when God’s patience was waiting in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In this ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Heartbeat Of Prayer

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 9, 2025
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    Prayer is the living heartbeat of discipleship — not changing God’s will, but drawing our will into His presence until we see and live as He does.

    (A Check Up on Prayer) Introduction – The Spiritual Health Exam If you’ve ever gone in for a regular checkup, you know how it goes. The nurse checks your blood pressure, your pulse, your breathing, and maybe draws some blood. The idea isn’t that anything’s wrong — it’s simply wise to know how ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Who I Am In Christ

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Oct 11, 2025
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     | 658 views

    Our true identity is not defined by the world’s shifting standards but by the unchanging grace of Jesus Christ, who makes us new, adopts us as His children, sets us apart for His purpose, and secures our citizenship in heaven

    Who I am in Christ Do you know who you are? John Newton was born in England in the early 1700s. His mother, a devoted Christian, taught him Scripture and planted seeds of faith in his young heart. But when she died tragically at the age of seven, Newton’s world was shattered. With no ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Road Where Hope Returns

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 19, 2025
     | 234 views

    Jesus walks beside discouraged hearts, opens the Word, breaks the bread, and turns despair’s road into the path where hope returns.

    Introduction — When Hope Walks Beside You and You Don’t Know It It is late afternoon on the first Easter Sunday. Two travelers walk the dusty road westward from Jerusalem toward a village called Emmaus. Seven miles, Luke says — not far, but far enough for grief to stretch every step. Their ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Faith That Follows Series

    Contributed by Kory Labbe on Nov 8, 2025
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    Faith That Follows reminds us that real faith doesn’t just believe—it moves. Like John the Baptist, we’re called to embrace our role in God’s mission. When we follow where the Holy Spirit leads, even ordinary moments can become divine appointments that change lives.

    Live Volume 3: Get Going — Week 2: Faith That Follows Text: John 1:19–34 (NLT) Theme: Faith That Follows reminds us that real faith doesn’t just believe—it moves. Like John the Baptist, we’re called to embrace our role in God’s mission: to prepare the way, stay the course, and point people to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Jonah - God’s Compassion Is On Full Display

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Nov 14, 2025
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    We can see God’s Compassion is On Full Display in His willingness to use flawed People, in His willingness to Give People a second Chance, in the patience God showed to help Jonah to see himself and as God seeks to see all men saved.

    Sermon: Jonah - God’s Compassion Is On Full Display Scripture Text: Jonah 1:1-17, “Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    From The Unknown To The Known God

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Nov 15, 2025
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    Believers are to engage an idol-filled modern culture with the same wisdom, compassion, and courageous clarity Paul displayed in Athens—understanding people’s longings, building bridges to the truth, and faithfully proclaiming the risen Christ!

    How do we, as Christ’s ambassadors, engage a modern culture with wisdom, courage, and gentleness—so that the gospel is not just another opinion in the noise, but a message carried on “beautiful feet” bringing good news? Everywhere we look, the signs of moral fracture are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist