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  • Dr. Jerry Hulse avatar

    "a Love Letter From Jesus."

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Feb 13, 2023
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    The book of Philemon portrays the love of God through the relationship between Paul and a runaway slave named Onesimus. Similarly, Christ's love for his church is evident in his prayer in the garden where he asked God to receive his church the way he would receive him.

    SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES (Philemon 1:10-16) (10) "I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:" (11) "Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:" (12) ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    A Story Of Forgiveness

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Aug 4, 2018
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    This looks at the story of the Unforgiving Servant and why it is so scary for the forgiven.

    Do you like scary stories?  I have never really been into scary movies, although I went to a couple as a teenager just to prove a point.  And if you have to ask what that point is then you’ve never been a teenaged boy. And when Carrie’s hand came out of the grave at the end of the original movie, ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Getting Ready For Our Final Goodbye (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Aug 7, 2018
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    How can we get ready for our final good-bye? 1. Receive our ministry for God's Word (vs. 22-24). 2. Recognize the value of God's Word (vs. 25-27). 3. Remember the urgent need for God's Word (vs. 28-31).

    Getting Ready for Our Final Goodbye (Part 2) The Book of Acts - Part 73 Acts 20:17-31 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - February 8, 2015 BACKGROUND: *Acts 20 was a pivotal time in the life and ministry of the Apostle Paul. In these verses Paul reflected on the past, and tried to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    The Eschatological Day Of The Lord -- Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Aug 10, 2018
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     | 11,969 views

    Joel 2:18-27 teaches us that God restores all who return to him in wholehearted repentance.

    Scripture We are currently in a sermon series that I am calling, “Lessons from a Minor Prophet: Joel.” The Prophet Joel was perhaps the earliest of the Old Testament’s writing prophets (writing in the eighth, or perhaps even in the ninth century BC). The people in Joel’s day had just experienced ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Lead Us Not Into Temptation Series

    Contributed by Ed Gratton on Aug 12, 2018
     | 11,025 views

    Ninth in a series on the Lord's Prayer

    1 Lead Us Not Into Temptation Matthew 6:9-13 Here are 3 stories to start us off today: One time a young man went to confession. And he began, “Bless me Father for I have sinned...Father, I’ve had bad thoughts...” Well the priest said, “Did you entertain them, son?” And the young man said: “No, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    The Father’s House Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Aug 13, 2018
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    The results of living away from God are always disastrous, and nothing can prevent the ultimate consequences from catching up with us.

    May 6, 2006 The Father’s House ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Don't Lose Your Song

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 13, 2018
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    What could cause us to lose our song? Imprisonment? Financial setbacks? A major accident? A serious health condition? In the moment of tragedy sorrow is inevitable but what about afterwards? Let's look at some people who sang in 'unsingable' situations.

    DON'T LOSE YOUR SONG ARM prison outreach ministries newsletter story, "What would it take to make you lose your song?", by Lester Roloff. "Let me ask you a question. What would it take to make you lose your song? Could you sing in the jail? The Lord taught me to sing in the jail one night. I ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Peter's Wonderful Surprise Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Aug 20, 2018
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    After denying Jesus three times, Peter must have felt that Jesus would want nothing more to do with him, but on resurrection morning Peter received two wonderful surprises that told him he couldn't be more wrong about that.

    Introduction: A. One day an attorney gathered the entire family for the reading of the will of their wealthy relative. 1. Kinfolk came from near and far, to see if they were included in the bequests. 2. The lawyer somberly opened the will and began to read: “To my cousin Ed, I leave my ranch. To ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Changeless Series

    Contributed by Gordon Pike on Aug 30, 2018
     | 6,687 views

    One thing is sure. Everything is going to change and the change is going to come faster and faster. While everything around us changes at warp speed, inthe center of it all is an Almighty God who never changes. In a rapidly changing world, take hold of God’s unchanging hand,

    [Hold up my laptop] You all know what this is, I hope. Yep … it’s a laptop … a computer. It has an Intel Pentium NB 540 processor … whatever that is. It has four gigabytes of RAM. It has 500 gigabytes of memory on the hard drive. Anyone here know what a gigabyte is? A “gigabyte” is a ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • James Wallace avatar

    To Be Righteous, You Must Be A Sinner Series

    Contributed by James Wallace on Sep 17, 2018
     | 6,890 views

    Jesus said the worst among us--the despised and most sinful--who are repentantly trust not on themselves or their goodness will get to heaven and those who trust in their own rightoeusness will not.

    The Paradoxical Sayings of Jesus To Be Righteous, You Must Be a Sinner Luke 18:9-14 Well, I had another chance to share the Gospel this week. As a pastor, it's an occupational hazard! Actually, the opportunity came as a result of a benevolence call. It has become our policy at Risen King that ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

  • Apostle Bobby Hogan avatar

    Your Warfare Is Over

    Contributed by Apostle Bobby Hogan on Sep 21, 2018
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    You're greatest blessing is coming. Your payday is here. Get ready for your faith to soar as you discover - YOUR WARFARE IS OVER!

    Your Warfare Is Over “Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.” 1 Thessalonians 2:18 Notice what Paul the Apostle said to the church in Thessalonica, “wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul.” This is the one who was caught up into the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    Asleep In The Storm Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Sep 22, 2018
     | 6,965 views

    This message looks at the lessons we learn from the story of Jesus quieting the storm

    Storms of Life 2 It started out kind of petty and ended up being kind of funny. It was 1978 and I was fishing with my Dad out of the Gaspe Coast of Quebec. The boat hadn’t been converted to a seiner yet so we were still configured as a midwater trawler. Dad was chief mate; his twin was captain ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Gordon Curley avatar

    Darkness Or Light Series

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Sep 25, 2018
     | 7,595 views

    Darkness or Light - Luke chapter 11 verses 14-36 – Sermon by Gordon Curley. PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info

    SERMON OUTLINE: (1). Slander (vs 14-28) • Accusation (vs 14-16). • Refutation (vs 17-22). • Application (vs 23-28): (2). An interruption (vs 27-28): • A blessing (vs 27) • A response (vs 27) (c). A History Lesson (vs 29-36): • (illustration #1). Jonah (vs 29-30 & 32) • (illustration #2). ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Byron Sherman avatar

    What Judas Missed-8

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Sep 26, 2018
     | 2,820 views

    8 of ? Judas missed the entirety of that which took place from the time of his leaving the Lord’s supper(13:30) until he arrived in the Garden of Gethsemane, with those who would arrest Jesus(18:3)! Judas Missed...

    WHAT JUDAS MISSED-VIII—John 13:31–14:11(John 13:18--17:26) OR--‘WHILE YOU WERE OUT/AWAY’ Attention: My Children Are Not My Children: In Washington State ca. 2002, when a parent applied for state benefits for their children, DNA tests were required for proof of parentage. But when a woman(Lydia ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    Jacob Marries Leah And Rachel Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 22, 2017
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     | 21,200 views

    Jacob marrying Leah and Rachel in Genesis 29:1-30 teaches us that God uses even human deception to fulfill his promise that Jacob's descendants shall be as numerous as the dust of the earth.

    Scripture We are currently in a series of sermons on "Isaac's Descendants." After twenty years of barrenness, God gave Isaac and Rebekah twin sons, whom they named Esau and Jacob. As a young man, Esau despised his birthright and sold it to his twin brother, Jacob. Much later, Jacob deceived his ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed