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  • David Owens avatar

    The Distinctive Role Of Women Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Jul 25, 2022
     | 6,458 views

    Men and women are created in God's image and have equal value and access to spiritual benefits, but are designed for and given different roles in the church and the home. 1 Timothy 2, Paul gave instructions for women and the explanation of the reasons for those instructions.

    Introduction: A. In Psalm 119:103, David wrote: How sweet your word is to my taste - sweeter than honey in my mouth. 1. The Word of God is sweet indeed, and nourishing too, but scooping a hand full of honey from a bee’s nest can be dangerous and painful. 2. And whenever a preacher dips his hand ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "Election Changes Our Perception" - Too Good Not To Be True-Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Rob Willis on Jan 26, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,582 views

    Part 2 of a 4 part mini-series on blessings we have in Christ from Ephesians 1, focusing on election. I purposefully avoid the controversy and state the significance of this blessing for our lives.

    I want to begin my message with a hate speech – about the Yankees. (elaborate on how they are the Sox nemesis; you admire them because they get the best players; but the responsibility after they have an all-star at every position is for them to play. They have everything they need to win, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Am The Bread Of Life Series

    Contributed by Joseph Marshall on Jul 20, 2022
     | 2,212 views

    One of the most controversial figures in history is Jesus of Nazareth. You could ask 100 people who they think Jesus was and you could get 100 different answers. So, who is Jesus?

    Introduction: One of the most controversial figures in history is Jesus of Nazareth. You could ask 100 people who they think Jesus was and you could get 100 different answers. So, who is Jesus? Throughout the Bible, God has revealed Himself to mankind by many different names to reveal more ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    A Word To The Watchman

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Jul 22, 2016
    based on 13 ratings
     | 36,409 views

    A watchman is only a watchman if he sounds the warning in time for people to move and deliver themselves.

    I never set out just to be a person of controversy; it's never been my desire or my aim to be controversial. I have never believed the pulpit to be the place to hash out political differences. I take no pleasure in stirring the pot as it were. (I don't like drama) and I don't enjoy debate for ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jim Black avatar

    1st Things 1st: The Church Belongs To God Series

    Contributed by Jim Black on Jul 20, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 10,106 views

    The church was planned, built and purchased by God and therefore belongs to Him... not you or I.

    Have I ever told you about a church I read about one time? Man they had their problems! • They had had a succession of different preachers who had come through and worked with them… each one with pretty different and very strong personalities. One was pretty well known and respected across the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Body Language Series

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Aug 11, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,029 views

    The Bible speaks of the church as the Body of Christ for a reason, but most believers fail to celebrate their unique place in the body.

    The ancient Romans had an aphorism that went “Mens sana in corpore sanos.” It means, “A healthy mind in a healthy body.” The ancients were quite correct that the two go together. The mind directs the body. It may do it on a subconscious or even unconscious level, but without signals from the brain, ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Donovan Myers avatar

    "What Holds Us Together – The Nature Of Our Faith”

    Contributed by Donovan Myers on Jun 14, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,414 views

    We are called to hold on to what we believe

    A young man was making poor grades in school, particularly in math. His parents tried various things, none of which seemed to produce the desired improvement. Finally, they decided to enroll him in a private Christian school. At the end of the first grading period, the young man came home and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Who Is Jesus? Series

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Jun 23, 2024
     | 1,202 views

    Being born again is not about one’s lineage, religious affiliation, or philanthropic deeds; it requires a total surrender of the heart to Christ, who purchased our redemption with His life. Therefore, I appeal to you as one of Christ’s ambassadors, be reconciled to God before His Son returns!

    Who is Jesus? John 8:48-58, 4:1-42 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 When Jesus addressed the people, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life," His statement stirred significant ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dan Erickson avatar

    The Gifts Go On

    Contributed by Dan Erickson on Jan 28, 2001
    based on 134 ratings
     | 5,063 views

    We will explore what Paul teaches about spiritual gifts. I think a great deal of controversy could have been avoided on this topic if people would have simply studied this a little more closely.

    Church conflicts happen for pretty unusual reasons. In the 1890s there was a small Baptist church in Mayfield County, Kentucky. The church had just two deacons, and those two men seemed to be constantly arguing and bickering with each other. On a particular Sunday, one deacon put up a small wooden ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • D Marion Clark avatar

    The Good Soil Of Mother Emanuel

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Jun 24, 2015
     | 3,089 views

    This sermon reflects on the response of Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, SC to the killings that took place June 17. It shows the power of grace and forgiveness.

    The sower sows the word. 15 And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them. 16 And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: the ones who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy. 17 ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    "Life In The New Community”

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Feb 12, 2025
     | 640 views

    The Beatitudes are written to the "new Christian community" Both the economiclly poor disciples and rich Pharisees disciples must now "live rightly" in the same community of faith. Different emphasis than in Matthew.

    In Jesus Holy Name February 16, 2025 Luke 6:20,24 “Life in the New Community” If we are to understand these beatitudes in the Gospel of Luke there are some “first things first” we should know. 1) Luke is probably writing between 58 AD & 64 AD when the Apostle Paul is in prison in ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Roshelle Brenneise avatar

    Timothy And Titus Series

    Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Jan 7, 2022
     | 2,950 views

    Paul's instructions to young pastors

    January 08, 2022 Now to the letters to Timothy and Titus. All three letters were likely written around 65/66 AD Paul was entrusting Timothy, in Ephesus, and Titus, in Crete, with the Gospel that he had sacrificed so much to proclaim. Which brings us to My Favorite Thing About 1st and 2nd ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    On The Same Page

    Contributed by John Mehrens on Jun 19, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,389 views

    Seeking to move ahead in UNITY!

    On the Same Page! Titus 3 But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and arguments and quarrels about the law, because these are unprofitable and useless. Warn a divisive person once, and then warn them a second time. After that, have nothing to do with them. You may ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Jerry Cosper avatar

    Foundational Facts Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jan 27, 2015
     | 4,996 views

    Several facts about how a church should be can be found in the first three verses of 1 Corinthians 1.

    The first three verses of 1 Cor. 1 are the introduction to Paul’s letter. It’s only three verses, but they set the scene for the rest of the letter. Let’s look at the first verse. READ v. 1. Notice that Paul didn’t refer to himself as a messenger of himself or of anyone ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Revealed (3) Series

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Aug 28, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,299 views

    There is no other name in heaven or on earth that is more loved, more revered or more controversial than Jesus. This three-part sermon series answers the question, "Who is Jesus?" by examining three descriptions of Jesus given in Revelation.

    Jesus Revealed: Part 3 Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 2/24/2013 H.G. Wells, who is famous for his fiction novels like The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds, once said, “I am an historian, I am not a believer, but I must confess as a historian that this penniless ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church