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  • Sajayan Chacko avatar

    Be The Salt & Light

    Contributed by Sajayan Chacko on Jan 29, 2024
     | 1,864 views

    The various names God gives His children in the Bible. (Some are: sheep, brethren, little ones, etc.) When Jesus gives us the name of "salt" and ‘light”, He is reminding us that we have the opportunity and the responsibility to be an influence in the world.

    • The various names God gives His children in the Bible. (Some are: sheep, brethren, little ones, etc.) When Jesus gives us the name of "salt" and ‘light”, He is reminding us that we have the opportunity and the responsibility to be an influence in the world. • In the first twelve ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    5 Supernatural Mircle Happened During Cricifixion

    Contributed by Sajayan Chacko on Jan 31, 2024
     | 1,208 views

    Golgotha has never been known as a place of beauty

    Who is Jesus? Our poems our songs everything about him Is He just a revolutionary hero? Or he is something more? Here is a man who was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in another village. • He only lived 33 years • He worked in a carpenter shop until He was ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Two Judgments (The Great White Throne Judgment And The Judgment Seat Of Christ)

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 9, 2024
     | 2,635 views

    Today in this sermon I will be preaching about the two judgments that the Bible teaches that will take place in the future.

    These two judgments will take place after the RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH. • Judgment Seat of Christ • Great White throne Judgment Every one of us one day will appear before the Lord in one of these judgments…EVERYONE! Look at Romans 14:12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Gratitude As A Lifestyle Series

    Contributed by Duane Wente on Nov 10, 2024
     | 2,535 views

    We’re challenged to move beyond occasional thankfulness and embrace gratitude as a daily decision. Gratitude is more than a reaction to blessings—it's a way of life. By living gratefully, we grow closer to God, and become a powerful witness of His goodness to the world around us.

    ### Introduction Video Ill.: Thanksgiving Every Day — Freebridge Media Transcript: Today we are thankful. We give thanks to God for His love, His mercy, and His faithfulness. We give thanks for family and friends, life and laughter, and the little things which bring joy to our lives. We give ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What You Asked For

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Nov 11, 2024
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     | 2,078 views

    I truly believe that America is at a turning point and that is not a turn into a better direction like what is supposedly believed, but a turning around point that is headed back to a time we have struggled and fought to come away from.

    “What you asked for” By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. PRAYER OPENING: - Well, the election is over, and our next President is what America wanted and now must be prepared to receive what it asked for, a man that was impeached 2 times, left office and hid classified documents in his bathroom, was ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    Cleaning Up The Mess Of Misunderstanding Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Nov 20, 2024
     | 816 views

    To clean up the mess of misunderstanding, act with integrity and love, affirming God’s integrity and love in everything you do.

    Evelyn Shetter from Abilene, Kansas, accepted a lunch invitation with former coworkers. Since she was going to be gone over the lunch hour, she set the table and left dinner in the oven for Larry, her farmer husband. She scribbled him a note saying, “Dinner in oven.” When she returned home at 4 ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Money Matters Part Three

    Contributed by Christopher Arch on Nov 30, 2024
     | 354 views

    This was a series on stewardship

    Title: “Money Matters Part 4” Scripture: Various Type: Series Where: GNBC 11-21-24 Intro: Henry Parsons Crowell contracted tuberculosis when a boy and could not go to school. His Father and brother died of tuberculosis, and he should have died of it too. He made a contract with God. If he ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Staring Down Your Critics Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Dec 19, 2024
     | 840 views

    Behold the glory of the Lord and be bold in your service for the Lord.

    There is an old Peanuts cartoon, in which Linus has just written a comic strip of his own, and he wants Lucy's opinion. In the first frame, he tentatively hands Lucy his comic strip and says, “Lucy, would you read this and tell me if you think it is funny?” In the next frame, you see Lucy ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    The Danger Of Playing Church

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 13, 2023
     | 5,363 views

    We all have had the similar experience of having our taste buds seduced by a delicious meal.

    But the moment we took one bite of that delicious food that looked so good, we immediately knew that one of the main ingredient that would have made this dish taste good, such as salt or pepper, was missing. There are some ingredients that can be omitted and it will ruin the whole dish. There ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Physiology Of Faith - Class 3 Series

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Apr 16, 2023
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,520 views

    V. What Causes Sickness and Disease? VI. God wants To Heal His People VII. For The Glory Of God VIII. The Relationship Of Faith and Healing

    V. What Causes Sickness And Disease? Good health is more than the absence of disease. It is a state of complete physical, emotional, and mental well-being on all levels. It has been estimated that approximately 33% of those living in the United States have a chronic illness. Virtually all ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Got Problems?

    Contributed by Jeff Taylor on Apr 20, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,253 views

    Promises cause problems, which God uses to give provision. God gave Israel and you three options: surrender to the crisis, fight the undefeatable foe, or trust in God to deliver you from the enemies that present themselves, and to wipe them out.

    Promises cause problems, which God uses to give provision. Consider Moses and the children of Israel fleeing from Pharaoh and brutal slavery. They had been delivered from 400 years of slavery by ten plagues that crushed Egypt, the most powerful nation on the face of the earth at that time. They ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Mental Health In The Psalms: 69 Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Apr 26, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,391 views

    God can completely heal mental illness, but even if He does not He still is steadfast in His love and a firm saving grace to us. He gives power to us in our weaknesses and struggles.

    MENTAL HEALTH IN THE PSALMS: 69 PSALM 69:1-36 #mentalhealth INTRODUCTION 1 … POOR BISHOP HOOPER PSALM 69 (EVERY PSALM) youtube.com/watch?v=BRE6-mBWkc8 [3:50] INTRODUCTION 2… Tremper Longman III, How to Read the Psalms. IVP Academic; Inter-Varsity Press, 1988, 76–85. [adapted] We are in a series ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    You Gotta Have Heart Series

    Contributed by David Owens on May 8, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,328 views

    In Mark 4, Jesus taught the parable of the sower, and then explained it. The parable challenges us to sow the word of God and to cultivate our hearts so that we can be the good soil that produces a great harvest.

    A. Once there was a man who was having serious heart trouble, so he went to the doctor to see what his options were. 1. His doctor recommended that he have a heart transplant. 2. The patient asked if there were any hearts immediately available and told the doctor that he could pay whatever amount ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Job-Like Season

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on May 15, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,091 views

    Whatever trial, struggle, bad thing, brokenness, you are going thru is not permanent Whatever trial, struggle, bad thing, brokenness, you are going thru is not permanent. You are just in a Job-like Season. And seasons pass.

    Job-like Season “If my misery could be weighed and my troubles be put on the scales, 3 they would outweigh all the sands of the sea.” Job 6:2-3 Intro: In a village called Uz on the east side of Canaan…, there was a child born named Job. Directly east of Canaan was the land of Edom…, which is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Work Of An Evangelist

    Contributed by Terry Hovey on May 19, 2023
     | 1,656 views

    The Great Commission is our call to evangelize the world. It applies to every believer, without exception. And if you are a believer, but don’t have the desire to tell others about Jesus...then you are not right with God.

    The Work of an Evangelist Acts 8:26-40 Sitting in his Roman cell, knowing that the time of his death was at hand, the apostle Paul wrote one last letter to his protégé, Timothy, and encouraged him to remain faithful to the very end. He told him to 2Ti 4:5 …be watchful in all things, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist