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  • Brian Bill avatar

    Wedding Sermon - Give, Live, Forgive

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Jun 14, 2021
    based on 3 ratings
     | 12,341 views

    • Give – Give kindness when the other is selfish. • Live – Live with tenderness when the other is suffering. • Forgive – Forgive when the other sins.

    PRELUDE MUSIC PRE-CEREMONY ANNOUNCEMENT To honor the sanctity of this service, please turn off your cell phones and refrain from taking pictures during the ceremony. SEATING OF PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS MOTHERS LIGHT FAMILY CANDLES GROOM AND GROOMSMEN COME UP STAIRS AND GET IN ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Truth For A New Year Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 14, 2021
     | 2,869 views

    There are two ways people think saints are made. Some believe sainthood is achieved while others see sainthood as received.

    Happy New Year to you! Thank God 2020 is behind us. If you were given just one word to describe the year 2020, what would you choose? A recent survey asked just this and found the #1 word chosen to describe this previous year was “awful, terrible, or horrible.” I wonder what word you would use. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Plan And Me Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 14, 2021
     | 3,332 views

    Faith in Christ works like an on/off switch but there are also degrees of faith in Christ once your faith is switched to "on." I want to encourage you to grow in your faith – to move saturation of your faith higher this morning by seeing the plan God has for eternity.

    Serendipity is a 2001 movie starring John Cusack. Cusack’s character meets a young lady named Sara at Bloomingdale’s at Christmas time. They randomly meet as they both attempt to purchase a pair of black cashmere gloves. Both are mutually attracted to one another even though they are in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Choose Christ! Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 1, 2019
     | 4,912 views

    1. Some people get saved (vs. 37-38; 40-43). 2. Some people are stubborn (vs. 44-49). 3. Some people are still searching (vs. 50-53).

    Choose Christ! The Gospel of John John 7:40-53 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - December 14, 2016 (Revised September 1, 2019) BACKGROUND: *Here in John 7, a great multitude of Jews were gathered together in Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of the Tabernacles. It was one of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Four Great Reasons To Follow Jesus Christ Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 7, 2019
     | 7,276 views

    1. We will have the light of life (vs. 12). 2. We will have the truth we can trust (vs. 13-18). 3. We will have a home in Heaven (vs. 14; 21-23). 4. We will have His Heavenly Father (vs. 15-20).

    Four Great Reasons to Follow Jesus Christ The Gospel of John John 8:12-23 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - December 28, 2016 (Revised September 7, 2019) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to John 8:12. Here, the Feast of the Tabernacles had just ended. It was one of the three ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Lying Tongue

    Contributed by James Dina on Jul 29, 2020
    based on 2 ratings
     | 13,242 views

    A lie is something false said with the intention to deceive. When we lie, we are speaking Satan’s native language. It’s music to his ears. Speak the truth in Love. Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit.

    A LYING TONGUE “The truthful lip shall be established forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.” (Proverbs 12:19) The tongue is one of the smallest organs of the body; a world of evil among the parts of the body, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Embracing Your New Identity

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 25, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 23,028 views

    Absolutely essential to your success as a Christian, is the biblical revelation of who you are in Christ. When a Christian tries to become something in God by good behavior, he is working backwards.

    Galatians 2:20 2/15/15 When a person is brought into the military, an extensive process begins to change his (or her) way of thinking about himself. He is stripped of his old civilian closes and dressed in a uniform consistent with his new identity. That uniform is a constant reminder that he is ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    The Handsomeness Of Christ, Our Husband

    Contributed by Bob Boerman on Jul 26, 2017
    based on 2 ratings
     | 11,226 views

    We often talk of Christ as Prophet, Priest, King, Lord, Savior and Friend, but rarely do we take a deep look at Him as our husband. This sermon looks at the Handsomeness of Christ and it's implications. I preached it before preaching on divorce in 1 Cor 7

    The Church in a Messy World The Handsomeness of Christ, our Husband Isaiah 54:5 July 23rd, 2017 This sermon is part of our series in 1 Corinthians. I preached it as a precursor to Paul’s discourse on divorce. Shopping for a Husband I bet you didn’t know it but a "Husband Shopping Center" just ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    It's Complicated

    Contributed by James Stophel on Jul 31, 2017
    based on 3 ratings
     | 11,821 views

    I wonder if God where on so social media and needed to update his relationship status concerning you and I....what would it look like? Would it be......It's complicated?

    IT’S COMPLICATED Text: James 2:23 James 2:23 - And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. OPENING: We live in a day where social media reigns. And with family and friends spread ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What If Jesus Told A Story About Your Life? Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 31, 2022
     | 3,869 views

    1. God recognizes the story of our life (vs. 33-39). 2. God reveals the story of our life (vs. 33). 3. God wants us to reexamine the story of our life (vs. 40-44). 4. God wants to rewrite the story of our life (vs. 43-46).

    What if Jesus Told a Story about Your Life? The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 21:33-46 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared December 31, 2022) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to Matthew 21:33. Today we will study another of the Lord's parables. But what is a parable? My favorite definition is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Stuck In A Pothole!

    Contributed by Pastor Sam Georgis on Jan 15, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,142 views

    In order to get the visitation of the Holy Spirit you must be fitted together, not having 2 agenda’s, 2 paths or 2 ways. Satan knows this fact very well and tries everything to stop our unity.

    Duet 2:1-3 Then we turned and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea, as the Lord directed me; and for many days we journeyed around Mount Seir. 2And the Lord spoke to me [Moses], saying, 3 You have roamed around this mountain country long enough; turn northward. Ephesian ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How To Avoid The Worst Woes In Life - Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jan 28, 2023
     | 1,959 views

    1. Don’t keep people from God’s Kingdom. Help them go in! (vs. 13). 2. Don’t be greedy. Be generous! (vs. 14). 3. Don’t make people worse. Make them better! (vs. 15). 4. Don’t treasure gold. Treasure the things of God. (vs. 16-22). 5. Don’t be satisfied with less. Strive for God’s best. (vs. 23-24).

    How to Avoid the Worst Woes in Life - Part 1 The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 23:13-24 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared January 28, 2023) MESSAGE: *In this chapter you will hear the strongest words of condemnation Jesus ever spoke during His ministry here on earth. Eight times Jesus called these ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Artificial Intelligence In Bible Prophecy

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Jan 30, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,228 views

    How will advances in artificial intelligence (GPT) affect our future? As Christians, how should we respond to it? How is artificial intelligence used in the end times? Revelation 13 gives insight on this.

    Our title for this message is Artificial Intelligence in Bible Prophecy. There are rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence that are going to usher in radical changes to life as we know it. We have already experienced the prelude to this through the current computer revolution. In recent years ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    This Is A Football

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Feb 2, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,233 views

    A message about getting back to the fundamentals of the church.

    This Is A Football Dismiss Grove KIDZ MGCC - welcome to day 8 of the year 2023! 178 hours down... 8,582 hours still to go. 10,680 minutes down... 514,920 minutes still to go. My point... the new year has only just begun! YEAH – there are so many blank pages of life just waiting for you and I to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Marriage Matters Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Feb 6, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,764 views

    Because God designed marriage, we must do marriage His way.

    A pastor visited a fourth-grade Sunday School class and asked the young disciples this question, “What does God say about marriage?” Immediately one boy raised his hand and replied, “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do!” I enjoy hearing what kids say about love and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist