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  • Brad Bailey avatar

    How To Align Your Life Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Feb 19, 2024
     | 1,553 views

    How to Align Your Life Series: Fan the Flame (2 Timothy) Brad Bailey – February 11, 2024

    How to Align Your Life Series: Fan the Flame (2 Timothy) Brad Bailey – February 11, 2024 Intro We are continuing is a series… allowing God to speak to us from the Biblical Book called 2 Timothy… chapter 3… verses 10-17. As we begin…I’m reminded of a particular type of scenario that has been a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    No More Excuses Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Mar 6, 2024
     | 2,213 views

    If we want to be all that God has called us to be as a church and as individual believers, we must stop making excuses and take that step of faith in obedience to God. Like Moses, trust in His power, plan, provision, precepts.

    In his book, Something Else to Smile About, Zig Ziglar writes about his brother, the late Judge Ziglar, who loved to tell the story of a man who went next door to borrow his neighbor’s lawnmower. The neighbor explained that he could not let him use the mower because all the flights had been ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Jude Part 4 - Danger Danger Series

    Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Mar 10, 2024
     | 1,168 views

    Jude gives five words pictures and five characteristics of false teachers and a prophecy of doom.

    Jude 1:12-16 (Part 4) Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 3-10-2024 Danger I was playing basketball at the rec center in Pontiac on Friday afternoon back when I was a youth pastor. As we were playing, students would walk around the court to go to another class and several would ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Me? Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Mar 15, 2024
     | 2,544 views

    Refuse to blame God in your disappointment. Instead, believe in Him and get back to work.

    A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted, “Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don’t know where I am.” The woman below replied, “You’re in a hot air balloon ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Easter 2024: The Greatest Mistake Ever Made

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Mar 26, 2024
     | 2,886 views

    This Easter message examines the question "Would Satan have followed through on his plan to kill Jesus if he understood what it would cost him?" He made the greatest mistake of his existence following his initial mistake of rebelling against God.

    The Greatest Mistake Ever Made Scripture: Luke 16:19-23; First Peter 3:18-20; 4:5-6; Matthew 28:1-2 Happy Easter Strangers Rest! How many of you have ever heard of or seen the movie the “Greatest Story Ever Told”? Well, if you haven’t, it’s the story about the life of Christ and this ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    I Am The Good Shepherd

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Mar 26, 2024
     | 1,574 views

    I Am the Good Shepherd Series: Divine Declarations Brad Bailey – March 24, 2024

    I Am the Good Shepherd Series: Divine Declarations Brad Bailey – March 24, 2024 Intro Here we are on final Sunday before Easter Sunday… a week in which we reflect on the week of Christ’s suffering. And as we prepare to engage his death… I can’t think of anything more valuable than realizing who he ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Easter: "God Will Make A Way”

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Mar 31, 2024
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     | 1,658 views

    This Easter, see and hear the way God has made for you. As we enter this time celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, which the world calls Easter, we see this theme of God making a way for humanity to live in His presence for all eternity in heaven.

    Easter: “God Will Make A Way” Watch on YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/IOxYxyTII2E As I was thinking about what to say on this day that we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, I remembered what the Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4. “For I delivered to you first of all that ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    Not My Favorite Christmas

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Apr 7, 2024
     | 922 views

    Pause and imagine Joseph explaining everything to his parents. “Yes, mom, as I told you earlier. Mary is a good young lady, and we didn’t do anything. She is “with child” because of the Holy Spirit, and I didn’t lay a hand on her. I know it’s hard to believe, but I promise you it’s true.”

    No one wants to miss the magic of Christmas. And no one wants to have anything less than a fantastic Christmas holiday experience. Christmas is this wonderful time of year, and we want to spread that unmitigated joy to everyone! But there are just some Christmases that we don’t have the joy that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Luke 23:1-25 - Jesus Before Pilate

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Apr 10, 2024
     | 1,094 views

    The Jewish leaders bring Jesus before Pilate. Pilate is already in hot water with Rome and his desire for self-preservation fulfills God's ultimate plan.

    So we want to backtrack just a little bit into chapter 22 and pick up the last couple of verses because it's going to set the table for where we're going to be studying the last three trials that Jesus is going to go through on his way to the cross. Chapter 22 gave us the first three of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Does The Bible Teach Meditation And Guided Imagery

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Apr 12, 2024
    based on 4 ratings
     | 982 views

    There is a resurgence of the word 'meditate' being used in churches today about personal devotional prayer as a way to draw closer to God as a person contemplates His divine attributes.

    Many 'techniques' have risen to help people along the path of daily sanctification by learning how to pray and worship, which has resulted in something called contemplative spirituality, also known as meditation, guided imagery, centering, or listening prayer, using imagination and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Passing Along What You Have Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Jul 9, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,890 views

    Before passing on, pass it on by leaving a legacy of faithfulness.

    Passing Along What You Have 2 Timothy 2:1-7 Rev. Brian Bill July 8-9, 2023 We had a blast being with our family for a few days last weekend. Here’s a picture of our seven grandchildren ages seven and under. I appreciated Pastor Ed preaching but wasn’t happy with him singing at the end because ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Son Of Man And The Ancient Of Days

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Aug 6, 2023
     | 1,480 views

    This is a message about the exalted Son of Man, Jesus, in the Book of Daniel, and the Transfiguration.

    The Son of Man and the Ancient of Days Sermon for August 6, 2023 Why do we always talk about Jesus on Sundays? Why don’t we talk about politics or social trends, or even just hope in a very general sense, or spirituality in a general way? Why do we believe Jesus is relevant and why do we need to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Do You Believe God's Word As He Does?

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Sep 1, 2023
     | 1,418 views

    This is message is about faith, hope and the resurrection - if we truly believe God's word as He does. If you only read part of this message, please read my brother's final words. God bless!

    Do You Believe God’s Word As He Does? Scripture: John 1:1-5; Genesis 1:1-3; 18:9-14; I want to say upfront that I am grieving my brother and you will hear some of that in this message. I started this message three weeks ago but it changed after my brother died. My brother Delrick had received ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How Can I Live The Christian Life?

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Sep 7, 2023
     | 2,054 views

    Last week I preached on HOW YOU CAN KNOW YOU ARE SAVED!!! Today I want to follow up on that sermon and preach on HOW YOU CAN LIVE THE CHRISTIAN LIFE

    Acts 1:1-8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Notice especially these words in this verse of scripture. After we are saved God ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Unique Approach To Our Conflict

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 15, 2023
     | 1,372 views

    Sometimes God fights for us, and sometimes with us.

    A Unique Approach to Our Conflict After being wounded and captured during Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg, the Union captors sent Captain Benjamin Farinholt to the Federal prisoner-of-war camp on Johnson’s Island in Ohio. There he and his fellow prisoner John Latane devised a daring escape plan. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ