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  • Kenneth Squires avatar

    Fashioned For God's Family Series

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jan 12, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 4,740 views

    The Christmas story teaches us that we were formed and fashioned for family; the second purpose of The Purpose Driven Life.

    In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2(This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3And everyone went to his own town to register. 4So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    To Please God, You Must First Learn To Walk With God

    Contributed by Terry Vaughan on Jan 28, 2002
    based on 70 ratings
     | 19,795 views

    What must I do to walk with God? Read about three things that you can do to walk with God.

    WESTSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH PASTOR: TERRY VAUGHAN SERMON TITLE: TO FIRST PLEASE GOD, YOU MUST LEARN TO WALK WITH GOD “For God so loved the world , that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Eddie Snipes avatar

    God's Mercy Revealed In Sodom Series

    Contributed by Eddie Snipes on May 11, 2001
    based on 56 ratings
     | 14,107 views

    God extends mercy before judgment becomes the only option. It is only after the church turns away and the world rejects mercy that God judges. Sodom reveals the picture of God’s deep mercy.

    God’s Mercy Revealed in Sodom Genesis 18: 17 And the LORD said, "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing, ... 20 And the LORD said, "Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grave, 21 "I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    Open My Eyes

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 3, 2022
     | 4,607 views

    Have you ever walked with your eyes closed? There are some folks who are known as sleep walkers.

    That is, they actually get out of their beds, and they start walking in a state of sleep. This practice of sleep walking is called Somnambulism We are told by the experts that this occurs during the first 3 hours of sleep, and is characterized by the following things: • Eyes are open but stare is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Raymond Perkins avatar

    Just The Beginning Series

    Contributed by Raymond Perkins on Jan 24, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,424 views

    Tenth lesson in a series on Revival influenced by Rick Atchley. This was the closing lesson and is a summary of lessons covered and no covered.

    REVIVAL: JUST THE BEGINNING INTRODUCTION: Today we bring to a close our Sunday morning series on Revival. I hope and pray that you have gained as much from it as I have. It has been exciting, at least for me, to examine some of the Revivals from the Bible and learn life-lessons for spiritual ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    Things You Have Never Heard About The Rapture

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Nov 4, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,960 views

    I want you to pay very close attention as we examine this scriptural passage that we will be reading.

    The things I will share with you we hope these exciting things will take place during our life time, but if not during our life time, we know they will take place in the life of some Believers who will be living on the earth. Beloved, I am talking about the RAPTURE OF THE BELIEVERS! IS THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jehoiachin Series

    Contributed by John Oscar on Oct 2, 2022
     | 2,822 views

    Showing how the conditions in Judah immediately before Babylon conquered them closely resemble America today

    Jehoiachin Three Last Kings of Judah- CCCAG 10-2-22 Scripture- 2 Kings 24:8-17 As most of you probably have figured out by now, I love history. I know when you say the word “history” most people’s eyes glaze over and they remember this class as their least favorite in school- having to memorize ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Five Fundamentals Of Jesus’ Relationship With Israel Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Dec 16, 2025
     | 101 views

    This passage closes out this section and gives us five insights into Jesus' troubled relationship with Israel.

    - This passage provides a nice coda to the section that we have been working through. When taken as a whole, I think these few verses recenter us to the heart of who Jesus was and what He was doing. In particular, this passage highlights Jesus’ relationship with Israel. Of course, that is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Final Invitation Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Jun 27, 2023
     | 2,046 views

    Are you ready for Christ's return? He closes the canon of Scripture his final invitation.

    Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org Open with discussion - What are some of the best invitations you’ve received? I was once invited by the Secret Service to visit the White House for Christmas during the Obama administration (I declined). Here are ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Seeing Blindness Series

    Contributed by David Flowers on Jun 15, 2010
     | 5,294 views

    Part 8 in series, Love Never Dies, this message looks closely at spiritual sight and spiritual blindness.

    Seeing Blindness Love Never Dies, prt. 8 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers May 23, 2010 Today we’re in chapter 7 of the Gospel of John, as we continue our break-neck cruise through that book, one chapter (or at least a few verses from one chapter) each week. Raise your hand if 7 is ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Be Faithful To The Mission To The Nations

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 22, 2023
     | 821 views

    The story of Ruth, and her place in the genealogy of the Messiah, is written testimony against a kind of closed faith and worship.

    Saturday of the 20th Week in Course 2023 The story of the Moabite woman, Ruth, has come down to us because of her association with the kingly house of David. She was David’s great-great grandmother. But for both OT and NT authors, her distinction was that she was not descended from the patriarch ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Arrow

    Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Jan 7, 2008
     | 4,707 views

    A Family all age message about practicing our faith, leaning on the Spirit & staying close to Jesus.

    The Arrow 2 Peter 1: 3- 11 WORD # 1 I want to suggest that being a Christian is lot like being an arrow. Now I’m no expert on arrows, though have seen them used, I can remember Errol Flynn - Robin Hood, anyone else? I can remember hours spent as a child imagining life as Robin Hood firing pretend ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Perry Greene avatar

    Open Doors Of Opportunity (2) Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 25, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,978 views

    Are we open or closed as a congregation? Is the work and worship about us only or do we include others?

    1. St Catherine's Monastery One of the oldest monasteries in the world is Saint Catherine's. Built by Emperor Justinian to protect the monks in the region, St. Catherine's sits at the foot of Mount Sinai in Egypt. The walls are made of granite and are between 8 and 35 meters tall. Up until last ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    Then... Came Jesus

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 28, 2022
     | 3,158 views

    Notice, our Bible tells us in verse 19, that the disciples were “assembled” behind closed doors.

    Many folks believe it is possible the doors were locked since the reason they were shut up was because they feared for their lives. The Greek word used for “closed” here certainly indicates “secured” or “locked.” Since the Bible points out that they were behind closed doors at that particular ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Cosper avatar

    The Stages Of Faith Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Feb 29, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,815 views

    We will close out this chapter looking at the stages of faith as seen in the life of a government official of Jesus’ day.

    Tonight we will finish up chapter 4 of John. We’ve now gotten away from the story of the woman at the well. Last week we talked about how we show evidence of our faith when we honor Jesus, when we welcome him into our lives, and finally when we receive Him. Tonight we will close out this chapter ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist