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  • Otis McMillan avatar

    Sermon: Seeking And Abiding In The Kingdom Of God, A New Year Challenge

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Jan 7, 2025
     | 545 views

    If we are taking care of God’s business as a priority—seeking His salvation, living in obedience to Him, and sharing the good news of the kingdom with others—then He will take care of our business as He promised—and if that’s the arrangement, why not try it?

    Sermon: Seeking and Abiding in the Kingdom of God Scripture: Matthew 6:31-33 “So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid avatar

    Trying Times - “i Don't Know Why You're Calling On The Name Of Jesus” Series

    Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Aug 19, 2013
     | 5,773 views

    Confronting doubt in trying times, of change in leadership.

    Trying Times – “I Don't Know Why You're Calling On The Name Of Jesus” by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (5/29/2013, 6/1/2013, 6/15/2013, 6/18/2013, 6/22/2013, 6/29/2013, 7/6/2013, 7/11/2013, 7/15/2013, 7/21/2013, 7/30/2013, 8/07/2013, 8/8/2013, 8/9/2013, 8/17/2013) ...read more

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    Denomination: Friends

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    A Drink Of Living Water Series

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Jan 5, 2008
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     | 24,394 views

    Three things happen in the process of salvation: 1) there is a confrontation with the Savior, 2) there is a confrontation with sin, and 3) there is a transformation in the believer.

    Title: Living Water Series: The Harvest Is Ripe Text: John 4:7-18, 28-29, 39 Illustration: Only Through Christ Muhammad Ali writes: "My mother was a Baptist. She believed Jesus was the Son of God, and I don’t believe that. But even though my mother had a religion different from me, I believe that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Our Duty To Educate The Poor Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 4, 2019
     | 1,907 views

    Religious argument, we know, is not a bad thing. It can actually lead us forward and help us truly understand how to advance the Gospel.

    Tuesday of 3rd Week in Easter 2019 Rosa Venerini Over the years I have been in ministry, first as a layman and now as a deacon, I have known many Christians, Catholics of course, but men and women and teens with various denominations. One thing I am convinced of is that most people loathe ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    The Holy Spirit Vs. A Spiritual Nuisance Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 16, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,245 views

    If we serve the Lord in the Spirit's power, God will assist and bless our efforts.

    The Holy Spirit vs. A Spiritual Nuisance (Acts 13:4-12) 1. The Upshot newsblog carried a breath-taking article this week: Jordan Rice, a 13-year-old Australian boy, has emerged as a tragic-heroic figure in news accounts of the disastrous Australian floods, after he asked a rescuer to save his ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    More Than A Conqueror

    Contributed by Antonio Torrence on Jul 25, 2002
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     | 33,083 views

    This sermon is about realizing our conquest over this life’s challenges because of God being for us, and working for our good.

    "More Than A Conqueror" Romans 8: 28 –39 -Rev. A. LaMar Torrence, Pastor Cross of Life Church In one of my favorite scenes of Charles Schultz “Peanuts” Lucy says to Charlie Brown “ Sometimes, I feel we are not communicating: You, Charlie Brown, are a foul ball in the line drive of life. You’re ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Joshua: Follow The Leader (Continued) Series

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 7, 2010
     | 4,524 views

    Sermon 5 in the series. As the children of Israel prepare to enter the land, Joshua pulls aside his leaders and addresses them. He is honest about the challenges ahead. But he reminds them of their responsibility, and if they will be faithful, their rewar

    Follow the Leader! CBC Joshua Series #5 Joshua 1:10-18 REVIEW: Introduction: Before moving into the text, where Joshua and Caleb and the Israelites will enter the land, let us not forget that Moses and all Israelites who had been over 20 years old at the Exodus will not enter the land. In ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Completing Christ

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 10, 2009
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     | 3,888 views

    Our lives find meaning and completeness if we first recognize what God has already done in us, if we see that God never stops working in any life, and if we devote ourselves to His purposes.

    If I were to take you to my home this afternoon, I could show you a parable of the human condition. My house would tell you a whole lot about our family, of course, but it also would tell you about the whole human problem. You see, our house is unfinished. It is incomplete. Oh, it was built in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Facing The Giants

    Contributed by John Putty on Apr 16, 2011
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     | 3,519 views

    Dealing with obstacles to church growth spiritual and practical

    Facing the Giants 1 Sam 17:1-11(KJV) 1 Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim. 2 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Are You In The Right Fight?

    Contributed by Michael Walther on May 18, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,020 views

    Jesus helps us face all the challenges to our faith.

    A Challenge for All True Christians Matthew 10.32-33 Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven. Matthew 10.32-33 All of us are familiar with ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    A Spiritual Inventory Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Apr 16, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,835 views

    Growing, Self examination and th echallenge to move forward

    THE NEXT STEP: FOLLOWING JESUS INTO THE UNKNOWN Phil. 3:12-14 (P832) Jan. 9, 2011 INTRODUCTION Philippians, as well as Colossians, Philemon, and Ephesians were written by the Apostle Paul while he was in prison in Rome. He would spend 2 years stuck in this Roman dungeon. He wasn't ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    Unity In Christ Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jul 11, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 13,328 views

    It should be the desire of every Christian to work towards unity.

    Unity In Christ Text: Eph. 4:1-10 Introduction 1. Illustration: A farmer noticed a highway department truck pulling over on to the shoulder of the road. A man got out and dug a hole, then got back into the truck. Then the other occupant got out, filled up the hole and got back in the truck. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    What We Need To Know About Servant-Leadership Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Jul 23, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,455 views

    Part 2 of the Series on Spiritual Leadership

    WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SERVANT-LEADERSHIP Mark 10:43-44 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. I THE SPIRITUAL ASPECTS OF SERVANT-LEADERSHIP A We Are Commanded To Lead/Serve Galatians 5:13 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Duane Brown avatar

    Faces

    Contributed by Duane Brown on Jan 21, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,924 views

    A book based on Facebook

    I’ll begin this morning by confessing recently I have become a fan of Face book…and by what I am finding apparently so have a lot of you. Rapidly Face book has become the new “something” of the internet craze of social networking, and I am finding you just simply aren’t in the “it” crowd if you ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Bring It On

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Sep 21, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,302 views

    Too often, we run from challenges. Yet the people we love to read about in the Bible are impressive because they battled challenges. If God sends you on stony paths, He will provide you with strong shoes.

    Opening illustration: A TV program on the History Channel featured the world’s most extreme airports. The one that caught my attention is no longer open, but it is one I had flown into. I agree that Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Airport was definitely a thrill ride for passengers and surely a challenge for ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational