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  • Gary Snider avatar

    Purpose For A New Year

    Contributed by Gary Snider on Oct 26, 2010
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    Instead of making resolutions that you will never keep, purpose to serve the Lord!

    1 - PURPOSE TO PRAY a - SECRETLY Mat 6:5-6 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. (6) But thou, when ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    David's Great Sin Series

    Contributed by Dan Proctor on Jan 16, 2013
     | 10,029 views

    From this story I believe we can learn how to avoid prideful rebellion against God and His Word.

    David’s Great Sin 2 Samuel 24, 1 Chronicles 21 Introduction: 1. What if I were to ask you, “What was David’s great sin”, what would you say? Your answer would probably have something to do with his adultery with Bathsheba or his murder of Urriah. Actually it was neither ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    On Social Distancing

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Apr 4, 2020
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    Jesus broke cardinal rules of social distancing

    On Social Distancing Mark 1:40-42 As I was contemplating writing the manuscript for my Easter sermon which because of COVID-19 will have to be delivered on-line, I was troubled at the mass fear I see all around me concerning this virus. So before Easter, I must needs remember the suffering of Holy ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    When Everyone Is Looking For Jesus

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 14, 2020
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    Sometimes we seek Jesus for good reasons and sometimes not so Good. All the while Jesus is maintaining his priorities.

    1. William H. Hinson tells us why animal trainers carry a stool when they go into a cage of lions. They have their whips, of course, and their pistols are at their sides. But they also carry a stool, the most important tool of the trainer. He holds the stool and thrusts the legs toward the face of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Life Isn’t About Finding Yourself. It’s About Discovering Who God Created You To Be.

    Contributed by Ian Bullock on Feb 4, 2021
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    How do we understand Pauls words to the Colossians regarding the person of Christ, and how it informs our lives and what we do, and who we are - A sermon as a prelude to Lent

    In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. Social media for me is no longer simply a pastime to browse through at the end of the day, I now often find myself either working out what need to be added to our Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or YouTube, or working out how I add Twitch to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    Becoming The Messiah's Disciple Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 27, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,883 views

    The basics of discipleship are easy to understand, not always easy to do, but thye are the prerequisites to become the kind of Christian God expects you to become.

    Becoming The Messiah's Disciple (John 1:35-51) 1. Sometimes we hear phrases and teachings so often that we could easily parrot them back, but we really understand? 2. A chauffeur had driven the chemistry professor to dozens of speaking engagements. He’d heard the same canned speech scores ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    How To Respond To The Will Of God Series

    Contributed by Tim Huie on Apr 14, 2008
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    God has a will for our lives. The question is, how will we respond to that will?

    1. Illus. of man on motorcycle (Getting Down To Brass Tacks, pages 137-138) • Punchline- “I’m going home…. if it’s the Lord’s will!” 2. I want to talk to: • That Christian who I struggling to stay in God’s will, and wondering if it was all worth it. James has a word for you/ • That Christian who ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Gospel Of God

    Contributed by Larry Finley on Apr 24, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,570 views

    Gospel Power changes lifes

    THE GOSPEL OF GOD 7/22/07 Romans 1:2-7 S__L__R__ 1. Pope has asserted this week RCC is only true Church a. Pope is Successor of Peter who was Bishop of Rome b. No record of Peter leading Church in Rome c. Know that he did not found Church – not mentioned d. Know that Paul was Apostle to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Beauty Greater Than Our Fears, Part 1: Beauty Has A Name Series

    Contributed by Jeph Guinan on Jul 10, 2011
     | 5,598 views

    The beauty of God is greater than the ugliness of our fear.

    Psalm 27:4 “A Beauty Greater Than Our Fears, Part 1: Beauty Has a Name.” - Set context for the Psalm – 2 Sam 15 I. Intro – Mole, Dr. called, tornado, Child not home yet; these are the times when fear grips our hearts and cripples us with thoughts of the worst ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Power Of Rosary Prayer Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 7, 2011
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     | 7,218 views

    Like Christians of old, we can pray the Scriptural prayer, the Rosary, to enter more directly into the mysteries of Jesus and His Mother.

    28th Sunday in Course (in the Octave of Holy Rosary) 9 October 2011 “Behold how good and how pleasant it is for siblings to live together as one!” The words and chant are the Church’s gift to us on this Sunday. They are prescribed as the Gradual chant sung after the first ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Purpose And Design Of Marriage

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Leslie Verghese on Sep 5, 2018
     | 4,006 views

    Purpose and Design of Christian Marriage

    Family is the primary Building Block of Society. From the beginning of times, the primary purposes of Marriage are Companionship (Genesis 2:18), Procreation or Establishment of a Home (Genesis 1:28), and Sexual Fulfillment (the two shall become one). These purposes have and will not change until ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Watch Your Tongue!

    Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Sep 17, 2018
     | 6,190 views

    Do the words you speak build-up or burn-down?

    In the summer of 2000, more than a thousand firefighters battled a wildfire for two weeks in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The fire started on August 24, and continued until September 8. When it was over more than eighty thousand acres of federal forest was burnt. Forty-six-year-old Janice ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Ken Henson avatar

    A Different Kind Of Feast, A Different Kind Of Lake

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Nov 27, 2018
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     | 2,352 views

    The Destiny of the Righteous (a forever feast) is a blessed contrast with the destruction of the wicked in the Lake of Fire.

    Revelation 19 v. 17 and I saw and angel standing in the sun, and he cried with a big voice, saying to all the birds flying in the middle of the sky “Come! Gather to the mega-dinner of God, v. 18 in order that you might feast on the flesh of kings, and the flesh of leaders of thousands, and the ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • David Taylor avatar

    Putting Amazing Back Into Grace, Part 4 Series

    Contributed by David Taylor on Jan 30, 2014
     | 4,952 views

    Foreigners in a Foreign Land Putting Amazing Back into Grace, part 4

    Foreigners in a Foreign Land Putting Amazing Back into Grace, part 4 1 Peter 1:10-12 David Taylor Our current series, “Foreigners in a Foreign Land,” from 1 Peter, Peter describes us as strangers, who are in a place that is not quite our home. Today we look at how Peter describes ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Secret Of Life

    Contributed by Dj Thomsen on Jul 28, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,983 views

    In Matthew 22 Jesus actually gives us the secret of life that so many search for.

    What is the secret of life? Have you ever been asked that question? Or maybe you have asked that question yourself in one of those kind of quiet, contemplative moments in your life. Maybe one crystal clear summer night you were lying on your back on the grass looking up at the millions of stars ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran