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  • C. Philip Green avatar

    Love Life Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on May 26, 2021
     | 4,192 views

    If you want to love life, love people.

    Evangelist, Larry Moyer, tells the story of a warden, who asked a prisoner on death row what he would like to eat for his last meal. The prisoner replied, “I would like to have a huge piece of watermelon.” The warden said, “You must be kidding? This is December. Watermelons have not been ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Making Sense Of Suffering Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 4, 2021
     | 2,641 views

    God is the unseen factor for the world. They will never understand our behavior when we live to God.

    William Jackson was a slave in the home of Confederate president Jefferson Davis during the Civil War. It turns out he was also a spy for the Union Army, providing key secrets to the North about the Confederacy. Jackson was Davis' house servant and personal coachman. He learned high-level ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Breaking The Chains Of Spiritual Captivity

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Jul 12, 2020
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     | 56,380 views

    Throughout history people have longed for freedom from captivity and oppression, people today long to be free from captivity, spiritual bondage, and oppression

    Breaking the chains of Spiritual Captivity By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. OPENING: - The greatest illusion mankind faces all the time is that they are free from the oppression of the devil when in actuality Satan has captured their soul, body and spirit. This is a dangerous situation. It is ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    Love--And The Angry Outsider Series

    Contributed by James Hickman on Apr 9, 2016
     | 5,817 views

    Showing love to those outside the Christian community enhances our witness.

    Love and the Angry Outsider Romans 12:9-21 Lately Pat and I have been talking about taking a trip to Europe. It would be our first trip there. Anyone going to Europe faces a problem. You see, Europe isn’t like Texas; Europe is big. So, unless you plan a really long visit you have to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lip Syncing Christians

    Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Jun 24, 2019
     | 14,576 views

    Most Christians know what to say and how to say it. But very few are willing to act on what the Bible says.

    Say this with me: “God is good. All the time. To me!” Amen! How many of you remember Milli Vanilli, the R&B duo from Munich, Germany? Founded in 1988, the group’s debut album Girl You Know It’s True achieved international success and earned them a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1990. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Roots Of Love Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Mar 29, 2019
     | 7,115 views

    God is love and as His people we need to display His prime characteristic.

    THE ROOTS OF LOVE: GOD Text: 1 John 4:7-12 Introduction 1. Illustration: "Love is so much the gift of God that it is called God" (Augustine, Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture, vol. XI, 213). 2. Simply put, God is love, and any discussion or definition of love begins with God. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Elijah's Prayer

    Contributed by Christopher Arch on Sep 11, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,437 views

    This is a from a series on great prayers of the Bible.

    Title: Elijah’s Prayer Script: I Ki. 18:36-46 Type: Series on Prayer Where: GNBC 9-12-21 Intro: “Two Christians die on the same day and go to heaven. When they arrive in heaven they meet Peter, who is handing out the rewards (here, of course is a theological error). One of the men is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Traditions Attacked Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Aug 17, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 19,508 views

    The scribes and Pharisees quibbled with Jesus over the issue of His disciples eating with unwashed hands. They were great men in the Jewish church, but they were enemies of the Gospel of Christ. They were very enthusiastic about the Law of Moses, ...

    -AD 29 Capernaum Lesson: Traditions Attacked (Exodus 21:17) Matthew 15:1-20, Mark 7:1-23 Matthew 1 Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, 2 “Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living According To God’s Purposes

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Aug 28, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 20,221 views

    This sermon is part of our "Living as a Christian" series as it looks at living life on purpose for God.It deals with how we are to live our lives according to God's purposes, and the tragic consequences when we don't. (This sermon has recently been updated)

    Living Purposely (Turn to Ecclesiastes 1:2-15) Last week in our “Living as a Christian” series, we looked at “Living Opportunistically” as we seize the opportunities God places in our lives. To follow up on that teaching, today I’d like to look at “Living Purposely,” or better yet, living our ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    You've Been Adopted Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Aug 25, 2020
     | 4,214 views

    As the adopted children of God we have all the rights and privileges as Jesus!

    You’ve Been Adopted Text: Romans 8:12-17 Introduction 1. Illustration: This is my niece Beth, her husband Seth, and their adopted son Charlie. Isn’t he cute? Beth and Seth were unable to have a child of their own and so they decided to adopt. They went through several attempts to adopt and they ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Christopher Arch avatar

    Elijah's Confrontation

    Contributed by Christopher Arch on Nov 16, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,666 views

    This is from a series on the life of Elijah.

    Title: Elijah’s Prayer Script: I Ki. 18:36-46 Type: Series on Prayer Where: GNBC 9-12-21 Intro: “Two Christians die on the same day and go to heaven. When they arrive in heaven they meet Peter, who is handing out the rewards (here, of course is a theological error). One of the men is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Failure Isn't Always Fatal

    Contributed by Rich O' Toole on Mar 1, 2023
     | 1,691 views

    Jesus walks on the water while the Disciples fear

    Failure Isn’t Always Fatal Mark 6:45-56 Good morning. Many Christians, who experience failure in life, then start to believe the lie; they have nothing to offer the Kingdom of God. John Ortberg said, “Failure is not an event, but rather a judgment about an event. Before Jonas Salk developed a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    The Laws Of Almighty God (4 Of 5)

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Sep 19, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 881 views

    Today we are going to deal with yet another LAW OF ALMIGHTY GOD. We have already dealt with: 1. WE REAP WHAT WE SOW. (#1) 2. WE REAP IN ANOTHER SEASON THAN WE SOW. (#2) 3. WE REAP MORE THAN WE SOW. (#3) These are LAWS OF ALMIGHTY GOD.

    Illus: Some folks evidently think they are special individuals, and they are above these laws of God. But as you read through the scriptures you will see they applied to some of the saints of God that was outstanding servants of God. No one is above the laws of God not even great servants like ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    'family & Friends'

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Mar 24, 2025
     | 748 views

    'Family and friends' - Romans chapter 16 verses 1-23 - sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: Romans chapter 1 verses 1-27. SERMON OUTLINE: Be welcoming (vs 1-2) Be honouring (vs 3-16&21-24) Be discerning (vs 17-20) SERMON BODY: Quote: You all know the saying, "You can choose your friends, but you are stuck with your family." • Friends are a choice: • You ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    What Do You Think About Jesus?

    Contributed by John Hamby on Sep 7, 2025
     | 498 views

    The most crucial all of life's questions is, "What do you think about Jesus?"

    What Do You Think About Jesus? John 7:1-13 Dr. James Boice, the late pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, tells of when the staff ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist