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  • Jeff van Wyk avatar

    Health And Healing

    Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Jun 29, 2013
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     | 9,280 views

    Jesus died for our sicknesses and wants us to enjoy a healthy life

    Health and Healing 1. Healing Jesus died for our sickness Isaiah 53:5 - But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. 1 Peter 2:24 - Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Wisdom Series

    Contributed by Dr Kory Letoa on Sep 29, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,890 views

    The Greatness of Wisdom

    Topic: WISDOM'S PRECIOUSNESS Text: Prov. 3:13-20 Christ is the Wisdom of God, and to them that believe He is precious. Those who have put on Christ have such an adorning that all the material glories of earth are not to be compared with it. "She is more precious than rubies." From these verses we ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    5 Things Your Wife Wants You To Know, But Won't Tell You.

    Contributed by Eduardo Quintana on Mar 22, 2017
     | 3,913 views

    Most men just don't understand what makes a woman tick. With that in mind, Here are five things your wife would like you to know but for a variety of possible reasons, she won’t tell you.

    1 Peter 3:7 Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered. Most men just don't understand what makes a woman tick. With that in mind, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Spirit-Filled Evangelization Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 20, 2017
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     | 3,632 views

    'A spirit-filled evangelization is one guided by the Holy Spirit, for he is the soul of the Church called to proclaim the Gospel.'

    Thursday of 6th Week of Easter 2017 Joy of the Gospel Today’s reading from Acts is one of those gems of the Bible that gives evidence for its historicity. Aquila and Priscilla were probably already Christians when they came to Corinth, about AD 49. They were caught up in the dragnet Emperor ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Word Goes Forth

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 25, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,249 views

    A metaphor from God's dealings in Creation to describe God's dealings with His Word.

    THE WORD GOES FORTH. Isaiah 55:10-13. I was in India, alone in my room, with the door shut. I read Isaiah 55:10-11. There God was saying, “My Word shall not return to me void, but shall accomplish that which I please, and prosper in the thing for which I sent it.” What an encouragement, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Narrow And Wide Gates Matthew 7:13-14 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Apr 23, 2024
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     | 1,361 views

    This sermon aims to challenge and encourage listeners to consider their spiritual journey and commit to following Christ faithfully on the narrow road that leads to life.

    The Narrow and Wide Gates Matthew 7:13-14 Introduction: Today, we'll explore a profound teaching of Jesus found in Matthew 7:13-14, where He compares the path of life to two gates—one narrow and one wide. This passage offers crucial insights into the choices we make and their eternal ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    My Hope Is In Heaven

    Contributed by James Chandler on Jul 2, 2024
     | 879 views

    My hope is in Heaven because I have been raised with Jesus

    A recent family vacation has me thinking about heaven. I was standing on a beautiful ocean shore that was paradise. It brought to mind the scene in Revelation around the throne, the glassy sea. The colors, the thunder and lightening. Being with family reminded that one day I will be reunited ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Heart Of The Matter Series

    Contributed by Aneel Aranha on Feb 1, 2021
     | 2,673 views

    What did Simeon mean when he said that Jesus was going to cause the rising and falling of many? [Watch video: https://youtu.be/dl0sCOH54JY]

    Scripture Reading: Luke 2:22-32 Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Twenty-Seventh Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A -- 27th Sunday Wicked Tenants

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Sep 17, 2020
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     | 2,519 views

    Don’t season regret with rebellion

    In the First Reading, the complaint was with the grapes, they were too sour to be eaten or made into wine despite the favorable conditions (Isaiah 5:1-7). In the Gospel, the complaint was with the vineyard workers, in other words, the religious leaders in Jesus' time who often killed the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Love Does Not Return Evil For Evil

    Contributed by Nettie J Pennington on Jun 9, 2021
     | 1,738 views

    You say you abide in Christ, then be imitators of Christ.

    Those of you who say you abide in Christ ought to make every effort to walk the path that he walked (1 John 2:6). "Since you are God's dear children, you must try to be like him" (Ephesians 5:1, GNT). To live as a Christ-follower is the promise we made when we embarked on this ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Renewing Our Covenant With The Lord

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 28, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 10,628 views

    Christians need to be constantly recalled to their first love, and churches to the rudiments (first principles) of the faith of a better generation.

    RENEWING OUR COVENANT WITH THE LORD. Joshua 24:1-3; Joshua 24:14-25. The choice of Shechem as the site for the renewal of the covenant after the conquests under Joshua is significant. This was where the LORD had promised Abram both ‘this land’ and ‘a seed’ to occupy it, and Abram had ‘built ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Moma’s Prayers

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on May 11, 2020
     | 2,412 views

    Mom's prayers help each of us through life, her prayers changed me, change things, gets us closer to God, help us face the unknowns of life, and keeps us in the will of God.

    Moma’s Prayers Psalm 31: 1-5, 15-16 1. My Momma’s Prayer’s I certainly believe have got me where I am Mama's prayers by Merle Haggard lyrics go “ Mommas prayers were always with me through the battlefields of life She prayed for me and said amen in the name of Jesus Christ • Mom prayed for ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    A Leper Cleansed By Jesus.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 14, 2022
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     | 1,463 views

    Leprosy is often used as a figure for sin.

    A LEPER CLEANSED BY JESUS. Luke 5:12-16. The various skin diseases which fall under the Biblical heading of ‘leprosy’ have long stood as a metaphor for that worst of all human diseases: sin. However, this does not detract from the historicity of the incident which Luke now sets before us. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jesus Confronts His Betrayer.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 3, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,219 views

    One of you will, literally, "deliver me up."

    JESUS CONFRONTS HIS BETRAYER. John 13:18-30. JOHN 13:18. Jesus knew whom He had chosen to be Apostles, and was well aware which one would turn out to be a traitor. Yet He knows who are genuine, and who are not. Jesus earlier asked, ‘Have I not chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?’ ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Walk Faithfully In The Lord

    Contributed by William Baeta on Jun 28, 2013
     | 17,303 views

    “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other” Gal. 5:16-17.

    Walk faithfully in the Lord Text: 2 Kings 2:6-14; Gal. 5:13-25; Luke 9:51-62 Man is a spirit, he possesses a soul and he lives in a body. The body can be likened to the clothes we wear. You get into them that is put them on and they move with you. You get out of them, that is take them off and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed