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  • Johnny Carver avatar

    The Unchanged Church

    Contributed by Johnny Carver on Jul 6, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 4,579 views

    This sermon shows how the attitude of the church has declined concerning winning the lost to Christ. The church needs to change.

    Scripture: Matthew 4:12 – 17 Title: “The Unchanged Church” Introduction: This is a MESSAGE for the CHURCH of TODAY! When Jesus began His earthly ministry there was a well-oiled religious machine in place called, “Phariseeism.” This religious system was well known all across the known world at ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • J Jeffrey Smead avatar

    A Gracious Master / The Meaning Behind The Parable Of The Unjust Manager

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Sep 22, 2013
    based on 53 ratings
     | 37,048 views

    This parable is deeply embedded in Middle Eastern tradition and culture, and it is to that culture that interpreters should turn.

    By the fourth century the parable of the unjust manager ..... which we read today ...... and the parable of the prodigal son were separated by ..... a chapter division. If the monks who established those divisions ...... had kept the two parables in the same chapter, ....... The entire history of ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Dean Courtier avatar

    Disciple Or Desensitised (Wrong Has Become Right) Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 4, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,302 views

    I have come to the conclusion that in this supposedly enlightened and entitled world we live in there are many worrying and alarming trends in both society and the church.

    I’ve been thinking about how the world has changed over the last half a century. Specifically, the changes I have witnessed in both spiritual, moral and secular thinking. I have come to the conclusion that in this supposedly enlightened and entitled world we live in there are many worrying and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    The Danger Of Spiritual Backsliding In Leadership Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 16, 2025
     | 111 views

    The story of Manasseh reminds us that leadership carries great influence—either to bring a nation closer to God or to turn it away. It also illustrates the dangers of spiritual regression and the consequences of ignoring God’s covenant.

    THE DANGER OF SPIRITUAL BACKSLIDING IN LEADERSHIP By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 2 Kings 21:1-26 Supporting Texts: Deuteronomy 18:9-12; Hebrews 10:26-31; 2 Chronicles 33:1-20; Romans 1:21-28; Revelation 2:5 INTRODUCTION: 2 Kings 21 is one of the most tragic chapters in the history of Judah. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • C. Philip Green avatar

    Changing Your World Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Aug 21, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,967 views

    If we want to engage and influence a post-Christian culture which no longer shares our values, we must recognize that God is sovereign, resolve to obey God, and relate to unbelievers with respect.

    Just last year (March 21, 2012), the Washington Times carried a story about a 3-million dollar strip club being built next to a retirement home for nuns in Chicago’s western suburbs. “On one side of the fence are women in habits and wimples who have taken vows of poverty, chastity and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Dr. Jerry N. Watts avatar

    Is The Church Still Needed

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Sep 26, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,229 views

    With churches declining & dying, the question should be ask, "Is the church still needed." This message gives 3 Biblical reasons why the church is mandatory.

    Is the Church Still Needed? Jerry Watts Matthew 16:18-19 * At the beginning of the 20th century most of America was rural. For the rural population life was hard. They made their way by the sweat of their brow and their calloused hands. Transportation, for the most part was still by ‘horse ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Nathaniel Sadela avatar

    The Spirit Of Prayer

    Contributed by Nathaniel Sadela on Jun 22, 2017
     | 10,311 views

    Building a culture of prayer

    Prayer is an essential part of our Christian race, since it has a pivotal role to play in the fulfilment of our destiny. The more we pray, the more we understand God's ways. The deeper we plunge into prayer, the clearer His ways and thoughts become to us (Isaiah 55:8-9). The mysteries of God’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • Stephen E. Trail avatar

    The Danger Of Diminishing Discernment

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Apr 21, 2024
     | 1,387 views

    A warning to believers about the loss of discernment in the modern church culture.

    “The Danger of Diminishing Discernment” Hosea 7:8-10 8 Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned. 9 Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not. 10 And the pride of Israel ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stephen E. Trail avatar

    Sodom Had No Bible

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Nov 17, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,286 views

    A sermon that describes the danger of compromise and accommodation with the culture.

    "Sodom Had No Bible" Genesis 13:10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. 11 Then Lot chose him all the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Fogerson avatar

    Jonadab Who? The Unfamiliar Backstory To Blessing Series

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Feb 15, 2011
    based on 8 ratings
     | 12,395 views

    A look at the obscure Old Testament daddy Jonadab, and the blessing given to his descendents.

    Introduction: A Opening Illustration B Jonadab lived in a period of Israel’s history that should ring familiar with modern America & Western Church. 1 King Ahab & his queen, Jezebel, had turned the nation of Israel away from the God of their fathers, steering it down a course of perversion, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Worship On God's Terms Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 2, 2010
     | 3,332 views

    Cult is part of culture, even materialistic culture; our cult must be conducted as God wishes.

    Feast of St. Francis of Assisi October 4, 2010 Spirit of the Liturgy Series By all testimony, including his own, Francis was a self-willed man. Even when he heard God’s call, we see over and over again his early actions as those of someone who is making his own way. The Francis of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Richard Tow avatar

    The Real Deal Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 16, 2009
     | 5,253 views

    Sermon contrasts religious form with spiritual substance with reference made to decline and need for revival that occurred in Israel’s history.

    The Real Deal James 1:25-27 5-25-08 Our story opens this morning in 2 Samuel 6:12-15 “Now it was told King David, saying, "The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-Edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God." So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Imelda Mesa avatar

    You Matter To God

    Contributed by Imelda Mesa on May 22, 2019
     | 4,521 views

    In a world where there is a decline of respect towards human life, people can decide who lives and who don’t.

    Abortion is allowed in all States and Territories of Australia under certain circumstances and when it is done by a registered doctor. In NSW, a young woman under the age of 16 years may give valid consent to an abortion without her parent or guardian's knowledge. They say that Parental rights ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

  • Ken Hubbard avatar

    Mythbusters Series

    Contributed by Ken Hubbard on Feb 12, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,696 views

    A sermon on breaking through the pretense of Christian culture to remain relevant to the culture we are trying to reach with the gospel.

    INTRO: ƒ{ In this series I've been working hard to come against a modern day interpretation of Christianity ƒ{ IT IS NOT Christian Theology Theology = The study of God and the truthfulness of religion in general ƒ{ But it is Christian Mythology Mythology = a set of stories, traditions or ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jack Perkins, D.Min., LADC, CSAC, CCLC avatar

    The Call To An Exemplary Life

    Contributed by Jack Perkins, D.min., Ladc, Csac, Cclc on Aug 28, 2023
     | 1,475 views

    Paul writes to an audience steeped in the Greco-Roman culture. The message is a call to transform their minds, avoid the cultural influences that pull them away from the call of Jesus. He calls them to an exemplary lifestyle.

    While in Louisiana for the memorial service for her brother, we drove by a home we built while working as an engineer on the railroad. The home was a super nice home with 3,000 sq ft. On previous trips we witnessed it was empty and deteriorating. This time we were shocked; I wish I could show you ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational