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  • Ken Sowers avatar

    Paradise Lost

    Contributed by Ken Sowers on Nov 11, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,798 views

    The fall of man

    God’s idea of paradise Gen. 1:28-30 God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground." 29 Then God said, "I give you every ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Christopher Raiford avatar

    All Who Fall Asleep In Christ Will Be Made Alive

    Contributed by Christopher Raiford on Nov 17, 2002
    based on 119 ratings
     | 11,656 views

    funeral sermon

    1 Corinthians 15:17-22 "And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men. But Christ has indeed been raised from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Hope Can Be Yours

    Contributed by Karl Eckhoff on Nov 18, 2002
    based on 54 ratings
     | 2,598 views

    In the face of death, there is hope. David knows it. Do we?

    Psalm 51:15-17 11/09/02 Edith Rockefeller McCormick, the daughter of John D. Rockefeller, maintained a large household staff. She applied one rule to every servant without exception: They were not permitted to speak to her. The rule was broken only once, when word arrived at the family’s country ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    What Could Jesus Do With Grief

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Nov 18, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 4,529 views

    Hope comes through JESUS as He deals with GRIEF of a woman whose hope went out the door with the loss of her only son

    TOUR GUIDE TERM .....and the...... TRANSLATION Old world charm ........... No bath Tropical .................. Rainy Majestic setting .......... A long way from town Options galore ............ Nothing is included in the itinerary Secluded hideaway ......... Impossible to find or get to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    House Of Mourning Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 8, 2003
    based on 56 ratings
     | 9,269 views

    One of God’s purposes for our lives is that we enjoy them., but it is not the ONLY purpose. He wants to deepen us, and that comes not so much from joy as it does facing the sober realities of life. Facing life’s realities opens us up to receive wisdom,

    Sober Thoughts and Balanced Living OR What Does A Mature Person Look Like? (Ecclesiastes 7:1-22) 1. The gift of enjoyment is a wonderful gift. 2. But remember that from chapter 3, “a time to weep and a time to laugh.” 3. We have to take the good with the bad; like Job, we have to say, “The Lord ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Rick Stacy avatar

    Streets Of Gold Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 22, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 8,531 views

    4th of 5 messages leading up to Easter on Death, Life after Life and the meaning of the resurrection. This message focuses on the Holy City and Streets of Gold.

    What will Heaven be Like? We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. If this fallen world in all of its brokenness can be so wonderful, what must heaven be like? T. S. Elliot 9 But as it is written ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Andy Patterson avatar

    Who You Know, Determines Wher You'll Go!

    Contributed by Andy Patterson on Mar 23, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,411 views

    Many say in our culture that it is who you know that determines where you will go, it’s true in eternity as well!

    Who you know, determines where you’ll go! 1 Chronicles 28:9 I. We can know that He is ALIVE just as He said! - Job 19:25 There are actually some who claim to be Christians today who say that they believe Jesus died, but do not believe in the Resurrection. However I believe we can know for sure ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Anthony Smith avatar

    That Which Is Flesh. The Terri Schiavo Delima.

    Contributed by Anthony Smith on Mar 23, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,699 views

    When is life over, when is it time to say enough, when is it time to give a life over to Gods will? The question many are refusing to address; ”Is the body of Terri Schiavo a “soul-animated” Body, otherwise is her body without the Spirit?

    That which is Flesh. The Terri Schiavo delima. When is life over, when is it time to say enough, when is it time to give a life over to Gods will? The question many are refusing to address; ”Is the body of Terri Schiavo a “soul-animated” Body, otherwise is her body without the Spirit? ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Steadfast

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Apr 6, 2005
    based on 37 ratings
     | 8,450 views

    Paul’s doctrinal declarations led to practical directives and this chapter’s conclusion was no exception. We will be given new bodies when Christ returns and these bodies will be without disabilities (vv. 52-53). This means that death should no longer be

    THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: William Carey, the “father of modern missions,” wanted to translate the Bible into as many Indian languages as possible. He established a large print-shop in Serampore where translation work was continually being done. Carey spent hours each day translating Scripture, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Did You Go, Why Did You Die?

    Contributed by Eric Darr on Apr 11, 2005
    based on 21 ratings
     | 3,304 views

    It is curiously odd that people who are filled with horrified indignation whenever a cat kills a sparrow can hear the story of the killing of God told Sunday after Sunday and not experience any shock at all.

    “Why did you go, Why did you die?” • Prayer The mother of a nine-year-old boy named Mark received a phone call in the middle of the afternoon. It was the teacher from her son’s school. "Mrs. Smith, something unusual happened today in your son’s third grade class. Your son did something that ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Edward Nutter avatar

    Tyson, The Dog Series

    Contributed by Edward Nutter on Apr 13, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,088 views

    O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, Thy will be done.

    At the last Midnight Oil meeting, we watched Rob Bell as he spoke about a trip he took around the lake with his son. As they walked around the lake, a storm came up, and it started raining and storming. His son started screaming, so he started trying to comfort him. "It’s alright, buddy..." ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Bruce Ball avatar

    Next!

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Apr 18, 2006
    based on 91 ratings
     | 9,728 views

    When we are standing before the throne on Judgment Day, perhaps one of the scariest words we will ever hear is, "NEXT!"

    Every Sunday evening, after I get home from church, I start trying to think about what to preach about the next Sunday. I go through many possibilities, and then it happens – every week the same thing. Come Monday afternoon I have one thought in my mind that just won’t go away, and after ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Bruce Ball avatar

    An S.o.s. From Hell

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Apr 18, 2006
    based on 44 ratings
     | 6,573 views

    77 words of distress being called out from hell, but nobody can help. LUKE 16:19-31.

    There was a movie in recent months about a man who was talking on a short wave radio and ended up talking to his father who had died many years before. Now, that is what I call imagination. But, for the sake of tonight’s message, I want you to imagine something, too. I want you to imagine that ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Kerry Bauman avatar

    What Happens When We Die? Series

    Contributed by Kerry Bauman on Apr 27, 2006
    based on 48 ratings
     | 13,341 views

    To the first step in getting to heaven is to physical death. This message seeks to answer three questions: Why must we die? When will we die? What happens when we die?

    Introduction: Ernie just wanted to go home. Nobody knows why he abandoned his family in the first place. Chris and Jennifer Trevino were cruising down a Texas highway at 60 miles-per-hour, out in some of the most barren territory on earth, when Ernie bailed out of the family truck without anybody ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Jake Kircher avatar

    Living In Eternity

    Contributed by Jake Kircher on Jun 11, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,620 views

    Is eternity only a future thing? No, it fact, it has already started. Which aspect of eternity are you displaying in your life on a daily basis?

    Tonight, I would like to spend some time together thinking about eternity. To help us begin to wrap our minds around this huge topic, I want to start off by just brainstorming what comes to mind when we see or hear this word. What comes to mind? What do you feel? ***Allow a few minutes to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational