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  • Brian Bill avatar

    Being Busy For Christ Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Mar 19, 2003
    based on 114 ratings
     | 46,988 views

    God doesn’t want us to be loafers while we wait for the appearing of His Son. Instead, we are to work hard, settle down, and earn our wages. We must never tire of doing what is right.

    Being Busy for Christ For those of you who are wondering if I got my hair cut, the answer is “yes.” On Wednesday, I invited Harold Davis to speak about sheep at the Kiwanis club. He did a great job, as he did this summer when he helped us learn more about Psalm 23. In my introduction of Harold, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Walking That Extra Mile: A Slightly Different Twist On Matthew 5:38-48 Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 1, 2002
    based on 201 ratings
     | 31,701 views

    The Sermon on the Mount appears to contradict so many other Scriptures unless viewed through the eyes of first century Judaism. No need to strain and squeeze to harmonize Jesus teachings here with His other teachings, the OT, or the rest of the NT. The

    Walking That Extra Mile: A Slightly Different Twist on Matthew 5:38-48 Note: If you are interested in more information about interpreting the Sermon on the Mount, please consider my book, "The Midrash Key" (by Ed Vasicek) available through Amazon.com Here is a LENGTHY introduction for the Bible ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Bearing Family Traits

    Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Sep 19, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 3,685 views

    "Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is"

    Bearing Family Traits Text: "Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is" (1 John 3:2 NIV). Scripture Reading( 1 John 3:1-10) In our text John is talking about ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A House For The Lord? Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 31, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,021 views

    This Christmas season will you be thinking about the wonder of the immortal God taking on mortal flesh; the omnipotent God appearing in the form of a helpless vulnerable baby; the only begotten Son of God coming as one of us to take on himself the punish

    We hear the Christmas story every year. The same events; the same characters; the same location. We sing Christmas carols that retell the story over and over again. But I wonder how many people as they watch Carols by Candlelight on Christmas Eve will see through the sentimentality of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Steps Toward Healing

    Contributed by Mark Lawing on Jun 28, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,147 views

    The medical profession has made great progress in sustaining life over the last century. However, it would appear that at the end of these longer lives more people are going to hell than ever before. We need spiritual healing

    Mark 10:46-52 The medical profession has made great progress in sustaining life over the last century. The average age for an American is fast approaching 80. The development of antibiotics has reduced deadly disease to simple treatable sicknesses. It is believed that George Washington died of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Signs Of Christ’s Return Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 4, 2010
    based on 9 ratings
     | 20,401 views

    We know that Christ’s return is imminent. The Bible contains prophecies that could not have been fulfilled until this generation. It’s encouraging to think that we appear to be living in the generation that will ultimately witness the most important and e

    Opening illustration: video on ‘Signs of the second coming of Christ’ Introduction: Shortly before His crucifixion and resurrection, Jesus Christ delivered a major prophecy of end-time events, recorded in Matthew 24, Mark 13 and Luke 21. He was asked by His disciples: “When will these things be? ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Be In Readiness

    Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Jan 27, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,175 views

    Whether we live to see the second coming of the Lord or are called home to Him at the end of our lives, we do not know the day or the hour of His return and we need to live in readiness, looking toward the appearing of the Lord.

    Introduction First month of 2008 almost over- 1/12th of year gone. Prophetically- across differing streams of ministry- there is a serious about the season in which we live Local pastors- sense that God is beginning to move in a special way- dream Pastor Merton Clark had. Important- understand ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Raphiel Manenge avatar

    I Am Crossing Over To The Other Side 6 Of 7! Series

    Contributed by Raphiel Manenge on Sep 3, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 9,120 views

    A sermon on FAITH (=Fighting Against Impossibilities Through Hope)and not FEAR (=False Evidence Appearing Real).No matter what happens faith is the way to go.Faith in Jesus Christ,Faith in The Heavenly Father and His Word.

    “And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?.” mark 4:40 Faith not fears! You are what you are today because of fear. The man and women who stood against fear have become heroes and heroines ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Messianic Prophecies

    Contributed by Douglas Turner on Jan 6, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,001 views

    i. There are two prophecies regarding the King of Kings in just two verses. In verse 9 we have a prediction of the First Appearance of Jesus Christ, and beginning in verse 10 we have a prophecy regarding the Return of Jesus Christ.

    1. A Prophecy Regarding the Coming of an Earthly King a. The Destruction of Phoenicia, Syria, and Philistia i. Our text begins today with an “oracle” or a “burden” describing the Lord’s judgment on Syria, Phoenicia, and Philistia, the traditional enemies of Israel. ii. Most evangelical scholars ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Are We Here?

    Contributed by Jim Drake on May 19, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,943 views

    Is preaching foolishness? Believe it or not, that’s what the Bible says. The preaching event seems like foolishness to people. But despite how it might appear, it’s the way that God has ordained to equip His church.

    http://brushforkbanner.blogspot.com 2 CORINTHIANS 5:11-15 As you know, this past week I went to a pastors’ conference called Basics 2009. Somebody saw the announcement up on the slides last week and jokingly said, “Don’t you think you’ve got the basics down already?” I don’t remember how I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Lowe avatar

    The Face Of Faith: The Centurion Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 13, 2012
     | 8,667 views

    Centurions represented the best of Roman men. They rose through the ranks to become commanders of one hundred men. Those who appear in the New Testament are presented as strong and good men. This unnamed centurion witnessed the climatic events conn

    Title: The Face of Faith: The Centurion Text: Matthew 27:54 Scripture Reading: Matthew 27:45-56 (GW) 45 At noon darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 46 About three o'clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James Chandler avatar

    A Vision For The Church: Worship

    Contributed by James Chandler on Jun 30, 2015
     | 3,918 views

    What role should worship play in the life of the church? This message looks at the very first time the word "worship" appears in the Bible. Genesis 22, Abraham is tested and commanded to sacrifice his son Isaac. It was an act of real worship.

    A vision for the Church: Worship Genesis 22 We have looked at other elements in the vision for the church: To see the lost saved- evangelism To see Christians mature- discipleship To see the church one- fellowship To see the world changed- service To see Christi exalted- worship Today we ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • John Lowe avatar

    Dry Land, Seas, And Vegetation. Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Feb 17, 2018
     | 7,056 views

    The work God did on the third day amounted to dual creation. At first the waters beneath the heavens, those upon the surface of the earth, were gathered together, so that the dry (or solid) ground appeared; and then the earth was made fruitful.

    May 10, 2013 Commentary on the Book of Genesis By: Tom Lowe PART: I GENERAL HISTORY FROM ADAM TO ABRAHAM—Gen. 1:1-11:9. Topic #A: An Account of Creation. Gen. 1:1-2:7. Lesson I.A.4: Dry Land, Seas, and Vegetation. Gen. 1:9-13. (KJV) 9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Stephens Sermon Part 1b

    Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 23, 2017
     | 5,804 views

    By beginning with God’s appearance to Abraham he indicates that he doesn’t disagree with the fathers on what constitutes true religion—the religion of the Jews. For them, all religion, the worship of God, the doctrine of the law, all prophecies....

    The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham. The God of glory is a Hebrew form of expression denoting "the glorious God." It expresses His "majesty, or splendor, or magnificence"; and the word "glory" is often used to describe the marvelous appearances in which God has shown Himself to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Sam McCormick avatar

    The Census Plague

    Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Jun 8, 2020
     | 8,411 views

    David appears to have been both directed by God and enticed by Satan to conduct a census. A census was begun, David was smitten in his conscience, and the nation was severely punished. What's our take-away from this story?

    Note: I developed a simple set of homemade PowerPoint slides that I used in presenting this sermon. If you're interested in having the PowerPoint file I will send it by Email. Just send an Email message to me at sam@srmccormick.net with the word "slides" in the title and "The ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ