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  • Richard Tow avatar

    The Power Of Grace Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 18, 2017
    based on 2 ratings
     | 47,334 views

    Sermon explores saving grace and the influence grace has on the life of a true believer.

    Titus 2:11-14 Series: Grace Works! #3 4/24/16 Intro Eph. 2:8, “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.” Verse 9 adds “not of works, lest anyone should boast.”i That was our text two weeks ago. In that message we focused on salvation by ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    When Life Is Empty

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 1, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 10,053 views

    An evangelistic message for lost people.

    WHEN LIFE IS EMPTY Matthew 12:43-45 INTRO: A little boy, asked to define a vacuum, answered, “A balloon with the skin off.” He was wrong. A balloon with it’s skin off is still air. In fact, in spite of our best efforts to pump all the air out of a steel cylinder, it will still have millions of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Aug 29, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,877 views

    God's law is good because He is good; Sin is bad and deceives us into rebelling against God; The effects of sin are ugly, but God wants to forgive and restore us to Himself!

    The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Romans 7:7-13 7 What shall we say, then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed I would not have known what sin was except through the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, "Do not covet." 8 But sin, seizing the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    "There Is Great Hope Despite Power, Self-Interest And Greed"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 21, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,737 views

    A sermon about two different roads.

    Matthew 2:1-23 “There is Great Hope despite Power, Self-Interest and Greed” By: Ken Sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN www.eastridgeumc.com The heroes of our Gospel Lesson for this morning certainly seem familiar to us. Each year, we probably all ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Todd Randolph avatar

    Is That Your Final Answer Series

    Contributed by Todd Randolph on Mar 8, 2001
    based on 100 ratings
     | 6,997 views

    Paul’s appearance before King Agrippa.

    Tonight I would like to continue the “Who Wants to Be A Millionaire” theme. I don’t know if you have noticed when you watch the show, but on the first five questions Regis rarely asks the contestant if that is their final answer. Typically, this is because these first five questions are meant to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Take Courage Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Oct 11, 2001
    based on 66 ratings
     | 19,247 views

    How the Lord appears to encourage the Apostle Paul.

    A Study of the Book of Acts Sermon # 38 “Take Courage” Acts 23: 1-35 by Dr. John R. Hamby Let me set the stage the year is 57 A.D. and Paul is at the end of his third missionary journey. He has gone through ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Penecostal Refilling Series

    Contributed by Gerald Van Horn on Aug 9, 2006
    based on 30 ratings
     | 4,597 views

    The pattern that appears in the text indicates that there is a need for a refilling.

    The Book of Acts Lesson #8 “A Pentecostal Re-filling” Acts 4:23-37 The pattern that appears in these verses as well as other places in Acts indicates that there is a need for a refilling of the Holy Spirit. This is very important in the life of a believer. Vs. 23 - Peter and John ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Separation; Tough But Necessary

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jun 24, 2013
     | 6,473 views

    Sometimes you might have to appear harsh.

    2 Cor 6:14-18 14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 16 And what agreement ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark A. Barber avatar

    A Preview Of Christ.

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Mar 20, 2017
     | 3,565 views

    Did Jesus appear to Manoah and his wife?

    A Preview of Christ Judges 1:1-25 In John 5:39 Jesus commands His hearers to search the Scriptures for Him, as He is the way to eternal life. We also read in Luke 24:44-46 That Jesus opened the eyes of the Apostles that they might understand what the Scriptures said about Christ. The birth, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    "behave Yourself"

    Contributed by David Nolte on May 6, 2020
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,067 views

    We must avoid even the appearance of sin

    “Behave Yourself!” 1 Thessalonians 5:22 KJV David P. Nolte You have heard the duck test – “If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, waddles like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck” That suggests that something can be identified by its habitual characteristics. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Jesus And Judaism.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 5, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,007 views

    Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

    JESUS AND JUDAISM. John 7:19-24. JOHN 7:19a. “Did not Moses give you the law…?” Once every seven years, during the feast of tabernacles, the law was to be read (cf. Deuteronomy 31:10-13). Jesus reminds His hearers that the law was given by Moses, the servant of God. JOHN 7:19b. “yet none of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Easter An Empty Tomb Not Empty Promises Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Apr 13, 2017
    based on 8 ratings
     | 25,059 views

    “He’s alive, the tomb is empty. Jesus is alive. He has risen from the grave”

    Easter an empty tomb not empty promises It’s Easter Sunday evening on the 16th April 2017, but I want you to imagine it’s very early on the first Easter Sunday Morning, nearly 2000 years ago. Imagine you are one of the disciples of Jesus and you wake up in a cold sweat remembering the horror of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • John Lowe avatar

    By His Authority. Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Feb 14, 2020
     | 2,811 views

    Paul continues to answer his critics in Corinth, and we are faced with the same problem we had before; we are only hearing one side of the argument, Paul’s side, and we can only deduce what the criticisms were from Paul’s reply to them.

    December 10, 2014 Tom Lowe The Second Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians Lesson IV.A.2: By his Authority. (10:7-11). 2nd Corinthians 10:7-11 (NKJV) 7 Do you look at things according to the outward appearance? If anyone is convinced in himself that he is Christ's, let him again ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    When God Visits His People

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on May 21, 2025
     | 527 views

    Throughout the Bible, divine visitation marks turning points in the lives of individuals, families, and nations. When God visits, stagnation ends, sorrow turns into joy, and the supernatural is released upon the natural.

    WHEN GOD VISITS HIS PEOPLE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Luke 7:16 Supporting Texts: Exodus 4:31, Genesis 21:1, Ruth 1:6, Psalm 8:4, Luke 1:68 INTRODUCTION: Throughout the Bible, divine visitation marks turning points in the lives of individuals, families, and nations. When God visits, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Time Of Your Visitation

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Aug 30, 2025
     | 141 views

    The time of visitation is a divine opportunity, a sacred window when God steps into the affairs of His people. It is a time of remembrance, mercy, and breakthrough.

    THE TIME OF YOUR VISITATION By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Luke 19:41-44 Supporting Texts: Genesis 18:1-10, Psalm 102:13, John 5:1-9, Ecclesiastes 3:1, Acts 3:1-10 INTRODUCTION: There are moments in life when heaven intervenes in the affairs of men. These moments are what Scripture calls ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God