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  • Horace Wimpey avatar

    What You Talking About Willis

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Jan 11, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,002 views

    In the narrative between Eve and the serpent, we see the importance of God's word.

    What you talking about Willis Genesis 2:16&17, 3:1-7 Intro: Back in the 80’s, there was a television show called Different Strokes. The star of the show was a child named Gary Coleman. In this show, two black children were adopted by a rich white man because their mother who was his maid ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christian Enticement Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 15, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,781 views

    Pergamum is known as The Compromising Church. We will look at the strengths of this church / Subtle Seduction of this church / Standard for the church.

    Christian Enticement Revelation 2:12-17 12 "To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword. 13 I know where you live-- where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me, even in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Resistance Is Not Futile!

    Contributed by Leslie Tarlton on Jan 19, 2014
     | 3,975 views

    An expositional Series in the Book of James

    James 4:7-17 Resistance is not Futile! Pastor James continues to address the issues he is seeing in his church. Chapter 1 - James addresses the congregation’s failure to examine see their own wavering faith, lack of patience & understanding • They show partiality toward the rich, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Contending With Evil Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 13, 2019
     | 3,519 views

    Just because we are chosen by God, baptized into Christ, does not mean that we are infallibly going to attain God’s promises. We are always tempted, as Christ was, to follow the allurements of the world, flesh and devil.

    Saint Anthony of the Desert 2019 Saint Anthony–the less famous one we call “Anthony of the Desert”–died 1653 years ago today. Since he is also called “Anthony the Great” and “Anthony of Egypt” and several other honorifics, we might want to know more about him, and what he can teach us today. But ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    We Are More Than Conquers……!

    Contributed by Trevor Chuma on Jan 14, 2019
     | 5,239 views

    As the children of Israel were about to enter the promise land, the Lord appeared unto Joshua and said; “No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. Be strong and courageous….” (Joshua 1:5-7).

    In Romans 8:37, Paul coined a new terminology, saying “More than Conquers”, if you studied the 35th verse of Romans 8, you will understand why he expressed his communication with that terminology. It says, “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    #12 Undersatnding Love: Recognize There Are Pitfalls And Traps.

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 18, 2016
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    This is the 12 installment on Understanding love. This is part of a series or this lesson can stand alone. We need to learn to identify the traps and pitfalls of love. Guard your heart ---

    #12 UNDERSTANDING LOVE: RECOGNIZE THE THERE ARE PITFALLS AND TRAPS By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Proverbs 4:23 (KJV) Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. With this lesson I have cheese and a hidden trap... I eat some cheese and tell how ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Ministering Angels Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Dec 9, 2020
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     | 5,711 views

    Trust God to send His angels to minister to you in your time of need.

    One Sunday evening, Marilyn Clark of Cincinnati, Ohio, overheard her 5-year-old daughter, Julie, practicing “Hark the Herald Angels Sing.” It was a song she'd been rehearsing that morning in church for the next week's Christmas program. But something wasn’t quite right. In place of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    With The Wild Beasts: An Exposition Of Mark 1:9-15

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Feb 13, 2021
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     | 5,839 views

    What can we learn from the very brief account of the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness left us by the Gospel of Mark?

    With the Wild Beasts: An Exposition of Mark 1:9-15 We have now come to the First Sunday of Lent which is a forty-day season of reflection and repentance. During this time, we remember that Jesus was tempted for forty days by Satan in the Judaean wilderness. In turn, the time that Jesus spent in ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • John Lowe avatar

    Lesson 10: Identification Of The Human Source (James 1:14-15) Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 26, 2021
     | 1,869 views

    We think of sin as a single act, but God sees it as a process. Adam committed a single act of sin (evil), and yet that one act brought sin, death, and judgment on the entire human race.

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Carry Each Others Burdens Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Mar 27, 2021
    based on 2 ratings
     | 10,317 views

    We show we care when we bear one another’s burdens.

    How many of you remember the TV commercial from the late 80s and early 90s which showed an elderly woman lying on the floor shouting, “Help me, I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up?” That catchphrase has become part of our vocabulary but it’s not very funny for those who have faltered, fallen, and feel ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Justin Steckbauer avatar

    What Is A Spiritual Journey: The Temptress & The Union With The Lover Series

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 5, 2021
     | 2,543 views

    There was once an African queen who heard about a powerful king in a faraway land. She was told so many tall tales about this king that she found it impossible to restrain her curiosity.

    “There was once an African queen who heard about a powerful king in a faraway land. She was told so many tall tales about this king that she found it impossible to restrain her curiosity. So she left her Ethiopian palace and embarked on a long journey. When she arrived in the fabled kingdom, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Cut It Out

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 21, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,644 views

    We are always trying to blame our sin on something else - on someone else, on society, on circumstances. But Jesus says that what makes us sin is part of ourselves.

    I stopped watching TV news three or four years ago. But you have to know what's going on, somehow, so there are a few sources I've come to trust. But guess what? They're just as depressing as TV news. Because what is actually happening is worse than what you might imagine if you stayed ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • John Williams III avatar

    You Cannot Keep A Good Man Down (August 13, 2023 Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost).

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Aug 10, 2023
     | 1,414 views

    Joseph’s favoritism caused friction among the other sons and how they treated Joseph.

    YOU CANNOT KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN (2023 version). Text: Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28 Genesis 37:1-4 Jacob settled in the land where his father had lived as an alien, the land of Canaan.  (2)  This is the story of the family of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was shepherding the flock ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Dr. Craig Nelson avatar

    Why Did Jesus Pray "Remove This Cup” In The Garden Of Gethsemane?

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Jun 25, 2022
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     | 7,039 views

    Throughout history, there have been several explanations given regarding why Jesus asked God, the Father, to remove the cup from Him.

    "And they went to a place called Gethsemane. And he said to his disciples, "Sit here while I pray." 33 And he took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled. 34 And he said to them, "My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • John Williams III avatar

    You Can’t Unscramble An Egg (Lent 1 February 26. 2023)

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Apr 25, 2023
     | 1,669 views

    Why did Adam and Eve fall? Was it because they both took a bite of the forbidden fruit? Of course they did. All it took was a bite for them to lose their mostly unrestricted place in the Garden of Eden. The fruit of tree of the knowledge of good and evil was the restricted part of the garden.

    YOU CAN’T UNSCRAMBLE AN EGG Text: Genesis 2: 15 - 17 and 3: 1 - 6 Genesis 2:15-17  The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it.  (16)  And the LORD God commanded the man, "You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist