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  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    The New Birth Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Sep 17, 2021
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,270 views

    First John 5:1-5 shows us what the new birth produces.

    Scripture In her book titled Stay Salt, Rebecca Manley Pippert writes about the renowned child psychiatrist Robert Coles in which he told this story in a graduate class at Harvard University many years ago: “A highly regarded psychiatrist recently told me in despair: ‘I have been doing therapy ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Kairos Moments

    Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Mar 29, 2021
     | 6,878 views

    This sermon talks about the Kairos moments and the benefit they can have on our spiritual growth if we are willing to follow Jesus' words - "repent and believe."

    OUTLINE 1. INTRODUCTION Overview of Discipleship and the benefit of Kairos moments 2. EXPLANATION OF KAIROS VS CHRONOS TIME 3. JESUS’ ANNOUCEMENT OF A KAIROS MOMENT (MARK 1:15) 4. OTHER KAIROS MOMENTS THROUGHOUT OF LIVES – When God uses life’s trials to enter into your reality and offers an ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    2 John - Learn, Love, And Live The Truth Series

    Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Nov 5, 2023
     | 2,733 views

    We must know the truth because there are deceivers who are spreading false doctrine

    Postcards: 2 John Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 11-05-2023 Birds Aren’t Real In 2018, Peter McIndoe wanted to let people know about the government conspiracy concerning birds. From 1969 to 2001, the US government murdered over twelve billion birds and replaced them ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Doug Fannon avatar

    #2 We Believe In God's Holy Word - The Bible Series

    Contributed by Doug Fannon on Jul 18, 2022
     | 2,409 views

    The Bible is our sole source for our faith and practice. All Scripture references are from the NASB.

    Start the message off with short 3 minute video "Written on Your Heart" found at SermonCentral.com Back to Basics. Why? Because so many people who call themselves Christians cannot quantify and define what it is they do believe. A couple of weeks ago we looked at the very beginning ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living Missionally In A Changing World

    Contributed by Antonio Manaytay on Jan 23, 2025
     | 515 views

    This sermon delves into how to live missionally in a rapidly changing world. How do we, as followers of Christ, live missionally in such a world?

    Scripture Reading: Matthew 28:19-20 “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Dr. Fred W. Penney avatar

    I Will Give You Rest

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Nov 15, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,842 views

    Where do we find rest from life's challenges and struggles?

    Title: I will give you rest Text: Hebrews 4: 1-16 Subject: How do we enter God’s rest? Complement: by faith, obedience, honoring his word, & leaning on our priest. Preaching idea: I will give you rest. 4:1 Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What You Believe Is Important! Series

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Jun 20, 2023
     | 2,953 views

    Paul was always interested in what people believed. What you believe determines how you live, what you do and what you can receive. Spirit-filled Christians live different from culture, customs, and surroundings. They live as lights in a dark world.

    Sermon – What You Believe Is Important! Scripture Acts 19:1-7 “While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior regions until he reached Ephesus, on the coast, where he found several believers. 2 “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” he asked them. “No,” they ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • David Dunn avatar

    What God Wants Isn’t What You Think

    Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 4, 2025
     | 164 views

    Faith is not belief alone but a heart returning to and reaching for Jesus—seeking relationship, surrender, and wholeness in His presence.

    There are moments in Scripture so brief, so quiet, so easily passed over, that we almost miss the entire weight of Heaven behind them. Luke 17 records one of those moments—an encounter tucked into a journey, a miracle overshadowed by a greater truth, a healing overshadowed by a deeper kind of ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    The Shield Of Fatih Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 18, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,204 views

    61st in a series from Ephesians. The shield of faith requires belief that results in action.

    Just a little over a week ago on August 8, Russia invaded the former Soviet republic of Georgia and it is quite apparent that Georgia just doesn’t have the ability to stop the Russians. While this action by Russia certainly has some very interesting implications for Biblical prophecy, especially ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Conduct Yourselves Series

    Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Jun 5, 2023
     | 2,023 views

    Paul turns his attention to the Philippians and commands them to conduct their behavior in line with their beliefs

    Technicolor Joy: A Study in Philippians Philippians 1:27-30 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 6-04-2023 Alexander the Great Alexander the Great was one of the greatest military generals who ever lived. One night when he couldn’t sleep, he got up and wandered around the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Do You Do With The Resurrection?

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 27, 2003
    based on 68 ratings
     | 4,820 views

    We respond to the resurrection in one of three ways – denial, disbelief, or belief.

    A new form of TV program has taken both the airways and us by storm - reality TV. Shows such as Survivor, The Batchelor, The Batchelorette, Married By America, The Mole, and Fear Factor, have created thousands and even millions of loyal fans. Survivor seems to have started the trend, but I suggest ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    Do Muslims Believe In Jesus?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jun 28, 2002
    based on 321 ratings
     | 24,361 views

    This sermon explores nine fundamental differences between Christian and Muslim beliefs.

    People have long talked about the idea that “all religions are basically saying the same thing.” This morning we want to examine that idea a little more closely when it comes to Christians and Muslims. Muslims mention Jesus and claim to revere him, so we ask the question, “Do Muslims ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Flury avatar

    Do You Really Believe?

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Nov 26, 2002
    based on 28 ratings
     | 9,096 views

    Is your faith, your belief a matter of preference or a matter of conviction? There is a difference!

    DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE? ROMANS 10:9-13 "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. [10] For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Eric Sellgren avatar

    Study 4 - Does The Bible Say That Jesus Is God? Series

    Contributed by Eric Sellgren on Feb 6, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,841 views

    Study 4 of a series setting out Christian Belief in Jesus as God.

    The J.W`s say that nowhere in the Bible do you find any statement that Jesus is God. They are wrong. The Bible says that Jesus is God right through the Old Testament and on to the end of the New. In these next studies I intend to show that very clearly. Let`s look at the claims of Jesus. a) I ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Martin Wiles avatar

    Hey God! We Have Some Questions

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on May 5, 2002
    based on 80 ratings
     | 5,364 views

    This sermon deals with doctrinal beliefs we should have about God.

    INTRODUCTION Does the topic make you a little uneasy? Have you ever said this to God or wished you had enough nerve to say it? Maybe you have had questions in your mind but you have never voiced them out loud. Perhaps one of the questions that has floated through you mind is whether there is even ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist