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  • Kelvin McKisic avatar

    The Believer's Hope

    Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on Mar 2, 2024
     | 1,640 views

    Characteristics of the believer’s hope...our hope is based on a living person, that person being Jesus Christ.

    Australian aborigines pictured heaven as a distant island beyond the western horizon. The early Finns thought heaven was a distant island in the faraway East. Mexicans, Peruvians, and Polynesians believed they went to the sun or the moon after death. Native Americans believed that in the afterlife ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Living Missionally In A Changing World

    Contributed by Antonio Manaytay on Jan 23, 2025
     | 544 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

  • David Dunn avatar

    What God Wants Isn’t What You Think

    Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 4, 2025
     | 215 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

  • Martin Wiles avatar

    Hey God! We Have Some Questions

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on May 5, 2002
    based on 80 ratings
     | 5,400 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

  • 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
     | 3,877 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

  • Jim Kane avatar

    What Do You Do With The Resurrection?

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 27, 2003
    based on 68 ratings
     | 4,856 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

  • Jerry Flury avatar

    Do You Really Believe?

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Nov 26, 2002
    based on 28 ratings
     | 9,130 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

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    Do Muslims Believe In Jesus?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jun 28, 2002
    based on 321 ratings
     | 24,398 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

  • Brad Lewis avatar

    Part 7 Of 8 - Prayer And Church Series

    Contributed by Brad Lewis on Oct 25, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,600 views

    Discover what the believers pray life says about the believers beliefs.

    Church 101: A Beginners Guide to Church Part 7 – Prayer and Church James 5:13-16 13 Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. 14 Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Timothy Peck avatar

    How Deep Are Your Roots? Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Oct 8, 2001
    based on 63 ratings
     | 31,447 views

    Three reasons why accurate beliefs are essential to a deepened life with God.

    People are now calling September 11, 2001 "Black Tuesday." For many people that day was a wake up call. Attendance in churches across the nation spiked sharply the Sunday after September 11, as people poured into churches like this to try to find answers. In fact our attendance that Sunday was the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Cindy Breadner avatar

    Hope And Faith

    Contributed by Cindy Breadner on Aug 19, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 11,534 views

    Hope is belief in what we do not see, faith is having hope.

    “Faith is to believe what we do not see and the reward of faith is to see what we believe.” What does it mean to see what we believe? We see our belief daily in the faces of others. The smiles of strangers the successes of our loved ones the peace in our families, the community of our church ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Shane Brooks avatar

    The Baptism Of The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Shane Brooks on Feb 7, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,879 views

    The only thing that died with the last apostle, is belief in the entire word of GOD.

    Being baptized with the Holy Spirit Very controversial- We’ve heard so many different opinion Most of us grew up in groups where it got a lot of bad press Most of the stuff you’ve heard isn’t even in the bible Traditions and opinions have trump the word of God – We’re believing lies Believing ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Don Jaques avatar

    The Source Of Eternal Life Series

    Contributed by Don Jaques on Sep 30, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,676 views

    All people can experience eternal life through belief in Jesus.

    Who Is This Jesus? 3. He is the source of eternal life John 3:1-18 September 25/26, 2004 Don Jaques MAIN IDEA: All people can experience eternal life through belief in Jesus. 1. Every person needs to be born of the Spirit. (John 3:1-8) 2. We experience spiritual birth through belief in Jesus. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Chris Appleby avatar

    New Life- The Raising Of Lazarus Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Nov 26, 2000
    based on 354 ratings
     | 51,714 views

    The raising of Lazarus - the centrality of belief in Jesus - how far does it go?

    Introduction: Belief Do you believe in Jesus? Do you BELIEVE in Jesus? Do you really believe in Jesus? That I think is the compelling question that we’re faced with as we read this passage today. What does it mean for you to believe in Jesus? As an abstract question it’s probably easy enough to ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    Csi And The Resurrection

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Apr 9, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,102 views

    Having a good understanding and belief in the resurrection of Jesus is essential to being a Christian.

    CSI and the Resurrection Text: 1 Cor. 15:1-28 Introduction 1. You all know that I love all of the CSI shows on tv. They consist of a crime being discovered based on evidence taken from finger prints, DNA, and public records. The solution is there; you just to put together all the facts. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist