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  • Thomas Swope avatar

    No Need To Worry No Need To Fret, His Love Hasn’t Failed Us Yet Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Aug 2, 2012
     | 9,034 views

    A study of the book of Isaiah chapter 36

    Isaiah 36: 1 – 22 No Need To Worry No Need To Fret, His Love Hasn’t Failed Us Yet Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them. 2 Then the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Playing The Fool To Defeat The Fool Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 29, 2012
     | 5,150 views

    No matter how diligently you walk with God, some people within a congregation may look down upon you and falsely criticize you. Sometimes you should ignore the criticism and move on. At other times you need to respond. Paul provides a case study of fight

    Playing the Fool to Defeat the Fool (2 Corinthians 11:1, 5-15) 1. A Louisiana man has been released from death row, becoming the 300th prisoner nationwide to be freed after DNA evidence showed he was innocent. Of those 300 prisoners, 18 had been on death row, according to lawyers from the New ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    A Postscript For Preachers Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Oct 18, 2014
     | 6,353 views

    Paul's closing words summarise what has been presented to Timothy in this letter.

    “O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called ‘knowledge,’ for by professing it some have swerved from the faith. “Grace be with you.” [1] It is no secret that I am a news junkie; I fill my ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    My Lord & My God!

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Sep 9, 2013
    based on 5 ratings
     | 14,496 views

    What is our purpose? What are we trying to do? When we come together to worship, who are we worshiping? Why do we believe what we believe? Who is our Lord – our Guide? To whom or what do we show our loyalty?

    MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK Who are we as a congregation? What is our purpose? What are we trying to do? When we come together to worship, who are we worshiping? Why do we believe what we believe? Who is our ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Testifying Truth

    Contributed by Howard Gunter on Apr 26, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,197 views

    The Sanhedrin again seek to put Christ and Christianity on trial, even though Jesus has been crucified, dead and buried.

    Mid-Week Message/Devotion April 25, 2018 Acts 4:5-12 We are reading through this account of Peter and the apostles being queried by yet another gathering of what amounts to a self-appointed council. Why do I say self-appointed? You see this council of Jewish priests – the Sanhedrin was ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    That Same God – Part 2

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 1, 2025
     | 855 views

    God's power is unchanging. The same God who performed miracles in the past is still at work today.

    THAT SAME GOD – PART 2 By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Samuel 17:37 – “David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The God Who Lifts You Above The Flood Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jan 20, 2026
     | 246 views

    God sovereignly preserves and elevates His people above overwhelming circumstances that are meant to destroy others.

    THE GOD WHO LIFTS YOU ABOVE THE FLOOD By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Genesis 7:17 Key Verse: “And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.” (Genesis 7:17, KJV) Supporting Texts: Psalm 66:12; Isaiah 43:2; ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    When The Gospel Witness Gets You In Trouble Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 7, 2025
     | 226 views

    We stand up and defend the freedom of speech and of religion, and know that there are thousands of people and hundreds of organizations that would like to put clamps on those very freedoms.

    Friday of the Fourteenth Week in Course 2025 Let’s honestly look at St. Matthew’s story in today’s Gospel, and the lesson that Jesus is trying to teach us disciples. Admit it. You don’t like what Jesus is saying, and neither do I. A little flock of sheep in the midst of a band of wolves is not the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Breakthrough To Freedom! Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 24, 2020
     | 4,726 views

    We cannot allow fear to rob us of our freedom to worship God. Men and women died giving up their safety to give you the freedom you have today in this country.

    Breakthrough to Freedom! Thesis: We cannot allow fear to rob us of our freedom to worship God. We have to choose freedom over fear and safety because our only allegiance is to God and that’s what makes us really free. Men died giving up their safety to give you the freedom you have today in this ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Answering Religious Pluralism

    Contributed by Dr. Kenneth Rhodes, Jr on Sep 29, 2002
    based on 84 ratings
     | 5,661 views

    Defending the Christian faith against religious pluralism and tolerance.

    1. Answering Religious Pluralism Also called tolerance. 2. Defining Pluralism · “Traditional tolerance (Social Pluralism) is now referred to as negative tolerance. This is defined as ‘respecting others beliefs and practices without sharing them,’ or ‘to bear or put up with something not ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    This Is Your Life Series

    Contributed by Doyle Hayes on Jul 7, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,466 views

    Paul defends his apostleship and the gospel with his testimony.

    “This Is Your Life” Galatians 1:11-24 This Is Your Life, which was broadcast from 1952 to 1961, is one of the best remembered television series from the 1950s. The format of This is Your Life was based on the rather simple principle--guests were surprised with a presentation of their past life in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Be Defensive

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 11, 2009
     | 4,470 views

    We need to know how to defend our faith.

    BE DEFENSIVE INTRODUCTION: Have you ever known a word but when someone asked you what it meant you found yourself at a loss for words? You knew the word and what it meant but you couldn’t think of the actual definition or the correct way to explain it. That’s the way it is for some Christians. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Discerning Heart Issues

    Contributed by John Mccormack on May 26, 2014
     | 3,769 views

    THE APOSTLE PAUL DEFENDS HIS MINISTRY TO THE CORINTHIAN CHURCH.

    DISCERNING HEART ISSUES OBSERVATION: THE APOSTLE PAUL DEFENDS HIS MINISTRY TO THE CORINTHIAN CHURCH. INTERPRETATION: 2 CORINTHIANS 11:7 (NKJV) DID I COMMIT SIN IN HUMBLING MYSELF THAT YOU MIGHT BE EXALTED, BECAUSE I PREACHED THE GOSPEL OF GOD TO YOU FREE OF CHARGE? 2 CORINTHIANS 11:7 (THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Getting Along With Others Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Oct 4, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,100 views

    Sermon for International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. We’re to bless and not blast those who persecute us.

    Getting Along With Others Romans 12:14 Rev. Brian Bill 10/4/09 Have I ever mentioned to you that there’s a lot of persecution for Packer fans here in Illinois? I’ve told my dad this many times but I’m not sure he really believed me until last Sunday afternoon when my parents came down from ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Scott Kircher avatar

    A Godly Life In Ungodly Times Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Jul 1, 2012
    based on 74 ratings
     | 35,899 views

    As our culture and society moves in a direction that does not follow godly principles as communicated to us through the Word of God, how are believers in Jesus Christ to go about living a godly life? As opposition grows to a godly way of living, we have

    A Godly Life in Ungodly times A godly life should expect opposition A godly life should expect hard choices Living a godly Life in ungodly times requires that we know Who we believe in Living a godly life brings blessing and peace Slide Intro Good morning. It is hard to believe that the year is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational