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  • Greg Warren avatar

    Protecting The Unity Of The Church

    Contributed by Greg Warren on Jun 16, 2021
     | 5,550 views

    The importance of protecting the unity of the church and practical principles and steps for doing so.

    We'd like to think that the church is immune to conflict and disagreement. After all, we're all Christians here. Right? Well, don't be naive. Hopefully, we're all striving to be like Christ. But we're also humans who sometimes fall short. We say things or react before we ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Guard Us Waking Oh, Lord, And Guard Us Sleeping

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Nov 5, 2021
     | 2,019 views

    We prepare for the Final Judgment by obtaining WISDOM - in Christ, not fearing sleep or wake.

    11.7.21 Daniel 12:1–3 1 Then at that time, Michael, the great prince who stands over your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress that has not happened from the first time that there was a nation until that time. At that time your people will be delivered, everyone who is found ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • JEREMIAH MENYONGAI avatar

    Wow! You Almost Convinced Me To Be A Christian

    Contributed by Jeremiah Menyongai on Mar 9, 2020
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    The Passage is encouraging and concerning. Encouraging to know that God gives us an opportunity to make a choice about our eternity. Discouraging to know that there are others who hear about salvation but reject it.

    ALMOST A CHRISTIAN 1. Acts 26:18 I am sending you to them 18 to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me. 2. Acts 26:24 Now as Paul thus made his ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    The Advance Of The Gospel Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 13, 2019
    based on 3 ratings
     | 9,401 views

    Philippians 1:12-18 teaches us to put the advance of the gospel at the center of our ambitions.

    Scripture We are in a series of sermons on Paul’s letter to the Philippians that I am calling, “The Christian’s Contentment.” After the opening greeting of his letter to the Philippian Christians, Paul gave thanks to God for them, and then he prayed for them. He had planted the church in Philippi ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Dying In Bad Company Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 15, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,009 views

    When Jesus was condemned did He deserve to die? Was His death necessary?

    OPEN: A few years ago, a lawyer from Kenya named Dola Indidis filed a lawsuit with the International Court of Justice at the Hague (also called the ICJ). His goal? To overturn the conviction and death sentence of Jesus Christ. He said “I filed the case because it’s my duty to uphold the dignity of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    When You Are Reviled Series

    Contributed by Mike Lewis on Nov 28, 2023
     | 1,206 views

    We are at the end of our series on the Beatitudes here in Matthew chapter 5. It has been a great reminder to hear the good news Jesus gives through the introduction of his Great Sermon on the Mount. We are finishing up this week by reading the second half of the last beatitude.

    WELCOME & INTRODUCTION OPERATION GREIF The year was 1944. In the runup to Germany’s last major offensive of World War II, Hitler gave orders for English-speaking German soldiers to form a special unit called Panzer Brigade 150. Members of the brigade would pose as American and British ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Message 6 - 1 Thessalonians Chapter 5 – Paul Answers Matters Of Eschatology Asked Of Him – Part 1 (Verses 1-8) Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Dec 29, 2022
     | 1,438 views

    This chapter opens with teaching on the Day of the LORD and then progresses to practical issues in the Christian life. We will look at the breastplate and the helmet, items for our protection. Paul loved these people at Thessalonica.

    MESSAGE 6 - 1 THESSALONIANS CHAPTER 5 – PAUL ANSWERS MATTERS OF ESCHATOLOGY ASKED OF HIM – PART 1 (Verses 1-8) PART 1. PAUL ADDRESSES TEACHING ON THE DAY OF THE LORD {{1Thessalonians 5:1 “Now as to the times (stretches of times) and the epochs (particular times), brethren, you have no need of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Ninth Commandment (11 Of 12)

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 14, 2022
     | 1,515 views

    A pastor announced that the next week he would be preaching on the ninth commandment, “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.”

    He requested that the congregation go home and read Mark, chapter seventeen before the next Sunday. When next Sunday came, before he started preaching, he asked, “How many of you read Mark, chapter seventeen this week?” About half of the congregation raised their hands to indicate they had. Then ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sermon On The Mount # 2 Let There Be Light!

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on May 26, 2022
     | 3,757 views

    In Genesis 1:3, God said, “…Let there be light: and there was light.”

    From the beginning of time, God wanted light to exist. He said, “…let there be light” and the Bible says, “…and there was light”. In Gen. 1:3, the Lord is talking about the light of the sun that separates the days from the nights. But this is not the only place in the Bible where the Lord ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    American Flag Truths Series

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Jun 12, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,642 views

    Flag Day is not an official holiday, truths about the flag of America deserves our attention, consideration, and adoration.

    American Flag Truths Honoring The American Flag Flag Day is the celebration of the American Flag which occurs once a year on the anniversary of the flag’s official adoption, June 14, 1777. What patriotic Americans call the Stars and Stripes was adopted by the Continental Congress as the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Heal My Home Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Sep 12, 2022
     | 2,209 views

    This past week, we did a five-question survey about our church’s teenagers' relationship with their fathers. We asked our church’s middle school and high school students five questions and one bonus question about their relationship with their father this week. We

    Today, I want to speak to you on this subject “Heal My Home.” Find Malachi 4 with me if you will [page 955 in your pew Bibles]. I have been challenged by Malachi, the Minor Prophet and I hope you have been challenged as well. As close out the last book in the Bible, the prophet Malachi directs our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Is The Lord Delayed In His Coming?

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Aug 6, 2018
     | 5,585 views

    There is a wrong way and a right way to look at the Lord’s apparent delay in coming again.

    Introduction Peter most likely wrote this, his second letter (2 Pet. 3:1 ) to the churches of Asia Minor (1 Pet. 1:1 ), from a Roman jail a short time before his martyrdom (some time during the period AD 64-67). If 1 Peter has as its main focus a defense against threats from outside the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Lord Of The Sabbath - Servant Of Mercy - Matthew 12:1-21 Series

    Contributed by William Akehurst on May 3, 2025
     | 532 views

    JESUS reveals that God's heart gives priority to mercy over ritual, rest over burden, and compassion over condemnation. JESUS redefines true Sabbath rest, corrects legalistic distortions, and fulfills the Servant prophecy with a ministry of gentle justice and mercy.

    2025.05.04.Sermon Notes. Matthew 12.1-21 LORD OF THE SABBATH-SERVANT OF MERCY William Akehurst, HSWC SCRIPTURES: Matthew 12:1-21, Mark 2:25-28, 1 Samuel 21:1-6, Hosea 6:6, Mark 2:27, BIG IDEA: JESUS reveals that God's heart gives priority to mercy over ritual, rest over burden, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • John Kapteyn avatar

    A Warning Of Hope

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 28 ratings
     | 5,666 views

    "The future should impact our present more than the past." Tony Campolo

    Introductory Considerations - Impacted By The Past 1. As I look at my life, I can think of examples of past hurts and sins that impact my present - how I live, my confidence levels, my defensiveness, my lack of hope in certain situations. 2. I know for some of you how the past impacts your life ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How The Holy Spirit Helps Us Identify And Remove The Masks People Hide Behind

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 144 ratings
     | 19,309 views

    1. The Holy Spirit convicts us of any form of dependency other than Jesus Christ.

    1. The Holy Spirit convicts us of any form of dependency other than Jesus Christ. Jesus said to the Pharisees, "You hypocrites; as it is written: ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men. You have ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational