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  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Back To Basics

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 27, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,913 views

    There are times when a church, however successful, must review the basics: do we love those whom we serve, are we able to love those with whom we disagree, and can we feel sheer, passionate love for Christ Himself?

    Where I come from, the real religion is basketball. Baptists, Methodists, and Catholics all take a distant back seat, because the real religion in the Commonwealth of Kentucky is basketball. No spring day goes by without every schoolboy finding his way to the hoops to do lay-ups and to dream about ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Blessed Are Those Who Mourn Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Feb 20, 2010
    based on 14 ratings
     | 30,500 views

    Are there times that we won't find comfort when we mourn and what is Jesus talking about when he says blessed are those who mourn?

    Blessed are those who mourn Matthew 5:4 - Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Slide Intro Don’t worry be happy. Put on a happy face. Turn that frown upside down Don’t be so sad. Choose happy. Hope your day is a happy one. Those are sayings you have probably heard ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Hallmarks Of Love 2 Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Mar 1, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,496 views

    Exposition of 1 Cor 13:4b-5a regarding biblical love

    Text: 1 Corinthians 13:4b-5a, Title: The Hallmarks of Love 2, Date/Place: NRBC, 2/28/10, AM A. Opening illustration: Her fiancé was called into the army, so their wedding had to be postponed. At the Battle of the Wilderness he was severely wounded. His bride-to-be, not knowing of his condition, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love Suffers Long! Series

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Apr 30, 2015
    based on 5 ratings
     | 19,874 views

    As idealistic & beautiful as this love is, you & I can experience this kind of love. In a world that is complicated - in a world of pain & sorrow - this kind of love can & should exist.

    MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK ILL. A movie pictures 2 people in a canoe in the middle of a lake, with a beautiful moon shining above. The sky is filled with twinkling stars. In the background a thousand violins are playing softly as he sings to her. And the song writer ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Harvest Series

    Contributed by Paul Basehore on Sep 29, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,118 views

    We need to be made holy by cutting ourselves off from the world, and relying on our life in Christ to give us strength. If we don’t, we will rot and die.

    Baking Bread: The Harvest Fall is in the air! It’s the end of September, the air’s getting crisp, and Starbucks has brought out their Pumpkin Spice Lattes. It’s glorious! Fall is my favorite season of all -- as the weather starts to get cooler, it feels like the whole world is ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    My God, My God Why Have You Forsaken Me? Series

    Contributed by Chris Binion on Mar 30, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,714 views

    Jesus words on the cross teaches us about trusting in God and our identity found in Him

    Psalm 22 My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, And from the words of My groaning? 2 O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear; And in the night season, and am not silent.3 But You are holy, Enthroned in the praises of Israel.4 Our fathers trusted ...read more

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    The Chosen's Choice

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Feb 23, 2014
    based on 5 ratings
     | 25,058 views

    As Christians we were chosen by God to be recipients of God's amazing grace. The blessings of having been chosen are unfathomable. Being chosen there are also responsibilities to be fulfilled and choices to be made.

    The Chosen's Choice Titus 2:11-14 As Christians we were chosen by God to be recipients of God's amazing grace. The blessings of having been chosen are unfathomable. Being chosen there are also responsibilities to be fulfilled and choices to be made. I. Our great privilege - we have been chosen ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Repentance And The Character Of God

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Jan 21, 2017
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,175 views

    The reason why we do not have a close relationship with our Creator is because we do not know how to repent in a God-fearing manner!

    REPENTANCE SERIES Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 From the moment, God created humanity from the dust of the ground onwards we have been struggling to know and have a relationship with our Creator. You would think the ambassadors of Christ and royal priests that have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living For God Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 29, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,770 views

    We might not know the day or time of Jesus’s return, but we can always know God’s will for us is to live godly lives of faithful obedience.

    Living for God Jeffery Anselmi / General Thessalonians- Faith In Uncertain Times / Walk; Faithfulness / 1 Thessalonians 5:12–24 INTRODUCTION • In the last couple of weeks, we have covered what 1 Thessalonians tells us about the issue of the Second Coming of Jesus. • I am glad Paul gave us the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    In The Beginning God Created ... Genesis 1:1-5

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Sep 30, 2021
     | 1,793 views

    The Word of God starts out with a belief-challenge. In the beginning God created ... Do you believe it? Is it necessary to believe it? Is it OK if you don't believe it? How big is God anyway?

    Genesis 1:1-5 Please stand with me as we go over our current memory Scripture: Matthew 5:9-12 “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    04. Strength Under Control Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Feb 28, 2023
     | 1,610 views

    The Beatitudes continue with blessings for the meek and those who hunger and thirst for righteousness.

    Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org We continue today with our study of the Sermon on the Mount with 2 more Beatitudes. These are foundational characteristics about what it means to be a citizen in God’s Kingdom. Matthew’s Gospel introduces Jesus as ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Peacemakers Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Aug 11, 2020
     | 3,862 views

    May we bring peace between others and God as it was done for us.

    BEATITUDES SERIES: PEACEMAKERS MATTHEW 5:9 #Beatitudes READ Matthew 5:9 (ESV) “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” We start this morning with a video that is under 4 minutes and introduces the central idea of Matthew 5:9. One of the key phrases that caught my ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What It Means To Be Born Again PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 10, 2023
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,315 views

    This sermon explores the transformative power and significance of being "born again" in Christ, emphasizing its centrality to Christian faith and personal renewal.

    Hello, dear friends! It's wonderful to be gathered together here in the house of the Lord, isn't it? There's a certain warmth, a certain comfort that comes from being in the company of fellow believers. It's like coming home, isn't it? We're not just a congregation, we're a family, bound by a love ...read more

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    Male-Female Equality & Male Headship

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on May 16, 2005
    based on 21 ratings
     | 6,050 views

    God instituted sexual equality and male headship.

    God’s Glorious Church Male-Female Equality & Male Headship Genesis 1:26-27 Woodlawn Baptist Church May 15, 2005 Introduction (See credit below) Many times now we have considered the words of Ephesians 3:21. The apostle Paul, writing by inspiration of God, said, “Unto him be glory in the church ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Be Holy?

    Contributed by Richard Francis on Jan 31, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 17,671 views

    How do you feel to "Be Holy as I am holy" up to the task, impossible? Take heart and lets explore holiness and living like Jesus and find hope in loving like Jesus

    Eyes fixed on Jesus If we are honest it is difficult to live to a set of values and ideals isn’t it. Its difficult to proclaim on a Sunday morning that we want to be like Jesus yet lose it in the office on a Monday or with the family on the way back from Church. Is it just me or do you have those ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational