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  • Tony Fox avatar

    The Just For The Unjust Series

    Contributed by Tony Fox on Apr 26, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,141 views

    1 Peter 3:18 is a powerful verse when memorized and utilized in sharing your faith. All of the elements of the gospel are here. Link verse 18 to verse 15. If you want to be ready to answer meditate on this verse and commit it to memory.

    The Just for the Unjust April 24, 2016, a.m.& p.m. (1Peter 3:18-22) Command Baptist Church For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: By which also he went and preached unto ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Kitchen Patrol

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Nov 9, 2018
     | 3,435 views

    A study in the book of 2 Kings 21: 1 – 26

    2 Kings 21: 1 – 26 Kitchen Patrol 21 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hephzibah. 2 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had cast out before the ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Being Thankful, No Matter What Series

    Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Nov 22, 2018
     | 15,443 views

    No matter your life, we all have things to be thankful for

    BEING THANKFUL, NO MATTER WHAT (Philippians 4:12-13) Thanksgiving 2013 Lord, open my eyes to see and my ears to hear what the Spirit is saying to the church. Amen. What is Thanksgiving Day? • Is it a day for family and friends? • Is it a day for food? • Is Thanksgiving Day a day for ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    Be The Gift Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 12, 2018
     | 9,341 views

    If we have received the indescribable gift of Jesus and are thankful for this gift then we should want to choose to be the gift to others this Christmas season.

    Video Illustration: Mr. Hollands Opus is a story about a man who invested in other people with music and in the scene he is discouraged – feels like a failure because his program is cut and he soon discovers how he had become the gift to so many people. Series: Be the Gift! Thesis: If we have ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Empowered But No Self-Control Series

    Contributed by Manny Salva Cruz on May 16, 2016
     | 13,699 views

    Samson was a man who was gifted with supernatural strength but has not much with regards to his moral character. He was greatly empowered by God but he was not able to control his desires. We will learn several life lessons from this story.

    Samson was the strongest man alive, yet something went wrong along the way that has changed his life's direction. The four D's of Samson's downfall - His Desire, His Disrespect, His Disobedience and His Deception. First, he was overwhelmed by his desire for the woman. When he went to Timnah, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    The Bad News Gospel Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
     | 10,505 views

    Discovering freedom through God's grace.

    INTRODUCTION An oxymoron is a set of words that cancel each other out and the English language is full of them. Here are ten of my favorites: (1) Live recording; (2) Original Copy; (3) Freezer burn; (4) Jumbo Shrimp; (5) Minor miracle; those are fairly evident, but there are others that you have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    From Terrorist To Evangelist Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,075 views

    Paul lived the first part of his life learning how to be a good Jew, not knowing that from the beginning of his life, God had other plans. And God has a plan for your life.

    INTRODUCTION Wow, I can’t believe what I just read. I follow Ted Turner on Twitter and this morning he posted an amazing tweet. In case you didn’t know, Ted Turner is a billionaire. He created CNN and owns the Atlanta Braves. In the past, he has been very critical of Christianity. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Happened To Your Joy? Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,417 views

    There’s no joy in religious legalism. Joyless religion is like going into a nice restaurant and eating the paper menu instead of enjoying the food.

    INTRODUCTION We’ve all seen special-occasion cakes that have a message spelled out in the frosting. There’s a collection of pictures of funny messages called Cake Wrecks. Apparently, some of these cake decorators had someone order a cake over the phone and they took their verbal ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Can You Fall From Grace? Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,127 views

    Can you fall from grace? Absolutely. You can’t fall away from salvation, but you can reject the truth of grace.

    INTRODUCTION Some of my fondest memories are road trips when my daughters were young. We had an Oldsmobile Delta 88 with a huge bench backseat. This was before child seats were the required, so they had plenty of room to play. But there was an imaginary line drawn down the middle of the bench and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Good For You! Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,381 views

    We tend to lump people into categories of good people and bad people. What makes something or someone good?

    INTRODUCTION We’re in a series about the Fruit of the Spirit. Fruit is the outward manifestation of the inner nature. When you see a banana hanging on a tree, you know it’s a banana tree. When you see these nine traits in someone’s personality, you know that they are a Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Secret To A Fruitful Life Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
    based on 5 ratings
     | 24,578 views

    God’s plan for your life isn’t that you’ll be successful. Instead, He wants you to be fruitful.

    INTRODUCTION This is the final message in the series “GRACE-FRUIT: Jesus Living in Me.” Over the past nine weeks we’ve examined the nine flavors of the Fruit of the Spirit. In order to put the Fruit of the Spirit in the full context of Galatians, let’s read Galatians ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Handle Burdens Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
     | 19,369 views

    There are three kinds of burdens: The kind we share; the kind of we bear; and the kind we wear.

    INTRODUCTION On my mission trips to China, I’ve noticed the standard of living keeps rising. More Chinese people are driving cars, and because of American fast food, they are getting overweight as well. But there is one thing that hasn’t changed yet—the main mean of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Law Of The Harvest: You'll Pick What You Plant Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 20,233 views

    Seeds are small, but they turn into large plants. You may think a tiny word or deed is insignificant, but it always multiplies and grows into big consequences.

    INTRODUCTION After this message, I have only three more messages from Paul’s letter to the church at Galatia. We started this series last September, and over the past year we’ve learned that Paul wrote this letter to a group of churches in what would be southern Turkey today. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Happens When A Person Dies? Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
    based on 5 ratings
     | 21,262 views

    What will we be like for eternity?

    INTRODUCTION This is the second message in the series, “Heaven: An insider’s guide.” Last week I invited you to email me your questions about heaven and I’ve received several dozen good questions. I was surprised to learn the most popular question asked is, “Will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fasting 101 Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 16, 2013
     | 5,968 views

    1) A Critical Accusation (Mark 2:18), 2) A Corrective Answer (Mark 2:19-20), 3) The Clarifying Analogies (Mark 2:21-22)

    The Jewish New Year 5774 began this year on the evening of September 4th. Ten days later, just before sundown on September 13th, Jews worldwide gather in their homes to eat a final meal together before they embark upon a 25-hour period of fasting and prayer on the holiest, most solemn day of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Other