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  • Bruce Lee avatar

    How To Know You Are Worshiping The Saviour

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on Dec 29, 2016
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,536 views

    How do you participate in worship? Did you come to watch worship or did you come to do worship? That is the difference that God is looking for in your life.

    How to Know You Are Worshiping the Saviour On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to go back to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Present Future Perfect

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Feb 4, 2017
     | 5,587 views

    1 Peter 4

    THE PRESENT FUTURE PERFECT (1 PETER 4) In a YouGov survey of 1,225 US adults conducted in late February, at a time when several dozen cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed in the US, nearly three in 10 (29%) US adults think there will likely be an apocalyptic disaster in their lifetime. Nearly one ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Soli Deo Gloria, Glory To God Alone

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Feb 5, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 15,198 views

    This looks at the last of the Five Solas and examines what ti means to Live to Give Glory to God Alone.

    He was a man who couldn’t keep a job. He was a church organist and composer and while he was a great organist the pieces that he composed himself were often considered too showy to be played in church, and so eventually the church would grumble and he would move on. So glad churches today don’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Caricature Or Reality (Part 1)

    Contributed by John Telgren on Feb 23, 2017
     | 5,527 views

    In order to pray, worship and serve God effectively, we need to understand who he is. This begins with an understanding that he is first of all holy. Only when we get a handle on his holiness can everything else fall into place.

    Do you know what a caricature is? You see them all the time when you pick up a newspaper. You often have political cartoons where the details are not true life representations. Prominent features are often exaggerated and non-prominent features are diminished or eliminated altogether. If you go to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Seed Of Promise Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 31, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 33,485 views

    Jesus came to do 2 things: save the lost and build His church. But how was He going to build His church and what tool did He give us to use to help Him do that?

    There’s a true story about a young boy named “Greggy” who was playing on beach. He spent long hours working on intricate sand castles; whole cities would appear beneath his hands. But then one day, some bullies came along and the kicked and smashed them all. And they did this day after day after ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Waking Up Blessed!

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Feb 16, 2018
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,589 views

    If the title isn’t intriguing enough, God’s word says there Is Hope....God's Inspired Word declares when you behold the glory of Jesus, “nothing is impossible, when you put your faith and trust in His ability instead of your own! “

    Waking up Blessed!! The Bible says, all scripture is the inspired word of God and for our benefit. So we must believe if Jesus is our Lord and Savior, then all scripture and every promise contain within, is as though to be both received and applied personally, to each and everyone of us. Hebrews ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Walking With God Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 7, 2016
     | 12,075 views

    If there is one thing to summarize the message of 2 John, it’s walking with God. 2 John teaches us how to walk with Jesus and he’s does it in 300 words. And if we will take what John says and do it, we’ll experience "a joy that's complete."

    Walking with God Hannah Kaufold tells the story of signing up to lead a pilgrimage across northern Spain to visit the remains of one of Jesus’ BFFs: St. James. It was 500 miles long. She thought she was signing up for this cool adventure where she got to talk about Jesus and go for a long ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    How To Have Power With God

    Contributed by John Gaston on Feb 18, 2016
     | 10,483 views

    Of Jacob it was said, "As a Prince you have power with God." Why? Because he wrestled in prayer and prevailed. Do we wish to have "power with God?" Here's your chance to find out how.

    HOW TO HAVE POWER WITH GOD Gen. 32:22-30 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. JOKE. Two convicts were working on a chain gang. "I heard the warden's daughter up and married a guy down on cellblock D," the first con says to the other. "The warden's mighty upset about it too." "Why?" asks the second prisoner. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    1 Timothy: Be Faithful Series

    Contributed by Tony Thomas on Sep 1, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 15,443 views

    This message is an overview of the book of 1 Timothy and part of a 2-year study of the Bible.

    1 Timothy: Be Faithful by, Tony Thomas Sr. Minister, Woodland Heights Christian Church, Crawfordsville, IN No. 54 in a series called, Route 66, a Road Trip Through the Bible Ernest Shackleton was a British explorer who led three expeditions to Antarctica. On his third expedition disaster struck ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    When Trials Become Triumphs

    Contributed by Michael Cariño on Sep 6, 2017
    based on 2 ratings
     | 12,213 views

    When life hits you hard, don’t let it knock you down.

    When Trials Become Triumphs When Jason Lester was 12 years old, he was hit by a car and suffered a paralyzed arm. Decades later, he’d be a world-class endurance sports champion. Today, he can swim faster, ride further and run incredible distances as an Ironman and Ultraman, and he does it all ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Anger Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Sep 11, 2017
     | 6,767 views

    This message focuses on righteous anger.

    Anger Part 2 Righteous Anger Scripture: Romans 1:18; 2:5; Ephesians 5:6; Mark 3:1-5 This is part two of my series on Anger. In my message last week, I shared with you the harmful effects that anger, especially repressed anger, can have on us mentally and physically. We have been told that anger ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Our Convictions About Marriage Series

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Apr 24, 2017
     | 13,454 views

    Sermon series on marriage.

    Celebrating Marriage #101 MARRIAGE: A DEFINITION Marriage is when you agree to spend the rest of your life sleeping in a room that's too warm, beside someone who's sleeping in a room that's too cold. 1. Marriage made in Heaven -- So is thunder in lightening! 2. Love is a dream -- Marriage is an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Oscar avatar

    Destroying Walls Series

    Contributed by John Oscar on Apr 27, 2022
     | 2,640 views

    A message addressing racism and how the early church dealt with it, and how racism is antithetical to the Gospel entrusted to us by Christ Jesus.

    Destroying Walls Ephesians Series CCCAG 2-13-22 Scripture- Ephesians 2:11-22 I’ve had a lot of good things happen lately. Since I last spoke with many of you, I passed my state nursing board, called the NCLEX and have finally received a nursing license from the state. I’ve completely my orientation ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Mike Bryant avatar

    Peculiar People

    Contributed by Mike Bryant on Jun 8, 2021
     | 4,075 views

    Israel's desire for a king is used to illustrate the temptation we face to be more like the rest of the world. But even though the world's view of us often chafes, it is God's plan that we be conspicuously different.

    I) After Moses brought the nation of Israel out of Egypt, they did not have a king for many years. A) Unlike the nations around them, they were led by men and women, judges, who were direct intermediaries between God and man. B) Early on, the people tried to make one of those judges, Gideon, into ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    Spiritual Disciplines - Confession Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jun 10, 2021
     | 3,878 views

    Continuing our look at Spiritual Disciplines and the importance of confession.

    Spiritual Disciplines: Confession June 13, 2021 This week, we’re looking at the spiritual discipline of confession, so I thought I would start with a confession. Well, before I start, let me preface this with the fact that confession is not easy to do. In my family I am probably the most ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist