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  • Rick Crandall avatar

    God Shows Us The Way To Pray Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Mar 31, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,281 views

    1. God makes a revelation to us. 2. We make our requests to God. 3. God makes the right response.

    Old Testament Encounters with Christ Part 10: God Shows Us the Way to Pray Genesis 18:1-33 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Jan. 25, 2012 BACKGROUND: *What would you do if the Lord came to lunch? -- That’s the question we answered last week in the first part of Genesis 18. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Two Participations In The Supper: Judgment And Salvation Series

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Apr 4, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,852 views

    This sermon discusses the reality of the Lord's Supper and how important it is.

    April 5, 2012 Two Participations in the Supper: Judgment and Salvation 1 Corinthians 11:23-32 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Don't Worry, Just Trust Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 22, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,682 views

    This is week three in our yearly stewardship series, this week focusing on why we should give up worry in favor of trust.

    Don’t Worry about Money How many folks out there were born after 1958? So what do you think of the change in the Old Age Security age? If you missed the last budget the age for eligibility has changed for the Canadian Old Age Security from 65 to 67 and I would suspect that is only the ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    No Guarantees

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Apr 27, 2012
     | 8,431 views

    We know that we're not guaranteed tomorrow; so why do we live like we are?

    NO GUARANTEES James 4:13-17 1) Presumptuous judgments (vs. 13). • Previously, James had warned against making presumptuous judgments about people (vs. 11-12). Now he warns against making presumptuous judgments about the future. We have a mistaken confidence; we think we can predict the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    They Don't Like Him Very Much Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 15, 2013
    based on 36 ratings
     | 23,522 views

    Why would the world hate Jesus? What is there about His message that makes them so upset? Uses the advertisement against Christmas the American Humanist Organization used 5 years ago to explore those questions.

    OPEN: About 5 years ago, the American Humanist Association spent $40,000 in December for an ad campaign in Washington D.C. that attacked God during the Christian season. Now, that’s not what the spokesman for the humanist group said they meant to do: "Our reason for doing it during ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The King And His People

    Contributed by John Lowe on Dec 16, 2013
     | 5,777 views

    We are citizens of heaven right now. We don't have to wait until we die because our name was written down in heaven when we accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior. Our place in heaven is reserved and kept for us by God, the Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit.

    June 5, 2006 "The Kingdom of Heaven" Lesson #1: "The King and His People" Text: Exodus 19:1-9 (NLT) Today we begin a series of devotions that I have called "The Kingdom of Heaven.". This series of devotions will cause you to think deeply about your citizenship and the realm in which you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Fresh Start, A Clean Slate

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Jan 5, 2014
     | 13,404 views

    Remember Forget See Proclaim

    Today is the first time we gather for worship in 2014. It’s a new day. We face an opportunity to approach our lives in a fresh way. And our encouragement and our challenge to do this comes from the Scripture that [person] just read. Are you up for some encouragement with which to face the New ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "The Unknow Father"

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Jun 14, 2013
     | 7,264 views

    Fathers Day message taken from the prodigal son story

    “The Good Father” June 16, 2013 Luke 15:11-32 11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. 13 “Not long after that, the younger son ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Parable Of The Vineyard

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jun 29, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 24,454 views

    I believe that God who showered His blessings & protection on Israel of old has done the same for us. And as he looked for a harvest of righteousness & justice from them, so is He also looking for such a harvest from us.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2022) TEXT: Isaiah 5:1 7; 1 Peter 2:9; Matthew 6:10; 1 Corinthians 10:6 A. 18 years ago, down in TX, I spent 6 days on jury duty, most of that time as a juror in a child ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Defining Love - Genuine Love Isn't Normal Series

    Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Jul 16, 2013
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     | 6,009 views

    Jesus followers are a weird group of people. We don’t live like other people. We don’t have the same priorities or look at life the same way as everyone else. Genuine love always points people to Jesus Christ.

    Let’s just be real here. Jesus followers are weird people. We’re wacked. We say stuff and do things that most people around us find odd, or even dumb. For example, we look for ways to bless the kind of people that others want to avoid. We want to go to prison and love on inmates. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Great Commission's Friends And Foes

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Apr 7, 2013
     | 5,698 views

    The Great Commission flows out of the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus, and it gives purpose and meaning to everything!

    We’ve just come through the season of Lent, the season of preparation, preparation largely for Holy Week, with the high point being Good Friday and Easter Sunday. It is a process, a journey that the Church of Jesus Christ has gone through for the better part of 2000 years. I think the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Come Down From Your Sycamore Tree Series

    Contributed by Spencer Miller on May 22, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 43,606 views

    Zacchaeus' whole life changed; he completely turned around from a sinful life and thus became a child of God. God noticed the unnoticed.

    1He entered Jericho and was passing through it. 2A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was rich. 3He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature. 4So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see him, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Get The Point Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Nov 4, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,804 views

    A study of the book of Judges chapter 3 verses 1 through 31

    Judges 3: 1 – 31 I Get The Point 1 Now these are the nations which the LORD left, that He might test Israel by them, that is, all who had not known any of the wars in Canaan 2 (this was only so that the generations of the children of Israel might be taught to know war, at least those who had ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Rev. Matthew Parker avatar

    Ready And Waiting For Jesus

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Nov 6, 2011
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     | 8,282 views

    This parable challenges us to make sure we are prepared at all times to meet God. Whether via the Second Coming or at our death, we need to be ready. Not a good idea to be unprepared for His coming.

    Parable of the Ten Virgins Who here likes to paint? Who here plays an instrument? Most musicians or artists have stories of awkward moments when they were performing. Funny or awkward. The funniest I remember was when I was in a Christian rock band and we were starting a performance. The show ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Dealing With Management – A Christian Challenge In The Work Place

    Contributed by Robert Sickler on Nov 19, 2011
     | 4,839 views

    As a Christian we belong to Jesus and how we act in the work place is a reflection on Him.

    DEALING WITH MANAGEMENT – A CHRISTIAN CHALLENGE IN THE WORK PLACE ILLUSTRATION In the careless fashion of a young boy, while holding my nose, I asked the old man why in heck he put the cat’s litter box in the kitchen. He immediately straightened his 200 pound, six-foot two-inch frame ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church