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  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    What Do We Know For Sure?

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 19, 2002
    based on 348 ratings
     | 32,091 views

    In this day & age, sometimes it is difficult to know what is true & what is false. But surely, there are some things we can count on, some things we can know for sure. Just what do we know for sure?

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2019) GOD WANTS US TO BE SURE! TEXT: 1 John 5:11-13; John 10:14,27-28; Romans 8:31-39 What do we know for sure? ILL. The great preacher, John Wesley, once said, “When I was young I was sure of everything. But after a few years, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Are You Justified By Faith, Or By Works?

    Contributed by Charles Degner on Oct 23, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,067 views

    This difficult chapter of the Bible is not hard to understand if you ask a simple question. James says we are justified by our works, not just by faith. But justified BEFORE WHOM?

    James 2:1-5, 8-10, 14-26 Pentecost 17B Rev. Charles F. Degner 1My brothers, as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, don’t show favoritism. 2Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in. 3If you show ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    St. Paul's Wish To Be Accursed From Christ. Series

    Contributed by Fredric Lozo on Oct 28, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,308 views

    This Sermon is #9 from Rev. Andrew Lee’s SERMONS published in 1803 by Isaiah Thomas, Jr. at Lisbon, Connecticut.

    INTRODUCTION: The entire book Andrew’s Lee’s Sermons is available free at Project Gutenberg as e-Text #15031. SERMON IX. St. Paul’s Wish to be accursed from Christ. Romans ix.3 "For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh." FEW ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God's Word Is Not Bound

    Contributed by Derrick Strickland on Feb 20, 2016
     | 8,977 views

    It's time to awaken to the reality that this book... God's Word can never be bound.

    INTRO: 1. Paul penned these word from a dungeon, the place where he awaited his own execution - No hope of release, no hope of preaching again. But this letter to Timothy is not a hopeless letter, not a letter full of regrets, not a letter begging for deliverance - but a letter full of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Son Is Superior Series

    Contributed by H. Kevin Derr on Apr 20, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,983 views

    Exposition of Hebrews 1:5-14

    October 27, 2002 First Church of the Brethren H. Kevin Derr Hebrews 1:5-14 “The Son is superior” 5For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father “ Or again, “I will be his Father, and he will be my Son ” 6And again, when God brings his ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Bob Briggs avatar

    The Spirit Filled Believer Series

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 7, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,285 views

    What does it take to live a spirit filled life?

    In Acts 2, the promise of the Holy Spirit was fulfilled, when gathered in the upper room we read, starting at verse 1, “When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Sifting Through The Rubble: The Bible Speaks To The Attack On America Series

    Contributed by Michael Milton on Sep 17, 2001
    based on 124 ratings
     | 14,091 views

    A Bible message on the tragedy of September 11, 2001. With introductory thoughts on the Tenth Anniversary of 9/11.

    This morning the September air in Charlotte, North Carolina reminds me of the air that day. As I breath it in, I join in the memory. But I join also in the hope of not only a rebuilding of the Freedom Tower, but a rebuilding of the American spirit that stirred out nation to prayer during those days ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    How To Get The Most Out Of Your Bible Reading Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on May 3, 2004
    based on 204 ratings
     | 21,041 views

    This will help your people every single day...easy to remember outline they’ll never forget!

    How To Get The Most Out Of Your Bible 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Powerpoint for this and hundreds more free sermons at our website: http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons.html Unused Spiritual Resources During Superbowl XXXVII, FedEx ran a commercial that spoofed the movie Castaway, in which Tom Hanks played a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Develop A Quiet Time - Part 1

    Contributed by Don Jones on Sep 27, 2006
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,061 views

    The message focuses on how to begin developing a quiet time with God

    How to Overcome the Problems with Your Quiet Time - Part 1 Psalm 1:2 September 2006 Don Jones West Glendale Baptist Church But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I See Dead People: God, The Bible, And Ghosts

    Contributed by Amy Bickel on Oct 26, 2007
    based on 18 ratings
     | 11,693 views

    Discussion and teaching about ghosts and speaking to the dead.

    “I see dead people.” I bet that’s not a phrase you ever thought you’d hear from a pulpit. Is it? “I see dead people,” is a popular line from a psychological/horror movie called The Sixth Sense. In this 1999 movie a young boy, named Cole, is a clairvoyant who is able to communicate with people ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bruce Hadley avatar

    The Truth - 5 Spiritual Principles Of Studying Your Bible

    Contributed by Bruce Hadley on Jun 7, 2022
     | 1,884 views

    The Truth - 5 Spiritual Principles of Studying Your Bible

    2 Tim. 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. The word “study” is the word sp??d??? spoudazó (spoo-dad'-zo), which means, to make haste, give diligence, be eager, be zealous; to “shew”, not “show”; which ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • William Nowak avatar

    Be Holy For I Am Holy Series

    Contributed by William Nowak on Apr 8, 2002
    based on 54 ratings
     | 13,559 views

    Telling us to be holy is fine, but how do we live a holy life?

    I Peter 1:13-21 “Be Holy For I AM Holy” Intro—For the last couple of weeks, as we’ve been looking at the first 12 verses of the Book of First Peter, we’ve seen that Peter has been discussing the future of the Christian—in verse 3 he talks about our living hope through the resurrection of Christ; ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charles Payne avatar

    Learning How To Live As A Minority From Blacks In The Bible

    Contributed by Charles Payne on Sep 12, 2025
     | 204 views

    Many people read the Bible and assume it’s a purely “Middle Eastern” or “European-looking” book. But from the beginning, Africa is right there in the story.

    BLACKS IN THE BIBLE How Living Right Puts You in the Minority OR How living in the minority better prepares you to choose Right TEXT Galatians 3:28. Here it is: “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    Free Refills Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 28, 2002
    based on 65 ratings
     | 15,616 views

    September 11 and Paul’s prayer

    Eph. 3:14-21 Steve Simala Grant, Sept. 15/16, 2001 We live in a crazy world – a world where hatred and violence exists, persists, and at times shocks us with the evil that some people can perpetrate on other people. We have seen pictures this week of planes full of people slamming into ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Discover What God Has For You In The Bible

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Dec 28, 2000
    based on 167 ratings
     | 4,353 views

    A practical discussion of techniques for getting more out of your Bible study time.

    Recently, Tyndale House Publishers conducted a survey asking Americans their opinions regarding the Bible. Among their findings were that the top three reasons people don’t read the Bible are: 1. Not enough time. 2. Too hard to understand. 3. Find it irrelevant. The top three frustrations ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist