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  • Bill Prater avatar

    Sermon On The Mount Lesson 8

    Contributed by Bill Prater on Jan 1, 2001
    based on 101 ratings
     | 7,785 views

    Lesson 8

    With His statement "Blessed are the peacemakers" the Lord surely must have shocked those around Him. How could the Jews ever hope to overthrow the Roman government and restore themselves to a place of prominence if they were going to be a bunch of "peacemakers?" The Romans were not going to just ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Some Unusual Things To Be Thankful For

    Contributed by Larry Jones on Feb 27, 2001
    based on 114 ratings
     | 6,809 views

    We should be thankful for God’s eternal gifts.

    Some Unusual Things To Be Thankful For Psalm 100 Today we are going to eat lunch together- reminds me of a note I once got from Jenny Visiting a church to preach- was going to eat afterward Opened it before I got up, All it said was KISS -Pastor said that’s sweet I quickly corrected him and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Illusions Of And Counterfeit Christianity

    Contributed by Mike Mayfield on Mar 10, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 3,892 views

    Being a christian is more than just attending church on Sunday morning.

    ILLUSIONS OF AND COUNTERFEIT CHRISTIANITY II CORINTHIANS 5: 17 WEBSTERS DICTIONARY SAYES THE WORD ILLUSION MEANS A MISLEADING PERCEPTION OF REALITY AN OVERLY OPTIMISTIC IDEA OR BELIEF MISCONCEPTION PEOPLE BUILD UP AN IMAGE OF WHAT THEY WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO BELIEVE THEY ARE; IT’S LIKE WEARING A ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Why We Love God

    Contributed by John Kohler on Jan 16, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 8,000 views

    This outline focuses upon the primary reason why every Christian loves God.

    Why We Love God I John 4:19 Love may be defined as “an unselfish commitment to the temporal and eternal good of another.” A husband and wife love each other by being unselfishly committed to each other’s temporal and eternal good. Parents love their children by being unselfishly committed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lesson 11: What We Believe About Eschatology

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 3, 2003
    based on 38 ratings
     | 2,954 views

    Series: Foundational Doctrines of the Faith

    A. INTRODUCTION 1. Eschatology literally means “the study of last things. 2. Two doctrineal sections of Eschatology. a. The study of God’s final judgments and the eternal state, Heaven and Hell. b. Future events on earth (Rev. 1:19). 3. Abuses in Eschatology. a. Date-setting. b. Making ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The God Who Is Able. (El Saddai) Series

    Contributed by Tony Klinedinst on Mar 20, 2003
    based on 39 ratings
     | 7,030 views

    This is the second in a series on the names of God. El Shaddai speaks of God’s omnipotence.

    Who is God? The God Who is Able. (“El Shaddai”) Genesis 17:1-8 God is able to, “do what He asserts Himself to do.” Discuss the Background of “El Shaddai” "The greatest single distinguishing feature of the omnipotence of God is that our imagination gets lost when thinking about it." Blaise ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Paul Demonstrated Wisdom Before His Accusers

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 11, 2001
    based on 37 ratings
     | 6,636 views

    Paul teaches us how to demonstrate tact, diplomacy and truthful speech in the face of stiff criticism

    How Paul Demonstrated Wisdom Before His Accusers (Acts 23:1-5) Illustration:Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Israel's Teacher"

    Contributed by Ron Newton on Aug 6, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,333 views

    The spiritual birth message needs to be directed toward the Church and not just those who know their lost.

    Introduction 1. Nicodemus ... a man of the Pharisees. A member of the Jewish ruling counsel. 2. The Pharisees ... Known as religious purists A party which grew from the 2nd century ‘Hasidim’ (God’s loyal ones). Their supreme delight was the keeping of the law (Including the oral ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Preservation Of God's People Series

    Contributed by David Jenkins on Oct 21, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,297 views

    preservation of God’s people

    The first six seals have been opened and now judgment is being executed. This chapter is a break from judgment to set things in order for the ensuing chapters to follow. We shall see in this chapter that in the midst of judgment God is still in control that 1) His wrath is restrained, 2) That He ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Reality Of Hell

    Contributed by Dr. Phillip Paschal on Dec 30, 2004
    based on 21 ratings
     | 7,761 views

    THE REALITY OF HELL.

    THE REALITY OF HELL REV. 14:9-11 I. INTRODUCTION THERE IS A VAST POPULATION WHO CANNOT DISTINGUISH WHAT IS REAL AND WHAT IS FANTASY. FOR SOME, ALL OF LIFE IS JUST MAKE BELIEVE. THEY DO NOT BELIEVE IN THE VALIDITY OF GOD, ON THE CONTRARY, THEY VIEW HIM AS A FICTITIOUS FAIRY TALE CONJURED UP BY THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Starting Down The Thessalonian Thoroughfare Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 4, 2007
     | 2,837 views

    An ideal church is made up of Christians who sense no constraint to follow the crowd and are eager to learn and obey God’s Word.

    Starting Down the Thessalonian Thoroughfare (I Thessalonians 1:1, Acts 17:1-12) 1.) Author: Paul (with Silas and Timothy) Original language: Greek Date written: 51A.D. Written from Corinth, where Silas and Timothy had rejoined Paul after checking up on the Thessalonian church. "This is a letter ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Teach Us To Pray

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jul 28, 2007
     | 2,514 views

    This sermon answers three questions about prayer: Why? How? and What?

    Luke 11: 1 – 13 Teach Us Intro: It seems to me that science and technology have brought our society to the point that we feel we don’t need God. Churches in most communities are sparsely attended while others are converted into private dwellings and restaurants. Some people believe they have ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Dancing Before The Lord Series

    Contributed by Billy Noel on Oct 3, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,060 views

    Sometimes worship maybe seen as unsusal and even radical, but before we can offer worship that is acceptable to God some things must be in order

    Dancing Before the Lord II Samuel 6: There are many examples of worship in scripture and even though we may or may not follow these examples explicitly there are principles in these examples that we must follow if we are to offer worship that God will accept. God will not accept worship that is ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    The Heart Of Worship

    Contributed by Rodney Burton on Jan 28, 2009
    based on 21 ratings
     | 8,013 views

    True worship is not for the weak of heart. True worship comes from a heart that is truly committed to the Lord.

    Jesus declared, “Believe me, woman, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Anger & Retaliation

    Contributed by Donald Jewell on Feb 25, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,604 views

    Discusses anger

    Anger • Eph 4:26 "In your anger do not sin": {26 Psalm 4:4} Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 and do not give the devil a foothold. • Eph 4:31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Anger (4:26) has been a ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan