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  • Andrew Moffatt avatar

    Be A Messenger And Giver Of Hope! Series

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Aug 1, 2015
     | 6,552 views

    Mark sets the scene of Jesus in a strange place, in a strange situation with a couple of strange outcomes. The result is that Jesus shows he is open to all people.

    Hope found in Jesus. Ever been the stranger in a situation, maybe the people you are visiting know you are coming, but still you are the stranger. Maybe there’s something you want, maybe there’s something you’re expected to provide. There could be uncertainty, there could be a ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    A Child Is Known By His Doings

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Apr 6, 2015
     | 5,340 views

    To show that even at childhoood you will be known if you're righteous or not.

    I. EXORDIUM: Can you differentiate a wicked from a righteous child? Yes. A righteous child wants to praise the LORD. Matthew 21:16 (Amplified Bible) 21:16 And they said to Him, Do You hear what these are saying? And Jesus replied to them, Yes; have you never read, Out of the mouths of babes and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Judas And Benedict Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Apr 7, 2015
     | 7,189 views

    A look at Judas in the final week of Christ's life

    Judas and Benedict Matthew 26:14-16, 47-50 March 29, 2015 Saratoga, New York is famous for a couple of things. Firstly, Saratoga is home to a major Horse racing track, and secondly, Saratoga is famous because the last major battle of the Revolutionary War was fought in Saratoga and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Rebuke The Wicked And Blessing Will Come

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Mar 18, 2015
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     | 4,588 views

    To show the mentality of the bible is rebuke the wicked, there's a blessing. Protect the wicked and curse will follow.

    I. EXORDIUM: Have you been blessed by GOD for rebuking someone? Yes, many times. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show the mentality of the bible is rebuke the wicked, there's a blessing. Protect the wicked and curse will follow. IV. TEXT: Proverbs 24:24-25 (Amplified ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The End

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Sep 6, 2015
     | 7,598 views

    A sermon to warn folks to be careful about listening to those who would claim to know the end of time.

    "The End" Matthew 24:1-51 Matthew 24:1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. 2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Was In Prison Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Sep 21, 2015
     | 7,485 views

    7th and last in this series. Concept borrowed from Tim Cook, a fellow preacher. A study of Matthew 25 and how the Church can put it into practice.

    Intro: Did you see the figures at the start of services today? They’ll be in the newsletter too: • 3,030 pounds of food collected and delivered to RRM • $3,476.99 given to put a well in India. It’s actually enough to almost do 2! • 210 letters, 19 pictures with ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Moving From "I Am" To "I Will" Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Sep 30, 2015
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,464 views

    Attitude, Prayer, Joy, Commitment

    I WILL – Moving from “I Am” to “I Will” Philippians 2:5-8 (pg. 819) October 4, 2015 Introduction: It was October 18, 1980...35 years ago, almost exactly when I went into a seafood restaurant named Peter’s Pier 4 with Kari Pascal...we’d met in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Love One Another Series

    Contributed by Jay Tigner on May 7, 2016
    based on 3 ratings
     | 11,272 views

    Jesus said that we would be known by our love for one another.

    Coca-Cola Super Bowl Commercial. One of the most memorable commercials that aired during the Super Bowl (don’t roll the dice on what you are not sure of when you have a sure fire thing in your life) was a Coca-Cola commercial that challenged our culture to let go of all the expressions of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Things Are Not Always What They Seem

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Apr 5, 2021
     | 2,292 views

    Examines the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus and shows how very different appearances are from reality.

    Easter Sunrise 2021 Things aren’t always what they seem - Read Luke 23:32-24:12 About 17 years ago, when Drew was about 4 or 5, Gladys, Drew, Gladys’ brother Paul and her dad Leon and I all went to Blue Springs. We were going to go canoeing because Paul wanted to film some alligators. Now ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Is The Lord's Supper?

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 3, 2021
     | 5,460 views

    The Lord’s Supper is so significant that when astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin because the first people in history to walk on the Moon, Aldrin celebrated the auspicious occasion by taking the Lord’s Supper.

    Jesus never asked His disciples to remember His birth. But He did instruct them to remember His death and resurrection. He gave the church two visible symbols (called “ordinances”) as reminders of His death. These two ordinances are: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. The Lord’s Supper is an object ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Call To Discipleship Part 2: False Starts Series

    Contributed by Doug Fannon on Aug 23, 2021
     | 2,998 views

    We did to have excuses when the going gets tough. Jesus' call is for total commitment. All Scripture references are from the NASB.

    When Jesus calls us to follow Him, to be His disciples, Jesus did not call for any halfway measures. How many of us, after the holidays, or before summer season starts say we are going to diet, join a gym, and get healthy? With good intentions we jump right into. However, by day 3 of our diet, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sermon On The Mount - Part 10 Series

    Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Jun 27, 2019
     | 4,251 views

    This is Part 10 in a 14-part series of studies I call “The Christian Character” as described by Jesus as he delivered what is familiarly known as the “Sermon on the Mount.” In this part we examine Jesus teachings about an eye for an eye, loving our neighbor, and being perfect.

    Part 10 - Eye for eye, loving neighbor and hating enemy, being perfect Sermon on the Mount The Christian Character Matthew 5:3 - 7:27 (Cf. Luke 6:20-49) This is Part 10 in a 14-part series of studies I call “The Christian Character” as described by Jesus to a crowd of people on a Galilean ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Lift Us Up Lord

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Feb 6, 2021
     | 2,378 views

    Jesus is the only one who can lift us up where we need His healing touch---a touch only Jesus can give! Look at Jesus’s domestic touch, His couch in the community and the necessity of prayer.

    LIFT US UP LORD Text: Mark 1:29 - 39 Mark 1:29-39  As soon as they left the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.  (30)  Now Simon's mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told him about her at once.  (31)  He came and ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    A Conversation With A Sick Woman

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 15, 2022
     | 2,088 views

    We want to look at another conversation that Christ had while He was here on earth.

    This conversation is not a long conversation but it teaches us two things: (1) HOW WE CAN LIVE A LIFE OF HOPELESSNESS (2) HOW WE CAN LIVE A LIFE OF HOPE We live in a society today where many are living a HOPELESS LIFE. Illus: In 1983, on the coast of Virginia, a ship sank and took the lives of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Our Friends

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 19, 2022
     | 4,045 views

    Today we are celebrating FRIEND’S DAY.

    Friendship is a very special relationship that God has blessed us with, and I want to take this very special day and talk about OUR FRIENDS! I would like to do this by looking at the at the different kinds of FRIENDS that surround our life. First lets look at ... I. THE BAD FRIENDS I am sure ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist