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  • Jimmy Haile avatar

    That Great Getting Up Day!!

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Mar 31, 2013
     | 4,564 views

    People who are so overcome with this hopelessness of that the grave is the end, that the grave is so final! But for us Christians, we can have a absolute confidence and peace in our present circumstances and future circumstances. O death, where is t

    1 Thess. 4:13-18 Verse 13-But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. My brother, making a scene, trying to climb on to the casket, having to be physically carried out of the funeral home. People who are so ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Stood Among Them

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Apr 4, 2013
     | 3,688 views

    A sermon for the 2nd Sunday of Easter, Year C, 2013

    John 20: 19 – 34 / Jesus Stood Among Them Intro: Two taxidermists stopped in front of a window where an owl was on display. They immediately began to criticize the way it was mounted, its eyes were not natural, its wings were not in proportion to its head, its feathers were not neatly ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Root Of Jealousy

    Contributed by Unknown Bennett T Cortez on Apr 17, 2013
    based on 7 ratings
     | 14,183 views

    Jealousy is that pain which a man feels from the apprehension that he is not equally beloved by the person whom he entirely loves.

    Introduction Joseph Addison says, “Jealousy is that pain which a man feels from the apprehension that he is not equally beloved by the person whom he entirely loves.” From the very begging of time jealousy has been a common ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Study Of Mary Magdalene

    Contributed by Unknown Bennett T Cortez on Apr 22, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,770 views

    Biblical Biographical Study Of Mary Magdalene

    Luke 8:2 Mary Magdalene and other women would accompany Jesus as he traveled teaching multitudes of people. John 11:11 Mary and her sister Martha petition Jesus to come because their brother Lazarus was dead. Jesus tells them that “all sickness is not unto death” Jesus tarried two days after ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Old Paths

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jun 8, 2010
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     | 10,215 views

    ❶. Ask for the Old Paths ❷. What Are the Old Path ❸. Why Should We Follow the Old Paths?

    - U.S. Route 66, former US semi-transcontinental highway (mostly flat) - One of the original U.S. Highways - Known as the "Main Street of America" or the "Mother Road" - Almost 2500 miles long - Ran from Chicago to LA - Path of the migrants who went west, especially during the Dust Bowl of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Matthew 13:47-50 – Political Correctness And Hell - Part 18 Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Apr 23, 2011
    based on 45 ratings
     | 8,219 views

    It is cast over men and women, married and single, young and old, hearing and deaf, sighted and blind, speaking and mute (For those who want to be POLITICALLY CORRECT that's matrimonially, chronologically, aurally, visually and vocally challenged)...

    Matthew 13:47-50 – POLITICAL CORRECTNESS AND HELL - Part 18 My starsign is Pisces (the FISH). I don't read the stars so relax, but it has always interested me that the sign of the fish was used by early Christians as a secret symbol. During times of persecution, if a Christian met a stranger ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Stop Looking For The Answers In The Cemetery

    Contributed by James Kirkland on Apr 25, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,264 views

    Stop looking for the answers in the cemeteries, there is no life there, there’s no celebration there, there’s no music and there is no fire.

    It is reported in Matthew 27:50-51, 54 (NIV) And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. 51 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split. Matthew 27:54 When the centurion and those with him who were ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Don't Jump Ship!

    Contributed by David Radcliff on Mar 25, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,252 views

    "Walking On Water" has become synonymous with perfection.

    "DON'T JUMP SHIP!" Text: Matthew 14:22-33 Introduction: Intro: A very familiar story. "Walking On Water" has become synonymous with perfection. Most of us have admired Peter's courage. Just to step out of that boat took a great deal of something. Call it courage...faith...reckless ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Palm Sunday Lesson 25 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Sep 28, 2018
     | 4,961 views

    Why Palms?

    A. WHY PALMS? 1. Why did people wave palm branches? They were considered symbols of peace and victory. “The people went forth and brought . . . palm branches” (Neh. 8:15). “Took branches of palm trees and went forth to meet Him” (Jn. 12:13). “I beheld, and lo a great multitude . . . of all ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Apostolic Succession, Persecution, And Joy Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 24, 2014
     | 3,598 views

    Thanks to the Church's magisterium, we know what Jesus taught, and we can rejoice, even amid persecution.

    Thursday of the 6th Week of Easter EF: Ascension Day; OF: Easter Weekday Today’s reading from the Acts of the Apostles gives us one of those rare and precious bits of information that helps us to date the journeys of Paul and his letters. And it does so in one of the most important of his ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Anointed And United Shields

    Contributed by Craig Benner on Apr 13, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,417 views

    The shield of faith is what you need above all else.

    Anoint Your Shield Isa. 21:5 Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield. Eph. 6:16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. Prov. 30:5 Every Word of God is pure: He ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Little Children, Love One Another Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 23, 2014
     | 3,965 views

    John believed, and spent the rest of his life preaching agape love.

    St John’s Day Mass 2014 (December 27) Thirteen Days of Christmas Tradition tells us that of the three first witnesses to the empty tomb, St. John lived the longest. That is not surprising, since Tradition also holds that he was the youngest, perhaps a teenager during Jesus’s ministry. ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Do You See Him? Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on May 1, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,623 views

    Jesus walks with two disciples and reveals himself to them in eating of bread and drinking of wine.

    Luke 24:13-35 "Do You See Him?" INTRODUCTION We all have had events in our lives that have shaken our faiths like a level 8 earthquake. Our faith lives have been left in shambles. We have been overcome with doubts and confusion. Looking upon the pile of dust, brinks and broken trinkets, we ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Experiencing The Freedom Christ Gives Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 3, 2021
     | 2,333 views

    This passage gives us a nice roadmap to moving from our spiritual slavery to the freedom that Christ offers.

    - I’m going to take these verses in an order that allow me to make an argument from where we are to where we can be. There are a lot of important ideas in here. 1. WE ARE SLAVES TO SIN. - John 8:34. - We are all slaves to sin. We can’t overcome it. - Romans 6:6. - This, of course, is an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Your Mind Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Apr 18, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,772 views

    This series identifies areas in your life that need to be balanced. This is the 2nd sermon in the series, Balanced Living.

    Series: Balanced Living [#2] YOUR MIND 1 Peter 1:13 Introduction: We are going to continue our Series on Balanced Living tonight. Over the next several weeks, we will be looking at different areas of our lives. Tonight, we are going to look at how to stay mentally fit. 1 Peter 1:13 Peter ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist