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  • Ken Sowers avatar

    The Family Business Series

    Contributed by Ken Sowers on Mar 24, 2014
     | 6,531 views

    The beginnings of Jesus' life according to Luke

    The Family Business Today we talk about Fathers and Sons - Family Family business - painting, machine shop, college (dad taught school before I did) My kids teach Jesus - son of Joseph the Carpenter (only one occasion called a carpenter) The bond between father and son Rarely easy - often ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Tried 'n True Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 25, 2014
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     | 3,561 views

    Jesus began his ministry with at least 2 significant events -- his baptism and his temptation.

    1. Greatness During Watergate Back in 1974, Richard Nixon's administration was falling apart due to the Watergate scandal so, to divert everyone's attention from that, he planned a trip to Russia and Italy and two of his closest aides came along... Alexander Haig and Ron Ziegler. Even though' ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Rolling Away The Stones

    Contributed by Perry Anderson on Apr 19, 2014
     | 12,437 views

    The stone was not rolled away from the tomb to let Jesus out, but to let us in. We have many stones that block us from experiencing the resurrection power of Jesus Christ. We need to roll those stones away.

    Philippians 3:10-11 (NLT) "I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised Him from the dead. I want to suffer with Him, sharing in His death, so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead!" This morning we come here to celebrate the most glorious ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Avoiding A Shipwreck Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 26, 2015
     | 5,875 views

    We must avoid shipwrecking our faith at all costs! You must maintain the right course; do not assume the ship will steer itself!

    Avoiding a Shipwreck (I Timothy 1:18-20) 1. The Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia capsized and sank after striking an underwater obstruction off … Tuscany, on 13 January 2012, with the loss of 32 lives. Costa Concordia… is one of the largest ships ever to be abandoned… ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    I Sent My Apostles With A Great Commission Lesson 10 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 5, 2018
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     | 5,972 views

    How the Great Commission was carried out

    Note: The Bible by Jesus will be used throughout this lesson unless otherwise noted after each Bible reference. A. I Gave the Great Commission Five Different Times In Separate Locations. 1. The lack of learning readiness by My disciples. They were spiritually blinded and had tunnel vision about ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dropping In

    Contributed by Matthew Blau on Sep 13, 2018
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     | 5,792 views

    Zacchaeus was in the right place at the right time! So are we!

    Dropping In Zacchaeus was a small man. No I am not talking about his height. He may have been a short of stature, but in character, he was tiny. Let me explain. In Jesus’ day, the Roman empire had conquered most of the known world. He was born in Bethlehem because the Caesar Augustus decided ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    More Than Enough

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Jun 14, 2018
     | 8,169 views

    This messages lets us know that scarcity does not bother Jesus in the leaset. The two miracles indicated showss he has enough for all people.

    More than Enough First Miracle: Matthew 14:13-21 Second Miracle: Matthew 15:32-39 “Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?” Matthew 15:33 When is it enough? In this case it clearly wasn’t enough and couldn’t be stretched to make enough. It was a full-blown ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Arrogance Of Power

    Contributed by Howard Gunter on Jul 15, 2018
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,266 views

    Avoiding pursuit of wrongful desires. Greed is of the devil

    Weekend Message/Devotion July 15, 2018 Mark 6:14-29 Arrogance of Power This week’s gospel reading brings us Mark’s account of the beheading of John the Baptist. It reads almost as a broadway play or operetta. The major characters in the reading are John the Baptist, Herod Antipas (called here ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "living Under The Lordship Of Christ"

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jun 10, 2019
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     | 12,739 views

    “Living Under the Lordship of Christ”

    Verse 6 in this passage gives us some significant instruction, in that we are told that the secret to living the Christian life is the same as the secret to beginning the Christian life. We begin the Christian life by acknowledging the Lordship of Christ. “It is vital in this connection to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    He Is Coming Series

    Contributed by Pastor Randall Timblin on Mar 22, 2020
     | 3,125 views

    Are we READY for it? Have we prepared ourselves? What will that Glorious Day be Like? Do we even care? Will we be left behind?

    INTRODUCTION We talked last week about our first PROOF and that are the signs that many of us ignore but none the less, they are there and they have been foretold by our Lord Jesus Christ Himself. The obvious question is "What will it take?" Why do we choose to be so blind? Of course, ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Jesus Christ Our Passover And First-Fruit

    Contributed by Patrick Usifo on Apr 14, 2020
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     | 4,198 views

    Perhaps you are calling the resurrection day of Christ Easter instead of the First-fruit. Learn the truth and be set free from errors

    Christ our Pascal and First-fruit The Bible records that Christ rose up from the dead on the third day after fulfilling the feast of the Passover called Pascal. In truth, He died to fulfill the Pascal, but He rose up in fulfillment of the important feast of the first fruit. Believers of every ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    We’re Already On The Way . .

    Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on May 4, 2020
     | 2,870 views

    through Jesus and following his teachings, we are well on our way to eternal life

    May the words of my mouth and the way, the life and the truth be engraved upon our hearts. We need to step back to the evening of the last supper. The disciples were gathered and Jesus was trying to make them understand the events that were about to transpire. And the disciples just couldn’t wrap ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    Fathers Day 2016

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jun 20, 2016
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     | 9,051 views

    Each Father has great opportunities to leave lasting, permanent, and positive imprints upon their child’s life. The way to make sure that the good outweighs the bad is to be a Father who exercises – Faith.

    Father’s Day 2016 Message: Today is a special day for Fathers and I am so glad, that there are so many here of so many different ages. We have Sainted Grandfathers and retired Fathers too, all wise and learned sages. We have middle aged Fathers here whose minds without hesitation, are ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Gerald Roberts avatar

    "Jesus Is The Boom"

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Aug 21, 2016
     | 4,344 views

    Jesus performs a tremendous miracle for a woman. Jesus is amazing Boom, nailed it. Todays text shares how Jesus is amazing or he is the Boom.

    Jesus is the BOOM” Luke 13:10-17 There are many signature moves consider the following: • Michael Jordan fist and arm up after a shot nailed it Boom! • Yusane Bolt displays a lightning bolt after running by the competition with a smile Nailed it, BOOM!, • Serena ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Wise And Wiser Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 22, 2017
     | 5,231 views

    Wisdom is about making good choices, and it is also about know what to typically expect in life and in dealing with otherås. We can always gain more wisdom as we incorporate particular concepts.

    Wise and Wiser (Proverbs 25:1-7) 1. Last week, I finally carved out some time to water blast our back deck. Between rain, cold, and busy schedules, it was no easy task. 2. Neither is water blasting. Last time I did it, 3 years ago, not such a good result; it would cut little trails into the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible