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  • Wes Taylor avatar

    The Thing That Should Not Be Series

    Contributed by Wes Taylor on Oct 2, 2017
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     | 8,684 views

    The church suffers when it is made into something else. In this message we learn how to have the kind of church Jesus wants and we desire.

    Series: 1 Corinthians: Church Off the Rails Sermon: The Thing That Should Not Be - Part 1 Outline and Manuscript: I. Jesus’ Grand Plan II. When Church is Made into Something Else III. Church Off the Rails IV. Hope for a Church Off the Rails Manuscript: Introduction: We’re in the middle of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Meal With A Pharisee, Etc. Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Oct 15, 2017
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     | 16,827 views

    Jesus wasn’t in the dark about why He was invited to this dinner. But I have to admit that if a Pharisee had asked me to come to dinner for the purpose of spying on me, I would have refused.

    Jerusalem Lesson: Meal with a Pharisee Ruler Occasions Healing a Man with Dropsy; Parables of Ox, Best Places, and Great Supper Luke 14:1-24 Jesus Goes to Dinner at Home of Pharisee (Luke 14:1) And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    True Confession

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 10, 2015
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    The very word to confess has a much deeper meaning to agreeing with God about the whole aspect of what Jesus did on the cross and what sin really is all about. For a person to confess has to do with the person agreeing with God for what He has done for us

    Opening illustration: A woman said to a preacher, "I have a habit that I know is hurting my testimony—the habit of exaggeration. I start to tell something and I go on and on enlarging the story. People suspect that it's not true, and they lose confidence in me. I'm trying to get over it. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    He Lives: Understanding The Mystery Of The Empty Tomb Series

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Apr 5, 2015
     | 8,001 views

    A message about what the empty tomb means and how Christ overcome all obstacles.

    Title: He Lives: Understanding the Mystery of the Empty Tomb Theme: Show that there is life In the grave. Text: Mark 16:1 – 8, Luke 24:2 - 3 Communion – Road to Emmaus Luk 24:13-35 Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Becoming A Caring Family

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 27, 2015
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    How the church c an be a caring family

    "Becoming a Caring Family" Text: Acts 2:42-47 A. Introduction: The early church B. God made us to relate to one another 1. Relating is our greatest need 2. We are commanded to love ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    So Great A Salvation Series

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Jan 28, 2015
     | 3,780 views

    Hebrews 2:1 states that we "must give more attention"; attention to "The message" of the Good News of Jesus Christ. This salvation is prophetic in the sense that the Old Testament prophets foretold of its coming in of the incarnate Jesus

    Title: "So Great A Salvation" Big Idea: (I) Salvation Promised, (II) Salvation Realized, (III) Salvation Received Text: 1 Peter 1:10-12 Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you, 11 searching what, or what manner of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The 12 Apostles Of Jesus: Andrew

    Contributed by John Gaston on Feb 5, 2015
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     | 11,525 views

    We're studying these courageous first-century lives and what discipleship meant in the time of Christ in the hope that we'll glean Spirit-directed twenty-first century principles for discipleship and Christian living. Andrew was the first disciple.

    THE 12 APOSTLES OF JESUS: ANDREW John 1:29-42 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Jim Dunn was serving as the pastor of the First Baptist Church, and his wife, Gladys, was very friendly and welcoming to people. One particular Sunday when the sermon seemed to go on forever, many in the congregation fell ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Grace Of All-Sufficiency Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Feb 16, 2015
    based on 6 ratings
     | 24,096 views

    God's grace enables us to have all-sufficiency so we can abound in giving. God's is able to give us complete sufficiency so that we can abound in every good work

    2 CORINTHIANS 9: 8 [GAINING PERSPECTIVE Series] THE GRACE OF ALL-SUFFICIENCY [Ephesians 2:20-21 / Matthew 6:33] Grace giving is a wonderful liberation from things and from circumstances. Instead of things possessing you, you start to possess them. Instead of money and things controlling you, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Overcoming The Circumstances Of Life Series

    Contributed by Rodney Coe on Feb 19, 2015
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     | 12,806 views

    God's Word shows us how to overcome the difficulties we are faced with.

    Overcoming the Circumstances of Life James 5:12-20 Someone once said that life is 10% of what happens to you and 90% of how you respond to what happens to you. One of the greatest hymn writers of all time was Miss Fanny Crosby. She wrote over 9,000 hymns. There are many in our hymn book, To God ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Entrance Into The Kingdom Of God Series

    Contributed by Ron Tuit on Feb 21, 2015
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     | 7,485 views

    The only way to enter the Kingdom of God is by way of a new birth. The religious bubble of Nicodemus must have burst!

    Entrance into the Kingdom of God: John 2:24-3:3 Jesus knew the desperate condition of the sinful human heart of mankind. Jesus has the ability to look into the very heart of man, knowing his thoughts and motivations. Jesus knew that people’s enthusiasm for His signs, wonders and miracles ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Is Faith Series

    Contributed by William D. Brown on Jun 13, 2015
     | 7,856 views

    Here in chapter 11: Paul was urging the Hebrew believers not to fall back into Judaism, their old way of religion, and to continue in the Christian faith.

    #~1~ Heb.11:1-3 ~INTRODUCTION~ (HALL OF FAITH CHAPTER) SS 4-12-14 Today we’ll begin a new study of “Hebrews Chapter 11:” often referred to as the “hall of faith” chapter. --- Chapter 11: is also called by some “the catalog of the faithful”. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tim Smith avatar

    The Journey To Grace Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 9, 2016
     | 6,949 views

    you can’t understand the call of the cross if you don’t understand grace. It’s in the cross that we find God’s grace most fully given and experienced. Grace is one of the hardest things for us to grasp and live out

    The Journey Towards Grace Luke 10:25-37 DL Moody tells the story of preaching one night in winter—one of the coldest winters they had and the winter after the Chicago fire. He had been studying grace, and it was the first time he was going to preach on it. He said, “I was just full of ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Mark Of The Beast

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 19, 2016
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,416 views

    A look at Revelation 13 and the coming Antichrist.

    THE MARK OF THE BEAST TEXT: Revelation 13:11-18 Revelation 13:11-18 (KJV) And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. [12] And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Journey Towards Grace Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 25, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,936 views

    A sermon on grace and the Good Samaritan

    The Journey Towards Grace Luke 10:25-37 DL Moody tells the story of preaching one night in winter—one of the coldest winters they had and the winter after the Chicago fire. He had been studying grace, and it was the first time he was going to preach on it. He said, “I was just full of ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Magi's Sign

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 5, 2016
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     | 7,914 views

    Christmas is also about the gifts we are to offer in return, not to earn God's favor, but like the magi it is worth a life’s journey to follow whatever destinations may be given us to worship and to give our treasures to our Savior and our King.

    Matthew 2:1-12 The Magi’s Sign 12/8/02 D. Marion Clark Introduction “Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are.” At least that is everyone’s concern about the star of Bethlehem. Of all the elements of the Christmas story, the visit of the magi who ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed