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Christ Can Give You A New Future.

Contributed by Trevor Chuma on Sep 27, 2018

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There are two paths, one leads to life, and the other to destruction. There are two kingdoms, one of light and the other of darkness. Every human being has a choice to make, it’s either Jesus or Satan.

Rejecting Jesus is choosing Satan, choosing to follow no one is still choosing Satan, choosing something else outside of Jesus Christ is still choosing Satan. God’s way is one, and that way is Christ Jesus. "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10, Jeremiah 29:11

Denomination: Charismatic

Laodicea And Leviticus

Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 25, 2025

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Jesus the Judge is also Savior and Friend, cleansing hearts today so His people can live free, hopeful, and ready for eternity.

(A Story of Hope and Cleansing) I want to start tonight with an honest question: What word makes your heart tighten faster than almost any other? For some it’s taxes. For others it’s diagnosis. For me, for a long time, it was judgment. I grew up hearing Revelation’s words: “Fear God and give Him ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 14:7, Daniel 7:22, Psalm 51:7, Hebrews 4:9-11, John 5:22 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

"What Turned The Crowed Against Jesus?” Palm Sunday

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Apr 14, 2003

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. Too many people do this still today, they run to God’s grace desiring eternal life in heaven, but quickly pull back from God at the first hint of obligation or responsibility to this grace we freely enjoy.

Intro: A little boy was sick on Palm Sunday and stayed home from church with his mother. His father returned from church holding a palm branch. The little boy was curious and asked, "Why do you have that palm branch, dad?" "You see, when Jesus came into town, everyone waved Palm Branches to honor ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:28-44

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When It Is Of God... Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Aug 31, 2004

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Does heaven hold on to your heart? Giving yourself completely to a holy cause that lasts forever is the most fulfilling of all human experiences. Find the greatest blessings of the Christian life: give it all you’ve got!

When it’s of God… Acts 5:17-42 When we lived in New Hampshire, about this time of year the Striper Bass would begin to swim up the coast of Maine and sometimes we would go out at high tide and fish for them off the rocky coast at York, Maine. Roy Smith, from West Virginia, was a sportsman ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:17-42

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Turning Hardship To Joy

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 24, 2004

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Sometimes God allows things to get difficult so He can produce greater joy in and through and with us. Jesus knew that His Father often used tragedy to cause people to look to heaven for solutions to their problems.

John 15:11-16 Illustration: A cynic asked an elderly believer who had endured great physical pain for 20 years, "What do you think of your God now?" The godly sufferer replied, "I think of Him more than ever." Sorrow can be the means of bringing us heart-to-heart with God. When repeated strokes ...read more

Scripture: John 15:11-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It Is Over! Series

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jun 6, 2003

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God is looking forward to your arrival to be with Him. Eternity is your destiny and heaven is your home. Since you are going home, let me tell three things you need to know about going home.

In was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour, for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit.” When He had said this, He breathed His last. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 116:15, Luke 23:44-46

Denomination: Pentecostal

Christ Is Superior To The Angels Series

Contributed by Carl Allen on Mar 12, 2008

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During the time that Jesus walked the earth, people placed angels in high position relative to the Lord. With Jesus Christ now being preached as the sole way to heaven, the author of Hebrews had to convince the people that Christ was superior.

Christ is Superior to the Angels Hebrews 1:4-14 Intro In this text we are going to be dealing with the meat of the Word, rather then the milk. Keep in mind that the book of Hebrews is written to both believing and non-believing Hebrews. Both groups are being pressed with the truth that the New ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 1:4-14

Denomination: Baptist

Even An Old Man Can

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Mar 15, 2008

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There remains for all of us, Jewish believers, Christians and Muslims only one name under heaven by which we can be saved. Jesus Christ. Do you need to take your spiritual life into the garage for an overhaul?

Even an Old Man Can I know many of you have heard this passage many, many times and can probably quote it to me. But before you all take a mental holiday I want to try to present this passage with a new perspective that may interest you. Easter is a time when we think about the sacrifice, ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Raise Us To Thy Glorious Throne

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Apr 5, 2008

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With the descriptive language of a wedding we see that Jesus is coming back one day to gather His Bride to be with Him in heaven. This gathering is called The Rapture. You will not find the word Rapture in your bibles but you will find it taught

Raise us to thy Glorious Throne In todays announcements we shared about the funerals for Doris Sparks and Donald Simpson and Randy Andreson. We are accustom to accepting news about funerals as a part of life. For the Christian it is really just a part of our walk towards our eternal life. Today ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:49-55

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Call To A Life Of Commitment Series

Contributed by Rule Digal on Aug 11, 2008

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We are on a journey that began the day we received Jesus into our hearts and that will continue until the day we arrive in Heaven. This pilgrimage is, at times, a wonderful thing. At other times, it is difficult. Yet all the time, it is a pilgrimage that

Theme: The Commitment to a Life of Faith Text: Genesis 12: 4-9 Introduction A. Last week we have learned that out of Abram’s miserable spiritual condition God called him to live his life in faith. This gives us the truth that indeed, no one is beyond the touch of God. He is able to come where we ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:4-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Kingdom Perspective

Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Mar 9, 2009

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When we ask Jesus to establish His Kingdom on earth as it is in heaven, are we ready for Him to establish it in our lives. Specifically in the area of loving others, are we ready to forgive and love the way Jesus loves us?

Opening Illustration (Brett’s story about a gentlemen in MacDonalds) The way we view situations in life, the way we perceive people/events around us- not always accurate. Certain elements affect our judgment and we do not always accurately perceive reality or we make a hasty judgments about people. ...read more

Scripture: John 13:34

Denomination: Charismatic

Christmas - He's Coming To Town!

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 28, 2006

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The One whose coming I’m looking forward to this morning won’t be coming from the North Pole & riding in a sleigh. Instead, He’s coming from Heaven, & arriving on the clouds of the sky!

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2022) TEXT: Daniel 7:13-14; 1 Thess. 4:16-17, 5:1-2; 2 Peter 3:11-12; Rev. 11:15, 22:20; Matthew 24:30-44; John 14:1-3; Philippians 2:9-11; James 1:17-18 NCV A. It's Christmastime again! The countdown started well ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 7:13-14, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-2, 2 Peter 3:11-12, Revelation 11:15, Revelation 22:20, Matthew 24:30-44, James 1:17-18, Philippians 2:9-11 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The 10:30 Whistle Series

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Jun 24, 2005

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If prayer is meaningless, then we are taking the name of the Lord in vain everytime we say, "Our Father, who art in heaven." Thus the first petition of the Lord’s Prayer is a request that we keep his name holy.

I have been told by a socologist that Ware Shoals, SC, has the distinction of being one of the last true old fashioned mill towns in the South. The term mill-town, as used by this sociologist, doesn’t mean that you have a mill and a town; but rather that you have a mill and a town that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Look For The Greatest Treasure

Contributed by William Baeta on Aug 11, 2005

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“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value he went away and sold everything he had and bought it” Matthew 13:45-46.

Theme: Look for the greatest treasure Text: 1 Kings 3:5-12; Rom. 8:28-30; Matt. 13:44-52 Jesus often taught using parables. A parable is simply a story about familiar and material things that is used to reveal eternal and spiritual truths. Jesus Christ, the best teacher the world has ever known, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:44-52

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Tones Of The Second Coming Series

Contributed by James O. Davis on Oct 30, 2003

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The great hope of the Church is that Christ will come and rapture us to heaven before death intervenes. However, if death comes first, then we shall be resurrected and given glorified bodies like Jesus on the day He does return.

James O. Davis is the founder and president of Second Billion (TM). You are invited to learn more about Second Billion by visiting www.billion.tv. INTRODUCTION This message is entitled, “The Tones or the Sounds of the Second Coming.” Paul called the Rapture of the Church a Blessed Hope; it is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

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