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  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    It's Christmas!!

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Dec 16, 2017
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     | 9,846 views

    A reminder to prepare and expect Jesus through the words of John the Baptist

    It’s Christmas Time!? December 17, 2017 Luke 3:7-16 Christmas is all about expectation and preparation! It seems to go back and forth between the two. We are expectant, but we must prepare to receive. We plan and prepare to meet and celebrate the arrival of the King of kings and Lord of lords. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When The Wind Prays

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 10, 2025
     | 53 views

    The same God who moved in the tops of David’s trees still moves through every heart that longs for Him.

    1. The Meeting in Kalimpong It was the early 1950s, in the hill town of Kalimpong—that last green shoulder of India before the snow peaks of Tibet. My father had been assigned there as a young medical missionary. He could look north and see the white ridge of Kanchenjunga, so close it almost felt ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    The Excellence Of Christ Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Oct 7, 2022
     | 2,653 views

    Name above all names; Creator of the universe covered in glory; excellent in salvation and Character. He's our Great High Priest, who has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.

    THE EXCELLENCE OF CHRIST [A]. HE IS EXCELLENT IN NAME I have 4 books on the Names of Christ that speak on all His names in the bible, and there are many hundreds of them. His name is excellent throughout the Old and New Testaments and I want to focus on just 4 of the passages that have held ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Cleanse The House

    Contributed by James Groce on Aug 5, 2001
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     | 6,983 views

    And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet:

    ----------------------------------------------------- When ye be come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your possession; And he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It seemeth to me ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    "The Magnificat: The Particulars Of Praise" (Part I) Series

    Contributed by Quintin Morrow on Dec 18, 2002
    based on 99 ratings
     | 14,788 views

    An exposition of the Magnificat, highlighting the primacy and particulars of praise.

    “The Magnificat: The Particulars of Praise” (Part I) The Rev’d Quintin Morrow St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Fort Worth, Texas www.st-andrew.com Luke 1:46-55 December 8, 2002 Unless you’ve been lost in an abandoned cave, or marooned on a desert island, you have heard, at least since the end of ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Watch The Lamb

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 22, 2001
    based on 126 ratings
     | 8,604 views

    Have we taken the the cross of Christ for granted? Take another look as we watch the Lamb!

    Watch the Lamb Acts 13:26-29 Good Friday service 2001 Pilgrim Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC A. The Message Sent to Us Carla Muir told this story: There was a certain old recluse who lived deep in the mountains of Colorado. When he died, distant relatives came from the city to collect his ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Kenneth Anthony avatar

    Spirtual Starter Homes

    Contributed by Kenneth Anthony on Jul 1, 2006
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     | 2,276 views

    We are each the temple of God. Explore parallels between the evolution of God’s tabernacle and the building of spiritual equity in the "starter home" of God’s Kingdom within us.

    This past week I visited my hometown in Fairport, NY to see my family. One of the places that I wanted to see was my childhood home. My childhood home is rather modest. It’s a small ranch with just three tiny bedrooms, one bathroom, and contains only about nine hundred square feet of living ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    I Know It Was The Blood

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Jun 27, 2011
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     | 52,504 views

    We were reconciled to God through the death of His Son and the shedding of His blood, but that same precious blood that saved us once and for all-that same precious blood from that fountain-keeps on saving us because we come in contact with the world. We

    TITLE: I KNOW IT WAS THE BLOOD SCRIPTURE: EXODUS 11:4-7 VS. 7 – is really powerful and significant. The text says “…THE LORD DOTH PUT A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE EGYPTIANS AND ISRAEL.” I have been thinking much the past few days about the fact that RELIGION has changed and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Saved? Or Born Again? Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Oct 23, 2011
     | 4,795 views

    Is there a difference between saying one is saved and saying one is born again?

    “There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, ‘Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.’ Jesus answered him, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, unless ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Come Now, Let’s Settle This: God’s Settlement Offer Series

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Oct 11, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,490 views

    What is God’s offer? Full pardon and total forgiveness! God said, “Come now, let’s settle this.” What the conditions of the settlement? Come clean and do good. What does God offer? The Good of the Land will be yours!

    Subject: Come Now, Let’s Settle this: God’s Settlement Offer Text: Isaiah 1: 1-20 These are the visions that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. He saw these visions during the years when Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah. 2 Listen, O heavens! Pay ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Mike Lewis avatar

    The Sign Of The Cross Series

    Contributed by Mike Lewis on Dec 29, 2022
     | 1,993 views

    The people during the time of Jesus’ crucifixion also wrote a sign and there were some people who didn’t like what it said while others saw it as a necessary statement about the man hanging on that cross. This morning we are going to share in hearing about the Sign of the Cross.

    WELCOME & INTRODUCTION WARNING LABELS We live in a world that unfortunately has an abundance of people who do things they shouldn’t. That goes for using products incorrectly—by that I mean not for their intended purpose. Also, people have been known to have accidents and rather than improve ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Passover (Pesach) And Unleavened Bread (Matzoh)

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 1, 2024
     | 489 views

    Passover is about redemption and foreshadows that Christ died for our sin; Unleavened Bread foreshadows the reason Christ died for our sins is – to make us holy.

    The Feasts of Passover and Unleavened Bread (Leviticus 23:4-8) 1. Since we are discussing the seven original annual Jewish Feasts, we should begin with a Jewish joke. 2. It was a sweltering August day when all three Cohen brothers entered the posh Dearborn, Michigan, offices of Henry Ford, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    Relationship Or Religion Series

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Nov 14, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,224 views

    James gives us the difference between relationship or religion

    Help Wanted: Relationship or Religion James 1:26-27 Good morning, would you turn to James chapter one, the text will be various verses from chapter one. James is writing to believers. You would think some of the things he says to them that he would be writing this letter to unbelievers. James ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    To Whom It May Concern Series

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Apr 7, 2002
    based on 75 ratings
     | 18,107 views

    Examines the introduction to Galatians to introduce the series. Considers the Apostolic Authority of the letter and two major themes: God’s Grace and Glorifying God by life in the Spirit

    Introduction 10 Signs Communication is different in the 21st Century 1. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three. 2. You call your son’s beeper to let him know it’s time to eat. He e-mails you back from his bedroom, "What’s for dinner?" 3. Your daughter sells Girl Scout ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Easter- The Power Of The Cross

    Contributed by George Rennau on Apr 17, 2003
    based on 56 ratings
     | 11,972 views

    All those who reject the message of the cross are lost and dying and headed for judgement, but there is still time, JESUS will save all those who come to Him through the Power of the Cross

    Easter - THE POWER OF THE CROSS INTRODUCTION: Have you heard of the book called “The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook?” It’s a survival manual, based on interviews with experts (You can view this book online at Amazon.com) Here are some of the subjects covered in the book: • How to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God