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  • Allan Quak avatar

    No Resurrection. No Hope.

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Apr 22, 2025
     | 286 views

    Without the resurrection there is no hope. With the resurrection there is always hope.

    NORTH PINE BEACH BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday 20th April 2025 – Easter Sunday John 20:1-18 No Resurrection. No Hope. How important is the resurrection of Jesus? 1 Corinthians 15:12-14 gives the answer. 12 But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Four Steps To Jesus

    Contributed by Reggie Corfield on Oct 18, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 10,918 views

    The saddest thing that can happen to a Church member is to go to the grave without receiving Christ into their life. You’ve heard the invitation over and over again but here are four practical steps that might be helpful.

    One bright and beautiful Sunday morning, people gathered in the church and listened to the organ play. Suddenly, Satan appeared at the front of the church. Everyone started screaming and running for the door, trampling each other in a frantic effort to get away from him. Everyone left except ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Release From Stubbornness Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Apr 8, 2013
     | 6,164 views

    Three groups can help us understand our resistance to trusting in the Resurrection of Jesus.

    I read a story of a man who was on his way to the airport to catch a plane. He came to an intersection where his wife had told him he needed to turn left to get to the airport. It was a narrow little road and he was on a board road that also would let I see some of nature’s beauty. He decided ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Snapshots In An Autumn Album

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 15, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,822 views

    Contrasting Koheleth and Paul in the later season of their lives: one blames the young, the other gathers them; one mourns broken things, the other invests in ideas; one is anxious, the other trusts God for every need.

    This past weekend, as a part of our brief getaway, my wife and I spent two nights in an old farmhouse. The farmhouse dated from 1704 and was partly furnished with antiques. Now my wife loves antiques; I guess that’s why she puts up with me. So we took the tour of the house, especially the parlor ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Ten Broken Commandments

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on Jun 3, 2025
     | 239 views

    How many of the Ten Commandments have you broken in the past month?

    Ten Broken Commandments “Then God spoke all these words: 2 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; 3 you shall have no other gods before me. 4 You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Church 101 - What The Church Is Good For

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Oct 17, 2002
    based on 98 ratings
     | 8,050 views

    why we are the church here today

    Church 101: What the church is good for. John 20:19-23 Last Monday, I had the opportunity to visit Westminster Abbey out in Mission. It is situated in a beautiful location, high atop a hill. And the steeple of the building, it soared to the skies and when you walk in you are quickly impressed by ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    One

    Contributed by Dan Brown on Nov 28, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,575 views

    Message on the Foundations for our Unity in Christ.

    LBC Sermon-One-Foundations of Unity-Phil. 2:1-4 "Ice Age" Clip-Scene 14-end w/ “we are one strange herd” That is a picture of us as the body of X. -apart from X would you know the other people in this room? -But, in the same way the baby in that clip brought those animals together into one ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    "The Key To Everything"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Apr 21, 2011
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,281 views

    A sermon for Easter.

    John 20:1-18 “The Key to Everything” By: Ken Sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN eastridgeumc.org Is there any hope? This is a question that many of us face at some point in our lives. Is there any hope...for the married couple who seem ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Roll The Stone Away PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 6, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,461 views

    This sermon explores the resurrection of Christ, encouraging believers to overcome life's stagnation and embrace spiritual resurrection through God's transformative love and grace.

    Welcome, beloved brothers and sisters, to this gathering of hearts and minds in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. We gather together under the sheltering wings of His grace, bound by the common thread of faith, hope, and love. We stand as one body, united in Christ, ready to receive His word and ...read more

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    Cultivating A Culture Of Change

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Apr 15, 2013
     | 7,011 views

    A sermon that examines the necessity of change for growth.

    “Cultivating a Culture of Change” Acts 2:41,47, 4:4, 5:14, 6:1 Acts 2:41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. 2:47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Truly Satisfied

    Contributed by Aaron Kilbourn on Jul 3, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,308 views

    Some people fill their lives with many things that never really bring full satisfaction. Jesus is the only person who can bring true satisfaction to your soul.

    Isaiah 55:1 – 3 reads, “Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you who have no money, Come, buy, and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen diligently to Me, and eat ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Divine Rescue

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Mar 21, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 7,651 views

    Lent 4: Apart from God we are spiritually dead. In this condition there is no ability to do anything to help ourselves. But God reanimates us through the Gospel - the voice of Jesus - and saves us and makes us his workmanship.

    As a little boy, I spent a lot of time with my dad. My father owned a taxis business and I was his constant companion. One of places we often went to was Reynosa, Mexico. This is a large border city not too far away from where we lived. Dad would go there to buy stuff or to go have lunch or ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Walls

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Aug 10, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,983 views

    This one deals with the walls we build around our hearts...which ones are O.K. ...and which ones need to be torn down.

    Dakota Community Church August 12, 2007 Walls Last Sunday we had the chairs set up “in the round” in order to promote discussion, and those who were here will remember that I on purpose did not set up the wooden “extra seating” chairs in order that the front row of seats facing each other would ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    The Pandemic Of Hopelessness...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 13, 2020
     | 7,657 views

    The pandemic of hopelessness... WE NEED A VACCINATION OF HOPE!

    A VACCINATION OF HOPE? THE PANDEMIC OF HOPELESSNESS. By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com HOW SAD IS OUR DAY, WE ARE ONE OF THE MOST EDUCATED SOCIETIES OF ALL TIMES, YET WE CAN’T TALK? Genesis 37:4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    How We Vex Our Soul

    Contributed by Gino Cascieri on Mar 30, 2001
    based on 114 ratings
     | 7,798 views

    Using Lot as an example we can see how as Christians we can vex our souls.

    How We Vex Our Soul? Text: 2 Peter 2:6-8 Intro: Our passage shows that despite Lot’s sins and poor testimony that he was still saved. Notice verse 8 – “that righteous man” Lot is a picture or type of a New Testament Christian- When he hits the judgment seat of Christ finds out that he lost all ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist