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  • Bradley Boydston avatar

    the Challenge Of Patience Series

    Contributed by Bradley Boydston on Dec 15, 2001
    based on 24 ratings
     | 8,387 views

    Our assignment as followers of Jesus is to wait patiently for the Lord’s coming.

     One of my favorite places for Mexican food in town in La Perla, Tapatia. La Perla is a grocery store on Lander Ave that specializes in Mexican – and in the back of the store is the fast-food line where we go for burritos. Now, I’m probably not doing myself a great favor by telling you ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Narnia: Always Winter And Never Christmas Series

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Dec 21, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,957 views

    Sometimes the waiting in our lives is like a winter of unending anticipation.

    In his book The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis tells how a young girl, Lucy, enters the wardrobe in the spare room of the Professor’s house and is unable to find the back of the cabinet. Instead she works her way through fur coats and steps into a forest with snow crunching under ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    "The Church At Smyrna" Series

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Aug 31, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,751 views

    Relates the seven points Jesus said to the church at Smyrna to us today

    REVEALING REVELATIONS -2 “Smyrna” "To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again. I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich! I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    What Is My Duty To My Church? Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Oct 5, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 12,551 views

    We all have a duty in my church... we must find out what that duty is...

    Sermon Brief Date Written: August 18, 2007 Date Preached: August 19, 2007 Where Preached: OZHBC (PM) Sermon Details: Sermon Series: A Study in 1 Peter Sermon Title: What is my duty to my church? Sermon Text: 1 Peter 1:22 - 25 22 Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Understanding & Avoiding Apostasy Series

    Contributed by Matthew Grise on May 28, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,977 views

    1 John 2:18-27. What really happens when someone abandons the faith; and why do they do it? Find out from the Apostle John.

    1 JOHN | FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD AND MEN FELLOWSHIP WITH MEN: UNDERSTANDING & AVOIDING APOSTASY 1 JOHN 2:18-27 [INTRODUCTION] - In American history, there is a man who became famous for all the wrong reasons. You have probably heard his name, even if you don’t know the details of his life. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What-A-Church Series

    Contributed by Pete Pawelek on Dec 21, 2010
     | 6,116 views

    Paul really loved the church of Thessalonica, this young church was doing many things right this sermon looks at a few of them.

    What A Church… 1 Thessalonians 1:1-3 http://www.pastorpete.org INTRO: I have been focusing on the book of 1 Thessalonians in my daily study for the past few months and I am continually amazed at the depth and the richness of this book. One of the things that I love about this book of the ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Think On These Things

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Jun 24, 2012
     | 10,008 views

    God’s strikingly positive principals for how we can live and think as Christians.

    Today we’re looking at a wonderfully positive passage of Scripture written by a man who, apart from his relationship with Jesus, had every reason not to rejoice, every reason to be anxious. The author of this passage, the Apostle Paul, lived as a hunted man. Having initially come on the scene as ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    No Room In The Church Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Mar 10, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,611 views

    There is supposed to be no room in the Church for what Paul covers with the Ephesians in this passage.

    No room at church Ephesians 4:17-32 Ill. I asked a Methodist preacher one time if he was having mice problems like we were in the Baptist Church. He said, “No, our attendance is so good now, we don’t have room for mice so they moved out.” Eph 4:17 Now this I say and testify in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Find Joy In Suffering

    Contributed by Paul Davidson on May 22, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 20,432 views

    We can find joy in the midst of suffering... We can take courage and rejoice knowing that after all we've been through, it's going to be worth it all.

    Today, we will “Find Joy in Suffering”… Please turn in your Bibles to 1 Peter 1:3-6… “3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Book Of Hebrews: Old Testament Meets The New In Christ

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Dec 28, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,521 views

    Many think of Romans when they think about a systematic theology of Christianity. But there is another book that speaks forth systematic theology in my view, the book of Hebrews.

    “As the name imports, Systematic Theology has for its object the gathering of all that the Scriptures teach as to what we are to believe and do, and the presenting of all the elements of this teaching in a symmetrical system. The human mind must seek unity in all its knowledge...The method of ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Pride Month? Take Back Your Manhood!

    Contributed by Eduardo Quintana on Jun 24, 2023
     | 1,625 views

    “Where are all the real men?” is regular fare for talk shows and new books. You asked them to be women, I want to say. The result is a gender confusion never experienced at such a wide level in the history of the world.”

    The most elemental aspect of our identity is being challenged today. In an effort to confuse humanity and draw us away from a relationship with our Creator, Satan has launched a major assault against the family. The attack comes in the form of unbiblical ideas about the roles of men and women and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Armor Of God: The Shoes Of The Gospel And Shield Of Faith Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Sep 9, 2022
     | 1,352 views

    Before we can be ready for the spiritual battle we need to honestly evaluate our own lives by asking ourselves a simple question. Have I put on this armor?

    Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org View this message at: https://mycrossway.churchcenter.com/episodes/154176 On May 9, 1864, at the Spotsylvania Courthouse in Virginia, General Sedgwick was overseeing the placement of a battery directly to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Out Of The Valley PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 15, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 695 views

    This sermon explores overcoming trials, spiritual renewal, and building a strong faith foundation through the story of Joseph in Genesis 37:1-11. Key

    Welcome, dear friends, to this blessed gathering, a beloved community of seekers and believers, of dreamers and doers, of the weary and the hopeful. We are here, once again, not by chance or coincidence but by divine appointment. We are here, under the loving eyes of our Creator, to share in His ...read more

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    You Were Made For This PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 10, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,453 views

    This sermon explores our purposeful pursuit of God, the power to overcome through Christ, and our potential when actively participating in God's work. Key

    Good morning, my dear friends. As we gather here today, we are united in our desire to seek God's wisdom and to understand His will for our lives. We find ourselves on the threshold of another day, another opportunity to grow in our faith and to walk in the footsteps of our Savior, Jesus Christ. ...read more

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    All Is Well, Today

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jan 11, 2019
     | 7,264 views

    A study in the book of 2 Chronicles 7: 1 – 22

    2 Chronicles 7: 1 – 22 All is well, today 7 When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the temple. 2 And the priests could not enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel