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  • Tom Shepard avatar

    Proverbs 9 - The Invitation Of Wisdom Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Oct 24, 2011
    based on 24 ratings
     | 21,966 views

    This is a look at Proverbs chapter nine.

    Pearls From Proverbs – Chapter Nine We will now look at Proverbs chapter nine: Wisdom and Folly are portrayed in this chapter as rival young women, each preparing a feast and inviting people to it. But Wisdom is a responsible woman of character, while Folly is a prostitute serving stolen ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Law Of Love

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Sep 4, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,178 views

    A sermon about why love’s got to do with everything, and why it should be the most precious, and old-fashion notion of all.

    INTRO Tina Turner once asked a powerful question, one that became a hit song of the early- eighties. She asked, “What does love have to do with it?” Her song is replete with two, rhetorical questions: “What's love but a second hand emotion” and “Who needs a heart, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Blessed & The Perverted Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Feb 16, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,427 views

    The righteous are blessed for they receive & obey God’s Word & therefore walk in safety & will be well remembered. The wicked bring about strife, hurt, & harm. Since they sought the downfall of others their remembrance & work will be cast down

    PROVERBS 10: 6-10 THE BLESSED AND THE PERVERTED [or the Blesser and the Perverter] Here we have two characters -the wicked and the just- contrasted. They represent the two great classes of mankind. From their opposite characters, there springs an opposite way of living which leads to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Genesis 30 Series

    Contributed by Tom Owen on Aug 6, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,129 views

    verse-by-verse

    Have you ever heard of the 10-20-life laws here in Florida? Those laws are set up for repeat offenders who commit a crime using a gun. The first time you’re caught you get ten years in prison. The second time you get twenty. Third time – life in prison. And all the statistics show that they seem ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Emile Wolfaardt avatar

    The Harvest Of Faith Series

    Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on Aug 11, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 13,775 views

    (PowerPoint slides are freely available by emailing emile@wolfaardt.com) Discovering how faith brings in a supernatural harvest!

    Series - "Journeying with John - It’s a Blast" (JWJ-16) The Harvest of Faith John 4:35-38This morning I want us to look at some profound principles from Scripture that will, for many, take walking out our faith to the next level. Please open your Bibles with me to the book of John, John and the 4th ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Jesus--Dispeller Of Darkness

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 20, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,074 views

    The story of blind Bartimaeus reveals a number of correlations with the condition of the lost sinner. This message points out some of those correlations.

    JESUS— DISPELLER OF DARKNESS Text: Col.1: 12; I Pet.2: 9; Luke 18: 35-37 Intro: In the days of Christ, to be blind was to experience not only physical darkness, but personal destitution as well. Such was the case of the blind man that Christ encountered near the city of Jericho. From the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Stone Throw Away From A Changed Life

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Nov 13, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,366 views

    Jesus does not offer excues for sin He offers compassion and forgiveness.

    Intro: On March 22, 1824 an incident took place in Madison County, Indiana, which came to be known as the Fall Creek Massacre. Six white men murdered nine Seneca and Miami Indians and wounded another. Among the nine dead were three women and four children. The six men were apprehended and tried ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Is It Okay To Question God? Series

    Contributed by Dan Appel on Mar 6, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,172 views

    God wants us to question Him and to ask why He does what He does.

    1. Introduction a. This week we start an adventure b. 8 Weeks on the really big questions people are asking today - i. Questions about God and life and how the two are related ii. Can I trust the Bible? iii. Is there an afterlife? Do all roads lead to heaven? iv. Does God exist? ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

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    Zacchaeus The Transformed Man

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jun 21, 2016
     | 10,986 views

    There's an interesting story in Luke about a man named Zacchaeus who just wanted to see Jesus as He passed through Jericho but Zacchaeus got much more than he expected. and it transformed his life. Have you pursued Jesus. Has Jesus transformed your life?

    Luke 19:1-10 (Please look this up in your Bibles and follow along) As we take a look at the salvation story of Zacchaeus it is always good to turn the attention inward and examine our own heart and our own motives. Luke19:1 NIV “Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.” Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Go! Compel Them To Come In

    Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Nov 27, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 28,359 views

    Jesus used a parable regarding a great supper to illustrate the eternal truths of salvation. In this parable, He emphasized our responsibility in reaching the unsaved. We must be willing to go into the highways and hedges of life, compelling them to come.

    Go! Compel them to Come In Luke 14:23 Our text verse comes from a parable of our Lord, where once again He addressed the hypocrisy and self-righteous arrogance of the Pharisees. Having dealt with their teachings regarding the Sabbath and their desire for recognition, one of them spoke of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Power Of Purity In The Bride - 1

    Contributed by James Snyder on Sep 8, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,927 views

    The bride’s purity is the foundation of this joyful relationship with the groom. The key thing here is “purity.” This is the overwhelming factor in the bride’s relationship with the groom.

    William Bower came to our church a very discouraged, retired pastor who had been abused throughout his pastorates. I knew the background story and when his wife died, he sank into a great slough of despond. When he came to the church, he drug his depression along with him. Nobody ever really saw ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Sunday Night-Ezra's Shame

    Contributed by Jim Caswell on Mar 30, 2017
     | 5,858 views

    We must humble ourselves before God.

    Title: Sunday Night-Ezra’s Shame Place: BLCC Date: 5/8/16 Text: Ezra 9 CT: We must humble ourselves before God. FAS: It is awful easy to get hung up on ourselves. Especially when things are going good and we are being blessed. We can begin to think pretty high about our own successes and like to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Guarding Against Antichrists Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 7, 2012
     | 5,007 views

    We look at the fifth test that proves if one really knows God. Are we guarding against antichrists?

    As we look at the seven tests that prove if we really know God we can get a little lost as I try to explain them. Kind of like the time when the husband stayed home while his wife went to church. When she got back he asked her what the preacher preached about. She said, “I don’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "This Side Of Easter"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Apr 10, 2012
     | 4,714 views

    A sermon about witnessing to the power of the Resurrection through our giving.

    “This Side of Easter” Acts 4:32-35 Have you ever played that game with someone, the one that goes: “If you won the lottery what would you do?” I did that one time with a buddy of mine in college. First he said he’d buy a Corvette for himself. Then, he went on ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Following Jesus

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Sep 17, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,815 views

    To be good disciples, we must be prepard. Jesus highlighted the need to count the cost (commitment), to consider the priority (value) and to clear the distractions (focus) of life.

    [RECAP] Jesus calls us to FOLLOW HIM. What is the cost of following Jesus? [Read Luke 9:57-62] • Jesus was travelling on the road when the talk of FOLLOWING ME arises again. Three men here were considering about following Jesus. • Two of them declared that they wanted to, and one ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible