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    America Bless God

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 1, 2016
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     | 10,154 views

    It is time for America to Bless God again!

    INTRODUCTION • SERMON VIDEO • SLIDE #1 • America, when you hear the name, what do you think of? Do you think of America as the land of the free and the home of the brave? • Do you see a nation where one can climb out of the clutches of poverty to the highest office in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Preparing For Armageddon Series

    Contributed by Coz Von on Jul 2, 2016
     | 8,273 views

    Armageddon: Is It About to Happen. Should you and I be preparing for earth’s final battle? Absolutely—but how? (Revelation 16:13, 14, 16).

    Many Christians today are convinced that Armageddon—Revelation’s name for earth’s last battle—is due to break out in the very near future. Armageddon is presumed to refer to the valley of Megiddo in Israel (though the word itself means “Mount Megiddo”), and all ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Vii. Prevenient Grace Series

    Contributed by John Stackhouse on Jul 20, 2016
     | 4,696 views

    The Seventh Article of Faith of the Church of the Nazarene.

    What a great day to be in the house of the Lord! This morning, we are going to continue our walk through the Articles of Faith of the Church of the Nazarene. We have already looked at: I. The Triune God II. Jesus Christ III. The Holy Spirit IV. The Holy Scriptures V. Sin, Original and ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Wolves In Sheep's Clothing Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on May 17, 2017
     | 18,262 views

    Teaching, The World, Divisiveness

    JESUS STRAIGHT TALK - Wolves In Sheep’s Clothing Matthew 7:15-20 (p. 679) May 21, 2017 Introduction: Every Thursday morning I get to spend about a half hour reading with my 8 year old buddy named Ethan…and the Thursday before I left for vacation Ethan brought in a book about ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Life Lived In The Shadows Or In The Light Series

    Contributed by Gordon Weatherby on Jul 25, 2017
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     | 7,271 views

    At the time Paul had written to the Jewish Christians at Colossae, some of them were going back to Judaism. In this message Paul shows the greatness of life lived in the Light of Jesus Christ.

    LIFE LIVED IN THE SHADOWS OR THE LIGHT Colossians 2:16-23 Greenmount and O’Leary Churches of Christ January 8, 2017 Audio Link: http://chirb.it/b17f2L LIFE LIVED IN THE SHADOWS OR THE LIGHT Colossians 2:16-23 Greenmount and O’Leary Churches of Christ January 8, 2017 January 15, 2017 (Church ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Pentecost: The Response Of The People Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Apr 16, 2016
    based on 7 ratings
     | 106,302 views

    A sermon examining how the people responded to the awesome sights and amazing sounds that occured on the day of Pentecost.

    PENTECOST: THE RESPONSE OF THE PEOPLE Acts 2:5-13 (Antioch Baptist Church – Wednesday May 14th, 2025) When we last assembled we began to study the arrival of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost. We examined the suddenness of the Spirit’s arrival, the sights & sounds that accompanied ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "You Mean They Can Be Saved Too?"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Apr 24, 2016
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     | 9,211 views

    A sermon about a seismic shift in the Christian Church.

    "You Mean They Can Be Saved Too?" Acts 11:1-18 Acts Chapter 10 and 11 tell a story that is one of the major turning points in Christianity; really it's like a seismic shift!!!! It is something so radical that it causes the early followers of Christ to readjust their entire worldview. If it ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Torn Between Two Series

    Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Oct 5, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,658 views

    Although Paul desired to be in the Lord's presence, he knew it was more needful to remain for the church. He was determined to glorify Christ in life or death. We too need to remain committed and faithful to the work the Lord given us.

    Torn between Two Philippians 1:19-26 Following his passionate discourse regarding the preaching of the Gospel, Paul continues to bear his heart unto the church at Philippi. Here we find those often quoted verses that reveal Paul being in a strait, betwixt two – having a burning desire to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "What Keeps You From Really Living?"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 29, 2015
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     | 7,269 views

    What keeps you bound in a tomb of death?

    "What Keeps You from Really Living?" John 11:1-7, 17-44 Several years ago there was a headline in a Toronto Newspaper which read: "Dead Man Walks into His Own Funeral." Apparently, Dan Squires had walked off his job as a welder without telling anyone where he was going. He had been missing ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    A Call To Revival

    Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 4, 2015
     | 7,321 views

    A CALL TO REVIVAL

    2 Chronicles 7:12-22 A CALL TO REVIVAL You see, this word " revival," comes from a Latin word which means to live, to return to consciousness, to reawaken, to bring to life again, J. Edwin Orr says that the best definition of ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    The Melancholy Psalm

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 19, 2015
     | 6,639 views

    What can we learn from a psalm without a happy ending? (Material adapted from Shawn McMullen in an article in Lookout Magazine and from Peter Slofstra at: http://www.crcna.org/resources/church-resources/reading-sermons/dark-ending-bright-beginning)

    HoHum: Gloom, despair, and agony on me; Deep, dark depression, excessive misery; If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all; Gloom, despair, and agony on me WBTU: Started studying on depression and went to Psalm 88. Psalm 88 has been called the most melancholy of all the psalms. One ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What Is Your Calling? (Part 9) Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 10, 2016
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     | 4,575 views

    Are we at that place where we know our calling explicitly? Have we positioned ourselves for God’s plan to play out? God’s favor will bring upon you trials and test your faith and endurance. Are you ready?

    Opening Illustration: Sundar’s call resembles that of Paul who had God’s favor. He was raised in the Sikh religion in India. All Sikhs have the same last name, "Singh", which means "lion." When Sundar received Christ at age 16, his Father poisoned him, but Sundar didn't die. After ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Communicating With God Series

    Contributed by Troy Campbell on Mar 10, 2016
     | 14,528 views

    God wants a relationship with us and wants to communicate with us.

    Hearing God’s Voice – 5 “Communicating with God” Luke 8:5-8 One of the major differences between Christianity and other religions is that God is alive and He wants to have a relationship with us. In fact our salvation is based on the relationship we have with God. But you ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Day Of The Living Dead Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Nov 28, 2022
     | 1,432 views

    What does being dead to sin actually mean?

    Have you ever seen a zombie movie? I haven’t; I’m not into horror movies, I’ve never thought that fear was fun. But zombies are the monster du jour. Space invaders, werewolves and vampires are all old hat. What’s the fascination with graves opening and corpses in various stages of decomposition ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Through All Generations Series

    Contributed by Jon Daniels on Dec 5, 2022
     | 1,963 views

    Based on Matt. 1:1-17 - Sermon encourages hearers to know that God has always been with us, is with us now, & will be with us in all generations to come.

    “…THROUGH ALL GENERATIONS” Matt. 1:1-17 FBCF – 12/4/22 Jon Daniels INTRO – K & K missionary video – Only way they can stay where they are & do what they are doing is b/c they KNOW that God is w/ them! And that’s the subject of this sermon series for the next month: “GOD IS WITH ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist