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  • Curt Cizek avatar

    Do You Want To Live Forever?

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Aug 6, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,900 views

    Jesus offers us a way to live forever that is better than the fountain of youth. If only Ponce De Leon spent more time looking into Jesus’ way to immortality.

    -I love the Indiana Jones movies -I love them most of all because they usually deal with something of a spiritual nature -Raiders of the Lost Ark is about the Nazis trying to find Israel’s lost Ark of the Covenant in order to use its power for their evil plans -The Temple of Doom is about Indiana ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Lord, Expand My Territory Series

    Contributed by Ben Thomas on Jan 19, 2008
    based on 24 ratings
     | 23,744 views

    New Years message - 2008- Lord, Expand my territory. Taking to a greater level in our life with God’s anointing and greatness. challenges we face to build a new level to fulfill the vision.

    This is the new years message to the Queens church – “Lord, Expand my Territory” . Are you tired of the way you are, are you satisfied the place you are in you life, are you tired to see the same thing every day and life got board and monotones. Then this message is for you. God wants to see you ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Beyond Asking Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jul 30, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,941 views

    In Jesus’ teaching on prayer, we learn that "prayer is not asking for what we think we need but asking to be changed in ways we can’t imagine."

    Luke 11:1-13 “Beyond Asking” INTRODUCTION Where did you learn how to pray? Our parents may have taught us bedtime prayers, or said grace before meals. We’ve heard about prayer in Sunday school and sermons. Prayer has been demonstrated in worship services. We may have even taken a class on ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Learning To Love

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Nov 27, 2007
     | 2,889 views

    Our faithfulness to God shows whether we love each other, and loving each other is proof that we belong to Christ.

    Learning to Love Jonah 1:3 The importance of God’s people More people have been brought into the church by the kindness of real Christian love than by all the theological arguments in the world, and more people have been driven from the church by the hardness and ugliness of so-called ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    I Don't Want To Suffer Anymore

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Jan 31, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,095 views

    We want two things when we suffer; for the suffering to stop, and for it to stop now. But the Bible has a different perspective

    Passage: James 5:7-12 Intro: 1. the typical and understandable response to suffering is to end it. Il) see suffering, we want to alleviate it, rescue the cat in the tree, the puppies stuck in the drainpipe, the horse that has fallen through the ice. ` 2. James in this passage is not ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    A Kingdom Picture

    Contributed by Don Baggett on Jan 31, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,063 views

    I used to think the phrase, Kingdom of God, meant only some future time, but I have come to understand that it means the Christian experience under the Lordship of Christ.

    I wonder what you think of when you read or hear the phrase, “Kingdom Of God?” Perhaps you think of some future time, when there will be perfect peace and no problems, when the ferocious beasts of the forest can be led around by little children. That’s what I used to think it meant, but I have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Donkey Was Planned

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 15, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,898 views

    The Donkey is the key to understanding why the crowds turned on Jesus in the most momentous week of antiquity

    Palm Sunday 2008 This morning’s Gospel reading is the beginning of one of the most momentous weeks in Antiquity – in AD 29. Indeed one of the most important weeks in history. We know the story so well that it is hard to find something new to say. So I would like to ask you a question this ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Lord's Supper

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Mar 17, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,334 views

    A brief Message given prior to Observing this Ordinance

    The Lord’s Supper 1 Corinthians 11:17-26 * (Read the text) * Every time we come to the Lord’s Table we are to honor the Lord by proclaiming His death. Like no other collective time, this event should evoke in us a time of personal challenge. I fear we have reduced this Holy time to another event ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "He Has Risen, Just As He Said"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 23, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 19,420 views

    A sermon for an Easter Sunrise Service.

    “He Has Risen, Just As He Said” By Rev. Ken Sauer, Grace United Methodist Church, Soddy Daisy, TN www.graceumcsd.org Have you ever wanted to join a club or a sorority or fraternity and found that you were not the kind of person they were looking for? Have you ever wanted to make friends with a ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Know God

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Sep 8, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,963 views

    In John 8, Jesus claims a relationship and union with God that His enemies could not. Jesus knows (oida, “to know inherently or intuitively”) the Father, but they did not know (ginōskō, “to come to know by experience or observation”) Him.

    Know God 10/18/09 AM Text: John 8:51-59 Introduction: At this point in the gospel of John, the dialogue between Jesus and his Jewish audience took a decidedly angry turn. Since they had no answer for his clear diagnosis of their spiritual sickness, Jesus’ audience reacted with a verbal attack ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Living In Lowliness

    Contributed by Rodney Kelley on Sep 11, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,454 views

    Before Jesus went to the cross, he lowered Himself to serve those around Him.

    Intro. In the 13th chapter of John’s Gospel, we find that the Lord begins to open His heart to those closest to Him. As we come to our text, it is Tuesday night, the time of the Last Supper. Jesus celebrates the Passover with His disciples. It is a day early because the Lord is crucified ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Remember The Duck!

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Sep 15, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,432 views

    No grudges! Only grace!

    Remember the Duck! Matthew 6:9-15 9 "This, then, is how you should pray: "’Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread. 12 Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Wisdoms Bypaths Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 7, 2016
     | 6,267 views

    As we confront evil, foolishness, and moral chaos, we need wisdom and some guidance to help us confront battle fatigue or the temptation to sin in less obvious ways because of wrongdoing.

    Wisdom’s Bypaths (Proverbs 24:13-18) 1. A not-so-bright road worker was hired to paint the line down the center of street. The first day he managed to paint 2 miles, and his boss was very pleased. The next day he only painted 2 blocks, but his boss thought that he'd probably started off too hard ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Resurrection: It’s Reality And Our Response

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Apr 14, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,898 views

    The resurrection shows us the overwhelming grace of God and the overwhelming humaneness of man. The disciples were afraid and confused after the death of Jesus. Look deep in the tomb and see the reality of the resurrection and the response it requires

    Intro: I heard about a church organist who overslept one Easter morning. She said, "The service was scheduled for 6:30. At 6:31, the minister called to see if I was coming. Since I live near the church, I was at the organ by 6:45. Then, a year later on Easter morning my phone rang at 5:45. When I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Thicker Than Blood Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on May 5, 2015
     | 5,459 views

    Our loyalty to Jesus surpasses even family loyalty.

    1. Blood is Thicker than Water (Possible meanings) This is one that's completely flipped its meaning over the centuries. In the beginning, it meant something to the effect of "a bond or covenant I've made with someone I've shed or shared blood with (sometimes literally) is stronger than one I have ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ