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  • Jimmy Chapman avatar

    How To Defeat Temptation Series

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 12, 2010
     | 3,914 views

    Expect, detect, and reject temptation

    I. EXPECT TEMPTATION A. Even the godly are tempted. B. Even the guarded are tempted. II. DETECT TEMPTATION A. Recognize the source of temptation B. Realize the force of temptation. III. REJECT TEMPTATION A. To Overcome The Flesh We Need FLIGHT B. To Overcome The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Wilkins avatar

    Jesus The Christ Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Nov 12, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,239 views

    The Jews expected a Messiah, was it Jesus?

    Jesus Who? November 11, 12, & 15, 2007 Jesus The Christ Jesus the Messiah It may be surprising, but “Christ” is not Jesus’ last name. It is a title, and a description. “Christ” is from the Greek word that translated the Hebrew word “Messiah:” They both mean “Anointed One.” In Jesus’ day, ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    An Open-Ended Prayer

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 20, 2018
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     | 7,023 views

    Waiting faith and expectant trust.

    AN OPEN-ENDED PRAYER. Psalm 123:1-4. This is a short, impassioned prayer: a plea for help in the face of adversaries. It begins with adoration, with an abrupt “Unto You…” (PSALM 123:1). This is a song of Ascents and its opening may be paralleled to another: ‘I to the hills will lift ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What Are You Looking For The New Year

    Contributed by Luther Sexton on Jun 22, 2018
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     | 4,126 views

    A discussion of expectations for the New Year

    WHAT ARE YOU “LOOKING FOR”? SCRIPTURE: Titus 2:13 “Looking for (4327 wait for) that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ;” Hebrews 10:26 “For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Witness Series

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Aug 19, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,342 views

    The example, expectation and examination of witnessing

    WITNESS In 1965 lyricist Hal David and music composer Burt Bacharach teamed up to write a song which was recorded and released and quickly rose to #7 on the US charts. The title of that song was “What the world needs now is love.” The lyrics were very simple, “What the world needs now is love ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Why Did The Jewish Public Not Believe Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 12, 2025
     | 214 views

    It has to do with Messianic expectations.

    Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter 2025 Why is it, do you think, that the vast majority of the Jews living in the early days of the Church found themselves unable to believe in Jesus as the Messiah and Son of God, the answer to their prayers and the fulfillment of the OT? After all, He had lived ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    History Of The Mormon Church

    Contributed by Tylor Cates on May 24, 2002
    based on 94 ratings
     | 4,685 views

    This is a history of the Mormon Church

    The Mormon Church I. History of the Mormon Church A. Founder is Joseph Smith Jr. (1805-1844) 1. Born Dec. 23, 1805, The fourth child of Lucy and Joseph Smith Sr. 2. His father was a self-proclaimed mystic, who spent most of his life digging for buried treasure. a. He was particularly interested in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Curse Of Meroz

    Contributed by Engleburg Toney on Dec 22, 2003
    based on 49 ratings
     | 29,981 views

    What caused Deborah to remember a curse placed upon the inhabitants of Meroz in the middle of a victorious ballad? Are we in danger of falling under the same curse today in modern Christianity?

    The Curse of Meroz There are three types of people in the world—those that wonder what happen, those that watch things happen, and those that make things happen. Thus it is with the Church of God today. There is a rich mixture of the three classes here mentioned. There is nothing ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Balaam And His Talking Donkey

    Contributed by William D. Brown on Mar 10, 2008
    based on 24 ratings
     | 46,363 views

    BALAAM AND HIS TALKING DONKEY

    BALAAM AND HIS TALKING DONKEY: 3/10/08 NUMBERS 22: 1-35 Today we’ll take a look at a man, named Balaam, who was all tied up in the occult, Balaam was not an Israelite, he was a native of Pethor a city in Mesopotamia, and he would sell his satanic power to the highest dollar, as we get into ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Keith Miller avatar

    Will The Real Jesus Please Stand Up? Series

    Contributed by Keith Miller on Jul 6, 2006
    based on 20 ratings
     | 8,264 views

    This sermon looks at Psalm 2 for the purpose of addressing the divinity, sovereignty, majesty, and kingship of Jesus Christ in an effort to show just how awesome Jesus Christ really is.

    Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up? Psalm 2 Introduction We have discussed the history of the Bible, we have looked at the role of women in the church, and last week we reflected on what Jesus actually said about Himself. I want to read one final quote from Dan Brown’s book then wrap this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fighting Off Spiritual Virus Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 19, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,498 views

    God is patient with the feeble-minded or the disadvantaged, but his wrath is boiling toward false teachers; they are carriers of a spiritual virus. Yet this infection can incubate within believers as wel -- and hinder God's will for our lives.

    Fighting Off Spiritual Virus 2 Peter 2:10b-12 1. I remember hearing about computer viruses. Could a computer catch a germ? 2. I then learned that computer viruses were often malicious programs, developed by evil-doers, to destroy computers. They are often downloaded stealthily, without you ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Howard Strickland avatar

    The Cost Of Freedom

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Dec 10, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,711 views

    A sermon series on the book of Galatians. We have been blessed with freedon and the more you study this great book you will be enlightened.

    The Cost of Freedom Galatians 4:17-31 They zealously court you, but for no good; yes, they want to exclude you, that you may be zealous for them. 18 But it is good to be zealous in a good thing always, and not only when I am present with you. 19 My little children, for whom I labor in birth ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Guarding Against Implosion Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jun 7, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,309 views

    We can prevent the implosion of the church by holding fast to the face value of the Bible text and refusing to tolerate false teaching.

    [Video of Texas Stadium implosion] At 7:07 a.m. CDT on April 11, 2010, 11-year-old Casey Rogers, who won an essay contest for the job, pressed the button that began the process of demolishing Texas Stadium. Although the stadium had survived continuous onslaughts from the elements over its nearly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Obioha Uriel Amanze avatar

    Living A Holy Life 2

    Contributed by Obioha Uriel Amanze on Jun 24, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,799 views

    Attempts to reveal all the activities that cause unholiness and shows how holy-living can be enforced in one’s life when it seems difficult to remain holy.

    Sexual immorality will easily come to mind as an agent of defilement of a holy life; furthermore, a person who has indulged in making the body unclean has also grieved the Holy Spirit and is about crucifying Jesus a second time! (Ephesians 4:30, Hebrews 6:6). We have been taught in the scripture ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Be Not Led Astray Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 3, 2010
    based on 30 ratings
     | 12,972 views

    1- Be not led astray about righteousness 2- Be not led astray about the devil 3- Be not led astray about the Son of God

    INTRO.- ILL.- On Sunday, November 15th, I saw in the Office Depot ad that they had a Windows 7 laptop computer for sale for only $319.99. I found out that the store opened at noon on Sunday so I went to the store after church. I figured that perhaps there would be several people there for that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ