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  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Why Jesus Expects Us To Be More Like A Farmer Than A Bumblebee

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 29 ratings
     | 4,244 views

    1. Jesus equated the ministry of the His kingdom with farming in Mark 4:1-20 where He said, "The farmer sows the seed along the path, where the word is sown.

    1. Jesus equated the ministry of the His kingdom with farming in Mark 4:1-20 where He said, "The farmer sows the seed along the path, where the word is sown. Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dean Morgan avatar

    A God Who Always Gives And Expects Us To Be Givers Like Him

    Contributed by Dean Morgan on Sep 1, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,021 views

    God has given us so much and because He is a giver He expects His children to be givers also.

    TEXT: Psalm 89:6 TITLE: A GOD WHO ALWAYS GIVES AND WANTS US TO BE GIVERS LIKE HIM. There are many people in the world who view God more as a taker rather than a giver. Many believe they would end up loosing more than gaining if they gave their hearts to Christ. Many think of God as being a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Ross Cochrane avatar

    Part 14 - Matthew 10:18-19 - Grasshopper, Expect The Unexpected! Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on May 21, 2010
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,632 views

    I remember as a kid watching the TV series called "KUNG FU" staring David Caradine. The blind Master Po (Keye Luke) calls his young student "GRASSHOPPER" to "EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED". We are not grasshoppers but we are called to BEWARE.

    Part 14 - Matthew 10:18-19 - GRASSHOPPER, EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED! A friend of mine works as a boilermaker in Bowen, Queensland Australia. He is a big man with muscles like an Olympic weight lifter, a voice that booms and a laugh that is full and infectious. PATRICK PATTERSON loves the Lord and if ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    When Things Haven't Turned Out The Way You Expected

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jul 8, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
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    A look at John the Baptist's astonishing admission of doubt about who Jesus is and why we often have similar doubts.

    OUR COMPLAINT: “This is not what I signed up for.” - Matthew 11:2a – John in prison. - I cannot read the mind of John, but I can’t help but believe that a prison cell was the last place he expected to end up. - He is the great prophet of God, the forerunner of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Cosper avatar

    What God Expects, Not What He Inspects - Who Is Your Neighbor?

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jan 24, 2023
     | 1,972 views

    We often do what we think God will INSPECT, not what he EXPECTS us to do.

    Do you love your neighbor? Love - that's a big word. Love is the fulfillment of all of God's laws. It's greater than any spiritual gift you could have. It's the reason God put us here on earth. It's even what Jesus said would confirm that we are his disciples. LOVE. But ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dean Courtier avatar

    Go! And Live What Jesus Expected - Revelation 3:15-16 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on May 5, 2025
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     | 1,054 views

    Biblical obedience. Daily surrender. Sacrificial love. Passionate evangelism. Unashamed holiness. These are not lofty, elite-level Christian goals—they are the standard Jesus set. The normal Christian life, in Jesus’ eyes, is anything but lukewarm.

    Go! And Live What Jesus Expected Revelation 3:15-16 (NLT): "I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one or the other! But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth!" Introduction: Setting the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Robert Webb avatar

    Rapture- True Or False? What Will Happen At The Lord's Second Coming

    Contributed by Robert Webb on Feb 3, 2025
     | 567 views

    There is cause for reservation about the popular conception of the rapture, especially in regard to the time element and manner in which it is commonly believed it will take place.

    The rapture is an intriguing subject and at the forefront of much thought. What is it? This is the teaching that the church will be "caught up" or raptured in the clouds with Jesus and the resurrected believers and be with the Lord forever. That much is taught very plainly in 1 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jonathan Spurlock avatar

    The Seven Churches-Thyatira Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jan 1, 2026
    based on 1 rating
     | 112 views

    A good church can be destroyed by false teachers. Thyatira had one of the worst false teachers and the Lord had to remind them just how evil that false teaching really was.

    The Seven Churches-Thyatira Introduction: Thyatira is the fourth in the series of the Seven Churches. As with the other churches, the Lord gives a picture or reminder of Himself, followed by a word of praise. He then points out a problem and gives an exhortation to fix or solve that problem. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Carl Willis avatar

    Don't Fall For That Series

    Contributed by Carl Willis on May 2, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,251 views

    The lure of false teaching. Many fall for teaching that is false, because they have not examined the teaching or the teacher.

    Don’t Fall for That!!! Galatians 1:6-10 May 6, 2007 Galatians 1:6 (HCSB) I am amazed that you are so quickly turning away from Him who called you by the grace of Christ, and are turning to a different gospel- The Lure of False Teaching  The Judaizers  Taught Christ ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka avatar

    Preaching In The Power Of The Holy Ghost

    Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Mar 23, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,134 views

    There is much preaching done today in the power of the emotions, or in the power of the intellect. This is false preaching, and false religion.

    Preaching with the Power of the Holy Spirit Study Text: I Corinthians 1:17 - 18 Introduction: - One of the most neglected parts of preaching is understanding the role and power of the Holy Spirit in preaching God’s word. - As teachers, we spend hours studying, outlining, doing word studies, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Matthew Kratz avatar

    Pursuing God In Giving Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 31, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,811 views

    1) The Danger of False Righteousness. 2) The Practice and Reward of False Giving 3) The Practice and Reward of True Giving

    With the recent earthquake in Haiti, there has been a world wide outpouring of assistance. In Canada and the United States we just saw two telethons, where celebrities participated to raise funds. One curious phenomena was the participation of John Travolta. "I have arranged for a plane to take ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Ovidiu Radulescu avatar

    Christ Searching For A Bride

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on May 27, 2009
    based on 89 ratings
     | 18,800 views

    Isaiah 4:1 - "And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own clothes: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach". Seven women in an attempt to "take hold of one man" - Chri

    King Solomon was looking for what we may call "true love"… Oh, yes, many beautiful women were part of his royal harem, but they were there as exhibits, displaying his earthly glory as rich king… He was looking not for beauty, but for true love, a woman to love him for his character, not for his ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

  • Mark H. Stevens ThD avatar

    The Heresy Of Seed Faith Giving

    Contributed by Mark H. Stevens Thd on Apr 11, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,418 views

    It is time for the Saints of God to be WARNED about heresy in the pulpit!

    2 Peter 2:1, but there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. What do you think it means to deny the Lord? Many ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Rick Crandall avatar

    God’s Warning About Wicked Teachers - Part 2

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 26, 2013
     | 3,944 views

    1. Avoid their ways (vs. 9-16). 2. Avoid their words (vs. 17-19). 3. Admit your weakness (vs. 19). 4. Accept the wonder of God’s salvation (vs. 20-22).

    God’s Warning about Wicked Teachers - Part 2 2 Peter 2:9-22 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - April 14, 2013 *Almost everybody knows about the woman who got burned by spilling a hot cup of coffee on herself. She sued McDonalds, and won because they didn’t warn her that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Doug Fannon avatar

    The Second Coming Series

    Contributed by Doug Fannon on Feb 1, 2021
     | 6,683 views

    What will the Second Coming look like? This message preceded the observance of the Lord's Supper. All Bible References are from the NASB

    Jesus is coming again. The Bible makes this fact very clear. Both the Old and New Testaments are filled with promises of the Second Coming of Christ. There are 1,845 references to it in the Old Testament, and a total of seventeen Old Testament books give it prominence. Of the 260 chapters in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist