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  • Dean Courtier avatar

    Go! And Treasure The Pearl Of Great Price - Matthew 13:45–46 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jul 17, 2025
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     | 496 views

    Explore one of the most vivid and compelling symbols in the Bible—the pearl.

    Go! And Treasure the Pearl of Great Price Exploring the Significance of Pearls in the Bible It’s always a joy to share the Word of God with you. Today, I invite you to open your hearts and minds as we explore one of the most vivid and compelling symbols in the Bible—the pearl. Now, when we think ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Man Of God From Judah PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 16, 2024
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     | 950 views

    This sermon emphasizes the importance of discerning God's voice, obeying His directives, and standing firm in faith amidst the world's competing voices.

    Good morning, beloved family of God. I am filled with an overwhelming sense of gratitude as I stand before you today, not because of who we are, but because of who our God is. We are gathered here, not by chance, but by divine appointment, under the banner of God's love and grace. Today, we turn ...read more

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    Gaining A Worldwide Vision

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jan 7, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,137 views

    What happened in this passage is of critical importance to church history. The events in this passage need to be studied by every church and every body of believers.

    MAR 17 2013PM Gaining a Worldwide Vision Acts 11: 1-18 Usually as we begin each study, I lead in to the message with the ending of the previous week’s message. I don’t have to do that tonight because our passage comes from Acts 11: 1-18 and in it, Peter recaps the whole episode. So ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Ultimate Submission PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 31, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 931 views

    Emphasizes the importance of self-denial, sacrifice, and surrendering self-interests to deepen our relationship with God and fulfill our divine calling.

    Good morning, beloved family of God. It is indeed a blessing to gather here with you today, to stand firm on the solid ground of our faith, and to lift our hearts and voices in praise of our heavenly Father. As we stand on the precipice of a new week, we find ourselves drawn once again to the ...read more

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    Habits Of Pruning, Part 3: Withness (Luke 7:36-50) Series

    Contributed by James Jackson on Feb 19, 2021
     | 2,013 views

    Withness is the art of making the person in front of you feel like they are the most important person in the world to you. How are you with that?

    We are coming to the close of our series on cultivating spiritual disciplines. We’ve got two more disciplines to talk about, and next week I will wrap up with what this all means in terms of a life of holiness. So let me just remind you where we’ve been. We are looking at eight habits we can ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Born Of The Virgin Mary Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 8, 2004
    based on 41 ratings
     | 7,736 views

    This sermon looks at the Virgin Birth of Jesus by examining the biblical statements, our Confessional Statement, the attacks, and the importance of the Virgin Birth of Jesus.

    Today is the third Sunday of Advent. This is the third in a series of Advent messages on “The Marvel of Christmas.” My sermon is titled “Born of the Virgin Mary.” Let us read Matthew 1:18-25: "18 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Realized Christianity Series

    Contributed by Tim Bond on May 27, 2004
    based on 56 ratings
     | 6,709 views

    With a great sense of urgency, and a deep and abiding faith, the first century church grew and developed quickly. The same resources must be utilized by the contemporary church.

    A friend of mine, Brett Kays, some time back noticed some things that are true of scenes in almost every movie or TV show. If you determined reality according to the way Hollywood defined it, you could be very confused. According to Hollywood: • All grocery shopping bags contain at least one stick ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Ephesus: 1st Of Seven Churches Series

    Contributed by Ed Mcneely on Jun 25, 2002
    based on 22 ratings
     | 4,816 views

    Seven commendations but one complaint: Thou hast left thy first love. They were doctrinally sound, but passionately cold. Love had faded.

    EPHESUS: FIRST OF 7 CHURCHES 2-24-02 Revelation 1:10 –2:7 Jesus, in the resurrection, returned to earth near the end of the 1st century to tell the Apostle John about the end times—the close of the Church Age, and the events that are to follow that. He starts with a report card on 7 churches that ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    From Major Mess To Masterpiece Series

    Contributed by Rob Willis on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 44 ratings
     | 39,041 views

    The first of two messages based on Ephesians 2:10. The work that God does in our lives is based on His grace that makes us into masterpieces.

    Note: In preparation for this message, I set the atmosphere as such: 1) We hung artwork (Van Gogh, Kandinksy, Salvador Dali) around the auditorium, on easels. 2) We played classical music - ambience. 3) An artist in our church made a painting of three crosses (in remembrance of Good ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Help People Who Are Really Suffering. Series

    Contributed by William Huegel on Jan 27, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,881 views

    I want to talk about what Job’s friends did that was right. They blew it later, but when they first came to Job, they were wonderful.

    How to Help People Who Are Really Suffering. Job 2:11-13 Reverend William A. Huegel First Baptist Church of Wallingford January 29, 2006 Job’s Three Friends 11 When Job’s three friends, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite, heard about all the troubles that had come ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Thy Kingdom Come... Really? Series

    Contributed by Pedro Trinidad on Jun 24, 2024
     | 1,145 views

    This is part 2 of the sermon series on the Lord’s Prayer. Last month we covered the first line of the prayer - our heavenly holy Abba.

    Matthew 6:10 ESV 10 Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Today is part 2 of the sermon series on the Lord’s Prayer. Last month we covered the first line of the prayer - our heavenly holy Abba. Series Review The focus of the series is to look at the Lord’s Prayer as ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    God's Plan For A Healthy Church

    Contributed by J. Yeargin on Sep 2, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 7,601 views

    This is a passage that is going to help us all to understand why our involvement in a local church is so important to our spiritual life.

    God has designed His church to function like a loving family that you can invite people into. Church is 1. not a place to make rules and demands on people 2. a place to nurture growth. 3. a place for shepherds, not generals 4. a place that exists for the purpose of helping people grow and mature ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 23, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 702 views

    This sermon explores the importance of spiritual gifts, their role in equipping believers for ministry, and how to discover, understand, and utilize them for God's glory.

    Good morning, dear friends! How blessed we are to gather together in the house of the Lord, to soak in His Word and to seek His wisdom. We have before us a topic of profound significance, a topic that is as essential to our Christian walk as the very air we breathe. We are here to talk about ...read more

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    Pleasing God PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 4, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 991 views

    This sermon explores the profound importance of faith as the foundation of our Christian lives, enabling us to please God and overcome life's challenges.

    Good morning, dear friends. As we gather here today, we are knit together by a common thread, a shared hope, a mutual faith. We are a tapestry of believers, each of us a unique strand, yet woven together in the loom of God's love. We are here to seek, to learn, and to grow in our understanding of ...read more

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    Forgiving When Your World Falls Apart

    Contributed by Daryl Bahn on Sep 18, 2002
    based on 26 ratings
     | 3,823 views

    An important step to healing after tragedies like 9-11 is forgiveness. But how is it possible? (17th Sunday after Pentecost)

    FORGIVING—WHEN YOUR WORLD FALLS APART (Matthew 18:21-35) (Review the Gospel lesson, Matthew 18:21-35. Peter asks, “How many times should I forgive?” Jesus gives a number, but his point is that we should ask another question: “How many times does God forgive me?” Put yourselves in the shoes of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran