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  • Brian Bill avatar

    The Courtyard: A Place Of Hypocrisy Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Jul 9, 2004
    based on 40 ratings
     | 11,693 views

    As we come to the last part of Matthew 26, we will see that those intent on trying Jesus were filled with prejudice because their minds were made up before they heard all the facts.

    I get a kick out of hearing things that have actually been said in courtrooms. Q: Mrs. Jones, is your appearance this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney? A: No. This is how I dress when I go to work. Q: Could you see him from where you were standing? A: I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Favoritism In High Places Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 18, 2021
     | 2,690 views

    God is at least fair with everyone, but has the prerogative to be especially gracious with those He has chosen.

    Favoritism in High Places? (Romans 9:14-21) 1.Penicillin was invented by Alexander Fleming in 1928. What Happened: Halfway through an experiment with bacteria, Alexander Fleming up and went on vacation. Slob that he was, he left a dirty petri dish in the lab sink. Big Discovery: When he got ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Heaven Is A Real Place

    Contributed by John Lowe on May 31, 2012
     | 7,254 views

    I want you to look at that blessed hope, which awaits those who dare to believe. Jesus said, “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.” Jesus wants us to trust Him and the Father. This is the key to heaven.

    Heaven is a Real Place Last week, the scripture lesson was about hell. We saw that hell is a real place, created by God for a specific purpose; we saw what hell was like, and we saw how we can escape going there. I know that none of us want to go there; we want to go to heaven, so let’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Place And Purpose Of The Bible Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Oct 27, 2014
     | 4,500 views

    In this sermon, we explore two questions: What is Biblical Authority? and How do we know that the Bible is the Word of God?

    Introduction: A. The story is told of a collector of rare books who ran into an acquaintance and they began to talk about books. 1. The man told the collector that he had just thrown away an old Bible that he found in a dusty, old box and he mentioned that “Guten-somebody-or-other” ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    All The Wrong Places Series

    Contributed by Chris Anderson on Mar 20, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,312 views

    Message 5 in an overview series through Philippians focusing on the theme that joy is not based on circumstances.

    ILLUSTRATION – Doing the brakes on my daughter’s car…lost the lug nut key. After searching for DAYS in the garage, I eventually found it at the end of the driveway 100 yards away… I was looking in all the wrong places. And this illustration is the picture I want to paint this morning of our quest ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Proper Place Of Tradition

    Contributed by Neil Olcott on Mar 31, 2025
     | 454 views

    Jesus teaches that traditional rules and Laws can't provide salvation and can be dangerous because they can lead to hypocrisy.

    We all know the comfort that tradition can bring us. Family traditions over the holidays, birthdays Church traditions - singing hymns, Candlelight Christmas eve services, The way we have always done it. For years after Pat and I were first married - Bowed and/or genuflect - before sitting in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Faithful In A Foreign Place

    Contributed by Jb Hall on Jun 25, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,515 views

    This sermon instructs us how to remain faithful when our pleasant circumstances turn foreign to us.

    Faithful in a Foreign Place Daniel 1:1 – 7 By: JB Hall Introduction: Sometimes you and I are thrust into a foreign place; without our consent and by circumstances beyond our control. This foreign place can be a foreign land, or it can be a set of circumstances that is foreign to our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Finding A Place Of Safety

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 18, 2018
     | 3,421 views

    Jesus didn’t promise us a life without pain and suffering. In fact, it was just the opposite. He told his followers that they shouldn’t expect to get along in this world any better than He did.

    4-27-04 Title: Finding a Place of Safety Text: “And the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim away and escape. But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should jump overboard first and get to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Place Is Too Small

    Contributed by Jm Raja Lawrence on Jun 21, 2025
     | 292 views

    Sometimes God's blessing creates beautiful problems that require faithful responses, while other times success can lead to spiritual complacency that demands honest restoration.

    The Place Is Too Small 2 Kings 6:1-6 Introduction There comes a moment in every believer's life, in every ministry, and in every congregation when we must honestly assess where we are and where God is calling us to go. Sometimes we find ourselves in seasons of growth that demand expansion, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Family Kind Of Place

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Nov 5, 2010
     | 3,731 views

    God is keenly interested in children and in family life. God wants the family to be the true laboratory of life, where family members ... regardless of age ... live, learn, love and grow in the Christian graces.

    The photo that was flashed across the country told the heartbreaking story of an American tragedy. A weary fireman held the limp, lifeless body of a little child. The little girl was killed in the bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995. Her name was Baylee Almon, and she was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Destroying The High Places

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Jun 10, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 17,570 views

    A sinful high place is any area, thought, person, or relationship that I allow to remain in my life as a provision for the flesh, to satisfy the sinful desires of my heart.

    Destroying the High Places (This message has been heavily adapted from a excellent sermon by Don Currin on High Places) We are in a study on the Kings of Israel, and today we are going to talk about one key area in their lives by which God assessed the overall quality of their lives. It is exam ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A Dwelling Place For God

    Contributed by Steven Oltz on Jul 6, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,708 views

    God desires a Dwelling place among us. In all that we do, even in His name, do we create a dwelling place for God in our hearts and lives?

    A Dwelling Place for God (Exodus 25:8) If you were invited to house-sit you could not make any substantial changes in the house while you were there because the house would not belong to you. Even if you found the color of the paint highly objectionable and didn’t like the floor plan or the way ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Finding Your Place Series

    Contributed by Bob Hostetler on Jun 6, 2002
    based on 40 ratings
     | 10,938 views

    Part of a series on the keys to joyful service in the church

    Service with a Smile: Finding Your Place Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 [Show Antz video, pre-title segment] There is within each of us, a longing to be useful, to be needed, to contribute to the lives of others in a meaningful way, a desire to know that we’ve made a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Place For All People Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Feb 13, 2015
     | 3,397 views

    Equality, Worth, Love, Missions

    THE WELL – A Place for All People John 4:9 February 13, 2022 Introduction: My brother and I were down in Fort Lauderdale for a vacation several years ago. He has a time share and we were just enjoying some time together and eating our way down the treasure coast...we both love seafood ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Place Prepared For You

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on May 9, 2023
     | 2,170 views

    A funeral message from John 14 written for a believer

    Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org There is not much about Sharon that I can share today that you probably already don’t know. To me she was a wonderful mother-in-law. I was especially blessed to marry into a loving family with two wonderful ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren