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  • Daniel Habben avatar

    Baptism: A Better Bath Series

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on May 15, 2016
     | 3,183 views

    How can baptism do such miraculous things?

    The world has been riveted by the news out of Ft. McMurray. That beast of a forest fire has altered the lives of thousands. What amazes me is how quickly events unfolded. Many still went about their business on a Tuesday morning—attending school, visiting friends, putting in another day at ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Unreal

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Oct 12, 2011
     | 4,779 views

    Sometimes things are beyond our capability to comprehend.

    Matthew 21: 33 – 46 / Unreal Intro: 30 Years ago, Stephen Watt was a Wyoming State Trooper on patrol when he stopped a car suspected of being involved in a bank robbery. Suddenly a bullet pierced the windshield and hit Stephen in the eye. The perpetrator came to the car and shot Stephen 4 ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Sweep Around Your Own Front Door

    Contributed by Robert Mckenzie on Jul 12, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 45,793 views

    Before you judge someone else you had better judge yourself first.

    Sweep Around Your Own Front Door… Matthew 7:1-5 1 Do not judge so that you will not be judged. 2 For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. 3 Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Stepping Stone To Faith Series

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 4, 2008
     | 4,609 views

    A Communion Meditation and the First of a Seven Part Series, ‘Stepping Stones and Stumbling Blocks to Faith.’

    I begin this morning with a couple of questions that I am asking you to reflect on: (Slide 1) Who is the most humble person you know and what makes them that way? Is humility a weakness or a strength? What is humility anyway? A man prayed this for his son, ‘Build me a son, O Lord, who will be ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    But For The Grace Of God Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jul 23, 2020
     | 7,749 views

    This is the first message of three that will focus on the grace of God and how many misunderstand His grace.

    But For The Grace of God Part 1 Scripture: Prov. 12:2; Eph. 2:8; Gal. 2:20-21; Rom. 5:1-2; I Cor. 6:11 In my message last week titled “But for the Love of God”, I spoke about why understanding the love of God is so important and that when we use the phrase “For the love of God….” in moments ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Thanksgiving Message

    Contributed by Ken Mowery on Dec 19, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,229 views

    Things that all believers should be thankful for.

    Thanksgiving Thank God For The Riches Of His Grace Ephesians 2:4-8 4But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6and raised us up with Him, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What My Mother Taught Me.

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on May 8, 2010
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     | 5,265 views

    We remember the things she taught us.

    What my mother taught me. Proverbs 31 10--28 10Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. 11The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. 12She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. 13She seeketh wool, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Power Words

    Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Jun 7, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,843 views

    Positive words bring about positive things

    Power Words Mark 11:23 - For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. There are three aspects to applying Godly speech that ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Poor In Spirit Series

    Contributed by Dan Brown on Feb 19, 2007
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     | 4,295 views

    Part 9 preaching through Matthew, the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount, covering the first of the Beatitudes.

    Sermon-2/9/03-Matt. 5:1-3-Poor In Spirit/Dependance on God The Sermon on the Mount-Vintage Christinianity-Taught on this passage more than possibly any other in the Bible-learn more and more each time. When we look at the Christian faith as it is practiced today it can appear to be clouded by ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Creating A Dynamic Spiritual Life

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jun 28, 2008
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,885 views

    If the body of Christ will do one thing right before doing other things she will see Christ get invovled in what gets done!

    Creating a Dynamic Spiritual Life Text: Proverbs 6:6-8, 30:24-25 6 Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise, 7 Which, having no captain, Overseer or ruler, 8 Provides her supplies in the summer, And gathers her food in the harvest. Proverbs 30: 24-25 There are four things ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Serial Seed Sowers Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 21, 2014
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     | 11,067 views

    First in a series of messages that examine Jesus' parables from the perspective of a minor or unsympathetic character.

    Several years ago I came across a book by J. Ellsworth Kalas titled Parables from the Back Side. The author’s introduction to the book begins with these words: Familiarity doesn’t always breed contempt, as the saying puts it, but it often breeds something potentially worse, the glazed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Judging - The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jul 18, 2005
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     | 7,760 views

    First in two-part series on judging, this message based on Matthew 7:1-5.

    Judging - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Matthew 7:1-5 July 10, 2005 Introduction Have you ever had someone say to you, "Stop being so judgmental"? I have, a number of times, and generally a not-so-pleasant conversation begins. Jesus commanded his followers to impact the world for him, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Truth Of The Trinity Series

    Contributed by Peter Bines on Jan 22, 2008
     | 5,467 views

    This sermon is the first of three that explores the amazing truth of God being one and yet three

    2 CORINTHIANS CH 13 V 14 INTRODUCTION ‘While our friends from India travelled around California on business, they left their 11 year-old daughter with us. Curious about my going to church one Sunday morning, she decided to come along. When we returned home, my husband asked her what she thought ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Bread Of Life Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Jul 17, 2003
    based on 74 ratings
     | 11,381 views

    This is the first part of a series I did on the 7 "I Am" statements of Jesus in John.

    May 18, 2003 John 6:22-35 “The Bread of Life” Jesus is under attack! Much as, due to the dastardly work of politically-correct revisionist historians, it can be said that “history sure ain’t what it used to be”, so it might be said, in the wake of similarly dastardly doings by certain ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    What Does Jesus See?

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,369 views

    Communion Meditation for March 1, 2009 and the first of the Lenten Series, ‘The Body of Christ.’

    We begin our Lenten Series for this year under the theme of ‘The Body of Christ.’ I picked this theme because I believe that it ties in with the two themes that we have already studied this year: being a peacemaker and a missionary. I also picked it because I believe as Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God