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  • Curt Cizek avatar

    What If God Were One Of Us?

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Dec 29, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
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    There was a song by Joan Osborne, "One of us", that came out a few years ago. Well, God has become one of us and that has made all the difference.

    -Do you remember the song by Joan Osborne that came out in 1995 entitled “One of Us”? -It was actually something of a hit for her -The lyrics are really interesting -They go: If God had a name, what would it be And would you call it to his face If you were faced with him in all his glory What ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Epiphany Comes Down To Us.

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Jan 17, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
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    A sermon for the 2nd Sunday after the Epiphany, Series B

    2ND Sunday after Epiphany, January 18, 2009 “Series B” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Lord, in each generation you call forth those to follow you, and carry the message of your redeeming grace to those around us. Through ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Revelation, Part 37 Series

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Jun 1, 2008
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     | 2,363 views

    Study of the Book of Revelation

    Revelation, Part 37 Revelation 19:9-16 Introduction Last week we set the stage for the wedding supper, and for the conflict to happen between the armies of the Lord and the armies of Satan. Tonight and next Sunday we will look at our roles in this battle, and where allegiances are to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Christmas Prophecies Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 31, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,805 views

    The Christmas story carries with it deep theology and fascinating prophecies that were fulfilled.

    Christmas Prophecies (tropical) 1. Lin Smalec writes, "I read recently about a children’s Sunday School class that heard the Christmas story and sang the beloved Christmas carol, “Silent Night”. They were then asked to draw what they thought the nativity scene might have looked like. One little ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Come And See

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Jan 24, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
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    It’s risky, but sharing faith with friends and families is the most important and effective way to bring people to Christ.

    Introduction: Last week we studied Matthew’s account of the beginning of Jesus’ formal ministry when he was baptized by John the Baptist. Today we turn to the account of John the Gospel writer. The story begins with John the Baptist witnessing to Jesus as the “Lamb of God.” Two of John’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Where Will You Be On Friday

    Contributed by Glenn Newton on Jan 29, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,031 views

    A lesson that asks, "How faithful are you?"

    Read Text Introduction • Nothing like a big crowd – some hate crowds – Mom – I love crowds • When considering our text today – Crowd is an understatement. • On one occasion, a census was taken of the lambs slain at the Passover feast. The number was 256,000. Consider that it was a minimum of 10 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What Made The Wisemen Wise ?

    Contributed by Mike Turner on Nov 26, 2003
    based on 174 ratings
     | 15,269 views

    The wise men were very educated.....but what really made them wise ?

    What Made The Wise Men Wise ? Matthew 2:1-11 Jokes: 3 Wise Women Do you know what would have happened if it had been Three Wise Women instead of Three Wise Men? They would have asked directions, arrived on time, helped deliver the baby, cleaned the stable, made a casserole and brought ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "I Thirst" Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Mar 19, 2007
    based on 164 ratings
     | 114,833 views

    Fifth sermon on the seven sayings of Christ from the cross.

    Jesus was crucified at 9 o’clock in the morning, and He spent the first three hours on the cross in the sunlight. Then the darkness came, and at the end of three hours of darkness, Jesus cried out, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" (Matthew 27:46). Our Lord’s first three statements were ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Am The One Who Bears Witness Of Myself Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Nov 29, 2012
     | 3,611 views

    Best summed up by a D.A. Carson quote: ¡§Jesus does not merely bring his Father¡¦s message; Jesus is the message, He is the Word.¡¨

    Let's understand the context¡KJesus has just claimed to be the ¡§Light of the world,¡¨ and His critics are outraged at such audacity. They¡¦d like to yell, ¡§Who do you think you are!¡¨ but He just got finished telling them who He was. His self-disclosure is indeed outrageous if it isn¡¦t true. ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    The Restoration Of Peter Series

    Contributed by Jerry Love on May 2, 2017
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     | 9,259 views

    Peter feels like a useless failure but Jesus restores him not only to his good graces, but to useful service.

    The Restoration of Peter Luke 22:31 31 “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. 32 But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” 33 But he replied, “Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    How Personal Is Christmas To You?

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Dec 27, 2016
     | 4,508 views

    God desires that we would come to Him, know Him, lean on Him. He demonstrated this by giving us His most precious gift: His Son Jesus.

    How personal is Christmas to you? Luke 2:1-20 Introduction Re: During our service, we will be celebrating the Lord’s Supper I encourage you to listen for the voice of the Lord and respond as He leads Open your bibles with me to Luke, Chapter 2 Today, we celebrate the birth of our Lord ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jesus Descends To Hell?

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jan 31, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,283 views

    Where in the Bible does talk about Jesus descending to hell to preach to the people and what exactly does it mean?

    One question that I have been asked by many people, many times is, “Where in the Bible does talk about Jesus descending to hell to preach to the people and what exactly does it mean?” The first problem many have is that they have heard about the verses but no one seems to know where to find it. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Neighborhater - Pt. 2 - Labels Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Sep 8, 2018
     | 3,939 views

    Neighbors. There are good ones and then those we wished would move. Have we become Neighborhaters? Can’t we get along?

    Labels I. Introduction The colorful sweaters hand knitted by a mom for a colorblind son. The shoe change although thought to be a cute touch was really done because the tennis shoes were much more quite than the dress shoes on the set. The trolley. The life lessons. All the songs he sung, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Great Life Series

    Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Nov 14, 2017
     | 5,604 views

    What is the Great Life? The Great Life is a life given to the glory of God.

    June 25 The Great Life Matthew 16:13-18 This morning I want to talk about The Great Life. As I researched the topic, I found a number of websites dedicated to The Great Life. One was a site helping people become entrepreneurs (logo of www.thegreat.life: build, live, enjoy). One was a site ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Has The Gospel Changed Our Lives? Series

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Aug 17, 2015
     | 5,480 views

    In our lives, will we praise the Lord because of what He’s accomplished? This is Paul’s urging to all of us: to live in a way that honors God. When we do, God gets the praise and not us … because it’s not about us.

    Has the Gospel changed our lives? Galatians, Part 2 Galatians 1:11-24 - Re: The purpose of the letter 1. To teach 2. To correct 3. To point us to Jesus - Paul expressed clearly in last week’s study that there is only one Gospel -- APP: There is only one source of good news; only ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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