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  • Marty Baker avatar

    Halftime: Refocus Your Life And Finish Strong

    Contributed by Marty Baker on Nov 4, 2019
     | 7,968 views

    I want to talk to you about over how to refocus your life and finish strong.

    Halftime Dr. Marty Baker | November 3, 2019 Do we have any football fans here today? How many of you are college football fans? How about NFL fans? This is the midpoint of the NFL season. One of the marks of successful football team is the ability to change their game plan as needed at half ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    What Were The Dominant Doctrines Taught By The First And Second Century Church Fathers?

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Jul 23, 2025
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     | 215 views

    An insightful look at what the earliest Church Fathers believed and taught

    It is commonly believed with supporting documents that the Coptic Church of Egypt is the oldest established organized church in the world, dating back to sometime between AD 42 and 50. According to Eusebius of Caesarea, as well as Coptic traditions, the Apostle Mark is said to have been the founder ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Silent Night, Violent Night

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Dec 24, 2025
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     | 607 views

    The murder of the Innocents shows us how the Lord works his plan in his own way. Christmas brings evil on its heels that the LORD deals with.

    12.28.25 Matthew 2:13–18 13 After the Wise Men were gone, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared to Joseph in a dream. He said, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, because Herod will search for the child in order to kill him.” 14 Joseph got ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Three Important Questions

    Contributed by Dr. C. David White on Dec 2, 2002
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     | 2,840 views

    At Christmas there are "little" questions and there are "big" questions. Some must be answered.

    WHAT’S HAPPENED TO CHRISTMAS? 1- Shopping complex said ’no’ to a church’s regular request to put up a nativity scene. They said it didn’t fit the theme? (Fairy story and robotics themes this Christmas)? 2- Why do Secular/capitalist cultures trivialize and commercialize anything sacred? ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Authentic Freedom

    Contributed by Oommen George on Sep 17, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
     | 4,543 views

    To explain the true meaning of freedom mainly to the youth who want to be free without knowing what it really means

    AUTHENTIC FREEDOM Prof Oommen George Freedom is on everyone’s lips almost all the time but it is most often misunderstood and seldom practiced. Everyone wants to be free. The teenager who is being coerced to study by a parent says “Let me be free please”. The leader of the women’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A Message To The Persecuted Church Series

    Contributed by Tim Byrd on Oct 18, 2002
    based on 46 ratings
     | 5,281 views

    Week 5 in a Wednesday evening study in Revelation

    WEEK 5 “A Message To The Persecuted Church” Date: June 26,2002 Place: Allendale Baptist Text: Revelation 2: 8-11 Introduction We continue our study in Revelation tonight in chapter 2: 8-11, the 2nd letter to the churches in Asia (modern day Turkey). This letter is specifically directed to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Is The New Testament Reliable Series

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Apr 3, 2004
    based on 27 ratings
     | 4,067 views

    The New Testament is the best source of historical information from the time period of Jesus and it stands the test of scutiny. Therefore it is not only reliable it is the most reliable document of its kind!

    Is the New Testament a reliable source of information? The four gospels (Matthew, mark, Luke and John) give us a biography for the life of Jesus and they provide us with a wealth of information. One statement that I heard just recently is that the gospels were written as a way to communicate faith ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The First And The Last Call

    Contributed by John Collins on Jul 10, 2002
    based on 41 ratings
     | 10,025 views

    A look at the old but ever new subject of repentance

    THE FIRST AND THE LAST CALL EXT. Matt. 21:28-32, Luke 15:11-24, 2 Sam. 12:7-14 INTRODUCTION Repentance is the Central theme of the bible. God preached repentance since Man fell short of the glory of God. The prophets lived and died preaching repentance to the people of God. John the Baptist had ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    "The Paradox Of Persecution" Series

    Contributed by Bruce Hamsher on Aug 6, 2002
    based on 73 ratings
     | 5,575 views

    How to recognize spiritual persecution as a blessing.

    “The Paradox of Persecution” Matthew 5:10-12 Beatitudes - #8 Intro: It is safe to say that if you follow and are obedient to the progression of the Beatitudes, you will experience some sort of persecution. -If you are “Poor in Spirit” people will think you are being ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Think It Not Strange

    Contributed by Ian Johnson on Jun 4, 2003
    based on 26 ratings
     | 14,027 views

    James never suggested that Christianity would be an easy way: He tells us that we would find ourselves in various temptations.

    1 PETER 4;12 12 Dear friends, don’t be bewildered or surprised when you go through the fiery trials ahead, for this is no strange, unusual thing that is going to happen to you. 13 Instead, be really glad--because these trials will make you partners with Christ in his suffering, JAMES 1:2-5 2 ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    An Awesome Encounter With The Living God

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 6, 2004
    based on 21 ratings
     | 5,592 views

    An encounter with God does two things - it reveals our unworthiness and releases our God given calling

    An Encounter with the Living God Story: Last Friday (06-02-04) I went to the funeral service of my CME tutor John Aves, who died on the Lord’s Day in Bethlehem from a heart attack at the age of 52. John was over in Bethlehem as an “Ecumenical Accompanier” and has, for his work there been awarded ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Authority Thing: Choice Or Coercion? Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 17, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,415 views

    To the Jewish people, the Greatest men of the Old Testament were Moses, David, and Elijah, and they expected the Messiah to be like all three of these men in some ways. Jesus proved Himself greater than them all.

    The Authority Thing: Choice or Coercion? (Mark 1:21-34) Intro 1. Every quarter in our bulletins we have an insert from Voice of the Martyrs. 2. Today’s insert is about Li Dexian. Let me read part of it: Pastor Li Dexian has been beaten so hard by Chinese government officials that he coughed ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Tylor Cates avatar

    History Of The Mormon Church

    Contributed by Tylor Cates on May 24, 2002
    based on 94 ratings
     | 4,708 views

    This is a history of the Mormon Church

    The Mormon Church I. History of the Mormon Church A. Founder is Joseph Smith Jr. (1805-1844) 1. Born Dec. 23, 1805, The fourth child of Lucy and Joseph Smith Sr. 2. His father was a self-proclaimed mystic, who spent most of his life digging for buried treasure. a. He was particularly interested in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Larry Cockerham avatar

    The Seven Churches Of Revelation

    Contributed by Larry Cockerham on Jul 5, 2002
    based on 71 ratings
     | 25,623 views

    The seven churches are representative of the church as a whole; the number seven symbolizing completion or perfection.

    Most students are eager to get into the action of Revelation as soon as possible. Therefore they tend to skip over chapters two and three in the Book of Revelation without realizing their importance. But the churches give us an almost inexhaustible storehouse of wisdom and knowledge. The seven ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Put Away Your Suspicions And Be Like Ananias

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 64 ratings
     | 7,034 views

    Have you ever struggled to go out of your way to help people who are considered to be suspicious fellows? Imagine the hesitancy of Ananias when the Lord told him to render assistance to the murdering Saul of Tarsus.

    Illustration:A poor workman always finds fault with his tools. Bits & Pieces, May 1990, p. 10. Illustration:Ten Most Used Excuses: 1. I forgot. 2. No one told me to go ahead. 3. I didn’t think it was that important. 4. Wait until the boss comes back and ask him. 5. I didn’t know you were ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational