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  • Alan McCann avatar

    Mary Magdalene Series

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Nov 15, 2004
    based on 116 ratings
     | 22,958 views

    How we can learn from Mary Magdalene’s example

    MARY MAGDALENE – JOHN 20.1-18 Over the past year one of the major best sellers has been a book called the Da Vinci Code. The book purports to be genuine history of a secret which the Christian church has tried to suppress for nearly 2000 years – namely that Jesus did not die on the cross but was ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Judgement Day Surprises Series

    Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 14, 2005
    based on 27 ratings
     | 11,539 views

    Jesus’ story of the Sheep and the Goats surprises us with a view of life from heaven’s perspective.

    Judgment Day Surprises Matthew 25:31-46 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Introduction: A drunken man flagged down a bus late one night. He staggered up the aisle, and flopped down right next to an older woman who was clutching a Bible. She looked ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Did You Really Say That?

    Contributed by Douglas Bryan on Jun 27, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,273 views

    The sin of gossip continues to be a problem in our society and can causes hurts, damage relationship, and destroy the body of Christ. With the development of instant messaging and online diaries, gossip is able to spread at a pace like never before.

    DID YOU REALLY SAY THAT? James 3:2-12 INTRODUCTION: A. Norman Rockwell had the ability to portray everyday life in a way unlike most other artists. The faces in his paintings are always full of expression, on the verge of being cartoonish, yet his paintings always seem to carry some kind of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Right Way To Judge Series

    Contributed by Chad Bolfa on Apr 14, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,939 views

    Jesus, here in the Sermon on the Mount, deals with two different extremes of the problem of human judgment. The first extreme is a harsh, critical spirit. The second extreme is permissiveness. Tonight, we want to take a look at both of these extremes, and

    Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount part 16 The right way to Judge Pm Service February 15th 2009 Matthew 7:1-6 Introduction About twenty-four years ago, a congregation in Oklahoma disfellowshiped a woman for immorality. When she filed a lawsuit against the church, the story made all the national news ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Death Of Christ Series

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Apr 15, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,378 views

    How did the Cross get to be the central theme of Christianity?

    The Death of Christ The cross: it is the central theme to Christianity. We identify ourselves, our Lord, our God by particularly cruel form of execution. Yet we display the cross with pride. We wear it on t-shirts, on jewelry, some of us even tattoo it on our bodies. Why is it that we ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Servant Leadership Series- Intro: The Greatest Servant Leader Series

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Apr 28, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,255 views

    Jesus modeled the greatest Servant Leadership Attributes while on earth. This is usually ignored by today’s Christian Leaders and Churches

    Servant Leadership Series Intro: The Greatest Servant Leader Do we need leaders in the Church. Let us take a look at this short video. ( I have used the video “Ronnie” from Floodgate Productions (http://www.floodgateproductions.com/v2/)) Have you seen any Ronnies in the Churches of today? Have ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Getting To Intimacy Series

    Contributed by Michael French on Mar 18, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,939 views

    Paul compares the Christian life to a marriage and just like a marriage men will nevery have the intimacy that they desire without communication (prayer).

    This morning’s message is perhaps much more of men and prayer, but I hope that it will have impact on all of us. I want you to take some time today and consider why scripture describes our relationship with the Lord in the context of a marriage. Both men and women need to develop a longing for ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Expectations Series

    Contributed by Keith Andrews on Jun 15, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 9,771 views

    Wht does the world expect from Christians?

    Radiation: Expectations Sermon by CH (CPT) Keith J. Andrews All scriptures marked NKJV: The New King James Version. 1996, c1982. Nashville: Thomas Nelson. All scriptures marked NLT: Holy Bible: New Living Translation. 1997. Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House. The last house I lived in was next to a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Transformed For Life Into Heaven” Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Jun 12, 2006
    based on 60 ratings
     | 19,249 views

    # 5 in a series on Eternity: What Awaits after death. This sermon talks about the new physcial body believers will have for all eternity.

    “Eternity: What Awaits After Death” Sermon # 5 “Transformed For Life Into Heaven” 1 Corinthians 15:35-52 In 1 Corinthians 15:35 the Apostle Paul asks two questions that concern us all. “But someone will say, “How are the dead raised ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Are You Amazed?

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Apr 9, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,962 views

    The word, ‘amaze’ means ‘to fill somebody with wonder or astonishment’. To fill someone with wonder or astonishment means there is a great degree of admiration or awe. Amazement, astonishment, wonder, awe, these are words used to describe Jesus. But what

    ARE YOU AMAZED? MEDITATION: Baseball season is fast approaching. I like the Mets. When the Mets won the World Series in 1969 they were dubbed, ‘the Amazing Mets’. Up until that year, the Mets didn’t have one winning season to their credit. The team they were facing in the series, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Despising The Old Rugged Cross

    Contributed by Frederick Meekins on Feb 2, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,061 views

    Despising The Old Rugged Cross

    In one classic science fiction plot, antagonists attempt to gain control of the future by attempting to alter the past. Though it might not be as exciting as a Dalorian speeding at 88 miles per hour, maniacal forces in our own reality are attempting to accomplish nearly the same thing by ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    Resurrection: A Theology Of Hope! Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Mar 29, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,535 views

    The resurrection gives us a REAL hope that can only be found in Jesus!

    INTRODUCTION • VIDEO CLIP-Amistad • SLIDE #1 • Today we are here together to celebrate an empty tomb! We are not here to morning a death, but rather to celebrate a life! • We are here to celebrate our resurrected Savior Jesus Christ! • In the movie clip these slaves ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • James Lee avatar

    Walk Worthy Of Your Calling 2thessalonians 3: 6-15 Series

    Contributed by James Lee on Nov 22, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,737 views

    Part 3 of our Bible study with Handout included. The gaps between the words in the handout are to be filled in by the learner.

    Walk Worthy of Your Calling 2Thessalonians 3: 6-15 “6But we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly and not according to the tradition which he received from us. 7For you yourselves know how you ought to follow ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    The Church

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 28, 2014
     | 10,717 views

    A look at the purpose of the church

    The Church September 15, 2013 Every sailor could agree on one fact. Had it not been for the captain, they never would have survived. The storm came suddenly, and in a matter of moments hulls were broken, decks were awash, and sailors were floundering. But as quickly as the storm arose, so came ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Marijuana Use: Willingly Walking Into Bondage

    Contributed by Terry Frazier on Feb 1, 2014
     | 8,194 views

    What's really behind the movement in America to legalize marijuana? Why do we want to sanction people being put into bondage to a substance and in a broader sense sin? This is very troubling as Christians seem to be having a hard time standing against sin

    A couple of weeks ago I preached a message on the Christian views on legalizing marijuana in America. If you’ll recall, I wasn’t very supportive of the idea. The notion that we can legalize sin and somehow make state sanctioning of sin a good thing despite the fact that legalizing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist