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  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Was The Early Church Socialist, Even Communist? Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 13, 2021
     | 1,725 views

    Some commentators and politicians who belong to the Superficialist School of Bible Interpretation really mess up when they say Christians should be socialists because the early Church was.

    Jesus told His disciples, "Blessed are you poor" as Luke records it, and Matthew writes "Blessed are the poor in spirit." Filled with the Holy Spirit, the early Christians, or many of them, decided to take Jesus literally. They pooled their resources, as Luke records in the Acts ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Surprised By Grace

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Sep 7, 2021
     | 2,511 views

    A sermon for the Sundays following Pentecost, Year B, Lectionary 23

    Sept. 5, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Mark 7:24-37 Surprised by Grace Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. There’s an old saying: “A ship in harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for.” In order for a ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Stay True Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Sep 28, 2021
     | 2,091 views

    Jesus as a person is loving, caring, compassionate, forgiving and encourages, appreciates and awarding expects us to stay True.

    Text: John 15:7-9 Theme: Stay True Greetings: Our theme verses for today is John 15:7,9 People, followers, believers quit because of: - stressed-out people without clear priorities. - Wasting knowledge and skills by keeping in wrong roles - Lack of motivation and experience of negative ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Marriage On The Rock Series

    Contributed by Nkwor Sunday Sunny Azuka Onyekachukwu on Oct 4, 2021
     | 3,928 views

    Any marriage that is not built on Christ Jesus is bound to fail hence it is never too late to turn your marriage to Christ.

    Acccording to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise master builder, I have laid the foundation and another builded thereon, but let every man take heed how he buildeth there upon. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid which is Jesus Christ. INTRODUCTION Once you ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Lacking

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Oct 7, 2021
     | 2,519 views

    What is it that we seek because we know we are lacking?

    Lacking – Mark 10: 17 - 31 Intro: Have you ever left home for a long trip with a funny feeling that you’ve forgotten something? You don’t know what it was, but you just have this nagging feeling. A man tells the story that every time his family drove off on vacation, his mom would ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Spirit Of Trial Laws Series

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Oct 31, 2021
     | 1,571 views

    The law of the Hebrew Scriptures was divided into commandments, statutes and judgments (Deuteronomy 5:31). Let’s look at how Christians apply the spirit of judgments.

    The law of the Hebrew Scriptures was divided into commandments, statutes and judgments (Deuteronomy 5:31). Many judgments were already given, but as with any law, there were cases that needed to be judged individually in a court of law. Let’s look at how some judgments were to be made in a trial ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We All Doubt Like Thomas

    Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Apr 13, 2020
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     | 5,373 views

    doubt is not negative unless it takes you to not believing

    John 20:24-29 In a Peanuts comic strip, Charlie Brown is talking with Lucy as they walk home on the last day of school. Charlie Brown says to Lucy: “Lucy, I got straight A’s. isn’t that great!” Lucy in her typical fashion shoots down poor Charlie Brown and says: I don’t believe you Charlie ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    Lesson 11: A Teaching Sermon Series

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 14, 2018
     | 4,496 views

    We will discuss modifying the sermon outline to a teaching format, and share a brief introduction to how we can reach people who learn by different methods.

    Lesson Goal I hope to encourage obedience to Jesus' command to teach in Matthew 28. Lesson Intro Jesus instructed the disciples to both preach the Gospel (Mark 16:15) and teach those who responded, to obey what he had taught them (Matthew 28:19-20). Preaching is more or less gospel work, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Narrow Door

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Aug 5, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,629 views

    21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C

    The Screwtape Letters is a classic book, where C.S. Lewis came up with the idea of a senior demon named Screwtape telling his trade secrets about how to corrupt a human soul- Regarding the narrow gate mentioned in our Gospel today, Screwtape would say: 1). A broad, constructed road, requires a ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Victory In Jesus Part 2: The Tomb

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 16, 2019
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    Jesus gained the strength in Gethsemane which propelled Him forward to endure the cross. The final victory was in the Garden Tomb where He overcame death for all of us.

    1. Appearance A man was flying from Seattle to San Francisco. Unexpectedly, the plane stopped in Sacramento along the way. The flight attendant explained that there would be a delay, and if the passengers wanted to get off the aircraft, the plane would re-board in 50 minutes. Everybody got off the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    We All Doubt Like Thomas

    Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Apr 25, 2019
     | 7,133 views

    Doubt is not a bad thing. There are times in life when doubt is healthy and reasonable.

    In a Peanuts comic strip, Charlie Brown is talking with Lucy as they walk home on the last day of school. Charlie Brown says to Lucy: “Lucy, I got straight A’s. isn’t that great!” Lucy in her typical fashion shoots down poor Charlie Brown and says: I don’t believe you Charlie Brown. Unless you ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    I Read The Whole Chapter

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on May 9, 2019
     | 2,250 views

    A study in the book of Esther 10: 1 – 3

    Esther 10: 1 – 3 I read the whole chapter 1 And King Ahasuerus imposed tribute on the land and on the islands of the sea. 2 Now all the acts of his power and his might, and the account of the greatness of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Andrew- Power Of An Ordinary Life Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Sep 13, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,893 views

    This is the 4th sermon in the "Getting Acquainted With The 12 Apostles" series.

    Series: Getting Acquainted With The 12 Apostles [#4] ANDREW- POWER OF AN ORDINARY LIFE John 1:35-42 Introduction: We do not know Andrew very well- His brother, Peter, gets most of the attention; but we ought to know him. We see people like Peter only occasionally in a lifetime; but we see ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Thomas- Changed From Doubt To Faith Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Sep 13, 2019
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     | 7,257 views

    This is the 8th sermon in the "Getting Acquainted With The 12 Apostles" series.

    Series: Getting Acquainted With The 12 Apostles [#8] THOMAS- CHANGED FROM DOUBT TO FAITH John 20:24-29 Introduction: We often judge people by 1 mistake. We never let them forget it. Further, we never let the world forget it. When we think of David, we think of his sin. We forget what a great ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Build Mentoring Relationships

    Contributed by Vince Miller on Apr 25, 2018
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,943 views

    While we often aspire to be better men, aspiration will not be enough. We have to build a better plan to become a better man. The following are six clear steps to consider that will help you develop an effective plan.

    How a man can build a mentoring relationship a forge a plan for a better future. (Hint: Consider utilizing the questions for developing your plan.) First | Take A Personal Inventory As a man, there are some things that only we can define. We need to take inventory and identify your goals, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist