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  • Greg Nance avatar

    What's A Neighbor?

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Mar 12, 2002
    based on 99 ratings
     | 15,950 views

    Who do I not have to love? This seems to be the question behind "who is my neighbor?" Jesus demonstrates that inheriting eternal life and loving your neighbor go hand in hand.

    Jesus defines a Neighbor. Luke 10:25-37 Kitty Genovese Story At about 3:20 a.m. on March 13, 1964, Kitty Genovese, a 28-year-old manager of a bar in Queens, New York, drove home to her neighborhood, parked her car in a lot adjacent to her apartment building, and began to walk the 30 yards through ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God Is Watching Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 14, 2019
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,425 views

    Holiness and fear of God seem to go hand in hand in this passage. But why should I "fear God" and what difference does it make when I do?

    OPEN: You may have heard the story of some children at a Catholic school who were lined up for lunch at the cafeteria. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. A nun had made a note: "Take only one, God is watching." At the other end of the table was a large plate of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Forgiveness Objective: Reconciliation Series

    Contributed by Don Crowson on Feb 1, 2008
    based on 18 ratings
     | 18,215 views

    The purpose of forgiveness is reconciliation.

    January 27, 2008 Forgiveness Objective: Reconciliation Matthew 5:21-24 Romans 12:18 This is the last in the series on forgiveness. Have you ever been offended by something another has said about you? Have you ever been guilty of offending another by word or deed? If you live long enough you ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Paul's Pain

    Contributed by Jordan Wirkkala on Dec 12, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,022 views

    Finding purpose in persecution

    Paul’s Pain: Finding purpose in persecution -I went snowboarding for the first time and got hurt pretty bad with all of the constant falling. My wife snowboards and I was hoping to get a little compassion. She would have except for the fact that she could not stop laughing at me. -The pain that ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Roshelle Brenneise avatar

    Abraham And Sarah Series

    Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Oct 17, 2024
     | 784 views

    Abram’s hands were not clean. Sarai’s hands were not clean. Hagar’s hands were not clean. This situation was never a part of God’s plan. It was the result of distrust. Period. Full stop. And yet…… God did not abandon the plan. He was committed to these people in spite of themselves.

    October 19, 2024 Last week we concluded with God promising, again, to make Abram a great nation and then ratifying the covenant by walking through the carcasses – taking upon himself the consequences of a failed covenant. Which brings us to Genesis 16. It had been 10 years since God first ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Life Is Too Precious To Waste Series

    Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 14, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 12,999 views

    Beginning of the Forty Days of Purpose series; why knowing our purpose is so vital

    Life Is Too Precious to Waste Ephesians 5:15-18 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Life is too precious to waste! It is! But you can! Life can be wasted. We all know that. We see it happen. We talk about it. A talented, bright, energetic young ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ross Cochrane avatar

    Exodus 17 - What Has God Already Placed In Your Hands? So Use That! Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 28, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 13,229 views

    God can use an ordinary rod in Moses hands. What resources are in my hand? What will God use in my life to enable me to find the victory I need in the circumstances I face? Am I willing to support my leaders?

    Exodus 17 - What’s that in your hand? Use that! 1. AM I WILLING TO BE TESTED IN YOUR FAITH? "Am I willing to trust in God when I face problems and crisis points in my life? Am I willing to go to Him in prayer for the answers I need on a daily basis?" In Exodus 17 God leads His people to a place ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    I Know My Redeemer Liveth

    Contributed by Js Collins on Feb 1, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 17,685 views

    Purpose: To illustrate God

    I know my redeemer liveth Job 19:25-27 25. For I know that my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth; 26. And after my skin is destroyed, this I know, that in my flesh I shall see God, 27. Whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. How my heart ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Expanding Your Tribe Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 30, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,965 views

    This is week six of Forty Days of Purpose and deals with Purpose number 5 evangelism.

    Drop your buffs. I wasn’t sure at first what I was hearing then I realized that what host Jeff Probst of Survivor was telling the contestants to do was to remove the scarves that identified each of four tribes that made up the competition in this season’s Survivor. After only a week on the island ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Fellowship

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 11, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 11,477 views

    Fellowship as a purpose of the church

    Intro: This morning, we want to talk about the purpose of the church. We’ve been talking about this the last few weeks. When we think about the church, we remember that God set up the church. He gave a Great Commandment: to love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, and strength. He also ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Christ: Our Example

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jan 9, 2001
    based on 110 ratings
     | 4,547 views

    Of COMPASSION, of PURPOSE, of OBEDIENCE

    It is important to our purposes here, to briefly discuss the chronology of the events recorded in the first 18 verses of John chapter 5. Jesus has just come from Galilee, where the gospel writers tell us He was performing many miracles and teaching the people. It is very near the end of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    Jehovah’s Witnesses

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 7, 2022
     | 3,119 views

    THE PURPOSE OF WRITING THIS BOOK

    As author of this book, I have never been involved with the Jehovah’s Witnesses in any way, so the things I am going to mention are not personal. In fact, none of the people that I associate with on a daily basis are members of this group. SO WHY WRITE A BOOK THAT DEALS WITH THE JEHOVAH’S ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    40 Days Of Purpose: Week 1 – What On Earth Am I Here For?

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Aug 30, 2004
    based on 67 ratings
     | 3,538 views

    “It’s not about you.” -Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life

    A. THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT KNOWING YOUR PURPOSE 1. Without knowing your purpose, life will seem tiresome. “The sun still rises and it still goes down . . . the wind blows . . . round and round and back again. Every river flows into the sea . . .[then] the water returns to where the rivers began, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Simon Bartlett avatar

    Reflection B.1 / Does God Have A Purpose In Coronavirus? / How To Approach The Question

    Contributed by Simon Bartlett on May 11, 2020
     | 1,408 views

    We should ask whether God has a purpose in coronavirus. It's a logical and reasonable question to ask. But we first need to think about how to even approach the question.

    In my second Reflection I wrote: “Some Christians are asking why we’re experiencing this pandemic. Is coronavirus a judgement from God? Are we living in end times?” In my fifth Reflection I noted that the Daily Express [an English newspaper] had asked another question: “What does the Bible say ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Reflection B.9 / Does God Have A Purpose In Coronavirus? / The Siege Of Jerusalem By Rome

    Contributed by Simon Bartlett on May 11, 2020
     | 1,450 views

    The story of the siege of Jerusalem by Rome reminds us that God judges. But it also tells us that in a time of judgement, God protects his people.

    In an earlier 'Reflection' I mentioned that I would include a few Reflections on notable events in Christian history, mainly to give us a bit of variety. Today we’re going to have the first of those. The event is the siege of Jerusalem. In 66 A.D. a Roman prefect attempted to seize money ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist