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  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Living For The Praise Of God's Glory

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 17, 2025
     | 60 views

    Logically, fortresses would be built on high rocky ground—hills or mountains. Having such areas was the best way to be rescued from the hands of the wicked when they attack.

    Friday of the Third Week of Advent 2025 The Gospel we heard today is such a striking story, with angel, disbelieving Jewish priest, aged couple getting pregnant and the connection to Jesus and Mary dominating the narrative, that we might ignore other parts of the Scripture. So let’s just mention ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Holding Fast To The Profession Of Our Faith

    Contributed by Sunday Adelaja on Jan 16, 2008
    based on 26 ratings
     | 25,832 views

    Hope is a firm expectation, which makes you have confidence in someone or something. This means that the synonym of hope is trust or confidence.

    Hope is a firm expectation, which makes you have confidence in someone or something. This means that the synonym of hope is trust or confidence. Faith on the other hand is a firm conviction in the accomplishment of something; the confidence that one’s expectation will be met or fulfilled soon. Do ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Tim Smith avatar

    Protect Your Blindside Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 12, 2013
     | 12,518 views

    “Expect the unexpected!” Today we’re going to talk about PBS, protecting your blindside.

    Angels & Demons: protect your blindside 1 Kings 19:1-10 Welcome (Secret Service Escort- unexpected noice- SS go to protect me then move out to the side to stand for remainder of the service “Expect the unexpected!” I played tight end in high school and I remember one play where we ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Work Out Your Salvation With Fear & Trembling!

    Contributed by John Gaston on Feb 23, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 32,860 views

    Fear & Trembling? Why would Paul say such a thing? Because the stakes are so high, because Christianity is not a game or a bedtime story! Because there is a heaven to gain and a hell to shun!

    WORK OUT YOUR SALVATION WITH FEAR & TREMBLING Phip. 2:12-13 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: THE PRICE IS RIGHT 1. At a fabric store, a pretty girl spied a silky material that would be perfect for a dress and asked the male clerk, “How much does it cost?” 2. He smiled warmly. “Since ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Strange Case Of The Cursed Fig Tree

    Contributed by John Gaston on Nov 10, 2021
     | 4,932 views

    Christ cursed a tree for not having fruit when it wasn't the season for figs. The real symbolism represents God's expectation that we be fruitful and 4 reasons are given why God's expectation is reasonable. Then 3 types of fruit we must have are identified.

    STRANGE CASE OF THE CURSED FIG TREE Matthew 21:18-22 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Barbara Albright, a young woman, was discussing her dating life -- or lack thereof -- with her mother. She told her about a friend of hers who had been in a terrible car accident, broken both her legs, and wound up ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Salvation Of A Scarlet Woman And The Nature Of True Worship

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 19, 2004
    based on 22 ratings
     | 4,611 views

    The conversation between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well is one of the high points of John’s gospel. Included in this conversation is a priceless revelation concerning true worship.

    Text: Scripture Reading: John 4:3-30, 39-42 The conversation between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well is one of the high points of John’s gospel. Included in this conversation is a priceless revelation concerning true worship. Jesus was concerned about a certain village of people that ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Ed Taylor avatar

    "A Life Well Lived” Series

    Contributed by Ed Taylor on Aug 8, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,854 views

    Live life with a readiness, an openness, and a willingness to preach the Word...when it’s expected and when it’s not.

    OPEN YOUR BIBLES TO 1 John 3:1-3 & 2 TIM 4 1. I believe it is God’s will & His steadfast desire that every generation live with the urgent expectancy that Jesus can and will return at any moment. a. That our lives would be tempered & targeted toward holy living and righteous conduct. b. That our ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Mysterious Melchizedek Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Mar 8, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,678 views

    One Scottish preacher, Bill Freel said, “If you grasp the significance of Melchizedek you have entered into a spiritual wonderland”. In Genesis 14 Melchizedek is observed historically. In Psalm 110 Melchizedek is spoken of prophetically and in Hebrews 5 & 7 Melchizedek is applied doctrinally.

    Intro Here is a question in recognizing greatness. Who was the greatest man of the Old Testament? The answer might surprise you. It is Melchizedek. Wow and he is only mentioned twice in the Old Testament Genesis 14:18-20 and Psalms 110:4. We get a little more about this mysterious king found in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ty VanHorn avatar

    Transformed | Abraham, The Father Of Faith | Part One Series

    Contributed by Ty Vanhorn on Mar 27, 2024
     | 842 views

    This series looks at Abraham's faith journey's beginning, middle, and end. Part One begins in John 8 with a woman caught in adultery and in danger of being stoned to death by those holding their readied stones, claiming Abraham as the father of their faith.

    Jesus in trouble in John 8 In John 8, Jesus rescues a woman who was dragged before Him, accused of sexual sin. Even though it takes two to tango, they only brought the woman. The frenzied mob demands that He tell them His teaching/understanding of what the Bible says they should do. The Law of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Role Reversal

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Apr 4, 2013
    based on 8 ratings
     | 12,925 views

    A look at who "got it" when Jesus came and who did not. What you would expect is not what happened.

    Role Reversals Luke 8:4-9 Think about it for a moment. If you knew nothing about all the stories of the Bible, especially the New Testament stories about Jesus, who would you expect to be the most enthusiastic and welcoming to the idea of God visiting planet earth? Who would be those most ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • James Wallace avatar

    Accept No Substitutes Series

    Contributed by James Wallace on Feb 15, 2021
     | 2,532 views

    Various pseudo-Christian spin offs claim to provide exclusively the priesthood that allows its worshipers to be made right with God. However, Hebrews 5 presents the truth that there is only one priest we will ever need--the Great High Priest Jesus Christ.

    In the summer of my 19th year I was excited to take a summer job in Yellowstone National Park working as a dishwasher in Canyon Village. I say I was excited, because I had longed dreamed of the great trout fishing amid all the natural beauty that Yellowstone is famed for. But what I didn’t count ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

  • David Owens avatar

    Remember The Poor

    Contributed by David Owens on Dec 18, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 10,670 views

    The poor have a special place in God’s heart, and God expects His people to remember and respond appropriately to the poor.

    Introduction: A. As you know, I like the Peanuts cartoons. 1. In one cartoon, Lucy approaches Charlie Brown with a piece of paper and a pen, and says, “Here sign this. It absolves me from all blame.” 2. Then she goes to Shroeder with the same paper and says, “Here, sign this. It absolves me from ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Edward Hardee avatar

    Going Beyond Series

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Jul 6, 2019
     | 6,608 views

    Second mile walking means we take the extra way. We go beyond what is expected in love and forgiveness.

    Title: Going Beyond Theme: Showing the importance of taking the extra step. Text: Matthew 5:41 "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Matthew Kratz avatar

    Trial By Fire Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 2, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,328 views

    These verses direct believers to 1) Expect suffering, 2) Exult in suffering, 3) Evaluate suffering, and 4) Entrust suffering to God

    This week, Firefighters rescued the marble temples and stadiums of ancient Olympia from raging flames but forest fires ravaged nearby villages and the death toll from Greece’s three-day inferno rose to 58. "The church bells are ringing. It’s hell here," a resident from Oinoi village north of ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Paul Basehore avatar

    Isaac: The Beginning Of The Cross Series

    Contributed by Paul Basehore on Jan 5, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,823 views

    Isaac is the first real reference to Christ. God did the exact same thing with Christ that He expected Abraham to do with Isaac.

    From 1935 to 1962, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt had a daily newspaper column in which she would write her opinion on various world events. Mrs. Roosevelt was a very talented writer and speaker, and many famous quotes attributed to her name came from these columns and speeches. Some examples ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God