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  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    Grace From Galatians (7 0f 19)

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 7, 2022
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    The false religions of the world have one thing in common. They all desire to put people under bondage. Why do they want to put people under bondage? This is their way of keeping their members under their control.

    For example to understand that, we have to consider a dictator like Saddam Hussein. Why did he use intimidation, torture and death as a means to control the people of Iraq? The people in Iraq were afraid to say anything bad about him for fear that he would have them killed. Illus: Let me give you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fix Your Eyes On Jesus

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Mar 9, 2022
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     | 6,829 views

    In this account, Jesus’ disciples neither totally believed nor totally disbelieved His power to rescue them. We can’t ride the fence. We must keep our eyes fixed only on Jesus before we can expect to see Him work in our life.

    Os Guinness tells us in his book In Two Minds, “To believe is to be ‘in one mind’ about accepting something as true; to disbelieve is to be ‘in one mind’ about rejecting it. To doubt is to waver between the two, to believe and disbelieve at once and so be ‘in two minds’.”(1) This morning we are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    "Peter, Feed My Sheep” (11 Of 21)

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 11, 2022
     | 1,694 views

    :We can become sluggish in our bodies and go to the doctor, and after a thorough examination he might conclude that our bodies are lacking in calcium, iron, potassium, or some other particular vitamin.

    In the passage of scripture under consideration, it seems as though Peter has examined us and has discovered we all have a deficiency when it comes to having the proper attitude toward certain things. One's attitude is how one thinks toward a certain thing. Our thinking can be correct or ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Acts Of The Apostles 34 Of 39

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 14, 2022
     | 1,587 views

    In previous studies, we find all that had been prophesied about the apostle Paul had come to pass. He was taken by a mob that almost killed him, but was rescued by the chief captain who took him away from that crowd.

    He was brought before a council that did not care a thing about justice. When he observed that the council was composed of both Pharisees and Sadducees, he divided the group by stating he was a Pharisee, and a firm believer in miracles and the resurrection. Since the Sadducees did not believe ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Does God Ever Withdraw His Favor?

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Mar 15, 2022
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     | 6,873 views

    There is a belief in the church that when a Born-Again Christian sins or walks in disobedience, God withdraws His favor and blessings to punish them.

    This belief is rooted in the Old Testament, where a relationship with God was conditionally based upon behavior. The Hebrew words translated as ‘favor’ are ‘ratson’ and ‘ratsah.’ The word ‘ratson’ is translated as favor, goodwill, acceptance, desire, pleasure. It most often represents God ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Mystery Of The Gospel Revealed Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Mar 17, 2022
     | 1,709 views

    Christianity cures our self-focus by giving us something greater to focus on in our lives. What I mean is that dying to your self and living for Christ completes and renews your entire life.

    Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD, USA www.mycrossway.org View this and other messages at: https://mycrossway.churchcenter.com/channels/8118 Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. was a physician. As such he was very interested in the use of ether. In order to know how his ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Just Hold On

    Contributed by Dr. Jwt Spies on Mar 19, 2022
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     | 19,902 views

    It doesn't matter how bad things might seem, Just Hold On

    I wonder if there is anyone here that ever seems like bad things are always happening to them. It seems like that you are always getting the short end of things. However, after going through all of your trails what you have learned is that through it all God is always right there with us, getting ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Uses Our Pain Points Series

    Contributed by Neal Nybo on Mar 21, 2022
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     | 2,318 views

    Nehemiah’s experience is really intense and few people are ever called to be leaders like Nehemiah but his experience speaks to our experiences and our desire to make our mark.

    Feb 22, 23, 2020 Sermon God uses our pain points. Nehemiah 1:1-10 What does surfing champion Bethany Hamilton have in common with Nehemiah who rebuilt the wall around Jerusalem 2500 years ago? Both of them have left their mark on the world. We are going to work our way through the book of Nehemiah ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    What Will Be Your Legacy? (1 Of 2)

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 23, 2022
     | 1,584 views

    Sometimes we Christians sit around and talk about some unusual things that have happened in church services.

    Illus: Dr. Odell Belger was preaching a graduation sermon for a Christian School in York, South Carolina. Dr. Wayne Smith is the pastor of this great church. They held the graduation in the gymnasium to hold the large crowd that came out for this special event. When Dr. Belger got about ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Life Is One Big Test

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 23, 2022
     | 1,535 views

    Someone said, “Life is a test”. Life is one big university that is in session 365 days a year.

    I do not know about you, but I have never enjoyed taking a test. Now I can remember when I was in college. It seemed as if some of my classmates enjoyed taking a test because it gave them a chance to show off how smart they were. But I never had a lot to show off, so I never enjoyed taking a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Spiritual Adoption

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 13, 2022
     | 2,366 views

    Someone said you know television has cease to be entertainment when the commercials are better than the programs.

    Every year at the Super Bowl advertisers pay millions of dollars to advertise their product for a few short minutes. And they have a contest after the Super Bowl which company the viewers like the best. Some of these ads are fascinating. Did you know some of these ads are so good that years have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Drawing Near To God - Part 3

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 15, 2022
     | 1,311 views

    Using the Lord's Prayer as a means of drawing closer to God in prayer. Part 2

    The Lord’s Prayer - 2 Matthew 6:9-13 January 16, 2022 The goal of this series is to help us to draw nearer to Jesus. That’s really in some ways, the goal of each and every message. In fact, it should be our everyday mission. Yet, I’m trying to be very intentional about helping us move towards ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    True Repentance

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 25, 2022
     | 2,164 views

    When we think about the Ninevites we generally think of two things:

    (1) First we think of Jonah, who was swallowed by a large fish because he refused to obey the Lord’s command to go preach to them. (2) Secondly we think of their ranking with the most wicked people who ever lived on earth. Illus: Once the Ninevites would capture a town they committed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lessons From The Life Of Abraham (1of 5)

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 27, 2022
     | 1,974 views

    Make no mistake about it; some folks lives are more exciting than others. But many live a less exciting life than others. In fact, some people call our age the “Boredom Boom!”

    This boredom has driven some people: • To quit their jobs • To quit their marriages • To quit their churches • To turn to drugs and alcohol • To run away from home • To experiment with homosexuality When some people have been exposed to every kind of evil there is, they then ask, “IS THERE ANYTHING ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Who Is Causing The Trouble?

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 4, 2022
     | 1,403 views

    There are many things a congregation of this size will disagree on, but one thing we all would agree on is that we live in a world that has a lot of trouble.

    What we need to do is find out WHO IS CAUSING ALL THE TROUBLE! For example, we constantly hear about the TROUBLE we are having in our schools in America. Consider the shootings, cursing, fighting, rebellion, and low academic achievements. This may sound simplistic, but anyone with common sense ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist