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    Body Building - 101 Series

    Contributed by Tim Vamosi on Apr 6, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,910 views

    Unity is planned in eternity but lived out in community

    “Body Building - 101” Ephesians 4:7-16 OPEN: So we’ve gone through the first opening verses of Eph 4 which has given to us the very basics of learning how to walk like a believer. We’ve begun to discover how different the church is supposed to be in comparison to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The 5th Temple Or Is It 3 Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Apr 12, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 11,914 views

    A study of chapter 40 verses 1 through 49

    Ezekiel 40: 1 – 49 The 5th Temple Or Is It 3 1 In the twenty-fifth year of our captivity, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was captured, on the very same day the hand of the LORD was upon me; and He took me there. 2 In the visions ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Five Views Of Origins Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Dec 6, 2014
     | 4,835 views

    How can mankind account for the origin of the universe and of mankind? The message seeks to explore ideas that are current.

    “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.” [1] Is the universe twenty billion years old? Can we emphatically state that the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Curing Church Conflict-3

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Feb 6, 2014
     | 3,915 views

    3 of 3. James revealed the solution to conflict within the local church body. Church conflict can be cured. But how? The cure for church conflict is challenged/hindered by....

    CURING CHURCH CONFLICT—III—James 4:1-17 Attention: This sermon hit home for many!! A zookeeper wanted to get some extra animals for his zoo, so he decided to compose a letter. The only problem was that he didn't know the plural of "mongoose." He started the letter: "To whom it may ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Am The Light Of The World Series

    Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Sep 27, 2020
     | 6,221 views

    Jesus declares that He is the light of the World - He is God, Messiah, Leader, and Guide.

    I AM: The Light of the World John 8:12-21 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 9-30-2020 Darkness that can be felt When I was a kid, my parents took me to Mammoth Caves in Kentucky. On the tour, we stopped and the guide told us that they were going to turn out of the lights. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Church Discipline – Spanking Ourselves So God Doesn’t Have To – Part 4

    Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Sep 28, 2020
     | 2,260 views

    My first experience with church discipline…

    My first experience with church discipline… My first experience with church discipline came in the mid 1980’s when my family and I were members of a church where we were asked to pray for a sister who had left her husband and young daughter to live with her lover. Each month during communion we ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Check Up For The Church - Worship – The Respiratory System Of The Local Church

    Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Oct 1, 2020
     | 3,240 views

    Jesus tells us that the Father is looking for “true worshippers.” True worshippers, according to Jesus in John 4:24, are those who worship the Father “in spirit and truth.”

    In the early 70’s comedian Flip Wilson played the part of a character named Reverend Leroy, who pastored The Church of What's Happenin' Now. But today our cities and counties are swarming with “Reverend Leroys'' and churches that might rightly be called The Church of What's ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Standing Firm In Difficult Times Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Oct 5, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 27,103 views

    Are we equipped to stand in difficult times? This exposition of Philippians 4:1-3 examines Paul's instruction for standing firm. We cannot do it without the right mindset. We cannot do it without unity.

    Intro We are in a study of Philippians; our text today in Philippians 4:1-3. In the previous three chapters Paul has emphasized the importance of standing firm in the face of persecution and other difficulties. In chapter one he exhorted: “Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    "Faith Of Real Life Problems - The Story Of Hannah"

    Contributed by Nick S Panico on May 20, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 58,682 views

    Every Christian faces real life problems. Just because you accepted Jesus doesn't mean you will be immune to suffering, pain, and trouble in life. In this message we study how Hannah overcame her real life problem.

    “Faith for Real Life Problems” (1 Sam 1:1-2 NIV) "There was a certain man from Ramathaim, a Zuphite from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. {2} He had two wives; one was called Hannah ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Spirits Among Us Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 4, 2016
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     | 7,041 views

    John provides 1) A Command to test (1 John 4:1a) 2) A Reason to test (1 John 4:1b) and 3) Guidelines on how to test (1 John 4:2-6) the Spirits/False teachers in our midst.

    James Marshall, the first to discover gold in California in 1848, and the “forty-niners” who followed him, used the term eureka, meaning “I have found it”. Other would-be prospectors quickly learned that not everything that appeared to be gold actually was. Riverbeds and ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Are You A Thomas Christian?

    Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Jan 26, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 20,111 views

    This message identifies some of the character traits of "Thomas, the doubter" that can be seen in Christians today.

    Turn with me to Matthew 10. We’re going to read the first four verses. 1And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power (authority) against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. 2Now the names of the twelve ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Manifestations Of Acceptance-3

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Dec 4, 2018
     | 2,203 views

    3 of 3. Noah exhibited a tell-tale acceptance of God’s salvation upon exiting the ark. Salvation is made manifest thru our acceptance of it. But what are some personal manifestations of God's salvation? Acceptance of salvation is manifested in...

    Series: SUPPLANTING The LEGACY Of WICKEDNESS—Genesis 6:9—10:32 A—GOD’s REMOVAL STRATEGY—Genesis 6:9-22 Toward Removing the Legacy of Wickedness B—GOD’s DESIGNED DESTRUCTION(& Salvation)—Genesis 7:1-24 C—SALVATION REALIZED(Getting to Normal)—Genesis 8:1-19 *D—EXPERIENCING The VICTORY(Man’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Adonai Series

    Contributed by Gordon Pike on Aug 16, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,090 views

    Freedom comes when I realize that I am not in charge of the universe … God is … and I let Him do His job and I do mine … which is to be an attentive and obedient servant of the Lord and Master of the universe.

    I am a slave. Not because I am being forced to be a slave but because I want to. Under Deuteronomic law, an indentured servant could choose to be a free man when his seven years of service were up or he could choose to stay and work for his master. If he loved his master and wanted to continue ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    There’s The Right Way And The Other Way Series

    Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Aug 22, 2020
     | 3,697 views

    Paul is pushing us all up against what we believe and how we live.

    There’s the right way and the other way Romans 3:19-31 This story was told by Napoleon to spark patriotism among his men. Once, while visiting a province he came upon an old soldier in full uniform who had one sleeve hanging empty and he proudly wore the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Mother's Love

    Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Aug 31, 2020
     | 6,137 views

    It takes a special kind of woman to be what the Bible defines as a mother.

    There is a common myth among women that says “having children makes one a mother.” This notion is as silly as believing that having a piano makes one a musician. That’s because it takes a special kind of woman to be what the Bible defines as a mother. The biblical word translated “mother” is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible