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    A Miraculous Healing Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Mar 1, 2024
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    Acts 3:1-10 shows us what Jesus did by a miraculous healing.

    Introduction Jim Jones was the founder of the Peoples Temple, a religious movement that began as a progressive and racially integrated community in Indiana. Eventually, Jones and his church moved to San Francisco, CA. However, as Jones's influence grew, the group became increasingly ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Vision 2017

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 25, 2024
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    The vision going into 2017 is “Pursuing to be a Disciple of Jesus.” Are we willing to position and place ourselves in that spot where the Spirit of God will disciple us.

    Opening illustration: I recently read the true story about a preacher who was standing at the door shaking hands as the congregation departed. He grabbed one man by the hand and pulled him aside. The preacher said to him, "You need to join the Army of the Lord!" The man replied, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Lessons From Jeremiah – Part 20 – Teach Your Generation - And Wicked Men In Nations Lie In Wait For Evil Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on May 13, 2024
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    Have the churches been faithful in relaying the gospel, or has Christianity become something infused into the culture without being a dynamic force? Wicked men flourish. In Judah the people were spiritually blind and deaf. We need to take note ourselves.

    PERSONAL STUDY AND TEACHING IN JEREMIAH – PART 20 – TEACH YOUR GENERATION - AND WICKED MEN IN NATIONS LIE IN WAIT FOR EVIL PART 20 - Jeremiah 5:18-27 CHAPTER 5 [A]. THE MESSAGE TO BE PASSED FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION {{Jeremiah 5:18 “Yet even IN THOSE DAYS,” declares the LORD, “I will not ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Psalm 121 - Keeper Of My Soul Series

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Jun 4, 2025
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    Remeber that God is our support, our safeguard and our saviour

    PSALMS 121 - KEEPER OF MY SOUL The citizens of Feldkirch Austria, didn’t know what to do. Napoleon’s massive army was preparing to attack. Soldiers had been spotted on the heights above the little town. A council of citizens was hastily summoned to decide whether they should try to defend ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Daring To Commit Series

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Jun 4, 2025
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    As believers in Jesus we must be committed to exalting, embracing, equipping and extending

    DARING TO COMMIT When was the last time to went to an all you can eat buffet? It is funny to watch people in line. They stand in front of the salad area they and think, I really don’t want to fill up my plate; there might be something better later on. Then they go down a little bit further to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Is Official/Formal Church Membership In A Local Church According To Scripture? – Part 4 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on May 7, 2025
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    This is the final part and we look at a numbers of issues here as well as two statements from Internet sites on why membership is important. Over and over I am opposing this notion that commitment is connected with official membership. It is judgemental and untrue. I hope this is of some value.

    IS OFFICIAL/FORMAL CHURCH MEMBERSHIP IN A LOCAL CHURCH ACCORDING TO SCRIPTURE? – PART 4 We have been looking at some passages of scripture from Paul’s writings and in vain, do we look for even the slightest suggestion that a church has official membership that discriminates among the Christians ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jacob’s Trouble

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jul 26, 2019
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    A study in the book of Jeremiah 30: 1 – 24

    Jeremiah 30: 1 – 24 Jacob’s Trouble 1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 2 “Thus speaks the LORD God of Israel, saying: ‘Write in a book for yourself all the words that I have spoken to you. 3 For behold, the days are coming,’ says the LORD, ‘that I will bring back from ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    I Meant To Say

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Feb 14, 2019
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    A study in the book of 2 Chronicles 36: 1 – 23

    2 Chronicles 36: 1 – 23 I meant to say 36 Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah and made him king in his father’s place in Jerusalem. 2 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. 3 Now the king of Egypt deposed him at ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    The Widow's Might Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Mar 8, 2014
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    Should the congregation have an "Order of Widows" to serve within the assembly?

    “Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband, and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has shown hospitality, has washed the feet of the saints, has cared for the afflicted, and has devoted herself to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    La Clave Para Las Relaciones Piadosas Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Nov 23, 2024
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    Este mensaje expone Filipenses 2:1-5 y se centra en la actitud que los cristianos deben tener unos hacia otros. Se abordan cuestiones de justicia social y de relaciones personales.

    Nuestro texto de hoy se encuentra en Filipenses 2:1-5. “Por tanto, si hay algún consuelo en Cristo, si algún consuelo de amor, si alguna comunión del Espíritu, si algún afecto entrañable y misericordia, 2 completad mi gozo sintiendo lo mismo, teniendo el mismo amor, ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    The Curse Of Indifference

    Contributed by Chris Gowen on Mar 22, 2001
    based on 118 ratings
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    The children of Israel failed to take their full possession because they became indifferent to God’s purpose for them.

    There is the parable of the wild duck told by the Danish philosopher Kierkegaard. One wild duck was flying with his mates across northern Europe. During the flight this wild duck left the others to land in a Danish barnyard where there were tame ducks. He enjoyed the corn. He stayed for an hour, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Arguments To Consider

    Contributed by James Groce on Aug 2, 2002
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    That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.

    Arguments to consider when studying Partial Preterism The booklet promotes the theory that all (or most) of the events prophesied in the New Testament (including those in Revelation) were fulfilled in the past, specifically in 70 AD. The idea is that with the Roman siege of Jerusalem and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The King Of The Jews

    Contributed by James Groce on Aug 28, 2002
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    The whole point of the book of Matthew is to present Jesus as King.

    When anyone was to be crucified, under Roman law, they were marched through as many streets as possible on the way to the place of execution in order that the people might see the victim. In front of the victim there was a man who carried a placard. On the placard was written the crime for which ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    God's Way Is The Best Way Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Aug 29, 2002
    based on 67 ratings
     | 12,576 views

    Ruth, Pt. 3

    GOD’S WAY IS THE BEST WAY (RUTH 2:1-13, 3:6-15) My wife and I did not marry young. We were in our 30s when we met each other. She was from Orange County and I was from Los Angels County, and the chances of us meeting, knowing and befriending each other were pretty remote. After graduating from ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Love Of The World

    Contributed by Jeff Hughes on Apr 10, 2003
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    God commands us not to love the things of this world.

    Love of the World 1st John 2:15 - 17 Jeff Hughes I. Introduction a. By way of introduction, let’s briefly look at our study last time, if you’ll remember, it concerned loving one another. b. First, we saw that John talked about what appears to be two commandments, an old one and a new one. c. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational