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  • Brad Beaman avatar

    Peace With God Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Jun 30, 2025
     | 470 views

    These two verses give us answers to the most important questions of life. How do I have eternal life? How can I get my sins forgiven? How can I know for sure I will go to heaven when I die? How can I have peace with God?

    Romans chapter 5 gives us the ultimate peace plan. That is peace with God. We are talking about something that is exceedingly better than following a religion. We are talking about a relationship with our Creator God. These two verses give us answers to the most important questions of life. How ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How U Do In Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Mar 17, 2014
     | 4,647 views

    A study of the letters to the 7 churches - Philadelphia

    Revelation 3: 7 – 13 How U Do In 7 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, ‘These things says He who is holy, He who is true, “He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens”: 8 “I know your works. See, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    How Much Is The Fare To Tarshish? Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 6, 2003
    based on 35 ratings
     | 22,165 views

    Jonah refused to go to Tarshish because emotionally he felt unwelcome and theologically he thought he could escape God’s oversight. He paid hidden costs, in vain: the loss of a vessel, the loss of joy, human wreckage, reckoning with eternity.

    When I travel, I don’t want to spend too much money on the travel itself. I’d rather spend my money on whatever there is to buy where I’m going. I don’t want to hand much over to the airline or the railroad. I want to travel cheap. But I sometimes miss an important fact – that when I try to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Satan's Scam Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 14, 2021
     | 5,716 views

    Watch out for Satan's shrewd ways, and reject his lies. God’s Word IS true. God IS generous and good. Please, Believe it!

    Several years ago, a middle school in Oregon faced a unique problem. A number of girls began to use lipstick and put it on in the bathroom. After they put on their lipstick, they pressed their lips to the mirrors leaving dozens of little lip prints. Finally, the principal decided something had to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    How To Keep The Victory

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Sep 29, 2021
     | 4,805 views

    This sermon is basically a commentary on 2 Peter 1:1-11

    How To Keep The Victory Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, Here we have both names of the apostle who was the first to preach the gospel following the birth of the church on the day of Pentecost. It is from the lips of Peter that we hear the words that define the new birth ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How To Deal With Mistreatment

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Nov 5, 2004
    based on 36 ratings
     | 8,077 views

    This message encourages us on how to deal with people who mistreat us.

    GENESIS 40:1-23 “HOW TO DEAL WITH MISTREATMENT” A) The common tendency when we are mistreated is to seek revenge! * I think of a despondent woman walking along the beach when she saw a bottle on the sand. * She picked it up and pulled out the cork, and Whoosh ... A big puff of smoke appeared. * ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How The Father Sees.

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Feb 2, 2020
     | 2,888 views

    You’re simply a person in want, and you’re turning to ‘things’ because you have not understood how good ‘Father’ is!!! “Stop solidifying your identity based upon what you do, or what you did; Start identifying with who you are in Jesus, and you’ll change what you do.” P.H

    How the Father Sees. Luke 15:1-7TLB (Download a good picture of Rembrandt’s portrayal of the younger son. Play on screens while I talk). Author Henri Nouwen recalls his visit to a museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, where he spent hours reflecting on Rembrandt’s portrayal of the younger son—You ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Mike Gilbert avatar

    A Race To Be Run Series

    Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Jun 26, 2007
    based on 19 ratings
     | 7,994 views

    Keys to running the race of life in the way that pleases God.

    *ILL>In 1863, as Abraham Lincoln prepared to sign the Emancipation Proclammation he took his pen, moved it to the signature line, then dropped the pen. When asked why, the President replied: "If my name goes into history, it will be for this act; and if my hand trembles when I sign it, there will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    For What The Law Could Not Do

    Contributed by Charles R. Peck on Nov 4, 2012
     | 3,656 views

    If we live in the flesh we cannot please God.

    For What the Law Could Not Do Romans 8:1/9 The scripture teaches us that "Without faith it is impossible to please God. In the scripture reading we see that those who live in the flesh cannot please God. This is saying to us, if we live in the flesh, we live without faith and are not pleasing to ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Kneel Down Rather Than Buckling Down…. Series

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Jan 28, 2013
     | 4,850 views

    We need God’s help not only on a daily basis but on a minute to minute basis. I know this by experience. I came across a little prayer in a Christian magazine, headed: "A Morning Prayer for Help" .

    Kneel down rather than buckling down…. Life of Jacob –Part 3 Genesis 32:10 “I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and of all the truth which you have shown Your servant….” Worry will make you old; stress will kill you; prayer will set you free! We need ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How Ministers Serve The Church And The Gospel Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 7, 2008
     | 4,347 views

    The way to serve God in the church, is to build it up by proclaiming the gospel, by helping those who come to faith to grow, and by encouraging them to become mature believers who in turn can bring others into God’s kingdom.

    Lee is a 19 year old Uni Student. He’s been a Christian for some 5 or 6 years, having been converted through his youth group and he volunteers as a leader of the youth group on a Friday night. Violet is a 70 year old retiree. She’s still energetic enough, in bursts at least, to be keen to ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    How To Pray In The Spirit

    Contributed by Adrian Rogers on Apr 26, 2011
    based on 39 ratings
     | 52,918 views

    A classic sermon by Dr. Adrian Rogers giving guidance on how to pray and what can impede our prayers.

    This sermon from the Adrian Rogers Legacy Library © 2010 Rogers Family Trust. Used by permission. www.pastortraining.com, www.adrianrogerslibrary.com Turn to the book of James, would you please for just a moment, the book of James chapter 4, and you will remember this morning we were preaching on ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How's Your Appetite?

    Contributed by Kirk Devine on Jul 20, 2001
    based on 97 ratings
     | 19,566 views

    Expounds on what Jesus said in Matthew 5:6; "Blessed are they which hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled."

    HOW’S YOUR APPETITE? MATTHEW 5:6 I once read a story written by a man named Franz Koffka. The story was entitled “The Hunger Artist.” And of all the works by Koffka, this one short story seemed to sum his personal thoughts about life. This story was such an expression of him and had such an ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How Ya Doin

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Mar 3, 2019
     | 3,467 views

    A study in the book of Nehemiah 1: 1 – 11

    Nehemiah 1: 1 – 11 Hey, How ya doin’?? 1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. It came to pass in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the citadel, 2 that Hanani one of my brethren came with men from Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    How Alive Are You?

    Contributed by David Asch on Mar 31, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,774 views

    In this message we see 3 vital parts of you that the Spirit brings alive, 3 ways the Spirit gives you the best life ever.

    How Alive Are You? Romans 8:6-11 INTRO: People look a lot of places to find “life” Possible, popular sources of “life:” Jesus said: I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. NIV My purpose is to give life in all its fullness. NLT I came so they can have real and eternal life, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational