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  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    We Killed Him

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 9, 2015
     | 2,662 views

    Jesus went willingly to His death for our sakes, to fulfill the covenant obligation God freely took on with Abraham.

    We killed Him. O, I know the Roman procurator read the sentence, and Roman soldiers beat Jesus and crowned Him with thorns and hammered in the nails. They were what philosophers would call the “efficient cause” of Christ’s death. But Adam and Eve and David and Caligula and ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Great Betrayal

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Feb 5, 2018
     | 10,184 views

    Judas first stole a few shekels and then made some more wrong choices until he was pulled deeper and deeper into depravity. Be careful about minimizing your sins because they may lead you to something even darker and more destructive.

    The month of February reminds me of my candidating weekend at Edgewood five years ago when you were checking me out and I was checking you out to see how God might be leading each of us. I think I preached at least five times, attended a number of groups and met with a ton of people. I still ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Thirsts Series

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Feb 27, 2018
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     | 11,795 views

    The thirst of Jesus on the cross reminds us that Jesus is human - which makes Him eligible to take our place and our punishment.

    Message John 19:28 I Thirst Talk about the effect of the drought in Australia We understand what happens when you remove water from the land. We have this vast land called the outback. Beautiful yet it can be deadly. Move on to drought in other nations. Everyone in Australia has relatively easy ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When Your World Is Turned Upside Down: When The Wrong People Win

    Contributed by James Wallace on Dec 28, 2020
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     | 4,771 views

    What if the wrong people end up in charge, in control of our government, your work, your school or whatever organization you are involved with? How will you respond?

    We’re in an election year again. In the midst of the Pandemic, the Democratic National Convention occurred virtually this week and dominated all the major TV networks. As expected, the speakers at the Democratic Convention relentlessly attacked the incumbent president, and true to form, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    The Only Way To Solve The Problem Of Violence Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 2, 2019
     | 3,229 views

    We have to solve the problem back at the source of the problem. And that’s the human mind and heart.

    Ascension Sunday 2019 “Let us then be children no longer, tossed here and there, carried about by every wind of . . .human trickery.” If you’ve ever been a supervisor of little boys, you know what St. Paul is writing about to the Ephesians. One little kid has a stupid idea–let’s throw some cats in ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Be Imitators Of Christ During Covid-19

    Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Oct 26, 2020
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     | 4,044 views

    Being the children of light we become the presence of our Human Saviour and we express Humanity in action like Christ Jesus to all people, at all times and in all seasons in our lives during COVID-19 and beyond

    Be Imitators of Christ During COVID-19 Luke 13:10-17, Acts 7:47-50, Ephesians 4:32, Hebrews 13:8, Matthew 28:20, Ephesians 5:1-8. Reflection Dear sisters and brothers, “Jesus was teaching in a synagogue on the sabbath. And a woman was there who for eighteen years had been crippled by ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    God, Man, And Beasts - Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Feb 21, 2021
     | 2,580 views

    What happens with man's thinking regarding themselves and animals when God is omitted?

    Job 40 God, Man, and Beast – Part 1 God spoke in Job Chapters 38-41 to challenge Job and in a way God challenges all people (including every person today), by asking questions which only God can truly answer! The point of God’s questioning is: No matter how smart, how religious, how ambitious a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Bright And Dark Side Of Man Series

    Contributed by Manny Salva Cruz on Jul 17, 2016
     | 12,086 views

    The Bible says that in the heart of every Christian, there is a nature that points to the bright side and another on the dark side of man. Our goal is that we will not just focus on our strength of character but also improve our weaknesses.

    That great Scottish author, Robert Louis Stevenson published an interesting novel in 1886 entitled, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Many of you probably have read or seen the film about this. We studied this literature when we were in High School. It is about a London lawyer named ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    What’s In A Difficult Week?

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Apr 10, 2017
     | 6,463 views

    Have you ever had a difficult week? Have you? I certainly have, Sometimes I’ll get like, “What’s the use!” No one will escape a difficult week in losing a loved one. Grief over-the-top, not seeing your way out. “We’ve all had difficult weeks.” Moreover, m

    What’s In A Difficult Week? Luke 22:39-46NKJB Have you ever had a difficult week? Have you? I certainly have, Sometimes I’ll get like, “What’s the use!” No one will escape a difficult week in losing a loved one. Grief over-the-top, not seeing your way out. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Don't Waste Your Most Precious Possession Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Jan 25, 2018
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     | 53,761 views

    You haven't always existed; only God is eternal in both directions. Your soul will exist long after your physical life is over, either in heaven with God or in hell separated from God.

    INTRODUCTION What is your most precious possession? This world has plenty of expensive baubles and trinkets. Here are some actual things people own that they probably consider to be a precious possession. For instance, how about a gold-plated, diamond studded iPhone? The cost is $2.97 million and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Our Responsibility To Non-Believers Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 16, 2016
     | 5,303 views

    We Christians need to find more and more effective ways to communicate the Gospel message.

    Thursday in Fourth Week of Easter 2016 Joy of the Gospel St. Paul is best known for his three missionary journeys and his journey to Rome. He was the evangelizer paradigm. Nobody did it better than he. His protocol developed early. He believed that his mission was first to his Jewish brothers ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Our Lord Never Gives Up

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 10, 2022
     | 1,216 views

    Imagine one being divine for a couple of weeks. Not like Jesus Christ, who as Second Person of the Trinity emptied Himself of everything to become man, all the way to a cross.

    Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Course 2022 One of the critical prophetic statements in the OT is in the book of Hosea (11:9). Hosea hears God tell him about the divine intention toward the kingdom of Israel: “I will not. . .destroy Ephraim. For I am God and not man–the Holy One among you–and I will not ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Battered, Wounded, But Complete Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 29, 2021
     | 1,941 views

    Scripture doesn’t record all Christ's wonderful takings on of our burdens, but I bet He even helped put out neighborhood fires and built some barns.

    Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Course The readings today revolve so much around the Divine gift of marriage that we cannot ignore that teaching of Jesus. Marriage is a divine gift to bring together in an enduring bond what the devil and sin tried to separate not long after the creation of humans. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Even In The Deserts Of Our Life, Christ Is There Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 3, 2021
     | 1,617 views

    As weak and sinful as I am, He gives me the grace to serve Him.

    Homily for Monday of 14th week in course There is an undeniable tension in the Gospels between two divine realities. On the one hand, the Lord, always kind and merciful, reveals Himself through signs and wonders–personal revelations like the angels on Jacob’s ladder, raising little girls from ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Clay Jars

    Contributed by Alvan Lewis on Mar 18, 2019
     | 7,821 views

    Where does God place the indescribable treasure of Eternal Life?

    Where do you hide your emergency house key? (And if you’ll give me that information, you’ll give me your Bank PIN number) Do you have it near the back door in a fancy marble box engraved with the words: Emergency House Key? Do you have it encased in an alabaster jar sitting on a pedestal on your ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican