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  • Hugh W. Davidson avatar

    The Gathering Of Friends And Enemies Series

    Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Apr 15, 2009
     | 5,758 views

    THe conversation at the dinner given in Jesus honor.

    The gathering of friends and enemies John 12: 1-11 I went to one of those restaurants where they tell you to sit at the bar while you have to wait for them to get your table ready. I think it’s just a gimmick to try and get you to have a drink or a salad or something, but rather ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    True Discipleship Series

    Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Apr 16, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,337 views

    What it means to really be in Christ.

    True discipleship John 8:31-36 Up until now Jesus’ message was very broad having a public appeal, but now His comments have become very specific and they’re aimed at those who really wanted to follow Him. And these were people who believed in Him in terms of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Audience & Content Of Prayer Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 8, 2010
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     | 4,015 views

    The true and false audience and content of prayer

    Why do many athletes pray before they compete? I’ve noticed with mixed martial arts fights, fighters gather with their trainers and recite the Lord’s prayer before a fight. Those that trash talk before a fight, putting down their opponent, are not the ones that I see praying. But the fighters who ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Myth: All I Need Is Church Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on May 24, 2013
     | 3,212 views

    Myth: All I need is Church.

    Intro As our oldest son is in his Junior year of High School....we have begun our first initiation into the process at looking at colleges. (Joke: I've set up a special offering bucket in the back.) In that process I took a look at the growing mass of online educational programs. I discovered that ...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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     | 7,035 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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    Gifts From The Lord Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 31, 2015
     | 4,706 views

    1) Every believer has been individually gifted (Eph. 4:7); 2) Christ obtained the right to give gifts(Eph. 4:8-10); and 3) the Lord blesses the whole church (Eph.4:11)

    Gift giving is a year round problem. When we are invited to an event we wonder what we should bring. Usually the bigger the event, the bigger the gift. A dinner party requires a different gift from a wedding. Problems arise when we try to out give the other invited guests, try to bribe our way with ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Are We There Yet? Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Sep 2, 2015
     | 8,717 views

    The Story Chapter 6

    Are We There Yet? Wanderings The Story – Chapter Six Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rn6N1kuZ_o Are we there yet? QUESTION… Anyone ever heard those words on a road trip? Anyone ever said those words on a road trip? I REMEMBER – taking road trips as a kid. And they were ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Bride For Isaac Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Aug 25, 2017
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     | 25,609 views

    The analysis of finding a bride for Isaac in Genesis 24:1-67 will show us how the Lord provided Rebekah as a wife for Isaac in order to continue the line of the seed of the woman.

    Scripture We are continuing our study of “The Life of Abraham” by examining selected incidents in his life. When Abraham was seventy-five years old, God called him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and promised that he would make him into a great nation. That promise began to be fulfilled twenty-five ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Struggling With Sin Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 15, 2019
     | 4,343 views

    The 1) Relational Struggle (Galatians 5:20b-21a) and 2) Personal Struggle (Galatians 5:21b) with sin.

    If you are a fan of classic, dry humor, then you probably know Bob Newhart. There is a skit where he’s a Psychiatrist and a patient comes in. After he explains the billing process, she explains her problem. After listening, he replies that he wants to say just two words. I want you to take them out ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    The Character Of False Teachers Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 19, 2019
     | 4,163 views

    False Teachers: 1) Hinder the Truth (Galatians 5:7), 2) Are Not of God (Galatians 5:8) 3) They Contaminate the Church: (Galatians 5:9), 4) They Will Be Judged: (Galatians 5:10), 5) They Persecute True Teachers: (Galatians 5:11), 6)They Should Be Cut Off: (Galatians 5:12)

    One of Aesop’s Fables is about a wolf in sheep’s clothing. A wolf had his eye on a certain flock of sheep, but he couldn’t get any of the sheep he wanted because of the vigilance of the shepherd and his dogs. Then he saw the skin of a sheep that had been flayed, so he put the skin on as a costume ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    A New & Living Way Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 17, 2014
     | 6,399 views

    1) Faith (Hebrews 10:19-22) 2) Hope (Hebrews 10:23), 3) Love (Hebrews 10:24–25)

    In 1976 Francis Schaeffer wrote a significant book titled How Should We Then Live? His purpose was to show how ideas as they have been embraced or discarded have shaped the rise and decline of Western culture. In his opening chapter he writes: “What [people] are in their thought world ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Blameless Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 6, 2014
     | 5,835 views

    1) Our Past is already taken care of (1 Corinthians 1:3-4, 6), 2) Our Present is provided for (1 Corinthians 1:5, 7a), and 3) Our Future is assured (1 Corinthians 1:7b-9).

    There's a certain degree of optimism at the start of a new school year. There are no late homework assignments or projects. There are no low results from tests, no absences and no detentions from bad behavior. In essence, there is a flawless report and a blameless record. The challenge naturally is ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Michael Stark avatar

    A Refuge From God's Wrath Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Dec 20, 2019
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     | 5,807 views

    Jesus became a man to deliver us from God's wrath. His birth does speak of divine justice, of heavenly mercy and God's love. But, that love delivers us from judgement. If we reject the love of God in Christ the Lord, nothing remains but God's wrath.

    “I will tell of the decree: The LORD said to me, ‘You are my Son; today I have begotten you. Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession. You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.’ Now ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Gifts From The Lord Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 17, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,122 views

    1) Every believer has been individually gifted (Eph. 4:7); 2) Christ obtained the right to give gifts (Eph.4:8-10); 3) the Lord blesses the whole church (Eph. 4:11).

    Ephesians 4:7-11 [7] But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift. [8] Therefore it says, "When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men." [9] (In saying, "He ascended," what does it mean but that he had also ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    The Deceit Of Ananias And Sapphira Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 12, 2017
    based on 3 ratings
     | 61,797 views

    “His wife also being privy to it . . .” tells us that this was not a sin committed on the spur of the moment. Ananias and his wife had talked it over between themselves and agreed to do it; they planned what they would say to cover up this fraud.

    November 4, 2013 By: Tom Lowe Series:The Early Church Lesson II.D.1: The Deceit of Ananias and Sapphira (5.1-11) Acts 5.1-11 (KJV) 1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, 2 And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist