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  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Walk In The Light As Jesus Did

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 15 ratings
     | 6,810 views

    One thing that we cannot live without is light.

    One thing that we cannot live without is light. It may be easy to take light for granted, but nothing can live without it. Even though Christ is the light of the world John writes, "Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Integrity Of The Gospel Message Must Not Be Deformed Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 15, 2014
     | 3,681 views

    Peace in the world is only possible If we effectively communicate the need to embrace the Gospel of love.

    Thursday of 33rd Week in Course 2014 Evangelii Gaudium This last season of the liturgical year has a bittersweet nature. The old year is waning; the new year is still seen in the distance. Days grow short; in northern Europe, the daylight lasts barely five hours. Even here in Texas we are ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Who Do You Believe? Introduction (Session 0) Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jan 23, 2010
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,931 views

    There may be times when you find it difficult to reconcile God’s truth to your own opinion or worldview, God’s truth is eternal, it does not change, our understanding of the truth does change as we allow God to work in our hearts and minds. These sessio

    Who you believe: Introduction In this series of studies we continue our quest to establish what is true about God, the Bible and us. Ask ten people the question “What is a Christian?” and you will probably get 10 different answers. Some answers may contain a grain of truth, others ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A New Beginning

    Contributed by Henry Tolbert on Oct 3, 2011
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     | 12,281 views

    This was our New Year's sermon for 2011

    A New Beginning Today marks the start of a new year. Today signifies the passing away of 2010 and the grand entrance of 2011. Today is the first day of the rest of your life and you have just received A NEW BEGINNING. As I read the 1st chapter of John, I realized some great truths about Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    What's In A Trial

    Contributed by Chris Carter on May 29, 2012
     | 5,423 views

    When we go through the tough times in life there are many things we can get out of it.

    “What’s in a TRIAL” James 1:2-8 I. T-Test (vs2-3) A. Tests take effort to complete and pass 1. We live in a NOW society 2. Many people live as if things are owed to them and no work is necessary to achieve what they want 3. In turn this is a failure in the spiritual life as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Angels And The Novena For Our Nation Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 29, 2012
     | 1,834 views

    The words "angel" and "evangelization" are closely connected. Our nation needs to hear the good news, and to get back on track to God's word.

    Monday of 26th Week in Course October 1, 2012 Verbum Domini Every year the Church gives us a little cluster of days on which to contemplate the spiritual beings who affect our lives. Saturday, it was the feast of Ss. Michael, Gabriel and Rafael, the messengers of God who give protection, the good ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Faith To Forgive

    Contributed by Dr. Phillip Paschal on Jan 14, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
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    IF WE SEEK FORGIVENESS, WE MUST BE WILLING TO FORGIVE OTHERS.

    THE FAITH TO FORGIVE LUKE 23:34 1.INTRO. ALL OF US HAVE BEEN ON THE RECEIVING END OF HURT, RESULTING IN ILL FEELINGS TOWARDS THE PERSON WHO HURT US, CONSEQUENTLY, WE HAVE HELD GRUDGES FOR YEARS. THESE GRUDGES CAN AFFECT US INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY. ALSO, ALL OF US HAVE INFLICTED OUR SHARE OF PAIN ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Light Has Dawned

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Dec 25, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,378 views

    A Christmas Eve Devotion

    A woman was a very ill. She was dying. She knew it but wouldn’t accept it. She showed her defiance by refusing to turn off her bedroom light at night. She thought that as long as she could see the light, she would stay alive. Of course she only managed to exhaust herself, and if anything, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Faith Is One And Catholic Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 17, 2014
     | 2,835 views

    The word "catholic" means universal. It means we are open to all humans and open to all Truth.

    Thursday of 5th Week of Easter 2014 Lumen Fidei Today’s reading from the Acts of the Apostles gives us a glimpse of the first ecumenical council, and an important look at the hierarchical structure of the early Catholic Church. Remember that the debate was over circumcision. Some of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Faith And Love

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 14, 2013
     | 2,074 views

    Like Zechariah and Elizabeth, we must learn the interaction between faith and love in the head and heart

    Thursday of 3rd Week in Advent 2013 Lumen Fidei The story we have in the first chapter of St. Luke’s Gospel is a kind of midrash on the story we read today in the Book of Judges. In both cases a childless couple experiences a miraculous intervention of God to give them a child. But the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Evangelization And Grace Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 23, 2015
     | 3,450 views

    The purpose of prayer is NOT to let God know something He does not know. It is to open us to His free gift.

    Thursday of Pentecost Week 2015 Joy of the Gospel In my opinion, one of the mistakes made in the seventies was the elimination of the Octave of Pentecost, and the changing of the season “after Pentecost” to what is now called “Ordinary Time.” That’s a perfectly awful ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Education And Service Promote Growth In Faith Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 12, 2015
     | 3,065 views

    Our catechesis must constantly reinforce the truths accepted in the early proclamation of the Gospel of Christ.

    Thursday of 24th week in course 2015 Joy of the Gospel Today the Franciscans celebrate the feast of the Stigmata of St. Francis. The few saints who have legitimately borne the marks of Christ’s passion live out in a physical and spiritual way the long hours of Christ’s passion and ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Understanding The Mystery.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 19, 2021
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,563 views

    The limitation of the Parables and the need for Faith.

    UNDERSTANDING THE MYSTERY. Mark 4:10-12; Mark 4:21-25. It is possible to ‘Like’ Jesus without really ever knowing what He is all about. For some, He is a wonderful teacher, making ‘it’ all so much ‘easier’: yet what is ‘easy’ about, for example, Matthew 5:21-22 or Matthew 5:27-28? Or they ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Fullness And Limitation, Time And Space Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 18, 2017
     | 3,540 views

    we must focus on the efforts we need to make to improve our imaging of Jesus and Mary.

    Thursday of Seventh Week in Course Joy of the Gospel We continue in the season which the Extraordinary Form calendar still calls Septuagesima, or the seventy days before Easter. The penitential season of Lent begins on March 1, and we must focus on the efforts we need to make to improve our ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Global And Local: Sharing The Gospel Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 11, 2017
     | 4,015 views

    We should constantly ask God to reveal to us those ways in which we may be overlooking the opportunities to be like Christ and Mary in our daily lives.

    Thursday of second week in Lent 2017 Joy of the Gospel Many people think that Jesus made up the parables, that He was a kind of novelist. I belong to a school of thought that sees Jesus as one acutely aware of what is going on around him, and who understands as nobody else does what is behind ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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