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  • Dr. Bradford Reaves avatar

    The Calling Of The Twelve Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Apr 22, 2021
     | 2,901 views

    What happens when 12 ordinary men answer the call of 1 Almighty God?

    Introduction The story is told of a group of men who had been sailing in the Atlantic Ocean when they came too close to shore and crashed against the rocks. Out of concern for other sailors in similar conditions, the surviving group determined to build a lighthouse to warn others of the impending ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    The Thessalonians # 6

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 6, 2022
     | 1,641 views

    One of the things adults talk about is how it seems that young people today do not appreciate the many sacrifices many parents have made for them.

    Why is this the case? It could be because they have been given many things without exerting any effort themselves whatsoever. Therefore they can not really appreciate the sacrifices that have been made to make it possible for them to have those things. This explains why they do not think the way ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Tweets From God (Part 3: 2 John) Series

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Aug 29, 2021
     | 4,028 views

    If God had a Twitter account, what would he tweet? The Bible contains five short, one-chapter books. I the third, 2 John, God speaks to us about walking in truth, love, and obedience.

    Tweets from God: 2 John Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 5/29/2016 A couple of weeks ago I began a series I’m calling Tweets from God. What we’re doing is going through the five shortest books of the Bible. Each of these books is a single chapter and can be read in less than ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    An Awakening

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Oct 2, 2015
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     | 37,655 views

    The great need of the hour is for there to be an awakening to revival and spiritual desire.

    AN AWAKENING TEXT: Romans 13:11-12 Romans 13:11-12 KJV And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. [12] The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Jesus' Prayer For His Immediate Disciples Series

    Contributed by Ron Tuit on May 31, 2016
     | 7,082 views

    The second portion of Jesus' High Priestly prayer concerns the Disciples. Jesus teaches us about the scope of His atonement and a prayer for unity and sanctification by the Word of truth.

    “Jesus Prays for His Immediate Disciples” John 17: 6-19 In John 17, the disciples have the privilege of listening to the Lord of Glory, the soon to be Crucified Lord pray only hours, perhaps minutes before He is arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane. Last week we heard Jesus’ ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God’s Dreams For You

    Contributed by John Gaston on Jan 26, 2020
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    The Hebrew word translated “plans” in Jer. 29:11 (machashabah) means “imaginations” (Prov. 6:18; Lam. 3:60-61). It could read, “I know the imaginations I have for YOU…” God has dreams of what He'd like to do for you; are you willing to step into them?

    GOD’S DREAMS FOR YOU Jer. 29:11 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: NOT FORGIVING, GOING FISHING 1. There was a little boy in the grocery store with his mother. He’d already gotten in trouble for touching things, and was forbidden to touch anything on the shelves. 2. When his Mom had her back turned, she ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Buying Your Own Ticket To Hell

    Contributed by John Gaston on Jan 15, 2020
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    Nobody really wants to go to Hell. Its very name conveys the ideas of “dread” and “punishment.” As strange as it sounds, one man in Scripture did buy his own ticket to Hell. Possibly some of you are in the process of buying your own ticket there.

    BUYING YOUR OWN TICKET TO HELL Jonah 1:3; 2:1-2 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A young boy from down south attended Sunday school for the first time with his grandparents who lived up north. He was so excited he couldn’t wait to tell grandma about the lesson. 2. "My teacher taught us all ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Benefit Of Endurance Series

    Contributed by David Welch on Apr 11, 2018
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     | 11,888 views

    2nd in sermon series on James dealing with the benefit of enduring trials.

    “The Benefit of Endurance” Review Last week we began our journey through James. The letter was written to Jewish Christians who he warmly addressed as “brothers” multiple times. They had been scattered throughout the Roman empire and were suffering persecution both from their own kind and from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Hebrews- Part 16 " Follow The Leader" Series

    Contributed by Randy Edwards on Oct 31, 2016
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    Part 16 of our Hebrews series

    Hebrews- Encouragement for a life of faith Part 16 “Follow the leader “ As we continue our study of Hebrews this morning We are nearing the end of this great book Next week we will end our study with a recap of the last several weeks But for today Our writer continues on with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Plan For Marriage Series

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Nov 1, 2016
     | 8,083 views

    The first sermon in a short series on marriage, family and the home, based loosely on Francis Chan's book You and Me Forever

    God’s Plan for the Home (Part One) Text: 1st Corinthians 7:25 – 31 So today, I’m going to start a three part series titled, “God’s Plan for the Home.” And I’m specifically going to focus on marriage… and so if you’re here, and maybe ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Dennis Lee avatar

    Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit Series

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Apr 12, 2016
    based on 6 ratings
     | 14,221 views

    Today's message is on the first beatitude and how those who are poor in spirit. We'll be looking at what the word "beatitude" means and what it means biblically to be happy. We'll also explore how being poor in spirit increases our happiness.

    Sermon On The Mount “Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit” Matthew 5:3 Last week we looked at the meaning of the word “beatitude.” The word “beatitude” comes from the Latin meaning happy or blessed. Walter Bauer in his Greek-English Lexicon defines this word as the ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    What If Jesus Had Never Been Born?

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 10, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,967 views

    In this lesson, I want to note some of the areas where Jesus has made a difference because he had been born.

    Scripture Almost twenty-five years ago, Dr. D. James Kennedy and Jerry Newcombe published a book titled, What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? It is a wonderful study about the incredible impact of Jesus on world history. This message is based on that book. Our Scripture text for this message is ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Bewitched By Naturalism!

    Contributed by John Gaston on Jan 14, 2019
     | 4,268 views

    The Galatians, like the American church, were misled by the belief they could live as Christians through natural means; that being a Christian was something THEY could do in their own power! Paul protested that it was impossible!

    BEWITCHED BY NATURALISM! Gal. 3:1-3 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. I heard about a high school teacher named Mark Jordan who was pulled over by the police for speeding right in front of the High School where he works. 2. The police officer came to his window and asked him for his driver’s license ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    You Are Not A Bird

    Contributed by Jody Marsh on Sep 10, 2022
     | 4,678 views

    “She did what she could.” This affirmation from Jesus gives us a way forward in a world where not everything is possible for us.

    You Are Not a Bird Scripture: Mark 14:1-9 Closing Hymn: 572 or 573 Great PowerPoint slides and sermon notes for the congregation to fill in are available. Email jaykaymarsh@yahoo.com to get them. This sermon is from an article The November 2021 Adventist Review. It is condensed from a sermon ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

  • Dr. Madana Kumar, PhD avatar

    God Encounters Will Change Our Relationships, Both Vertical (With God) And Horizontal (With Others) Series

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Jul 3, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,704 views

    In the Part 6 of this series Dr. Madana Kumar looks into the changes that will happen in our relationships when we encounter God. Our broken relationships will be restored when we encounter God and understand the true nature of forgiveness and Grace.

    Encounter with God Series Part 6 Change in Relationships For an Audio/ Video version of this message, please visit https://youtu.be/0C03d_AQF1k Good morning. This is the sixth part of the series on Encounters with God. We started off this series by realizing that one of the great reasons to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational