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  • Gregory Thomas avatar

    Salvation Of God

    Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Mar 29, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,657 views

    Salvation Is of God and God alone.

    Salvation Is All of God Paul writes to the believers at Phillippi for their help In his hour of need. He Took the time to send along some instructions about Christian unity. Only in Christ are there real unity and joy possible. With Christ as your model of Humility and Service, you can enjoy ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Your Old Ways Series

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Jul 31, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,331 views

    The old ways of doing things are familiar and comfortable. The Christian must beware of their lure and their bondage.

    Your Old Ways Galatians 4:8-20 Galatians 4:8-10 (NLT) Before you Gentiles knew God, you were slaves to so-called gods that do not even exist. [9] And now that you have found God (or should I say, now that God has found you), why do you want to go back again and become slaves once more to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Progressive Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Rodney Burton on Jan 26, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,436 views

    A look at three separate works of Holy Spirit in our lives.

    If you love me, you will obey what I command. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever – the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. John ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Riches Fly Away Series

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Sep 26, 2013
     | 5,068 views

    More than how much money you make or have, how you make that money and how you spend it is paramount!

    Riches fly away! Proverbs 23:5”Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; They fly away like an eagle toward heaven.” Rev Billy Graham said: “If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Reflection B.10 / Does God Have A Purpose In Coronavirus? Jeremiah 16:10-11, Forsaking God, Going After Idols

    Contributed by Simon Bartlett on May 11, 2020
     | 1,754 views

    Why did God judge the Israelites? Forsaking him, following idols

    In 2008 we went to China to watch the Olympics. Our two children were 10 and 8 and it really was a once-in-a-lifetime family holiday. When we first visited the main stadium – the ‘Bird’s Nest’ – I remember thinking, ‘It’s like a temple!’ At the Olympics, the flame, the oath, the hymn, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Nicodemus!

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Mar 20, 2015
     | 5,965 views

    Imagine cuddling the body of Jesus Christ! Joseph begged for the body of Jesus Christ from Pilate while Nicodemus hugged His Body! Listen!

    Cuddling HIS body! John 19:39”Nicodemus also, who earlier had come to Jesus by night, came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds in weight. 40 So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Their Action Was Just Bull

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 10, 2018
     | 3,286 views

    The problem with making an image of God is that WE are supposed to be in the image and likeness of God.

    Thursday of the 4th Week in Lent 2018 Reformation/Revolution Humans have, from the very beginning, resisted God’s will, even though that will is for our joy and sanctification. God wants us to be so much like Himself that we can be called His adopted children, even now. And He wants as perfect a ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Encountering God Together Series

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Aug 21, 2016
     | 7,097 views

    At Life Church, "We are doing life together as we encounter, connect, grow and serve." What does it mean to encounter God together?

    Learning to Live in Covenant - Encountering God Together Amos 3:3 Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so? Introduction: We, the body of Christ at Life Church Assembly of God, believe the Lord has brought us together for His glory, and therefore, we make this membership covenant: ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Bring Me First

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Jan 20, 2015
     | 6,879 views

    Check out your life today! Are you blessing the ministries, people and the church who are blessing you spiritually? Think.

    Bring me first! 1 King 17:13”And Elijah said to her, "Do not fear; go and do as you have said. But first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make something for yourself and your son.” I tell you need audacity and nerve to look at a widow who is picking some ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    He Would Talk For You

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Feb 9, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,066 views

    when you talk and talk and talk and talk with God until your back, neck and mouth pains, do you think He would not do anything for you? Come on, He would go all out to bless you!

    He would talk for you! 1 Chronicles 18:9”When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, 10 he sent his son Hadoram to King David, to ask about his health and to bless him…” Listen! I’m excited about this! I shared a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Jesus Tempted

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Feb 24, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,113 views

    attention to our character with Christ

    Lent1A Robert Louis Stevenson once wrote an unforgettable story about a Dr. Jekyll and a Mr. Hyde. Most of you know the story well. Dr. Henry Jekyll was respected in his community–a gentleman in every respect. But he had some secret vices which he kept carefully hidden from public view. Desiring ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Call Of Abraham

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 10, 2013
    based on 9 ratings
     | 8,733 views

    Staking a claim in the land of Canaan.

    THE CALL OF ABRAHAM. Genesis 12:1-9. Our history begins in Ur of the Chaldees, in what is now Southern Iraq, a predominantly pagan city of about 250,000 people, with a central temple to the moon god Sin. Here Abram’s father Terah was thought to have been a craftsman within the moon cult. At a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Public Bible Reading

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 19, 2013
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,292 views

    A spontaneous act of dedication, an outpouring of divine blessings, a day of revival: the makings of a memorable holiday.

    A PUBLIC BIBLE READING. Nehemiah 8:1-3, Nehemiah 8:5-6, Nehemiah 8:8-10. Nehemiah 8:1. Revival is a sovereign act of God, in which His Holy Spirit stirs up the hearts of the people of God to seek Him. This is illustrated in the spontaneity of the crowd gathered for festival at the Water Gate in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Firm Faith

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Nov 20, 2013
     | 4,046 views

    Our faith has got to be firm, sturdy, stable and strong; not wobbly and weak!

    Firm faith! Colossians 2:7”…rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” “I will do all it takes to be the world champion. The chessboard is always pictured in my head and I move pieces there. I can ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Call Of The First Disciples

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 10, 2013
    based on 6 ratings
     | 13,764 views

    Every Christian has a part to play.

    THE CALL OF THE FIRST DISCIPLES. Mark 1:14-20. 1. The call of the Gospel (Mark 1:14-15) After Jesus’ baptism by John, and His successful wilderness encounter against Satan - this short passage introduces a seemingly ominous note to Mark’s gospel narrative: John was put in prison (Mark 1:14). ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational