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  • Timothy Peck avatar

    Not Harps And Halos Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 19, 2001
    based on 69 ratings
     | 6,366 views

    Plain talk about the "intermediate state" (between death and resurrection) for people investigating the Christian faith.

    Mother’s Day is an appropriate time to mention the fact that that no matter how prepared we think they are for parenthood, we’re never really ready. Somehow all the books, seminars and advice can’t prepare you for those dirty diaper blow outs, or those embarrassing grocery store tantrums, or ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Afterlife: Hades Series

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on May 21, 2019
     | 5,538 views

    This series explores what the Bible says about the afterlife. In Luke 16, Jesus describes the prison, paradise, and parting of Hades, the realm of the dead.

    Afterlife: Hades Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 5/17/15 On January 18, 1989, around 11:45 a.m., thirty-nine-year-old Larry Donald Piper’s Ford Escort collided head-on with a semi-truck. EMTs arrived shortly thereafter and pronounced him dead at the scene. Unconscious in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Informed Grief Series

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Oct 19, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,228 views

    Paul deals with the pastoral situation of the Thessalonians who are grieving without hope. His response is not to focus on end-times theology, but to fill in the missing gap of knowledge with the hope that is in Christ.

    You can listen to the full message here:- http://nec.org.au/strong-and-ready/ Message 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Informed Grief Let’s open our Bible to our text and read. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 This is the verse in this section which quickly gets all the attention. After that, we who are still ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    One Minute After Death Series

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Jan 18, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 10,250 views

    This is the first of five sermons in the series, "Life After Death" that give the Biblical teachings on the Intermediate State, Heaven, Hell, the Judgment and the Christian and Suicide. This sermon describes the Christian after death.

    Bob Marcaurelle (Sermon Series- Life After Death) FOR INFORMATION ON BOOKS AND ALSO 832 MESSAGES ON AN AUDION CD- CONTACT “The Pastor’s Pulpit” 2003 Lynn Ave, Anderson, SCm 29621, or call 864-224-0782 for a brochure 1. "ONE MINUTE AFTER DEATH" (The Intermediate State) 2 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • C. Philip Green avatar

    Your Final Destination Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 9, 2025
     | 502 views

    If you want to be certain of heaven and avoid hell, stop depending on yourself and depend on Jesus.

    A drunk man got on the bus late one night, staggered up the aisle, and sat next to a woman who was clutching a Bible. She looked the wayward drunk up and down and said, “I've got news for you, mister. You're going straight to hell!” The man jumped up out of his seat and shouted, “Oh, man, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Heaven Is A Place

    Contributed by Chris Surber on May 23, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,817 views

    Heaven is the hope of believers. It is a place promised and revealed.

    Introduction D.L. Moody described our hope of heaven this way. “What has been, and is now, one of the strongest feelings in the human heart? Is it not to find some better place, some lovelier spot, than we have now? It is for this that men are seeking everywhere; and they can have it if they ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • David Owens avatar

    Sermon 3 - Into The Warm Arms Of God Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Jun 9, 2025
     | 523 views

    What is the state of people after they die before the final resurrection at the second coming of Jesus? We want the comfort of knowing that our loved ones are safe in the arms of God. What does the Bible say about this?

    A. We are in a sermon series called Eternal Questions…Biblical Answers. 1. So far in our series, we have talked about when Christ comes and when death comes. 2. Today, I would like to start with a Winnie the Pooh quote: “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” 3. With ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    One Minute After Death Series

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Oct 28, 2018
     | 11,442 views

    A description of what the Bible says about where the saved and the unsaved go immediately after death. This is the time between death and the return of Christ.

    The Christian Faith The End Times 1 1 ONE MINUTE AFTER DEATH (The Intermediate State) by Bob Marcaurelle Copyright 2009 by Bob Marcaurelle A man laughed at a Christians comments about life after death, and said, “The only thing we can prove about a human being is that he is made ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Salyer avatar

    The State Of The Church

    Contributed by David Salyer on Dec 21, 2000
    based on 94 ratings
     | 6,853 views

    A look at where the church is headed

    The State of the Church Deut. 1:1-5 Open: Let me set up what I just read to you. Here we have the entire nation of Israel sitting just outside of what they have been promised. For about a month Moses spends telling them what is in the book of Deut. In a nutshell this is what he is saying to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Bledar Valca avatar

    State Of The World Series

    Contributed by Bledar Valca on Mar 23, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,021 views

    Shows the lost state in which the world is due to the rejection of God’s revelation in nature

    THE STATE OF THE WORLD Romans 1:18-32 A Scottish lawyer was a wicked man. Once he hired a horse and, either through accident or ill-usage, killed the animal. Naturally the owner insisted on being paid its value, together with some compensation for the loss of its use. The man of law acknowledged ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    State Of Control Series

    Contributed by Stephen Colaw on Nov 10, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,565 views

    Part 4 - When God is in control, I don’t have to be.

    Who likes to be in charge? Be honest, how many of you like to be in charge, you like to be in control? Most of us, even if we don’t like the responsibility, do like to be in control. It’s a natural thing. That doesn’t mean it’s right, but it is natural. WE We like to have our way. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Stating The Truth

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Jun 17, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,254 views

    Stating the truth is a goal for most Christians. This is what sparked the reformation. And one of the events that is turning point in the reformation is the presentation of the Augsburg Confession, which is a statement of how important God is and that Je

    Today we are remembering an important and significant event for Christians and for us as Lutherans. It is when a group of lay political leaders publicly read and supported what was stated in the Augsburg Confession. On this day, 476 years ago, at around 3 o’clock in the afternoon on the 25 ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Matthew Sickling avatar

    The State Of The Church

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Feb 4, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,626 views

    This sermon compares the Health of our church to that of the 7 Churches of Asia Minor. It can easily be adapted to any church.

    Title: State of the Church, 2008 Text: Revelation 2 & 3 Date: 2/3/08 Location: Sulphur Spring Baptist Church Introduction: President Bush gave his 7th and final “State of the Union” address on Monday night before a joint session of Congress. He discussed the war on Terrorism and talked ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • D. Greg Ebie avatar

    The State Of The Church

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 3, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 11,217 views

    The Church is eternal and will prevail. We need to prayerfully consider what God is directing us to do for His glory through the local church. This message has an outline which can be used with application to your local church.

    · 3 VOLUNTEERS: I need you to answer one of these questions: What is the best thing that happened to you this year, or perhaps the saddest? What is one lesson that you learned in 2002? What would you like to see happen in your life in the new year? Looking back often gives us a chance to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Wilderness State

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Aug 22, 2003
    based on 26 ratings
     | 3,303 views

    A sermon about the hope which the Resurrection brngs about.

    John 16:22 The Wilderness State By: Rev. Kenneth Emerson Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA In our Gospel Lesson for this morning Jesus Christ is telling His disciples, before His crucifixion, "now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist