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  • Denn Guptill avatar

    24.7 Turn It Around Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Aug 20, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,433 views

    Week seven of 24 focuses on Jesus teaching about Murder, Hatred and Loving our enemies.

    Matthew 5:21 Jesus Said “You have heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.’” This particular law comes from Exodus 20:13 and Deuteronomy 5:17. And we would think this one is a no brainer, after all one of the basic tenets of ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Blessed Are The Persecuted

    Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Mar 4, 2006
    based on 65 ratings
     | 17,912 views

    Week 8 of an 8 week sermon series on the Beatitudes that focuses on our call to stand in persecution.

    BE-Attitudes February 26, 2006 Blessed are the Persecuted Funny: A Texan billionaire w/ a beautiful daughter loved having parties at his pool which was home to a 20 ft. great-white. Every night he’d issue a challenge to the men: “½ my fortune or my daughter’s hand in marriage to the man who ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Face To Face With Jesus Series

    Contributed by Clay Hallmark on Mar 14, 2006
    based on 141 ratings
     | 89,323 views

    Message # 2 in a series focusing on the Mission of Jesus to say and to show people, "Your Life Matters."

    Message # 2: “Coming Face to Face with Jesus” John 4:1-26; 39-42 Introduction: Ted Stallard’s story This morning, I want to tell you the story of Ted Stallard. A young man who was turned off by school. Very sloppy in appearance. Expressionless. Unattractive. Slow. Often times he would simply sit ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dealing With Difficulty Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Russell on Mar 7, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,012 views

    This sermon focuses on the first persecution of the church and helps us understand how to deal with difficulty today

    * When something big happens, new people come out (i.e, winning the lottery) * There’s both a positive and negative reaction when God does something big (he just did something big in the first church) * Jesus warned that persecution and adversity would occur (John 15:18-19) * Text: First ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Ronald Shultz avatar

    Weak Base And Foolish Revivalists

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Oct 16, 2020
     | 2,041 views

    Are you focusing your ministry on the many or on the few. Are you looking to impact the world or fill a pew?

    1 Cor 1:26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: 27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    On Mission!

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Sep 30, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,503 views

    This message focuses on Jesus prayer for his church. He prays this prayer before going to the cross.

    Title: “The Mission” *Jesus prays for his (jr.) partners in the mission of God, the Father.” See also John 20:21 “as the father has sent me, I am sending you.” Read Text Here... John 17 The context/background ? Jesus is soon to be arrested... (“the hour has come...”) Lesslie Newbigin, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Matthew 5: The Beatitudes Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Newlon on Jul 21, 2020
     | 4,467 views

    In this message, we are focusing on one simple word found throughout the Beatitudes: "Blessed."

    Jonathan Newlon Uniontown Church of Christ 18 July 2020 Sermon on the Mount: Beatitudes Introduction One of the most famous passages in Scripture not only to the Christian, but also to the secular world, is Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. This is also one of the most important passages in the New ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Managing Our Spiritual Lives Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Nov 24, 2018
     | 7,168 views

    A final message in this series about stewardship, focusing on being a good manager of our spiritual lives.

    FIRST THINGS FIRST Philippians 1:21 Can you imagine a baby ordering a steak? Or a baby walking out of the hospital after she was born? What about a 7 year old playing for the Colts? Can you imagine a basketball team that couldn’t shoot or dribble? Or a symphony orchestra who couldn’t play an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love: The Greatest Characteristic Series

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Dec 5, 2018
     | 8,279 views

    Love is the greatest characteristic of a disciple of Jesus Christ. This messages focuses on the meaning of love in the life of a disciple.

    All You Need is Love Love: The Greatest Characteristic 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8a, 13 Whoever thought love could be such a lucrative business? Retailers, that’s who! According to the National Retail Federation, the average amount spent on Valentine’s Day is $134/person in 2014, with a total spent ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Rodney V Johnson avatar

    What Happened To Our Childlike Faith? Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jul 27, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,141 views

    This message focuses on how we change from our childlike faith as we grow older.

    The Rock and the Hard Place – Part 4 What Happened To Our Childlike Faith? Scriptures: Mark 10:13-16; Matthew 18:3-4 Introduction: Today is our Youth Sunday and while I normally do not deliver the message on the 4th Sunday, I told Rev. Anthony that I would today as he is still ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Journey To Bethlehem Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Aug 26, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 16,335 views

    This sermon focuses on the actual journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem by Mary and Joseph before the birth of Christ

    The Journey to Bethlehem Luke 2 INTRODUCTION: Years ago one of our daughters had a school assignment to write about her family’s Christmas traditions. She didn’t know what to write … because our family never had two Christmases alike. We have never lived near family. So ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    An Elitist Mentality Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Sep 11, 2016
     | 3,959 views

    Part two of this series focuses on Paul confronting Peter's hypocrisy pertaining to their fellowshipping with the Gentile Christians.

    An Elitist Mentality Part 2 Scripture: Galatians 2:1-16 This is part two of my series “An Elitist Mentality. If you recall from last week, I shared with you that an elitist is “a person or class of persons considered superior by others or by themselves, as in intellect, talent, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The End And The Reward Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 12, 2016
     | 4,389 views

    Paul is not focusing on sinful behavior we should avoid, but on exemplary behavior we should practice.

    24th or Last Sunday of the Year 2016 Extraordinary Form The five hundred year period since the end of the Renaissance has been marked by two events we Catholics can realistically call religious catastrophes. The first, of course, was the Protestant revolution most agree was begun by Martin Luther ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Operation Demon Alert

    Contributed by Rodney Johnson Sr., on Apr 22, 2016
     | 4,278 views

    This sermon focuses on the real,battle the real enemy and the apparel that we should put on for guaranteed success.

    Introduction: Last week, we talked about the Devil’s First and Worse Lie.” We also identified Satan as our arch enemy. Our warfare is not physical but spiritual in nature. While we are occupied by the seen world, the unseen world is wearing us out. I shared last week, concerning ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Our Children Walk Through Our Reputations

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Mar 9, 2015
     | 6,317 views

    This message focuses on how our Reputations (both Spiritual and Natural) impact thieves of our children.

    Our Children Walk Through Our Reputations Scriptures: Ecclesiastes 10:1-3; 2 Timothy 1:2-7 Introduction: Someone said that the apple does not fall too far from the tree. Keep this in mind as I will come back to this statement when I close. If you could give your children anything of value ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational