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    A Grace Needing World

    Contributed by Allan Kircher on Aug 2, 2012
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    But do we really understand what it means when we say that God is a God of grace

    A Grace-Needing World Date: May 20,2012 Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:9, 2 Corinthians 5:14-15, 1 Peter 4:10 If you have seen paintings depicting people/late 17th cen. • You may remember that they seemed to always have a pale, chalky complexion. • When you look at pics/Queen Elizabeth ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What God Wants Christians To Do For Children Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Nov 2, 2022
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    1. Help bring children to Jesus. 2. Pray for children. 3. Never try to keep children away from Jesus. 4. Help children grow up God's way.

    What God Wants Christians to Do for Children The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 19:13-15; Mark 10:13-16; Luke 2:40-52 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared November 2, 2022) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to Matthew 19:13. By this time, Jesus was only about 3 months away from dying on the cross for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Face To Face Series

    Contributed by Troy Campbell on Mar 10, 2016
     | 4,990 views

    Because of the blood we have total access into His presence.

    For those not familiar with an Anglican Service; there are four Scripture Readings before the Sermon. The Scripture Readings for this day were: Micah 5: 2-5; Psalm 80:1-7; Hebrews 10:5-10 and Luke 1:39-55. (This Message was reworked December 2015). In 1865, ...... shortly after the Civil war,.... ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Tithing, A Clue, A Choice, A Command? Series

    Contributed by David Hill on Aug 10, 2004
    based on 172 ratings
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    What the Bible has to say about thithing.

    Tithing! A Clue, A Choice, or A Command? Malachi 3:6-10 Introduction: Army firing range in basic training. One thing I quickly learned, if you want to get off the firing range unharmed you listen carefully to the instructions of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Dumbing Down Of America Series

    Contributed by Jimmy Dillon on Oct 28, 2010
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     | 4,754 views

    One of several sermons concerning America

    The Dumbing Down of America Deut 6:1-7 Introduction As we have seen over the last couple of weeks, America is in trouble We see that we have become a people that call evil good and good evil We have seen that America is being overwhelmed with the growing number of homosexuals…being taught ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lessons From A Dad

    Contributed by Jeffrey Dillinger on Jun 22, 2020
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    How do you parent adult children? Jesus tells us about a father who had 2 sons (we often talk about the prodigal son), but in the story we learn how our Father In Heaven parents us adult kids.

    Lessons From A Dad (Luke 15:11-32) Intro: A. Next year Joshua plans to get married. Our youngest child will join the ranks of his siblings and be married. Our nest will officially be empty. But does that mean I stop being a dad to our four kids or a good father-in-law to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Liberal Theology In The Churches – Address Number 5 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Oct 21, 2022
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    We look here at a lot of quotes to try to understand the distorted and wicked thinking of Liberals. They operate in a lot of areas with three prominent ones - denial of and attack on the scriptures, promotion of abortion/homosexuality, and to implement socialist beliefs.

    This talk continues from the 4th Part. This is the last one for this group. LIBERAL THEOLOGY IN THE CHURCHES – ADDRESS NUMBER 5 This is the last talk in this small series. Thank you all for your interest but we live in troubled times when the very foundations of our faith are being ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Manufacturer's Specifications Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 4, 2001
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     | 5,888 views

    Analysis of the prologue of the ten commandments with special emphasis on the role of the law in the Christian’s life.

    Welcome to the year 2000. CNN put together a list of the top 100 news stories of the 20th century, and number 82 on that list is the space shuttle "Challenger" disaster. Most of us probably remember January 28, 1986, when the space shuttle Challenger burst into flames 73 seconds after liftoff, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Evil Eye Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 13, 2004
    based on 38 ratings
     | 8,980 views

    David, Pt. 3 of 15

    THE EVIL EYE (1 SAM. 18) The master-disciple or teacher-student relationship in the Chinese society is a hierarchical one. The teacher is the superior and the student is the subordinate. A prominent senior pastor twenty years older than me still calls me teacher after he has audited just one of my ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Keep Your Eye On The Prize Series

    Contributed by Tim Richards on Oct 19, 2006
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    Sermon 2 in a series on Elisha. This sermon focuses on living out our priorities.

    Introduction: 1. In case you haven’t heard it well known former football coach and present day broadcaster, John Madden, is being inducted in the Pro-Football Hall of Fame. I saw part of an interview with him this week. He talked about how as a coach he used to work 18 hour days and travel 6 months ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Be A Loser! Series

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Feb 7, 2021
     | 6,798 views

    Everybody wants to be a winner. But Jesus calls on His followers to be losers! This sermon examines what Jesus means by this paradoxical truth, and other issues Jesus addresses.

    #36 Be a Loser! Series: Mark Chuck Sligh February 7, 2021 NOTE: PowerPoint or ProPresenter presentations are available for this sermon by request at chucksligh@hotmail.com. Please mention the title of the sermon and the Bible text to help me find the sermon in my archives TEXT: Please turn in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Happens When I Die?

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Jan 28, 2023
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    The following sermon is going to discuss what happens the moment a person dies. The horrors of hell are described in detail to encourage one to choose heaven and live eternally in the Lord's presence.

    What Happens When I Die? Luke 16:19-31 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 While death is not a subject we like to talk about, its rushing guaranteed occurrence forces each of us to consider what will happen to me when I die? While it might be convenient to believe ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    La Ley Natural: Su RelaciÓn Con Las Mejores PrÁcticas De GestiÓn En Iglesias, Escuelas Y Negocios

    Contributed by Byron Perrine on Apr 22, 2020
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    Para gran parte de lo siguiente, con la excepción de las secciones que tratan sobre la ley natural y su relación con el cristianismo, estoy en deuda con las conferencias de Beth Cabrera, The Great Courses Plus.com.

    En Efesios 6: 5-9, leemos que los siervos deben ser obedientes a sus amos. Presumiblemente, lo mismo se aplica hoy en día para empleados y otros trabajadores. Deben ser obedientes a cualquier autoridad sobre ellos. Al leer un poco más, descubrimos que los empleadores (maestros) deben ser ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Assurance Explained Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on May 13, 2024
     | 683 views

    This exposition of Romans 4:16 celebrates the assurance of salvation by grace while encouraging believers to continue in the faith.

    Intro In Romans 4, Paul uses Abraham as a model for how to be saved. He makes this statement in verse 13: “For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.”i The promise of being heir of the world is ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Sweet Temptation Series

    Contributed by Gordon Pike on Oct 23, 2022
     | 2,028 views

    Ah ... free will. The ability to choose/decide for ourselves what is right and good and what isn't. However, as Solomon points out, we also got 'temptation' along with it and he beautifully illustrates the tension of temptation in Proverbs 9 between Lady Wisdom and Lady Folly.

    Ah … it’s a familiar story. Eve is strolling through the beautiful Garden of Eden when she is surprised by a talking snake. “Hey, how ya doing?” “Fine.” “What ya doin?” “Oh, Adam and I are just walking around … taking in the beauty of God’s creation.” “Oh, yeah? Lovely. Say, what about ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist