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  • Charles R. Swindoll avatar

    "The Adoption Is Final"

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 13, 2006
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    Anyone who has ever undergone the scrutiny of the adoption process will testify that the sweetest words of the whole experience are, “The adoption is final”. From the first meeting with those in authority, to the last “inspection” and filing of all paperw

    Biblical Text: John 20:1-18 and 1 Corinthians 15:20-22 “The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf

    Contributed by Tr Precht on Sep 14, 2006
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    Why should we fear the devil if he is a defeated foe?

    Who’s Afraid of The Big Bad Wolf …. Exhort, lift up God and get in one mind. But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • Paul Wallace avatar

    There Is Something About Mary Series

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006
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    Did Mary Madalene have a secret life the Bible covered up?

    THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT MARY John 20:11-18 Adapted from “The Da Vinci Code: Fact Or Fiction (Part Four: Mary Magdalene’s Big Role)” by Jim Butcher John 20:11-20:18 The Da Vinci Code’s Claim: “Mary Magdalene’s most important role was being married to Jesus.” According to the book, the Holy ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Don't Cling To Me

    Contributed by Brian Buriff on Sep 25, 2006
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    Using the illustration of Exit Glacier in Seward Alaska, examining the reason why Jesus said to Mary, “Don’t cling to me”?

    I. INTRODUCTION A. Stop Clinging? – Why??? 1. Why forbidden? a. nature so new, fresh - could be defiled easily? b. nature so new, fresh - would zap her dead (fly zapper) 2. Clue is in the nature of her clinging a. Greek = “fastened to, hold tight, adhere to, she wouldn’t let go” b. Jesus didn’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Make The Most

    Contributed by Edgar Mayer on Jan 21, 2001
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    A sermon on James 5:13-20.

    Sermon on James 5:13-20; Pastor Edgar Mayer; Wilsonton/Glencoe Parish; 28.1.01; 4th Epiphany. For more sermons and other writings check out pastor’s homepage: http://www.geocities.com/mayeredgar. "Heavenly Father, let us not be so satisfied with our salvation that we do not go further and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Thomas: The Disciple Of Doubt Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 23, 2001
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    A sermon adapted from an IVP Bible Study by C. Nystrom

    THOMAS: THE DISCIPLE OF DOUBT JOHN 14:1-7; 20:19-31 OPENING ILLUSTRATION… Doubts with us Have you ever experienced this? It often descends one day like a big dark cloud. The nagging questions started to surface and play around in the back of our minds. Then they all just clumped together into ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Failing Doesn't Mean Failure

    Contributed by Brian Mccutchen on Jan 26, 2001
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    Discovering God’s wonderful love and patience.

    FAILING DOESN’T MEAN FAILURE Introduction A. The first president of the United States, the father of our country lost 2/3 of the battles he fought in the Revolutionary war. BUT, Washington won the war, founded a nation and succeeded in spite of his failures. B. Babe Ruth ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Stopping At The Mouth Of A Miracle

    Contributed by Larry Goodwin on Feb 6, 2001
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    Don’t allow cicumstances to keep you at arm’s length from you miracle

    There are a few points about our text that I would like to mention, while we are on our way to the message. #1, the Bible says that Mary visited the tomb early, when it was still dark. Matthew 28:1 actually says it was, "the end of the sabbath...," somewhere between 3 and 6 a.m. And whether you ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Celebration

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 26, 2001
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    John mentions four people by name in his gospel account of the resurrection. Let’s look at them.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER CENTRAL CHRISTIAN, BROWNSVILLE, TX ILL. Shohoiya Yokowai spent 28 years of his life in prison. It was not a prison of bars & locks & wardens, but a self-imposed prison of fear. He was a Japanese soldier on the island of Guam during WW2. And when the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Behold My Hands

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Mar 3, 2001
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    The scars tell a story.

    What is the only man made thing in heaven? I believe it is the scars on the body of Jesus. What do those scars teach us? When one goes on vacation, they so often bring back a souvenir. When Jesus visited earth as the God-man, he brought back a souvenir, but it was not something cheap and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Relics And Miraculous Bleeding And Weeping

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Mar 10, 2001
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    Beware of pieces of brass and other such things.

    Relics and Miraculous Bleeding and Weeping Over the years, I have heard of all kinds of things that are revered and really worshiped. It is claimed that these things have special powers to heal because they belonged to someone in the Bible. Tears, oil and blood have flowed from all kinds of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Doubting Thomas Encounters The Risen Lord

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Mar 15, 2001
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    Thomas heard of the resurrection second-hand and had to have a personal encounter with Jesus before he came to faith.

    DOUBTING THOMAS ENCOUNTERS THE RISEN LORD The first Easter Sunday morning was a time of indescribable joy - Jesus had risen from the dead. Friday was the day of the funeral, but Sunday turned it into a festival! It was almost too good to be true. The disciples could hardly take it in. One ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    So Send I You

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Mar 24, 2001
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    Before Jesus returned to heaven he gave his disciples the Great Commission, to be his representatives in making known the Gospel, following the pattern of his mission to Earth, the Same Method, the Same Motivation and the Same Means.

    SO SEND I YOU The farewell words of a Christian leader are listened to with special attention. The Bible records the parting speeches of some of it’s great characters as they hand the torch of witness to a new generation, but the farewell speech that I would have most liked to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steven Chapman avatar

    Reacting To The Risen Lord

    Contributed by Steven Chapman on Mar 26, 2001
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    John 20 gives us a picture of the different ways that people can respond to the Resurrection

    Reacting To The Risen Lord John 20:1-9 I have been amazed at the continuing reporting of the assassination of President JFK. And the remarkable diversity that is present in the various eyewitness accounts. Discrepancy over the number of shots that were fired to the locations from which they were ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Some Things I Don't Want To Miss

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Dec 5, 2000
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    God has some things you don’t want to miss out on

    JOHN 20:19-24 "SOME THINGS I DON’T WANT TO MISS" A) Birthdays / Anniversaries ... Wife looks at you & says, "You know what today is?" * Thomas missed something ... Thomas missed Sunday night church! B) Does it matter if you miss one service? * Thomas ... why wasn’t he there? * Do you think it was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist