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  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Birthday Of The Church--Going Out Into The World For Christ Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 15, 2024
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    Pentecost has been a big deal from the beginning, because it’s really the “birthday of the Church.”

    Pentecost Sunday 2024 There’s kind of an undogmatic understanding in the Church about the major religious festivals of the Christian year. They basically come from the writings of and through St. Paul. In first place there is what is formally called “the Triduum,” the three days preceding Easter, ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Forgiving Sins Is Also A Spiritual Gift Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 25, 2023
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    Our biggest problem can be fixed by repentance and confession. We can be healed through this charism of the Church.

    Pentecost Sunday 2023 Today’s first reading from the Acts of the Apostles is so striking, with its description of the Holy Spirit’s descent in the form of fire, and the resulting prayer in tongues, that it tends to overwhelm the rest of the Scriptures. So let’s look at today’s psalm 104 to ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Our Invitation To The Party Series

    Contributed by John Bright on May 27, 2023
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    Working through the Gospel of Luke using consecutive expository preaching. Teaching sheet included at end of text.

    "Our Invitation to the Party" Luke 17:20-30 A sermon for 5/28/23 – Pentecost Sunday Pastor John Bright Luke 17 “20 Now at one point the Pharisees asked Jesus when the kingdom of God was coming, so he answered, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed, 21 nor will ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Becoming Prepared

    Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Oct 31, 2023
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    Jesus prepared his disciples to receive the Holy Spirit. We also need a preparation period to understand the gift of the Holy Spirit which we receive through baptism.

    Becoming Prepared John 20:19-23 Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz John 20:19 So when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “1bPeace be with you.” 20 And ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Jesus' Ultimate Sign Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Nov 3, 2023
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    The ultimate sign in John 20:1-31 teaches us that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and the only Savior of sinners.

    Introduction Today, I plan to conclude our sermon series that I have called “Signs.” Jesus performed thousands of miracles in his short ministry of two-and-a-half years. By these miracles, Jesus demonstrated that he had power over sickness, demons, nature, and even death itself. The Apostle ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Blessed Believer Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jan 26, 2024
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    If you want Jesus’ peace to replace your fear, receive the Holy Spirit, believe that Jesus is alive and that He is Lord. Surrender your life to the Spirit of the living, Lord Jesus Christ.

    In 1973, producers hired 26-year-old director Steven Spielberg to make a movie based on Peter Benchley's novel about shark attacks called Jaws. The movie was so scary that even to this day millions of Americans panic when they get wind that a shark might be present in their beach area. A ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Believing What We Haven’t Seen Series

    Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Aug 10, 2022
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    This sermon focuses on the Apostle known as "Doubting Thomas" and the role of faith without seeing in the life of a believer today.

    A little trivia question for you old rockers out there. How many of you recognize the name Alice Cooper? Alice Cooper was a rocker from the 70s and part of the band that goes by the same name, Alice Cooper. It is hard to believe that Alice Cooper is 64 years old. I actually have a picture of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Beyond A Reasonable Doubt

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Aug 19, 2023
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    At first the disciples doubted. But when faced with the evidence, they weighed it, tested it, and then acted upon it. Their verdict has stood the test of time. And the grounds on which they stood are the same grounds upon which we can stand.

    Why do you suppose is it that, faced with the same data, some people interpret it one way and some people interpret it another? You have only to look at the George Floyd riots – and the other ones later that year - to know that. Not even exhaustive investigations convince people whose minds are ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Are We Like Thomas? John 20:19-24

    Contributed by David Cramer on Mar 26, 2023
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    In the times we live in we need to encourage others to overcome doubt. This message is about a faith growing in someone who was a doubter.

    Are we like Thomas? John 20:19-24 Good morning. Stand with me and lift your bible and repeat after me. This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I can do what it says I can do. I am going to learn how to be what it says I can be. Today I will learn more of the word of God. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Live Like Elijah In The Secret Place With The Power Of God - Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Mar 30, 2023
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     | 3,577 views

    The world is in a very critical time right now. How are we to deal with the proliferation of perversion and pornography? Can you hear the voice of God through all of it? Are you living in divine revelation from God and the Anointing of the Holy Spirit?

    Here in the USA, we stand in the balance of righteousness and holiness before God. We are still amid a global pandemic that has crushed our constitutional and civil rights. Our Federal, City governments, and schools are on the brink of disaster because demonic principalities of deviant, perverted ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Closed Doors

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Apr 13, 2023
     | 1,965 views

    God comes to us even through our doubts closed minds revealing the truth of the risen Lord.

    Closed Doors – John 20: 19 - 31 Intro: Imagine with me this morning. I want you to imagine that your best friend, whom we shall call Jean, died about a week ago. Yesterday you met another friend of yours who came up to you and said, “You’ll never guess who I saw ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Seventeen Percent Or The Seventy-Two? Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 13, 2023
     | 989 views

    Frodo from Lord of the Rings is great fiction, but Jesus is the Risen King of the Universe.

    Sunday After Easter 2023 A couple of years ago, Rasmussen surveyed Americans and found that seventy-two out of every hundred Americans believe that Jesus is Son of God and raised from the dead. Seventeen percent definitely deny that. Thomas the Apostle, after being told of Christ’s physical rising ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Encountering Jesus Behind Locked Doors

    Contributed by Christopher Arch on Apr 15, 2023
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     | 1,991 views

    This is from a series I preached on encounters with Jesus in the Gospels.

    Title: Jesus Encounters the Disciples in the Locked Room Script: John 20:19-23 Type: Expos./Encountering Jesus Where: GNBC 4-16-23 Intro: Over the past 2k years countless men and women have met Christ in a locked room. For millions it has been in the confines of a jail or prison cell. For ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Fear To Faith

    Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Apr 17, 2023
     | 1,783 views

    doubting leads from fear to strengthening faith

    John 20:19-31 Welcome to ‘Low Sunday,’ the first Sunday of the fifty days of Eastertide. After all the jubilation, misery, and rejoicing of last week, nothing can hold a candle to Holy Week. If you take a few seconds, you can figure out why it is called ‘Low Sunday.’ This Sunday is also called ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    The Matter Of Thomas

    Contributed by Laren Whaley on Apr 17, 2023
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    This morning’s message brings us behind closed doors with the disciples in those bewildering first days after Resurrection.

    The Matter of Thomas John 20:19 - 29 (NKJV) 19Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 20When He had said this, He ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God