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  • Dennis Lee avatar

    Time To Engage: "Distant Discipleship”

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Feb 2, 2025
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     | 991 views

    Last time we met I introduced what I called being a secret disciple. Today, I’d like to introduce another type of disciple, one seen in the life of Peter, which I am calling, being a distant disciple. A distant disciple is one who follows Jesus, but at a distance.

    Time to Engage: The Journey to Discipleship “Distant Discipleship” Luke 22:54-62 Watch on YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnO8Qw29I6w As you probably know, we’re on the third word in the vision I believe God gave to us last year. And this new series takes us into the issue of ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

  • Dennis King avatar

    Christian Courage, The Meek May Apply

    Contributed by Dennis King on Mar 29, 2022
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     | 1,498 views

    You don't need to wield a blood-stained sword, nor crusade with an army throughout distant lands to demonstrate Christian courage. You can spread God's word in your very own neighborhood or use the internet to share the Gospel around the world.

    Christian Courage The Meek May Apply You don't need to wield a blood-stained sword, nor crusade with an army throughout distant lands to demonstrate Christian courage. You can spread God's word in your very own neighborhood or use the internet to share the Gospel around the world. 1 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Apple avatar

    Receptivity To Revelation

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 41 ratings
     | 8,179 views

    -- the heart of the passage -- v.

    -- the heart of the passage -- v.28 "Blessed are those who hear the Word of God and obey it" A rebuke here; Serious warning for those who are hearers only Tremendous promise for those who both receive and implement God's Word --what an opportunity for us this morning Context: 11:14-16 Christ had ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Hello Father Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 23, 2001
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,567 views

    Part 12 of Sermon on the Mount, an introduction to the Lords Prayer

    Matthew 6:5 And when you pray. Prayer,what is prayer? Roger Babson "Prayer is the greatest unused power in the world." Charles Trumbell "Prayer is realising the energies of God." Phillip Brooks "prayer is in it’s simplest definition, is merely a wish turned heavenward." Samuel Coolridge "Prayer ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    How To Be An Overcomer

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Feb 11, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,355 views

    hOW WE CAN WITHSTAND TEMPTATION

    The Atheist asserts there is no God. The Agnostic says he can¡¦t tell if there is a God or not. The Materialist boasts that he does not require a God. The Worldly fool wishes there were not God. The Christians answers that he can¡¦t do without God. Atheism says: ¡§Creation without a Creator; ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    All Things Are Possible

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Dec 28, 2002
    based on 135 ratings
     | 27,244 views

    Faith is the catalyst that releases God’s power in the world, but prayer is the key to building unwavering faith.

    December 29, 2002 Morning Service Text: Mark 9:14-29 Subject: Prayer Title: All Things Are Possible I have been praying a lot about what it is going to take to see this church grow to where it should be, and then keep growing. You see I don’t want to go off on some tangent that seems right to me ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Mark Woolsey avatar

    0203 Epiphany Iii: Sign And Nexus Series

    Contributed by Mark Woolsey on Jan 23, 2006
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     | 3,507 views

    The turning of water into wine was a sign. It’s also a nexus of the human and the divine.

    Sermon: Sign and Nexus Text: John 2:1-11 Occasion: Epiphany III Who: Mark Woolsey Where: Arbor House When: Sunday, January 22, 2006 Audio link: http://providencerec.com/Sound%20Files/Srmn060122WoolseyJohn02;01-011EpiphanyIIISignAndNexus.mp3 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Pat Cook avatar

    From Heartbreak To Heartburn Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Jun 13, 2003
    based on 124 ratings
     | 16,960 views

    Moving past hurts and turning them into usefulness is difficult, but Jesus wants to change us.

    Luke 24:13-32 – From Heartbreak to Heartburn I remember reading once a true story about a man who was saved from his burning house in the middle of the night. The house was a total loss, but no-one was hurt. After some work, it was discovered that the fire started in the bedroom, the same room ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dana Chau avatar

    Love Series

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Mar 9, 2004
    based on 50 ratings
     | 7,652 views

    Discover how God’s love restores hope for marriage.

    This morning, we continue our new series, Restoring Hope for Marriage. There was a time when I thought real Christians didn’t divorce. Then I found that one out of two Christian marriages end in divorce, the same statistic as non-Christians. Not only that, I began to counsel Christian couples on ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    The Lord's Supper Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 11, 2002
    based on 27 ratings
     | 12,421 views

    This is a sermon on Communion, the Lord’s Supper based on John 6

    Introduction: A. Satisfaction is a feeling that comes when a need, a desire or an expectation has been fulfilled or gratified. What a wonderful feeling that is. Time to celebrate. B. Eating and drinking. Hungry and then eat at the buffet. What a feeling that is after extremely hungry and we ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Body Language

    Contributed by Tammy Garrison on Nov 12, 2002
    based on 35 ratings
     | 6,833 views

    The nonverbal communication that we are Christians comes in the form of service that we do for others.

    Bonnie Brechill tells a story about her 5 year old daughter Crystal, who recently met an Amish girl her age. Within minutes they were off, hand-in-hand, to play. “I caught glimpses of them chattering and giggling,” Bonnie says. “Even though Sylvia, the Amish girl, spoke a Pennsylvania Dutch ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Bob Groves avatar

    Elijah - Down But Not Out Series

    Contributed by Bob Groves on Nov 12, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
     | 12,728 views

    Dealing with tough times in life. Especially when you are down emotionally.

    Series... People Like YOU & ME ELIJAH...RemindS ME of a "WORD" – TIRED. Today – Look at ELIJAH a MAN Greatly Used of God – Who Ran into a Dark Time in LIFE... We can Learn from Him what to do & not to do – When You’re Down – Not Out Read I Kings 19:1-10 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Stan Simonik avatar

    Bring One More To Jesus!

    Contributed by Stan Simonik on Jun 3, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,312 views

    A Pentecost Sunday message, challenging us to invite one more person to worship and bring one more to Jesus. The experience of Pentecost is not ancient history, it should be today’s reality.

    Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, you may have noticed an article in the newspaper a few days ago about a British mountain climber David Sharp who collapsed during his descent from Mount Everest due to lack of oxygen. Such tragic event in itself is not so unusual. The area above 26,000 feet ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Paul John avatar

    Coping With Depression

    Contributed by Paul John on Nov 24, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,149 views

    To help people understand a Christian perpective of depression and how we can help others

    INTRODUCTION Following death of his wife, a well-known Southern Baptist preacher named Vance Havner published a diary of his experiences as he walked through the ’valley of the shadow of death’. He writes about 3 levels of experience in life and concluded that there are ’mountain top days’ when ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Scott Chambers avatar

    When It All Comes Crashing Down Faith Hopes Series

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Nov 23, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,886 views

    This message an example of faith from the life of Elijah.

    When you examine your life at what times have you grown the most? Almost always people will answer this question by admitting that the greatest growth occurred in times of deep and unexpected suffering. Yet when suffering forces its way abruptly into our lives, our tendency is to believe that God ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ