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  • Patrick Nix avatar

    Is Legalism A Bad Word?

    Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jul 9, 2010
     | 2,467 views

    This message deals with the fact that God’s law (from Moses to Christ) is good and that its continued presence in church and culture is right, not wrong.

    Too many people today, even Christians, feel like the days of grace and spiritual liberty should erase the law of God. If any minister or church preaches or teaches the laws of God as good, they are labeled as old-fashioned, cult-like, or legalistic. Since when did ‘legalism’ (the idea of abiding ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Freedom's Enemies Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 15, 2009
     | 5,101 views

    This message encourages believers to stand firm in their freedom by staying away from the law and the legalist who would take it away

    Freedom’s Enemies (Galatians 5:1-12) One morning, during an adult Sunday school class, a pastor in San Angelo, Texas, picked up the podium and walked back and forth with it. When someone asked, “What are you doing?” he replied, “Well, sometimes you just need to take a stand.” (Rebecca ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    The Praise Of Ezra Series

    Contributed by Norman Bernad on Aug 5, 2021
     | 3,442 views

    Ezra was a direct descendant of Aaron the chief priest (7:1–5), thus he was a priest and scribe in his own right. His zeal for God and God’s Law spurred Ezra to lead a group of Jews back to Israel during King Artaxerxes’s reign over the Persian Empire

    The Praise of EZRA Ezra: 7 Ezra 7:11-28 Psalms 69:1-16 Illustration The Duke of Wellington, the British military leader who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo, was not an easy man to serve under. He was brilliant, demanding, and not one to shower his subordinates with compliments. Yet even Wellington ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Problem With Religion Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jan 15, 2020
     | 4,932 views

    Let’s live lives that honor God in every way.

    THE PROBLEM WITH RELIGION Text: Rom. 2:17-24 Introduction 1. Illustration: When we Pastored in Yellville, AR there was a little restaurant that I used to like to hang out at called The Hill Top. One day a man from a nearby town called Zinc stopped in for lunch. The town of Zinc was famous for ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Called To Freedom Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 24, 2019
     | 7,237 views

    In Galatians 5:13b-15, Paul gives four purposes of God’s call to the freedom of loving Him: 1) To oppose the flesh (GALATIANS 5:13B), 2) To serve others (GALATIANS 5:13B), 3) To fulfill His moral law (GALATIANS 5:14), and 4) To avoid harming others (GALATIANS 5:15).

    Recently, a labour arbitrator has ruled that the municipality of Waterloo will have to rehire a drug-addicted nurse who stole narcotics and falsified medical records. The crux of this ruling was that the municipality, as an employer, has a duty to accommodate the wayward nurse’s disease of drug ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Can You See Well? Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jan 11, 2018
     | 6,210 views

    Sermon about the charge that Paul gives to Timothy upon dropping him off in Ephesus.

    Text: 1 Timothy 1:3-11, Title: Can You See Well? Date/Place: WHBC, 1.14.18, AM A. Opening illustration: B. Background to passage: Timothy being dropped off by Paul in Ephesus for rebuke and encouragement of the church leadership and entire body. A traditional thanksgiving is missing in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Justification By Faith Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 13, 2018
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     | 7,432 views

    Justification by Faith Alone as seen through the 1) Positive OT proof (Ga. 3:6-9) 2) Negative OT proof (Gal. 3:10-12) & 3) Positive Hope in Jesus Christ (Gal. 3:13-14)

    The three great monotheistic religions of the world—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—all trace their start to God’s promise of blessing to Abraham. More than half the world’s population, over three billion people, have a vested interest in this issue. God tells us that anyone can share in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    The Promise Of Justification Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 19, 2018
     | 4,235 views

    In Galatians 3:15-18 four reasons are given for affirming the superiority of the covenant of promise: God presents its 1) Confirmation (Gal. 3:15), its 2) Christ-centeredness (Gal. 3:16), its 3) Chronology (Gal. 3:17), and its 4) Completeness (Gal. 3:18).

    Many of the delightful things that we anticipate in our lives are based on promises. We enter into relationships with people we care about and in broader organizations through promises. The word “promise” itself is filled with hopeful realities. We love it when someone makes a promise. It has the ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Leadership And Justice Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Feb 20, 2015
     | 5,122 views

    Here we find a whole series of problems of economic injustice that are brought to Nehemiah. Nehemiah's solution is to call them back to the original God had given Israel and to recommit himself and his leadership team to following these laws themselves.

    Sermon by Rev John Altmann If the world were a village… [youtube video] In the OT God has given us an object lesson. He teaches by example rather than purely by words. He has gone to great trouble to set up a demonstration of his values in the life of one nation, Israel, that he created ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Gospel: Start And Continue By Faith Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Nov 17, 2015
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     | 7,079 views

    None of us ever became Christians through our human effort. God reached down. Salvation comes by faith in Christ. Believe in Jesus Christ, He died on the cross for you.

    Dance with the one who brung ya. In a sense that was Paul’s message to the Galatians. You became a Christian by faith in Christ and experienced a new birth. In Galatians 3:1-5 Paul asks them why switch to human effort to live the Christian life? Faith in Christ brung ya to the dance why ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Exodus -Part 11- Rules,we Don't Need No Rules! Series

    Contributed by Randy Edwards on May 23, 2016
     | 5,639 views

    Part 11, a look at the 10 commandments and their role in the life of a believer

    Exodus – The story of God’s presence Part 11 “Rules- we don’t need no rules” Exodus 20:1-20:21 John 3:16-18 John 14:15-22 Matthew 5 Colossians 2 Romans 7 In a scene from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Butch – Paul Newman is about to have a fight with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Getting A Grip On Righteousness Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 1, 2016
    based on 6 ratings
     | 12,691 views

    Everyone wants to be righteous, but what does that even mean? How do we gain that status? Check out this debate as presented by our Family Minister Scott Jewell.

    Read Romans 4 and pray We’re continuing our series about Christianese- those code words often only recognized by those who have been in the faith for some time. By brushing up on these words, it’s our hope to better use or describe the terminology so that the world might come to know ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Indebted To Love

    Contributed by Mark Engler on Dec 18, 2014
     | 7,014 views

    The Christian should always feel “Indebted To Love.” But why? Why should we always feel indebted to love? Let’s consider a couple things this morning. Why We Owe The Debt How We Pay The Debt

    Indebted To Love Romans 13:8-10 INTRO: Read Text The very first phrase of our passage today is some pretty good advise, but really how many of us have done the opposite? “Let no debt remain outstanding.” I would venture to say that most of the people we have here today have some ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Judged By Whose Righteousness?

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Feb 7, 2015
     | 2,745 views

    The claim to innocence can be rightly made only by the Savior, but, instead of seeking to escape judgment, He submitted Himself to wrath for my sake.

    If you're like me when you read Psalm 7, you may find your heart resonating with the opening verses: [1] O LORD my God, in you do I take refuge; save me from all my pursuers and deliver me, [2] lest like a lion they tear my soul apart, rending it in pieces, with none to deliver” ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Righteousness By Faith Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jonathan Vorce on Feb 7, 2017
     | 4,402 views

    The Bible teaches us that we are MADE the Righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.

    An Expose’ on Righteousness – Part I (Righteous by Faith) Lakewood / Speaker: Jonathan L. Vorce / 8-30- 2012 Genesis 15:6; Romans 4:13 Introduction: 1. In Genesis Chapter 14 Abram had been offered material things by the king of Sodom after a successful recovery of the people and goods that had ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God