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  • Barnabas Park avatar

    Be Friends With One Another

    Contributed by Barnabas Park on Dec 28, 2024
     | 871 views

    We need people who are friendly, but even more, we need true friends.

    John 15:12-14: “Be True Friends to One Another” “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command.” Last year, a young woman from our area in California moved to Texas. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    All Bark And No Sap

    Contributed by Monte Brown on Jan 22, 2007
     | 1,976 views

    we should all be like the evergreen and have the Holy Spirit active in our lives all year around.

    The Christmas tree is found in the homes of almost every person in America, so I would like to talk about the meaning of the Christmas tree, as I see it. Read: Matthew 5:14-16 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. [15] Neither do men light a candle, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Breaking The Box

    Contributed by Mark Lindsey on Nov 20, 2025
     | 211 views

    This woman brought a precious ointment in an alabaster box. This expensive perfume was costly but she was willing to give it. It will always cost you something to truly worship the Lord. If your worship costs you nothing, then your worship is worth nothing.

    “BREAKING THE BOX” LUKE 7:36-50 Many times in the Bible when a certain woman is mentioned she is often symbolic of the church. In Luke 15, we have the woman who had ten coins and lost them. It is a picture of the church as she lights the light, cleans the house, and searches diligently for what is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Patrick Mead avatar

    Standing On The Promises Of God Series

    Contributed by Patrick Mead on Feb 20, 2006
    based on 29 ratings
     | 49,348 views

    The life of faith and the promises of God

    Standing on the Promises of God Genesis 15:1-21 Introduction Story has it that J. Hudson Taylor, the great missionary of old to China, went to a bank in England to open up an account for the China Inland Mission. While filling out the application he came across a question asking him to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Gilbert avatar

    A Race To Be Run Series

    Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Jun 26, 2007
    based on 19 ratings
     | 8,056 views

    Keys to running the race of life in the way that pleases God.

    *ILL>In 1863, as Abraham Lincoln prepared to sign the Emancipation Proclammation he took his pen, moved it to the signature line, then dropped the pen. When asked why, the President replied: "If my name goes into history, it will be for this act; and if my hand trembles when I sign it, there will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Snap Shot Of Calvary Series

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Feb 11, 2012
     | 5,308 views

    What a beautiful picture of the love between God the Father and God the Son.

    Intro: 1. In World magazine, interviewer Larry King said: "Faith is a wonderful thing. I envy people who have it. I just can't make the leap.I remember as a kid, my father died when I was young, and that was unexplainable to me. The God of the Old Testament, I didn't like things he did. "Abraham, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "The Christian's Terror Threat"

    Contributed by Phil Anderson on Jun 9, 2004
    based on 27 ratings
     | 4,158 views

    How to respond when threatening circumstances/difficulties come on the heels of great spiritual victory.

    “The Christian’s Terror Threat” I Kings 19:1-8 & John 10:10 1KI 19:1 Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, "May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Loving The Brethren Series

    Contributed by Rick Macdonald on Aug 8, 2001
    based on 20 ratings
     | 7,841 views

    If it was required of us to draw a picture of love, before we could really identify love, I wonder what love would look like?

    Loving the Brethren February 6, 2000 INTRODUCTION: If it was required of us to draw a picture of love, before we could really identify love, I wonder what love would look like? Would we put a face on it and give it a personality; Or would we attempt to draw our perception of God, since “God is ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Do We Love The Brethren? Series

    Contributed by Dr. David Hallum on Sep 11, 2019
     | 3,949 views

    Do We Love the Brethren? 1John 3.14-20

    Introduction: Love In Action October 24, 1996 A sophmore sent a love letter to his girlfriend. It read: “I’d climb the highest mountain, sail the widest ocean, cross the hottest desert just to see you. P.S.—I’ll be over Saturday night if it doesn’t rain.” We chuckle at his fickleness, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Derrick White Sr avatar

    ( I Woke Up This Morning With My Mind Stead On Jesus)

    Contributed by Derrick White Sr on Mar 10, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,137 views

    ANYTHING THAT IS BUILT HIGH MUST HAVE A FIRM FOUNDATION BECAUSE NO ONE CAN BECOME A TRUE BELIEVER WITHOUT A SOLID FOUNDATION

    James 1:21-23 (KJV) 21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Maurice McCarthy avatar

    The Dung Gate

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Mar 5, 2012
    based on 7 ratings
     | 21,271 views

    Illustrated sermon, drama appended to sermon. A message about the need to remove garbage and how ancient Jerusalem had people for that task. It is a nasty dirty job, that Jesus did for us. Message and drama were very well received.

    The Dung Gate PPT 1 series slide PPT 2, 3 Scripture Text Ne 2:9 So I went to the governors of Trans-Euphrates and gave them the king's letters. The king had also sent army officers and cavalry with me. Ne 2:10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Three Important Looks Or Paul's Last Testimony

    Contributed by Luther Sexton on Dec 3, 2015
     | 7,932 views

    Paul takes a look around as he gives his last testimony.

    An outline from the book The Bumps Are What You Climb On "Three Important Looks" by Warren Wiersbe pg 17 1980 THREE IMPORTANT LOOKS OR PAUL'S LAST TESTIMONY INTRODUCTION: Just looking in department stores. Often looking with no purpose. II Timothy 4:6-8 Paul was looking with ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Tony McCreery avatar

    It Is Finished Series

    Contributed by Tony Mccreery on Sep 8, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,658 views

    The 14th in a series going through all Christ endured leading up to the Cross. The series ends Easter Sunday with the Glorious Resurrection

    For the last fourteen weeks we have been looking at the things that they did to Jesus. Jesus endured so much. There are few if any that could have lasted through the punishment and abuse that Jesus took on. He was arrested, underwent false trials, was beaten, mocked, beaten, ridiculed, beaten, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Aldy Duque avatar

    Love Is Only True In Action

    Contributed by Aldy Duque on Oct 28, 2003
    based on 118 ratings
     | 15,244 views

    Love is never a true love unless it is expressed in action.

    I. INTRODUCTION The letter of the apostle John had two purposes in writing this letter: (1) to expose and reject the doctrinal ethical errors of the false teachers, and (2) to exhort the Christians to pursue a life of fellowship with God characterized by truth. His main concern is for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Killing The Old Varmint

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jun 5, 2007
    based on 67 ratings
     | 8,779 views

    In this text, there are some strong, powerful reasons for killing the earthly nature in us. 1- Because God is angry 2- Because the new has come

    INTRO.- ILL.- Two snakes were out for a stroll, when one turned to the other and asked: "Are we poisonous?" "Why no, we’re not", said the second. Again the first snake asked, "Are you sure we’re not poisonous?" "Yes, we are definitely NOT poisonous." Again the snake asked, "Are you sure we’re ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ