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  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Better Than A Life Of Whining

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 10, 2022
     | 1,234 views

    Many of the exiles thought they were being punished for the sins of their ancestors.

    Saturday of the 19th week in course Human beings sure like to whine, don’t we? Something bad happens and we look around for someone to take responsibility, somebody to blame for our misfortunes. Ezekiel faced that during his long exile in Babylon. He was constantly asked why by the Israelites who ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Who And What Matters In Life

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 25, 2022
     | 2,719 views

    I want to preach on something today that applies to everyone here, and I hope you will give me your undivided attention.

    Illus: This sermon reminds me of a new pastor that came to his first church. Being new in the ministry he did not know what to expect. For four weeks he was very busy. He had eight funerals and five weddings plus his other duties. He did not have time to write his regular Sunday sermon so he used ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Three Big Mistakes In Life

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 30, 2022
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     | 5,585 views

    People make mistakes because we can’t see ahead.

    Illus: On July 4, 1952, Florence Chadwich, aged 34, waded into the water off Catalina Island and began her 21-mile swim toward California. If she completed her journey, she would be the first woman ever to accomplish this feat. The water was ice cold, and the fog was so heavy, that Florence could ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Give Your Life Away Series

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Apr 5, 2022
     | 2,056 views

    There are at least four core commitments for Christian living: (1) abide in the Word, (2) pray your heart out, (3) be killing sin, and (4) give your life away.

    Our lives tell a story—a story about who we are and what we value, where we’ve come from and where we’re going, what we want and what we’ll do to get it. And what most of us do is, we make “the story” of our lives about us. But God makes “the story” of our lives about Christ. Someone has said, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    I Am The Bread Of Life Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 2, 2022
     | 4,449 views

    When we focus only upon temporal physical and superficial longings – represented by physical bread – we neglect our eternal deep spiritual needs, represented by spiritual bread, the Lord Jesus Christ Himself.

    I Am the Bread of Life (John 6:35-51) 1. Most writers know not to use mixed metaphors. Here are some examples: 1. She was a couch potato in the gravy boat of life, flopping dejectedly on the sofa. 2. All at once he was alone in this noisy hive with no place to roost. 3. The little boat gently ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    How To Live An Exceptional Life!

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on May 8, 2022
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     | 3,053 views

    This message is based on Genesis 22 and looks at God's testing of Abraham and his obedience; Abraham is called the "man of faith" in the NT

    Title: How to live an exceptional life Text: Gen 22:1-18 Introduction: You may have heard of the passing of Guy Lafleur (April 2022) ... an ordinary person in every way – with one exception...He was an exceptional hockey player... 5 Stanley cups 3 Art Ross trophy’s (scoring title) 2 Hart ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jesus, Gateway To Meaningful Life Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 16, 2022
     | 2,331 views

    Jesus is like a gate or a door to a sheep pen; He protects His flock and regulates them so they can thrive.

    Jesus, Gateway to Meaningful Life John 10:7-10, Psalm 118:19-26, Jeremiah 23:1-6 1 Jesus often referred to symbols that teach something about him, The 7 I Am statements from John’s Gospel are metaphors, saying Jesus is something, meaning that, in some way, He is like something. 2. Two of these ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    I Am The Resurrection And The Life Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 31, 2022
     | 2,376 views

    If you personally know Jesus Christ, you have eternal life now and bodily resurrection promised in the future.

    I Am the Resurrection and the Life (John 11:1-45, esp. 11:25-27) We have all been shocked by the shooting at an elementary school in Texas. We cannot imagine how anyone could be so evil. At the same time, never has the promise of eternal life and resurrection been so dear to those who lost ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Your New Life In Christ Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Jun 19, 2022
     | 3,228 views

    Paul reminds the believers at Ephesus of the depth of Grace and mercy of God. We all need to remember what happened in our own life to bring about this new life in Christ. The spiritual transformation of a sinner saved by grace.

    The news cameras panned across the beautiful coast of Alaska. In the background birds were flying, whales were swimming and baby seals lying on the rocks. Everywhere the cameras focussed was teaming with wildlife. The news was there to report a tragedy. The ship in the picture was an oil barge ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Death And New Life In Baptism Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Jun 30, 2022
     | 1,899 views

    Paul emphasizes the theological importance of Baptism in this part of the Scripture. The painful death of Christ on the cross and his powerful resurrection experience was compared were to our baptism.

    Romans 6:01-14 Death and New Life through Baptism Paul emphasizes the theological importance of Baptism in this part of the Scripture. The painful death of Christ on the cross and his powerful resurrection experience was compared were to our baptism. Our baptism is not equal to his Baptism. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Power Over Life And Death Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Mar 5, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,816 views

    Jesus’s power to resurrect the ruler’s daughter announces God’s limitless power over life and death.

    INTRODUCTION • What is one of the things we fear most in life? • Can you share a few things that “OTHER” people fear? • I read through various lists that included public speaking, spiders, snakes, heights, darkness, rats, dentists in a variety of orders, to name a few. • One thing that was one ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The River Leading To The Tree Of Life

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 26, 2021
     | 2,555 views

    Sometimes I feel like we are a generation endlessly staring at the screen, watching movies and tv shows, and series, applauding at the entertainment.

    "The Danish philosopher, Kierkegaard, tells a parable of a theater where a variety show is proceeding. Each show is more fantastic than the last, and is applauded by the audience. Suddenly the manager comes forward. He apologizes for the interruption, but the theater is on fire, and he begs ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Handling The Hardships Of Your Life

    Contributed by J Bernard Taylor on Feb 26, 2022
     | 3,893 views

    Hardships come to everyone. Few people can say that they have never experienced a hardship. The problems with hardships revolves around how to deal with them. How do you handle the hardships which are sure to come?

    Handling the Hardships of your Life 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Hardships of all kinds come to everyone in life.Few people can say that they have never experienced hardships of some kind.The problem is how to handle the hardships of life that are surely to come.The first thing to do is to: Depend on ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Dealing With The Severe Difficulties Of Life

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 4, 2022
     | 1,634 views

    Each winter we seem to be plagued with dreadful viruses that make us wonder about two things:

    (1) Americans cannot help but wonder about what the world considers to be the greatest health care, yet it cannot even cure the common cold. Often it seems to us the world’s greatest health care is no more than the world’s greatest racket. We are told that in America we have the best health ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Life Is One Big Test

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 23, 2022
     | 1,535 views

    Someone said, “Life is a test”. Life is one big university that is in session 365 days a year.

    I do not know about you, but I have never enjoyed taking a test. Now I can remember when I was in college. It seemed as if some of my classmates enjoyed taking a test because it gave them a chance to show off how smart they were. But I never had a lot to show off, so I never enjoyed taking a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist