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  • Sherm Nichols avatar

    What Happens When I Die? Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 16, 2011
     | 4,769 views

    we can face death with confidence and peace because of all the good things we have when we die in the Lord

    Luke 16:19-31 Intro: In London, many years ago, there lived a man named Solomon Peas. Upon his death, by his request, his tombstone was inscribed with this rhyme: Beneath these clods and beneath these trees, Lies the body of Solomon Peas This is not Peas; it is only his pod; Peas has shelled out ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • David Dykes avatar

    What Happens When A Person Dies? Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
    based on 5 ratings
     | 20,817 views

    What will we be like for eternity?

    INTRODUCTION This is the second message in the series, “Heaven: An insider’s guide.” Last week I invited you to email me your questions about heaven and I’ve received several dozen good questions. I was surprised to learn the most popular question asked is, “Will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    Lessons From The Life Of Abraham (4-5)

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 27, 2022
     | 1,838 views

    We all have had some strange unexpected things happen to us.

    Illus: A lady was walking down the street to work and she saw a parrot on a perch in front of a pet store, and to her surprise, the parrot said to her, • "Hey lady, you are really ugly," The lady was furious! She stormed past the store to her work. • On the way home she saw the same ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Hugh W. Davidson avatar

    Elijah Had Too Much Happening Series

    Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Apr 11, 2009
     | 6,844 views

    The price of exhaustion

    Great men are dying every day and I don’t feel well. If you don’t believe that God has a sense of humor just look at the person beside you. What happens when too much happens I Kings 19:1-18 Elijah had just experienced a tremendous victory on Mt. Carmel and I think ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mary Lewis avatar

    A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Altar Series

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on May 29, 2001
    based on 156 ratings
     | 11,202 views

    Zechariah’s experience in the Temple: Religion can turn us away from God. (Preached during Advent, but not really seasonal)

    Introduction In the musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” Tevye, a man devoted to tradition, finds his thinking challenged when his oldest daughter wants to marry for love, instead of having her marriage arranged by her parents. It had never occurred to him that one would marry for love, and one night he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Lansdown avatar

    What Happens When A Christian Sins?

    Contributed by David Lansdown on Apr 16, 2003
    based on 205 ratings
     | 33,196 views

    When a Christian sins relationship is NOT altered, position is NOT altered, BUT fellowship is broken.

    WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A CHRISTIAN SINS? PSALM 51 Scripture makes it abundantly clear that if we believe in Jesus and have put our trust in Him, then we are His, and nothing or no-one can change that. How wonderful it is to know that we are secure in the Lord Jesus Christ! WELL THEN, SINCE THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeffrey Sims avatar

    Are You "Making Excuses Or Making It Happen?" Series

    Contributed by Jeffrey Sims on Apr 25, 2018
    based on 2 ratings
     | 19,008 views

    Story of two people with the same problem, one was not seeking an encounter with Jesus and the other was seeking Jesus out. Both were healed after a close encounter with Christ

    Today I want us to look at two different people and two very different encounters with Jesus. As we look at these two people and how they encountered Jesus we should think of how we encounter Jesus. When Jesus is in our midst do we tend to make excuses or do we reach out to Him and make it ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Kerry Bauman avatar

    What Happens When We Die? Series

    Contributed by Kerry Bauman on Apr 27, 2006
    based on 48 ratings
     | 12,788 views

    To the first step in getting to heaven is to physical death. This message seeks to answer three questions: Why must we die? When will we die? What happens when we die?

    Introduction: Ernie just wanted to go home. Nobody knows why he abandoned his family in the first place. Chris and Jennifer Trevino were cruising down a Texas highway at 60 miles-per-hour, out in some of the most barren territory on earth, when Ernie bailed out of the family truck without anybody ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Joel Schulz avatar

    What Happened To Me Last Friday Series

    Contributed by Joel Schulz on Apr 11, 2001
    based on 214 ratings
     | 12,620 views

    This is a unique first-person narrative sermon from the viewpoint of the Centurion at the cross who exclaimed "Truly this is the Son of God!"

    "WHAT HAPPENED TO ME LAST FRIDAY" Last Friday was a day I’ll never forget. I had to oversee three crucifixions. In and of itself, there was nothing unusual about that. I’ve had a lot more than that on one day - I’ve spent longer days at Golgotha. But last Friday I clocked six hours there for ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • GUY GLASS avatar

    What Happens After We Die? Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Oct 26, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,718 views

    This is the fifth message in the series. This sermon deals with the two directions or path for those who have died. The path of the unbeliever and the believer. For the believer it is a trip to heaven. For the unbeliever, it is a trip towards judgment

    ANSWERING THE TOUGH QUESTIONS OF SCRIPTURE What Happens After We Die? Luke 16:22 OPENING ILLUSTRATIONS: A young business owner was opening a new branch office, and a friend decided to send a floral arrangement for the grand opening. When the friend arrived at the opening, he was appalled to find ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • MELVIN MAUGHMER, JR. avatar

    What Happened To The Good Old Days

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Jul 2, 2003
    based on 25 ratings
     | 21,020 views

    The song says Oh Zion what’s the matter now? The Church needs to go back to the old days back to their first love.

    What Happened to the Good Old Days?????? Acts 2:37-47 & 2nd Timothy 3:1-7 In Acts the 2nd chapter we understand that this is the beginning of the church. For we know that the church began on the Day of Pentecost. Understand that at this time, the beginning of church that the church folk had ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • Dieuner Joseph avatar

    What Happens When The Church Prays

    Contributed by Dieuner Joseph on Apr 26, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 18,056 views

    This sermon is designed to underscore the power of a praying church.

    In the book of Acts, Luke the physician gives us a chronological and historical account of the evolution of the church. Luke’s primary purpose is to help believers understand the purpose and mission of the church. Make no mistake about it; no one should be part of an organization without ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rev Oke Omezi avatar

    Sister, You Can Make It Happen

    Contributed by Rev Oke Omezi on Apr 11, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,107 views

    The role of a woman in initiating the marriage process.

    SISTER, YOU CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN Prov 18:22 Ruth 3:1-11 With modernization and the women having more voice in society, many are contesting the truth in the assertion and our practice that it is the man who must approach the woman or raise the issue of marriage with the pastor first, and not the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Gene Gregory avatar

    What Happens When We Die?

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 5, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,845 views

    Expanded outline. Looks at 2 destinations for those who die. Suitable for intro before prayer meeting.

    WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE? - Revelation 6:9-11 The last time we met, we looked together at Revelation 6, this same passage of Scripture, and looked at what it means, what it costs to be a Christian, and there is a cost. If your Christianity cost you nothing, than I would suggest that you are no ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Douglas Phillips avatar

    What Happens When We Die

    Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Apr 23, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 15,243 views

    DEATH IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE LIKE TO TALK ABOUT, IT HAS ALWAYS HAD A NEGATIVE MEANING IN THE WORLD. TO THE CHRISTIAN THOUGH, DEATH IS NOT THE END.

    WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE 1 CORINTHIANS 15:12-58 A QUESTION THAT HAS PLAGUED HUMANITY SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME, IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE. AS CHRISTIANS WE HAVE A CERTAIN HOPE THAT WE WILL SPEND ETERNITY WITH CHRIST, BUT WHAT IS THAT HOPE BASED ON. WHAT DO WE PUT OUR FAITH IN? DEATH IS NOT ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist