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  • Gordon Curley avatar

    Corruption In High Places Series

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Oct 19, 2014
     | 7,383 views

    Corruption in high places - PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info

    SERMON BODY: Accusation – Lawlessness Practiced (vs 1-5) Condemnation – Lawlessness Punished (vs 6-8). Vindication – Righteousness Praised (vs 9-11) SERMON OUTLINE: Ill: • Victor Hugo, wrote a number of very well-known novels; • These include, ‘The Hunchback ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Until The Lord Returns (Easter 2014)

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Oct 28, 2014
     | 2,542 views

    I believe that the hinge of all of history is found at a lonely outcrop of rock just outside the Damascus Gate at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

    Easter 2014 Until the Lord Returns April 20, 2014 Introduction: A I believe that the hinge of all of history is found at a lonely outcrop of rock just outside the Damascus Gate at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. 1 The sight is a skull-shaped cliff called Calvary & just a stone throws away from that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Drives You

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 3, 2014
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     | 13,192 views

    The story of Balaam teaches us the need to watch our motivation and our attitude in seeking God's will. God will speak, but we must be ready to listen and obey Him.

    What does God want me to do? This is a question we all wrestles with. If not yet, then sometime in the future. • It’s not always easy to know God’s will in a particular situation. KNOWING GOD’S WILL is the subject we’re discussing through in our DG for these 2 ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Peacemaker

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Apr 30, 2018
     | 7,998 views

    How to sermon of peace.

    “The Peace Maker” John 14:23-31 John 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. 24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Prodigal God

    Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Mar 6, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,059 views

    We don’t want to take God’s forgiveness for granted. Rather, we should be blown away by God’s grace, overwhelmed with a sense of gratitude that permeates all that we are, all that we do. And we should give this grace freely to others in forgiveness.

    Luke 15:11-32 The Prodigal God When people make mistakes, they should be punished for them! After all, they’ve brought it on themselves! And if we don’t look out after ourselves, who will? It’s a cutthroat world out there. Every person for themselves. And truth be told, it feels ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Benefits Of Good Ground Series

    Contributed by Troy Campbell on Mar 10, 2016
     | 6,661 views

    The Parable of the Sower

    The Parable of the Sower – 11 “Benefits of Good Ground” Mark 4:20 “But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.” This morning we talked about what it takes to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Upside Down Is Right Side Up! Part1 Series

    Contributed by James Lee on Dec 4, 2015
     | 3,465 views

    I would like to thank Pastor Jerry Shirley for sharing this series on Acts. It has been a blessing as well as a great help. I have used these for our church, as I spend my days caring for my dying father.

    Upside Down is Right Side Up! Part1 Acts 17:1-6 A man was shoveling snow in his driveway when 2 boys came along with shovels. “Hey Mister, can we shovel your driveway? It will only cost $2.” He said, “Can’t you boys see I’m already doing that?” “Yes sir, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Our Great High Priest

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on May 22, 2018
     | 6,346 views

    Our Great High Priest – Hebrews chapter 4 verse 14 to chapter 5 verse 10 – Sermon by Gordon Curley PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info

    SERMON OUTLINE: Question one: Who is this Great High Priest? Question Two: What does this Great High Priest have to offer? Question Three: Why does he qualify as our Great High Priest? SERMON BODY: Ill: • John H. Starkey was a violent British criminal. • He murdered his own wife, then was ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    The Right-Handed God

    Contributed by Larry Turner on Dec 16, 2015
     | 12,372 views

    God promises to hold us and protect us with his right hand as a loving Father.

    How many of you are right-handed? You are among the group of 85 to 90% who are. Have you ever wondered why? Scientist has pondered this question for centuries. Most agree that it was evolutional in nature. They believe that as man developed the right side of the brain began to develop the ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    This Do In Remembrance Of Me

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Mar 30, 2017
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     | 33,216 views

    We know what Jesus has done. What are we supposed to do so that as we partake it will not be in an "unworthy manner," & thus be "guilty of sinning against the body & the blood of the Lord?"

    MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK TEXT: Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 11:23-29 A. In just 3 weeks we will be celebrating the events of Palm Sunday. We will recall the "triumphal entry" of Jesus into Jerusalem & the crowds shouting "Hosanna," & ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Working Women And Titus 2:5

    Contributed by Scott Coltrain on Mar 31, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,327 views

    Decades ago, most Christian pastors, teachers, and counselors in effect tore-out of their Bibles the portion of Titus 2:5 which enjoins that women (especially younger women) are to be “keepers at home.”

    For over a half-century, we have witnessed our society depart from God's will in regard to the differing roles and responsibilities that individuals are to play based upon their gender. Feminism, more than any other ungodly philosophy, has motivated American and European societies to reject the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dr. Madana Kumar, PhD avatar

    Christ Of The Advent

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Nov 24, 2017
     | 9,361 views

    Has Christmas got completely lost in all the commercial noise around it as a festival? Is there still a real meaning to Christmas?

    Christ of the Advent Main Passage 2 Tim 3: 1-7 It is advent season again. It is time to sing carols, eat Christmas cakes, wear new cloths, decorate homes, put up the stars, and wish people Merry Christmas. It is that time when we are supposed to rejoice in the good news of great joy that was ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Forsake The Tube, Not The Gathering

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Nov 24, 2021
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,287 views

    God's people need to faithfully gather as the Church, especially as we see the Day of the Lord approaching

    Forsake the Tube, Not the Gathering Text: Hebrews 10:23-25 Church, what I’m going to be talking with you about this morning is very important. Of course I believe that when God’s Word is being exposited, it’s ALWAYS important. But what we’re talking about today is something that has become ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    Good News For The Weak Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Dec 3, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,506 views

    God uses the weak to shame the strong; he does this by choosing the young Mary for the important task of bearing his Son.

    INTRODUCTION • Over the next three weeks, we will look at different characters in the Christmas story to see how the birth of Jesus was good news of great joy for all of them, a poor young couple like Joseph and Mary, the marginalized shepherds, or even cosmic beings (angels). • We tend to focus on ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    6) We Believe In One Perfect God! Series

    Contributed by Brandon Max on Dec 14, 2021
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,116 views

    The Bible teaches that there is One Perfect God. Now there are effectively there are two core aspects to this belief: 1) There is only One true God ...and... 2) The One True God is Perfect. This is to be our focus for today.

    THINGS MOST SURELY BELIEVED AMONG US We Believe In One Perfect God Text: Luke 1:1 (Isa 44:8 / Isaiah 45:22) INTRODUCTION "Forasmuch as many have taken in hand, - to set forth in order a declaration… of those things which are most surely believed among us." Here Luke says many people ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist