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  • Jon Daniels avatar

    "What Did Jesus Say About Hell?" Series

    Contributed by Jon Daniels on Jun 9, 2014
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     | 5,543 views

    This sermon looks at Jesus' teaching on hell from the story of the rich man & Lazarus.

    “WHAT DID JESUS SAY ABOUT HELL?” Lk. 16:19-31 INTRO – Suppose your best friend was flying down a road in his/her convertible sports car. Beautiful day. Sunglasses on. Top down. Music thumping. Life is good…Except for the fact that YOU know that the road they’re on ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    An Aye To An Eye For An Eye? Series

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jul 10, 2014
     | 5,318 views

    Should we avenge ourselves?

    An Aye to an Eye for an Eye? Matthew 5:38-42 The Bible indeed teaches “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth”. In this, Jesus is quoting the Scripture. Seeing that we have established that we have already established in our study on the Sermon on the Mount that what Jesus is ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Touch The Hem Of His Garment

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Jun 25, 2017
     | 8,573 views

    A message of faith and healing.

    Note: Notes used from Max Lucado's book "He still moves stones" Title: Touching the Hem of His Garment Theme: To show what it means to take “risky faith” Text: Luke 5:22 - 34 Jesus was His was to Jairus’ house. Jairus was ruler in the synagogue. He was a religious leader. Normally they would ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Not Good Works So That No One Can Boast

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Nov 28, 2016
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    To show that GOD gives us a lot of His saving grace for us to be saved by it and not by our good works.

    I. EXORDIUM: Are you saved by grace? Yes. all by grace and none of works. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers/unbelievers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that GOD gives us a lot of His saving grace for us to be saved by it and not by our good works. IV. TEXT: Ephesians 2:9 (Amplified Bible) Not ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Evil Doesn't Win

    Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Apr 21, 2014
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     | 4,864 views

    If we want to please people then we'll tell people what they want to hear. We'll try to creatively interpret the Bible, so that they can do what they want in their bedrooms and with their sex life and yet still feel good about themselves.

    You can summarize the first two chapters of Romans this way: In the first chapter Paul says that people who do bad things are sinners. A lot of Christians can read the first chapter of Romans and feel pretty good about themselves. We'll say something like, "well, at least I'm not a murderer." ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Lord Is My Hiding Place

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Aug 24, 2014
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     | 8,497 views

    To show that the LORD is our Hiding Place, Shield and we hope in His WORD.

    I. EXORDIUM: Do you have a hiding place? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that the LORD is our Hiding Place, Shield and we hope in His WORD. IV. TEXT: Psalms 119:114 (Amplified Bible) 119:114 You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word. Parallel ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Jabez: Overcoming The Significance Of A Sorrowful Name

    Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Aug 7, 2011
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     | 18,061 views

    Jabez' mother named him 'Sorrow,' but the LORD kept this man of prayer from experiencing it. We ought to pray faithfully to God, asking Him to help us in any weighty task and to bring about what is dear to our hearts and according to His will.

    Turn to 1 Chronicles 4... In the book of 1 Chronicles, there is a man given honor in the middle of a genealogy of very important people, including many kings. His name is short, so we don't have a Maher-shalal-hash-baz. We have Jabez, essentially pronounced "Ya-Bates" in Hebrew. Many have ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    I Fight Authority Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 29, 2011
     | 6,097 views

    A sermon on how the church can support their leadership from Hebrews 13:7, 17 (Outline adapted from Jack Peters at http://www.sermonseeds.org/Hebrews%20-%20Revelation/Hebrews/Hebrews%2013.htm)

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Stick it to the man, Fight the power, I fight authority- Summarizing our societies thoughts on authority. WBTU: There are many places in the NT where it talks about the roles, responsibilities and reputations of church leaders. Many of these verses talk about the responsibilities ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Blood Covenant

    Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Mar 25, 2012
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     | 18,747 views

    Blood is a substance whose vast mysteries and capabilities have yet to be fully explored. Modern day Doctors in the twenty-first century transfuse it, draw it, separate it, package it, store it, ship it, and sell it. Without blood humans and animals would

    The importance of understanding the Blood Covenant is found in the fact that the basis of Christianity is rooted in a Blood Covenant. The Blood Covenant between God and Abraham is the foundation for the relationship of God to His chosen people. God chose Abraham and did an alliance, an agreement ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Love Displayed

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Dec 26, 2011
     | 3,363 views

    Exposition of John 3 regarding the sending of God’s Son on Christmas was part of one of the greatest displays of the immeasurable love of God ever.

    Text: John 3:16, Title: Love Displayed, Date/Place: NRBC, Christmas Eve 2011 A. Opening illustration: I had a Greek professor in seminary who was a great help to me. He taught us how to love our wives. He wrote “The Myth of Adolescence” and taught us how to love our children. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Joy To The Word Series

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Dec 28, 2011
     | 5,837 views

    Our final message in our Christmas joy series concludes with our understanding that the birth of Christ was the beginning of joy, the completion of it was performed on Calvary for our sins.

    Joy Series, Part 4 Luke 2:1-21, John 19:28-30, Hebrews 12:2 Introduction “Joy to the World” MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! - Recap of last 3 week’s messages: - 1. What steals joy the fastest? The afflictions others bring upon us (gossip) - We all face accusations and rumors; esp. as ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Difference Conversion Should Make

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Jan 6, 2012
     | 3,072 views

    “OUR ABILITY AND DESIRE TO VIEW OUR GOD, OURSELVES AND OTHERS DIFFERENTLY RESTS ON OUR ABILITY TO EMBRACE OUR PERSONAL ENCOUNTER WITH CHRIST.”

    THE DIFFERENCE CONVERSION SHOULD MAKE 2 CORINTHIANS 5:16-20 SO FROM NOW ON WE REGARD NO ONE FROM A WORLDLY POINT OF VIEW. THOUGH WE ONCE REGARDED CHRIST IN THIS WAY, WE DO SO NO LONGER. 17 THEREFORE, IF ANYONE IS IN CHRIST, HE IS A NEW CREATION; THE OLD HAS GONE, THE NEW HAS COME! 18 ALL THIS IS ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    You Are What You Eat

    Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Jun 11, 2011
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     | 7,293 views

    Our eating style reflects and affects who and what we are. It identifies our approach to life. Today I’m not talking about Pizza or Shepherd pie but would like to teach about our Spiritual food and the choices we make.

    Our eating style reflects and affects who and what we are. It identifies our approach to life. If we examine various societies and cultures, we see that each has its traditional foods and food ceremonies. "I am Italian. I often eat spaghetti, lasagna, or pizza," or "I am a real American. I eat ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Has "That Which Is Perfect Come”?

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Aug 18, 2018
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     | 3,610 views

    Does the canon of Scripture halter and hamper the Holy Spirit so that He is limited in what He can do for Christ's Body?

    For 40 years, I was a cessationist.Baptist and used this passage as one of my proof texts. Unfortunately, we forgot to follow one of our basic rules for interpretation. In college, they stressed context, context, context. We have taken verse ten out of context. 1Co 13:8 Charity never faileth: but ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "New Adventures"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jun 26, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,417 views

    A sermon for the first Sunday of a new appointment for a pastor.

    “New Adventures” Jeremiah 29:11-14a A young preacher had just finished seminary and had taken his first appointment in the hills of Kentucky. Wanting to be effective in his preaching ministry, he walked into the pulpit on his first Sunday and preached about—what he called--the evils of ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist