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  • Alan Perkins avatar

    Commitment

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Aug 19, 2001
    based on 195 ratings
     | 48,401 views

    What does it mean to be committed? Why is it important?

    On April 21st, in the year 1519, the Spanish explorer Hernando Cortez sailed into the harbor of Vera Cruz, Mexico. He brought with him only about 600 men, and yet over the next two years his vastly outnumbered forces were able to defeat Montezuma and all the warriors of the Aztec empire, making ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Life In The Spirit

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 19, 2004
    based on 235 ratings
     | 5,888 views

    Paul describes what life in the Spirit means.

    INTRO.- ILL.- The captain’s voice came over the PA system of the airplane. He said, "There’s no cause for alarm but we felt you passengers should know that for the last three hours we’ve been flying without the benefit of radio, compass, radar, or navigational beam due to the breakdown of some ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Secured For Battle Series

    Contributed by Terry Williams on Aug 26, 2013
     | 4,347 views

    Sermon deals with assurance of salvation and the call to be a true disciple of Jesus.

    Jude: A Call to Defend Secured for Battle Jude 1-2 Passage 1 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: 2 May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. Introduction The key verse to Jude is verse 3 3 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Happened On The Cross? Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Aug 27, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,084 views

    What exactly happened on the cross of Jesus Christ? What did it mean then and what does it mean to me now? Is is just a mascot, a symbol, or something much much more?

    So what happened on the cross? Why is this THE seminal moment of Christianity? Many of us accept the reality of the cross without understanding why it matters. The cross, in its simplest terms, was a substitution. Back in the Garden of Eden, mankind rebelled against God and decided to be god ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Authentic Freedom

    Contributed by Oommen George on Sep 17, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
     | 4,562 views

    To explain the true meaning of freedom mainly to the youth who want to be free without knowing what it really means

    AUTHENTIC FREEDOM Prof Oommen George Freedom is on everyone’s lips almost all the time but it is most often misunderstood and seldom practiced. Everyone wants to be free. The teenager who is being coerced to study by a parent says “Let me be free please”. The leader of the women’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Worthy Walk

    Contributed by Don Baggett on Nov 15, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 10,894 views

    The Bible uses the term "walk" to mean more than shoe-leather express. It means how we live.

    Three times the Bible gives us this command. We see it also in Colossians 1:10-14; then, we see it again in 1 Thessalonians 2:12. The immediate question arises as to how we might possibly walk worthy, and what does the phrase, “the calling with which you were called,” mean? I want to spend ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Kingdom Citizens

    Contributed by Nate Herbst on Jan 8, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,247 views

    This message is a study about what it means to be a citizen of the Kingdom of God and what that means practically for each of us today!

    Kingdom Citizens Lk.8:10 – “…The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you…” (His disciples) 1. His Kingdom is different than this world’s. a. Jn.18:36 - Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world…” i. James 4:4 – “…Friendship with this world makes you an enemy of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Glory Of Christmas

    Contributed by Roger Thomas on May 26, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 22,093 views

    Understanding the word "glory" provides meaning to some of our favorite Christmas songs and to the meaning of Christ’s coming.

    THE GLORY OF CHRISTMAS John 1:14-18 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Glory is one of those special words. Do you notice how much of a Christmas word it is? Many, if not most of our favorite Christmas carols use the word somewhere. Most often it is in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Ponder This In Your Heart

    Contributed by Mark Bauer on Dec 16, 2014
     | 5,958 views

    Mary pondered - using four gifts to explore meaning of Christmas as we ponder it's meaning in our lives

    Mary pondered all these words in her heart. That’s what I want to focus on tonight Ponder That’s what Christmas is about reflecting, thinking, contemplating the wonder of Christmas’ past and present and future Birth of Baby Jesus, Christmas programs, Christmas worship, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    To Grieve With God

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Dec 2, 2022
     | 1,674 views

    What does it mean to lament? To lament means to feel sorrow, to mourn, to have a passionate expression of intense grief.

    Jeremiah authored the book of Lamentations sometime after the fall of Jerusalem. His first book, Jeremiah, predicted Jerusalem’s destruction. Jeremiah was known as the “weeping prophet” and the “prophet of a broken heart,” for he cried for Jerusalem. What caused his grief? The people had rejected ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Amen - So Shall It Be Series

    Contributed by Allan Quak on May 1, 2018
     | 7,783 views

    Amen does not mean "come to an end." Amen means, "this is just the beginning."

    Message "So Shall it Be". A Sermon On Revelation 5:1-14 Reflect on the fact that we have been talking about prayer, specifically the Lord’s Prayer. Speak freely – in terms of the learning we have done. But here is a question:- Do you think God is listening to you when you pray? It is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "She Lay At His Feet”

    Contributed by John Newton on Jun 13, 2025
     | 392 views

    What did it mean for Ruth to place herself at Boaz’s feet? What does it mean for us today?

    When you think of a romance story what comes to your mind? For the more literary types among us it might be Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet or Charlotte Bronte’s Wuthering Heights. For others of us perhaps it could be something more like one of the many dozens of novels of Danielle Steele. Or if you ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    Are You Really A True Christian, Or Just Kidding Yourself?

    Contributed by William Akehurst on Jul 23, 2023
     | 3,736 views

    What is a Christian…really? Many believe they are Christian because they go to church. People profess and call themselves or identify as Christian, but are they truly saved? Unfortunately, today's definition lacks the biblical truth of what it means to be a Christian.

    2023.07.23.Sermon Notes. TRUE CHRISTIAN BELIEVER What defines a Christian? - Believe and Confess William Akehurst, HSWC BIG IDEA: What is a Christian…really? Many believe they are Christian because they go to church. In a world where people profess or call themselves or identify as Christian, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Goodness Of God

    Contributed by V. David Sedaca on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 122 ratings
     | 19,938 views

    As a student of God's Word, I am continually amazed of how He (God) works and has worked in the lives of many people, past-present and future, by the way which literally speaking is not future because He (God) has already revealed it to us.

    As a student of God's Word, I am continually amazed of how He (God) works and has worked in the lives of many people, past-present and future, by the way which literally speaking is not future because He (God) has already revealed it to us. As we study His word we can trace throughout the Bible, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Have Seen The Pilot

    Contributed by Dennis Casanova on Oct 7, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,036 views

    Our lives are literally a journey, and like those who once sailed the seas in magnificant old sailing ships, we shall encounter many storms. We need prepare for them and firmly establish to whom we shall entrust our helm .

    † I have Seen The Pilot † Mariners tell of a story about an old square rigger sailing ship which found itself hard pressed on a lee Shore For you landlovers - a lee shore is a dangerous shore which the wind is blowing toward and any ship said to be on a Lee Shore is one which finds itself in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational