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  • Damion Lowe avatar

    The Love Check

    Contributed by Damion Lowe on Jan 22, 2011
     | 4,124 views

    We cannot question God's love for us, it is obvious but do we love him above all things?

    “The Love Check” Text: John 21:1-19 Intro: Illustration: The story of Narcissus in Greek mythology. You see the great mystery of life is not whether God loves man; the evidence is too overwhelming for a sensible person to deny it? But the great mystery is can man ever love God above ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Love Of Two Mothers Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 10, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,799 views

    Moses had two mothers - both of which loved him and gave him all the advantages in life they could give. But Jochebed gave him the best advantage he could have received. Do you know what she gave him?

    THE LOVE OF TWO MOTHERS Ronald Reagan once said “From my mother I learned the value of prayer, how to have dreams and believe I could make them come true.” A man is not poor who has a mother that loves him. And that’s particularly true of one of the greatest men of the Old Testament - a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    To Him Who Is Able

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 16, 2008
    based on 37 ratings
     | 19,939 views

    What is our God able to do? 1- He is able to keep us from falling 2- He is able to present us without fault 3- He is able to receive all praise

    INTRO.- ILL.- Coming home from his Little League game, Billy swung open the front door very excited. Unable to attend the game, his father immediately wanted to know what happened. "So, how did you do son?" he asked. "You’ll never believe it!" Billy said. "I was responsible for the winning ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dan Cormie avatar

    Buried With Him In Christ

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Sep 5, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,598 views

    What is baptism and what is it’s significance? Who should be baptized? Is baptism a requirement of sal¬vation? Am I joining a church or denomination by being baptized? Why do some traditions baptize infants?

    Dakota Community Church August 22, 2010 Buried With Him in Baptism Quick Questions: What is baptism and what is its significance? Why do we baptize by immersion when sprinkling would be so much more convenient? Romans 6: 1-7 1What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Praise Him In The Cave

    Contributed by Major Stewart on Dec 25, 2025
     | 414 views

    Praise Him in the Cave (Psalm 57:1–11) proclaims that when life presses you into dark places, praise becomes your refuge and weapon. This sermon encourages believers to trust God’s purpose, take refuge in His presence, and praise in advance, knowing deliverance is on the way.

    PRAISE HIM IN THE CAVE - PS 57:1-11 I want to talk to you today……Have you ever found yourself in a place where life backed you into a corner? Where the very people you thought had your back were actually trying to take you out? Have you ever been in a season where you felt like you were hiding in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Loving On Purpose

    Contributed by David Derry on Dec 23, 2002
    based on 37 ratings
     | 11,575 views

    God demonstrated His love for us on purpose. Can can we in turn love Him and others on purpose?

    Loving on Purpose December 22, 2002 As we continue our series of “living on purpose”, today’s topic is “loving on purpose”. We’ll be focusing on a verse that is well known to most of us. (John 3:16) 16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Heart Of Humility: Putting Others First Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 18, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,640 views

    Paul’s letter to the Philippians speaks directly to our hearts and minds about living as followers of Christ in a way that reflects His love and humility.

    A Heart of Humility: Putting Others First Philippians 2:3-4 (NLT): “Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.” Introduction: The Call to Humility Today, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    I Will Praise Him

    Contributed by Larry Grant on Apr 10, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,638 views

    Praise him, all you mountains and hills. Praise him, all you fruit trees and cedar trees. Praise him, all you wild animals and cattle. Praise him, you small creatures and flying birds. Praise him, you kings of the earth and all nations.

    Luke 19:37-40 I Will Praise Him! April 10, 2022 Many years ago my wife and I took my parents to Israel and was traveling from the little village of Bethany, on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives, down across the Kidron valley, and on up into the temple area of Jerusalem. We were, in effect, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Naveen Balakrishnan avatar

    The Love Of God

    Contributed by Naveen Balakrishnan on Mar 18, 2004
    based on 28 ratings
     | 9,298 views

    Jeremiah depicts the love of God in a marvelous way so as to impact our hearts to turn to Him in humility.

    “The Love of God” Jeremiah 31:3 I. God’s Love is IMPRESSIVE. (v. 3a) “The LORD hath appeared of OLD unto me, saying (KJV)”- “The LORD appeared to him from AFAR saying (NASB)” – far-reaching; Deuteronomy 10:15; 2 Corinthians 5:19-21; 1 John 4:9-10; John 1:29; 3:17; Luke 9:56; John 12:47-48; ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Love Of Jesus PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,371 views

    Understand and appreciate the cost, power, and sacrifice of Jesus' love, which is the foundation of our faith and obedience to Him.

    Good morning, church family! Today, we will be diving into the profound depth of Jesus' love—the cost, the power, and the sacrifice it holds for each one of us. Our key Scripture today is from the book of John, chapter 12, verses 24 and 25. It reads: "Very truly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat ...read more

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    Offering Ourselves To Him Series

    Contributed by Dan Borchert on Sep 23, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,481 views

    We are to offer ourselves to God, how do we do that and what is that like?

    Romans 6:12-23 Getting on the Same Page as God about offering ourselves to Him Introduction A. I remember back in I believe 2 or 3 grade we had the word of the day B. The teacher would tell us the word and the definition and the beginning of the day C. If we were to use that world correctly in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    I Know Him!

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 21, 2001
    based on 218 ratings
     | 31,999 views

    The greatest news is not that Paul knows Christ, or that John knows Christ, or that Peter knows Christ, but that we can know Jesus Christ, too. That is the greatest news of all!

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2019) TEXT: 2 Timothy 1:12,14; Matthew 25:33-40 ILL. There once was a radio program whose announcer would proclaim, "People do the craziest things!" Whether from carelessness or stupidity, some things ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • David Yarbrough avatar

    "Jesus' First Missionary Was Demon Possessed”

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Feb 18, 2002
    based on 214 ratings
     | 19,680 views

    Jesus commissions a former demoniac to be a missionary to a group of people who just rejected Him. Neither were worthy, but that didn’t stop Jesus.

    Intro: A man often walked through a cemetery on his way home. One night, though, unaware that a new grave had been dug in his path, he tumbled in. For some time he struggled to get out of the 7 foot deep grave, but finally gave up and settled down for the night. An hour later, a farmer out possum ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Scandalously Amazing Love Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,463 views

    The meaning of Christmas can be summed up in two verses. The first is John 3:16. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” The second is this: “Here I am! I stand a

    Scandalously Amazing Love On Christmas Day, Mike Nicholas, a tall and slim young man with dark hair was making his way south on I-85 just below High Point, NC trying to hitch a ride. For two years, he hadn’t been home. His family had heard nothing from him. He and his mother had a ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Love Is Important PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 29, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 882 views

    This sermon emphasizes the profound love of God, our relationship with Him, and the call to express this love to others as evidence of His presence.

    Good morning, beloved, it is a joy to gather with you once again in the house of our Lord. We have been called together, not by chance or circumstance, but by the divine love of God, a love so profound and so encompassing that it calls us from the corners of our lives into a shared space of worship ...read more

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