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  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    Christmas - Joy Or Despair?

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 13, 2001
    based on 424 ratings
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    Herod issues an order that all little boys two years old & younger in Bethlehem are to be murdered. In horror, we wonder how anyone could have reacted that way to a baby’s birth.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2014) A. Please listen as I read these familiar words found in Matthew 2:1-12. “After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem & asked, ‘Where is the one who has ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    Liar, Liar, Pants On Fire

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 28, 2015
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    All of us struggle with lying, and some of us have surrendered to it. Understanding lying is a first step toward being victorious over this sin.

    Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire ( topical, I Timothy 4:2) 1. A lawyer invites his cousin from the Czech Republic to come and stay with him in Canada. Soon they decide to go hiking in the woods. Suddenly, a big grizzly bear appears. The bear kills the Czech cousin and then eats him. The lawyer runs to ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Jody VanSickle avatar

    What About John?

    Contributed by Jody Vansickle on Feb 18, 2016
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    Too often we are concerned about the ministry of others, Jesus reminds us that we need to be concerned about the ministry He had called us into.

    What About John? John 21:17-21 In 1991 Bill Murray starred in a movie about a manipulative, obsessive-compulsive patient who tracks down his psychotherapist, who is on vacation. The patient ends up completely taking over the doctor’s vacation. The movie was called, “What About ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    The Big Three: Major Obstacles To A Better Marriage Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 9, 2012
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     | 6,857 views

    Marriage brings with it great blessings, but marriage also brings with it many problems because marriage is the uniting of two sinners. Today, I would like to share three of the biggest and commonest marriage problems, but as you listen, you will discove

    The Big Three: Major Obstacles to a Better Marriage (topical) 1. “A Swedish woman who lost her wedding ring 16 years ago was flabbergasted when she found it again, around a carrot growing in her garden, media reported Saturday. Lena Paahlsson had taken off the white gold ring before a Christmas ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Grant Adams avatar

    Who Is A Wise Man?

    Contributed by Grant Adams on Jul 3, 2022
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    Wisdom and knowledge are the most two sought after qualities in life. What is wisdom? Jesus teaches that wisdom is the practical understanding of the mind of God.

    James is saying, “Who knows the mind of God?” Who among you has no will of his own? C.H. Spurgeon, “The right use of knowledge.” Wisdom is seeing all things from God’s point of view. Proverbs 1:7, 10:27. The message of the Bible is, “There are two ways you and I can use our days. We can spend them ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Deliverance From The Spirit Of Backwardness

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on May 11, 2025
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    There is a divine expectation for every child of God to move forward, make progress, and fulfil destiny. Stagnation and backwardness are contrary to the plan of God.

    DELIVERANCE FROM THE SPIRIT OF BACKWARDNESS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Deuteronomy 1:6 – “The Lord our God said to us at Horeb, ‘You have stayed long enough at this mountain.’” Supporting Texts: Joel 2:25-27, Isaiah 43:18-19, Philippians 3:13-14, Exodus 14:15 INTRODUCTION: There is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Ravenous Wolves

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Apr 5, 2024
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    The wolves are now rich enough to buy the best sheep's clothing, but a true shepherd can sniff them out.

    1 Cor 5:11  But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.  Covetous p?e??e´?t?? pleonekte¯s pleh-on-ek'-tace From ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    Communicate, Will You? Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 21, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,214 views

    We should do our best developing the skills that affect everyday life, like communication.

    Communicate, Will You? (topical) 1. A man with a wife and daughter picked up the phone and dialed his home. There was a phone in the kitchen and an extension upstairs. Two female voices answered simultaneously, “I’ve got it,” followed by two clicks as both hung up. Bits and Pieces, Dec, 1991, p. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Mark Johnson avatar

    Real Submission

    Contributed by Mark Johnson on Jun 4, 2001
    based on 125 ratings
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    What Mutual Submission Looks Like

    Darryl and Amy, today you’ve chosen to include such words as "submission" and "leader" and "head." These are words that are often associated with authority, and superiority (and inferiority). You know, and we’ve talked about it, that this is not the case. Those words have nothing to do with ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Identifying And Removing Masks

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 55 ratings
     | 14,892 views

    Identifying and Removing Masks - How to remove the facade to be transparent and genuine

    Identifying and Removing Masks (Matt 7:1,2) Illustration:I recently read about an old man, walking the beach at dawn, who noticed a young man ahead of him picking up starfish and flinging them into the sea. Catching up with the youth, he asked what he was doing. The answer was that the stranded ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Brian Buriff avatar

    Hey, Don't Blame Me

    Contributed by Brian Buriff on Mar 19, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,213 views

    Aaron was guilt of Blame-Shifting. He was an accesory to the Sinai sin by aiding and abetting it. It’s an age old problem found elsewhere in the Bible. Learn to spot blame-shifters and recognize it within yourself.

    I. AARON SAID, DON’T BLAME ME! A. Aaron Blamed … 1. People for their Depravity (v. 22) 2. Moses for his Delay (v. 23) 3. Furnace for its Delivery Of A Calf (v. 24) a. reminds me of when we were kids b. mysterious creature named “I don’t know” always got blamed for our mischief c. mom and dad ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Jimmy Dillon avatar

    Parental Responsibilites (Pt 1 Of 2)

    Contributed by Jimmy Dillon on Sep 7, 2007
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     | 2,601 views

    This message lays out some of the responsiblities that we have in parenting our children in the ways of the Lord.

    Sermon: “Parental Responsibilities” (part 1 of two parts) Passage: Deut 6:6-9 - We have been talking about FAMILY and how it MATTERS - Family is important - Home brings security - Choose you this day… (Josh 24:15) - Today…parenting…at times I have failed miserably…but I also have done some ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Robert Sickler avatar

    Positively Not A Hireling

    Contributed by Robert Sickler on Nov 26, 2014
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    We are all commanded to learn to obey everything Jesus taught so that we can do our part in the ministry of reconciliation. We cannot do this if we feed our spirit distorted scripture and the wisdom of man.

    Positively Not a Hireling Illustration Right after a young man graduated, with high honors, from a prestigious Bible College he was hired by a rather large church. His father, the pastor of a small rural church, was bursting with pride at his son’s accomplishment. “Son,” he said, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • MELVIN MAUGHMER, JR. avatar

    What You Asked For

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Nov 11, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,794 views

    I truly believe that America is at a turning point and that is not a turn into a better direction like what is supposedly believed, but a turning around point that is headed back to a time we have struggled and fought to come away from.

    “What you asked for” By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. PRAYER OPENING: - Well, the election is over, and our next President is what America wanted and now must be prepared to receive what it asked for, a man that was impeached 2 times, left office and hid classified documents in his bathroom, was ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • Rick Crandall avatar

    Choose To Follow Christ! Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Aug 19, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,640 views

    When we choose to follow Christ... 1. We will avoid the disaster of disbelief (vs. 1-7). 2. We will see the goodness of God (vs. 5-7). 3. We will trust in the Lord’s timing (vs. 6-8). *So choose to follow Christ! (vs. 9-13).

    Choose to Follow Christ! The Gospel of John John 7:1-13 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - November 9, 2016 (Revised August 19, 2019) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to John chapter 7. Before we begin to explore this chapter, notice that it begins by saying: 1. After these ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist