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  • Terry Blankenship avatar

    Living In Unbelief Series

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on May 16, 2011
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    Some people choose to live in unbelief. Given empirical evidence of a gracious God, they refuse to accept His free gift of grace.

    And He sent them away, immediately got into the boat with His disciples, and came to the region of Dalmanutha. Then the Pharisees came out and began to dispute with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, testing Him. But He sighed deeply in His spirit, and said, “Why does this generation ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Incredible And Imperceptible Growth Series

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on May 16, 2011
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    God's work is sometimes slow and almost imperceptible. What is His work in your life like?

    Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man to Him, and begged Him to touch him. ðáñáêáëέù – to call alongside; to beg persistently So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town. And when He had spit on his eyes and put His hands on him, He asked him ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Who Forgot Their Lunch? Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jun 18, 2012
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    A study of the Gospel of Mark 8: 11 – 21

    Mark 8: 11 – 21 Who Forgot Their Lunch? 11 Then the Pharisees came out and began to dispute with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, testing Him. 12 But He sighed deeply in His spirit, and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Assuredly, I say to you, no sign shall be ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Believing Heart

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Jan 26, 2013
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    Unbelief is no small issue, you can be a Christian and still land up in hell because you failed to have belief in your Savior Jesus Christ and live your life in accordance to the standards given by the Lord.

    Trust that transcends human reasoning…. To feel that He is real and here! Mark 8:17"……Why do you reason because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Is your heart still hardened?” There are the rare few who would look for a good spiritual feed (good ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Got Bread? Series

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 29, 2012
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    Got bread? You do if your hope and trust is in Jesus Christ.

    Introduction Our passage gives us a sense of déjà vu. Feeding a crowd, the dullness of the disciples, the hostility of the Pharisees – we’ve been there before. Text During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Spit And Sight Series

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 29, 2012
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    How do I see clearly? The same way that the man received full sight – he received Jesus’ touch.

    Introduction We come to another familiar scene – Jesus healing someone. We know what to expect after all the other miracles, but be prepared – the Holy Spirit may bring the unexpected. The Text Jesus and his disciples come to the town of Bethsaida, which is at the northern edge of ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Seeds That Survive Pt 1 - The Sower And The Seed Series

    Contributed by Dan Cale on Nov 5, 2012
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    In an age when the church is becoming increasingly irrelevant to the daily life of people, when the message of the church seems to increasingly fall on deaf ears, and when the truth is mocked as meaningless and unattainable, Jesus speaks to us these words

    Seeds That Survive Pt 1 – The Sower and the Seed Luke 8:4-15 We are now deep into the month of August. A time of year when all over America the farmer’s eyes are turned to the harvest. I sought long for what to share with you during these final services of our summer worship schedule ...read more

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    Seeds That Survive Pt 2 - Softening The Soil Series

    Contributed by Dan Cale on Nov 5, 2012
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    In an age when the church is becoming increasingly irrelevant to the daily life of people, when the message of the church seems to increasingly fall on deaf ears, and when the truth is mocked as meaningless and unattainable, Jesus speaks to us these words

    Seeds that Survive Pt 2 – Softening the Soil Luke 8:4-15 We started last week talking about seeds that survive. We talked about the sower and the seed last week but this week I want to start sharing with you about the soil. If the soil represents our hearts I want us to take a look at what ...read more

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    Seeds That Survive Pt 3 - Rocky Soil Series

    Contributed by Dan Cale on Nov 5, 2012
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    In an age when the church is becoming increasingly irrelevant to the daily life of people, when the message of the church seems to increasingly fall on deaf ears, and when the truth is mocked as meaningless and unattainable, Jesus speaks to us these words

    Seeds that Survive Luke 8:4-15 Seeds that survive. We’ve been talking about this parable of the sower and the seed for the last couple of weeks. Last week we talked about the Wayside soil – wayside hearts – hardened hearts that need a plow and rain to soften them so that the ...read more

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    Seeds That Survive Pt 4 - Tending The Ground Series

    Contributed by Dan Cale on Nov 5, 2012
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    In an age when the church is becoming increasingly irrelevant to the daily life of people, when the message of the church seems to increasingly fall on deaf ears, and when the truth is mocked as meaningless and unattainable, Jesus speaks to us these words

    Seeds that Survive Pt 4 – Tending the Ground Luke 8:4-15 We’ve talked about Wayside hearts that need the work of the plow and the rain to soften them so that the Word takes root. We’ve talked about Rocky hearts that need determination to put down deeper roots. Today we come to ...read more

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    Seeds That Survive Pt 5 - The Seed That Remains Series

    Contributed by Dan Cale on Nov 5, 2012
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    In an age when the church is becoming increasingly irrelevant to the daily life of people, when the message of the church seems to increasingly fall on deaf ears, and when the truth is mocked as meaningless and unattainable, Jesus speaks to us these words

    Seed That Remains Pt 5 - The Seed that Remains Luke 8:4-15 As we have looked more closely at this parable of the sower and the seed we have looked at 3 of the 4 soils. Wayside hearts hardened by the forces of a broken world that does not allow the seed to penetrate and needs the plow and rain to ...read more

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    Yeast Of The Pharisee's

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Nov 21, 2012
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    Jesus brings us an important message about making sure we are not acting like the pharisee's. Being careful not to let the little things corrupt us.

    Yeast of the Pharisees Mark chapter 8:14-8:21 Introduction- This morning I want to look at Mark chapter 8:14-21. It is one of many accounts where Jesus is trying to teach a lesson to hard ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Know Yourself (Short Homily)

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Feb 10, 2012
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    This is a very short Homily titled "Know Yourself". That was used for the opening of a Men's retreat weekend.

    Let me share a reading from the Gospel of Mark with you. " They came to Bethsaida. Some people brought a blind man to him and begged him to touch him. He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village; and when he had put saliva on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Tim White avatar

    Seeing Clearly Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Mar 5, 2012
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    Jesus' healing of the blind man in Mark 8 illustrates four points: 1) Some people just want to come out of the darkness. 2) Our ministry can sometimes only lift the darkness. 3) The religious expectations of others can be harmful. 4) There are times when

    Seeing Clearly Mark 8:22-26 Seeing is a strange thing. An infant can see a john deer tractor and not benefit from it. A farmer can see a jar of smashed carrots and not be drawn to it. A doctor can see blurry images on a glass slide and be excited about what it tells him. A preacher can see three ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Incomplete Vision Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Apr 9, 2012
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    Jesus asks a crucial question of His disciples - a question that every single person in all of creation and all of history must answer. How you answer may be influenced by a crucial lack in your life - a lack Je

    Resurrection Sunday is a day of celebration. Today, in the 21st century, we sing upbeat songs, we put out lilies, and we exchange greetings like “He is risen. He is risen indeed!” It is a day of great joy. Such was not the atmosphere on the very first Resurrection Sunday. For most ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel