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  • Lanny Carpenter avatar

    Barnabas: Man Of Encouragement Series

    Contributed by Lanny Carpenter on Oct 24, 2021
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     | 3,295 views

    10th in the series Unlikely Heroes. Portrays Barnabas' great, heroic attribute of encouragement.

    INTRODUCTION The late Bishop Fulton Sheen once entered a greasy-spoon restaurant for breakfast, and when the waitress, groggy and disinterested, took his order, he replied, “Bring me some ham and eggs and a few kind words.” When she returned 15 minutes later, she set the food before him and said, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Christ Crucified Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Apr 8, 2022
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     | 2,575 views

    The crucifixion of Jesus was done for a good reason.

    INTRODUCTION • We are fast approaching Easter. • After the raising of Lazarus, Jesus travels to Jerusalem for Passover. • In the city, observant Jews gather to participate in the feast and worship God. • There is also Greeks present. • These Greeks would have been gentiles who were open to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How Do I Deal With Physical Scars? Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Mar 5, 2019
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    2 Corinthians 12:1-10

    SCARS - How Do I Deal with Physical Scars? January 8, 2023 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 Introduction: I promise you that if you’d been beaten with a thick stick 3 different times…and also been whipped 5 other times with a cat of 9 tails for a total of 195 blows…you are going to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Through Prayer, Let The Peace Of God Guard Your Hearts From Anxiety Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jan 6, 2020
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     | 4,606 views

    “Do not be anxious about anything” is Christ’s own warning about worry. “True prayer and anxious care cannot coexist”: The way to be anxious about nothing is to be prayerful about everything.

    Date: 6/25/19 Lesson #31 Title: Through Prayer, Let The Peace Of God Guard Your Hearts From Anxiety “Special Notes” and “Scripture” are shown as endnotes. NIV Bible is used throughout unless noted otherwise. Scripture: (Philippians 4:6-7, NIV) 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christian Governance-&-Marriage-5

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 13, 2018
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    5 of 6. Peter pressed & confirmed the crucial role of Christian governance regarding Christian marriage. But how is Christian governance addressed in our marital obligations? Christian governance in MARRIAGE addresses/encompasses...

    C. CHRISTIAN GOVERNANCE-&-Marriage-V—1Peter 3:1-7 Governance by God in Marriage. Attention: Peter pressed & confirmed the crucial role of Christian governance regarding Christian marriage. Christian governance is foundational in/to Christian marriage. How is Christian governance addressed in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    An Exposition Of 1 Peter, Part 9: Living Stones

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Dec 1, 2021
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    God has made us part of His glorious living and Spiritual Temple which is built upon Jesus, the chief cornerstone.

    An Exposition of 1 Peter, part 9: Living Stones 1 Peter 2:4-6 Introduction In the last study, we learned that our faith shapes our conduct. There are tings we are to put off from the past as well as things we are to do. One of the things we are to do is to be nourished by the pure mile of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    God With Us In The Wilderness Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Dec 4, 2021
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    Part 2 of 4 - God is with us in the wilderness times.

    God With Us - Wilderness December 5, 2021 Matthew 1:23 We’re in part two of a series that's called God With Us. We’re looking at the different ways that we can experience the presence of God in our lives. We’re using one main text for this series and building off that text. Our verse comes ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Loneliness (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Benjamin Utomo on Jan 12, 2022
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     | 2,331 views

    This sermon explains the signs of loneliness and how to deal with it biblically.

    Illustration: A lonely grandmother eavesdrops on the conversation of a teenager who was dating in the park. Girl: "You don't love me?" Boy: "I do!" Girl: "We've been dating for four months. What's the proof?" Boy: "ABCDEFG." Girl: "What's ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God Creates Sea Life And Fowl On Day 5

    Contributed by Raymond Petzholt on Nov 28, 2022
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    God created fish and birds to teach us about His infinite wisdom and glory. We can learn life changing wisdom by studying fish and birds. God designed some animals as prophetic Types to teach us important spiritual lessons

    Genesis 1:20-23 Day 5: God Creates Sea Life & Fowl “& God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature (Heb. = living soul) that hath life, & fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. (21) & God created great whales, & every living ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Close Encounter Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Nov 29, 2022
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    The day of the Lord is indeed near. For us, every day is his.

    Have you ever fantasized about living in some other time in history? What is it about that period that appeals to you? People have often tended to look back at earlier, simpler days with a sort of nostalgia, longing for a time when the mail held nothing worse than unsolicited requests for money or ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Thermometer Or Thermostat: Which Are You?

    Contributed by John Gaston on Mar 9, 2022
     | 5,399 views

    A thermometer tells how hot or cold something or someone is. It doesn’t try to change its environment. A thermostat, on the other hand, alters the temperature. Christians should be thermostats, changing their neighborhoods, families, work, etc.

    THERMOMETER OR THERMOSTAT: WHICH ARE YOU? Mt. 5:16 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A Pastor told one of his faithful church members, “Mrs. Smith, I appreciate your devotion. You are present at all the services!” 2. Mrs. Smith: “Yes, it’s such a relief, at the end of a long, hard week, to come to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    "Peter, Feed My Sheep” (2 Of 21)

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 11, 2022
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    Jesus told Peter, "Feed my sheep." Every housewife can relate somewhat to this, as she feeds her family. Also most housewives know the value of a well balanced diet.

    For example, they know they can feed their families peanut butter sandwiches every now and then, but if they did this all the time: • The family would soon dread coming to the table to eat • They would also suffer nutritionally, because this kind of a diet is not going to supply them the nutrition ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Art Campbell avatar

    God's Prayer Agenda (Pt 2) Series

    Contributed by Art Campbell on Mar 14, 2022
     | 1,414 views

    The second part of the prayer moves from ‘You’ — God — to ‘us’ and our more earthly concerns.

    Last week we began looking at God’s agenda for prayer through the lens of the Lord’s Prayer. We saw that according to our recent survey a lot of us are struggling with prayer. Many of us don’t pray at all and quite a number only pray two or three times a week. I suggested that part of our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    It Bore No Fruit Series

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Mar 26, 2022
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,222 views

    If a person does not abide in God’s Word, he or she will be cut down. This passage looks at how we need to allow Jesus, the Word made flesh, to penetrate our heart as He penetrated the temple. We are the temple of the Holy Spirit.

    This evening’s message is entitled “It Bore No Fruit,” and it’s taken from what is commonly called “The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree.” “Die when I may,” said Abraham Lincoln, “I want it said of me that I plucked a weed and planted a flower wherever I thought a flower would grow.”(1) Lincoln ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    5th Sunday In Lent, Year C. Series

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Mar 28, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,235 views

    April 6th, 2025.

    Isaiah 43:16-21, Psalm 126, Philippians 3:4-14, John 12:1-8. A). GOD IS DOING A NEW THING. Isaiah 43:16-21. Isaiah reminds us of how the Sovereign LORD had opened the Red Sea, and made a path through the Jordan (Isaiah 43:16-17). Yet the Prophet is only looking back in order to look forward: ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational