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  • Selwyn Robins avatar

    Do You Have The Mind To Expand Series

    Contributed by Selwyn Robins on Jan 25, 2014
     | 6,208 views

    Are you ready for what God has ready for you?

    Scripture Romans 12:1-2 I beseech (beg) you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    A Faithful Ally Who Stands Within Us Series

    Contributed by Troy Luttrell on Feb 17, 2014
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     | 4,555 views

    In Christ we have complete salvation, forgiveness, victory, and growth.

    Background: • As the Apostle Paul continues to write, we find that chapter two is a sobering wakeup call to the church. The true church of Jesus Christ will always be at war until the return of Christ. Last week we looked at how our enemy the devil seeks to knock the church ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Gospel Message And Motivation Series

    Contributed by David Taylor on Mar 6, 2014
     | 4,231 views

    Open Doors The Gospel Message and Motivation

    Open Doors The Gospel Message and Motivation Acts 18:5-11 November 10, 2013 We started this series in Colossians, where Paul tells us to walk in wisdom toward those who do not know Christ by making the best use of our time. So Paul asked the Colossian church to pray that God would open a door to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Christ Hymn

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 13, 2013
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     | 6,034 views

    The Lordship of Jesus, the sufficiency of His Person, and the adequacy of His work; and its implications in our lives.

    THE CHRIST HYMN. Colossians 1:15-29. Paul emphasises the deliverance which Jesus wrought on our behalf (Colossians 1:13), and the fullness of what He has accomplished on the Cross (Colossians 2:10). In Him we have “redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins” (Colossians 1:14). I. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Heart To Make Disciples Series

    Contributed by David Taylor on Mar 13, 2014
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     | 9,630 views

    Making Disciples; Making a Difference: A Heart to Make Disciples

    Making Disciples; Making a Difference A Heart to Make Disciples Matthew 28:18-20 How does the high school football team know when it wins? How does the church know if it wins? What defines a win for us as a church? Popular way of determining a win in a church setting is the size of the church, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Samuels Secret

    Contributed by Mike Hullah on Oct 3, 2013
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     | 10,377 views

    Scripture tells us that not one word that Samuel spoke fell to the ground. Every word came to pass! What was Samuels secret? This sermon tells his secret.

    SAMUELS SECRET In this day and age of broken political promises, deception and lies most people feel betrayed by their leaders and institutions, and may I say somewhat embarrassingly the Church. However the Bible tells us about a man “whose words never dropped to the ground” a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Song Of The Thunderstorm

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 4, 2013
    based on 7 ratings
     | 9,763 views

    See that you refuse not the One who speaks from heaven!

    THE SONG OF THE THUNDERSTORM. Psalm 29 - “The voice of the LORD”. 1. The thunderstorm Storm clouds gather over the Mediterranean. The thunder rolls inland over the cedars of Lebanon, and lightning strikes strip the cedars bare. Even the mountains of the North seem to be shaken to their very ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Tapping Into The Power

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 5, 2019
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     | 4,607 views

    All power is ours in Christ Jesus!

    TAPPING INTO THE POWER. Colossians 1:11-20. The Apostle Paul has been speaking of his ceaseless prayer on behalf of the Colossians: that they might be ‘filled with the Knowledge of His will’ and ‘increasing in the Knowledge of God’ (Colossians 1:9-10). The fact of the matter is, that ‘all ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Sequence Of Sayings

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 12, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,020 views

    A reward for those who welcome Jesus' disciples. A warning for those who lead them astray.

    A SEQUENCE OF SAYINGS. Mark 9:38-50. 1. John informed Jesus of “one casting out devils in Your name; and we forbad him because he follows not with us” (Mark 9:38). Perhaps John’s jealousy was fired by the failure of the nine members of the team who - whilst Jesus, Peter, James and John ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Old Testament Names Of Jesus Lesson 4 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 18, 2018
     | 2,868 views

    The Old Testament Names of Jesus

    1. WORD (John 1:1). Eternal Name. a. When did the Word begin? (John 1:1). b. With whom did the Word have fellowship? c. To whom was the Word equal? d. What did the Word create? (1:3). e. What two spiritual factors did the Word give? (1:4). f. How did the Word become human? (1:14). g. Describe His ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Towards A New Creation

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 22, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,346 views

    Longing for home.

    TOWARDS A NEW CREATION. 2 Corinthians 5:6-17. Having spoken of the impermanence of the ‘tent’ of this body, and the ‘eternity’ of our dwelling in heaven (2 Corinthians 5:1), the Apostle Paul began to mix his metaphors, yearning to be ‘clothed upon’ with ‘our habitation which is from ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Healing The Leprosy Of Sin

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 31, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,596 views

    It is in the very nature of a forgiving God to - well, forgive!

    HEALING THE LEPROSY OF SIN. Mark 1:40-45. 1. The leper The various skin diseases which fall under the Biblical heading of ‘leprosy’ have long stood as a metaphor for that worst of all human diseases: sin. However, this does not detract from the historicity of the incident which Mark now sets ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Old Testament Names Of Jesus Lesson 4

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 27, 2018
     | 2,741 views

    Old Testatment Names of Jesus

    1. WORD (John 1:1). Eternal Name. a. When did the Word begin? (John 1:1). b. With whom did the Word have fellowship? c. To whom was the Word equal? d. What did the Word create? (1:3). e. What two spiritual factors did the Word give? (1:4). f. How did the Word become human? (1:14). g. Describe His ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Preparation

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 4, 2018
     | 4,651 views

    What does building a highway have to do with preparation for celebrating Christ’s first coming? What does it have to do with preparing for Christ’s Second Coming? Let’s understand the preparation Christ expects. Let’s discuss preparing the way for Christ in Luke 3:1-6.

    What does building a highway have to do with preparation for celebrating Christ’s first coming? What does it have to do with preparing for Christ’s Second Coming? Let’s understand the preparation Christ expects. Let’s discuss preparing the way for Christ in Luke 3:1-6. Caesar Luke 3:1 “Now in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Squirming In The Lap Of The Trinity Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 28, 2020
     | 1,632 views

    When we are baptized into Jesus Christ, who is the Son of God, we take our place within the embrace of the Holy Spirit.

    Psalm 131–a homily for today Today’s psalm, “O Lord, my heart is not proud,” is the kind of prayer-gem that can stimulate hours of meditation. If you pray it quickly, it takes less than a minute, even with a “Glory be. . .” But let’s start with the declaration to God right in the middle: “Like a ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic