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  • Wes Humble avatar

    Tell Me The Story Of Jesus: The Miracles Series

    Contributed by Wes Humble on Apr 22, 2010
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     | 5,823 views

    Tell Me the Story of Jesus: The Miracles

    Tell Me the Story: The Miracles This is the fifth sermon in the series Tell Me the Story. We have been attempting to introduce you and remind you of who Jesus is and what roles He wants to play in our lives. Today we look at a couple of miracles preformed by Jesus when He was on this earth. ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Rampant Acts Of Kindness

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on May 11, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,884 views

    Three ways that Jesus showed kindness.

    If you were describing our world, would you describe it as a kind place? If so, just what “kind of place” are you thinking of? For instance, have you tried recently to get service in a crowded store? Were you shocked recently by something on the news? Doesn’t it seem like ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Even Stephen Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jul 23, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,420 views

    Is it Jesus and something else, or is it Jesus alone? Stephen realizes that we do not need the Temple Sacrifice and Jesus, we need Jesus alone.

    Stephen is a distinguished member of the community, a man who lives like righteous Jewish men have lived over millennium: Stephen knows his Scripture, Stephen worships God alone, and Stephen attends Synagogue and Stephen obeys the law of Moses. Stephen is just like many righteous Jewish men who ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Reclaiming Your Inheritance

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Jun 20, 2015
    based on 11 ratings
     | 40,434 views

    Abraham left Isaac an inheritance, the Philistines robbed him of that inheritance. Isaac took the proper steps to reclaim what was rightfully his. There is a great lesson for us in this text as well.

    Reclaiming Your Inheritance Genesis 26:15-25 Listen online at - https://www.facebook.com/Stockdalebaptist or http://www.stockdalebaptist.com/ In 1940, after Paris fell under Nazi control, German troops began looting thousands of artworks from museums, galleries and personal collections ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Managing Relationships - Part 3 Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Oct 19, 2018
     | 3,649 views

    A final look at being a good steward in our relationships

    Managing Relationships - 3 October 21, 2018 For the past few weeks we’ve been looking at Stewardship. We’ve especially been focused on the stewardship of being good at managing the relationships we’re in. Today, we’ll conclude with this part of looking at our relationships, then finish up in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Am The Resurrection And The Life Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 12, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,262 views

    Why did Jesus say "I am the Resurrection and the Life?" What is there about that simple statement that can give us hope in a dark world?

    OPEN: A fellow preacher told me about a funeral that he once conducted. He said that “Doug" was 18-year-old biker who’d rode with a rough crowd. In fact the T-shirt they buried him in said it all: "Ride hard - Die hard". The funeral home was filled with bikers, the speakers boomed ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Sacrificial Faith Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on May 20, 2018
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     | 9,318 views

    She began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil.

    10-6-04 A Sacrificial Faith Luke 7:36-7:50 (Read first) What we have in our text this morning is a record of the worship of a woman who falls at the feet of Jesus in worship. We are never told her name. Luke does not record a single word spoken by the woman in her sacrificial act of worship. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Mothers Day: Not Gospel Sermon, But A Tribute With Humour.

    Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Mar 26, 2017
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     | 31,942 views

    A mothers day sermon. Full of laughs, full of sentiment, and no gospel message. A tribute to mothers everywhere.

    This sermon was delivered to the congregation in Holy Trinity, in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland on the 26th March 2017: by Gordon McCulloch (A Scottish Episcopal Church in the Dioceses of Glasgow and Dumfries). The readings today are, Ex 2.1-10 Psalm 127 Col 3.12-17 John 19.25b-27 Please join me in my ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    Making A Messiah, Good Friday Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Mar 25, 2016
    based on 3 ratings
     | 18,280 views

    This message looks at the problems in the arrest and trial of Jesus. Was preached in two parts on Good Friday

    It had been a full week, it had started with the crowds on the streets of Jerusalem and now here they were, just the thirteen of them in a private room celebrating the Passover. And only two people in that room knew where the night would lead. Jesus, because he was. . . Jesus. And Judas because ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Three Ridiculous Excuses

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 13, 2022
     | 2,352 views

    There are times we hear when someone is in prison for life but because of forensics they are released.

    The development of DNA testing and the ability to use the science of the body’s cells to solve crimes has made significant changes in the criminal justice field. Forensic is a wonderful thing, only God knows how many ennocent men who have died for something they did not do. But I want to show you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Neither Do I Condemn Thee

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 14, 2022
     | 2,967 views

    There are times we hear when someone is in prison for life but because of forensics they are released.

    The development of DNA testing and the ability to use the science of the body’s cells to solve crimes has made significant changes in the criminal justice field. Forensic is a wonderful thing, only God knows how many ennocent men who have died for something they did not do. But I want to show you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Greg Warren avatar

    Protecting The Unity Of The Church

    Contributed by Greg Warren on Jun 16, 2021
     | 5,105 views

    The importance of protecting the unity of the church and practical principles and steps for doing so.

    We'd like to think that the church is immune to conflict and disagreement. After all, we're all Christians here. Right? Well, don't be naive. Hopefully, we're all striving to be like Christ. But we're also humans who sometimes fall short. We say things or react before we ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Evangelism 101 - Part 4 Series

    Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Dec 14, 2020
     | 1,655 views

    In our text today we will discover one of the ways the Lord chooses who is to be a part of His church...

    Most of us have gone to the supermarket and bought apples but few of us have ever thought about what goes on behind the scenes in bringing the apples to market. Today while many apple growers still hand-sort their produce, many companies are going “hi tech.” Hundreds of pounds of apples are ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Good Friday Innocence Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 18, 2025
     | 100 views

    This message looks at how official misconduct was at the root of Jesus' arrest, trial and conviction.

    The Innocence Project was formed in the United States in 1992 in order to bring justice to those who had been wrongfully convicted. Since then, they are now represented by 70 independent chapters in 50 states and 12 countries. Their goal is to provide investigative support, legal representation, ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    What Does It Mean To Put Christ 1st?

    Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Jan 22, 2003
    based on 38 ratings
     | 5,270 views

    Using the event when Christ called His first disciples; and comparing that to what’s involved in putting Christ 1st in your life.

    Larry C. Brincefield pastorlarry@pastorlarry.net Title: "What Does It Mean to Put Christ 1st?" Text: John 1:35-46 Introduction We have embraced the vision of Christ 1st for 2003. And in our desire to put Christ 1st... and learn more about Him... we have been studying different events from His ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene