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  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    A Praying Family Or A Dysfunctional One? Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 18, 2013
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    Does your family work, learn and pray together, or as disconnected individuals?

    Monday of 7th Week in Course 20 May 20213 Gaudium et Spes The incident in today’s Gospel may be regarded as symbolic of what has come to be called a dysfunctional family. Here the son appears to be suffering from a diabolically caused autism or seizure disorder, and the father is seen as ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    New Finances Series

    Contributed by Herbert Cooper on Jun 19, 2013
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    A sermon unpacking Exodus 16.

    Myths About Finances Exodus 16:2-3 In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. 3 The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Should Churches Do Business?

    Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Aug 3, 2013
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    A church should be an active, contributing member of its community, rather than a closed-off mini-community that keeps to itself and this can extend to becoming involved in business or in the business community.

    Churches in business Luke 19:13 - So he called ten of his servants, delivered to them ten minas, and said to them, “Do business till I come.” God always intended for the priesthood to reinvest a portion of the tithe, with the expectation of a return. It was part of His plan to show ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    The Great Winepress Series

    Contributed by Martin Holland on Feb 26, 2013
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    The last conflict in this world is described in the Bible as one who troddens in a winepress.

    The Great Winepress Revelations 14:14-20 In this world there have been many battles fought and perhaps still more to take place in the future. The Bible makes it very clear that the last battle fought will be fought in the place called Armageddon in the Hebrew tongue. See: Rev. 16:16 And: Rev. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Can We Always Just Get Along?

    Contributed by Edward Mccrary on Mar 8, 2013
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    Remember Rodney King's words? After having his rights violated, being beaten and left disfigured he coined a phrase that will out live him. He said "Can't we all just get along".

    CAN WE ALWAYS JUST GET ALONG? Romans 12:10-21 Remember Rodney King's words? After having his rights violated, being beaten and left disfigured he coined a phrase that will out live him. He said "Can't we all just get along". His profound phrase poses a great question. Can we come to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Bad Boy Comes Home

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Mar 11, 2013
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    Sermon fro the 4th Sunday in Lent, Year C, 2013

    Luke 15: 11 – 32 / A Bad Boy Comes Home Intro: Ladies, true or false. When driving a car, a man will never admit that they are lost by stopping to get directions. --- Certainly a man invented the GPS system for a car for just that reason. Tell the truth, have you ever really been lost? ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Almost But Not Quite

    Contributed by Bob Phillips on May 16, 2014
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    Thinking of the words of that old hymn, "Almost persuaded".

    Text for sermon: Acts 24: 24 & 25 (KJV) Many times we have things to happen to us that shake us up inside, and inside out! Sometimes we get so shook up by a saddening event that we declare in our heart that we’ll do better from now on. Felix was one those that fully felt in his heart that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Model Church

    Contributed by Rodney Johnson Sr., on May 21, 2014
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     | 6,257 views

    The emphasis in this textprovides a model for the what the church should strive to become.

    “The MODEL Church” Thus far we have studies 6 churches with one remaining; all exhibiting various problems. This evening we will continue to look at what I call the MODEL church. Looking at the churches on the surface; we would have not seen what our Lord saw in each. It’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Demonic In-Roads (How Demons Enter) Series

    Contributed by Bishop(Dr) Sola Adetunji on Jun 26, 2014
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    A systematic studies of demons:their nature,power,influence and limitations.An essential knowledge for every spirit filled believer who intend to live an over-comers' lifestyle

    Satanic invasion is only possible when we give him the opportunity or legal grounds to operate. Satan and his angels are walking about looking for whom he may devour, which means some people cannot be devoured. (I Pet. 5:8, Eph. 4:27). 1. Demonic Family Background: A house or family given to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Connie Waltman Funeral

    Contributed by Charles Clary on Mar 31, 2014
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    This is my eulogy for a lady named Connie who was severely crippled with rheumatoid arthritis. Her husband, Rex, in his care for her, was a great inspiration to our church family. Connie was a model of patient endurance.

    It was not Roe vs. Wade. It was Runnelstown vs. Wade. It was a football game to be played on Runnelstown's (Miss.) field. A young gentleman named Rex, a student at the University of Southern Mississippi at Hattiesburg, came to see his Wade Hornets play. He did not know that across the field ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Preach, Hear, Follow.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 21, 2013
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    We are in the business of winning followers to their Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. It is not only Ministers who are called to evangelism, but all Christians. Having received the good news ourselves, our hearts yearn to share it with others.

    PREACH, HEAR, FOLLOW. John 1:35-42. “The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus” (John 1:37). John the Baptist was sent beforehand to ‘prepare the way for the Lord’ (Isaiah 40:3; Matthew 3:3). Thus, John’s ministry always pointed away from himself to the One who was to come: ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Paul’s Philosophy In A Christian Life

    Contributed by Carl Palatino on Jan 29, 2014
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     | 6,062 views

    expressing our philosophy as a believer of Christ, that while we were on earth they will identify us in action, attitude, and in our behavior, that we were in Christ and living for Christ.

    PAUL’S PHILOSOPHY IN A CHRISTIAN LIFE Philippians 1:21 Introduction: Of all Paul's epistles Philippians is the most consistently positive and personal. It reflects a joyful spirit when he say’s “for to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain” what a philosophy in life ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Every Word

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Feb 7, 2015
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     | 5,153 views

    Here is a short teaching on guarding our speech.

    Every Word Christians and Non-Christians Must Give an Accounting Oswald Champers in My Utmost for His Highest wrote "The deadliest pharisaism to-day is not hypocrisy, but unconscious unreality." Jesus spoke a truth that awakens the human soul to a reality that is going to be experienced by all ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    I Am The Vine, You Are The Branches

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Feb 12, 2015
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    We can only be grafted to Christ by cutting our attachment to our way of life and its creature comforts just like a gardener prunes bushes to make then grow better. The useless branches have to be removed in order to save and strengthen the stronger ones.

    A newspaper reporter went to interview a successful small business owner. “How did you do it?” he asked. “How did you make all this money?” “I’m glad you asked,” the businessman said. “It’s a great story. When my wife and I married, we started ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Seeing The Church As In Heaven Now

    Contributed by Lay Man on May 29, 2015
     | 3,060 views

    After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their ha

    After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. - Revelation 7:9 What a beautiful holy ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational