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  • Steve Ely avatar

    Full - Pt. 3 - Purpose Full Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Jan 26, 2017
     | 8,455 views

    We prefer full over empty! Jesus says He came that we might have abundant (full) life. Do we? Do we even know what we should be full of?

    Full Pt. 3 - Purpose Full I. Introduction Are you full? If so, what are you full of? Your "fullness" will determine what overflows to every area of your life. And yet the truth is that if we find ourselves closer to the "e" than the "f" we are in the majority. In a recent study of 1,000 churches ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Marriage Is A Very Bad Idea Series

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Oct 7, 2016
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     | 4,840 views

    In marriage, if i look to you to make me happy, i’ll never be happy. If i look to myself and work to become everything i should be, i’ll be happy-maybe never satisfied with my performance, but happy.

    21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    "Sheep.ish - Pt. 4 - The Sheep Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Jul 30, 2017
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     | 7,549 views

    We are called sheep, but we tend to get into some wooly situations simply because we aren't sheepish. It is time to learn to be sheep and to follow The Shepherd.

    Sheepish Pt. 4 - The Sheep I. Introduction 500 times. More than any other animal mentioned in Scripture. So engrained in the mindset and culture of the Bible that they instantly understood and comprehended the meaning associated with the comparison throughout the Old and then into the New ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    "You Want Us To What?"

    Contributed by Randall Long on Aug 2, 2017
     | 4,593 views

    When Jesus' followers give Him what they have, little though it is, He does a miracle and feeds many through them.

    The events in today's text took place at a pivotal time in the apostles' relationship with the Lord. They had just returned from their first "mission trip", when He had given them authority over unclean spirits and diseases and had sent them out to preach. They had a lot to tell Him, but there ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Jesus Rejects Brother’s Advice Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Sep 3, 2017
     | 6,902 views

    This event took place in April, about one year before the Cross. During the last year of His ministry, Jesus confined Himself to Galilee because of a Jewish plot to kill Him. It says that He walked no longer in Jewry; that means Judea, because the....

    Galilee Lesson: Jesus Rejects Brother’s Advice John 7:1-9 1 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him. 2 Now the Jews’ feast of tabernacles was at hand. 3 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Changing Water Into Wine Series

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on May 31, 2016
     | 6,465 views

    During this incredible event two things are certain: Jesus performs His first miracle to reveal His glory, and, His disciples put their faith in Him. Would we respond by following Christ if we were there too?

    Changing Water into Wine John 2:1-11 Introduction Three year anniversary? - The gospel of John screams of the faith that we should have in Christ -- It is the clearest example of living life FOR the one who redeemed you and I - If we can learn to love others like Jesus’ … we can ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jerusalem Countdown 2018

    Contributed by Jimmy Dillon on Jun 27, 2018
     | 5,049 views

    Message about timeline of Jerusalem in History and recent events of US moving capitol to Jerusalem

    This past week there was a significant event that took place in the history of the nation of Israel And because of that I have entitled my message Jerusalem Countdown On May 14, 2018, the U.S. officially opened its Embassy in Jerusalem Why should we care? What does this have to do with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Seven Days That Changed The World Series

    Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Apr 15, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,196 views

    exploring the seven days of Holy Week from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday

    THE SEVEN DAYS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD Luke 19:28-44 Today we begin the final week of Lent. In Jesus; at one time these seven days were called Passover, as it is still called today by the Jewish people. Christians around the world know these seven days as Holy Week, the Passion of the Christ. It ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    The Real Face Of The Persecuted

    Contributed by Darryl Ward on May 22, 2017
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     | 5,288 views

    What does it really mean to be persecuted for following Jesus today?

    Two and a half years ago, Florida charity worker Arnold Abbott made world headlines when he was arrested. His crime? Feeding the homeless. Arnold, who was ninety at the time, had been helping prepare hundreds of meals every week since 1990. In 1991, he founded the Maureen A. Abbott Love Thy ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Too Good To Be True Series

    Contributed by Jeffrey Sims on Apr 23, 2018
     | 7,846 views

    We don't notice or believe something at times because we have been offered something that is too good to be true

    Luke 24:36-48 Close Encounters: Too good to be true In the movie “It could happen to you” A New York cop named Charley is having coffee in a little diner. He finishes up and starts to pay and discovers he only has enough for the coffee and nothing for a tip. So he offers the waitress a choice he ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Our King Jesus Falsely Condemned Series

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Apr 23, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,846 views

    Jesus received a properly conducted trial by Pilate, yet Jesus still ended up being crucified. This message identifies the cause.

    Message Our King Jesus Falsely Condemned. Luke 23:13-25 There is a common perception that the trials of Jesus - one conducted by the Sanhedrin and one conducted by Pilate - were both illegal and made without observation of the rule of law. That is certainly true for the “trial” by the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Funeral Sermon: Edna N

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 11, 2014
     | 25,157 views

    This is a funeral service for an older, faithful Christian lady.

    Song: This is the Day 1. Romans 8:35-39 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 36 As it is written, "For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Levi Paid Tithes In Abraham

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Feb 3, 2014
     | 5,860 views

    To show that we are blessed even before we give our tithes, because of JESUS CHRIST who already paid the price of our redemption.

    I. EXORDIUM: Are you blessed after giving tithes? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that we are blessed even before we give our tithes, because of JESUS CHRIST who already paid the price of our redemption. IV. TEXT: Hebrews 7:9 (Amplified Bible) 7:9 A person might ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Life Of Abraham, Part 9: The Visit Of The Three Angels Series

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Feb 11, 2014
     | 9,719 views

    Be careful to show hospitality, for some have entertained angels unawares--Hebrews 13:2. Proper 11 After Pentecost Year C

    The Life of Abraham, Part 9: The Visit of the Three Angels Genesis 18:1-15 Introduction In the last chapter the LORD promised Abraham what humans even today would consider impossible. Sarah was going to be a mother of a son named Isaac in twelve months. Abraham laughed at the idea, but the LORD ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Scars Of Christianity

    Contributed by Reginald Knight on Apr 7, 2015
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     | 11,162 views

    This sermon focuses on the scars Jesus received, and reminds us of the Scars we too experience in life, and how we respond.

    WHEN HE HAD SAID THIS HE SHOWED THEM HIS HANDS AND HIS SIDE… All of us have scars somewhere on our body, which have accumulated over the years, and more often than not, there is a story connected to these scars. These scars are reminders of one experience or the other. Some of these scars ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican