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  • Dean Courtier avatar

    Go! And Be Transformed, Trust, And Surrender: A Call To Live Fully For Christ Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Mar 5, 2025
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    Christians around the world use Lent as a time to remember the journey of Jesus toward the cross, and as an opportunity to examine their own walk with Jesus. Consider three crucial aspects of our faith journey — transformation, trust, and surrender.

    Go! and Be Transformed, Trust, and Surrender: A Call to Live Fully for Christ LENT is meant to be a period of reflection, repentance and preparation. Christians around the world use Lent as a time to remember the journey of Jesus toward the cross, and as an opportunity to examine their own ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Putting On Christ's Cothes

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Mar 15, 2025
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    Step into the fullness of your new identity in Christ by clothing yourself with His righteousness—compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience—so that His love may shine through you, transforming both your life and the world around you.

    Putting on Christ’s Clothes Colossians 3:12-17 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 Can you remember the moment your life changed forever? The moment Christ stepped into your heart and everything was made new? That life-changing moment when God’s grace swept over you, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Freedom Day

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Sep 5, 2023
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    All our days were given by God and belong to God; but on the Sabbath day he gives us freedom as well.

    Leah didn’t know why she kept coming to the synagogue. She counted the days up in her head... every seven days for eighteen years, it had to be at least 400 times, she thought. At first people were sorry for her, and someone would take her arm to help her up the steps to section reserved for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Pentecost Effect - Finishing Strong When Others Are Giving Up

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Jun 10, 2024
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    Finishing strong means going against all odds and overcoming them. As the challenges come, and they will, believers must stand against them in the strength and power of the Holy Spirit.

    Sermon: The Pentecost Effect - Finishing Strong When Others are Giving Up Scripture Lessons - Acts 7:54-60 “The Jewish leaders were infuriated by Stephen’s accusation, and they shook their fists at him in rage. But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed steadily into heaven and saw the glory of ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Mindset Matters (Romans 8:5-11) Series

    Contributed by James Jackson on Aug 8, 2022
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    Psychology defines mindset as a set of beliefs we have about ourselves. But Paul challenges us not to have a mindset, but to set our minds. There's a big difference.

    Good morning. I’d like you to turn in your Bibles to Romans 8, as we continue our journey through what many people believe to be the greatest chapter in the entire Bible. We introduced chapter 8 by talking about how it was the greatest portrayal… • Of the depth of God’s love for his children. • Of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Power Of The Tongue

    Contributed by Dennis King on Jul 10, 2021
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    There have never been words spoken more powerfully than in the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth.

    The spoken word can be extremely powerful. When humans speak, it can literally mean life or death. If I mention a few words of famous speeches, most senior Americans can readily recall the heart of the message. As time regressive examples: “I have a dream,” by Martin Luther King, 1963. Next, “Ask ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Father's Day 2016: The Faithful Father Series

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Aug 27, 2021
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    The parable of the prodigal son could just as easily be called the story of the faithful Father. In it, we meet a providing father, a patient father, a passionate father, and a positive father. Happy Father's Day!

    The Faithful Father Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 6/18/2005 Happy Father’s Day. Father’s Day is a day of neckties and new cologne, a day of hugs, long-distance phone calls, and Hallmark cards. But most of all it’s a day to honor dads! "Honor your father and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Holding On To Our Past - Resentments, Regrets And Remorse

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Apr 4, 2022
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    "Holding on to our Past" is something that can inhibit not only our relationships, our outlook on life, but also our sense of identity and spiritual growth in Jesus.

    If you are not familiar with an Anglican Service there are 4 readings prior to the Sermon. The assigned readings for this day were: Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 126; Philippians 3:7-16 and Luke 20:9-19. I will be Drawing from our New Testament reading in Philippians this morning. And I would like to ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Obligation And The Evidence

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on May 26, 2021
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    At Pentecost, God not only unites us through His Holy Spirit, but God also provides for our growth and fellowship. God sent Jesus and Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to us and Jesus sends us in the the Church---the Spirit filled, and the Holy Spirit sealed back into the world to make disciples.

    THE OBLIGATION AND THE EVIDENCE Text: Romans 8:12-17 Rom 8:12-17  So then, brothers and sisters, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh—  (13)  for if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Facing Death In Christ

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Nov 11, 2021
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    Why do many Christians fear death? Of course the act itself can be horrifying (such as crucifixion ...). But many fear death no matter what the cause. Should this be normal for followers of Jesus? What do we see in the Bible? How does that compare to what we feel?

    Facing Death In Christ Please stand with me as we go over our current memory Scripture: Job 19:25-27 “I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end He will stand on the earth. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; I myself will see Him with my own eyes - I, ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    A Mighty Fortress Is Our God Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Nov 26, 2021
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     | 5,338 views

    Psalm 46:1-11 shows us God's supremacy over all things.

    Scripture Today is the First Sunday of Advent in 2021. The word “advent” means “coming” in Latin. In Christian theology, it refers to the Coming of Christ. Christ’s First Advent took place almost 2,000 years ago. And he will come again for his Second Advent in the not-too-distant future. This ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Keep The Unity Of The Spirit Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Mar 11, 2024
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    As we conclude this series on the 7 ones that lead to unity, we review the importance of being committed to unity and to allowing the 7 ones to be the focus of that unity.

    A. The story is told about a man who was walking across a bridge one day, and saw another man standing on the edge, about to jump off. 1. The man immediately ran over and said “Stop! Don’t do it!” The man said, “Why shouldn't I?” 2. The rescuer said: “Well, there’s so much to live for!” The ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "follow Me"

    Contributed by Dwight Davis on Mar 29, 2019
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    Holiness of the believer is a Biblical topic that seems to have been almost totally obscured by the false teaching of "cheap grace." Are Christians actually supposed to be "holier than thou"?

    “Follow Me” The second paragraph of Untied States Declaration of Independence begins with these words; “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Thyatira: The Tolerant Church Series

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Jan 12, 2023
     | 2,313 views

    The apostle John is asked by the resurrected and victorious Christ to write to the seven churches of Asia, a message that, although directed to specific churches, applies to the church universal.

    A. Revelation 2:18 (READ) 1. I am going to be FRANK with you, the letter to the church of Thyatira is the most CHALLENGING of all to PREACH. It just doesn’t sound very “JESUSEE”. (You know what I’m talking about it?) a. If you thought Christ’s words to Pergamum: the compromising ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Commandment (Maundy) Thursday Wesley Umc Lake City South Carolina

    Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Apr 7, 2015
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     | 4,871 views

    Maundy Thursday or Commandment Thursday is a celebration of the commandment of Jesus to love one another so when looking at the Matthew 25 text there should be no confusion for the Christian as to how the two texts are related to each other.

    Sermon Topic: Commandment Thursday text Matt: 25:41-46 and John 13:34 Matthew 25:41-46 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Judgment of the Nations 41 Then he will say to those at his left hand, ‘You that are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist