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  • Alison Bucklin avatar

    Lost And Found

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Aug 29, 2023
     | 1,455 views

    Not everybody who is lost wants to be found, and when God finds us, we often rebel - at first - against being brought home.

    Have any of you ever tried to put an injured cat into a carrying case to take it to the vet? How many of you got scratched for your pains? It doesn’t seem quite fair, does it? All you’re trying to do is help. Animals are supposed to be so intuitive; many people claim they can actually smell ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Plot Twist : Failure Series

    Contributed by Louis Mare on Oct 5, 2023
     | 1,543 views

    I remember at the beginning of the year feeling that, feeling that so intently. I want to show you what I shared at the beginning of this year, and then maybe you will see the topic in our series I am going to talk about today:

    Let us be honest: this year was also a challenging year for some if not all of us. We lost loved ones, and businesses changed. Loadshedding and the ripple effect it has. Fires destroying homes and family members not speaking to each other. Job losses, to mention a few. I remember at the beginning ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Jesus' Fourth Sign Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 8, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,363 views

    The fourth sign in John 5:1-15 teaches us that Jesus is the Son of God who makes people spiritually whole.

    Introduction Carolyn Weber has written a book that is titled, Surprised by Oxford: A Memoir. Weber grew up in Canada and was awarded a graduate scholarship to study Romantic Literature at Oriel College of Oxford University in England. She arrived at Oxford as a feminist from a loving but broken ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Jack Perkins, D.Min., LADC, CSAC, CCLC avatar

    A New Heart For A Fresh Start

    Contributed by Jack Perkins, D.min., Ladc, Csac, Cclc on Feb 22, 2022
     | 2,654 views

    Jesus’ teaching and ministry was a way of reframing the use of Scripture. The Scribes had made notes that were superimposed on Scripture. Jesus holds before us a new way of living life. One based on mercy, grace, and love. Jesus modeled the heart and intent of God.

    As a child we would attempt to salvage anything and everything. The house I remember from early childhood was an interesting building. When my mother wanted to clean the floor, she would pour water on the floor, scrub it with a broom, and the water would drain through the floor. The first home ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • D. Dewaine Phillips avatar

    Forcing God’s Hand

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Feb 26, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,025 views

    This message looks at the account of someone who was given a promise by God that he would receive a great blessing. But he, along with his wife, took matters into their own hands, and tried to get ahead of God, leading to strife.

    In our message this morning we’re going to focus on how we need to have patience when following the Lord. Hebrews is a book of the Bible that frequently talks about following God in faith, and we read that those who are patient will be able to “inherit the promises” (Hebrews 6:12). In Hebrews ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • D. Dewaine Phillips avatar

    A Generation Of Worshippers

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Mar 6, 2022
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     | 4,814 views

    Who may ascend the hill of the Lord and worship? The answer is those who are of the generation of Jacob. The term “Jacob” is a general classification for any generation in which many people turn to God and seek to worship Him.

    We’re going to begin our message tonight by reading through our passage of Scripture, which is Psalm 24:3-6: 3 Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who may stand in His holy place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Heart For His House

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Mar 16, 2025
     | 895 views

    This message was a part of a stewardship series that looked the cost and sacrifices associated with Solomon's Temple.

    A Heart for His Building He walked across the dusty, stony ground, kicked a rock and bent and drew in the dirt. He looked around at the desolate land scape and down at the city below and wondered if his dream would ever be a reality. Would it really happen, someday would the people of God worship ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Dr. Fred W. Penney avatar

    Counterfeit Gods

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Mar 16, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 471 views

    A message from Acts 17 regarding Paul's ministry in Athens exposing the false gods of then and now.

    Acts 17:16-31 – Paul in Athens Move #1 – What idols do you see in Canada? (Hockey?… a minor god at best… Success? Money & greed? – yes - the bible told us this truth 2000 years ago. A relatively new god is the Self! …and its attractive, but misleading nickname - “Happiness.” This is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • D. Dewaine Phillips avatar

    Therefore, Do Not Worry Series

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Nov 7, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,401 views

    Worry causes us to feel as though we’re gasping for breath and walking around half-dead. Worry zaps our life and drains our strength. In order to have true life in the Lord, we must place all our cares in the hands of Jesus Christ.

    Our primary passage today will be from Matthew chapter 6; but from time to time, I will reference Luke 12:22-32, which is a gospel parallel, or what we might call Luke’s recollection of events. E. Stanley Jones, a missionary to India in the early 1900’s, stated, “I live better by faith and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Who Am I? Series

    Contributed by Gordon Pike on May 24, 2022
     | 3,611 views

    Are we just some accident? Some random lump of cells? Or are we fearfully and wonderfully made by a Divine, Loving Creator?

    There is a question that is being hotly debated right now that’s pretty much dominating the news and threatening to perhaps tear our country apart and the debate is scary and uncomfortable but maybe it’s a good thing because we’re wrestling with an important question … perhaps the most important ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • D. Dewaine Phillips avatar

    Suffocating In Worry

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Jan 30, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,868 views

    Worry causes us to feel as though we’re grasping for breath and walking around half-dead. Worry zaps our life and drains our strength. In order to have true life in the Lord, we must place all our cares in the hands of Jesus Christ.

    E. Stanley Jones, a missionary to India in the early 1900’s, stated, “I live better by faith and confidence than by fear, doubt and anxiety. In anxiety and worry, my being is grasping for breath - these are not my native air. But in faith and confidence, I breathe freely - these are my native ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Scott Maze avatar

    Patience: Overcoming The Frenzied Life Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Feb 5, 2023
     | 3,061 views

    By a show of hands, are you by nature a patient person? If you were to assign a percentage to your level of patience, what would it be? Is anyone at 100% on the patience level? Let me encourage you today by saying this no one is born patient. For patience is a work of the Holy Spirit.

    When you see a patient person, you’ve seen something rare. For it takes supernatural power to be patient. We live in a world obsessed with speed. We become angry if the video doesn’t download immediately or the fast food lines take too long. And who likes waiting in a doctor’s office, or waiting ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ron Ferguson avatar

    The Concluding Affirmations In John’s First Letter For All Christians – 1john 5:15-20 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 8, 2022
     | 2,336 views

    Unanswered prayer in your will, is answered prayer in God’s will for you. Assurance of salvation is one of the greatest themes we find in the scriptures for a person’s relationship with God. 5 great Affirmations close Chapter 5 of First John.

    THE CONCLUDING AFFIRMATIONS IN JOHN’S FIRST LETTER FOR ALL CHRISTIANS – 1John 5:15-20 There are 5 of these affirmations at the end of this letter, and 4 statements marked by the words “we know” and we will consider them this morning one by one. It is very clear that John is strong on knowing, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Pat Damiani avatar

    Selfless In A Selfie World Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 16, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,802 views

    Churches make an impact for the gospel when they choose to be selfless in a selfie world

    NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • D. Dewaine Phillips avatar

    The Emperor’s New Grove

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Feb 9, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,241 views

    The Disney movie "The Emperor's New Groove" sounds like its straight out of the Bible; a story where a king, along with his evil female advisor, desire a new plot of ground. This sermon addresses the slippery slope of envy and coveting.

    In Disney’s thirty-ninth animated film, “The Emperor’s New Groove,” self-proclaimed “King of the World” Kuzco (COOS-coh), who had an evil female advisor named Yzma (EEZ-muh), made plans to demolish an entire village to build a new water park. At the highest point of the village he planned on ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist