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To The Church Of Laodicea Series

Contributed by Johnny Small on May 23, 2002

based on 169 ratings

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How does the Church of Laodicea compare to our Church? 7th in the series of the Seven Churches of Revelation.

To the Church of Laodicea Last week we studied the Church of Philadelphia, an almost perfect church. Today we will look at the last church of the seven churches of the Book of Revelation and the most despised of the seven churches. Today we are looking at the lukewarm church of Laodicea. We ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22

Denomination: Baptist

Friends In High Places

Contributed by David Lansdown on Dec 1, 2002

based on 17 ratings

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People are looking to the spiritual to find ‘friends in high places’. Elisha had ‘friends in high places’. I would like us to consider those that Elisha had as his ‘friends in high places’ – those known as angels.

FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES 2 Kings 6:8-23 INTRODUCTION Just a week or two ago I was talking to some friends, who would not by any stretch of the imagination be considered people of high influence, and yet during that conversation I was told of a possible job prospect. They said, ‘Just mention that so ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 6:8-23

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas Gifts: What Do You Get For The God Who Has Everything Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 16, 2002

based on 129 ratings

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What do you get for the person who has everything? It is the nagging question everyone faces when buying gifts. But, God has told us what kind of gifts He would be pleased with.

OPEN: Tom and Joe had been high school buddies, but when they grew up, Joe left town to find his fortune. He became a very successful salesman, but never married. One day, he returned to his hometown and met Joe in a local restaurant. They exchanged stories of how their lives had changed over the ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 2:1-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Is Your Passion Christs Passion

Contributed by Jack Martin on Feb 28, 2004

based on 7 ratings

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It is an exhortation to seize the opportunity that the Lord has given us in the making of the Passion of the Christ.

Is your Passion Christs Passion The Passion of Christ is the buzz of our time. Nearly a year ago - When I first heard about the film / Before I understood anything about it. Something deep inside of me knew it was different. As the weeks have passed my spirit has soared within me. I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-9, Acts 8:26-39

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Was It Really Like That? Series

Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Mar 23, 2004

based on 45 ratings

| 2,552 views

One of the biggest questions I’ve heard people asking about Mel Gibson’s movie is: "Wow. . . did that really happen?" A reviewer in TIME mag put it this way: "The first thing you have to decide is. . . is it based on fact or fiction?" *HANDOUT INCLUDED*

WAS IT REALLY LIKE THAT? How many of you here today have seen The Passion of the Christ? How many of you left there with questions? <HANDS> This series, I’m taking some of the most common questions I’ve heard, and giving them an honest look. One of the biggest questions I’ve encountered with ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:1-4

Denomination: Holiness

What A Difference Jesus Makes!

Contributed by Chris Gowen on Jan 14, 2001

based on 309 ratings

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Education can give information, prisons can offer reformation, only Jesus can give transformation.

There’s the story told about a man and his wife spending a vacation at an oceanfront hotel. They were very committed to work, family, and church but they desperately needed some time off. One night a violent storm sent crashing waves against the shore. All during the night, they could hear the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:46-52

Denomination: Baptist

Remember To Keep The Day Of Rest Seperate From Your Work Week Series

Contributed by Joe Bedy on Sep 19, 2002

based on 55 ratings

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The devil’s world will tell you it is honorable, respectable and godly to work 24/7. God says the penalty for doing so is death.

Joe Bedy Central Christian Church St. Petersburg, Fl 33711 September 19, 2002 Exodus 20:8-11 Exo 20:8 "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Exo 20:9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, Exo 20:10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:8-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Veil That Hides The Glory

Contributed by James May on Apr 12, 2001

based on 85 ratings

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There was a veil torn in the Temple at the Crucifixion but there is still a veil that we must contend with in the life of every man.

The Veil that Hides the Glory! By Pastor Jim May Exodus 26:31, "And thou shalt make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:" Exodus 26:33b, "...and the veil shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 26:31-33

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Empty Tomb Of His Majesty, The King

Contributed by Paul Dietz on Apr 3, 2007

based on 4 ratings

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This originally was a series of 5 readings written for the purpose of using in between songs of an Easter Cantata. I have now compiled them into one cohesive sermon about the resurrection of Jesus, His Majesty the King

The Empty Tomb of His Majesty, the King Matthew 28: 1-8; Mark 16: 1-8; Luke 24: 1-10 Their work had begun a few evenings ago. The women from Galilee that had followed Jesus to Jerusalem for the Passover celebrations had not expected things to turn out the way it had. Their self-appointed rabbi, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-8

Denomination: *other

The Beauty Of New Life

Contributed by Chris Surber on Apr 7, 2007

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And it is in the resurrection of Jesus Christ of that first Easter morning that we receive the presence of God’s love in our hearts. While the Cross reflects God’s love to us… the resurrection makes God’s love real to us… As He hung on the Cross he said,

The Beauty of New Life John 20: 1-18 (Year C Easter Sunday) Introduction A couple of years ago I heard a story of a boy named Jeremy. He was born with a twisted body, a slow mind and a chronic, terminal illness that had been slowly killing him all his young life. One Sunday morning in early ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Christian Church

Good God, It's Morning

Contributed by Arley Ellingson on Apr 11, 2007

based on 6 ratings

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Becoming a people who proclaim "Good God, it’s morning!"

Easter C 4/8/2007 Luke 24:1-12 “Good God, It’s Morning!” I’d like to begin this morning’s service by asking you a very simple, but direct, question: How do you wake up in the morning? When you wake, do you roll over, put your head under your pillow or blankets & moan, “Good God, it’s morning!” ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

Discouragement: Running From My Past

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 28, 2006

based on 4 ratings

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Jacob like us, runs from his sins. special thanks to Randy Stonehill, the best old time Christian rocker. Don’t let sin steal who God made you to be.

Keep Me Running…From The Sins I Can’t Erase, once you compromise your soul…your lost in the desert. We face times in our life when we are discouraged and despairing because our future seems so uncertain. Life may be falling apart as a result of our own wrong decisions (like Jacob in our Scripture) ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:5-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Distractions Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on May 30, 2006

based on 38 ratings

| 13,717 views

Three times people did not recognize the Risen Jesus. This looks at why. There were spiritual reasons, of course, but also real physical reasons too. This looks at what distracts us from seeing Jesus.

John 20:10-18 – Distractions Today we are continuing our series called He is Risen Indeed, messages about Jesus rising from the dead and what that means for us some 1976 years later. Today we are in John 20:10-18. We are looking at the 1st appearance Jesus makes after rising from the grave. He ...read more

Scripture: John 20:10-18

Denomination: Baptist

Let Us Rejoice

Contributed by Carl Benge on Sep 19, 2007

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A sermon on welcoming back the sinner

The title of my sermon today is “Let us rejoice!” Even though it may be under somewhat different circumstances, rejoicing is a common theme throughout the 15th chapter of the Gospel according to Luke. In our gospel reading for today, we read of two different parables that Jesus is telling to the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:4-10

Denomination: Methodist

Heaven: #1

Contributed by William D. Brown on Nov 8, 2008

based on 4 ratings

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we all love to think about and talk about heaven, and that is where we that are saved are going one day, we believe the Bible & that is what we’re told in the Word of God

HEAVEN: #1 1ST. KINGS 8: 27-30 6-14-08 Today I want to bring a few thoughts on “Heaven” we all love to think about and talk about heaven, and that is where we that are saved are going one day, we believe the Bible & that is what we’re told in the Word ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 8:27-30

Denomination: Baptist

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