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  • Paddick Van Zyl avatar

    Oneness In Christ

    Contributed by Paddick Van Zyl on Nov 27, 2014
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     | 16,412 views

    Unityin the body of Christ is of utmost importance, without oneness in Spirit the church of Jesus Christ is nor effective in the earth....

    Sermon by Paddick Van Zyl (MTh) 27 Nov 2014 Title: Oneness Theme: Unity Intro: I want you to picture a scene today: see in your minds eye a large parade ground where thousands of soldiers are preparing for war. The sergeant major shouts a whole lot of commands in succession to the troops. They ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Faith: Touching And Being Touched By Jesus

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 18, 2014
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    "the light of love is born when our hearts are touched and we open ourselves to the interior presence of the beloved"

    Thursday of 2nd Week in Ordinary Time 2014 Lumen Fidei King Saul of Israel exhibited what we might call paranoid schizophrenic tendencies. He had an on-off relationship with his son, Jonathan, and the same kind of relationship, but even more intense, with the man he considered his main rival, ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Training To Win The Race Of Life Series

    Contributed by Matthew Botha on Jul 4, 2016
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    We all have a race to run, only one can win. The Bible is our manual on how to run to win

    TRAIN TO WIN (PART 1) KNOW YOUR COMPETITION Key Scripture for series: 1 Cor 9:24-27 (1 Corinthians 9:24 ESV) Do you not know that in a race all the runners compete, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. (1 Corinthians 9:25 ESV) Every athlete exercises self-control in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Abreviated Messages

    Contributed by Craig Benner on Jan 11, 2015
     | 2,716 views

    Not all messages that a preacher preaches get finished. Many factors come into play that can interrupt the sermon. Some are from the enemy; yet sometimes it is God Himself that intrudes for a more lofty reason.

    Abbreviated Messages Mark 16:20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen. Many kinds of messages: encouragement, challenge, exhortation, consolation, prophetic, etc. Most of them get preached to the last point. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Evangelization--Sacred Vs Secular Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 31, 2015
     | 3,443 views

    The pope encourages us to understand that non-Western cultures are suspicious of Christian evangelization because they confuse it with the spread of secularism and the culture of death.

    Thursday of the 4th Week in Course 2015 Light of the Gospel St. Mark’s Gospel is rarely verbose. He always tells the story of Jesus using an economy of words, perhaps because the Church of Rome was too poor to supply him much in the way of writing supplies, or because it was often ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Secularism And The Fight For The Family Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 7, 2015
     | 4,302 views

    The information-driven society is one that tries to secularize and pervert the human family into something it can never become.

    Thursday of 5th week in Course 2015 Joy of the Gospel Jesus has such a sense of humor that some commentators have mistaken it for cruelty. Of course, Jesus never sinned, so thinking this comment about throwing the bread to the dogs is a real insult is wrongheaded thinking. In reality, Jesus was ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Politicians, Planning And The Gospel Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 30, 2016
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    Ultimately, to get anything real accomplished, we must succumb to the will of God in joy.

    Thursday of Fourth Week in Course 2016 Joy of the Gospel Every human ruler, every human manager comes to office with wonderful plans for improvement in the domain of his rule. Just consider the political candidates for the presidency vying for our support: on one side we have candidates who spins ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Jesus Loving Locally... Reaching Globally Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jonathan Vorce on Oct 7, 2018
     | 4,702 views

    As I sit here in Jamaica today, working on this message that I will be delivering Sunday morning back home in Florida, I am reminded once again of the International/Global heart of Jesus. John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world…”

    Luke 4:43 And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent. INTRODUCTION: • As I sit here in Jamaica today, working on this message that I will be delivering Sunday morning back home in Florida, I am reminded once again of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Deceptive Looks

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Apr 17, 2018
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    Jesus enters Jerusalem as the Messiah—King of the Jews. Kings hate other kings coming onto their turf. The king is crucified—a messenger of love and a victim of hate. In the process, what looks good turns out bad and what appears to be bad becomes good.

    INTRODUCTION There is a Chinese story of a farmer who used an old horse to till his fields. One day, the horse escaped into the hills and when the farmer's neighbors sympathized with the old man over his bad luck, the farmer replied, "Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?" A week later, the horse ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Power Of The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Aug 31, 2016
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     | 8,527 views

    No one can stand in the way of God and not be punished. Christianity has nothing to do with the magic and superstition of the world. The power of God’s Word and the power of the Holy Spirit overcomes them all.

    Have you ever wondered what is it like to be commissioned by God to do his work in our world? In the reading we heard from Acts, we see an example of one of the earliest ordinations or commissioning services in the church. Of the five men Luke mentions, four were Jews born outside the Holy Land ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Sermon On The Mount Lesson 15 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 20, 2016
     | 6,930 views

    Sermon on the Mount, one of Jesus' longest sermons.

    A. INTRODUCTION 1. This is one of Jesus’ longest sermons. While preached to the multitudes, scholars refer to it as: (1) the ordination sermon to His disciples, or (2) His first staff meeting. 2. While some dispensationalists claim the sermon is meant primarily for the millennium because ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Tested By The Fruit Of The Flesh Lesson 9 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 22, 2017
     | 3,894 views

    What is the fruit of the flesh?

    A. WHAT IS THE FRUIT OF THE FLESH? 1. Avoid the lust of the flesh. “Love not the world . . . for all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, the pride of life” (1 John 2:15-16). 2. Flesh can mean the requirements of air, food, water, exercise, etc. 3. Flesh here ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Wants To Trade Your Desert For His Oaisis

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Apr 25, 2017
     | 7,668 views

    Trade junk for real treasure

    God Wants to Trade Your Desert for His Oasis (Isa.41: 8-20) Text-Isa.41: 8 "But you, O Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you descendants of Abraham my friend, 9 I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, 'You are my servant'; I ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Instruments Of Liberation Of The Poor Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 11, 2016
     | 3,855 views

    it means working to eliminate the structural causes of poverty and to promote the integral development of the poor, as well as small daily acts of solidarity in meeting the real needs which we encounter.

    Thursday of the 32nd Week in Course 2016 Joy of the Gospel As we move into the last Sunday and last week of the liturgical year, we continue to be challenged by Jesus to follow Him all the way to death. We know not what that end shall be, except that He has promised to be with us. We live for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Parables? Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jan 9, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,125 views

    why did jesus speak in parables?

    When a person reads a Bible passage, is it always immediately understood by them?? What do you think are reasons why some bible passages cannot be immediately understood?? Since the Bible was written by God the Holy Spirit and people are not God, there will be some difficulty in fully ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible