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  • Chuck Brooks avatar

    Abound In The Work Of The Lord

    Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Oct 22, 2020
     | 4,356 views

    I am going to focus on Paul’s words, “always abounding in the work of the Lord"...

    I am going to focus on Paul’s words, “always abounding in the work of the Lord” in verse 58 of 1 Corinthians chapter 15. The context of 1 Corinthians 15 tells us several things: Paul is referring to the great and glorious “work of the Lord” that has been made possible by the resurrection of Jesus ...read more

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Trusting God Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Nov 15, 2019
     | 11,237 views

    We become more thankful when we focus on God and not on what is happening with other people.

    INTRODUCTION • VIDEO CLIP • SLIDE #1 • Over the past couple of weeks, we have been examining the topic of being thankful. • God created us to be thankful, and being thankful makes us appreciate the life and blessings that God has given to us. • One of the things that can get in the way of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Fullness And Limitation, Time And Space Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 18, 2017
     | 3,810 views

    we must focus on the efforts we need to make to improve our imaging of Jesus and Mary.

    Thursday of Seventh Week in Course Joy of the Gospel We continue in the season which the Extraordinary Form calendar still calls Septuagesima, or the seventy days before Easter. The penitential season of Lent begins on March 1, and we must focus on the efforts we need to make to improve our ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Courage To Fulfill God's Purpose

    Contributed by Chris Cuthbertson on Nov 7, 2017
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     | 6,765 views

    Faith, Courage, Obedience, and Focus are some of the things Israel lacked in order to fulfill God's purpose.

    Courage To Fulfill God's Purpose Numbers 13 & 14 The book of Numbers is one of the most challenging books in the Old Testament. In it we discover that God calls His people to engage in warfare. In fact, if you open to the very beginning of the book, you'll see that this is its opening ...read more

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Follow His Voice Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Nov 14, 2014
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     | 9,672 views

    With all th voices calling to us in the world, one must focus in on following the voice of Jesus!

    INTRODUCTION • U571 CLIP-Winclips.com Keyword FOLLOW • SLIDE #1 • There are many voices calling out to each of us enticing us to follow them. • Voice of fear call out to us. • Voice of pride. • Voices of sin. • Voices of reason. • The young sailor ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Girl Who Was The Product Of Her Environment Series

    Contributed by Steven Angus on May 20, 2013
     | 7,826 views

    Fourth in a series on the characters involved in the beheading of John the Baptist. The sermon focus on Salome the daughter of Herodius.

    The Girl Who Was the Product of Her Environment Mark 6:14-19 By now we are familiar with this gruesome story found in Mark 6. Over the past several weeks we have looked at the passage from the vantage point of the three primary characters. John the Baptist taught us the need for and the potential ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Make Attending Worship Meaningful.

    Contributed by Randy Stephenson on Jul 8, 2012
     | 6,816 views

    The people of Nazareth attended church that day when Jesus taught. But their focus and heart was not God like.

    Gospel Mark 6:1–13 What do you think a person mean when they say; "attending church is not meaningful to their lives today"? Obliviously there can be more than one meaning. But in today's reading that is one take on what happened. Mark 6:1 He went away from there and came to his ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Love One Another Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Oct 24, 2015
     | 12,071 views

    A detailed look at the church and what makes it healthy. We now focus on loving one another.

    Love One Another October 25, 2015 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 Have you ever tried to love someone you don’t like? Actually, let me make this even easier or maybe more difficult because loving someone you don’t like isn’t easy! So – let me ask you this . . . have you ever tried ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Miraculous Announcements Made To Two Cousins Series

    Contributed by Dr. Robert Crowder on Dec 12, 2015
     | 6,754 views

    Two cousins are given miraculous announcements concerning the birth of their children. Elizabeth and Mary are the focus of this sermon.

    Introduction In this second message in connection with Emmanuel, I want to look at the lives of two cousins that are “key players” in the life of Jesus; Elizabeth and Mary. While the true nature of their relationship is unknown, we will take the KJV’s translation for this passage ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Snakes On The Plain

    Contributed by John Stackhouse on Feb 26, 2016
     | 9,107 views

    Propitiation is the main focus. The symbolism of the connection between the bronze snake made by Moses and the crucifixion of Christ.

    A while back, Paula asked me what ‘propitiation’ meant. There may be some of you that don’t know what propitiation is either, but it’s very important to each and every one of us. To find out what this word really means, we are going to go to the scriptures, and we’ll ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Leave It All On The Field Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Mar 26, 2016
     | 5,467 views

    The focus of worship is God and what He wants. This sermon drives that point home to end this series.

    I hope this series on worship has been helpful over the past month. At least it may have helped put you in the mood for football season! I’ve been pretty upfront about the goal here – to get us out of the armchair, and onto the field – not on Thanksgiving afternoon, necessarily, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Proof Of Effective Ministry Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 9, 2018
     | 4,462 views

    Paul declares that the proof of his ministry is the changed lives of the Corinthians. Do we focus on that today?

    THE GOAL OF EFFECTIVE MINISTRY: The goal is not empire building, but changed lives. - 2 Corinthians 3:1-3. - v. 1 – they were the letters of recommendation. - v. 2 – “You yourselves are our letter . . .” - v. 3 – “. . . you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry . . . ” - v. 3 – ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Spending - Where Does Our Money Go? Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Sep 21, 2015
     | 5,508 views

    As we discuss spending in this second sermon of the series, we focus on two words "contentment" and "containment."

    Introduction: A. The story is told of two friends bumped into each other one day. 1. One of the men looked so sad and was almost on the verge of tears. 2. The other man asked, “Hey my friend, how come you look like the whole world has caved in?” 3. The sad fellow said, “Let me ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Finding Blessing In A Persecuting World

    Contributed by Anthony Seel on Feb 13, 2022
     | 2,116 views

    A sermon about the blessings and woes found in the Sermon on the Plain, with particular focus on the persecution of Christians today.

    The Sixth Sunday After Epiphany February 13, 2022 M. Anthony Seel, Jr. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Luke 6: 17-26 Finding Blessing in a Persecuting World In our gospel lesson, Jesus says to us today, Vv. 22-23 “Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Commentary On 1 John Chapter 2 Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on May 30, 2021
     | 5,747 views

    Chapter 2 continues John’s focus on fellowship with God through five significant points.

    Theme: The advocacy (support) of Christ; how the dear children may have fellowship with each other; the “dear children” must not love the World. Text: 1 John-CH. 2 (KJV) King James Bible Jesus is Our Advocate 1My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist