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  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Jesus' Bible Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jul 6, 2006
    based on 145 ratings
     | 18,792 views

    Old becomes new as Jesus explains how He is the fulfillment of the law and prophets...The CULMINATION of the law, APPRECIATION for the law, and INTERPRETATION of the law. [5 mistakes the Pharisees made]. Link included to free PowerPoint.

    Jesus’ Bible Matthew 5:17 Think about it: All anyone had was their Old Testament, tho’ they didn’t call it that! God’s Word is under attack today, and we are called to defend it…all of it! And that’s just what Jesus did in our text. We continue looking at the greatest sermon ever preached, by ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Your Righteousness Must Exceed That Of The Pharisees & Saducees Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 19, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 12,976 views

    1) THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES 2) THE RIGHTEOUSNESS GOD REQUIRES, 3) THE RIGHTEOUSNESS GOD GIVES

    There are many differences between Americans and Canadians. One prominent public one is the moral expectations that Americans require of the political leaders. Republican candidate Mitt Romney, has been striving expensively and perhaps successfully for the Republican Party nomination for President ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Kevin L. Jones avatar

    How To Reach Your Unsaved Spouse Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Sep 19, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,345 views

    How to point your lost spouse to faith in Christ.

    How To Reach Your Unsaved Spouse Listen online at - https://www.facebook.com/Stockdalebaptist or http://www.stockdalebaptist.com/ Many years ago a man named Martin Ross found himself more in love with a bottle of alcohol than anything else. Despite the earnest prayers of Bertha, his deeply ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Called Into Righteousness

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 21, 2025
     | 1,069 views

    1) The Righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees 2) The Righteousness God Requires, and finally, 3) The Righteousness God Gives.

    Although we will just focus on Matthew 5:20, in Matthew 5, beginning in verse 17, Jesus explained God’s standard of Righteousness as embodied by the law of God. He said: Matthew 5:17-20.17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Is Baptism By Immersion Required For Salvation?

    Contributed by Dennis King on Jul 29, 2018
     | 6,489 views

    Though the New Testament contains no explicit instructions on how to administer Baptism, the Greek word baptizo means "to immerse. Herein is a brief history of baptism before and after "sprinkling" became acceptable by many Churches.

    Baptism is the public acceptance of Jesus and adoption into His fold, both by action of the Holy Spirit and by man's symbolic use of water. All too often Baptism is a stated requirement to join into a particular church denomination as opposed a public showing of a bond between a new believer and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Lowe avatar

    Follow The Example Of Christ's Humility Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Sep 5, 2018
     | 8,565 views

    The act of incarnation in which God became man, the humble circumstances and sufferings of Christ in life, and the supreme act of dying on the cross established Jesus Christ as the greatest illustration of one completely unselfish and entirely devoted to others.

    Date: 7/20/18 Lesson #12 Title: Follow the Example of Christ's Humility Scripture: (Philippians 2:5-11, NIV) 5In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: 6Who, being in very nature{1] God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Break Up The Fallow Ground!

    Contributed by Reuben Bredenhof on Mar 16, 2021
     | 7,035 views

    Getting baptized on your head must have an impact on your heart. If you’ve been baptized, God calls you to put off the old nature and its sinfulness, and to put on the new. There’s no salvation without a change of life, no redemption without repentance.

    There once was a book-burning in the palace of Judah’s king. A scroll-burning actually, but the idea is the same. For the LORD told Jeremiah to take a scroll, write on it everything He’d said—and then to have that scroll read before the king. So that’s what Jeremiah did. He wrote down God’s words, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Not What The Eye Sees Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Feb 4, 2003
    based on 185 ratings
     | 18,350 views

    We might say "The clothes make the man," but God is more interested in the heart, and so should we be.

    James 2:1-13 January 26, 2003 Not What The Eye Sees They say “the clothes make the man.” It is probably not that the clothes make the man, but that the clothes make our opinion of the man, or the woman. When I was in university, I was heavily involved with a Christian group on campus ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Decorations Of The Heart

    Contributed by James May on Nov 28, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 12,084 views

    Many people decorate their homes for the holiday season; but what about the decorations that adorn our hearts? Are we making the temple of the Holy Ghost a thing of beauty for Christ to look upon?

    Decorations of the Heart Sunday, November 28, 2010 By Pastor James May Yesterday a number of people came together, rolled up their sleeves and went to work, decorating the House of the Lord for the Christmas Season. Christmas time has always been my favorite time of the year and I know that ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Article 20 The Gospel And Its Influence Series

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 24, 2010
     | 3,900 views

    This sermon uses John 3:1-15 To unopack the gospel and its influence to bring about new life in the heart and life of the unregenerate.

    ARTICLE 20 . THE GOSPEL AND ITS INFLUENCE 1. THE COVENANT OF WORKS BEING BROKEN BY SIN, AND MADE UNPROFITABLE FOR LIFE,(USELESS FOR GIVING LIFE) GOD WAS PLEASED TO PROMISE CHRIST, THE SEED OF THE WOMAN(1), AS THE MEANS OF CALLING THE ELECT AND BRINGING TO LIFE WITHIN THEM FAITH AND REPENTANCE (2). ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Blurring The Line Series

    Contributed by David Richardson on Dec 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,758 views

    What do people actually know about God? What do they actually know about His power? And, what do people really know about the gospel?

    Series Title: The Line in the Sand Message Title: Scripture: Romans 1:16 16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. Introduction: What do people actually know about God? What do they ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Glenn Durham avatar

    How Great Leaders Serve Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Oct 7, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,487 views

    God exalts leaders who humbly serve others.

    Scripture Introduction As we have seen often in this book, in John 13 Jesus again acts out a parable to teach his disciples, and with them, us. Michael Card sings, The Basin and the Towel, to capture the text in music and poetry: In an upstairs room, a parable is just about to come ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    What Were We Expecting? Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Mar 19, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,682 views

    God’s supernatural work is more wonderful than we would dare imagine.

    Introduction For all who have ached to serve God and see his kingdom advance, we must surely appreciate Oswald Smith, standing before an examining board in 1920. One dream dominated his heart – to be a missionary for Jesus. Over and over he had prayed, “Lord, I want to go and tell people of you. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Bob Lentz avatar

    The Culture Of Hope Series

    Contributed by Bob Lentz on Dec 7, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,124 views

    In a broken, fragmented and angry world, the church must realize that we stand as the only legitimate source of hope.

    The Culture of Hope 12-10-06 Series: Creating a New Culture…in the church Rom. 15:13 I am indebted to John Burke’s book, “No Perfect People Allowed” for many of the basic ideas expressed in this series. It’s a great read! Intro. I want to pray a special prayer ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Danny Rogers avatar

    5 Ways To Set You Free

    Contributed by Danny Rogers on Sep 27, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,084 views

    Through Christ’s death and resurrection you have been set free.

    Intro: "It ain’t over ’til it’s over." This is probably the single most famous quote from baseball legend Yogi Berra. It’s simple but elegant and must have come to him in a rare moment of linguistic clarity, because he is much better known as the master of confusion and doublespeak like this: "This ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist