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  • Luther Sexton avatar

    Hallow What?

    Contributed by Luther Sexton on Mar 15, 2019
     | 6,090 views

    There is a Dark Side to Halloween that you must know.

    HALLOW WHAT? INTRODUCTION: Excited children masquerading as witches, pirates, devils, ghosts, Dracula and other creatures bounding through the neighborhood, going from door to door shouting, "Trick or Treat" the party at school or a friend’s house where they tell ghost stories, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Walking Confidently In Uncertain Times Series

    Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Aug 10, 2002
    based on 71 ratings
     | 14,047 views

    How can I live a Holy Lifestyle in a pagan world?

    TITLE: Walking Confidently TEXT: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 THEME: Holiness P.S. How can I be a Holy Christian if I am in the world? The Apostle Paul writes here reminding us that the answer is not in hiding form the worldly pressures. The answer is found in verse 3,For this is the will of God, your ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Raising Cain Series

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Dec 17, 2013
     | 9,940 views

    A sermon based on the idea that it is possible to raise a pagan in a Christian home.

    Series: For Better or For Worse Pt. 6 "Raising Cain" Genesis 4:1-15 Genesis 4:1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord. INTRODUCTION: In today's message we see the birth of the first two human beings on earth through the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Offended By Jesus

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 10, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,261 views

    Are we offended by Jesus at Christmas time? If he walked the earth today would we be offended by him? Let’s examine the real Jesus and being offended at Jesus in Matthew 11:2-11.

    Are we offended by Jesus at Christmas time? If he walked the earth today would we be offended by him? Let’s examine the real Jesus and being offended at Jesus in Matthew 11:2-11. Are You the One? Matthew 11:2-3 And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Roper avatar

    Let Us Go To Bethlehem And Find The Faith Of Christmas Series

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Dec 17, 2008
     | 5,534 views

    Today our Christmas traditions have evolved from the different ways Christmas is celebrated around the world. Immigrants have brought their customs with them, and as a result we have a great diversity of customs, traditions, and fantasy’s that obscures t

    Let Us Go to Bethlehem and Find the Faith of Christmas Luke 2:15-20 It is hard to imagine not celebrating Christmas, yet during the infancy of America Christmas was banned and for a time, and even illegal. How did we get to where we are now? Christmas evolved out of the old Roman festival of ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Three Harvests Of The Jewish Year

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 3, 2025
     | 184 views

    There were three Harvest Festivals in the Jewish Year. Passover, Pentecost and the Feats of Tabernacles

    Harvest Festival – Swayfield 2025 The reason we celebrate Harvest Festival is because it is a day when we remember and give thanks to God for all He has given us. And as a result of God’s blessings, St. Paul urges us, to be generous to others. Look at what Paul says: 7Each man should give ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Fr Mund Cargill Thompson avatar

    Slapped In The Face With Love Series

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Dec 24, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,006 views

    A sermon about taking Jesus to the party, and why God loves you enough to be born as a baby

    One little known fact about Father Christmas - and I am not making this up - is that in the year 325AD he punched someone in the face. I am sure he was very sorry about it afterwards. It certainly flies in the face of Jesus’s teaching about loving your enemies. Father Christmas is best known for ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Yes Virginia, There Is A Resurrection Series

    Contributed by Rick Macdonald on Aug 8, 2001
    based on 22 ratings
     | 3,946 views

    The church, not city hall, department stores or governments, is charged with witnessing to the gospel, and reminding the world the reason for the birth of Jesus.

    YES VIRGINIA, THERE IS A RESURRECTION Pastor Rick MacDonald December 17, 2000 1 Corinthians 15:14 - and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain. Introduction: We should have come to realize a long time ago that Christmas is not ruled from Jerusalem or ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    "God In A Box"

    Contributed by J. Douglas Duty Jr. on Nov 28, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 8,335 views

    Christians living a God filled life

    “God in a Box” Galatians 4:8-20 Nov 30, 2003 Well we have come to that time of year… Friday was the biggest shopping day, decorations started going up, people start planning parties and gifts are already being bought and boxed up… This time of year reminds me, well not really the time but ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Wilkins avatar

    The Message To The Church In Philadelphia Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Nov 18, 2003
    based on 29 ratings
     | 4,876 views

    Praying for the Persecuted Church on the International Day of Prayer For The Persecuted Church

    Revelations 3:7-13 November 16, 2003 The Message To the Church in Philadelphia International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church God’s Economy is not like ours – in his economy big is not always good, and small is beautiful. Last week we looked at the church in Sardis who had a great ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Living For God In A Secular World

    Contributed by Buddy Cook on Jul 16, 2015
     | 10,869 views

    Daniel and his three Hebrew friends were thrust into the pagan environment of Babylon. How they served God in this pagan land is an example of how we can serve God in our secular culture.

    LIVING FOR GOD IN A SECULAR WORLD Daniel 1:1-21 Introduction: Recent Supreme Court Rulings • List of Supreme Court Rulings • We live in a world driven by public opinion and public opinion does not always line up with what God’s word to us. Question: How do we hold biblical ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Horace Wimpey avatar

    Halloween, An Evangelistic Opportunity

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Oct 25, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 8,558 views

    Halloween is an opportunity to share Jesus in a very unique way. We must re-define Halloween just as Easter and Christmas was re-defined.

    Halloween, An Evangelistic Opportunity Ephesians 5:1-13 Intro: Late one dark night, two men were walking home after a party. They were tired and desperate to get home, so they decided to take a shortcut through a cemetery. They got to about the middle of the graveyard, and they were startled and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Nigel Heath avatar

    The New Covenant Established By The Coming King Series

    Contributed by Nigel Heath on Feb 17, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,189 views

    Jesus’ coming into the world is the climax of the biblical story of God’s redemptive work.

    THE NEW COVENANT ESTABLISHED BY THE COMING KING INTRO Valentine’s Day yesterday. Not in the Christian calendar – It’s origins are from the time of Roman Emperor Claudius II who murdered a Christian priest in Rome (St Valentine) for conducting weddings in secret for soldiers and their betrothed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gregory Neill avatar

    Feasting With God Series

    Contributed by Gregory Neill on Jan 31, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,121 views

    Lesson 10 in a series on holiness as seen in Leviticus; examining the prescribed Hebrew feasts and festivals

    Feasting With God Leviticus 23 Lesson 10 I. Introduction A. The Gregorian Calendar 1. The Big Sleep a) British subjects went to bed on September 2, 1752 and woke up on September 14. b) On that day, the British government officially switched from the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar. c) In ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Bruce B. Miller avatar

    Bless More People Series

    Contributed by Bruce B. Miller on Dec 21, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,820 views

    How does giving gifts to your family and friends honor Jesus? Are you thinking about Jesus as you buy the gift at Wal-Mart? When you are wrapping it? When you give it to the person? Sometimes our reasons to give are not healthy. Let’s take a look at what

    Christmas Conspiracy/Reclaim Christmas Series Bless More People Bruce B. Miller Bless more people I heard a story of a lady who was out Christmas shopping with her two children. After many hours of looking at row after row of toys and everything else imaginable, and after hours of hearing both ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free