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  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    Christmas - God's Perfect Timing

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Dec 20, 2000
    based on 151 ratings
     | 56,429 views

    Your life & mine are in the hands of God, & He keeps the clock! So let’s think about God’s perfect timing in the O.T., in the life of Jesus Christ, and in our lives, too.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2017) TEXT: Galatians 4:4-5 ILL. There is a familiar song that begins with these words: “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go.” It is a beautiful song that brings back a lot of memories. One stanza ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Pergamum Series

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 11, 2001
    based on 21 ratings
     | 7,620 views

    It was a church with a bad environment. Its virtues were perseverence in an evil environment but it is reproved for its tolerance of wrong doctrine and heretics.

    The Letter to the Church at Pergamum Rev. 2: 12-17 Introduction: We started to look at the letters written to the Seven Churches in Asia as a series. Let us just refresh our memory on the seven churches. BACKGROUND 1) Ephesus Rev. 2:1-7 It was an orthodox church, with good works, patience, ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Cool Runnings - Which Way Will You Run? Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 15, 2005
    based on 66 ratings
     | 16,240 views

    The message out of Isaiah is "There is a right way and a wrong way to get what you want out of life." What had Judah done wrong... and what could they do to change their destiny?"

    OPEN: (Show 5:30 minute clip from “Cool Runnings” – the section where bobsled team crashes in their final run... but they refuse to admit defeat. They pick up their damaged bobsled and carry it across the finish on their shoulders. Make sure to include the section where the team shouts their ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Are You The Real Deal?

    Contributed by Dean Meadows on Mar 28, 2006
    based on 37 ratings
     | 7,795 views

    This is a sermon dealing with the test to see if you really are a Christian or not.

    Am I the Real Deal? The other day I went to the bank and cashed a check for $ 100.00. I received 5 crisp new $ 20 dollar bills. Then I met my good friend Tony for lunch at Rally’s. When I went to pay for my food, the casher told me that my new $ 20 was a counterfeit. She took her special pen and ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Creating A Masterpiece: Part Three Series

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Jun 13, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,706 views

    Jesus gives us a full color view of the afterlife.

    Creating a Masterpiece: The Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man, Part 3 Luke 16:19-31 Over the last three weeks, we have stood and listened as the Master story teller weaved the words of this parable into a complex painting that covers the subtle and not so subtle events of life. We have ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    A Good Plan Gone Awry

    Contributed by Rusty Davidson on Feb 19, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,871 views

    Sermon examines Genesis 6:1-4 and the impact of not carrying out the plan of God and the consequences of such sin.

    INTRODUCTION “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” (Proverbs 19:21) I remember several years ago as I started and ran my own business for awhile, the plan God laid out for me. It was clear in my mind from the very beginning. I was to work it part-time ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When Temptation Strikes

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Dec 5, 2005
    based on 12 ratings
     | 3,879 views

    When we find ourselves facing temptation we have a Saviour who will bring us through, even when we fall into temptation.

    Scripture Readings Luke 15:1-10 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Congregation in the Lord, What is it about temptation which makes us so vulnerable? Think about it for a moment. We are not that far away from Christmas. Christmas time is a wonderful and joyful time of the year; a time to be enjoyed. But ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Don’t Look At Me! Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Feb 28, 2011
     | 5,732 views

    We will look at some problems with projection (focusing on someone else's sin). My hope is that after looking at these problems, we will get real with God and allow His kindness to lead us to repentance and a changed life in the areas we may have tried to

    Don’t Look at Me! Romans 2:1-5 1 You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. 2 Now we know that God's judgment against those who do such ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    "The Big Lie"

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Mar 2, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,656 views

    Traces the Big Lie - that we may sin and not die - from Eden to End Times.

    “The BIG Lie” March 6, 2011 1 John 3:4-10 “Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness. But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin. No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Proper Order In The Church Meeting Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Feb 20, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,344 views

    In today's lesson, we learn that there must be proper order in the church meeting.

    Scripture We continue our study in The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians in a series I am calling Challenges Christians Face. One of the challenges that Christians face is the issue of spiritual gifts. Let’s learn more about that in a message I am calling, “Proper Order in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Joel Smith avatar

    Leaving A Legacy Series

    Contributed by Joel Smith on Oct 25, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 18,004 views

    You haven’t completed the race until you’ve passed the baton.

    A number of years ago I heard about a survey of centenarians (people 100 years or older). The study asked these folks if they had any regrets about their lives. One of the top answers of the survey was: I wish I could leave something that lives beyond me. Another way of saying it is leave a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kyle Gray avatar

    1 Thessalonians Chapter 1

    Contributed by Kyle Gray on May 19, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,548 views

    This is an exposition of 1 Thessalonians 1.

    I had a great conversation with my 4 year old son, Kasen, this week. He was noticing all of the cars parked at the neighbors house next door. Everyone was dressed up and he wondered why. I explained to him that our neighbor...an old man died. I told him that’s what happens to all of us someday. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jason Cole avatar

    A Backslidden Church Series

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Nov 5, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 21,447 views

    A look at one of the seven churches addressed in Revelation.

    “A Backslidden Church” Introduction: Several years ago a couple was on vacation in Florida and they were floating in the ocean on inflatable rafts. The husband decided to head into the shore but his wife wanted to stay out on the raft and continue to catch some rays. After a short time the woman ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Peter Loughman avatar

    Running From God: It's Not About The Fish Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 14, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,192 views

    God places each of us in our Nineveh: work, school, where we live and like Jonah we cannot see the big picture so we ignore our calling and sail away from our Ninevah - and then the storms.

    As you know, years ago when I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area, I had a business on the side cleaning Aquariums. I did ok, I was a young man struggling along with my business and one day I was at my aquarium wholesaler and I ran into a man who was in the same business, except he knew what he was ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Byron Harvey avatar

    And Justice For All Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Jan 18, 2010
     | 5,215 views

    This is an installment in my expository series through the book of Romans.

    “And Justice for All” Romans 2:12-29 October 5, 2008 52. That’s the usual speed at which they nab me, at least in a 35; it’s 62 in a 45, something about 17 miles over the speed limit that tends to grab the attention of the nice officers. In my ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free