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  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Jesus Loves Me? Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 25, 2008
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     | 31,390 views

    This is one of the most difficult passages in the Gospels because it seems to portray a harsh, callous and uncaring Jesus. But it’s not. Find out why.

    OPEN: In 1948, Harry Truman authorized an expenditure of $10,000 to have a balcony installed on the south side of the second floor of the White House. He’d barely gotten around to enjoying it when he became the first president since James Madison to evacuate the White House out of fear for his ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Real Reality Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Sep 19, 2023
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    The story of God is all about the glory of God and the unfolding of the gospel.

    The Real Reality Acts 17:16-34 Rev. Brian Bill September 16-17, 2023 Special thanks to Abi Kongkousonh for using her gifts to depict the story of Creation along with the fall of Adam and Eve. Keep that image in mind as we go through the message. Are you aware we ran out of parking spaces during ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Stark avatar

    How Long, O Lord? How Long? Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jul 27, 2024
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    Though the Lord shall judge the nation that practice wickedness, how shall we who follow Christ respond to the evil embraced and promoted within our culture?

    When the child of God sins, that child knows that God does not ignore that sin. Because He loves us, the LORD disciplines His people, and His discipline will not be pleasant. God’s discipline was never intended to be pleasant. Divine discipline is intended to impose … well, discipline! Indeed, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Andrew avatar

    Christ The King, Year A- The Last Judgment "and In What I Have Failed To Do."

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Oct 29, 2023
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    Missed opportunities. The King dismisses those on his left into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels because they did not do the six actions that those on the right had done.

    The story is told of a farmer who received a visit from one of his city relatives. Before dinner the farmer bowed his head and said grace. His relative jeered, "This is old-fashioned; nobody with an education prays at the table anymore. The farmer admitted the practice was old and even ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Thomas Swope avatar

    Tragedy Precedes Triumph Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jul 16, 2010
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    A study of the book of Zechariah chapter 12 verses 1 through 14

    Zechariah 12: 1 – 14 Tragedy Precedes Triumph 1 The burden of the word of the LORD against Israel. Thus says the LORD, who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him: 2 “Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    One In Christ

    Contributed by Ron Hietsch on Aug 13, 2018
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    Like the Ephesians we live in an increasingly pagan world. Satan has provided us with lots of ,temple of Diana like, competitors. In spite of this, Like the Ephesians, Christ has made us to be His one body.

    One in Christ Ephesians 2:11-21 July 22, 2018 The early church was faced with the challenge of preaching the saving Gospel to Jews and non Jews who had vastly different cultures, vastly different values, and incompatible religious backgrounds. Additionally the non Jews had few morals. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Obedient Unto Death--Just Jesus Or Me, Too Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 25, 2021
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    Let’s pray each day for the faith of the pagan centurion, who was attracted to the Jewish faith but unable to make any commitment until he heard of Jesus Christ, approached him and asked for healing for his servant.

    Monday of First Week in Advent The words of Jesus today stand alongside those of Isaiah: two prophets saying the same thing. In these latter days, the true Israel of God is the people who understand how to obey the authoritative word. In Jesus’s case, it was a pagan centurion who learned how to ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Mystery Babylon, Rome's View Of World Power, 19th Century. Series

    Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Jul 23, 2015
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    The spirit of conquest is the spirit that has invaded Rome from its onset, whether pagan or Papal. Read from the Vatican documents just how that notion has influenced her thinking. Should America still be concerned?

    PART FOUR:RIDING 20th-CENTURY BEASTS, 1885-1948 FIFTY: THE JEWS AND DREYFUS In Part III, I left dangling a thread that needs to be pulled tight now. Let's quickly visit Catholic France in the latter part of the 19th century. Our guide is Weinberg, op.cit., pp. 70-71. "In the late 1800's, French ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Developing Mega-Faith

    Contributed by Rodney Fry on Apr 24, 2014
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    In this story Jesus left the Jewish area of Galilee for the seaport of Tyre, a pagan Gentile area. This was a very un-Jewish and un-rabbinical thing to do, but He knew there was a desperate mother there. Notice the verbs describing her

    Developing Mega-Faith Scripture: Mark 7:24–30, especially verses 27–29. See also Matthew 15:21–28: But Jesus said to her, “Let the children be filled first, for it is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.” And she answered and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Does Easter Mean To Me?

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Apr 16, 2022
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    Some say that Easter is a pagan holiday and should not be celebrated by Christians. The truth is, I never have celebrated the day. I celebrate that because Jesus got up from the dead, I can live also.

    What does Easter mean to me? First of all, let's see what it means to the world. To the world Easter means money. Because the world turns everything  into a selling point. To the world Easter is about commercial gain. When you walk into the store around Easter, the whole stock changes. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Amalek

    Contributed by Rex Deckard on Mar 26, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 10,755 views

    The Amalekites were despised by God who wanted to utterly destroy them. What did they represent, and why were they such an obstacle to the people of Israel? I believe that they were more than just another pagan nation, such as the Jebusites or Philistin

    AMALEK Exodus 17:14 Pastor Rex Deckard Calvary Apostolic Church Des Moines, Iowa I. Introduction The Amalekites were despised by God who wanted to utterly destroy them. What did they represent, and why were they such an obstacle to the people of Israel? I believe that they were more than just ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Larry Wilson avatar

    A National Repentance! Series

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 30, 2010
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     | 9,213 views

    Sermon 18 of the series. Influenced by leaders of this new community, the priests and Levites, along with others in Jerusalem, had intermarried with the pagan population they had found living in the land. When Ezra learned this, he ripped his garments and

    The Book of Ezra Study #18 (Ezra 10:9-44) A National Repentance! • The marriage problems in Ezra 9-10 began in this way. • In the seventh year of Artaxerxes (458 b.c.), Ezra led a second group of Jewish exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem, only to learn that a serious problem existed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stephen Belokur avatar

    Advent 2 2016 Series

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Dec 9, 2016
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    The Incarnation took immense planning; a righteous virgin and a carpenter from an obscure town, a pagan emperor taking a census, a journey, a manger, the family lineage. All of these had to be in place and timed perfectly. We serve a great God! PTL!!

    Scripture Reading: Luke 2:1-7 Please find this passage in your Bibles. “O Little Town of Bethlehem” – sing the first verse A Cappella as the folks find the Scripture reading for the day. We love that little Christmas song, don’t we? Let’s go ahead and read from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Ron Ferguson avatar

    We Are Not Ignorant Of Satan’s Devices Or Schemes – Part 5 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Nov 30, 2023
     | 1,171 views

    We are not ignorant of the ways and means Satan uses to promote his corruption all over. This time we are talking about The MIND under attack; the Corruption of the Christian religion; the false religion of Islam; and the adoption of Paganism. These are serious issues.

    WE ARE NOT IGNORANT OF SATAN’S DEVICES OR SCHEMES – PART 5 This study continues with the next talk in the series where I look at the schemes I believe Satan uses to implement his hatred again God, against human beings, God’s creation, and against Christians. We look at several of these devices ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Barry O Johnson avatar

    The Seven Churches Of Revelation - Lesson 4 Series

    Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Feb 19, 2024
     | 1,108 views

    In this lesson, we look at The Church at Pergamum

    NOTE: New Light Faith Ministries and Barry Johnson Ministries, founded by Rodney V. Johnson and Barry O. Johnson, respectively, are partnering to offer Bible studies for Christians who are seeking to grow in their relationship with Jesus. This is a Bible study lesson, not a sermon. The Bible ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational