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  • Jeff Strite avatar

    The Promised Spirit Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 2, 2008
    based on 57 ratings
     | 30,421 views

    Why would God put His Spirit inside us a sealof our salvation? He could have used anything ot "mark" us as His. Why do it this way?

    A 4 year old boy was visiting his aunt’s home. She was pregnant with her first child and she allowed him to place his hand on her belly and feel the baby kick. His little face scrunched and said, "How does the baby get out of there?" She wanted to keep it simple so she said, "The doctor will ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Ark Within

    Contributed by Larry Turner on Mar 18, 2014
     | 7,872 views

    Since we are the Temple of God, we now have the Ark of the Covenant residing inside of us. However, as we learn from King David, we must handle it properly.

    Today we will briefly study the life of a man that the Apostle Paul said God declared to be “a man after my own heart.” (Acts 13:22) This man is King David. We first meet David in 1 Samuel 16. The prophet Samuel is sent by God to the household of a man named Jesse. There, he is to ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    Why Was Jesus Born Into A Family That Was Poor?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 5, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,935 views

    Luke's gospel tells us that Mary and Joseph offered the poor person's sacrifice when taking Jesus to the Temple. Why would God have chosen for His Son to be born into a poor family?

    TWO YOUNG PIGEONS: Jesus’ family gave the poor offering. - Luke 2:24. - Leviticus 12:8. - Unless you know the Old Testament background, the mention of dove/pigeon offering is one that we would pass right over. We have no frame of reference on what it means. - When we look back in Leviticus, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Resting Place For The Ark Of God

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 7, 2015
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,791 views

    True prayer is based in the covenant and promises of God, which He has given us in Christ Jesus.

    A RESTING PLACE FOR THE ARK OF GOD. Psalm 132. King David, ‘the man after God’s own heart’ (Acts 13:22), wanted to bring the ark-of-the-covenant up to Jerusalem. ‘We consulted it not in the days of Saul,’ he reasonably reasoned (1 Chronicles 13:3). However, even our best intentions fall short ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    I Met Him When I Was Hopeless Series

    Contributed by Gordon Pike on Mar 14, 2021
     | 3,954 views

    With every pound of the nail, the leprosy of our sins disappeared. With every drop of his blood our spirits became whiter and cleaner and brighter. When He walked away from the empty tomb we were spiritually new creations with hearts and souls as pure and clean as the day that we were born, amen?

    Hello … my name is Joram. I was born and raised in the sleepy little Samaritan town of Shiloh. Never heard of it? I’m not surprised. It’s about a 100 miles south of nowhere. The only people who know about Shiloh are the people like me who live there or the occasional stranger who is lost or ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Scapegoats And Saviors Series

    Contributed by Gordon Pike on Mar 29, 2020
     | 2,179 views

    "Jesus of Nazareth: The King of the Jews” … the spotless Lamb of God … the perfect Sacrifice. His blood saved all of humanity … from Adam all the way up to you and me … and from now on, no other sacrifice is needed, amen?

    Around the First Century, experts and historians estimate that at least a hundred thousand pilgrims would descend upon Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover. Some of them would come from as far away as Cyrene in northern Africa … Macedonia, Thrace, and Pontus along the Black Sea … Cyprus … Ephesus, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Finding Hope In Our Uncertainties Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Dec 5, 2020
    based on 6 ratings
     | 21,766 views

    Hold on to hope when it's hard to cope.

    Note: The idea for this series and the title for the sermon came from Outreach.com. How has 2020 been going for you? It’s been quite a year: a global pandemic, economic recession, unemployment, political division, cultural upheaval, racial tension, record wildfires, floods and Derecho. On top of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Family Resemblance Series

    Contributed by Jim Heidebrecht on Jul 2, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,685 views

    Sermon 8 in the Galatians Series. Abraham believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness. Paul compares the Galatian believers to Abraham. They are children of Abraham because of their faith. As believers our identity comes from Christ, as a

    04/22/2007 A Family Resemblance INTRO: Have you ever felt out of place, like you didn’t belong Me in High School: a man without a country (Hicks, Jocks, Freaks, Geeks) - uncomfortable doesn’t begin to cover it. It is much worse when you are in a totally different culture – where you don’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Like A Tree

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Oct 23, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,756 views

    Your alignment with God’s word will determine where you stand (sit, and walk) on any issue. Advice from Scripture is better than advice from anybody else.

    Like a Tree Psalm 1 Why do some people have all the luck? I understand that luck is a fabricated force that many people use to explain how apparently random forces fall one way instead of another. I’m not saying that luck exists. I am simply pointing out that many people, us included, sometimes ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Christian Love Series

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 11, 2012
     | 6,722 views

    Love puts all the spiritual gifts into proper perspective.

    Introduction Thirty-two years ago I sat on the grounds of a college in Denton, Texas reading a New Testament. Although I was raised in church, I felt like I was reading the Bible for the first time. The highlight was when I came across 1 Corinthians 13. I have the chapter number circled, and it ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Brian Harrell avatar

    The Comeback From Covid 19 #2

    Contributed by Brian Harrell on May 28, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,627 views

    As we reopen churches from Covid 19 we will see that life has changed and that opinions wildly differ on the issues. Romans 14 deals with similar food fights that have erupted in the church and how to solve them

    The difference between us #2 this is a serious message today about something that could become a serious problem. The comeback 2020. Last week we read about it. We’re going to read about it again. A food fight that erupted in the Bible that threaten the split apart a church. Romans (ESV) 14:1 ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Spirit-Led Walk In Jesus Alone Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Jun 30, 2022
     | 1,240 views

    Last week, we talked about being awakened and living in the light. This week we continue with that thought as we move through walking as children in the light and becoming unstuck

    Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org Tony Evans spoke of being on an elevator in a high-rise building. He said he’d never been particularly comfortable on such elevators. He worried that something would go wrong and he would get stuck in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Mark A. Barber avatar

    An Exposition Of 1 Peter, Part 16: Wives Be Subject To Your Own Husbands

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Sep 23, 2022
     | 931 views

    This passage is controversial in today's world. But it has a lot it can teach us.

    An Exposition of 1 Peter, part 16: Wives, be Subject to your own Husbands 1 Peter 3:1-7 Introduction There are few passages in Scripture which are as controversial in today’s societies. These verses are contrary to what feminists preach. These women say things like: “I will not be in subjection ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • K. Edward Skidmore avatar

    When We All Get Together Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jun 3, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 11,051 views

    This sermon addresses the sometimes "sticky" topics of hand-raising and women in the church. If Paul would be "appalled" with any legalistic interpretation of his advice to Timothy.

    I Timothy #2 CHCC: April 22, 2007 When We All Get Together I Timothy 2:1-15 INTRODUCTION: Last Sunday, we looked at I Timothy chapter 1 where Paul gave a young minister named Timothy direction on how to handle false teachers in the Church at Ephesus. Paul charged Timothy to defeat Legalism ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Unsearchable Riches In Christ

    Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Mar 6, 2023
     | 1,804 views

    For hundreds of years, thousands of people have gone into and out of that temple building unaware of the riches in contains. And today, far too many people are unaware of the unsearchable riches available to them. For them, it remains a mystery.

    Alba 3-5-2023 THE UNSEARCHABLE RICHES IN CHRIST Ephesians 3:1-13 There was a news story reported in July 2011 that a well known Hindu temple in southern India revealed vast treasures and hidden secrets. The temple itself was well known and previously unguarded. (The Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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