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  • Jim Caswell avatar

    What Shakes When We Pray

    Contributed by Jim Caswell on Jan 11, 2017
     | 13,668 views

    Prayer still shakes up our lives when we receive God’s power.

    Title: Prayer: What Shakes When We Pray? Place: BLCC Date: 1/15/22 Text: Acts 16.16-33 [Screen 1] FAS: Television interviewer and journalist Larry King describes three farmers who gather daily in a field during a horrible drought. The men are down on their knees, looking upward, and praying the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    All For One, One For All

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Feb 4, 2017
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     | 3,926 views

    Ecclesiiastes

    ALL FOR ONE, ONE FOR ALL (ECCLESIASTES 4) My wife and I arrived in Hong Kong on Aug 18, 2008. After my wife passed away on May 22, 2016, Rev. So invited me for holiday dinner (July 1, 2016). I asked him, “How am I different from other coworkers whose wives passed away?” He said, “Different. You do ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Vine And The Branches Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Feb 5, 2017
    based on 3 ratings
     | 18,974 views

    We’re called not as servants, but as friends of Christ to bear much fruit to the glory of God. To do that we’ll need to be firmly grafted into the life of Christ and the life of his Church; we’ll need to be committed to obeying him in everything we do.

    Today is the first anniversary of the opening of St Thomas’. A lot’s happened in the last year hasn’t it? We’ve had a number of people join us. We’ve seen lots of new programs starting up, taking advantage of these great facilities. It makes you feel good to be part of ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Holy Spirit In The Book Of Acts

    Contributed by John Gaston on Jul 16, 2015
     | 4,666 views

    This is the 6th installment on a series on the Holy Spirit. In this study, we move into the Book of the Acts of the Apostles, but which more appropriately could be called, “The Acts of the Holy Spirit,” & observe the Spirit in this epoch.

    THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE BOOK OF ACTS Acts 2:1-4 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: MY COMPUTER GUY 1. I was having trouble with my computer. So I called Harold the computer guy, to come over. Harold clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem. He gave me a bill for a minimum service call. As ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Holy Spirit In The Book Of Acts

    Contributed by John Gaston on Jul 17, 2015
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    The 6th installment of a series on the Holy Spirit. Tonight we’re moving into the Book of the Acts of the Apostles, but which more appropriately could be called, “The Acts of the Holy Spirit.”

    THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE BOOK OF ACTS Acts 2:1-4 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: MY COMPUTER GUY 1. I was having trouble with my computer. So I called Harold the computer guy, to come over. Harold clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem. He gave me a bill for a minimum service call. As ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Be Angry, But Do Not Sin

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 1, 2015
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     | 29,217 views

    God is saying that there is love that is good, & that there is love that is not good. In the same way, He also says that there is anger that is acceptable, & anger that is not acceptable.

    MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK ILL: In his communion meditations, Hank often mentions church signs & what they say. Well, here is another one that I think is worth mentioning: "Anger is just one letter short of being danger." A. Anger can be dangerous, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Retaliation Versus Going The Extra Mile

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 26, 2015
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    When people wrong us, insult us or take our property, we want to see them pay for what they did to us. The question we all need to ask ourselves today is, “Are we willing to go the extra mile for Jesus?”

    One winter day a man went shopping at the local neighborhood mall. When he returned to his car he noticed a rather foul odor coming from under the hood and so he checked the engine. In the compartment he discovered a dead cat rather mutilated from being caught in the fan belt. The poor cat had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Children Of God

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 4, 2015
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     | 7,172 views

    Are you a child of God? That is the main source of assurance. But, how can you know if your faith is genuine? Is the Holy Spirit confirming to you the wonderful truth that God has adopted you into His family?

    Opening illustration: When John F. Kennedy was president of the US, photographers sometimes captured a winsome scene. Seated around the president’s desk in the Oval Office, cabinet members are debating matters of world consequence. Meanwhile, a toddler, the 2-year-old John-John, crawls around ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Free Offer Of Salvation Series

    Contributed by Ron Tuit on Dec 1, 2014
     | 3,775 views

    Jesus came into this world to make the free offer of salvation to humankind, and the "Gospel offer" is the "line in the sand" between eternal life and judgment.

    11 30 14 The Free Offer of Salvation John 1:12 We have seen two main themes in the Gospel of John in recent weeks. The first theme is in the first nine verses, namely, The Divine Infinite Glory of the Lord Jesus Christ. John 1:1 ESV: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Stay One

    Contributed by Gaylon Clark on Dec 2, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,512 views

    God saved us to improve his team, the church. We live worthy of being drafted by God when we do such. Paul shows us how to preserve the unity God has already created in Christ.

    Stay One Ephesians 4:1-6 It happens every year in April. Team owners gather at Radio City Music Hall in New York City for the NFL Draft. They hope to select players who will change the future of their teams. They are looking for franchise players; players who will help them win big games and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Breathed

    Contributed by Unknown Bennett T Cortez on Apr 16, 2014
     | 7,822 views

    John assures us that much more could have been written, but these are written, “that we might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing we might have life through his name”

    INTRODUCTION There are various views of inspiration. The Bible says and shows about itself, a definition of divine inspiration can be formulated. The ultimate source of divine inspired God Himself for the Scripture are God “breathed” (inspired) by Him (2 Tim. 3:16): “All ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    All To The Glory Of God Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Aug 2, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,707 views

    In this sermon we examine what it means to worship God with all of our lives, or, to state it slightly differently, to show what it means to do all to the glory of God.

    Scripture For the next three Sundays, I plan to preach on the subject of worship. My purpose in delivering these messages is to help us understand what worship is and also to give a Biblical rationale for our Order of Worship. Today, however, I simply want to lay a foundation for this series on ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    God Does Everything By Grace, Only Our Faith Can Receive Grace

    Contributed by David Leach on Jun 1, 2014
     | 4,224 views

    To begin to receive God’s Grace, His word, the nature of Christ, we must believe His word

    Seeing the Bible as Law – Means me doing the best I can to comply with God’s standards, as my head understands them, set out in the scriptures. In other words me trying to keep God’s commandments. That’s the Old Covenant which man by human nature couldn’t keep. Seeing ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Welfare Of The Poor Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on May 26, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,161 views

    Poor are owners of Poverty. God commands to have concern for POOR, needy, widows, oppressed and aged. They are poor because they are deprived of their privileges, cheated, defrauded by the powerful. B How often we are disheartened to see how justice is denied to the poor and needy.

    Theme: Welfare of the Poor Text: Psalm 112:1-10 I greet you all in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. We praise God the grace given to all of us to cope up with Lockdown for more than 68 days. By the grace of God, we are privileged to participate in the online Sunday Services and ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Real Love (3) Series

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Sep 23, 2013
     | 7,942 views

    Everyone loves love! We want to be loved and we want to give love. The problem is—our love is often lacking. This four-sermon series explores 1 John in order to discover a love that's truly worth having and giving: real love! PowerPoint available.

    REAL LOVE (3) Scott Bayles Blooming Grove Christian Church: 6/2/2013 The Bible has a lot to say about love. Jesus said that the greatest commands ever given were to love the Lord with all you heart and to love your neighbor as yourself (Mark 12:29). Paul wrote, “Three things will last ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church