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  • Lee Hammond Houston Jr. avatar

    Lessons Learned By Veteran

    Contributed by Lee Hammond Houston Jr. on Jan 18, 2021
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    My first combat was only a few days after I arrived in Vietnam. The invincibility of my youth left me swiftly. I wrote each letter home with care, for I suddenly knew that each letter might be the last words. Luke records some of Christ last words.

    Lessons Learned by Veteran: For Memorial Day or Veteran’s Day Scripture: Luke 23:34 This sermon is adapted from my book, An Enlisted Man’s Point of View: Lessons Learned in the 199th 1966-1967. It is nonfiction, a memoir of combat and its result, PTSD. Pastor Lee Houston My first combat was ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    A Prayer For Easter Power Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 14, 2021
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    God is offering you power and a whole lot of it. The Bible says God makes His power available to you.

    Many of you are working to restore kitchens and bathrooms in your homes as water pipes have burst in freezing temperatures from several weeks ago here in Texas. I am so grateful for the kindness I hear from so many of you as you respond to church families in need. You opened your homes and helped ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christmas Is For Purity Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 15, 2021
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    Purity is to be prized by categorically every one of God’s children. The last text I read puts it in stark terms: If you don’t prize purity, then you’re not a child of God.

    In a California neighborhood in 2009 one resident decorated his lawn with a depiction of Jesus shooting Santa Claus with a double-barrel shotgun. Fox News had reported that Jesus points the weapon at Santa’s dead body while Rudolph lays sprawled across the hood of a pick-up truck. The creator, Ron ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus - Prophet, Priest, And King

    Contributed by Austin Lamos on Jun 16, 2021
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    Jesus In Scripture we find that Jesus held three primary offices. These three offices define, or rather are defined by, who Jesus is, and what he did. These three offices, or roles, are Prophet, Priest, and King.

    Jesus In Scripture we find that Jesus held three primary offices. These three offices define, or rather are defined by, who Jesus is, and what he did. These three offices, or roles, are Prophet, Priest, and King. We are going to look at these three defining offices this morning. The first ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    For Posterity

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jun 16, 2021
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    Our Founding Fathers left us a great gift. What are we leaving our posterity?

    1 Peter 1:10-12 (ESV) 10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, 11 inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Christmas Eve Celebration

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 22, 2021
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    Promise made, promise kept. When you hear these words, you can draw an arch from the Old Testament to the New Testament. For the Old Testament is the promise made and the New Testament is the promise kept.

    Merry Christmas to your family and your family. We are grateful you are joining us for our Christmas Eve celebration. We are delighted to have you join us this evening. I love hearing the strings celebrate Christmas for us and this team did not disappoint. Christmas is celebrated for many ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Wise People Build Wealth Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Jul 2, 2021
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    The book of Proverbs is Principles from Heaven for Life on Earth. And God gives us some amazing counsel inside the pages of Proverbs on how to handle our money. Money is such a powerful issue in our lives that we must address it.

    On January 19, 1901, few knew the future of the Texas economy was about to experience a seismic shift forward. In a matter of days, the oil geyser in little Beaumont, Texas, called Spindletop, produced more oil than the rest of the world’s oil wells – combined. In fact, everything that runs on oil ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Focus Of Prayer Series

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Jul 4, 2021
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    What do we pray into the lives of other people? We pray for purpose, productivity, power and perspective

    THE FOCUS OF PRAYER D.L. Moody once entered a tavern in order to ask the bartender if his two little girls might be allowed to attend his Sunday School. He was told that there was an atheist club that met in that bar every Thursday night and the owner of the bar did not want to offend them. Moody ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Walking With God

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 11, 2021
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    Next in series on Genesis. Examines what it means to walk with God.

    Genesis 5 Walking with God Genesis 5 Walking with God - Read Genesis 5: Thank the Lord we didn’t make any memories on this trip, though we almost did. Drew bought a new truck last Monday, and so for the past week, we went out each evening when Drew got off of work, and Drew got to drive his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "congratulations! It's A Savior!" Series

    Contributed by Gordon Pike on Jul 25, 2021
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    God continues to look for women and men like Mary and Joseph. People who will pursue obedience, whatever the cost. People who will trust God – even though the outcome seems unsure. God continues to raise up people for His purposes.

    When I first proposed doing this, I know that it struck a lot of you … well, probably all of you … as something odd … out of the ordinary. When it came time, you weren’t sure what to do. Do we put up our traditional Christmas decorations? And, again, I’m sure that you found my answer a bit odd … ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    An Elaboration Of The Moral Test Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jul 30, 2021
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    First John 3:4-10 teaches us about the indispensable necessity for holy living.

    Scripture Let’s read 1 John 3:4-10: 4 Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. 5 You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. 6 No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    It's About Time

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 1, 2021
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    Think about the concept of time. We measure things by time.Time management is an important factor in our lives. We all wish we had more time yet we waste so much of it. Let's see what the bible has to say about time.

    IT'S ABOUT TIME Think about the concept of time. Our memories are recalling moments in time. We measure things by time. Right now the Olympics are going on. Many of the events are measured by time-who has the fastest time. We measure out days and weeks and seasons. We need to know what time it ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Stephen Weatherby avatar

    He Shall Swallow Up Death Series

    Contributed by Stephen Weatherby on Aug 16, 2021
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    He Shall Swallow Up Death

    Hello, and welcome to week four of these Easter prophecies about Jesus. So far we have covered the promise in Genesis 3, that the seed of Eve would crush Satan's head. The second week we identified that Jesus is the Passover Lamb, who takes away the sins of this world. Last week we saw that he ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    I Am The Bread Of Life Series

    Contributed by Stephen Weatherby on Aug 16, 2021
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    I Am the Bread of Life

    Good morning! It is great to be back. We had an excellent vacation in New Brunswick, and had no problem coming or going at all. After all these months, it was great to be home. Before I left, we had just wrapped up a ten week series on the letter to the Philippians, which means that it is time ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    I Am The Door Series

    Contributed by Stephen Weatherby on Aug 16, 2021
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    I Am the Door

    A man in Australia was arrested and charged with stealing a sheep. But he claimed emphatically that it was one of his own that had been missing for many days. When the case went to court, the judge was puzzled, not knowing how to decide the matter. At last he asked that the sheep be brought into ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ