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  • Ken Henson avatar

    Why Jesus Came 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Series

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Jul 22, 2013
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     | 15,919 views

    Like Paul, we all may feel that we are disqualified to this great and noble and wonderful task. Yet God has counted us worthy to be His witnesses in the world.

    Why Jesus Came 1 Timothy 1:12-17 I received this story by email this week: A Priest was being honoured at his retirement dinner after 25 years in the parish. A leading local politician and member of the congregation was chosen to make the presentation and to give a little speech at the ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Tom Fuller avatar

    Looking Up To God Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Sep 30, 2013
     | 11,627 views

    The temptations and accusations of the world are like a man-eating plant that wraps its legs around our character and seeks to drag us down. God's Word is like the searchlight from a Coast Guard helicopter, coming to rescue us in times of trouble.

    Psalm 119 is a celebration of God’s Word and a literary masterpiece. But there is also a story arc in this psalm that we can relate to. The psalmist, quite possibly Ezra, is facing temptation and opposition from the world—in an attempt to keep him from serving Yahweh and obeying His ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Are You Glad Its Them And Not You Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jul 26, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,194 views

    A study of the Gospel of Luke 13: 1 – 5

    Luke 13: 1 – 5 Are You Glad Its Them And Not You There were present at that season some who told Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than all other ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Genesis 31 Series

    Contributed by Tom Owen on Aug 6, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,141 views

    verse-by-verse

    Last week we saw the Lord protecting the integrity of the covenant by protecting Sarah from King Abimelech. (Remember how he had taken her to be one of his wives when she and Abraham entered his territory.) This week we’re going to see the Lord protect the covenant again by making sure there’s no ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Roper avatar

    "Forgiving Others In An Unforgiving World”

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Jul 1, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,926 views

    Forgiveness is a wonderful life changing and empowering experience given to mankind by a loving God.

    “Forgiving Others in an Unforgiving World” Forgiveness is a wonderful life changing and empowering experience given to mankind by a loving God. To be a Christian we must have the spirit of Christ abiding in our hearts; and to have the spirit of Christ means that we will forgive people, even as He ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    A Killer Comes To Christ

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jul 4, 2009
     | 4,186 views

    A message about the conversion of Paul.

    A KILLER COMES TO CHRIST TEXT: Acts 9:1-9 Acts 9:1 9 -- And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unt the high priest, And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Pat Cook avatar

    God’s Power Through God’s People #1: Us Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Dec 5, 2011
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     | 5,624 views

    A series of character sketches in the book of Acts, starting with all believers like us.

    Acts 1:1-11 - God’s Power through God’s People #1: Us Today we are beginning a new series. Funny enough, it’s from a book about new beginnings. Today we are beginning a series on the book of Acts, the beginnings of the new covenant, the new relations between God and mankind, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dealing With Prejudice Series

    Contributed by Landon Winstead on Dec 31, 2013
     | 7,040 views

    Sometimes the person we judge in front of us may be Jesus

    Dodie Gadient, a schoolteacher for thirteen years, decided to travel across America and see the sights she had taught about. Traveling alone in a truck with a camper in tow, she launched out. One afternoon, rounding a curve on 1-5 near Sacramento in rush hour traffic, a water pump blew on her ...read more

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    Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

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    Unsung Heroes: Ananias Series

    Contributed by Sam Draper on Jul 9, 2012
     | 13,955 views

    Because of his courage and obedience, Ananias is a model unsung hero.

    Unsung Heroes: Ananias Acts 9.10-19a Have you ever heard of Jeremy Lin? Some of you have, but many of you probably have not. Jeremy Lin is a basketball player in the NBA. He plays for the Knicks, but up until this past February, very few people had ever heard of him. No one thought he could ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Daniel Austin avatar

    Saved By Love, Mercy, And Grace Series

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Mar 1, 2010
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     | 9,038 views

    In these statements, Paul gave to Timothy, Titus, and us principles which are true and dependable, truths upon which we can build our faith and our lives in Christ.

    Saved By Love, Mercy, and Grace A trustworthy statement Text: Titus 3:3-8 Introduction This morning is the first of a few lessons drawn from the letters of Paul that we often refer to as the “Pastoral Epistles”, those letters written to Timothy and Titus. These letters have a different flavor than ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Friends Series

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Mar 5, 2010
     | 5,560 views

    St. Paul appreciated, and needed his friends. Jesus needed friends. We need friends.

    Almost 6 months after we began studying St. Paul’s letter to the Colossian Church here on Sunday mornings we reach its conclusion. This letter – or Epistle – was probably written between 52 and 56 AD; about 20 to 25 years after the death and resurrection of Jesus; and whereas ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Wes Richard avatar

    Crucified With Christ Series

    Contributed by Wes Richard on Jul 9, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,829 views

    The Bible makes clear that it is not what we do that gives us merit, it is what we are because of the blood of Jesus.

    If you are like me, sometime in your life you have received a letter from some place you did not expect and you wondered, “What in the world is this?” A couple of years ago, we received a letter from city Code Enforcement. All kinds of questions went through our heads. What had we done? Is ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Bob Faulkner avatar

    God's Selection: Conditional Or Unconditional? Series

    Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Dec 9, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,459 views

    Does God choose His people based on things they have or have not done? Or does He choose them based on His own purposes?

    God’s choices or men’s? Election “God sees the future. He sees who will make a decision for Him, and saves those people,” or, “Before there was a world, He chose His disciples, the ones He would call out of this evil world, and then visited those chosen ones with ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Fearlessly Proclaiming God's Word

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Jan 2, 2016
     | 5,383 views

    Like Paul we need to pray that we as His ambassadors do not water down the word of God in our lives to appease our culture but instead fearlessly proclaim the truth to all we meet.

    FEARLESS PROCLAIMING THE GOSPEL MESSAGE (Ephesians 6:18-20) • Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ, the one called to proclaim the Gospel message to the Gentile people asked the church of Ephesus for prayer that he might fearlessly proclaim the Gospel message. • In the sermon I am going ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. JWT Spies avatar

    Who Are These That Persecute The Church

    Contributed by Dr. Jwt Spies on Apr 23, 2022
     | 4,314 views

    Paul writes a letter to the church in Thessalonians about their problems that they were having, and in his writing he was informing them that judgement was coming.

    Paul writes a letter to the church in Thessalonians about their problems that they were having, and in his writing he was informing them that judgement was coming. The purpose of judgment is to rectify injustices. You see the believers at Thessalonica were suffering fierce persecution and all kinds ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist