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    Light Brighter Than The Sun Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jul 11, 2025
     | 187 views

    We’ve all had a personal encounter with Jesus, and we need to tell our story to anyone who will listen.

    LIGHT BRIGHTER THAN THE SUN Text: Acts 26:12-18 Introduction 1. “I believe in Christ like I believe in the sun – not because I can see it, but because by it I see everything else.” (C.S. Lewis). 2. “For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Eighth Commandment Lesson 8 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 10, 2025
     | 88 views

    You are made in the image of Me, and if a person would steal from you, he/she would steal from Me.

    EIGHTH COMMANDMENT “Thou shalt not steal” (Ex. 20:15). “To the rich young ruler, ‘I said . . . you shall not steal” (Matthew 19:18). “I wrote through Paul, “You know the commandment, ‘You shall not steal’” (Rom. 13:9). A. INTRODUCTION: HOW TO GET STUFF 1. How do I want you to get STUFF ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Your Truth, My Truth, The Truth

    Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 2, 2025
     | 104 views

    Truth is not a viewpoint or a feeling but a Person—Jesus—calling us from self-made versions to surrender, freedom, and transforming grace.

    ITRODUCTION — TRUTH IN A WORLD OF VERSIONS We live in a strange generation—one that has replaced reality with versions of reality. If you’ve noticed, we no longer speak about truth the way Scripture does. We speak in smaller, softer, more flexible categories: “Your truth.” “My truth.” “Live your ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    For The Prisoners Who Are Christians PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 31, 2023
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    Explores the concept of true freedom in Christ, emphasizing liberation from sin, fear, and guilt through a personal relationship with Jesus.

    Good morning, family! Isn't it a blessing to gather together in the Lord's house today? We're here, not by accident, but because we're led by God's grace. We're here because we've been called to learn, to grow, and to understand His Word better. Our focus today is freedom. Not the kind of freedom ...read more

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    Love PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 6, 2023
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    Explores God's profound love and grace, as demonstrated through the sacrifice of His Son, and encourages reflection on personal experiences of this grace.

    Good morning, dear friends. We're here today, gathered in His name, under His roof. We're here to share in His word. We're here to find comfort in His teachings. We're here to learn. To grow. To love. Today, we turn to a well-known verse. A verse many of us learned in Sunday School. A verse that ...read more

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    Macedonia Call PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 22, 2023
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    This sermon explores our personal response to God's call to service, using Apostle Paul's response to Macedonia's plea as a guide.

    Welcome, dear friends, to this gathering of hearts and spirits. As we come together today, we find ourselves standing shoulder to shoulder, bound by the common thread of our faith and the shared pursuit of understanding. We find ourselves drawn to the wisdom of the Word, eager to glean from its ...read more

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    Rise To Action PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 3, 2024
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    Explores how prayerful preparation, active participation, and pioneering spirit, as exemplified by Nehemiah, can lead to personal and communal transformation.

    Welcome, dear friends and family of faith. We are gathered here today, not by chance or circumstance, but by the divine appointment of our Creator. The same Creator who, in His infinite wisdom, has ordained this very moment for us to gather, to learn, and to grow. We are here to draw from the ...read more

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    The Gift Of Joy Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 13, 2019
     | 8,411 views

    1) Joyful Pardon (Isaiah 12:1-3), responding with a 2) Joyful Proclamation (Isaiah 12:4-5) and finally because of the 3) Joyful Presence of the Messiah Himself (Isaiah 12:6).

    ISAIAH 12:1–6 You will say in that day: “I will give thanks to you, O LORD, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, that you might comfort me. 2 “Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and he has become my ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Because He Lives

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Apr 6, 2004
    based on 180 ratings
     | 69,207 views

    BECAUSE HE LIVES WE HAVE HIS PRESENCE TO SURROUND US,HIS PEACE TO SECURE US, HIS POWER TO STRENGTHEN US, HIS PURPOSE TO STIR US, AND HIS PROMISE TO SATISFY US.

    BECAUSE HE LIVES John 14:19 ***In April of the year 2000, there was a car crash in Japan. Sadly, a man died in the accident. When the police came to examine the body, witnesses at the scene said they recognized the car and though the injuries disfigured the body, they also recognized the dead ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Challenge Of Change

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Nov 24, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 23,571 views

    CHANGE is one of the hardest things a church or a person can do, BUTIt is something God wants from us. No Growth occurs without change.

    CHALLENGE TO CHANGE All my sermons use illustrations found on www.sermoncentral.com and ALL scripture is NIV unless noted otherwise) I once heard that God loves us just the way we are, BUT He refuses to let us stay that way. That could almost be confusing, God LOVES us, in spite of the many flaws ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Three Parables, One Heart: The Father's Love

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Jun 16, 2025
     | 609 views

    This exposition of Luke chapter 15 begins with a very personal story, highlighting how God even uses human frailty as a means to His grace.

    Once upon a time, in the summertime, there was a 16-year-old young man struggling to find his way. His father held a particular secular and materialistic philosophy about life and making meaning in the world—something the young man had tried to embrace, but it ultimately left him feeling empty. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Safe Place In Hard Times Series

    Contributed by Paul Dayao on Aug 22, 2025
     | 453 views

    In the midst of life's overwhelming storms, discover the powerful promise of Psalm 9 that God Himself offers to be your personal and unshakable refuge.

    A Safe Place in Hard Times I want you to think for a moment about the last time you were caught in a really bad storm. Here in the Philippines, we know what a real storm looks like, don't we? The sky turns dark, the wind starts to howl, and the rain comes down so hard you can barely see. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Thanksgiving—exposing The Quality Of Your Faith(2025)

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Nov 24, 2025
     | 132 views

    1 of 1. Jesus’ interaction with 10 lepers, elicited/drew contrasting responses of Gratefulness. The quality of personal faith, determines the quality of Gratefulness. But, ?How does Gratefulness expose/express the quality of your faith? Gratefulness exposes the quality of your faith thru....

    THANKSGIVING—Exposing the Quality of Your Faith— Luke 17:11-19 *Attention-1: How many of you expect certain things at your family Thanksgiving celebrations? You look forward to certain items being on the table because you might not eat it at any other time of the year. Maybe appreciate the way a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Gift Of Hospitality Series

    Contributed by Sherman Gordon on Jun 11, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,794 views

    God has gifted every child of HIs with the special ability to do something to enhance the kingdom. Today we focus on those who are people persons.

    PART VI: DISCOVERING YOUR GIFT: THE GIFT OF HOSPITALITY GENESIS 18:1-10 INTRO: MOTHER/DAUGHTER STORY . . . QUESTION: GIFT OF HOSPITALITY HOSPITALITY – THE SPECIAL ABILITY THAT GID GIVES TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST TO PROVIDE AN OPEN HOUSE AND WARM WELCOME FOR THOSE IN NEED OF FOOD, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Take The Plank Out Of Your Eye

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Jan 27, 2014
     | 10,558 views

    Before we start speaking to an unbeliever, we need to pray, often in secret without saying a word to the person we are praying for in our prayer closet.

    Take the plank out of your eye! Luke 6:41, 42 "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 42How can you say to your brother, ’Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when you yourself fail to see the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal