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  • Paul Decker avatar

    Be Quiet! Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Nov 29, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 5,192 views

    First Person Narrative of Zacharias, father of John the Baptist; our need of quiet in response to God...

    BE QUIET! Luke 1:5-25 S: Zacharias C: Holy Silence Th: Holy Responses to God Pr: WE NEED TO BE QUIET. First Person Narrative PA: How is the change to be observed? Version: ESV RMBC 28 November 04 AM OUR STUDY: Did you ever have trouble with talking too much? That was I problem I had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christ Our Peace

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Dec 3, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,237 views

    True peace comes through know Jesus Christ as our own personal Lord and Savior.

    Text: “The LORD will give strength to His people; the LORD will bless His people with peace” (Psalm 29:11). What is peace? The American Heritage Dictionary tells us that “peace is the absence of war or other hostilities; Freedom from quarrels or ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    God, The World’s Leading Philanthropist, Is Your Friend

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jan 13, 2013
     | 2,873 views

    What does it mean that God is your personal friend? Baptism gives us some clues.

    Do you recognize this man? You should. You’ve probably benefitted from his generosity somehow. This is Warren Buffett, one of the world’s leading philanthropists. To date he has given away $28 billion dollars of his own money to support health and education causes around the world. As ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Light In The Midst Of A Dark World PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 17, 2023
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    This sermon explores Jesus as the Word, Light, and Way, emphasizing His personal, guiding presence in our lives.

    Good morning, dear friends, brothers and sisters in Christ! It's such a joy to be here with you today, in this sacred space where we gather to worship, to learn, and to grow in our faith. Let's take a moment to breathe in the grace that fills this room, the grace that comes from our shared love and ...read more

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    Freedom Is Never Free Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 10, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,274 views

    Galatians 3:23-4:3 shows how “Freedom is Never Free” with the sacrifice of Christ achieving liberation from sin and death, as seen through humanity’s :1) Collective Bondage (Galatians 3:23-24), 2) Individual Freedom Galatians 3:25-27), 3) Collective Freedom (Galatians 3:28-4:3)

    During the Second World War, Nazi forces occupied Czechoslovakia, Austria Poland, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, the Channel Islands, the Soviet Union, and Italy, (https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii/11-countries-invaded-nazi-germany-invaded.html). In this occupation, ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    A Funeral For A Friend

    Contributed by Scott Cody on Nov 13, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 45,878 views

    A personal reflection on the life of a great man and the example he left us all to follow.

    A man bought a parrot, but when he got him home, the parrot started cursing and biting people. They tried everything from soft music to talking nicely to it, but nothing worked. One day, after the bird let out a string of expletives, the man, in a fit of anger grabbed the bird and threw him into ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Christ's Mind Of Submission Series

    Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Mar 16, 2018
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     | 6,356 views

    To establish that Christ had a mind of submission, sacrifice and serenity (great patience); when He came to earth, to do the will of His Father. This lesson is the first of three in the series: “The Mind of Christ.”

    INTRODUCTION Outline. Christ’s Mind of Submission Remarks. 1. Today we are going to be discussing the mind of Christ. The beloved apostle Paul encourages the saints at Philippi to: “If there be therefore in a consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Destroying The Shame

    Contributed by Allister Smiley on Apr 11, 2003
    based on 25 ratings
     | 20,618 views

    INTRODUCTION: The dictionary defines “shame as a person or thing that brings disgrace; a feeling of distress caused by consciousness of guilt. The Pastoral Dictionary defines “shame” as a feeling which follows when a person realizes that there has been a

    SUBJECT: DESTROYING THE SHAME Text: 11 Samuel 9:1-13 INTRODUCTION: The dictionary defines “shame as a person or thing that brings disgrace; a feeling of distress caused by consciousness of guilt. The Pastoral Dictionary defines “shame” as a feeling which follows when a person realizes that there ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Motherhood, A Calling From God

    Contributed by Charles Wall, Jr. on May 19, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,617 views

    All through Scripture, the call of God upon a person¡¦s life was something special and for those of you who are mothers God has placed a call upon your life ¡V the call to be a mother.

    Motherhood, A Calling From God Select Scripture 5-11-03 All through Scripture, the call of God upon a person¡¦s life was something special. Moses was called to be the leader of God¡¦s people and through that call was given the honor of a relationship with God like no one else. Israel was special ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Ministry: A Call Without Compromise

    Contributed by James H Boyd on Aug 29, 2003
    based on 45 ratings
     | 6,195 views

    In this study, we will examine how a person comes to occupy the ministry office, including the nature of the calling, the qualifications necessary to meet that calling and the avenue through which a person must go in order to answer the calling.

    The saying is true and irrefutable: If any man [eagerly] seeks the office of bishop (superintendent, overseer), he desires an excellent task (work).-1 Timothy 3:1, Amplified Bible We desire so thoroughly to know, and so heartily to love the truth, as ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Being God's Investment Manager

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Apr 30, 2006
    based on 51 ratings
     | 7,327 views

    In comparison with third world countries, every person in this room is wealthy! Paul tells Timothy to command every wealthy person to be good stewards, and what they share with others becomes an investment bringing eternal dividends!

    Being God’s Investment Manager Text: I Timothy 6:17-19 17). Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. 18). Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Leslie Sun avatar

    Church Growth

    Contributed by Leslie Sun on Feb 12, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 14,349 views

    This is a teaching about how to grow a church. It is not based purely on personal experience and not based on others’ successful stories but based on a friend’s personal experience in growing a church with biblical principles and causes it to be still gro

    Church Growth Church Growth is a very popular topic that even non-Christians heard of this term before. In the past, people looked to the west for examples of growing a church. Recently however, people shifted to the east as well for examples of church growth. In church growth, we should not copy ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    False Faith: Faith Amnesia Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 14, 2007
    based on 46 ratings
     | 14,010 views

    Faith is about trusting in a person. Faith is not about stuff. It is not about things happening or things not. It is not about things coming together. It is not about a happy feeling or a secure moment or even knowledge - it is about a person.

    Richard Dawkins, the famous Oxford zoologist said, “Faith is the great copout, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence. Faith is belief in spite of, even perhaps because of, a lack of evidence.” Does Jesus prove Richard Dawkins right in our passage today? Jesus is asked ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "The Spirit's Wisdom" 1 Cor. 2 Pt 2 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 25, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,367 views

    The Spirit’s wisdom is the too lead our lives not our human intellect or another person’s human intellect. Why? So that we can witness the power of the Spirit and see lives transformed.

    "The Spirit’s Wisdom" Summary of the series on Corinthians and of chapter 1 Thesis: The Spirit’s wisdom is the too lead our lives not our human intellect or another person¡¦s human intellect. Why? So that we can witness the power of the Spirit and see lives transformed. Scripture Text: 1 Cor. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Liberation From The Power Of Graveyard Spirits

    Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Mar 31, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 45,872 views

    A man can be under the grip of spiritual grave just like physical grave. Such a person is a living dead person that cannot fulfill God's purpose in life. But there is deliverance through the resurrection power of Jesus Christ.

    LIBERATION FROM THE POWER OF THE GRAVEYARD SPIRITS Study Texts: Hosea 13:14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes. Hosea 13:14. Introduction: - The ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal