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  • Damien Saylor avatar

    A Time To Take Action

    Contributed by Damien Saylor on Aug 23, 2020
     | 4,930 views

    What does, Let’s take action mean? What drives us to take action?

    Sermon- A time to take action - If we look at the emotions stirring this year. We will definitely say this is the year that we are saying it’s time to take action! - It’s an emotion that drives at the heart of unrest. Q- Doesn’t that show us what Jesus was here for. Matthew 11:28-30 28 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Count The Cost

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Oct 30, 2018
     | 8,119 views

    One must seriously consider what it means to follow Christ and what commitment is needed to be a Christian.

    I ADMIT IT! I HAVE A TENDENCY TO BE “CHEAP”! WHEN FACING UTILITY BILLS, CAR REPAIR, MEDICAL CO-PAYS, OR HOME REPAIRS, I ALWAYS SEEM TO AKS ONE PARTICULAR QUESTION FIRST: HOW MUCH IS THIS GOING TO COST? IT IS AN HONEST QUESTION. WE’LL ALWAYS BE CONCERNED WITH COST AND HOW MUCH WE WILL HAVE TO PAY ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    The Truth And The Elevator Speech Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 16, 2012
     | 3,495 views

    In a culture convinced that all truth is relative, we should be able to say words that will attract others to our way of life and lead them to Christ and the Church.

    Fourth Sunday in Advent 2012 Verbum Domini If the Word of the one true God, Jesus Christ our Lord, refused to disclose the day and hour of the end of the world, how is it that so many were convinced that an obscure Mayan rune, from a civilization long ago destroyed, could have accurately predicted ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Loving God Starts With Our Need Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Feb 28, 2023
     | 2,074 views

    Loving God Starts with Our Need Series: First Love: Forming Our Love for God Brad Bailey – February 26, 2023"

    Loving God Starts with Our Need Series: First Love: Forming Our Love for God Brad Bailey – February 26, 2023 Intro I want to invite us to open ourselves to this truth today: We are never home… apart from the love of God. The Scriptures testify of our being created to live in relationship to God ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Anna: A Life In Three Verses

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Feb 22, 2007
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     | 13,107 views

    What it means to be redeemed - what means to have a purpose. Like Anna, we too are insignificant until we have been redeemed – and have become something special in the eyes of God.

    Title: Anna: A Life in Three Verses Text: Luke 2:36-38 FCF: Like Anna, we too are insignificant until we have been redeemed – and have become something special in the eyes of God. Intro: <<READ Luke 2:36 – 38>> If you were to go down to Charlottesville and start poking around in some family ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Yahweh Is Spirit Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 11, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,270 views

    What does it mean and imply when Jesus says, “God is Spirit?”

    Yahweh is Spirit (John 4:24a) 1. A THIRD GRADERS EXPLANATION OF GOD was written by Danny Dutton, age 8 ...for his third grade homework assignment to "Explain God." One of God’s main jobs is making people. He makes them to replace the ones that die so there will be enough people to take ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Real Thing

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Jul 12, 2005
    based on 56 ratings
     | 26,364 views

    Take a look at what it means to have faith that is "The Real Thing."

    Introduction- Last Christmas my son gave me a North Face jacket he purchased in southeast Asia. As he presented the jacket he assured me it was original. The reason he gave such assurance is because many American products are illegally duplicated in other parts of the world. In fact, my son said ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Call For Evangelism

    Contributed by Daryl Grimes on Sep 25, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,781 views

    A message reminding us that we are ambassadors for Christ. Men and women need to be reconciled to God and God uses His children to deliver this message! We are His ambassadors...what a privilege.

    e[Scripture Introduction] [Read Text] Notice with II Corinthians 5:11-21 [Introduction] They worked in their family business. More than likely, unless something went wrong they would inherit the business and carry on a long line of family tradition. They were good at what they did. Their father ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Critical Grace Theory - Reflections On The Hyper-Grace Movement

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Aug 11, 2017
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,039 views

    What does Hyper-Grace mean to those who walk In it?

    There is a growing faction in the church that believes there is a very dangerous and twisted teaching on the grace of God, called “Hyper-Grace,” which in their estimation, takes God’s grace too far and preaches a license to sin because they don’t believe in repentance and are actually against God’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Rich Man And Lazarus

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Sep 6, 2022
     | 5,232 views

    This is the only parable which actually names a character. What does this mean?

    The Parable of Lazarus and the rich Man Luke 16:19-31 The “Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man” is one of Jesus’ most well-known parables. It has been used by those who would show that Jesus taught about hell. Jesus taught that hell and eternal punishment were real. There are those who try to ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Show Them The Way

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Jun 18, 2016
     | 11,003 views

    Like Timothy, one can overcome the world’s perception that attaining holiness is an impossibility by being an example in one’s speech, conduct, love, faith and purity. By living a holy life, dad, you can point your child to our Creator!

    SHOWING THEM THE WAY 1 Timothy 4:12-16 Live Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 Fathers day is a special time of year in which we as dads reflect on becoming more like our Father in heaven. All of us want our children to know God and be more like Him but living in a fallen world ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dead Cows And Burnt Plows

    Contributed by Craig Benner on May 24, 2011
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,449 views

    A message expalining what it means to follow the call of God without reservations.

    Dead Cows and Burnt Plows 1 Kings 19:19-21 When Elisha accepted that God had another plan for his life; he did't have to think twice; he turned his back on his former life, destroyed all that was related to his past, and yielded everything to God. Elijah knew ahead of time that Elisha was chosen ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Jesus Illustrates "Called" And "Chosen"

    Contributed by Ray Geide on Feb 12, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,878 views

    What do the words, called and chosen, mean? Jesus illustrated it twice.

    Jesus Illustrates "Called" and "Chosen" There are two Bible words that are pivotal to the Calvinist view: "called" and "chosen". Calvinism says that before time began God went through the people who would live on the earth and picked out certain ones to be saved. These are the chosen ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Cafeteria Christians

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jul 17, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,673 views

    Christians tent to want to pick and choose what Christianity means to them.

    Cafeteria Christians I have pretty much had a problem understanding some people… Ok. Perhaps the problem is even larger. There a large groups of people I don’t understand. Women in general, teenage girls more specifically. People that believe that the Government should take ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Following For Life

    Contributed by David Flowers on Jan 31, 2010
     | 3,342 views

    In this standalone sermon, Dave discusses what it means to follow Jesus for life.

    Following for Life August 2, 2009 David Flowers Hey, good morning everybody. Welcome to our first Sunday service in 69 weeks. I mean, if you don't count last week. Are you all awake this morning? We've just come off a 10 week series on spiritual formation, and really the sermon I preached at ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist