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  • Dennis Selfridge avatar

    The Death On The Cross

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Mar 29, 2007
    based on 58 ratings
     | 14,809 views

    What does his death on the cross mean for us?

    Winston Churchill: "And where were you?" In the early days of World War II, Winston Churchill called Britain’s coal miners together. A great crisis had arisen. The miners were not getting out enough coal to fuel the factories that produced the planes, ships, etc., so desperately needed. When the ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Love On The Cross Series

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Mar 5, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 658 views

    As Jesus stood trial before Pontius Pilate, Pilate had the opportunity to do the right thing, but his fear kept him from doing that. Had he been motivated by love instead, he could have stood.

    Love on the Cross Text: John 19:1-16 Before we dig in to our message today, let me just remind you of what’s happened so far. Jesus was betrayed by Judas and arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane. He was taken before Annas and Caiaphas, the Jewish religious leaders and charged with blasphemy. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Enemies Of The Cross Series

    Contributed by A. B. Simpson on Oct 8, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,340 views

    As the cross represents the supreme act and evidence of the love of God, even so our attitude toward it represents for us the greatest blessing or the greatest sin. A classic sermon by A. B. Simpson.

    "They are the enemies of the cross of Christ" (Phil. 3:18). "They crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh" (Heb. 6:6). Once more we stand facing the cross of Jesus Christ, that wondrous cross which is at once the measure of the love of heaven and the sin of man. For as the cross represents ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    The Cross Of Christ

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Apr 7, 2001
    based on 90 ratings
     | 10,497 views

    Important matters about the cross of Christ: the priority, the pain, and the power of the cross.

    THE CROSS OF CHRIST Mark 15:21-39 INTRO.- ILL.- The parents of a ten year old public school boy who was failing fifth grade math decided to enroll their son in a private Catholic school after exhausting all methods. The youngster stormed home the first day of school, walked right past them, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Crossing The Lake

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Jan 6, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,638 views

    We can have faith in "Crossing the Lake" knowing that storms will be God Designed, God Involved, God Instructed, and God’s Victory!

    INTRODUCTION Last week, we welcomed in the New Year. Later in the day as I was thinking about the service and our church family, I began to be puzzled and stressed for many in our church. A time that is supposed to be exciting, positive, and full of hope for some in our church family is covered ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Compelling Cross

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jan 12, 2005
    based on 29 ratings
     | 7,172 views

    The Crucifixion from Simon, the Cyrene’s, view.

    Luke 23:26 -- “And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.” l. THE FRIDAY SCENE • The Date. . . . . Friday, April 11, 32 A. D. • The Time. . . . . . Between nine and ten in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Life On The Cross

    Contributed by Chris Thron on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,765 views

    How can the modern professional cope with the overwhelming sense of emptiness and irrelevance?

    Faced with the challenge of Corinth, Paul rolled up his sleeves and got right down to basics. He determined to put aside all other practical and doctrinal issues and focused entirely on Jesus Christ and Him crucified. But why does Paul mention ’Him crucified’, and not ’Him resurrected’? Because ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Why The Cross? Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Jan 18, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,173 views

    Real Sin has real consequences. Only God can deal with them and he does that via the Cross

    This is a series based on and heavily dependent on Timothy Keller’s Best Seller "The Reason For God" for which I’m deeply grateful. It uses much of his argument though with various additions by myself or the other preachers of the series. 1 Cor 1 tells us that Christ crucified is a stumbling block ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Cross And The Conscience

    Contributed by Chris Mccall on Feb 5, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,039 views

    God gave man a conscience. No animal has this gift. It is an internal ability to discern what is right and what is wrong. That is why the laws of most nations are basically the same, even if the Bible is not the basis of their laws

    The Cross and the Conscience Job 27:6 NLT I will maintain my innocence without wavering. My conscience is clear for as long as I live. Job 27:6 AMP My uprightness and my right standing with God I hold fast and will not let them go; my heart does not reproach me for any of my days and it shall not ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Theology Of The Cross

    Contributed by David Trexler on Aug 8, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,523 views

    The problem in our society is that we have become a people who focus upon the Theology of Glory—a casual in vogue religion that demands nothing and promises everything—instead of a society that lives the Theology of the Cross.

    Sermon for Matthew 10:24-39 June 22nd 2008 This past week I had the wonderful opportunity to spend time with seven of our confirmation kids at Lutheran Hills. The morning hours they were stuck with me, where I was to teach them something important about our faith. But what? Where do I begin? ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 1, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,089 views

    This sermon explores the profound love and sacrifice of Jesus at the cross, inviting us to find healing, hope, and grace in His crucifixion.

    Welcome, beloved, welcome. Pull up a chair and settle in. Here in this sacred space, we gather to engage with the Word of God, to lean in and listen to the whispers of the Holy Spirit. We are here to wrestle with the text, to grapple with its truth, and to allow it to shape us, mold us, and ...read more

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    The Unfiltered Cross

    Contributed by Jimmy Dillon on Sep 7, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,041 views

    This message is a reflection after the viewing of the film "The Passion of Christ"

    The Unfiltered Cross--A Reflection on the Passion of Christ 1 Corinthians 1:17-18 INTRODUCTION On Saturday afternoon I finally got around to seeing the Passion. I have heard critics dismiss it for various reasons, and I have heard others applaud it—especially Christian leaders. I wanted to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Message Of The Cross Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Mar 27, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,095 views

    The Cross, Salvation, God's Plan, Resurrection

    A FOOL FOR CHRIST - The Message of the Cross Eastside CC August 28 and 31 2025 1 Corinthians 1:18 Introduction: In 1978 I walked back into Lafayette High School as a junior…I’d been a dropout for a year…but even before I dropped out I hardly went…I only went to get ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Cross Roads

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on May 29, 2001
    based on 264 ratings
     | 17,464 views

    Each person will come to a time when they have to either take the wide or narrow path.

    CROSS ROADS PSALM 1 Introduction: · This summer, while on vacation, we were looking for a lake that we had seen on the map. We took a well graveled road for about 10 miles and then came upon a sign that showed the lake only being two miles away. While sitting at this cross road, I noticed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Cross Of Christ Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Oct 6, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 8,715 views

    The importance of the cross of Christ.

    SERIES: “OVERCOMING OBSTACLES THAT OBSTRUCT OBEDIENCE” TEXT: 1 CORINTHIANS 1:18-25 TITLE: “THE CROSS OF CHRIST” INTRODUCTION: A. A boy age ten was doing miserably in math in public school. His parents had heard that students who attended ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ