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  • Kevin Ruffcorn avatar

    Good News We Need To Hear Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jan 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,843 views

    We need to hear that Jesus came to declare God’s love, set the captives free, and heal the sic. We also need to realize that Jesus’ ministry is now our ministry.

    Luke 4:14-21 “Good News We Need to Hear” INTRODUCTION Though we have recently had a brutal cold snap, and some of us have yet to get down all of our Christmas decorations, it won’t be long before the month of May arrives and auditoriums around the country will reverberate with the strains of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    When Jesus Weeps

    Contributed by Dr. Phillip Paschal on Jan 6, 2005
    based on 44 ratings
     | 9,774 views

    BEHAVIOR THAT BREAKS JESUS’ HEART.

    WHEN JESUS WEEPS LUKE 19: 28, 41-42 I. INTRODUCTION NO ONE LIKES TO BE ON THE RECEIVING END OF REJECTION. NO MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS, REJECTION IS BOTH UNPLEASANT AND PAINFUL. TO BE REJECTED BY SOMEONE DEMONSTRATES THAT THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED OR CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT IS BEING OFFERED TO THEM. MANY ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Light Of The World Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Jul 17, 2003
    based on 58 ratings
     | 12,817 views

    This is part 2 from a series on the 7 "I Am" statements of Jesus in John.

    May 25, 2003 John 8:12-20 The Light of the World Intro Talk about Mission Impossible; picture this: 3 college students, in pitch blackness, walking hand-in-hand-in-hand at midnight, through a huge campground where they’d never been before, trying to link up with the rest of their group for a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Shedding Light On That Relationship

    Contributed by Paul Decker on May 6, 2003
    based on 134 ratings
     | 13,496 views

    Jesus is the light of the world.

    SHEDDING LIGHT ON THAT RELATIONSHIP John 8:12-30 S: Jesus Th: Light of the world Pr: JESUS IS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. ?: what? What does that mean to us? KW: Implications TS: We will find in our study of John 8:12-30 that there are three implications to Jesus’ declaration of “I am the light of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus And Sinners Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Nov 13, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,438 views

    If we are going to be disciples of Jesus then we must adopt His attitude toward sinners, and follow His example in reaching out to the lost.

    Introduction: A. I think that most of us know that God loves sinners and wants them to be saved. 1. The Apostle Paul wrote, “This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Believers Follow The Example Of Jesus' Humility

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Oct 11, 2005
    based on 26 ratings
     | 13,544 views

    Pentecost 21(B) - Believers follow the example of Jesus’ humility not with selfish lives but with serving living.

    BELIEVERS FOLLOW JESUS’ EXAMPLE OF HUMILITY Mark 10:35-45 - October 9, 2005 – Pentecost 21 Dear Fellow-Redeemed & Saints in the Lord: At one time or another most people have had a role model. Each of us has looked up to different people as examples we might we want to be like or follow. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Urgent Preparation Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Mar 7, 2008
    based on 84 ratings
     | 26,202 views

    In this passage, Jesus knows what is in store for Him. He knows that within just a few short hours, He would be beaten and bruised and hung on an old rugged cross. He knows the tremendous task that lies ahead. So He knows He must urgently prepare.

    1. Urgently prepare in solitude 2. Urgently prepare in sorrow 3. Urgently prepare in submission 4. Don’t prepare by sleeping What would you do if you knew what was going to happen to you tomorrow? If, somehow, some way it was possible for you to look into the future—what would you do? Would ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Ministering To The Lord PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 21, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 91 views

    True strength and clarity come from worshiping God with undivided hearts, ministering to Him in prayerful devotion, and listening for the Spirit’s leading.

    Friends, welcome. Some of us came in with calendars crammed full and hearts running on low. You may feel stretched, hurried, or a little hollow. Find your seat. Breathe. The God who knows your name is near. He is not nervous, and He is not in a rush. He is here to meet with His people, and He loves ...read more

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    Who Can Worship God? Series

    Contributed by Michael Thomas on Sep 6, 2001
    based on 81 ratings
     | 4,997 views

    Is the way Jesus treated the Greek woman a sign of racism? Let’s find out...

    In the beginning of Chapter 7 Jesus had a discussion with the Religious leaders of the day about what made a person clean or holy to worship God and what made them dirty or unholy, unfit to worship God. The Pharisees liked to look on the outside of a person’s life & judge them by what they see or ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "The Life Of Jesus Christ"

    Contributed by Danny Moss on Jan 29, 2002
    based on 74 ratings
     | 11,168 views

    This sermon calls upon all believers to re-live the life of Christ.

    THE LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST Text: 2nd Corinthians 4:5-11 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkenss, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus And The Children Series

    Contributed by Dale Miller on Mar 23, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,672 views

    This is a sermon about relationships, with an emphasis on the example of Jesus and the little children.

    MUB NOV. 26, 2006 MARK 10;1-9 From there he went to the area of Judea across the Jordan. A crowd of people, as was so often the case, went along, and he, as he so often did, taught them. Pharisees came up, intending to give him a hard time. They asked, “Is it legal for a man to divorce his ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Learning Prayer From The Early Church Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 21, 2016
     | 5,577 views

    The Focus of Prayer

    A. WHAT WAS THE FOCUS OF PRAYER? 1. We should pray for leadership. “O Lord . . . You know every heart. Show us which . . . You have chosen to replace Judas” (Acts 1:24, NLT). 2. That the Holy Spirit will minister among us. “They prayed for the new Christians to receive the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Oh What A Friend!

    Contributed by Mike Hays on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 95 ratings
     | 8,637 views

    There is no friend like the friend we have in Jesus.

    Oh What a Friend! Hebrews 4:14-16 There are a lot of things friends share today -- secrets, tickets to a ballgame, notes for a test, cars, time, a shoulder to cry on, a warm handshake of welcome, and much more; but the greatest thing a friend could ever share with someone he or she truly cares ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God's Man For The White House

    Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Oct 11, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 5,862 views

    Challenge to Christians to establish Christ as Master.

    PP0524 DATE GOD’S MAN FOR THE WHITE HOUSE Ezekiel 22:30-31. "And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none." "Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul George avatar

    From The Wilderness To The Mission Field

    Contributed by Paul George on Dec 30, 2003
    based on 21 ratings
     | 3,918 views

    When Jesus heard that John had been taken into custody He went into Galilee

    From the Wilderness to the Mission Field Matthew 4:12-17 When Jesus heard that John had been taken into custody He went into Galilee not only for His own protection, knowing that the Pharisees in Judah were enemies as Herod was John’s and to build upon the good foundation John had laid. God will ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness