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  • Bob Faulkner avatar

    Mystery Babylon, In Papal Rome: From Its Height To Its Present Low... Series

    Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Jul 14, 2015
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    Rome-Babylon has been with us for many centuries now. From giddy power over empires to its present place of "holding on", Babylon promises to be with us until her program is fulfilled (Revelation 18).

    The "Golden Age" of the Papacy. c. 1000 A.D. As the new millennium dawns over Europe and the world, Rome tightens its grip. It seems every Pope is trying to outdo the last in wickedness and power plays. Benedict VIII buys the office of Pope in 1012, as does his successor in 1024. The latter Pope ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    God Uses Imperfect People

    Contributed by James Buchanan on Jun 19, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
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    From the book of Judges, we see the story of Ehud and how God uses imperfect people (like you and I) to accomplish his purposes.

    Now, this is not a true story—mind you, but an apocryphal writing in which the pope in medieval times was persuaded by some of his more conservative advisors to endure no longer the presence of Jews in the very heart and core of world Christianity. The Jews of Rome were evicted from their homes by ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Mystery Babylon, The Protest Begins Series

    Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Jul 15, 2015
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    Eventually people get it: You must come out of Babylon. Here is the story of those first heroes of the Protestant Reformation, who saw Babylon, protested, and were forced out. Thank God for them.

    PART THREE: WHEN PEOPLE PROTEST 1300-1870 THIRTY-SEVEN: THE CALL "OUT OF HER" BEGINS The light which manifests itself to many individuals within the church slowly becomes such a burning glow that, combining with the loss of prestige of the Papacy, and the growing political tensions, it can no ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Solo Christo: Christ Alone Series

    Contributed by Mark Connelly on Aug 24, 2011
     | 6,854 views

    In Jesus is your salvation. In Jesus is resurrection life. In Jesus is justification, the forgiveness of sins. Give your life to the one who can truly save, Jesus Christ, and him alone.

    If you missed last week, we began a four week series called Stories to Tell. For these 4 weeks I’m going to tell you 4 stories of 4 heroes of our faith, which many of you have probably never heard. My hope is that these stories give you new heroes who encourage you in new ways, and that you ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Windows From History

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jul 3, 2007
    based on 34 ratings
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    A series of stories from history illustrating Jesus’ call to carry the cross in Mark 8:434-38.

    Windows from History Mark 8:34-38 Mk 8:34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Mk 8:35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    When People Say We Don’t Need God

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Nov 27, 2011
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    The TOWER of BABEL represents man’s effort without God. The Builders of Shinar failed in their attempt tried to reach heaven through human effort. We too will fail if we believe that spiritual enlightenment comes through human effort. The only way to k

    The battle for our worship is a battle that draws our flesh and its desire to exert itself over God. The flesh demands that it be stroked, satisfied and honored. The inner part of our being cries out for independence. From our earliest days we desire to do things for ourselves. But we cannot ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Yes, A Church Leader Must Have A Sense Of Humor Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 23, 2019
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    We are told to have salt in us. Salt was used in the ancient world, and occasionally today, to preserve meat from corruption. So if we have spiritual salt, we will be preserved against that kind of corrupt thought and behavior.

    Thursday of the 7th Week in Course 2019 St. Hilarius Today we have a rare treat because of the late date of Ash Wednesday and Easter. We get the rare festival of St. Hilarius, about whom I will speak in a moment. By now, most years, we are deep into Lent, and so the saints’ days are suppressed in ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Just Right For The Job

    Contributed by Kelvin Parks on Jul 13, 2008
    based on 150 ratings
     | 150,209 views

    Brother and Sister we live in a day where the word tolerance is being used and abused. We are constantly being asked to lower our standards and expectations ... and to accept any old kind of behavior and any old body. However, I am a firm believer that

    JUST RIGHT FOR THE JOB Spoken on 27 April 2008 at Shiloh Baptist Church Waukegan, Illinois In Honor of Pastor Walstone E. Francis 16th Year Anniversary Pastor Johnson, fellow Ministers, Shiloh Family, I also stand this morning with the monumental task of providing Words of Encouragement to a man ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Bible And The Catholic Church.

    Contributed by Anthony Smith on Apr 5, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
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    A Side by side comparison of the Catholic Church and the Bible.Has the Catholic Church adopted the ways of the Sadducees and Pharisees?

    The Death of a Pope. The Bible and the Catholic Church. There has been many an article written about the death of the Pope of Rome. Many in the Catholic Church are praising him on His works and even saying that he was just about as ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Worship On God's Terms Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 2, 2010
     | 3,250 views

    Cult is part of culture, even materialistic culture; our cult must be conducted as God wishes.

    Feast of St. Francis of Assisi October 4, 2010 Spirit of the Liturgy Series By all testimony, including his own, Francis was a self-willed man. Even when he heard God’s call, we see over and over again his early actions as those of someone who is making his own way. The Francis of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Singing And Contemplation Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 23, 2009
     | 3,570 views

    The point of art, and especially music, is to lead us beyond what we can apprehend at the material level, even to contemplative prayer.

    May 25, 2009 Sacramentum Caritatis Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides upon the clouds; his name is the LORD, exult before him! 5 Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. The anointing of the Holy Spirit is the action of ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Come Back Tomorrow Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 25, 2009
     | 3,602 views

    The problem of hunger in our world is mostly a matter of people like the synagogue official who would turn away the blind and lame from the healing power of Jesus.

    October 26, 2009 Caritas in Veritate There are many meanings to what St. Paul calls “living by the flesh,” and some tie in most wonderfully with today’s Gospel and the Pope’s latest encyclical. We have considered one over the past few weeks–the idea that human development is most importantly ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Mark Connelly avatar

    Sola Fide: Faith Alone Series

    Contributed by Mark Connelly on Aug 24, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,202 views

    You cannot earn your salvation. You cannot buy it. Nobody can do it for you. Salvation is by God’s grace, through faith alone in Jesus Christ. That is the truth that liberates your soul.

    We’re in the 3rd week of a 4 week series called stories to tell. My purpose in this series is to tell you 4 stories of 4 great heroes of the faith, to stir your soul to stand for Christ. I want you to have new stories of the faith to tell your children and your children’s children. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Beyond Human Imagination Series

    Contributed by Philip Makari on Jan 8, 2001
    based on 107 ratings
     | 6,806 views

    Nothing surpasses the mystery of Christ’s Incarnation.

    BEYOND HUMAN IMAGINATION Luke 2:8-20 There are several reasons as to why the shepherds’ episode of the Christmas story could not have been a story of human imagination, or a man-made story. 1. If you or I were to make up a story about the birth of the long anticipated Messiah, it ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    A Living Hope

    Contributed by Wendy Pratt on Mar 30, 2006
    based on 15 ratings
     | 7,401 views

    This sermon looks at the nature of our hope, especially in terms of how we face death.

    This week has been an interesting week. We’ve had three people in the hospital, so I’ve been spending time there daily, talking with patients and their families about issues of life and death. The news has been filled with issues of life and death, especially as they’ve pertained to Terri ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed