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  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    That You May Know Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Sep 22, 2010
    based on 44 ratings
     | 10,139 views

    John tells what we can know or expect to know when we know the Lord. 1- When we know Him we will know we have eternal life 2- When we know Him we will know we can ask anything of Him

    INTRO.- ILL.- A man jumps out of an airplane with a parachute on his back. As he’s falling, he realizes his chute is broken. He doesn’t know anything about parachutes, but as the earth rapidly approaches, he realizes his options are limited; he takes off the parachute and tries to fix it himself ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Who Picked Up The Tab? Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jun 7, 2011
     | 5,673 views

    Let’s look at a few thoughts that will help us understand how faith can make us right with God – nothing else can! Trusting God that what Jesus did on the cross was enough to take away our sins – that is the faith we all need today!

    Who Picked Up the Tab? Romans 4:1-8 Intro: Back when we were young, dumb, and kid-free, we rode AmTrak all the way from Southeastern Nebraska to Baker City. At some point on our return trip (which started in Portland), we realized that we hadn’t planned very well and were short on food and ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    A Walk On The Dark Side Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 20, 2009
    based on 69 ratings
     | 21,723 views

    What’s wrong with a visit to a psychic? A "harmless" game of Ouija? A look at my horoscope to see how my day is going to turn out?

    OPEN: A woman went to the local psychic in hopes of contacting her dearly departed grandmother. The psychic’s eyelids began to fluttering and she began to moan and eventually, a voice came, saying, "Granddaughter? Are you there?" The granddaughter, wide-eyed responded, "Grandma? Is that you?" ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God Likes You

    Contributed by Don Jaques on Jan 25, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,742 views

    God likes you. The only way to obey God over the long haul is to love him. The first step to loving Him is to receive His love for you. The first step to receiving his love for you is to understand he likes you.

    A few months ago I had an interesting email conversation with a woman who has attended our church for a few years. She told me that she hadn’t been coming for a while because of some personal issues that were going on. When I asked her to clarify what she meant, she said basically coming to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Is My Life A Victory?

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on May 15, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,257 views

    Is My Life a Victory? (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    SERMON OUTLINE: Belief (vs 1) Love (vs 2) Obedience (vs 2-3) Triumph (vs 4) Belief (vs 5-12) SERMON TEXT: Ill: • The Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer Robert Louis Stevenson; • Had not enjoyed a single day of good health in 14 years. • One day, when he had been forced to ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Advantages Of The Strong Small Church Pt 2

    Contributed by David Welch on Aug 4, 2018
     | 2,872 views

    This message continued my reflections on the small church from part one.

    Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “The Advantages of the Small Church” Pt 2 Review Many pastors of small congregations feel inferior or failures or intimidated by larger churches. I have wrestled most of my ministry career with the subject of church growth and health; what constitutes ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Recipe For Growth

    Contributed by Ezekiel Ette on Nov 16, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,967 views

    Peace with yourself, peace with neighbors and peace with the world is what we need to live as Christians. We fail to grow when we live our lives for others and become afraid of losing the affection and approval of those we think are important in our lives

    Imagine a Church with some problems, where some people are fighting to become leaders. Yet, despite their own problems, when they heard that the individual who helped to establish the church was in need, they all come together, contributed money to send to help the individual. The leader wrote back ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Stand Fast In Liberty Series

    Contributed by Eric Hanson on Jul 21, 2015
     | 11,869 views

    The other pastor at my church shared this fine primer on the concerns we have about the Hebraic Roots Movement, which is currently growing in church circles around the nation.

    STAND FAST IN LIBERTY Pastor Dallas Henry July 5, 2015 Galatians 5:1 “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.” There is a term in Christianity, called “legalism”. Legalism, by definition, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Place For Us

    Contributed by David Nolte on Mar 5, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,956 views

    Our home in heaven

    “A Place For Us” John 14;1-9 David P. Nolte There are many elaborate, ornate, huge mansions around the world; for example: the Pittock Mansion The Hearst Mansion Graceland Mansion J.D. Rockefeller mansion All of these, however ornate, costly, extravagant and famous will turn to rubble. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Russell (Rusty) Pruitt avatar

    Praising God In Bad Times

    Contributed by Russell (Rusty) Pruitt on Jun 7, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,302 views

    In II Chronicles 20, we read about King Jehoshaphat of Judah. The Moabites, long-time enemies of Judah, had formed a powerful alliance with the Ammonites and other surrounding nations and marched against Jehoshaphat.

    The enemy forces were encamped at Ein Gedi. The king and his people were filled with alarm, so Jehoshaphat called a fast and began to seek the Lord as did all the people. In his prayer, Jehoshaphat talked about evil coming upon the nation, in the form of the sword, judgment, pestilence, or famine. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Our Memorials

    Contributed by Russell (Rusty) Pruitt on Jul 17, 2020
     | 2,818 views

    Jacob made a vow that if God would bring him back home safely, that the stone which he set up as a pillar, and its place would be called God's house. By setting up this stone Jacob erected a monument to memorialize this significant event in his life.

    OUR MEMORIALS TEXT: GENESIS 28:16-22 INTRODUCTION: The background for this scripture is that Jacob had stolen his brother Esau’s blessing, and for fear of Esau, he fled to the land of Padanaram. He stopped for the night and went to sleep and had a dream where God revealed His glory to him. God ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Devil Is In The Details (March 6, 2022)

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Mar 11, 2022
     | 2,072 views

    How do we handle temptations? Whom do we rely on? Jesus addressed these things as He is driven by the Spirit into the wilderness. The Devil was in the details.

    THE DEVIL IN THE DETAILS Text: Luke 4:1- 13 Luke 4:1-13  Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness,  (2)  where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Dr. Bradford Reaves avatar

    The New Jerusalem Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on May 17, 2023
     | 4,549 views

    What is Heaven like? Our eternal home is described in vivid detail here in Revelation 21 and 22

    Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org Bob and Stan were good buddies and baseball friends. One day at a ballgame, they made a vow to each other that, whichever friend died first, that friend would send a message back to earth to let the other friend ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    How Holy Is Holiness?

    Contributed by Andy Almendarez on Apr 9, 2002
    based on 149 ratings
     | 9,419 views

    The many ideas on holiness lead to the misconception that it is unattainable here on Earth.

    How Holy Is Holiness? 1 Thessalonians 5:23 Rob Thomas has always been motivated more by recess, than by any other of his classes. For an hour one day when he was in the second grade, Rob had avoided working on his math sheet. Then the teacher told him that every problem would have to be done ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Can Good People Love God? Series

    Contributed by Dave Weidlich on Oct 8, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 4,277 views

    It’s a well-known fact that Jesus came to seek and to save those who are lost – the down-and-out. But what about the up-and-in? We are, and we live with, people who are not drug addicts, s and ex-cons. The folks we live with are highly educated, sophistic

    Can Good People Love God? Rev. Dave Weidlich ~ Cooper Mountain Presbyterian Fellowship ~ Oct. 6, 2002 Read Zechariah 4:6 So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty. In our Luke passage, we find two people ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed