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  • Richard Schwedes avatar

    Seasons Of Creation: Being A Disciple With The Forest Series

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Sep 1, 2008
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     | 8,032 views

    God has blessed us through His creation. This sermon looks at how we are blessed by God through His trees and how we are called to look after and care for them.

    Our new worship series the Seasons of Creation, begins with Forest Sunday. Over the next four weeks we are going to focus on how God has blessed us through His creation and what it means for us to live as His disciples in this creation. Throughout history Christians have had a mixed reaction to ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Fw: In Faith

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Dec 6, 2011
     | 3,398 views

    Honoring the Protestant Reformation by moving Forward in our Faith

    INTRO Of all the subjects Martin Luther was most passionate, he wrote of nothing more extensive than that of “faith. In December 1536, Luther marched forward in faith by defending that which he held so dear by encouraging the church to reform their ways and return to the Lord with all their ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Memorializing Memorial Day

    Contributed by Perry Greene on May 18, 2020
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     | 5,899 views

    America exists by the providence of God as does the Kingdom of Heaven. Both are about ideals, not turf.

    1. “. . . We are trying to do a futile thing if we do not know where we came from or what we have been about. America was born a Christian nation. America was born to exemplify those elements of righteousness which are derived from the revelation of Holy Scripture.” W. Wilson 2. The rewriting of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Faith Lessons From The Big Guns A Midrash Extravaganza Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 13, 2018
     | 3,353 views

    Even before the Flood, God’s people related to Him on the basis of faith. The writer extracts some important Christian beliefs from their examples.

    Faith Lessons from the Big Guns A Midrash Extravaganza (Hebrews 11:4-7) 1. This is a wonderful time to live when it comes to new technologies and inventions. Elon Musk, who oversees Tesla, SpaceX, and The Boring Company is sort of a cross between Thomas Edison and Cornelius Vanderbilt. 2. But ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Tresure, Pearls And Nets Series

    Contributed by Robert Butler on Jul 26, 2021
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,957 views

    A relationship with God, His Son Jesus and His Holy Spirit is the most valuable aspect of life.

    This week we begin a summer series entitled, Tell Me A Story. “Tell me a Story” is a simple way to reference Jesus' use of parables to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson. I think my favorite stories come from ordinary people who stumble across something valuable. Like the woman who ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Understanding The Importance Of The Sacrament

    Contributed by Ian Bullock on Aug 11, 2021
     | 3,589 views

    As we go into week three of Christ as the bread of life, this sermon looks to explore how the sacrament helps us understand Christs words.

    In the name of the living God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. We are continuing to think about Christ as the Bread of Life, and while the previous two weeks focussed upon aspect of things that happen because of our understanding, this week, we come into a place where we consider the actual ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Fruit Of Gentleness Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Aug 26, 2021
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     | 3,503 views

    In the epistle to Galatians 5:23, Paul used the word Gentleness. This word Gentleness and Meekness are used interchangeably in the Bible. The Greek word ‘Praotes’ is translated as meek and gentle by different scholars and translators.

    Theme: Fruit of Gentleness Text: Colossians 3:12-14 & Galatians 5:22-23. Greetings & Introduction: Gentleness is the quality of being kind, tender, or mild-mannered. Bible Dictionary defines it as ‘Sensitivity of disposition and kindness of behaviour, founded on strength and prompted by ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Heavy? Weary?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 1, 2021
     | 2,904 views

    There is a spirit of heaviness that can weary God's people. Weariness can become a spiritual obstacle that hinders God's work

    HEAVY! WEARY! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com How many times did you complain today? Did you encourage someone today? A good person is kind and treats their enemies better than a bad person treats their friends. Did we learn LOVE NEVER FAILS? Love needs no applause. TEXT: ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Our Subjective Spiritual Struggles: They Matter Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 18, 2019
     | 2,887 views

    Although many of our struggles as followers of Jesus are with the world, the flesh, and the devil, sometimes they are about monitoring our inner affections and deep seated thoughts.

    Our Subjective Spiritual Struggles: They Matter (I John 3:19-24, 4:7-21) 1. Today I begin my message with some comments about modern art. It’s easy to understand modern art. If it hangs on a wall, it’s a painting. If you can walk around it, it’s a sculpture. How many surrealists does it take to ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Sixth Sunday In Ordinary Time - 6th Sunday, Year A-- The Fence

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jan 20, 2020
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    Jesus builds a shield around the law or Commandments in order to create more space and distance so that we won’t even bump up against the fence or sit on the fence, but rather keep a healthy distance.

    There was a large group of people. On one side of the group stood a man, Jesus. On the other side of the group stood Satan. Separating them, running through the group, was a fence. The scene was set, both Jesus and Satan began calling to the people in the group and, one by one - each having made up ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Core 52 Week 4 - Covenant Series

    Contributed by Lanny Smith on Mar 2, 2020
     | 2,954 views

    What does it look like to be in covenant with God?

    To hear the sermon please go to my podcast at: https://www.buzzsprout.com/697261/2610538 Covenant - Being a Part of God's Work Intro: • [VIDEO] Pixar movie Up intro scene. • Hits you right in the “feels.” • Where did we learn to love, commit like that? • Our first three weeks in Core 52 have ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    When God Leaves The Table Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 9, 2019
     | 3,043 views

    When God hides His face from a society, that society becomes more and more degraded.

    When God Leaves the Table (Romans 1:24-32) 1. Scientists at NASA have developed a gun built specifically to launch dead chickens at the windshields of airliners, military jets and the space shuttle, all traveling at maximum velocity. The idea is to simulate the frequent incidents of collisions ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Parable Of The Unjust Judge

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Oct 7, 2019
     | 6,069 views

    Is this really about the unjust judge?

    The Parable of the Unjust Judge Luke 18:1-8 Parables are useful stories in that they present simple points. In the case of this parable, one can see the value of persistence. It is similar to what Jesus says in The Sermon on the Mount where He says: “Persist in asking, and you will receive. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Holy Family

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Dec 4, 2019
     | 3,370 views

    For a holy and healthy family, there is a need to identify which of the functional principals a family needs to counter any dysfunctional tendencies.

    In the Bible, and among many of the Saints, family life was messy, and this actually was the raw material that God’s grace used to form holy people. Yet, for a holy and healthy family, there is a need to identify which of the functional principals a family needs to counter any dysfunctional ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread - The Lord's Prayer - Part 3 Series

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Apr 22, 2020
     | 3,332 views

    Looking at the Lord's Prayer on a phrase by phrase basis. (Shorter sermon for use in live streaming during the COVID-9 pandemic shutdown)

    Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread (This sermon is a shorter sermon due to being delivered via Facebook/Live during the Covid-19 shutdown) Today is the sixth time we have gathered together to worship our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ via the internet. Aren’t you thankful that we have this technology ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene