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  • Dr. Jerry Hulse avatar

    "the Eucharist And The Lord's Supper."

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Jun 19, 2022
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     | 3,850 views

    The Lord’s Supper, a sacred ceremony commemorating Christ’s sacrifice, brings believers together, encourages personal reflection and spiritual renewal, provides spiritual nourishment, and fills us with eager anticipation for Christ's soon return.

    SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES (1 Corinthians11:23-26) (23) "For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:" (24) "And when he had ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    God's Guarantee Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Mar 1, 2016
     | 10,222 views

    God’s love guarantees that since He saved me, He will keep me

    I’d like to begin this morning with a question, one that I first came across more than 30 years ago in an evangelism training program called Evangelism Explosion: “Have you come to the place in your spiritual life where you know for sure that if you were to die today you would go to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Saved To Serve Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Sep 28, 2020
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     | 12,127 views

    God saves us so we will serve Him.

    How many of you have ever had physical therapy? Do we have any physical therapists or physical therapy assistants here today? I’m 12 weeks into PT for my rotator cuff surgery and now know what PT stands for – pain and torture! JK. I’m actually making great progress…finally. I’ve graduated to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Giving To Please God Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 14, 2025
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     | 1,793 views

    Because we’re partakers of grace and partners in the gospel, we’re to participate in giving to God’s work by practicing joyful generosity.

    Giving to Please God Philippians 4:14-23 Rev. Brian Bill April 12-13, 2025 When I was growing up, my mom insisted that my sisters and I had to write thank you notes whenever we would receive a gift. To reinforce this, she would tell us we couldn’t use the gift we were given until the note was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Ready For Anything (Part 3: First Four Pieces Of Armor) Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 1, 2024
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     | 1,106 views

    In this message, we explore the first four pieces of armor in Ephesians 6: Belt, Shoes, Breastplate, and Shield. Understanding this armor and applying these truths are essential for Christian success.

    Intro Imagine what it would be like this morning if today’s news headline read: “America at War.” What if you woke up today to the news that war has broken out between America and China? Every military base would be on high alert. Every mother would be concerned about the future of her sons and ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    The Cycle Of Life Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Jul 14, 2024
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     | 3,636 views

    Dissatisfaction is designed to lead us to find satisfaction in God alone.

    The Cycle of Life Ecclesiastes 1:3-18 Rev. Brian Bill July 13-14, 2024 We’ve been challenged this summer to read through the entire Book of Ecclesiastes at least three times. As I’ve been doing so it strikes me how many of Solomon’s existential experiments are reflected in popular songs from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Search For Satisfaction Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Jul 22, 2024
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     | 3,782 views

    We will never find our purpose in life if we put the pursuit of our pleasures above God’s priorities.

    The Search for Satisfaction Rev. Brian Bill Ecclesiastes 2:1-17 July 20-21, 2024 According to the 2024 World Happiness Report, the U.S. ranks 23rd on a global measure of happiness across 143 countries in the world. This is worse than last year, when we came in at number 15. Americans under 30 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Praising In The Pit Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Jun 23, 2025
     | 1,906 views

    When you hit rock bottom, you’ll find that the Rock at the bottom is God Himself.

    Praising in the Pit Psalm 34 Rev. Brian Bill June 21-22, 2025 I met an unforgettable man about 20 years ago when I was pastoring in central Illinois. The first time he came into our church sanctuary, he raised his arms over his head, looked up to the ceiling and said he was waiting for the roof ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Song Of Solomon - Chapter 4 – The Beloved Admires His Bride’s Beauty Series

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Sep 28, 2024
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     | 1,221 views

    The Beloved describes His Bride in detail, reassuring her that His love has not diminished one degree because of her sin.

    He V.4:1 Behold, you are beautiful, my love, behold, you are beautiful! Your eyes are doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats leaping down the slopes of Gilead. 2 Your teeth are like a flock of shorn ewes that have come up from the washing, all of which bear twins, and not one ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Pastor’s Authority

    Contributed by Dr. William D. Poovey on Apr 25, 2015
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     | 11,531 views

    Bible truths about pastoral authority.

    THE PASTOR’S AUTHORITY AND THE CHURCH MEMBER’S RESPONSIBILITY THE PASTOR’S AUTHORITY AND THE CHURCH MEMBER’S RESPONSIBILITY There are two things that we desire to cover here. First, we want to reinforce the scriptural authority of the pastorate and warn about the abuse of ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    The Glorious Church Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 2, 2011
     | 9,948 views

    1) The Manner of Christ’s Love (Ephesians 5:25–31) and 2) The Motive of Christ’s Love (Ephesians 5:32-33) for His "Glorious Church"

    Those who provide premarital and marital counseling often hear couples express deficient ideas of love. When asked what they mean by “I love you,” one or the other is likely to answer in self-centered language about being loved, feeling good, enjoying the other’s personality and so on. But here in ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Grace Awakening Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 29, 2021
     | 2,374 views

    1) The Penalty (Titus 2:11), 2) The Power (Titus 2:12), 3) The Presence (Titus 2:13), and 4) The Possession (Titus 2:14) of sin.

    Titus 2:11-14. [11] For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, [12] training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, [13] waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Richard Tow avatar

    Will Christians Go Through The Tribulation Period? (Ix) Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Mar 1, 2021
     | 4,512 views

    Matthew's prediction of the Abomination of Desolation is compared to Luke's account of the destruction of the temple in 70 AD. Rightly diving this portion of the Olivet Discourse is crucial to understanding end-time prophecy. The focus of this message is Matthew 24:15-31.

    Last week we examined the first part of Jesus’s Olivet Discourse in Matthew 24:1-14. In that portion of the prophecy Jesus told us the conditions that would exist during this current age: deception, wars, pestilence, earthquakes, persecution, etc. In verse 8 He uses the metaphor of labor pains ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    How To Approach God Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Feb 8, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 21,106 views

    Introduction to a study of the Lord’s Prayer and an examination of the first six words, "Our Father who art in Heaven."

    A Study of the Lord’s Prayer Lesson # 1 Introduction : How to Approach God Almost all of our prayers begin by rushing into a series of petitions in which we pour out to God our problems, our needs, our irritations. This only reinforces the focus of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Revelation Of The Cross

    Contributed by Bill Rea on May 1, 2001
    based on 29 ratings
     | 18,494 views

    It speaks of what the cross reveals to us while Jesus hung there.

    THE REVELATION OF THE CROSS LUKE 23:35-43 If you were to look at Rembrandt’s painting of The Three Crosses, your attention would be drawn first to the center cross on which Jesus died. Then as you would look at the crowd gathered around the foot of that cross, you’d be impressed by the various ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist