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  • Chris Swanson avatar

    What Will It Take To Prepare Us To Meet God?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Feb 7, 2023
     | 1,156 views

    Where is our walk with Christ and do people see Christ in us?

    Amos 4:1-13 This is a story about Amos. He was a common man, sheepherder, a layman; dedicated to serving God and his actions spoke for him. God told Amos to warn the Israelites of judgment coming because of their disobedience, complacency, idol worship, they oppressed the poor, they were ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Charlie Roberts avatar

    Journey To The Manger, Part 1

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Dec 18, 2011
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,713 views

    The birth of the Savior, the Messiah, the redeemer of the world, took the kind of supernatural preparation that only God could have accomplished!

    The Journey to the “Manger” part 1 I was thinking about the Christmas story this week and how everything took place, in the town of Bethlehem. Along with the miracle of the story, I couldn’t stop thinking about the miracles of the journey, That had to come about and to take place, all to get ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Gerald du Preez avatar

    Bread In My Father's House

    Contributed by Gerald Du Preez on May 30, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,684 views

    A different look at the story of the prodigal son from the perspective of the minimum he saw his father’s house offering him compared to the maximum prepared by his father.

    BREAD IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE INTRODUCTION A preacher was once invited to an old aged home to conduct a service for the residents. He spent some time agonising over what he was to speak about. He finally settled upon a topic. The talk was focused upon bringing comfort to the hearts of these dear ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    Favor With God And Man Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 27, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 21,440 views

    This sermon shows that the human Jesus grew in the ways that all children do, each step of growth preparing him to fulfill his Father’s eternal mission.

    Scripture Today is the First Sunday After Christmas. Each Sunday during Advent and Christmas we looked at one of the readings read during this season. Today, I would like to examine Luke 2:39-52. Luke the historian has given us a marvelous account leading up to our text today regarding the advent ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Alison Bucklin avatar

    Triple Threat

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Aug 22, 2023
     | 1,492 views

    We have exactly the same weapons against temptation that Jesus used against Satan in the wilderness.

    How many of you remember your first day at school, or your first day at a new job? You usually get some kind of orientation, don’t you. At that new job, maybe you spent the morning in the human resources signing benefits papers and getting company policies explained to you, maybe you get led ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Christopher Clarke avatar

    Morning Follows Mourning

    Contributed by Christopher Clarke on Jan 8, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,626 views

    Christ prepares His disciples for his death and resurection in concert with the story of Lazurus.

    The sermon today is from John 11, the first 45 verses. If you really want, I will read it, but I think it best if I paraphrase it a little. Jesus is with his disciples a couple of weeks, maybe a month before Passover when he gets word from his friends Mary and Martha that their brother Lazurus ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Monte Brown avatar

    A Message From The One We Serve Series

    Contributed by Monte Brown on Jan 25, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,038 views

    The series of messages on End Times for Today will take the words from Revelation chapter by chapter and reveal the blessings that are promised within these pages.

    Introduction If you would someone the question, what is God like? How would they answer? How if I would ask you the same question how would you answer the question, what is God like? Now most Christians would probably agree that God is like Jesus. Because, Jesus Himself said: “He that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Mending The Nets

    Contributed by Johnny Knight on Jan 26, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,317 views

    Though they had worked and day and were tired, Peter & John were mending their nets, for another day of fishing yet to come.

    MENDING THE NETS Text: Luke 5:1-11 Place: The Sea of Galilee Setting: On the shore near fishermen who were washing and (Matthew 4:21 mending) their nets. There is a crowd of people surrounding Jesus trying to hear what He was saying. He sees Peter & Andrew’s two boats newly brought ashore, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    The Disappointment Of Having Just Missed It 2018

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Nov 18, 2018
     | 7,553 views

    This message is about being ready for the second coming of Christ. It is an updated version of a message from 2002

    The Disappointment Of Having Just Missed It By Rick Gillespie- Mobley 11/18/2018 Eccl 9:11-12 Matthew 24:36-44 Text Matthew 25:1-13 Tyrone was 27 years old and for the first time in his life, he had kept a job for more than six months. He really needed this job, but the words of his boss kept ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Hand In The Cookie Jar? Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Apr 14, 2019
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,256 views

    This is the 15th sermon in the "Accounting" series from the Book of Ephesians.

    Series: Accounting [#15] HAND IN THE COOKIE JAR? Ephesians 5:1-7 Introduction: Today, we celebrate Palm Sunday. While, we are going to continue with our series in Ephesians, Palm Sunday is a reminder of how fickle people can be. As Christians, we are supposed to live like Christ; but often we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Always Ready

    Contributed by Curtis E. Nester on Jan 27, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,424 views

    Being ready to bear our witness for Christ

    TITLE: Always Ready TEXT: 1Peter 3:13-23 CONCL: A Romanian pastor was captured and tortured in order to get him to tell where other Christians were meeting so they could be arrested as well. But they could not get the pastor to break and disclose the location of the other Christians. So, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • The Rev deniray mueller avatar

    Hosanna In The Highest! Series

    Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Apr 15, 2017
     | 7,041 views

    a triumphal entry to crucifixion

    HOSANNA IN THE HIGHEST! Matthew 21:1-11 If you use your imagination for just a moment, you can feel the press of the people as they gather along the road from Bethany to Jerusalem. You can smell the dust, and the donkeys, you can hear the crowd. You can see the brightly colored holiday clothes ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

  • Jon Lipka avatar

    Be On Guard, And Work

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Feb 26, 2012
     | 7,140 views

    The Lord will come again, and it is given to us to diligently work at our ministries as if these were the final moments

    Many dates have been proposed for the end of the world. Recently: May 21, 2011, October 21, 2011, and December 21, 2012. What do they have in common? It’s not the number 21. None of them are correct. You’d be more accurate saying, “Today is the end of the world,” every day ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • John Dobbs avatar

    Keep Watch

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Mar 16, 2023
     | 2,335 views

    Frederick Bruner wrote, “Judgment will be a day of surprises.”

    Keep Watch    Matthew 25:1-13 Introduction Frederick Bruner wrote, “Judgment will be a day of surprises.” In our series, we have noted some of the teachings of Jesus that come in four judgment parables. The first shall be last, and the last will be first. Many are called but few ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Gerald Roberts avatar

    The End Is Near How Do We Respond?

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Nov 23, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,579 views

    Since the end is near how should we respond?

    Luke 21:5-19 The End is near so how do we respond? 1. This must be the End • Today reading Jesus paints a vivid picture of the end • It is a time when creation is in revolt . 11There will be great earthquakes, famines and ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist