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  • Shawn Drake avatar

    How Could You Be Thankful? Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Dec 30, 2014
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    This is the 1st sermon in the Christmas Series, "Out Of Your Mind". This sermon ask how we can be thankful even when things are not going well.

    Series: Out Of Your Mind [#1] HOW COULD YOU BE THANKFUL? Matthew 1:1-17; John 1:1-14 Introduction: As a parent, I get to observe my children do things that make be absolutely crazy. I have said to each of them more than once, “You must be out of your mind”? As I think of the many ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Listening To Jesus

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Jan 28, 2016
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    The hometown Nazarene synagogue community could not hear Jesus over the noise of their own presuppositions. They watched him grow up. What do we hear when we listen to Jesus? In this text we hear his love, truth, and authority.

    Listening To Jesus Luke 4:21-30 Introduction Proverbs 1:5 (NASB) A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel.. “There's a lot of difference between listening and hearing.” ― G.K. Chesterton We should always be a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Returning To The Original Divine Intention Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 17, 2016
     | 4,878 views

    To be at the wedding banquet, properly attired, is our destiny and joy.

    19th Sunday After Pentecost 2016 Extraordinary Form Years ago, when I first read this parable, it sounded rather fabulous, an invention of the Lord’s fertile imagination. But a dispassionate reading of history, and even the local news, tells us that St. Matthew’s story is merely a ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Wisdom: What We Can Expect Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 31, 2016
     | 3,635 views

    Forewarned is forearmed. Wisdom not only guides us in our choices, it helps us anticipate what we may expect to see.

    Wisdom: What We Can Expect (Proverbs 24:7-12) 1. A lot of times folks get very superstitious about finding God’s will. And, more often than not, they want God’s will to be their will, and somehow make it so. 2. By the time Bobby arrived, the football game had already started. "Why ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    I Am The Good Shepherd Series

    Contributed by David Taylor on Jun 5, 2014
     | 6,333 views

    I Am Series, part 1 I Am The Good Shepherd

    I Am Series, part 1 I Am The Good Shepherd John 10:7-18; 27-30 David Taylor We are in the first week of a new three week series leading up to Easter, entitled I AM, looking at three of the I am statements made by Jesus. This week we will look at I Am the Good Shepherd; next week we will look at I ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Unruly Freedom Of The Word Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 11, 2014
     | 4,555 views

    God's plan is truly a surprise, but it is always directed toward our salvation and the spread of the Gospel.

    Thursday of the 28th Week in Course 2014 Joy of the Gospel The Holy Father’s letter on the Joy of the Gospel tells us: “God’s word is unpredictable in its power. The Gospel speaks of a seed which, once sown, grows by itself, even as the farmer sleeps (Mk 4:26-29). The Church has ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Fast God Chooses

    Contributed by Rev Ken Shedenhelm on Feb 8, 2014
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    While we try to please God on our own terms, God wants us to live for Him. We call it a "fast" when we do without a self-serving behavior for a limited period of time, but what God calls a "fast" is a life dedicated to serving others.

    Abou ben Adhem had a dream. He awakened with a start to find an angel in his room, writing in a golden book. He said to the angel, “What writest thou?” and the angel replied, “The names of those who love the Lord.” “And is mine one?” he inquired. “Nay, not ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    How The Grinch Almost Stole Christmas Series

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 5, 2015
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     | 5,796 views

    Who could hate Christmas. A poor teenage bride her husband are forced to make a long trip. With no place to stay but a barn, the girl gives birth to a son. But there was a Grinch in Bethlehem who tried to steal the first Christmas.

    How the Grinch (ALMOST) Stole Christmas Play clip from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” first few lines You hear that story and you think that must be make believe because who could hate Christmas. What is to hate? A sweet little poor teenage bride her husband are forced to make a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    La Verdad Vs. El Engaño

    Contributed by Craig Benner on Jun 2, 2012
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     | 4,391 views

    Hay una batalla entre la verdad y el engaño. Necesitamos hacer todo posible para caminar en la verdad. En este estudio bíblico, se hallan 6 principios para reconocer una secta. Siga la verdad

    TRUTH vs. DECEIT (La Verdad vs. El Engaño) Jn. 8:32 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. (KJV) 32 y conoceréis la verdad, y la verdad os hará libres. (RVG04) A sect is a religous group with distinctives that diferentiate them from mainline christianity. Yes, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Don’t Kill

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jun 19, 2012
     | 4,509 views

    For most of us, this commandment is one for our heart.

    Don’t Kill September 16, 2007 Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: For most of us, this commandment is one for our heart. Focus Passage: Exodus 20:13 Supplemental Passage: Mat 5:21 "You have heard that the ancients were told, ’YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Mock Parade

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 27, 2021
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     | 2,107 views

    Where does the solution to all our problems really come from? Does it come from here on earth? What does God have to do with national and personal deliverance from all our problems? Purpose: Let’s understand the political implications of Palm Sunday. Plan: Let’s look at Mark 11:1-11.

    Where does the solution to all our problems really come from? Does it come from here on earth? What does God have to do with national and personal deliverance from all our problems? Purpose: Let’s understand the political implications of Palm Sunday. Plan: Let’s look at Mark 11:1-11 and the only ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Smith avatar

    Exhortation Of The Saints Series

    Contributed by Jerry Smith on Oct 15, 2020
     | 2,317 views

    In this lesson Jude is going to shift from his denunciation of the false teachers to exhortation of the saints.

    We move into Jude 1:17-19. In this lesson Jude is going to shift from his denunciation of the false teachers to exhortation of the saints. 17 But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. Jude comes back to the use of the words, “dear friends or beloved”. He has ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Scourge Of The Tongue

    Contributed by James Dina on Jul 20, 2020
     | 13,192 views

    The tongue is a small weapon. It is a great mercy to be delivered from the tongue. The tongue was originally made to be an organ of God’s praise but it has now become an instrument of unrighteousness. The tongue inflicts greater wounds than the sword.

    SCOURGE OF THE TONGUE Job 5:21 ---- "You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes." The tongue is a small weapon, but it is a cutting one; it is like a scourge ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Drought, Pestilence, Famine, And Repentance Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 25, 2020
     | 3,543 views

    Our culture, which has especially violated the commandment to love God by turning the Lord’s day into a market day, and has violated the commandment to love our neighbor by murdering millions of preborn infants, is clearly under judgement.

    Tuesday of 17th Week in Course 2020 The Plague Year Homilies The Church providently provides for us a series of fitting readings this year, currently from the prophecy of Jeremiah. Today we pick up in chapter 14 with what is called a series of prophecies during a great drought. Earlier in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    I Have 99 Problems, But Salvation Ain't One

    Contributed by Darrell Williams on Nov 8, 2019
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     | 4,449 views

    God will not let us be tempted or "tested" beyond what we can bear.

    We all have some loads to carry, that's the nature of life. And sometimes the loads are so heavy, that it takes everything we've got to keep from dropping it or caving in beneath the weight. This might be one of those seasons of heavy burdens for you. Is there anybody out there that can ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational