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  • Derrick Tuper avatar

    Return To Me

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 30, 2022
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     | 4,161 views

    There are times when we might stray from the Lord. Sometimes it lasts for a short period; sometimes it's for a longer period. When it happens God longs for our return and he never gives up on us.

    RETURN TO ME There are times when we might stray from the Lord. Sometimes it lasts for a short period; sometimes it's for a longer period. When it happens God longs for our return and never gives up on us. He'll go out of his way to try to bring us to our senses so we would return to him. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "Be Not Ye Therefore Like Unto Them”

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 3, 2022
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    Most mothers have known the pain of having to place their babies in a day-care facility for the first time and knowing they would have to be away from them for eight or nine hours while they went to work.

    Illus: Recently one mother, who had to do this with her first baby, explained that she began to cry as she wrapped that little eight-pound boy up in his warm blanket to get him ready for the day-care. She said that throughout the day she was constantly wondering what he was doing. Jesus knows ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fear Of Almighty God

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 4, 2022
     | 2,374 views

    In this sermon, I want to talk to you about something that is missing in almost every church.

    WHAT IS THAT? I am talking about the FEAR OF GOD. We live in a world today that seems to have lost all fear of God. (1) THE SINNERS DO NOT FEAR GOD You will find among the young and the old, that sinners do not fear God. This is why: • The SCHOOLS of this nation are in the mess they are in • ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus' Legacy Of Love (Sixth Sunday Of Easter May 5, 2024)

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on May 4, 2024
     | 1,164 views

    Jesus' commandment to love one another was a legacy to Jesus' disciples then as much as it is also a legacy to Jesus' disciples today and in every generation.

    JESUS' LEGACY OF LOVE Text: John 15: 9-17 John 15:9-17  I love you just as the Father loves me; remain in my love.  (10)  If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love.  (11)  "I have ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Pray

    Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on May 6, 2024
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    The great thing is that as Christians, we don't have to wait until there is proclamation, or wait for a certain day in order to pray. The call to pray is stated clearly in scripture. One place especially clear is found in II Chronicles 7:14.

    Alba 5-5-2024 PRAY II Chronicles 7:14 This past Thursday, May 2nd, was the National Day of Prayer. A bill was passed on April 17, 1952 stating that: “The President shall set aside and proclaim a suitable day each year, other than a Sunday, as a National Day of Prayer, on which the people of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Lessons From Jeremiah – Part 30 – The Problem Is Disobedience And Necks That Are Too Stiff Part 30 - Jeremiah 7:20-26 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Apr 30, 2025
     | 464 views

    People walked away from God with stiffened necks. The idolatrous nation was so wicked they would not repent. In the message we see God had tried so much to reach the nation of Judah but they were stubborn and rebellious and rejected and killed the prophets. Disobedience considered.

    LESSONS FROM JEREMIAH – PART 30 – THE PROBLEM IS DISOBEDIENCE AND NECKS THAT ARE TOO STIFF PART 30 - Jeremiah 7:20-26 CHAPTER 7 [A]. THEREFORE BECOMES THE CONCLUSION {{Jeremiah 7:20 THEREFORE thus says the Lord GOD, “Behold, My anger and MY WRATH WILL BE POURED OUT on this place, on man and on ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Identity Theft

    Contributed by Phillip Smith on Nov 11, 2023
     | 1,645 views

    An unstable person who feels inadequate in their identity might steal another’s because it might bring them personal gain. Others who have turned to evil find pleasure in stealing from a person more wealthy than they.

    Knowing mankind has to have individual identifiers for every person, place and thing, he has instinctively created an almost impossibility to recognize things of a spiritual nature. Man cannot readily recognize things of a spiritual nature because he does not see, hear, touch, nor smell or taste a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    1 Peter 1:22-2:8 Series

    Contributed by Michael Collins on Jun 22, 2023
     | 1,664 views

    Since we've been saved by the enduring word of God, we're now required to live a life that reflects the life of Jesus who is also our chief cornerstone in a spiritual house where we are living stones.

    For the Audio Version on YouTube, click here – https://youtu.be/88Y4oixNriA For the Audio Version on Spotify, click here – https://open.spotify.com/episode/2JkU0luk7HGtlmpWBlpC70?si=4f3e5b9936ac4a9d 1 Peter 1:22-25 22 Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    What Child Is This?

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Dec 4, 2021
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     | 4,328 views

    The following sermon is going to review the prophet Micah's predication of the Messiah so that we might see the babe lying in the manger to give us great hope that our Lord, Savior and King is none other than our Messiah!

    What Child is This? Micah 5:1-5 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 Zion’s Distress When King Herod gathered the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law and asked where the Messiah was to be born (Matthew 2:3-6) they quoted the Messianic prophesy of Micah 5:2: “but ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Who Is God? Part 1

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 30, 2020
     | 2,475 views

    How great is God? Is God good or evil? Is God near or far or both? Can God be three and one? Does God have a plan? Did God really create everything that is? Does God provide today? Let’s discuss some questions about God as revealed in the Christian Bible.

    Who is God? Part 1 How great is God? Is God good or evil? Is God near or far or both? Can God be three and one? Does God have a plan? Did God really create everything that is? Does God provide today? A Greek word for God is Theos and so the study of God is called theology. Let’s discuss some ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Snake On A Pole

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 5, 2018
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     | 13,329 views

    Have you ever driven by a medical facility and notice the symbol of a snake on a pole and wonder what are they thinking or what does that symbol mean. The truths in this teaching helps you overcome the adulterated view which is blinding many.

    Snake On A Pole A Biblical Perspective Have you ever driven by a medical facility and notice the symbol of a snake on a pole and wonder what are they thinking or what does that symbol mean. At first glance it might seem ill-fitting to have such an emblem as a symbol for decoration in hospitals or ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Why The Flip Flop?

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Aug 31, 2018
     | 5,665 views

    A study in the book of 2 Samuel 8: 1 – 18

    2 Samuel 8: 1 – 18 Why the flip flop? 8 After this it came to pass that David attacked the Philistines and subdued them. And David took Metheg Ammah from the hand of the Philistines. 2 Then he defeated Moab. Forcing them down to the ground, he measured them off with a line. With two lines he ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Cain's Later Home And Some Of His Noted Descendants Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Sep 14, 2018
     | 5,217 views

    As Cain traveled looking for a new home, surely he had to explain the mark God put on him.

    October 4, 2013 Commentary on the Book of Genesis By: Tom Lowe Lesson I.C.3: Cain's Later Home and Some of His Noted Descendants. Gen. 4.16-24 (KJV) 16 And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. 17 And Cain knew his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What The Bible Says About Hell Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 28, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,225 views

    In common usage, Hell designates the place of future punishment for the wicked. Satan hates the doctrine of an eternal hell. As a result, many groups today (some supposedly evangelical) either deny the existence of hell or make it a place of annihilatio

    Title: What the Bible Says About Hell Text: “So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom” (Luke ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Get Real

    Contributed by Derrick Strickland on Mar 19, 2016
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     | 13,849 views

    Let's see what Jesus' interaction with Nathaniel (in whom is no guile/deception) teaches us about being authentic in our faith and in our world.

    INTRO: 1. ILL. A young boy at the beach in his swimming trunks walks up to a lady sitting in the shade of an umbrella and asked her. “Do you believe in God?” Kind of taken by surprise she responded “Yes” “Are you a christian?” She responded “Why, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal