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  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Globalization Guided By Charity In Truth Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 23, 2010
     | 3,069 views

    Globalization is neither inevitable nor evil,but must be guided by charity in truth

    Conversion of St. Paul January 25, 2010 Caritas in Veritate Today’s feast of the Conversion of St. Paul also concludes the week of prayer for Christian Unity. The Scriptures remind us that nothing is impossible for God. The great persecutor of Christians becomes the Apostle to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Trust God

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Nov 6, 2015
     | 6,656 views

    What is your source of wealth?? Who do you believe supplies everything that you need? For Christians, the answer to both questions should be-God.

    Have you ever looked at the current economic situation and asked yourself if it represents the end of the world? Well, you can relax. It is not the end of the world, but it paints a picture of what the economic situation will be like just before Christ returns. The image in Revelation 18:9-20 is ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Spirit Of Neighborhood Laws Series

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Oct 26, 2021
     | 1,363 views

    How would our neighborhoods look if the poor were helped and businesses operated in strict honesty? Let's look at the spirit of Old Testament neighborhood laws.

    How would our neighborhoods look if the poor were helped and businesses operated in strict honesty? Community responsibility to the poor is emphasized in both testaments. The popular political notion of being hard hearted towards them is not an option and generosity is commanded. If anyone is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    1 + 1 = 1! Series

    Contributed by Dennis Marquardt on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 184 ratings
     | 15,308 views

    #7 in 10 Commandment Series

    #7 “1 + 1 = 1” TEXTS: Ex. 20:14; Gen. 2:18,22-24; 3:20; Matt. 5:27-30; I Cor. 7:3-5 INTRO: The culture we live in today scoffs at the concept of sexual fidelity in marriage, consider the following: ILLUS: The conclusion made by a study of 104 leading television writers and executives ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    What Is In Your Hand? (Part 1) Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 4, 2015
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     | 22,397 views

    With a rod in Moses’s hand he was able to save the Israelites from Egypt. God has already given each one of us something in our hands. What are we doing with it? Our choice to use, misuse or abuse the thing in our hands will also reap the same consequence

    Opening illustration: My mother’s uncle was a soldier in WWII. He had served the British Army in the course of the colonization of India. During the war he was captured by the Germans and sent to the concentration camp. To India he became a MIA. His family was in shock and cried their life ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Transforming Wall Street

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Nov 4, 2010
     | 2,157 views

    God is just as concerned for Wall Street ... and the "Wall Street" of every community ... as He is for the street that runs in front of the church.

    Imagine a father offering these words of advice to his new college graduate, who is seeking a job: I want you to know it's a jungle out there. College has been a cake-walk. From now on, you'll be in the real world. The language is money. And it talks loudly. The goal is to get as much as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Marked

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 13, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 13,056 views

    We have been marked by destiny, purpose, favor, but is that the whole picture? What if we are marked by pain? What if we limp?

    Marked Introduction: Riding on a plane to a conference called “Marked”. I already knew in my mind some of the things that would be declared over the young people that would attend. You will be marked by power, by destiny, by purpose, by anointing, etc. All true. All good words. All real. But ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Pursuing Contentment

    Contributed by Dwight Kennedy on Dec 15, 2017
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     | 10,285 views

    It's a tragedy that the lack of contentment today has become the norm for even the children of God, yet contentment is absolutely essential to walk worthily of our Lord.

    “Pursuing Contentment” Philippians 4: 4-7 by Dwight Kennedy Outline: 1. Rejoice Greatly in Your Heavenly Maker. (vs. 4) (An Act of Worship) 2. Respond in Gentleness & Hardiness to Men. (vs. 5) (Action in Our Work) 3. Request with Gratitude and Humility in Every Manner. (vs. 6) (The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Learning In God's School Of The Desert Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Aug 13, 2001
    based on 114 ratings
     | 26,847 views

    How we can learn from our "wilderness" experiences in life.

    A Study of the Life of Moses Sermon # 3 “Learning in the School of the Desert” Exodus 2:15–25 Dr. John R. Hamby You will remember that when Moses stepped out on his own to become the deliverer of Israel it was an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fear Of Death, Hope In The Resurrection

    Contributed by Kristopher Morris on Oct 28, 2003
    based on 31 ratings
     | 6,810 views

    The fear of death is a burden many carry. Where do we turn? To Christ, and his promise of the Resurrection.

    Resurrection-Daniel 12:1-3 3rd Last Sunday, 11-9-03 We all have things we don’t like very much. We all have “pet peeves”. I suspect many of us might share some common disdains; heavy traffic caused by rubber-neckers, the nerve jarring sound chalk sometimes makes, a pebble in our shoe. These are ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Diet And Exercise: A Spiritual Perspective – Part I

    Contributed by Johann Neethling on Oct 10, 2005
    based on 25 ratings
     | 11,209 views

    A sermon in 2 parts - how to keep the Body of Christ fit and healthy - applying spiritual lessons from our need for diet and exercise.

    DIET AND EXERCISE: A Spiritual Perspective – Part I Daniel 1: 3-16; John 4: 4-14; 7:37-39 1. We have just completed a 4 week study entitled Christian A&P 101 where we reflected on the Apostle Paul’s favorite description of the Church as the Body of Christ. We examined 4 main aspects of our ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    A Perfect Combination Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Nov 21, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,446 views

    3 of 4 messages on 1 Corinthians 13. This message is on the perfect combination of God’s love and eternal lire.

    A Perfect Combination “Love Never Ends…” 1 Corinthians 13:8-10 Some things are a perfect combination… Chocolate and Carmel is pretty close. White chocolate and dark chocolate is mighty good! But Chocolate and peanut butter – that’s a perfect combination – in my humble opinion. Today we will ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Best Of Our Love

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Apr 11, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,866 views

    Stations of the Cross, Station 7

    THE BEST OF OUR LOVE (JOHN 19:25-27) 25 Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Dear woman, here is your son,” 27 and ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • David Moore avatar

    Smyrna - The Suffering Church Series

    Contributed by David Moore on Aug 29, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,218 views

    This sermon presents the church at Smyrna as the suffering church, and show God’s purpose in suffering.

    Smyrna - The Suffering Church Text: Revelation 2:8-11. Introduction: In our first study of the seven churches we examined the church at Ephesus, the fallen church, this morning, we leave Ephesus behind and travel forty miles North up the coast of modern Turkey where we come to the ancient city of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Stepping Stones To Faith: Diligence

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008
     | 4,169 views

    The sixth sermon of a seven part series, ‘Stepping Stones and Stumbling Blocks to Faith.’ (Mother’s Day 2008)

    (Slide 1) Last Sunday during the bridal shower that was held here after worship, I thought that it would be a very helpful thing to have several married men take the groom-to-be out to lunch and share with him some important advice we had learned from our marital experiences. So we did… four ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God