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  • Douglas Phillips avatar

    I Choose The Bible As God’s Word

    Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Apr 10, 2018
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    THIS IS THE FOURTH IN A SERIES ON CHICES WE MUST MAKE CONCERNING GOD. WE MUST AFTER CHOOSING CHRIST TO BE LORD OF OUR LIVES ALSO CHOOSE TO ACCEPT THE BIBLE AS HIS TOTAL AND ONLY AUTHORITATIVE WORD TO US.

    I CHOOSE THE BIBLE AS GOD’S WORD MATTHEW 4:1-11 WE ARE CONTINUING A SERIES ON THE FOUNDATIONAL CHOICES WE MAKE THAT HAVE ETERNAL CONSEQUENCES IN THE BALANCE. TODAY WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE FOUNDATIONAL CHOICE OF CHOOSING TO ACCEPT THE BIBLE, IN ITS TOTALITY AS THE INSPIRED WORD OF GOD. WE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Johann Neethling avatar

    The Da Vinci Code: The Bible: Fact Or Fiction? Series

    Contributed by Johann Neethling on May 22, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,581 views

    The book and movie, The Da Vinci Code, has sparked a serious examination of the veracity and reliability of the Biblical record. This message helps answer the questions, is the Bible good history, good science, and good psychology?

    The Bible: Fact or Fiction? Matthew 7: 24-27 The movie, The Da Vinci Code, opened in theaters around the country on Friday. Anne and I went to see it. Unlike many in the Catholic Church who have called for a ban or boycott of the movie, I believe every thinking person should read the book ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Bobby Stults avatar

    Creation Bible Study - Creation: Day 6 Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Jan 23, 2014
     | 5,559 views

    Day 1-5 God prepares for the coming apex of His creation...

    Wed Night Bible Study - Creation Lesson/Sermon 5 - Days 6 Genesis 1:24-31 & Gen 2:4-24(ESV) Creation Bible Study - Creation: Day 6 Looking back at Day 1-5 & remember what we’ve learned: We learned our world did not just happen but it was created by God who did not have to use materials but ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Elmer Towns avatar

    The Bible Can Be Studied And Understood Lesson 7 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 6, 2019
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    What Bible study will do

    A. INTRODUCTION: WHAT BIBLE STUDY WILL DO 1. Before examining what Bible study will do for you, ask, “Why people don’t study Scriptures.” a. Not know what it offers. “Have ye not read the law?” (Matt. 12:4). b. Blinded. “They couldn’t believe, as Isaiah said . . . God has blinded their eyes . ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    The Bible And Jesus - His Teachings Pt 3 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 13, 2022
     | 1,672 views

    Jesus most taught about subject from all His sermons Is on The Kingdom of Heaven or God In Scripture. Yet few preachers spend time focusing on this very Important topic Jesus covered it over and over.

    Video Transition: Stories of the Kingdom The Bible and Jesus Thesis: The Story of God as revealed in the Bible points to Jesus as the main character of the story of the Bible and the hero of the world. Yes, Jesus is the main hero (Savior) of the Bible! Since Jesus is the central figure of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What The Bible Says About The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by John Gaston on Jan 22, 2017
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    The fastest growing group in the world is Pentecostal believers, projected to reach 800 million by 2025. This fact highlights the key to revival: the Holy Spirit. It's time the American church went back to the template of the N.T. church.

    WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT Acts 2:1-4 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: Reflecting on the recent presidential election, in the year 2000 Joe Lieberman ran for president. He was the United States Senator from Connecticut until 2013. Since he was the first potential Jew for presidential office ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Word: The Solid Rock

    Contributed by John Gaston on Mar 11, 2016
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    Our opponents commonly declare that the Bible is primitive, full of contradictions and errors, etc.We must know that the Word is Indestructible, Divine, scientifically accurate, is prophetically accurate, and we must build our lives on God's Word!

    THE WORD: THE SOLID ROCK Mt. 7:24-27 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Tommy was fed up with being bossed around by his wife Sheila so he went to see a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist told him that he was too mild-mannered 2. He gave Tommy a book on assertiveness. Tommy read the book like a fiend and by ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Open Your Bible To: Well...anywhere

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Feb 2, 2005
    based on 119 ratings
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    ...and you’ll find at least 8 things. [w/ illustrations, scripture, humor] Can easily be a brief devotional or expounded upon at length. Link included to website w/ free Powerpoint for this and hundreds more!

    Open Your Bible (anywhere you want!) You’ll find at least 8 things the Bible provides: Just flop it open wherever you like, you’re sure to find at least one of them!...something you need! Ill.—“Luckydipping” [practice of flopping Bible open at random] I did this my 7th grade year and God gave me ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Brown avatar

    Bible Study - 2 Corinthians 5:10

    Contributed by Michael Brown on Feb 5, 2021
     | 2,963 views

    I did this Bible study for the men's Bible study group I'm in

    Highlight - Highlight the verse that speaks to you “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each may be repaid for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil .” 2 Corinthians 5:10 (CSB) Explain - Explain what this passage means In this verse the apostle Paul ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Gaston avatar

    7 Evidences That The Bible Is God’s Word

    Contributed by John Gaston on May 7, 2025
     | 455 views

    When we hear the Bible's internal claims, see its historical accuracy, fulfilled prophesies, manuscript evidence, transformational power, survival & influence, & scientific knowledge, it confirms that it's the Word of God.

    7 EVIDENCES THAT THE BIBLE IS GOD’S WORD 1. Internal Claims. The Bible tells us it’s the Word of God. • Direct statements: Over 3,800 times, the Bible uses phrases like “Thus says the Lord,” especially in the Old Testament (e.g., Jeremiah 1:9, Ezekiel 2:4). • New Testament claims: Paul wrote in 2 ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Tim Diack avatar

    A Vision In Your Heart - A Bible In Your Hands

    Contributed by Tim Diack on Mar 12, 2012
     | 4,575 views

    What vision do you have for your life? Where do your dreams come from? What motivates all that you do?

    A Vision in Your Heart – A Bible in Your Hands - Matthew 25:14-30 - September 23, 2007 In 1428, at 16 years of age, Joan of Arc began her journey into the pages of history. To all outward appearances there was nothing remarkable about this young woman – she was a simple peasant ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Brady Boyd avatar

    What Does The Bible Say About Marriage? Series

    Contributed by Brady Boyd on Jun 13, 2024
     | 408 views

    46% of American adults are single. There are singles who are perfectly content in their singleness. There are singles who want marriage but are willing to wait. Every culture that nurtures strong marriages and subsequently strong families tend to thrive. Great marriages benefit all of us.

    What does the Bible say about marriage? June 17, 2024 46% of American adults are single. That’s 117 million people. There are singles who are perfectly content in their singleness. There are singles who want marriage but are willing to wait. Every culture that nurtures strong marriages and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • I. Grant Spong avatar

    Lesson 10: Preaching A Non-Bible Subject Series

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 12, 2018
     | 3,830 views

    Preach a topic not directly addressed by a single passage of scripture.

    Lesson Goal To teach preachers how to handle subjects not directly addressed in the Bible and still have a biblical basis. Lesson Intro There are subjects that a preacher will eventually want to preach on, that are not directly covered in any one passage of Scripture. Parenting, marital ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Robert Irvine avatar

    What Does The Bible Say About Marriage?

    Contributed by Robert Irvine on Aug 10, 2024
     | 378 views

    According to Esteban Ortiz-Ospina and Max Roser (Our World in Data), “Marriage, as a social institution, has been around for thousands of years.

    According to Esteban Ortiz-Ospina and Max Roser (Our World in Data), “Marriage, as a social institution, has been around for thousands of years. With things that are thousands of years old, it is easy to assume that they can only change slowly. But developments since the middle of the 20th century ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    How To Use The Bible To Win Spiritual Victories Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jul 31, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,572 views

    This sermons gives practical advice on how to use the offensively (offensively as in offense and defense). What does it mean that the Bible is the sword of the Spirit - our one offensive weapon in the armor of God.

    [Skit idea: A guy talking big (“saved by God, power of Holy Spirit, etc.,” he has a sword of the Spirit) then when an enemy comes and engages him in battle, he cowers, girl-screams, hops backward in retreat, head tucked down, blindly and wildly waving his sword around in the general ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist