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  • Otis McMillan avatar

    Preserving The Best Of Both In The Church World

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Sep 12, 2023
     | 1,066 views

    When anything new comes along, we struggle to know what should be preserved and what should be discarded. This struggle may seem new, but it is an age-old problem. Jesus in this discourse helps us to preserve the best of both worlds and the danger of putting new wine in old wineskins.

    Sermon: Preserving the Best of Both in the Church World Scripture: Matt 9:10-17 “As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew (Levi) sitting in the tax collector’s booth; and He said to him, “Follow Me [as My disciple, accepting Me as your Master and Teacher and walking the same path of ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Table Manners

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Jul 13, 2001
    based on 265 ratings
     | 14,209 views

    Erasing the excuses for being exclusive.

    Today is National Ice Cream Day. Did you know that when ice cream was invented the Quakers thought it was sinful. According to them it had to be sinful. Nothing could taste that good and not be sinful! That kind of sums up the perspective of a lot of Christ followers. If anything is fun - it ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brent Charles avatar

    Compassion, Commission, Commandment Series

    Contributed by Brent Charles on Oct 3, 2006
     | 5,613 views

    A sermon on biblical soul-winning from Matthew 9:35-38

    A Closer Walk with Thee Meditations on Christian Doctrine Biblical Soul Winning Matthew 9:35-38 JBC 4/10/05 Pro 11:30 The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life; and he that wins souls [is] wise. The fruit of the righteous is righteousness itself without which we can never ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    Faith & Stewardship

    Contributed by Eric Amundson on Nov 19, 2000
    based on 105 ratings
     | 6,348 views

    Rahab's giving of herself for a newfound faith.

    Today is stewardship Sunday. Today, we remember the truth that all that we have is God’s. To be a steward is to manage property for someone else. And it is our job to make decisions with that property for their best interest. I think we often think of stewardship as the idea of deciding what ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Sermon On The Mount Lesson 30

    Contributed by Bill Prater on Jan 8, 2001
    based on 126 ratings
     | 4,649 views

    Lesson 30

    We now come to a section of the Sermon on the Mount that has often been greatly misunderstood and misapplied. The purpose of this lesson is to try and come to some understanding of what Jesus actually meant when He said, "Judge not, that ye be not judged." I. A CONDEMNING SPIRIT REBUKED ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Coming Home

    Contributed by Richie Oswald on Dec 16, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 10,106 views

    It is never too late to come home to the Lord.

    Luke 15: 11-32: "And He said, a certain man had two sons: 12) And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13) And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Results Of Spiritual Blindness 2 Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 13, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,760 views

    Exposition of Belshazzer’s results of spiritual blindness

    Text: Daniel 5:10-31, Title: Results of Spiritual Blindness 2, Date/Place: NRBC, 6/7/09, AM A. Opening illustration: tell about Mark Driscoll’s message on idolatry B. Background to passage: Reminder of what has happened up to this point in Daniel. Babylon was on a big downslide, and Belshazzar ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Experiencing His Passionate Forgiveness Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 12, 2004
    based on 67 ratings
     | 7,448 views

    Do I REALLY need Jesus’ sacrifice? Why can’t I just go to God as I am?

    OPEN: In a speech Mark Twain gave before the Society of American Authors in 1900, he said: “I am constructed like everybody else and enjoy a compliment as well as any other fool, but I do… have… another side. I have a WICKED side. Estimable friends who know all about it would tell you and take a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Prodigal's Father Series

    Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Apr 17, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,776 views

    The prodigal’s father was not only warm and welcoming but waiting for him to come home.

    The father of the prodigal Luke 15:11-32 A candidate for church membership was asked by the committee, “What part of the Bible, do you like the best?” He said, “I like the New Testament.” Then he was asked, “What Book in the New Testament is your favorite?” He ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Power Of His Name Series

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 15, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 20,229 views

    The story of the healing of the lame man in Acts 3 paints a picture of a person’s condition without God, his inability to save himself, the true way of salvation, and what happens to a person after salvation.

    The Power of His Name Chuck Sligh TEXT: Acts 3:1-11 INTRODUCTION Our text provides us with is a perfect picture of salvation. Perhaps as well as any other story in the Bible it paints the picture of our condition without God, our inability to save ourselves, the true way of salvation, and what ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Good It Feels To Come Back To Him Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 23, 2014
     | 3,092 views

    In St. Augustine we see the paradigm of the sinner become saint.

    Feast of St. Augustine 2014 Evangelii Gaudium As we begin our reflections on Pope Francis’s exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium, we happily find the cosmic convergence of these greetings from St. Paul to the Corinthians and the words of St. Matthew’s Gospel with the annual commemoration of ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Gerald Roberts avatar

    Jesus Christ Is More Than Ok.

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jul 30, 2014
     | 2,965 views

    The sermon shares how not ok we are but Jesus is ok enough to fix us despite our un ok situation.

    “Jesus Christ is more than OK” Romans 3:10-18 1. We are not OK. The text today it starts out by saying that none of us are ok. • "There is no one righteous, not even one; 11 there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. 2. Secondly the writer says ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Jesus' Bad Company Series

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 23, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,301 views

    The messy business of Jesus and the church is the invitation and welcome to sinners such as us.

    Introduction When Jesus begins his ministry, people are filled with wonder at what he can do – cast out demons and heal the sick. “Wow! I saw Jesus command a demon to come out of a man!” “That’s nothing, I saw him heal a man born blind.” “Well, I saw ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Real Talk - Pt. 5 - Hacksaw Ridge Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2017
     | 9,166 views

    Movies + Pop Corn + Church = Reel Talk

    Reel Talk Pt. 5 - Hacksaw Ridge Luke 15 is unique. It is probably no more than a 20 or 30 minute slot of time in Jesus' life. However, it stands out against all other moments when Jesus speaks because the entire exchange is simply stories. Stories to respond to the religious folks and their anger ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Michael Stark avatar

    Hell Is The Default Destination!

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Oct 28, 2017
     | 7,465 views

    All people are destined for Hell, except for those who accept the intervention of Christ the Lord.

    “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son. But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist