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  • Bob Briggs avatar

    The Soil Of Our Love

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 15, 2000
    based on 39 ratings
     | 3,629 views

    what is the soil of your heart?

    I have this against you, Jesus said, you have left your first love. Last week we learned about the carnal Christian, the one who has gotten off track, but how can it happen. How does one fall out of love? How does one transfer their affections to another? Tonight lets look at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    New Years - Now Is The Hour!

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Dec 21, 2000
    based on 4,269 ratings
     | 566,859 views

    When this year is over, will we be looking back with joy, or with regret? Will we be looking at the future with anticipation, or with dread?

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, OK (Revised: 2010) I’m sure you’ve noticed that each year almost all the major news magazines put out an issue with special pictorial sections recalling people & events that made news during the previous year. Many magazines also ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Exclusive Savior

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 26, 2000
    based on 59 ratings
     | 8,084 views

    Jesus is the exclusive and universal Savior.

    Cary Grant, the movie star, once told how he was walking along a street and started to pass by a man who began staring at him with a look of excited recognition. The man said, “Wait a minute, you’re... you’re — I know who you are; don’t tell me... uh, Rock Hud... No, you’re....” The famous ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Taking A Stand

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 1, 2001
    based on 106 ratings
     | 10,237 views

    Gideon moved from being a defeatist and doubter to being a doer.

    TAKING A STAND Judges 6:1-22 In the mountains of East Tennessee, there is a beautiful little church with a strange name. On the sign out front the name is artfully written: “Compromise Church.” There is a story behind the name. The church had been built early in the 20th century and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    When You’re Down!

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 3, 2001
    based on 944 ratings
     | 271,909 views

    Jesus says that part of the solution to a troubled heart is trust, & he tells His apostles to trust in 3 things. #1 - Trust in My Presence, #2 - Trust in My Promises, #3 - Trust in Me.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED 2018) TEXT: John 14:1-6; John 12:13,19 A. Have you ever had one of those days when everything goes wrong? It ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Patience - Fruit Of The Spirit

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 4, 2001
    based on 569 ratings
     | 168,713 views

    I cannot think of a virtue that is more desperately needed, or harder to produce in our lives, than patience.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER CENTRAL CHRISTIAN, BROWNSVILLE We have been looking at the fruit of the Spirit as presented by the Apostle Paul in the 5th chapter of Galatians. He tells us that when we’re filled with the Holy Spirit we’ll evidence the fruit of the Spirit in our ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Thanksgiving - I Owe It All To You

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 7, 2001
    based on 480 ratings
     | 45,264 views

    For Christians, Thanksgiving is a day to acknowledge that everything we have is a gift from God, & to lift our hearts in thanksgiving to Him. But we're not very good at saying "Thank you," are we? .

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2014) A. Many holidays have two different celebrations or connotations - one worldly, & the other, Christian. The world celebrates Easter with Easter bunnies & ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Good News, Bad News

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 10, 2001
    based on 88 ratings
     | 21,826 views

    There are bad things which need to be extinguished from our lives and good things that need to be added.

    GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS Col. 3:5-9, 12-14 INTRO.- We’ve all heard some of those “good news, bad news” jokes and I want to share a few this morning, because that’s what life is full of: both good news and bad news. Good news: Did you all know that Gary Saveley made the Olympic javelin team which is ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Jesus Meets The Greatest Human Need Series

    Contributed by John Davis on Mar 26, 2001
    based on 90 ratings
     | 9,774 views

    This sermon is based on the story of the healing of the paralytic and focused on how Jesus probes and meets the deeper need of forgiveness.

    Jesus Meets the Greatest Human Need Mark 2:1-12 Mark 2 1 A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. 2 So many gathered that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. 3 Some men came, bringing to him a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Worshiping God As Savior Series

    Contributed by Scott Weber on Mar 28, 2001
    based on 79 ratings
     | 4,736 views

    Second in a series on worship - this message focuses on worshiping God as Savior

    That’s Why We Worship - Worshiping God As Savior That’s Why We Worship "Worshiping God As Savior" We are looking at why we worship God. Revelation 5:11-14 Last week we looked at God as creator. That alone should evoke from us a desire to worship Him, but our sin instead causes us to draw back, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Shepherds Series

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 30, 2001
    based on 1,310 ratings
     | 177,512 views

    God’s choice of the lowly shepherds, as those to whom the announcement of Christ’s birth came, shows that his love is available to all on the same basis -- faith.

    [Luke 2:8-20] Most people in America are familiar with this passage, even if they rarely crack open a Bible. These verses from Luke have even entered the popular culture, through Linus’ famous speech in the Charlie Brown Christmas video. Every December since 1965, in between televised scenes of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sowing And Reaping

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 30, 2001
    based on 295 ratings
     | 49,555 views

    We reap what we sow.

    Ever hear of something called “jogging in a jug”? “Jogging in a Jug” is a concoction of 4 parts grape juice, 4 parts apple juice, and 1 part apple cider vinegar. Yum, yum! It’s a folk remedy for high cholesterol; a kind of “Drano” for your arteries. Supposedly, two ounces a day of this stuff and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Are Now Christ's Ambassadors Series

    Contributed by Dr. Stafford Miller on Mar 31, 2001
    based on 50 ratings
     | 9,758 views

    We are NOW Christ’s ambassadors, and God is using us to speak to OTHERS. We urge THEM, as though Christ himself were here pleading with you, "Be reconciled to God!

    THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN THE SEASON OF LENT, THE MESSAGE FOR SUNDAY THE 25th OF MARCH, 2001 THE TEXT ARE: The LESSON:.....2 CORINTHIAN 5: 16-21 PRAYER...MAY THE WORDS OF GOD AND HIS MESSAGE SPOKEN THIS HOUR BE BOTH A WORD OF COMFORT AND CHALLENGE WE PRAY THAT IT WILL CHALLENGE THOSE WHO ARE ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Cowardly Dozen

    Contributed by Roy Hughes on Apr 13, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 6,468 views

    The disciples fled at the garden only to become "those who turned the world upside down" through the Holy Spirit.

    THE COWARDLY DOZEN April 13, 2001 GOD HAS BEEN SPEAKING TO US RECENTLY ABOUT HIS CHURCH AND WHAT HE WILL DO. Ÿ HE IS GATHERING ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Burning Bush - A Call From God

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 322 ratings
     | 73,333 views

    The story of the Burning Bush tells us When, Why, How and Where God revealed himself to Moses and What it meant to him - and What it can mean to us.

    Imagine you’re taking a walk on a lonely hillside on a hot summer day. A furze bush catches fire, but instead of burning up it keeps on burning! That would take your attention and make you think, “What’s going on? Is someone trying to say something to me?” It could be a CALL OF GOD - to know ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist