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  • C. Philip Green avatar

    The Throne Room Of Heaven Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jul 9, 2015
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     | 10,799 views

    To find peace In the midst of your tribulation, see the Holy God on His throne and surrender to Him.

    Some time ago, I came across a list of statements that describe our lives at times. They're actually restatements of the old Murphy's Law. * Nothing is as easy as it looks. * Everything takes longer than you think. & * If anything can go wrong it will. Sometimes life gets so bad you think * ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    The Indwelling Of The Holy Spirit And The Early Church Fathers

    Contributed by Scott Coltrain on Jul 11, 2015
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    The doctrine that the Holy Spirit comes to abide inside or indwell the person who obeys the Gospel is not new. The Early Church Fathers believed and taught this doctrine. Herein, we look at a sampling of their words.

    The belief that the Scriptures teach that the Holy Spirit personally comes to abide within the Christian is not new. Writings from the first three centuries of the Church indicate that it was an accepted doctrine of the Early Church. The writings indicate the belief that the Spirit was given to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Jesus Heals A Blind Beggar Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jul 23, 2015
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     | 18,355 views

    Jesus' healing of a blind beggar in Luke 18:35-43 teaches us about the mercy of Jesus.

    Scripture When Pierre-Paul Thomas was growing up in Montreal, Canada in the 1940s he couldn’t play hockey with his brothers, and it broke his heart. Thomas was born blind – long before a cure for his particular condition was available. So, for most of his life he could only imagine ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Speak It..believe It..receive It...

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Aug 5, 2015
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     | 27,332 views

    Jesus was spelling it out for us, and He wasn't intimidated in the least by anything we could ever ask… He left it open ended… He said what ever you ask when you pray...

    Speak it..Believe it..Receive it... We live in a world where communication is key, its very important to all of us. Everybody knows about their right to free speech...people are free to say pretty much whatever pops into their head Never has there been a time in history, that people have ever ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Parable Of The Ten Minas Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Aug 7, 2015
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     | 20,640 views

    The parable of the ten minas in Luke 19:11-27 teaches us about faithfulness.

    Scripture Jesus told the parable of the ten minas while passing through Jericho on his way to Jerusalem. Let’s read about the parable of the ten minas in Luke 19:11-27: 11 As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Peter, Jew Got Some Splaining To Do Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Aug 21, 2015
     | 6,341 views

    When we follow the leading of the Holy Spirit amazing things will happen.

    "Peter, Jew Got Some Splaining To Do!" Text: Acts 11:1-18 Introduction 1. Illustration: For those that are old enough to remember it, or even if your not, you may have seen old re-runs of the I Love Lucy Show. It was a show about a big time Cuban bandleader named Ricky Richardo and his ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Open Opportunity: The Church Of Philadelphia

    Contributed by Shawn Miller on Aug 22, 2015
     | 6,741 views

    A continuation of the study of the seven churches of Revelation. Though Philadelphia wasn't perfect they were a good church and Christ commended them appropriately and the same is true for us all and with it comes great blessings and favor!

    Opportunity Opens: The Church of Philadelphia Introduction: One of the most clever Volkswagen ads shows an impeccable little car-- with a flat tire. And the caption reads, “Nobody's Perfect.” Some make the mistake of thinking Philadelphia was a perfect church. No. If they were ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Unleashing Your Spiritual Vitality-2(2015) Series

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Aug 25, 2015
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    2 of 3. Peter steered the Christians of Asia into the vitality born of their privilege in Christ. What characterizes/Looses/Releases that vitality? To unleash the privilege of spiritual vitality, we must commit to....

    UNLEASHING YOUR SPIRITUAL VITALITY/Vigor-II—1Peter 1:13-21 Vitality Born of Privilege Attention: There is a huge market in our country for chemicals, substances(vitamins, wrinkle creams, testosterone, estrogen), non-invasive(injections) & invasive(surgery) procedures that will restore our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Person In The Mirror Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Aug 31, 2015
     | 12,099 views

    This series focuses on the truth that we see when we look at ourselves in the mirror and the lives we live when we forget what we saw in the mirror.

    The Person In The Mirror Scriptures: James 1:21-24; Judges 6:11- 8:35 Introduction: The title of my message this morning is “The Person in the Mirror.” My original title was going to be “The Man in the Mirror” but I did not want to give the impression that this message ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Deal Breaker

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Sep 1, 2015
     | 3,692 views

    Easter Sermon - The resurrection of Jesus, or the lack of it, is a deal breaker when it comes to accepting the authority of Jesus

    If you’re in the market – for anything – there’s a list of conditions called “deal breakers.” Everything else might be right, but if one of those conditions is present, forget it. If it’s a house, it might be something like pet odors, or a bad location, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Having A Bad Day Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Sep 2, 2015
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     | 12,058 views

    A study of the book of Ester 7: 1 – 10

    Ester 7: 1 – 10 Having A Bad Day 1 So the king and Haman went to dine with Queen Esther. 2 And on the second day, at the banquet of wine, the king again said to Esther, “What is your petition, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you. And what is your request, up to half the kingdom? It ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Words That Cause Stumbling Series

    Contributed by Ron Tuit on Sep 11, 2015
     | 3,936 views

    The word "doctrines" has almost become a "dirty word" in many Christian circles. Often times when people hear a difficult teaching, or "doctrine", they become disenchanted and at times even divisive. Jesus spoke to this tendency in John 6.

    “Words that Cause Stumbling” John 6:59-64 Last week we ended with these verses from John 6:56 "He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. 57 "As the living Father sent Me, and I live ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Promised Land

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Oct 28, 2016
     | 16,418 views

    Is the church willing to risk to move into the Promised Land

    The Promised Land October 30, 2016 Deuteronomy 1:19-40 I was working on a sermon for today, was about 3/4 done, and then I was prompted to throw it away. I really don’t like it when God does that to me. It usually happens a few times a year. I thought I had a really good start to an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Leighton (Lee) Vary avatar

    The Church At Smyrna Series

    Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Oct 28, 2016
     | 6,441 views

    The message to the church at Smyrna. This church had a constant threat of death, but they remained faithful.

    I. Introduction A. The city of Smyrna was about 35 miles north of Ephesus 1. It was and still is an important sea port a. The city's name is now Ismir 2. It was the site of the temple to Emperor Tiberious B. As a representative church, Smyrna pictures the time from about 100 AD to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Judging Others Series

    Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Oct 31, 2016
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     | 13,949 views

    An inseparable corollary of justifying oneself is condemning others. When anyone elevates himself, everyone else is lowered accordingly.

    Introduction A. At a COMDEX computer expo a quite while ago, Microsoft's Bill Gates compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, "If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 miles per gallon." Not liking ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist