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  • Jerry Flury avatar

    What Is God's View Of War

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Apr 2, 2003
    based on 58 ratings
     | 13,976 views

    As Christians we need to know what God says about war. Didn’t Christ come preaching peace? If so how can war be compatible with the life and teachings of Jesus Christ? Isn’t war a contradiction to the teachings of God’s Word?

    "But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Praying Against Wicked Plantation

    Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Jan 23, 2006
    based on 75 ratings
     | 42,347 views

    As far as God is concerned, every destructive power is qualified for destructive prayers.

    Brethren, this week’s message is a prayer message. I want you to believe the Lord is going to do something that will cause a turn around breakthrough in your life. Begin to thank the Lord and worship Him. Know that He is God and His power knows no limit. Talk to the Lord in specific terms, about ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Happiness Trap Series

    Contributed by Brad Nelson on Dec 26, 2006
    based on 25 ratings
     | 18,884 views

    Learning about fairy tale endings.

    THE TRUTH ABOUT HAPPINESS The Happiness Trap Proverbs 28:14 Take your Bibles and turn to the last chapter in the book of Cinderella. The last verse reads…”and they lived happily ever after.” Please turn to the last chapter in the book of Sleeping Beauty. The last verse reads…”and they lived ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Paul's Exemplary Qualities

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jan 6, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 9,193 views

    Paul’s ministry affirmingly worked through insiders in the growth of each local church. Paul wrote, “I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, complete in knowledge and competent to instruct one another.”

    Ephesians 4:11-16 Paul’s Apostolic Principles and Practices 1. Paul was an apostle (missionary). An apostle is one who is sent out by Christ to preach the gospel. God only had one Son and he sent Him as a missionary. The man who God has used more than any other as a missionary was the apostle ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Cost Of Discipleship

    Contributed by Scott Cody on Jul 3, 2007
    based on 20 ratings
     | 7,734 views

    A challenge for disciples to follow Jesus, even when his path leads away from our sense of security, responsibility and identiy.

    a. Lesson Intro i. Are you a follower or a leader? A young girl was applying to an Ivy League college with great anticipation. That is until she came to the question, “Are you a leader?” She agonized over the question for a while and finally told the truth. “No” she wrote, “I am not a leader.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Shaped By Imitation Series

    Contributed by Tim Hedberg on Jan 15, 2007
     | 2,693 views

    Experiencing God and the Church at its best.

    Shaped by Imitation October 1, 2006 Experiencing God #3 I’ve printed a quote by a Pastor on the back of your bulletin. A Pastor writes, "I don’t serve well if I merely oversee a church that continues to serve only itself." To be true to his task to be faithful to his calling as a pastor he ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God Speaks Through His Church Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 30, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 28,136 views

    Sermon eleven in a fourteen sermon series based on the popular Bible study by Henry Blackaby.

    One of the problems many evangelical churches face today is that they have so emphasized the doctrine of the priesthood of believers they have lost their sense of corporate identity. Too many Christians think they stand alone before God and that they are not accountable to the church. It is true ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Is True Spirituality? Series

    Contributed by Michael Murdock on Oct 28, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 12,847 views

    Based on "Fully Devoted; Living each day in Jesus’ name by Willow Creek Resource & Zondervan; Session #1

    What is True Spirituality? 1 John 2:6 Introduction: Hank had attended church since he was a boy and now he was 60 years old. Everyone knew who Hank was, there wasn’t a Sunday that went by that Hank wasn’t in church. The truth however is no one really knew Hank at all. Hank had difficulty ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Fighting The Self-Centered Tendencies Of Facebook, Twitter, And Youtube Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Aug 12, 2013
     | 6,372 views

    A look at the self-centeredness that is encouraged by Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. The message then details what the Biblical idea of servanthood and how that leads to a life of impact.

    THE MOST COMMON "PRODUCT" OF FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND YOUTUBE: We are self-centered, endlessly focusing attention on ourselves. - Philippians 2:3-4. - Let me acknowledge first that I am not saying that Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are intrinsically evil. They’re not. I use each and there ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    True Wisdom

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Mar 26, 2012
     | 5,675 views

    In today's passage James highlights the difference between worldly wisdom and godly wisdom.

    TRUE WISDOM James 3:13-18 INTRODUCTION: Four people who were the only people on board one of those small planes. There was the pilot, a pastor, a Boy Scout, and the smartest man in the world. All of a sudden, the pilot came back to the cabin and informed everybody that the plane was going down. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Gifts Of The Holy Spirit - Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Mar 21, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,422 views

    There is a great deal of controversy today about the use of spiritual gifts in the body of Christ. Many more charismatic denominations feature 1st Corinthians 14 as a way of encouraging the use of spiritual gifts, but a close reading of the passage doesn’

    Chapters 12, 13, and 14 address a problem Paul had with how the Corinthians were acting in their church services. They had fallen in love with the spiritual gift of Speaking in Tongues. In Chapter 12, Paul talks about how there are a variety of gifts, not just Speaking in Tongues, and that the gift ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    See That No One Misses Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 15, 2011
     | 5,796 views

    A sermon on Hebrews 12:14-17

    HoHum: John Newton- I am not what I ought to be. I am not what I want to be. I am not what I hope to be. But still, I am not what I used to be. And by the grace of God, I am what I am. WBTU: As I was studying this passage, Hebrews 12:14-17, it just wasn’t clicking for me. After a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Making Healthy Harmony

    Contributed by Jay Mccluskey on Dec 30, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,590 views

    Qualities needed to get along with others, especially within our church families.

    MAKING HEALTY HARMONY 1 Peter 3:8-12 In a “Peanuts” cartoon, Lucy says to Snoopy: “There are times when you really bug me, but I must admit there are also times when I feel like giving you a big hug.” Snoopy replies: “That’s the way I am . . . huggable and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Jerry N. Watts avatar

    Our Calling For Tomorrow

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Jan 2, 2012
     | 6,123 views

    The USA culture is in trouble - and the reason is, for the most part, the church culture in the USA is in trouble. The calling for followers of Christ and the Church of Christ is to show Jesus so the world can KNOW Jesus. This message speaks to our call

    Our Calling for Tomorrow Philippians 3:1-15 * Over the past couple of weeks I have digested large portion of written material by a 20th century preacher/prophet/revivalist named Leonard Ravenhill. He was indeed a man, the likes of which we have not seen in many years. Witnesses say that when he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Saints In The Mirror Series

    Contributed by Matthew Olanrewaju on Nov 5, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,050 views

    As we celebrate The All Saints Day so we are made aware of the living saints of toady. Christ challenges us as he pronounces us Blessed In the Beatitudes, a template for the living saints of our world. Next time you hold a mirrow or stand in front of one,

    For centuries the first Sunday in November has been marked in the Christian Calendar and lectionary as the All Saints Sunday, and celebrated across the Christian Churches world wide. If a Sunday is catholic, this is it. All Saints Sunday is truly universally celebrated not because we were ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist