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  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Thoughts For The Third Sunday Of Advent Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 3, 2016
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     | 6,327 views

    I and you need to ask who Our Lord is in relationship to ourselves, and who we are in relationship to Him.

    Third Sunday of Advent 2016 In nomine Patris, . . . “Who are you?” “Just who do you think you are?” “Who in the world???” All of these questions strike at the fundamental awareness of our personal existence. All of these questions merit an answer, because what ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Jesus: Exclusive And Complete Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 30, 2013
     | 3,839 views

    Jesus has a lot of competition out there, so true believers must chose to focus on Jesus, not additons or alternatives.

    Jesus: Exclusive and Complete (Colossians 2:8-10) 1. Let me tell you about our Christmas experiences.... 2. Great to be back home in Kokomo, Indiana! 3. That first Christmas, Joseph and Mary had to be away from home, and would not return for probably two or three years... 4. Yet fewer Americans ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    We Killed Him

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 9, 2015
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    Jesus went willingly to His death for our sakes, to fulfill the covenant obligation God freely took on with Abraham.

    We killed Him. O, I know the Roman procurator read the sentence, and Roman soldiers beat Jesus and crowned Him with thorns and hammered in the nails. They were what philosophers would call the “efficient cause” of Christ’s death. But Adam and Eve and David and Caligula and ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    About The Structure Of The Home Series

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Feb 17, 2016
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    A sermon defining the Biblical structure for the home.

    Series -- "Does It Matter What You Believe?" Luke 1:1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, KJV "About the Structure of the Home" Matthew 19:4-6 Matthew 19:1 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Most Important Issue In Anyone's Life

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 19, 2015
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    There are two ways to become miserable, and two ways to become happy.

    26th Sunday in Course 2015 What is the most important issue in anybody’s life? What is it that we must have in order to be truly fulfilled? What, to appeal to you Latinists, is the sine qua non of human existence? Some consider it to be pleasure, and an absence of pain. They are the ones ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Liar, Liar, Pants On Fire

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 28, 2015
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    All of us struggle with lying, and some of us have surrendered to it. Understanding lying is a first step toward being victorious over this sin.

    Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire ( topical, I Timothy 4:2) 1. A lawyer invites his cousin from the Czech Republic to come and stay with him in Canada. Soon they decide to go hiking in the woods. Suddenly, a big grizzly bear appears. The bear kills the Czech cousin and then eats him. The lawyer runs to ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Tale Of Two Buts

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Sep 29, 2015
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    Everybody’s got a but! We all have a list of reasons why we don’t do what the Bible says we should do or why we won’t follow the Lord. Salvation provides a turning point where we can leave the buts of excuses and regret behind!

    Objection, Your Honor! Intro: I’d like to give a quick English refresher. In the English language we have what are known as coordinating conjunctions which join words or phrases together. The acrostic FANBOYS is one way to remember them: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So. Coordinating ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Tested By Old Habits: Lesson 12

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Sep 5, 2013
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    Learning Faith from Abraham

    A. INTRODUCTION: BREAKING OLD HABITS 1. Why is it hard to teach old dogs new tricks? Because old dogs go back to old habits. “As a pig returns to it squalor” (2 Peter 2:22, ELT). Why Old Habits? • Recessive memory • Reinforces our values and attitudes • The old ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Personal Price Tag Of Being A Social Climber Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 24, 2015
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    If you desire to be among the prestigious members of society, you have to pay a steeper price than meets the eye; to climb socially, you may have to drop spiritually. Yet there are a few other reasons to question social climbing.

    The Personal Price Tag of Being A Social Climber (Proverbs 23:1-8) 1. In her book, The Overspent American, Harvard professor Juliet Schor informs us most people are concerned about social status, but they live in denial. 2. She claims they rationalize to themselves they need a new car because ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Critical Grace Theory - Reflections On The Hyper-Grace Movement

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Aug 11, 2017
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    What does Hyper-Grace mean to those who walk In it?

    There is a growing faction in the church that believes there is a very dangerous and twisted teaching on the grace of God, called “Hyper-Grace,” which in their estimation, takes God’s grace too far and preaches a license to sin because they don’t believe in repentance and are actually against God’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Into All The World

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jun 8, 2017
     | 3,606 views

    Jesus said to to go, make, baptize and teach what?

    Intro Among the notable sayings of Jesus are the Great Commandments and the Great Commission. Purpose Let’s look at the Great Commission that Jesus gave to His Church. Plan Let’s explore this in Matthew 28:16-20. Matthew 28:19 Go In Matthew 28:19 the first verb in the Great Commission is to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Step Nine - Not Saying I'm Sorry? Series

    Contributed by Robert Butler on Jan 8, 2020
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    Step 9 is making direct amends except when to do so would injure those or others. It’s also the place the writers tell us of the promises come true when one earnestly works the steps of recovery.

    I have been thinking about Step nine over the last few days. I really think the writers knew how much humility and courage it takes to do a 9th step amends and it’s the reason, they made sure the other steps of getting right with oneself and then God came before reconciling with others. Step 9 is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Slaves On Horseback

    Contributed by Dr. Abraham Obadare on Aug 11, 2018
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    God is in the business of turn lives around

    Today, the Lord gives me an opportunity to tell you the story of some people who began one way but ended another way. By the time you understand the stories, your spirit will be lifted and you will appreciate the fact that, when God turns the wheel around for a person, situations change for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Beginning Of People Lesson 1 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Sep 20, 2016
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    The biblical view of people recognizes the existence of both a physical and spiritual aspect of their being.

    A. GOD CREATED THE FIRST PERSON-MAN “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul” (Gen. 2:7). 1. The biblical view of people recognizes the existence of both a physical and spiritual aspect of their ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why God Is Not More Tolerant Than He Used To Be

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 5, 2015
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     | 3,175 views

    Despite what some think... God is NOT more tolerant than He used to be

    Why God is NOT more tolerant than He used to be This week we will continue with the “Lies About God”. This week, Lie #2 – God is More Tolerant Than He Used To Be I’m going to make this so clear, so plain, so down to earth that even a child can understand it. Point 1: ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist