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  • John Gaston avatar

    Thermometer Or Thermostat: Which Are You?

    Contributed by John Gaston on Mar 9, 2022
     | 5,493 views

    A thermometer tells how hot or cold something or someone is. It doesn’t try to change its environment. A thermostat, on the other hand, alters the temperature. Christians should be thermostats, changing their neighborhoods, families, work, etc.

    THERMOMETER OR THERMOSTAT: WHICH ARE YOU? Mt. 5:16 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A Pastor told one of his faithful church members, “Mrs. Smith, I appreciate your devotion. You are present at all the services!” 2. Mrs. Smith: “Yes, it’s such a relief, at the end of a long, hard week, to come to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Overcoming Discouragement

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Mar 2, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,803 views

    Did you not know that Faith under attack gives an opportunity for our character to grow and mature? This message deals with the many trials we face in life and gives a biblical answer on how to meet them head on and become an overcomer with a peace that transcends them all.

    SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES (1 Peter 4:12-14) (12) “Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you;" (13)" But rejoice, insomuch as ye are ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Where Do They All Come From?

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Oct 8, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,039 views

    8 billion and growing! How did we get so many people?

    Quote of the Week “Darwin calculated that at the rate of one baby elephant per breeding couple every 10 years, starting with a single pair, there would be 15 million elephants in only 500 years.” – Niles Eldredge, Speculations: Is Evolution Progress? Science Digest, September 1983, p. 40 For ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Stop Going To Church

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Mar 2, 2011
    based on 19 ratings
     | 16,056 views

    Stop just GOING to church and start BEING the church.

    Focus Passage: James 1:22-25 Supplemental Passage: “Now you are Christ's body, and individually members of it.” 1Cor 12:27 Introduction: Read excerpt from Letter to the Editor of a local newspaper: “I’ve gone for 30 years now and in that time I have heard something like ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    On The Third Day

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on May 2, 2012
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     | 5,131 views

    I. EXORDIUM: Why do the LORD need to rise up on the third day? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers with ministry III. OBJECTIVES: To show that the LORD JESUS is strictly following and fulfilling the Old Testament prophecies for Him. IV. TEX

    I. EXORDIUM: Why do the LORD need to rise up on the third day? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers with ministry III. OBJECTIVES: To show that the LORD JESUS is strictly following and fulfilling the Old Testament prophecies for Him. IV. TEXT: Leviticus 7:18 If any of the meat from the peace ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Wisdom - A Gift From God. Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Paddick Van Zyl on Sep 13, 2014
     | 7,807 views

    What is wisdom? How de we gain wisdom and how do we apply it?

    Sermon by Pr. Paddick Van Zyl Sep 12, 2014 Wisdom - A Gift From God. Part 1 Intro: Two Teachers Two teachers were once applying for the same Vice-Principal position at  a local high school. One had been teaching a total of 8 years and the other a total of 20. Everyone expected the teacher with ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Are Churches Nurturing

    Contributed by Howard Gunter on Oct 29, 2017
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,140 views

    Getting back to basic gospel preaching

    Are Churches Nurturing 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 As we read through Paul’s epistle today, and dwell on just what he is trying to tell us, we find some areas of the church that just might need a little work. You see whether overtly or not churches for the most part are viewed in terms of success by ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What Is The Bread Of Life?

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 14, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,816 views

    The passage we read from the sixth chapter of John’s Gospel has from earliest times been used to explain the orthodox teaching on the Eucharist.

    We all know what a eunuch is, and such men were common in the various courts of Biblical times. What was valuable about them to the kings of the Middle East is that they could be trusted–if they were trustworthy at all–even with the kings’ wives and children. There would be no question of bad blood ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Affirming Faith Series

    Contributed by Don Campbell on Oct 23, 2025
     | 118 views

    This is the the 15th sermon in the series.

    AFFIRMING FAITH PSALM 119:121-128 INTRODUCTION A. James raises the issue: What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him?” (Jam 2:14). B. Testimonies of faith that are not wed to obedience are vain boasting. C. David makes six ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Grace For Ten

    Contributed by Matthew Grise on Jan 5, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,545 views

    Ten commands that enable us to live the genuine Christian life.

    JAMES LIVING THE REAL LIFE: CULTIVATING A FAITH THAT WORKS GRACE FOR TEN JAMES 4:7-10 INTRODUCTION Turn in your Bible to James chapter 4. If you recall, last week we took a look at the end of chapter 3 and the first part of chapter 4. We talked about this worldly mindset of jealousy that James ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Jerry Hulse avatar

    The Humanity Of Christ

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Jun 17, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,554 views

    I am sharing this message as I prepare to speak in the Philippines to celebrate the anniversary of Don Stewart. During my preparations, I had several open visions where the Lord asked me to write about His humanity. He said tell them I am a high priest who can be touched; I was once human like them.

    SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES (1 Corinthians 15:21-22) (21) "For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead." (22) "For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive." (1 ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Entering The Secret Place Of Worship

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Jun 28, 2022
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,698 views

    This sermon message is for those that desire a deeper relationship with the God of the bible! Beloved, you will find that in this message, I reveal some of my secrets to the mighty miracles I have witnessed in great services throughout the world.

    SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES (Jeremiah 33:3) "Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not." (Psalms 91:1) "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most high ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Children Away From The Father's House

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Sep 19, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,220 views

    This message is about discovering something or someone who is lost and how the joy that floods a soul-winner's heart cannot be described in words but can only be felt in a heart that has already experienced the grace of God.

    SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES (Luke 15:3-6 ) (3) "And he spake this parable unto them, saying," (4) "What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Blessed Are They That Mourn

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Oct 26, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,029 views

    We can either let the problems around us change us, or we can be moved by compassion to change them, and we do this by viewing them the way God sees them. People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care.

    SCRIPTURE REFERENCES (Matthew 5:4) "Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted." (Isaiah 61:1) "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Wisdom, Knowledge And Understanding

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Aug 21, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,480 views

    Beloved, to miss our purpose in life, is to miss everything because our purpose is what drives our vision and without the proper wisdom to use the knowledge we have learned, we will miss our assignment causing our life and ministry to end-up shipwrecked on the rocks of doom and despair.

    SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES (Proverbs 4:5-6) (5) “Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.” (6) “Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.” (Proverbs ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal