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  • Jim Butcher avatar

    Why In The World Should I Forgive, Anyway?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jun 22, 2002
    based on 449 ratings
     | 26,579 views

    A consideration of five reasons that we should want to pursue forgiveness.

    We begin this morning with the knowledge that Jesus has commanded us to forgive. We add to that our general belief that forgiveness is a good thing. But, then, when we get into the actual situation where our heart has been stomped on and our emotions have been ripped to shreds, we need a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Jesus Stayed Open To Suggestions

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 19 ratings
     | 3,035 views

    One of the reasons why great leaders succeed is that they are open to suggestions.

    One of the reasons why great leaders succeed is that they are open to suggestions. When people becomes so proud that they close their minds to new ideas, they are bound to fail. Keeping your mind open allows you to see all the opportunities that the Lord has for you every hour of every day. Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Judgment Of God Series

    Contributed by Aarron Ellerman on Dec 28, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,581 views

    The reasons for God’s judgments and our response t them.

    Joel 2:1-13 “The Judgment of God” 1. The Reason For God’s Judgment (1-11) • Judah’s indifference to their sin. • Vs. 1 A new warning to the people of Jerusalem, the trumpet was the alarm of coming danger (Numbers 10:9) o The people would have understood that something terrible was approaching ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    And David Went On

    Contributed by James Roberts on Jun 5, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,691 views

    If anyone had a reason to quit it was David, but DAVID WENT ON!

    AND DAVID WENT ON 2 Samuel 5:1-10 David had reigned in Hebron over Judah for 7 ½ years. He has just been proclaimed King over all Israel. His 1st act as King of all Israel was to take possession of the ancient city of Jerusalem. The city belonged to the Port of Benjamin, but the Jebusites had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Day Of The Lord - Part Ii (Tribulation)

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Nov 6, 2001
    based on 37 ratings
     | 6,044 views

    A look at the events of the tribulation and reasons for believing in a pre-trib rapture.

    THE DAY OF THE LORD - PART II (TRIBULATION) Matthew 24:4-14 INTRODUCTION: In Matthew 24 and 25, Christ answers the question of the disciples as to the events leading up to and surrounding His return in power as He ascends to His rightful throne as the Messiah, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Gethsemane?

    Contributed by J C Prince on Oct 1, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,652 views

    There was a reason Jesus chose Gethsemane. Do you know why?

    Why Gethsemane? Matthew 26:36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Set ye here , while I go and pray yonder. Why did Jesus “Yeshua” chose the garden of Gethsemane to spend the last few hours before facing the Cross, and Galgotha? The more I ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Mark H. Stevens ThD avatar

    Why Christianity Is Dying In America

    Contributed by Mark H. Stevens Thd on May 15, 2015
     | 4,434 views

    4 Reason the Salt has lost it's savor in America!

    So the newspapers all over the world are proclaiming the death of Christianity in America, WHY? Well here are some reasons..... 1. American's worship MONEY...not JESUS! Jesus said you cannot serve MAMMON (Money) and Him...for you will love one and HATE the other. The Church has been corrupted by ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Shepherds And The Birth Of Jesus. Series

    Contributed by Claude Alexander on Dec 15, 2017
     | 11,915 views

    Explains the reason for the angel's announcement to the shepherds. Who were these shepherds.

    The Shepherds and the birth of Jesus. Luke 2:1-20 When John the Baptist saw Jesus coming to him while he was baptising, he exclaimed, “Behold the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29, KJV). Before we look at the famous statement by John the Baptist upon seeing Jesus, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    How To Be A Genuine Christian

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jun 26, 2025
     | 702 views

    Our motives are the underlying reason for any action we take.

    That is, our motives are what MOTIVATE us to do the things we do. But there are two kinds of MOTIVES: (1) Good motives (2) Bad motives Motives matter and they matter to God. God doesn’t just desire us to do the right thing but to do it with the right attitude. Illus: For example, it use to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Dare To Dream"

    Contributed by Pastor Dre on Apr 25, 2014
    based on 3 ratings
     | 18,432 views

    Here is a sermon encouraging the believer to go after the dream that God has placed in your heart.

    Daring to Dream Genesis 37:5 Today I would like to look at the process of a dreamer. Somebody say Process… I want to get you to dream, because someone is waiting to be blessed and healed on the other side of your dream. Josephs dream not only impacted him, but it also impacted his whole ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Lot - The Distressed Righteous

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. M. J. Joseph on Jul 2, 2017
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,878 views

    A man who started well, but failed in later life

    We are on the first day of the New Year. I join you in praising God for all his blessings during the past year. As we enter into the New Year and treading through it, let us meditate on the Word of God for guidance throughout the New Year. Let me read a text from 1 Cor.10:12-13. “So, if you think ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    Diving Deeper Into Life Series

    Contributed by Samuel Wilder on Oct 18, 2011
     | 7,779 views

    We need to start living life as the precious gift from God it truly is. Deeper living from a deeper understanding!

    This past Wednesday, Scott Evans Dekraai, got out of his car in Seal Beach (CA) shot a man who was sitting in his SUV talking on his cell phone then entered a beauty salon where his ex-wife worked and opened fire, shooting at point blank his ex-wife and eight other people. Six died immediately, two ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Christopher Arch avatar

    Characteristics Of Kingdom People

    Contributed by Christopher Arch on Feb 12, 2022
     | 2,388 views

    This is from a series on the Sermon on the Mount

    Title: “The Character of Kingdom People” Type: Expository Script: Mt. 7:7-23 Where: GNBC 3-15-09/ rw 2-13-22 Intro: I have recently been reading Jon Meacham’s American Lion, a biography of Andrew Jackson, our nation’s 7th president. Many have remarked upon the president, however, his character ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Worship In Truth

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 5, 2014
     | 5,645 views

    What is worship? Music? Church? How about "You"?

    We don’t know the circumstances of her life, or of her social situation. We only meet her because of a chance encounter that she had with Jesus. Jesus and his friends were on their way to Galilee from Judea and on the way they passed by a village in Samaria and while the apostles went ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • David Hersey avatar

    In Christ

    Contributed by David Hersey on Mar 27, 2015
     | 7,343 views

    What does it mean to be "in Christ" and how do we get there? This lesson answers these questions from an overall scriptural perspective.

    "In Christ" I Am: A Child of God, Galatians 3:26-27, "For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ." The word "for" at the beginning of v27 intrudes a continuing thought from v26. Obviously baptism is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ