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  • Scott Chambers avatar

    How Do We Define Faith Series

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Aug 10, 2009
     | 6,918 views

    This message seeks to establish a definition of what our faith should look like.

    Most of us confidently believe that we have faith. The problem is that the faith we often display is quite different from what is defined here in Hebrews 11. We have been conditioned to believe that we must see in order to believe. We analyze and reanalyze in order to establish hard evidence to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Can He Really Do That? Series

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Jun 9, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,194 views

    Jesus acknowledges the faith of friends and forgives the sin of the paralytic. The scribes question His authority, so He validates His authority with healing. To what lengths are you willing to go to bring others to Jesus? How is your religious l

    Can He Really Do That? Mark 2:1-12 Mark 2:1-2 (HCSB) When He entered Capernaum again after some days, it was reported that He was at home. So many people gathered together that there was no more room, not even in the doorway, and He was speaking the message to them. Why He Returned * Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Why Should I Do It?

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jul 19, 2018
     | 4,795 views

    Why should we humble ourselves to do menial and low level jobs for others? Because Jesus humbled himself to wash the disciles feet.

    Why Should I Do It? 7/15/2018 John 13:12-17 Acts 1:1-11 Have you ever been in a situation in which somebody asked you to do something that you really didn’t want to do it, and you even thought it was unfair for them to ask you to do it. You may have said verbally or inside your head, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Norm Story avatar

    Why Did Judas Do It?

    Contributed by Norm Story on Apr 6, 2001
    based on 219 ratings
     | 31,881 views

    He did it for the money; we too are vulnerable to greedy love of money

    "Why Did Judas Do It?" Matthew 26:6-16 John 12:4-6 Mathew 26:47-50; 27:3-5 For a prosecutor to win a conviction in court,they must offer a reasonable motive for doing the crime. A jury will want to know why someone did the particular deed. In life, we expect some rational explanation for ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    What Do We Know For Sure?

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 19, 2002
    based on 348 ratings
     | 32,028 views

    In this day & age, sometimes it is difficult to know what is true & what is false. But surely, there are some things we can count on, some things we can know for sure. Just what do we know for sure?

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2019) GOD WANTS US TO BE SURE! TEXT: 1 John 5:11-13; John 10:14,27-28; Romans 8:31-39 What do we know for sure? ILL. The great preacher, John Wesley, once said, “When I was young I was sure of everything. But after a few years, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Michael Stark avatar

    Seeing The Miraculous In The Mundane

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jul 27, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,590 views

    Jesus' first sign was quiet, not at all spectacular as one might have supposed. Yet, what He did at that time anticipates God at work in the mundane. He performs the miraculous in the mundane facets of life on any given day.

    “On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, ‘They have no wine.’ And Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, what does this have to do with me? ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    You Were Born For A Purpose

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jun 19, 2025
     | 633 views

    Every human being is created with a divine purpose. Your birth was not a mistake, an accident, or a random occurrence. Long before you were formed in your mother’s womb, God had a plan for your life.

    YOU WERE BORN FOR A PURPOSE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Jeremiah 1:4-10 Supporting Texts: Ephesians 2:10, Romans 8:28-30, Esther 4:14, Isaiah 49:1-5, Psalm 139:13-16 INTRODUCTION: Every human being is created with a divine purpose. Your birth was not a mistake, an accident, or a random ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Gerald Roberts avatar

    "Created By God Built For A Purpose"

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jul 20, 2017
     | 10,647 views

    VBS we are created by God and built for a purpose.

    Created By God Built for a Purpose 1. First night of VBS we learned God Made You Think of all the amazing God has made Day 1 - Created light and dark. God said let there be and it was Day 2- Created land, water and atmosphere. Day 3 - Gathered water together into seas and created ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Keith Foskey avatar

    What Did He Say To Do Series

    Contributed by Keith Foskey on Jul 22, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,663 views

    Ongoing series answering questions from Christians

    Sermon Series: “Questioning the Faith” Sermon #11 “What Did He Say to Do?” Text: Matthew 4:23-25 OPENING JOKE: “Bad News” A friend found his buddy sobbing on a park bench. He tried to console the old man by asking what was troubling him. The weeping man explained, “I just went to the doctor and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Lynn Floyd avatar

    Why Do You Celebrate Christmas?

    Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Dec 11, 2003
    based on 47 ratings
     | 7,048 views

    Christmas reminds us that Jesus is to be sought and truly worshipped by all the nations on the earth.

    Introduction: Play DVD Video Clip Why do you celebrate Christmas? from “Essentials” Vol. 3 No. 6. Here we are—11 days away from Christmas. Can you believe it? Seems as though it has snuck up on us. Can you guess what people are thinking about getting you for Christmas? They want to get you a gift ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pat Cook avatar

    Do You Need Help Praying? Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Oct 25, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 3,484 views

    #7 in Romans 8 - What a Way to Live! series. This is about prayer, how it is a challenge but it’s worthwhile too. And the Spirit helps us to do it. Lots of good illustrations from other sources.

    Romans 8:26-27 – Do You Need Help Praying? An unknown Confederate soldier wrote these words: I asked God for strength that I might achieve. I was made weak that I might learn humbly to obey. I asked God for health that I might do greater things. I was given infirmity that I might do better ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Boniface Simiyu avatar

    Have Nothing To Do With A Just Man!

    Contributed by Boniface Simiyu on Feb 6, 2022
     | 1,706 views

    There are dire consequences for our actions against those heaven considers ''just men", even in our thoughts towards them there can be consequnces.

    Matt 27:19 When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him. Pilates wife sent a message to him and it was a very clear message. She had had a dream and in that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Justin Steckbauer avatar

    Logic, History, Mathematics, And Science: Investigating Truth Claims Of The Christian Faith

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 27, 2021
     | 1,363 views

    So today I'd like to build a case. Let's see how we can approach the truth claims of Christianity from an interdisciplinary approach.

    So today I'd like to build a case. Let's see how we can approach the truth claims of Christianity from an interdisciplinary approach. I like to look at Christianity from several different angles. Those angles are logic (specifically logical fallacies), history (tests for historicity), ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Barry O Johnson avatar

    What’s In Your Cup?

    Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Jan 29, 2025
     | 3,264 views

    This message looks at the believer and what he/she should be filled with.

    Tun with me to 2 Corinthians 1. We are going to read the first part of verse 4. “[God] Who comforteth us in all our tribulation that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble.” In one of his messages last year, my brother read an illustration from “Barbara O’Neill Health Tricks” that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    A Return To Civility: 9 Do Not Lie Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Aug 24, 2024
     | 766 views

    lies, distortion, exaggeration. They are all they same. This message looks at why we lie and the damage those lies can cause to others and to us.

    I think that if we were honest today, we’d all agree that there is a feeling of violation that happens when we feel that we have been deceived. Most relationships can take almost anything except deceit. It was Friedrich Nietzsche who said, “I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan