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  • Christopher Metze avatar

    Released From Chains, Bound To The Word: Acts 16:25-34

    Contributed by Christopher Metze on Jul 24, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 412 views

    A sermon on the powerful, life-changing, and community-forging Word of God.

    The guard at Philippi’s prison is on his routine patrol. He’s carrying out his duties as usual when two outsiders—Paul and Silas—are brought to him, already beaten and bruised. He’s commanded to confine them in the inner prison—the place designated for the most hardened, perhaps most dangerous ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    This Little Light Of Mine!

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 26, 2025
     | 319 views

    Let us consider the role of light in real life and spiritual life. We make the choice of darkness or light. God is light. God said: Let there be light. Do you reflect God's light?

    THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE. Don't tell me about darkness, take me to the light. By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) Genesis 1:3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. Genesis 1:3 (MSG) God spoke: "Light!" And light appeared. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Jon Daniels avatar

    Fire & Hammer

    Contributed by Jon Daniels on Aug 11, 2025
     | 329 views

    Based on Jeremiah 23:23-32 - Challenges hearers to understand that the Word of God constantly calls us to return to the Lord.

    “FIRE & HAMMER” Jeremiah 23:23-32 FBCF – 8/10/25 Jon Daniels INTRO – Kids’ song from my childhood: “The B.I.B.L.E., Yes that’s the book for me. I stand alone on the W of G. The B.I.B.L.E.” Every Sunday, we gather in this place & we gather around this book. We don’t gather around a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    A Long-Winded Preacher Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Oct 18, 2024
     | 795 views

    The preaching of the Word is God is the center of our worship service, but we need to do what the message says and not just be hearers.

    A Long-Winded Preacher Text: Acts 20:7-12 Introduction 1. Illustration: “Preaching is effective as long as the preacher expects something to happen – not because of the sermon, or even because of the preacher, but because of God.” (John Hines). 2. Believe it or not, I’ve been accused of being a ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • John Newton avatar

    What Will We Wear?

    Contributed by John Newton on Jan 15, 2022
     | 1,793 views

    Paul tells us about the spiritual wardrobe that the Holy Spirit provides for us

    “What will we wear?” Back when I was first ordained, that was a question that many people asked themselves on a Sunday morning. In those days, people used to dress up for church. Tie straight, pants pressed, shoes polished… People would talk about putting on their Sunday best. By and large, that ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

  • Todd Catteau avatar

    Mature Language

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Jan 27, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,136 views

    A brief sermon on how to leverage our words for good.

    Have you ever started a show on television and seen this warning? THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM CONTAINS MATURE LANGUAGE. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. We all know what “mature language” means, but I wonder why they call it “mature.” We have a way of sanitizing things, don’t we? Shouldn’t they just tell ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Justin Steckbauer avatar

    The Wounded Lamb: Tela' Series

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Jan 30, 2022
     | 1,820 views

    “Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God. “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and announce to her that her time of hard service is over"

    40 “Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God. 2 “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and announce to her that her time of hard service is over, her iniquity has been pardoned, and she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.” 3 A voice of one crying out: Prepare the way of the Lord in ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Jerry Owen avatar

    This Old Book Series

    Contributed by Jerry Owen on Aug 1, 2022
     | 2,314 views

    sermon introduces a series on the Bible.

    THIS OLD BOOK Hebrews 4:12-13 When I was a kid, I was an avid reader. I cut yards to earn money and I bought/read all the Hardy Boys books. Loved Arthur/Camelot books. I read a lot of science fiction and fantasy adventure Books. I got a lot of enjoyment out of those books, but none of them ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Man's Responses To This Old Book Series

    Contributed by Jerry Owen on Aug 1, 2022
     | 1,866 views

    explores the way people response to God's Holy Word.

    MAN'S RESPONSES TO THIS OLD BOOK A few years ago I took Lana to see “Last Christmas”. It promised to be a sappy, romantic comedy movie. The kind most men hate, but I love. I loved this movie but the critics hated it. The Bible is a lot like that. Some hate it, some ignore, some really need ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Rickman avatar

    The Battle Belongs To The Lord

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Aug 30, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,143 views

    We are in a fight but we've already won if we hold to God's Word.

    The Battle Belongs to the Lord A man had a dream where he saw two gated corrals and in one pen there were sheep – in the other goats. As he sat on top of the fence in between and he watched as Jesus came out and led the sheep out of the pen to their eternal reward. Then he watched as the devil ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Lester Potts avatar

    The Divine Word: An Exploration Of John 1:1-5

    Contributed by Lester Potts on Jan 7, 2026
     | 112 views

    John 1:1-5 Presents one of the most profound theologically significant passages in all of Christian literature.

    The Divine Word: An Exploration of John 1:1-5 The opening verses of the Gospel according to John—John 1:1-5—stand as some of the most profound and theologically significant passages in all of Christian Scripture. For countless believers, these words not only anchor their understanding of Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jaeyoun Chang avatar

    Authority Of Jesus Christ Series

    Contributed by Jaeyoun Chang on Jan 29, 2026
     | 51 views

    Jesus went to Capernaum. It may have been because God's love for sinners who did not know or understand the Word of God sent Jesus to this earth, and because of Jesus' character of pitying sinners made him think that he should somehow preach the gospel of life to them.

    Introduction In Nazareth of Galilee, where he grew up, Jesus read the prophecy of the prophet Isaiah in the synagogue on the Sabbath and said that it had come true. Jesus declared that he was the anointed Messiah who would preach the gospel to the poor, free the captives of sin, and open their ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Final Instructions For Big Events

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Nov 16, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,851 views

    in the text we will see three things that God says to Israel to prepare for a big event/trial

    A. Opening illustration: When it comes to being on the alert and ready at any moment to do the job, it’s hard to beat the Pony Express. This historically famous mail service between St. Joseph, Missouri, and California depended on constant movement and readiness. Relay stations were established ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Senior Pastor Ndayiragije-Misigaro Joel avatar

    Five Ways To Keep Your Wealth Or Riches Series

    Contributed by Senior Pastor Ndayiragije-Misigaro Joel on Dec 12, 2022
     | 2,075 views

    Some hold the belief of being wealthy or rich as what we obtain from God's blessing through wisdom, responsibility, discipline, hard work, saving, investing, and seeking God's will.

    Five ways to keep your wealth or riches Written by Pastor Ndayiragije Misigaro Joel; December 12, 2022 “The silver is mine and gold is mine; declares the LORD Almighty.” Haggai 2:8. INTRODUCTION. Wealth or riches has a bigger role to play in the view of people, and believers also are not spared ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Rodney Fry avatar

    John Series Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Rodney Fry on Sep 27, 2021
     | 3,475 views

    This passage is one of the summits of Scripture. In fact, it probably reaches the highest of human thought. What is the thought that reaches the height of human concepts? It is this: Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is …

    Jesus the Living Word: The First Witness of John the Apostle, 1:1–5 (1:1–5) Introduction: this passage is one of the summits of Scripture. In fact, it probably reaches the highest of human thought. What is the thought that reaches the height of human concepts? It is this: Jesus Christ, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist