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  • Frederick Meekins avatar

    Those Denying Resurrection Keep Religious Language To Spread Deception

    Contributed by Frederick Meekins on Feb 10, 2012
     | 2,404 views

    Those Denying Resurrection Keep Religious Language To Spread Deception

    In the 9/20/11 issues of Sojourners magazine is an advertisement for the 2012 Gladdening Light Symposium featuring Jesus Seminar scholar John Dominic Crossan. Part of the ad copy reads, "Feed the soul, savor the beauty, and experience the communion love of Agape in the Gladdening Light of ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Rtd (Religiously Transmitted Diseases) - Pt. 1 - Discipleship Dyslexia Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Aug 24, 2019
     | 4,427 views

    Religion promises life and then it sickens! It steals hope, joy and eventually life! Are you contaminated with an RTD? The cure is

    I. Introduction Bojana Danilovic, 28, sees everything upside down because of an abnormal connection in the way her brain processes images. Danilovic has to have a special upside down computer screen and keyboard and reads papers from the bottom up. At home, she watches one TV balanced on its top ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Why Were The Religious Leaders So Blind About Jesus? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 11, 2021
     | 2,218 views

    This passage speaks to the ignorant confidence that the religious leaders possessed. How do we avoid their mistake?

    WHAT'S THE HEART OF THIS PASSAGE? The religious leaders had all that knowledge and yet they didn’t know God. - John 7:28d – “You do not know Him” - The religious leaders, of course, thought they were the epitome of knowledge and understanding. They loved the status they had among the people. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fulfilling A Promise Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jan 5, 2017
    based on 3 ratings
     | 11,055 views

    Simeon and Anna see the Messiah—a fulfillment of God’s promise to them. They are now able to depart in peace.

    Luke 2:21-38. "Fulfillment of a Promise" INTRODUCTION During the Advent and Christmas Seasons, we have had many messengers and models to encourage and direct us on our walk of faith. The prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel spoke to us in the Hebrew Scriptures. We have also heard from two angels, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Too Full Of Yourself? Or Weighed Down By Shame?

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Feb 21, 2013
     | 4,144 views

    A short talk given at a baptism service. If we’re too full of ourselves then God desires humility. If we’re weighed down by sin, by shame, by guilt, and if we can pray, "God have mercy on me a sinner", God will restore us and lift us up.

    Jesus told lots of challenging stories; and in the Church we tend to calls his stories parables. But why did Jesus use stories, parables, to communicate truth to his 1st century audience? Well, he used parables to paint a picture with a punchy, poignant, pertinent point. His pithy parables packed a ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Grant Adams avatar

    The Great Harlot Series

    Contributed by Grant Adams on Oct 7, 2021
     | 1,723 views

    The question answered in this chapter is: What “church” will actually assemble at this time on earth?

    What is the church? Is it a building, a professing people, a group of genuine Christians? Is it a place with a steeple, a social club, or a people related to Christ? Some may call the church building the church, The early church met in homes. Feelings may come and go, but the church continues. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When Religion Loses Relationship Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Feb 25, 2019
     | 8,805 views

    When Religion Loses Relationship Series: Encountering Jesus (through the Gospel of Luke) Brad Bailey – February 24, 2019

    When Religion Loses Relationship Series: Encountering Jesus (through the Gospel of Luke) Brad Bailey – February 24, 2019 Text: Luke 6:1-11 Note: The following is not a transcript. I only read Scripture and main point. The rest serves as a source of prepared thought that I hope to share more ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Renewal Of Wedding Vows Series

    Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Apr 17, 2004
    based on 194 ratings
     | 87,423 views

    This is meant to be a Ceremony of Renewal of vows for any age.

    RENEWING OF WEDDING VOWS 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Woe To You Series

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Jun 15, 2011
     | 5,172 views

    Jesus vs. religious people

    25. Who is Jesus? February 20th, 2010 Woe to you We have seen Jesus in a battle against Beelzebub now we get to see Him battle against religion. This is actually a major theme in the Gospel of Luke. Over and over we see this conflict between Jesus and religious people. Religion is a fundamental ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Woe To You Series

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Jun 15, 2011
     | 3,348 views

    Jesus vs. religious people

    25. Who is Jesus? February 20th, 2010 Woe to you We have seen Jesus in a battle against Beelzebub now we get to see Him battle against religion. This is actually a major theme in the Gospel of Luke. Over and over we see this conflict between Jesus and religious people. Religion is a fundamental ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Homecoming To The Temple

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 30, 2025
     | 479 views

    Joseph and Mary brought their newborn Jesus into the Temple for a solemn ceremony.

    Homecoming Today’s feast is a commemoration of the wonderful moment when Jesus, the Messiah and Son of God, comes home to the Temple at Jerusalem. Homecoming is a wonderful moment in life. I recall decades ago, flying into our South Texas airport after a one-week training session, and my whole ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Stephen's Sermon Series

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Apr 18, 2002
    based on 135 ratings
     | 30,254 views

    This sermon encourages us to let go of human tradtions and seek God only--just as Stephen said to the religious leaders.

    Stephen’s Sermon Acts 7 April 21, 2001 Intro: A. [Seeing Yourself in a Sermon, Citation: From a cartoon by Lee Johnson, The Best Cartoons from Leadership Journal, Volume 1 (Broadman & Holman, 1999)] Following the Sunday morning service, the pastor stood at the back of the church, shaking hands ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Secret To Purity Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Feb 23, 2015
     | 8,088 views

    We need to filter out those things that will affect our thinking and then we need to make sure we test our thoughts and motives against the highest demands of the Kingdom, that is, inner purity and godly love.

    I wonder how many of you have been watching the series “Meet the Amish” on SBS over the last 4 weeks. It’s been fascinating to watch a group of Amish young people experiencing the wider world after living a very sheltered life surrounded by a family and community dedicated to ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Forget Me Not

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Feb 7, 2025
     | 610 views

    To keep faithful to our faithful God we set aside time to remember. We must regularly turn our attention back to God, up to God, forward to God to keep our side of the covenant agreement.

    DO NOT FORGET God of our fathers, known of old – Lord of our far flung battle line Beneath whose awful hand we hold dominion over palm and pine Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, lest we forget - lest we forget! About 100 years ago, the British poet Rudyard ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Robert Leroe avatar

    Jesus Made Me Kosher

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Nov 25, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,095 views

    Our access to God is not by ceremonial ritual but the sacrifice of Christ.

    We have differing standards on what we consider “clean” and “unclean.” A lot depends on how meticulous we are. For some of us, when we drop a cookie, we follow the “5-second rule” (this was tested recently on Mythbusters). When I lived in Germany, everything was spotless--you could eat off the ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational