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  • Stephen Brown avatar

    Not What I Will Series

    Contributed by Stephen Brown on Dec 29, 2015
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    How do we live out our salvation? Do our lives represent a surrendered life?

    Not what I will… The two "basics" we have addressed so far are salvation and the church. First, we discovered why we must be saved and how we can be saved. Second, we discovered the reality of being saved. We are the dwelling place of God; we are the church no matter where we go and what ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Last Will Be First And The First Will Be Last.

    Contributed by Reginald Knight on Sep 20, 2014
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    THE WAY IN WHICH WE BEHAVE TOWARDS OTHERS IS IMPORTANT FOR OUWN LIVES. THIS PARABLE INDEED REPRESENTS THIS.

    Proper 20 by: Seminarian Reginald Knight Sunday September 21, 2014. St. Mary’s Anglican Church (The Diocese Of Barbados) Matthew 20: ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Robert Butler avatar

    #5 Attraction, Not Promotion Series

    Contributed by Robert Butler on Apr 14, 2020
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    Christianity represents God’s truth and becomes most appealing when our words and deeds match.

    Today we complete our study of the book of Colossians. Paul wrote this letter and three others (Ephesians, Philippians and Philemon) while in prison awaiting trial. Paul is the consummate leader. He is always trying to spread the gospel even while battling outside forces. In Paul’s writing of this ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    He That Winneth Souls Is Wise No. 11

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 31, 2022
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    This is an age of symbolism. Every major company across America has some kind of logo to represent their business.

    Many of the symbols have become so popular that the moment we see their logo we recognize their company without even having to see the name of the company. We Christians today likewise have a symbol that represents our faith. That symbol is the cross. The moment we see this symbol we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    Love In Action Series

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Oct 12, 2023
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    Apostle Paul lays out how we should be representing our faith and our relationship to the Lord.

    Love in Action Romans chapter 12:9-21 Introduction- Good morning, if you could turn to Romans chapter 12. We will be looking at Paul’s letter to the church concerning our everyday actions. He lays out how as believers we should be representing our faith and our relationship to the Lord and to ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Revd Dr Ruwan Palapathwala avatar

    The Spirit Of Truth -- The Divine Lawyer On Our Behalf

    Contributed by Revd Dr Ruwan Palapathwala on Dec 16, 2024
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    The Spirit of Truth is the Lawyer God has appointed on our behalf representing His State -- the Kingdom of God.

    The COVID-19 pandemic has forced our lives into isolation. However, one blessing this isolation has brought me is having some spare time. Last week, I used some of this extra time to open a medium-sized box that had not been opened for many years. The box contains some of my personal belongings ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    You Are God’s Ambassador Youth Sermon

    Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 5, 2023
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    God calls us to be His ambassadors, representing Him and sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with others.

    Today, we're going to talk about how to stand out for Jesus. God picked us to shine His light in the dark and reach out to those who don't know Him yet. He didn't just save us for us, but to be His reps, showing Him to the world. Imagine you're wearing a jersey with your favorite team's logo. ...read more

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    Strange Fire On The Altar

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jun 14, 2025
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    Strange fire represents anything offered to God that is outside His instruction, unholy in motive, or defiled in nature.

    STRANGE FIRE ON THE ALTAR By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Leviticus 10:1-3 Supporting Texts: Numbers 3:4, Exodus 30:7-9, 1 Samuel 13:8-14, Malachi 1:6-10, Acts 5:1-11 INTRODUCTION: The altar is a sacred meeting place between God and man. It is where God's glory is revealed, His fire ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    "They Both Came Too Pray"

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Oct 21, 2010
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    The parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector.... one represents all people through history who seek to find "their" own "way" to justify themselves.... and one represents the one who finds Jesus and knows that by faith God sees him/her "just as if I

    In Jesus Holy Name October 24, 2010 Text: Luke 18:9-14 Redeemer “They Both Came to Pray” During the past Sundays our Sunday morning Gospel lessons have been moving us through the Gospel of Luke. In Luke 14 Jesus told his disciples about the “cost of being a ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Lesson #8: To Become A Merciful And Faithful High Priest Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Aug 30, 2019
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    The element of solidarity: the champion emerges out of the people; he can represent them only because he is one of them. Similarly, the high priest is chosen from among the people; he can represent them effectively only because He enjoys solidarity with the people.

    6/17/19 Tom Lowe Lesson #8: TO BECOME A MERCIFUL AND FAITHFUL HIGH PRIEST (HEBREWS 2:17-18) Scripture: Hebrews 2:17-18 (NIV) 17 For this reason he had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Shake Off The Dust

    Contributed by Tim Gibson on Nov 23, 2000
    based on 179 ratings
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    What does the shaking off the dust represent ? It speaks of being ready to share the gospel, not covered in the dust of the world.

    (1) INTRODUCTION: Earlier the 12 were sent forth with a similar mission (Luke 9:1-6). 12 is the number of the 12 Tribes of Israel and the sending of the twelve is to Israel alone . 70 is the number of nations mentioned in Genesis 10 and so symbolically the sending of the 70 talks of reaching all ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    What Do You See - Giants Or God?

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 4, 2001
    based on 299 ratings
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    To the children of Israel, the Promised Land represented their future. And God gave them the opportunity to go in & make it their own.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED - 2019) TEXT: Numbers 13:26-33 (NIV); Mark 8:36 (NKJV) A. I want to call your attention to the 13th chapter of the Book of Numbers. This chapter tells about a crucial event in the history of Israel. And I ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Chad Prather avatar

    The Spirit Of Deception

    Contributed by Chad Prather on Sep 28, 2002
    based on 89 ratings
     | 39,293 views

    The Old Testament nation of the Hivites represent the spirit of deception and present a major obstacle to our destiny as the people of God.

    The Spirit of Deception (Hivites) Josh 3:10; Genesis 3:1-5 Hivite: To live a lie openly shown; a serpent. Deception: To mislead by giving a distorted impression or false sense of reality. To trick; to cheat; to beguile. The ancient Greeks used the word to describe the pleasure that comes ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Overcoming The World Series

    Contributed by Derek Melanson on Apr 7, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 13,582 views

    Jesus’ death and resurrection represents a D-Day for Christians, even if V-Day is still a little while off.

    “Overcoming the World” John 16: 16 – 33 Introduction: D-Day and V-Day 1. How many people here recognize this date: June 6, 1944? On June 6, 1944, a date known ever since as D-Day, a mighty armada crossed a narrow strip of sea from England to Normandy, France, and cracked the Nazi grip on western ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Surrender Of Baptism

    Contributed by Michael Stover on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
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    How Important is Baptism? What does it represent? Three words describe what the act of baptism means to the believer.

    Opening Illus: Young boy saved on the church bus; goes to tell the preacher “I want to get advertised…” The early church’s practice was to ‘advertise’ baptism: • “Then Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go, therefore, and make disciples of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist