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  • Ron Ferguson avatar

    The Greatness Of God’s Love Gave And Made - 1john 3:1-3 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 8, 2022
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     | 2,499 views

    The intensity of God’s love is immense, that love which GAVE heaven’s glorious Son. Then that love provided the means where sinners can be MADE into the children of God. Are you prepared for rejection for Christ, for the world hates Christ’s own?

    THE GREATNESS OF GOD’S LOVE GAVE AND MADE - 1John 3:1-3 1John 3 v 1 See how great a love the Father has bestowed upon us that we should be called children of God, and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us because it did not know Him. 1John 3:2 Beloved, now we are children of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    False Teachers Are Hidden Reefs In Your Love Feasts – Jude 1:12 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 16, 2022
     | 1,994 views

    Jude gets very descriptive of these false teachers and in verse 12 there are 7 descriptions of these perverse people who sink church fellowships; cause destruction; bring chaos into the church, and corrupt the morals, and the working and the effectiveness of the functioning church.

    FALSE TEACHERS ARE HIDDEN REEFS IN YOUR LOVE FEASTS – Jude 1:12 INTRODUCTION We have some people here who did not hear the first two messages given on Jude. Just very, very briefly, Jude’s father was Joseph the carpenter and his mother was Mary, known as the virgin Mary. We know the names of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Worthless Clouds Without Water Carried By The Changing Winds –jude 1 Verse 12 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 16, 2022
     | 2,238 views

    Jude continues his description of the false teachers using metaphors to describe them. This follow on from hidden reefs and we now have empty clouds without water, useless in promise and leaving bitter failure. Many people are left hurt, and without hope, and fleeced and betrayed.

    WORTHLESS CLOUDS WITHOUT WATER CARRIED BY THE CHANGING WINDS –Jude 1 verse 12 In our last message we were looking at these false teachers Jude was battling when he urged his readers to contend for the faith. They had to be positive, and a lazy and don’t care less approach would achieve nothing. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Return To Civility: 6 Do Not Murder Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jul 27, 2024
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    This message looks at the 6th commandment, Do not Murder. It seems like an easy one to keep, but what happens when we broaden it out?

    A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six-year-olds. After explaining the commandment to "honour thy father and thy mother," she asked, "Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?" Without missing a beat, ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    "why We Have To Love"

    Contributed by Christopher Arch on Jul 27, 2024
     | 695 views

    Sermon series in I John

    Title: “Learning to Love” Script: I Jn. 4:7-12 Type: Expository Series Where: GNBC 7-28-24 Intro: The church father, Jerome, said that when the apostle John was in his extreme old age, he was so weak that he had to be carried into the church meetings. At the end of the meeting he would be ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    We Are Chosen Series

    Contributed by Duane Wente on Jul 28, 2024
     | 1,081 views

    Our true identity found in Christ. We are chosen by God and our identity is rooted in Him. Through Christ, we find our true identity and purpose, embracing the grace that saves us and living out our new identity as God’s chosen people.

    Introduction Video Ill.: Official Lyric Video — Chosen by Sidewalk Prophets In our world today, our identities are in crisis. Everyone around us tries to tell us who we are, what we should do, and who we should be.   What do we believe? Who do we support? Where do we fall in the political ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God Will Supply

    Contributed by Rich O' Toole on Jul 30, 2024
     | 1,715 views

    The Lord will supply for all of our need

    God Will Supply Philippians 4:14-23 Good morning. In 1 Kings 17, there is a narrative about Elijah being hungry and in need, and the Lord instructed ravens to feed him by a brook. After the brook dried up, the Lord instructed Elijah to go to a widow and ask her for food and drink. 1 Kings 17:12 ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Take Courage! Don’t Be Afraid”

    Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on Aug 6, 2024
     | 900 views

    As we join Jesus’ disciples on the Sea of Galilee, we are invited to take a look into our own hearts and see the greatest source of our fears. And then we are invited to dispel all our fears through faith in Christ. We’ll use Jesus’ words as the theme for our sermon.

    The medical and scientific word for them is “phobia.” And there are hundreds, if not thousands, of them. From Arachnophobia—the fear of spiders to Zoophobia- the fear of animals there are nearly endless things that people fear. Perhaps you have a couple of phobias that affect you to greater or ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Life With A Difference # 1 Series

    Contributed by Jerald Scott on Aug 7, 2024
     | 1,355 views

    Like a ‘cruise to nowhere,’ drifting aimlessly, finding diversions in food, fun, and sleep

    Series - Maximum Impact, Life with a difference # 1 Ever hear of a ‘Cruise to Nowhere’? On Friday night people board luxury cruise ships for a 2 to 3 day sail on the seas that literally goes nowhere! The ship leaves port on Friday night, out to sea, sails in large circles, and returns to port ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    #7 Taking The Leap Of Faith

    Contributed by Jerald Scott on Aug 7, 2024
     | 1,242 views

    WHEN JESUS IS INVITING ME TO GET OUT OF THE BOAT

    Maximum Impact #7 Taking the leap of faith This week, we will work on THE issue that has the potential to keep more people from living a maximum impact life that makes a difference than any other thing– FEAR! I am convinced that outside of love, fear is the most common driving emotion felt ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Heaven, The Place Of No Tears

    Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on Aug 17, 2024
     | 1,940 views

    The Christian's hope is not just to live a long life on earth, but to live forever with God in heaven. —J. I. Packer

    Good morning, dear friends. I'm so delighted to see each one of you here today. There's a sense of shared joy, shared faith, and shared hope that fills this room and each home online as we gather, and it's a beautiful thing. We are here, not because we are perfect, but because we are ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    We're Going To Need Something A Little Stronger

    Contributed by Ian Harris on Aug 23, 2024
     | 1,920 views

    We have been given what we need to fend off the forces of the Devil. However, the things we need to fend off the forces of the enemy aren’t formed under our own power or innate abilities.

    10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power; 11 put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil, 12 for our struggle is not against blood and flesh but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    A Final Warning

    Contributed by Christopher Arch on Aug 24, 2024
     | 515 views

    Series on I John

    Title: “One Final Admonition” Scripture: I John 5:21 Type: Expository/Series Where: GNBC 8/25/24 Intro: A Newsweek article many years ago (1/31/1983) told about how treasure hunters looking to make a huge profit were stealing rare idols from the Hopi Indian reservation. The worst theft ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Vision: Energize To Engage

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Sep 1, 2024
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     | 939 views

    The three words of our vision, which will take us into 2025, is “Exchange, Energize, and Engage.” In today’s message I would like to explore, how, through this great exchanged, called transformation, we can get and keep ourselves energized so that we can engage with this world the gospel message

    Vision: Energize to Engage Watch on YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgekrcLmVuE As promised, I’m going to share with you today, the fullness of the vision God laid on my heart at the beginning of the year. It started with the word, “change.” But later when the Lord laid on my ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    Who Is This King Of Glory?

    Contributed by Rich O' Toole on Sep 4, 2024
     | 1,713 views

    The promise of the King of Glory arriving

    Who is this King of Glory? Psalm 24 Good morning. In Medieval times, a King had total dominion, and giving an order to kill a subject was completely at a king’s discretion. Paying homage to a king involves a subject, publicly declaring their total allegiance to a monarch, and the king had the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational