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  • Paul Green avatar

    Judgement Begins With The House Of God

    Contributed by Paul Green on Mar 12, 2023
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     | 4,113 views

    God’s judgement is inescapable. How do you think you will fair on that day? What are the deeds in your life that you will need to give account of? Will they commend you or will they condemn you?

    Chippie the parakeet never saw it coming. One second he was peacefully perched in his cage. The next he was sucked in, washed up, and blown over. The problems began when Chippie's owner decided to clean Chippie's cage with a vacuum cleaner. She removed the attachment from the end of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Does The World Hate Us?

    Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Sep 24, 2022
     | 2,159 views

    One of the things that confuses many Christians is the attitude of non-Christians toward them. Even in the United States we experience backlash against us as Christians.

    Alba 9-15-13 (Revised 9-18-2022) WHY DOES THE WORLD HATE US? John 15:18-25 A woman in India watches as her sister is dragged off by Hindu nationalists. She doesn’t know if her sister is alive or dead. A man in a North Korean prison camp is shaken awake after being beaten unconscious; the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    1 Thessalonians 2 Series

    Contributed by Robert Butler on Jun 8, 2022
     | 1,542 views

    To be an agent of Jesus in this life, we must be willing to faithful, gentle and sacrificial in our lives and expect people to take our actions for granted

    This week we start the second oldest book in the New Testament as recorded in its publishing. We began with James on our year-long journey chronological study of the New Testament. Hence the reason we are calling this message series Chronos. It's a word that means “time.” We will be journeying ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Trust After Tragedy

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jul 23, 2020
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     | 9,481 views

    Trust is easy in the easy times. Tragedy is when you find out if you truly trust.

    I was asked how you have trust or faith after tragedy and an hour or so later Pastor Mike asked me to speak tonight. I took that as my cue to speak on that topic. I have been through a few tragedies in my life and never thought of myself as a trauma survivor until I was trained to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "i Will Proclaim The Truth" Series

    Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Dec 24, 2020
     | 2,602 views

    The Bible says that both people and society will grow more wicked as the time approaches for the return of the Lord Jesus Christ. The preacher is to face this with the soul-convicting, life transforming power of the Word and Spirit, no matter the cost.

    Anyone who makes the ridiculous statement that the Bible is merely a human book, and nothing more than a collection of inspiring stories has let others do their thinking for them, mimicking someone else's skepticism, or have claimed to have read it to end up condemning what it says about the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Daniel-The Lions Didn’t Hurt Him!

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Oct 23, 2020
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    Daniel and the lions' den is a familiar and fantastic story. I've loved this story ever since on of the first times my aunt and grandmother read it to me, and I'm grateful for their love. This one is dedicated to you, Aunt V!

    Daniel-the lions didn’t hurt him! Introduction: After Babylon fell to the Medes and Persians, Daniel’s life was spared and he was given a position under the new rulers. Eventually some of the other officials became jealous and conspired to have Daniel put to death—by being thrown into a den of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fighting God

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Aug 15, 2020
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     | 2,513 views

    When you read prophecy we may be trying to stop what God has planned for our time thus all of our angst may be in vain.

    Acts 5:38 And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: 39 But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God. KJV As I watch the various postings fly back and forth ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Building A Church Of Thessalonica For The 21st Century | A Study Of 1 And 2 Thessalonians | Part 1 | Introduction | Dr. Madana Kumar Series

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Jan 22, 2024
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     | 1,446 views

    There are several things we can learn from the church at Thessalonica. In the opening part of this series of studies, Dr. Madana Kumar, PhD takes us through the history behind the Thessalonian Church and gives us several reasons why we should study these epistles.

    Building a Church of Thessalonica for the 21st Century: A study of 1 and 2 Thessalonians Part 1: Introduction | Dr. Madana Kumar, PhD We are beginning a series of studies on the Epistles of 1 and 2 Thessalonians. In today’s study we will look into a bit of history, set the context and look into ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What Is A Christian?

    Contributed by Grant Adams on Feb 2, 2020
     | 5,670 views

    I remember hearing a story of a young boy asking his father what is a Christian? After the father explained, the young boy asked, “Dad have I ever seen a Christian?”

    The word Christian is a very loose term; at least we use it very loosely, and it has become, in America, a meaningless term. To some, it means anybody living in the United States, and is not Jewish. The term Christian has been so abused and diluted that it has very little meaning to most of us ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Ronald Shultz avatar

    Two Sides To Hall Of Faith

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Feb 12, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,158 views

    Are you ready to be a Stephen or a Demas?

    Hebrews 11:35b ... others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection: 36 And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment: 37 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Trust In God's Strength Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Kruschel on Feb 24, 2020
     | 5,799 views

    An Old Testament lesson of what Jesus teaches in his Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5:1-12.

    They stared into the flames. Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego watched as the soldiers who had brought them to this place fell over dead due to the overwhelming heat. Can you imagine what must have gone through these three men’s minds as they heard the crackling of the fire, felt the intense heat, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Dr. Ronald Shultz avatar

    Royalty Or Grunt

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Dec 10, 2024
     | 248 views

    God being for us does not mean a life of ease and some of those living the high life here may find they are lost.

    "God is for us. He's not against us." We sing that phrase as if He is going to make our lives all peachy keen with a ton of whip cream. When in reality it may include stones and whips. I am thankful that the OT prophets, the Apostles and all of the martyrs down the ages cannot ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Alison Bucklin avatar

    Between The Times

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 30, 2023
     | 1,293 views

    It is possible to live praising God even before we see his promised redemption.

    At one point while preparing this sermon I was tempted just to read the article I picked for my closing illustration and sit down. It’s a sermon in itself, and illustrates exactly what I had to say about this passage of Isaiah. But after thinking it over, I felt that the least I could do was ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Davon Huss avatar

    Famous Last Words On Evil Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 8, 2024
     | 543 views

    After exposition of Scripture, answer some questions about evil (Material adapted from Randy Johns at: https://lacoc.org/sermons/revelation-the-last-word-on-evil/)

    HoHum: The Four Horsemen formed in 1985 with Ric Flair, Ole and Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard with J. J. Dillon as their manager. In his autobiography To Be The Man, Rick Flair claimed that it was during this interview that Arn Anderson commented: "The only time this much havoc had been ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Drawing Your Line In The Sand Series

    Contributed by John Oscar on Feb 9, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 654 views

    Using the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, we see how to draw lines in the sand that represent standing for truth.

    Drawing Your Line in the Sand Book of Daniel Series CCCAG 2-10-2025 Scripture: Daniel 3:8-30 ________________________________________ Introduction: During the Mexican American war, the citizens of the area now known as Texas wanted to be independent from Mexico, so they started a revolution to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God