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  • Ed Amundson avatar

    Oops I Tried To Get Over On God Series

    Contributed by Ed Amundson on Jul 5, 2014
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,701 views

    Today’s Scripture shows us how Nimrod, a type of Antichrist, unified humanity using all its knowledge, science and resources to establish a city. By the way… Nimrod’s leadership over the people in his day was the exact opposite of what God commanded.

    Today is the first Sunday after the 4th of July. On our church FB page I posted the Declaration of Independence with this comment: “Praise The Lord for providing the founding principles of the United States of America in the Bible. #ournationfromGodsinspiration” That one post caused ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "God's Character.”

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Sep 14, 2001
    based on 45 ratings
     | 11,851 views

    Year C. Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 23, 2001 Title: “God’s character.”

    Year C. Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 23, 2001 Title: “God’s character.” Psalm 113 is one of the “Hallel” psalms. “Hallel” means, “praise;” “Halleluia” means “Praise Yah-weh.” There are three collections of “Hallel” psalms, all hymns of praise, in the Psalter: first, Psalms 113-118; ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Baptism

    Contributed by Mark Holdcroft on Jun 28, 2003
    based on 61 ratings
     | 21,762 views

    This is a short gospel message preached at a baptisimal service, using the account of Noah as symbol of baptism.

    Baptism There are many misconceptions about God, many people just thinking that He is just an old man on a cloud. People can see Him as a person to cry out to only when desperate, to use as a swear word when angry or upset, and as somebody to blame when things go wrong. Many have a much clearer ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Supernatural Love Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Apr 14, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,715 views

    Supernatual love is a love that is extended even to our enemies.

    A reporter was interviewing an old man on his 100th birthday. "What are you most proud of?" he asked. "Well," said the man, "I don’t have an enemy in the world." "What a beautiful thought! How inspirational!" said the reported. "Yep," added the old man, "I outlived every last one of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Behold The Love Of God

    Contributed by James May on Mar 6, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 10,956 views

    Praise God for his love and protection from the enemy of my soul!

    BEHOLD THE LOVE OF GOD By Pastor Jim May Oh how sweet it is to taste victory and to know the feeling of deliverance from the snares of the devil! What Satan meant for good, God has turned around to be a blessing. Which of us has not had to fight a battle with the devil? Not one can escape his ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Night Before Christmas

    Contributed by Tommy Davis on Jan 7, 2007
    based on 29 ratings
     | 26,201 views

    This is a pre-Christmas message.

    The Night Before Christmas Text: Malachi 4:1-6 1 The LORD Almighty says, "The day of judgment is coming, burning like a furnace. The arrogant and the wicked will be burned up like straw on that day. They will be consumed like a tree – roots and all. 2 "But for you who fear my name, the Sun of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Everlasting Father Series

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jan 22, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 12,466 views

    This is the fourth message of five from the text in Isaiah 9:6 for Advent, Christmas, and Ephiphany on the Names of Jesus. As our Everlasting Father, Jesus is always faithful to us.

    WHAT’S IN A NAME?: HE IS THE EVERLASTING FATHER! --Isaiah 9:6 The highest honour a nation can bestow upon one of her sons is to name him “The Father of his country.” This is a title given to heroes as far back in history as the Roman Empire. “When a Roman citizen had done some brave, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Resurrection, The Reason To Praise Him (Sermon)

    Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Mar 12, 2013
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,911 views

    Apostle Paul wrote 1 Corinthians chapter 15 to straighten out the hearsays and the perverted gospel that was being spread in the city of Corinth. Corinth was the sin center of the Roman Empire in Paul’s day. The spirit of the world seemed to have more

    The Resurrection, the reason to praise Him..1 Corinthians 15: 3 Buddies were talking about death and one asked the others: What would you like people to say about you at your funeral? • One said...."He was a great man, who cared about his community." • Another said...."He was a great ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Eternity What Happens Next? Series

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Mar 15, 2016
     | 6,430 views

    What happens after death? Where will you end up? Can we choose our eternal destination?

    Eternity; what happens next? John 14:1-2 King James Version (KJV) Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. Luke 23:33-43 New International Version ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Mission Of Jesus Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Mar 11, 2014
     | 5,218 views

    Jesus demonstrates the compassion, catalyst and counterbalance of His mission.

    TEXT: Mar 1:41-42 Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, "I will; be clean." 42 And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. • Prayer: • Purpose, mission. Why are you here? Why did Jesus come? Mar 1:28 And at once his fame spread ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Demon Possession In The U. S.

    Contributed by John Gaston on Aug 30, 2021
     | 2,792 views

    To aid ministers in addressing the unusual area of demon possession, I have compiled articles and statistics on behavior associated with possession.

    DEMON POSSESSION IN THE U.S. ARTICLES ON POSSESSION 1. Most people in the U.S. don’t think that demon possession – as pictured in the Bible – is still going on today. This is because behavior that resembles possession is not treated as a spiritual phenomena, but as a mental or physiological ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Something Is Happening In The Boneyard

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Sep 27, 2021
    based on 3 ratings
     | 17,063 views

    Yes there are a lot of dry bones in the boneyard today, but there is a rattling in the boneyard. Revival is coming to the dry bones.

    Ezekiel 37:7-10 "So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone. [8] And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Slow As Christmas

    Contributed by John Gaston on Dec 2, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,584 views

    Simeon waited all his life to experience Christmas and it finally happened. The reasons he got to personally see Jesus was because he was looking for Him, he was righteous and devout, and the Holy Spirit was on him. Let's be ready!

    SLOW AS CHRISTMAS Lk. 2:25-35 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Valerie Hughes and her husband were on the way to the hospital with their 15-year-old daughter who was scheduled to undergo a tonsillectomy. 2. During the ride, they talked with her about how the procedure would be performed. “Dad,” the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    We Have Seen Strange Things Today! Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Sep 5, 2025
     | 366 views

    A very sick man was confined to a pallet but still wanted to find Jesus so he could be healed. There were four friends who did take him to Jesus--and the sick man was healed!

    We have seen strange things today (Disclosure: This message is based on a sermon I preached at New Hope Baptist Church near Fulton, MO, on February 2, 2025; not an exact transcription.) Introduction: This story is one that’s told by both Matthew and Mark, as well as Luke. The main points are the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Awake In Gethsemane

    Contributed by David Dunn on Jan 13, 2026
     | 46 views

    Jesus’ agony in Gethsemane reveals the cost of salvation and shows that Easter hope rests on His obedience, not ours.

    Every Easter weekend, we gather to celebrate life. We sing resurrection songs. We dress a little brighter. We speak words like hope, victory, and new beginnings. And rightly so — Easter is the great declaration that death does not get the final word. Easter did not begin in a garden filled with ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist