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  • Michael Stark avatar

    Are You Saved? Are You Sure?

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Mar 23, 2023
     | 3,048 views

    Jesus warns that there exists people who appear to be serving Him, though they are lost. Therefore, He challenges each person to ensure that He has been born from above.

    “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Communion - Open, Closed, Or Cracked? Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Nov 7, 2020
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     | 6,233 views

    Is the Communion Meal Open to all who profess Christ? Or is it overseen by the congregation hosting the meal and thus restricted to those who are in open fellowship with the assembly? The message is a study of this controversial question.

    “In the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse. For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you. And I believe it in part, for there must be factions among you in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Practising Discipleship Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jul 1, 2017
     | 9,146 views

    Christians are commanded to make disciples. The process of discipleship includes: going; baptising; teaching. The responsibility devolves upon each follower of the Christ.

    “It happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the inland country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples. And he said to them, ‘Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?’ And they said, ‘No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.’ And he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Danger Of Being Too Important

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Feb 14, 2020
     | 7,944 views

    A message that warns against the destructive power of pride, encouraging followers of Christ to serve with humility.

    “Naaman came with his horses and chariots and stood at the door of Elisha’s house. And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, ‘Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored, and you shall be clean.’ But Naaman was angry and went away, saying, ‘Behold, I thought that he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Peace On Earth Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Dec 29, 2002
    based on 56 ratings
     | 10,003 views

    God offers us peace with him, with each other and peace from worry.

    It was dark and cold and the small group of men huddled around their fire to keep warm. In the social strata of the day, you’d have to say they were near the bottom rung. But still, despite their lack of education and social status they were aware of much more than the intelligentsia might have ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    When The Leaders Succumb To Careerism.

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Jun 24, 2001
    based on 35 ratings
     | 2,891 views

    Year C. Fourth Sunday after Pentecost July 1st, 2001, Psalm 16 Title: "When the leaders succumb to careerism."

    Year C. Fourth Sunday after Pentecost July 1st, 2001, Psalm 16 Title: ¡§When the leaders succumb to careerism.¡¨ This is a psalm of confidence. Its author shows a deep familiarity with prophetical, sapiential, and liturgical traditions, making it impossible to fix a date of composition. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    What Is Wrong With Halloween

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 16, 2002
    based on 98 ratings
     | 9,800 views

    Halloween is a Satanic Holiday!

    ’WHAT IS WRONG WITH HALLOWEEN?" Thesis: Halloween is a Satanic Holiday! Material and information taken from the book “Halloween and Satanism” by Phil Phillips and Joan Hake Robie. TEXT: II Cor. 6:15-17 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial ? What does a believer have in common with ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    We Have A Permanent Establishment

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Dec 15, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,430 views

    This sermon talks about how the Gospel serves to give us an establishment in life.

    December 18, 2005 Romans 16:25-27 25 Now to him who is able to establish you by my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past, 26 but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Walking With God Series

    Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Feb 3, 2006
    based on 77 ratings
     | 38,932 views

    Hleping Christians to walk with God on a daily basis.

    LIFE AT THE HIGHEST PLANE! WALKING WITH GOD! SERMON #4 Am 3:3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed? (KJV) 2Ki 23:3 And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Ellowene Joins The White Robed Multitude

    Contributed by Christopher Martin on May 27, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,136 views

    A funeral sermon for one of my shut ins preached 5/27/2009 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. She requested this text and the hymn "Who Is This Host Arrayed in White" at her funeral, and what a comfort it was!

    This morning, we’re here in God’s House because in His great wisdom, God saw fit to call Ellowene Dorothy Christensen to her eternal home on Saturday afternoon. We’re here today to find comfort and strength due to the fact that a mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, (sister), neighbor, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    How The Pharisees Got It Wrong

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Aug 20, 2011
    based on 8 ratings
     | 14,198 views

    In this topical sermon we are going to examine how the Pharisees missed it so badly by examining their history, their beliefs, and where they went wrong.

    How the Pharisees Got it Wrong Text: Matthew 15:1-14 By: Ken McKinley (Read Text) Well we’re taking a little break from Ecclesiastes. We did last week so that I could talk to you all about how we might better serve God as a church. And tonight, I want to talk to you about how the Pharisees ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Cleansing Shower Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Mar 14, 2013
     | 8,379 views

    After David's confession of his sin, he asks God to purify and renew him.

    The cross is such an ironic symbol. In context, 2000 years ago, a cross was a horrible instrument of torture and death, it was feared and reviled, it was a punishment so dehumanizing that it was to be a major deterrent to crime, and those sentenced to death on a cross were humiliated and debased. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Worship Is A Verb!

    Contributed by Scott Coltrain on Mar 31, 2017
     | 5,828 views

    Worship services are first and foremost to offer worship to God through Christ Jesus, rather than satisfy the attendee. Many have lost sight of the fact that Church services are more about the attendee giving than receiving.

    “I used to attend congregational worship services but I quit because I got nothing from it.” “Church is boring.” “When I sit in the pew during church services, I think about how much more I could be accomplishing if I had stayed home.” Through the decades, I have heard a multitude of people ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Promise Of Resurrection And Life Series

    Contributed by Ron Tuit on Dec 21, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,793 views

    Jesus proclaims His fifth I AM statement, "I AM the Resurrection and the Life" and explains the meaning of his declaration.

    The Promise of Resurrection and Life John 11:1-27 The time Jesus spent beyond the Jordan was short-lived and Jesus moves back into the area of Jerusalem in John 11, his death on the cross only days away. The rejection and hatred toward Jesus would not dim the unmistakable witness of the glory of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Realization Of God’s Guidance-1

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Oct 21, 2025
     | 134 views

    1 of ? Luke records prophetic events surrounding the birth of John the Baptist. God’s ‘guidance’(1:79) has been realized or brought to fruition. ?How is God’s guidance realized? God’s guidance is realized thru a Prophetic...

    The REALIZATION Of GOD’s GUIDANCE-I—Luke 1:57-80 Attention: The following is just a short testament to a lack of lasting peace among God’s people, Israel: Some 30 years after the death, burial, resurrection, & ascension of Jesus Christ, the Jewish temple was decimated by the Roman ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist