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  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    We Share In Christ's Pain On The Cross

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 28, 2025
     | 135 views

    when someone is murdered, it catches all of us up short, and when the violence is carried out on children, especially as they are praying on the second day of school, no words can ever suffice to bring us back to anything like normalcy.

    Twenty-second Sunday in Course 2025 Humility, yes. I suspect that many preachers in this country have been humbled by the recent events at a Catholic church and school in Minneapolis last week. Typically we work hard on a homily for some days and often feel proud of our work when we come to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Death Defanged

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on May 6, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,889 views

    Paul in discussing the resurrection of Christ states that Christ has taken the sting out of or defanged death.

    DEATH DEFANGED I Corinthians 15:50-57 Introduction: Easter Sunday is a great day of celebration. We celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the Garden Tomb. We celebrate His victory over sin, Satan, and death. Paul in discussing the resurrection of Christ states that Christ has taken the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Loose For A Purpose

    Contributed by Kelvin Parks on May 16, 2007
    based on 184 ratings
     | 61,923 views

    So Jesus says, “Loose him and let him go” In other words ... I hope you don’t mind a little KELVIN-OLOGY ... get dem grave clothes off of dat boy ... I got some more work for him to do.

    LOOSE FOR A PURPOSE John 11:44 John 12:9-11 Preached by At Greater Faith Church-Baptist Waukegan, IL On Wednesday, April 18, 2007 John 11:44 [v.44] And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, loose ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Advantages Of Standing Still

    Contributed by John Johnson on Nov 9, 2002
    based on 225 ratings
     | 53,499 views

    Stand Still and See the Salvation of the Lord.

    The advantages of Standing Still Exodus 14: 10-14 In these times in which you and I live, life presents us all kinds of problems and challenges. We are busy seeking ways to handle the situations and issues in our lives. Life is like a roller coaster. Some days you are up and some days you are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Crazy In Love With Jesus

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Dec 19, 2002
    based on 37 ratings
     | 7,296 views

    Loving Jesus with all your heart. Many thanks to Leonard Sweet for this sermon. It was a blessing to my flock.

    1 CORINTHIANS 3:18-20 “CRAZY IN LOVE WITH JESUS” A) I heard someone use the word “oxymoron.” * Do you know what an oxymoron is? * (My Husband) * Oxymorons are 2 words that don’t make any sense when put together! (Hus - band) * Jumbo Shrimp ... Act Naturally ... Almost done ... Almost Perfect ... ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    In Remembrance Of Me

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on May 27, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,477 views

    Freedom never comes easy nor is it free. We need to remember those who paid dearly for our liberty. We must remember both the sacrifices they made and also the ultimate sacrifice that He made to set us free.

    “In Remembrance of Me” 1 Corinthians 11:24 Tomorrow is Memorial Day. In a survey taken over ten years ago, only 28% of Americans understood the true meaning of Memorial Day. The day, unfortunately, has become more about retail and picnics than understanding the importance of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Look Where He's Brought Me From

    Contributed by Ronnie Mcneill on Dec 4, 2007
    based on 31 ratings
     | 47,261 views

    This sermon is one of a reminder of how the grace of God has brought us out of the darkness of Satan into the marvelous light of Jesus the Christ. We use to be old dead bones but the breath of the living God breathed life in us through salvation.

    Introduction: As I was taking my shower the other day, God Himself spoke a Word into my spirit. He took me to book of Ezekiel when it centered around the dry bones. I said God I’ve heard the story many times about the connection of the dry bones; however, there are unlimited facets to the mind ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Advent 4 2016 Series

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jan 5, 2017
     | 4,957 views

    The lengths to which God the Father would go in order to redeem and reconcile fallen humanity is a unfathomable testimony to His unrivaled position as God and Father of all. God the Son was indeed in a manger; fully God and fully the God-Man. Emmanuel!

    Scripture Reading: Matthew 1:18-25 (Please open your Bibles to this text) When a man fathers a child and then leaves he abandons his child. The father might live in the same town as the child but if he only ever observes the child then he is a biological father but not a father in the true sense ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Funeral Message

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Oct 4, 2022
    based on 3 ratings
     | 23,255 views

    No matter what happens, we can trust God’s timing. Since our time on earth is limited, let’s make the most of the time we have left.

    Prelude: Amazing Grace Opening Song: The Old Rugged Cross Welcome I can think of four reasons for us to gather today. First, we’re going to remember Sheryll and celebrate who God created her to be. Second, it’s a time for us to begin the process of saying good-bye. Third, we want to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Come Away With Me!

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 2, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,923 views

    Peter and the disciples are struggling across the lake on a cold stormy night. They are tired, worn out from rowing, their muscles are aching, they are cold and they feel like a dirty beaten rug. In that moment of fatigue they see something walking on the

    Sermon - Come away with me! Thesis: Peter and the disciples are struggling across the lake on a cold stormy night. They are tired, worn out from rowing, their muscles are aching, they are cold and they feel like a dirty beaten rug. In that moment of fatigue they see something walking on the water ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Cost Of Discipleship

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 14, 2003
    based on 324 ratings
     | 53,237 views

    The Text is the Gospel Reading for Common Lectionary, Year B, the theme is characteristics of a Disciple as seen in this text.

    THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP—MARK 8:27-38 --by R. David Reynolds Billy Graham has said, “Salvation is free, but discipleship costs everything we have” [--Edythe Draper, Drapers Book of Quotations for the Christian World (Wheaton: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1992)]. In our text this morning ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Lifted Up To Heal Us

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Apr 13, 2015
     | 4,960 views

    All that we have and all we know come to us from our God and so many of us are ungrateful for it. In fact we are impatient for more.

    Message: Numbers 21:4-9 John 12:31-34 Our God is a patient God. By that I mean that our Heavenly Father is waiting for sinners to come to Him through repentance. God does not force us in front of His throne. We are not dragged there by heavenly soldiers to face the consequence of our ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Imagine A Perfect Universe: Genesis, Revelation, And The Cross Of Jesus Christ

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Jun 1, 2021
     | 1,871 views

    I imagine in the perfect state the world existed in Genesis 2 reality made a great deal of sense. Everything was good and right. I imagine the universe itself, the alignment of the stars and galaxies was much different.

    I imagine in the perfect state the world existed in Genesis 2 reality made a great deal of sense. Everything was good and right. I imagine the universe itself, the alignment of the stars and galaxies was much different. Even to the point where it would be hardly imaginable. In the current state ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Rescued By The Lamb, The Good Guys Win.

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 24, 2024
     | 513 views

    All the incidental stuff like Gog and Magog and the Beast and the Great Whore of Babylon will not matter then, because they will have been among those rolled up in the great Rug of Evil and thrown into the flaming pit.

    Friday of the 34th Week in Course 2024 Probably a few metric tons of ink have been spilled over the generations as scholas and preachers tried to make sense of the Revelations of St. John. But a few things in this murky and often confusing part of God’s Word come through to us quite clearly. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Staying In Your Lane

    Contributed by Ronnie Mcneill on Nov 17, 2005
    based on 49 ratings
     | 26,610 views

    This sermon addresses the cost of disobedience from children and teenagers. this lesson also addresses the leadership within the church.

    Introduction Looking at how young people are performing in schools, in their communities, and even where they live, everybody wants to do their own thing. Respect and following rules is something that has become obsolete! Society has accepted the profane way lyrics of music is sung and how ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist