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  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    Encountering God's Purpose Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Sep 20, 2010
    based on 37 ratings
     | 23,032 views

    These verses summarize the Book's strategy, subject, & purpose. The strategy was to use selected works or "signs" of His subject, Jesus, which illustrate Jesus' character, demonstrate His power, & relate Him as the answer to man's great needs.

    JOHN 20: 30-31 ENCOUNTERING GOD'S PURPOSE For many scholars these last two verses of chapter 20 constitute the conclusion of John's Gospel with chapter 21 being John's personal appendix. These verses summarize the Book's strategy, subject, and purpose. The strategy was to use selected works ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Multipying By Addition Or How Churches Grow

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Apr 7, 2013
     | 4,718 views

    A sermon detailed why the NT church grew and what we can do to grow too.

    “Multiplying By Addition or How Churches Grow” Acts 2:41-47 Act 2:41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. I’ve been a minister now for better than 39 years and one of the main focuses of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    An Ascension Gift Basket For You!

    Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on May 22, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 20,143 views

    Although the Bible doesn’t call it a “gift basket” it does use the word “gifts” in connection with our Savior’s ascension into heaven. Because of Jesus' ascension we receive many gifts. In Luke's account of the ascension we notice three.

    We call them “gift baskets.” They might be for holidays like Christmas or Easter. Or they may be given for someone’s birthday, or perhaps an anniversary. Now as you think of gift baskets what makes them different from other gifts? Although perhaps you can think of many more things that make ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Prayers For Our Nation Series

    Contributed by Dr. Lewis W. Gregory on Nov 3, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,131 views

    I urge you to pray in accordance with God’s Word, so that God’s will might be done on Earth as it is in Heaven. Personalize the following Scriptures . . .

    Our nation’s only hope is Divine intervention! Scripture says that the heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord. The Lord Jesus Christ is King of kings and Lord of Lords. May HE rule through our earthly leaders! “Some trust in chariots and some in horses but we will remember the name of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Some Things The Devil Doesn't Want You To Know

    Contributed by Gerald Van Horn on Jan 17, 2006
    based on 49 ratings
     | 6,450 views

    Paul the author of Ephesians list areas in which Satan operates...

    Some Things the Devil Does Not Want You to Know by Gerald Van Horn Ephesians 6:11- 12 “Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the Devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against rulers of the darkness ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Tim Hinrichs avatar

    The Master's Warning Series

    Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Jan 24, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,884 views

    Eve's fall into sin is an example to us of the steps in which we fall into sin through temptation today and yet we overcome temptation through the grace and strength of Jesus Christ.

    Nancy Reagan was visiting Longfellow Elementary School in Oakland California in 1982 and was asked by a schoolgirl what to do if she was offered drugs. The first lady responded by saying: “Just say no.” And from that moment the “Just Say No” anti-drug campaign began and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Nelson Thomas avatar

    How To Approach The Bibile Nehemiah 8 Series

    Contributed by Nelson Thomas on Sep 6, 2020
     | 2,063 views

    One of the reasons why we fail to make use of the scripture is the wrong approach to it. We read, hear yet somewhere we fail to get the effect of it.

    HOW TO APPROACH THE BIBILE Nehemiah 8 Introduction: One another reason why we fail to make use of the scripture is the wrong approach to it. We read, hear yet some where we fail to get the effect of it. We should never forget Bible is not like a secular book. We can not understand on our own ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Ritchie Guerrero avatar

    Four Good Lessons From The Life Of Ezra

    Contributed by Ritchie Guerrero on Oct 12, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,096 views

    Introduction: Ezra was the second of three key leaders to leave Babylon for the reconstruction of Jerusalem. Zerubbabel reconstructed the temple (Ezra 3:8), Nehemiah rebuilt the walls (Nehemiah chapters 1 and 2), and Ezra restored the worship.

    Four Good Lessons from the Life of Ezra Introduction: Ezra was the second of three key leaders to leave Babylon for the reconstruction of Jerusalem. Zerubbabel reconstructed the temple (Ezra 3:8), Nehemiah rebuilt the walls (Nehemiah chapters 1 and 2), and Ezra restored the worship. Ezra was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    The Power Of God's Word: Psalm 119:160 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 6, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,656 views

    Psalm 119:160 is a powerful declaration about the eternal and unchanging nature of God's Word.

    The Power of God's Word: Psalm 119:160 Introduction: Today, we delve into the profound truths found in Psalm 119:160. The verse reads: "The very essence of your words is truth; all your just regulations will stand forever." (NLT). This powerful declaration highlights the eternal and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    In The Beginning

    Contributed by Duane Boehm on Jan 2, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,786 views

    with the start of a new year (2013) we will look at Gen 1:1 (creation) to see God's authority so we can surrender to His authority.

    with the beginning of new year which represent a new beginning and using Gen 1:1 we will look at man's beginning and see our need to surrender to His authority. I. Establish who God is A) Elohim Was at the.. beginning of human history John 1:1 nothing precedes Him nothing before Him ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Strongly Rooted=healthy Spirit

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Aug 1, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,127 views

    God’s Word has to be the foundation for a healthy person

    More than a decade ago, Matt Thom, a few helpful young teens and me conceived of and set in motion a tree house for our back yard. The tree had a great section where branches came together but it wasn’t large enough for a good side platform. Instead, we placed four 12’ pressure treated 4x4’s around ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Joseph Stapleton avatar

    Bout Of A Lifetime

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Aug 20, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,648 views

    We are all in a great fight, are you prepared

    BOUT OF YOUR LIFETIME (All my sermons use illustration found on www.sermoncentral.com and all scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted.) Oh, the hype of a good fight! We see the advertising on television, trying hard to sell PPV tickets to the bout of the century. The WWF is always ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • David Owens avatar

    Does The Virgin Birth Matter?

    Contributed by David Owens on Dec 18, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,506 views

    (I borrowed a lot of this sermon from a sermon written by Tommy South) Skeptics make fun of the virgin birth and some believers are embarrassed by it and think it should be dropped. I believe that the virgin birth matters a great deal and we must believe it and proclaim it.

    Introduction: A. Once there was a Sunday school teacher who asked her class of kindergarteners to draw a picture of the manger scene when Jesus was born in Bethlehem. 1. All the children went to work immediately on their pictures. 2. As the teacher moved from student to student looking at their ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    1 Accord Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 30, 2012
     | 7,936 views

    In Acts 1:12-26 we see 1) The Submission of the Disciples (Acts 1:12–15), 2) The Suicide of a Disciple (Acts 1:15–20), and 3) The Selection of a Disciple (Acts 1:21-26).

    Omar Khadr is a convicted terrorist. He was born in Toronto, has been detained in Guantanamo Bay for nearly a decade. In October 2010, he pleaded guilty to war crimes committed when he was 15 years old in Afghanistan — namely, throwing a grenade that killed a U.S. soldier in 2002. He was sentenced ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Jeff Taylor avatar

    Vote The Bible

    Contributed by Jeff Taylor on Oct 27, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,204 views

    With all the issues on the table this election season, we as the Church need to take a stand for God's Word and what His Word says about these very issues.

    Today, I want to read from the book of Proverbs chapter 29, as I share with you the message, "Vote The Bible". With election season upon us, many of us are sorting through the list of candidates trying to determine who we will vote for. Many of us are looking at the issues at hand. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal