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    Jesus Strikes At His Purpose Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Apr 21, 2003
    based on 19 ratings
     | 5,955 views

    3rd in a three part series on the three occassions Jesus spoke about His death on the way to Jerusalem

    JESUS STRIKES AT HIS PURPOSE MARK 10:32-45 OPENING ILLUSTRATION: One of golf’s immortal moments came when a Scotchman demonstrated the new game to President Ulysses Grant. Carefully placing the ball on the tee, he took a mighty swing. The club hit the turf and scattered dirt all over the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Tongues And The Fullness Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on May 30, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,466 views

    this is a topical exposition of speaking in tongues and the filling of the Spirit from Acts 2:4, from a non-cessasionist, but non-charismatic position

    Text: Acts 2:4, Title: Tongues and the Fullness, Subject: Tongues and filling, Date/Place: NRBC, 6/3/07, AM A. Opening illustration: as a brand new Christian, I was in my first year of college when I saw a sign for a bible study. So, I went and met with Cliff, and they challenged me about the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Godly Love And Hate

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Mar 4, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,817 views

    Our love of God, if deep and true, must needs exclude--and therefore hate--all things that draw us away

    “Love, love, love, love. Christian hear this is your call. Love your neighbor as yourself, for God loves us all.” Christians hear a lot about love. Today’s New Testament and Gospel readings are the standard texts on love, maybe throw in John 3:16 and 1 Corinthians 13, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Unstoppable - The Unseen War Series

    Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Dec 10, 2018
     | 3,615 views

    The fifth message in a series on the book of Acts

    Unstoppable – The Unseen War 10/15/17 Acts 4:32-5:12 If you’re just joining us, we’re in a series in Acts entitled – Unstoppable. From inception, God has intended that His church would be an unstoppable force to carry His good news of God’s love and Jesus sacrifice to the nations. Yet for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Peter Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 7, 2016
     | 9,396 views

    Lessons from the life of Peter

    Peter Acts 2:1-14a Prior to our Scripture today, the resurrected Jesus told the disciples to wait and pray in Jerusalem until they received the Holy Spirit. So they gathered in The Upper Room, behind locked doors still in fear of their lives and on the 50th day, a sound like a hurricane, a tornado ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • James Lee avatar

    Called, Appointed And Changed By The Master

    Contributed by James Lee on Nov 11, 2014
     | 7,118 views

    Jesus calls those whose hearts are ripe to be melted and molded. He calls, He appoints, He changes them and He empowers them. He empowers them BEFORE the changes are complete…

    Jesus calls those whose hearts are ripe to be melted and molded. He calls, He appoints, He changes them and He empowers them. He empowers them BEFORE the changes are complete… Look at verse 13... Now I think we need to understand that the disciples were Plain, ordinary men…called by ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How The Holy Spirit Helps Us Love One Another

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 44 ratings
     | 31,537 views

    There are fifteen characteristics of love in this passage that the Holy Spirit enables us to express with power if we will let Him

    How the Holy Spirit Helps Us Love One Another Illustration:In his book Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis wrote, "Do not waste your time bothering whether you ’love’ your neighbor act as if you did. As soon as we do this, we find one of the great secrets. When you are behaving as if you loved someone, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Back To The Garden

    Contributed by Joel W. Lohr on Jan 12, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 6,888 views

    How can we return to God’s intention for his creation and for each of us as his CHildren?

    Here we go back to the very beginning of the story of God in relationship with the people that He created. I am particularly impressed as I look at the things that we see and hear on the evening news and I realize that no longer do we live in a perfect world. Yet, God clearly created the world ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lie: Dad's Don't Really Matter Series

    Contributed by John Raulerson on Oct 12, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,641 views

    Many dad’s are abandoning their responsibilities of fatherhood because they have bought into the lie that dad aren’t really that important.

    Series: Lies Satan Tells Lie: DAD’S DON’T REALLY MATTER Ephesians 6:4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. (Victor Parachin, "The Fine Art of Good Fathering," Herald of Holiness, February 1995, pp. 32-33.) According ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Life Is Like A Game

    Contributed by Scott Bradford on Aug 13, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,456 views

    This is a funeral sermon for a longtime and well respected Coach, who lived a great Christian witness!

    Because I do some football officiating, especially as Umpire, it puts me out there in the middle of the game! When I moved to Uvalde, I first recall meeting Coach King on the Football field. I was officiating and Coach King looked at me with a bewhildered look and asked, “Are you my new ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Where Do You Get Your Wisdom

    Contributed by Jody Vansickle on Sep 22, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,521 views

    There are two kinds of wisdom to be attained in this world, which one do you choose?

    WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR WISDOM FROM? James 3:13-18 We can find wisdom in a lot of places if we’ll just look for it: • My of us have heard the phrase, “Out of the mouths of babes…” (Psalm 8:2) I want to share with you some wisdom from kids: • No matter how hard you ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    How To Be Filled With The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Mark Berry on Apr 1, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 12,900 views

    The scriptures are clear that the believer has a need to be FILLED with the Holy Spirit. This message gives you the scriptural guidelines for your hearer in a Wesleyan/Armenian perspective.

    "HOW TO BE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT." Ephesians 5:18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. Acts 2:1-18 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. [2] Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    The Need For Unity

    Contributed by Larry Benton on Jun 28, 2022
     | 2,751 views

    Without Unity, the church will lose it's light. It will no longer be able to show the light of Christ to a lost world.

    THE NEED FOR UNITY We are told that the church is to be salt and light, a beacon to a lost world. But we will lose our light, our mission if there is not unity in our church. Let us look this morning at how Jesus wants his earthly body, the church, to function. But first let us pray. Prayer 1 ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Dean Courtier avatar

    Transformed By Truth: Delighting In The Lord’s Desires Psalm 37:4 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Oct 19, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,378 views

    Psalm 37:4 is a verse that speaks to the core of our relationship with God.

    Transformed by Truth: Delighting in the Lord’s Desires Introduction: The Promise of Psalm 37:4 Today, I want to dive deep into a verse that many of us have heard, perhaps even memorised, but maybe haven’t fully grasped. It’s a verse that speaks to the core of our relationship with God—Psalm 37:4 ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Death By A Lie Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Aug 25, 2025
     | 283 views

    A family of Liars. They turned to be Lovers of possessions or lovers of money, Lovers of popularity or pretensions and Lovers of Positions. They are none other than Ananias and Sapphira.

    Text: Acts: 5:1-11 Theme: Family of Liars   Greetings: The Lord is good and His love endures forever! I would like to share with you about a family which was part of early vibrant church. Unfortunately, this family tested the power of the Holy Spirit. They turned to be Lovers of possessions ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist