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  • Stephen E. Trail avatar

    The Last Command

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Nov 10, 2014
     | 5,093 views

    A sermon that speaks to the Savior's last directive to the church prior to His ascension.

    "The Last Command" Matthew 28:19-20 Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bill Walker avatar

    Approval Of Human Beings Or God Series

    Contributed by Bill Walker on Jul 10, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,109 views

    Galatians is all about grace and is the antidote to legalism. For Paul, it was about Christ crucified and his becoming a slave to Christ and not the Law.

    APROVAL OF HUMAN BEINGS OR GOD Galatians 1 I once attended a worship event and before the speaker took the stage a choral group was singing. I was to lead a prayer before the speaker began, so I was silently worshipping and reflecting on my words for the prayer. As the choral group sang a very ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Spiritual Success Comes In "Cans”

    Contributed by John Gaston on Feb 26, 2017
    based on 3 ratings
     | 15,224 views

    God wants us to be able to say with Paul, positively, "I CAN do all things through Christ Who strengthens me!" Let's consider Paul's revelation for a moment.

    SPIRITUAL SUCCESS COMES IN “CANS” Phil. 4:13 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: 1. JOKE #1: LAWYER’S REVENGE a. A lawyer's dog, running about unleashed, beelines for the local butcher shop and steals a roast off the counter. b. The butcher went to the lawyer's office and asks, "if a dog, running ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Sexuality, Immorality, And Purity

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jul 6, 2013
    based on 10 ratings
     | 19,613 views

    Sex outside of marriage and the Bible. Link inc. to formatted text, audio, PowerPoint.

    SEXUALITY, IMMORALITY, AND PURITY Heb. 13:4 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/Purity.html Years ago there was a movie called, "My Best Friend's Wedding." Well, I attended my best friend's wedding, and there I married my best friend. Today is a great day to say something that needs to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Glenn Durham avatar

    What Is Truth? Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on May 27, 2010
    based on 13 ratings
     | 11,734 views

    God rules over hearts and minds with truth and advances a kingdom of repentance and righteousness.

    Scripture Introduction In 1818, Percy Bysshe Shelley published a poem on the ephemeral nature of human kings and political powers: I met a traveler from an antique land Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Derrick Tuper avatar

    When Bad Things Happen To Good People

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on May 2, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,616 views

    Pastor Lee Strobel commissioned a national survey and asked people what question they’d ask if they could only ask God one thing. The Number One response was: “Why is there suffering in the world?” Why does God allow the righteous to suffer? I mean, I’m

    WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE INTRODUCTION: Pastor Lee Strobel commissioned a national survey and asked people what question they’d ask if they could only ask God one thing. The Number One response was: “Why is there suffering in the world?” Why does God allow the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Road To Emmaus Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on May 11, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 13,339 views

    In the midst of gloom and doom in our lives we tend to focus so much on ourselves that we miss the fact that we are still walking with Jesus!

    13That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. 16But their eyes were ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Emmaus Area Series

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on Apr 10, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,733 views

    Two men on the Road to Emmaus report sighting Jesus after the Resurrection.

    “Emmaus Area” Jesus Sightings Part 2 “They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?” 33 They got up and returned at once to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Bill Walker avatar

    Approval Of Humans Or Of God Series

    Contributed by Bill Walker on May 5, 2017
     | 3,867 views

    A look at Paul's passion for truth and grace.

    APROVAL OF HUMAN BEINGS OR GOD Galatians 1 I once attended a worship event and before the speaker took the stage a choral group was singing. I was to lead a prayer before the speaker began, so I was silently worshipping and reflecting on my words for the prayer. As the choral group sang a very ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Protected From Arrows Series

    Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Jan 7, 2021
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,637 views

    There are many people whose words are sharp and deadly like arrows. These words when hurled at us cause deep pain, but the psalmist encourages us to not be in dread of these deadly arrows that are directed towards us.

    Protected from arrows Psalm 91 - Study 16 - Protected from Arrows We read in Psalm 91:5-6, “You will have no fear of the evil things of the night, or of the arrow in flight by day, or of the disease which takes men in the dark, or of the destruction which makes waste when the sun is high.” (BBE) ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Dr. Bradford Reaves avatar

    Part 1 - On The Holiness Of God Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Feb 8, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,811 views

    A call to worship begins with a return to understanding that we worship a holy God. The realization of God’s character and holiness reveals our true self. His majesty is life-changing and gives meaning to our life, despite our shame.

    6 In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one called to ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Joel Pankow avatar

    The God Of The Plague

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 13, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 24,736 views

    Where do we find God in the midst of virus and death? Right in the middle of it.

    3.15.20 Habakkuk 3:5-6 Where is God in the midst of the plague? Habakkuk 3 says, 5? Contagious disease goes ahead of him, and plague follows after him. 6? He stands up and shakes? the earth. He looks, and the nations jump in fright. The ancient mountains are shattered. The age-old hills ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • John Gaston avatar

    The Abc’s To Having A Great Year

    Contributed by John Gaston on Jan 3, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,469 views

    Having a successful 2020 is as simple as A.B.C. & D.: Accept responsibility for your life, Believe you can change, Clarify your priorities, Don't wait to begin.

    THE ABC’S TO HAVING A GREAT YEAR INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: STATING THE OBVIOUS. After a woman sued McDonalds because she wasn’t warned her coffee was hot, companies are changing their instruction manuals and product warning labels to cover themselves from liability. Listen to a few of these: 1. On a ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Ephesians: Your Identity In Christ (3)

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Mar 7, 2019
     | 4,946 views

    In Ephesians 4, we discover who we are in Christ by learning about the head of the church, the hands of the church, and the heart of the church.

    Ephesians | Your Identity in Christ (3) Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 10/12/2014 Play: “Me Church” Video The last couple of weeks we’ve been exploring the New Testament book of Ephesians. As I said last week, Ephesians is all about identity, which made me think earlier ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • David Owens avatar

    To Us A Child Is Born

    Contributed by David Owens on Dec 22, 2025
     | 257 views

    Isaiah's prophesy is filled with wonder and promise. Jesus fulfilled it upon His arrival and continues to fulfill it everyday.

    Introduction: A. I want to begin with a quote from Frederick Buechner (Beekner), who was an American minister, theologian, and author of 39 books: “For outlandish creatures like us, on our way to a heart, a brain, and courage, Bethlehem is not the end of our journey but only the beginning - not ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ