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  • John Nichols avatar

    The Crown Of Thorns

    Contributed by John Nichols on Mar 5, 2007
    based on 28 ratings
     | 11,357 views

    Was there a purpose to the crown of thorns?

    Crown of Thorns John 19:1-3 Have you ever experienced a moment in your life when everything changed? The moment occurred and because it occurred everything changed in your daily existence. Maybe it was your wedding day, or the birth of a child…maybe it was the day you bought your house or got ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Harvest Of The Broken Seed: The Paradox Of A Fruitful Life

    Contributed by Paul Dayao on Sep 11, 2025
     | 182 views

    This sermon unpacks the powerful paradox of John 12:24-25, teaching that like a seed that must die to bear fruit, we must surrender our lives to find true fruitfulness and life eternal.

    Introduction: The Unexpected King Let us transport ourselves to a moment thick with expectation. The city of Jerusalem is trembling with energy. Dust fills the air, mingling with the shouts of a jubilant crowd. The scent of crushed palm leaves is underfoot. It is the week of the Passover, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Lifts Us Up

    Contributed by S Henriques on Jan 27, 2003
    based on 65 ratings
     | 9,032 views

    John 15:2 has been the cause of a lot of confusion for many Christians. We read that “He cuts off every branch in Me that does not bear fruit,” and we wonder what type of “fruit” is He talking about? If I fail, will He cut me off?

    Jesus Lifts Us Up John 15:1-5 by S. M. Henriques Have you ever felt as though you needed a fresh start? Well, who hasn’t? President John Kennedy found himself wishing once that he could start over. In 1963 he visited West Berlin, and made an impassioned speech which would be remembered for years ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Holy Wind Bags And A Sacred Sanctuary

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Mar 2, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,061 views

    . So, today, I thought we would spend some time in the Word preparing for those messages by looking at Biblical views of our bodies. There are two passages that I think directly speak to us and give us a Biblical view of our bodies.

    Holy Wind Bags and the Sacred Sanctuary Genesis 2:4-7 & 1 Corinthians 6:9-20 INTRODUCTION… What your body does in a 24 hour period (http://www.bible.org/illus.php?topic_id=177) * your heart beats 103689 times * your blood travels 168,000,000 miles * you breathe 23040 times * you inhale 438 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Crouching Sin

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Mar 6, 2016
     | 8,213 views

    The story of Cain and Abel teaches the power of sin to control us and the power of faith to break sin's control.

    Genesis 4:1-16 Crouching Sin 3/6/16 D. Marion Clark Introduction Pastor Sam Smith has begun a sermon series in Genesis. Sam’s idea is to study characters in Genesis for this purpose: “to learn how God intervenes in the life of his people to reveal both the source of their problems ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Parable Of The Loaned Money PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 1, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 959 views

    This sermon explores the importance of faithful service, readiness, and utilizing our God-given talents for the betterment of His kingdom.

    Good morning, beloved family. We gather here today, hearts open, souls yearning for the Word. We come together, not as strangers, but as brothers and sisters, united under the warmth of His love. We stand on the precipice of a new day, a new understanding, a new revelation. Before we begin, I want ...read more

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    How Can I Comfort You?

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Sep 25, 2019
     | 4,234 views

    A study in the book of Lamentations 2: 1 – 22

    Lamentations 2: 1 – 22 How can I comfort you? 1 How the Lord has covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in His anger! He cast down from heaven to the earth the beauty of Israel and did not remember His footstool in the day of His anger. 2 The Lord has swallowed up and has not pitied all the ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    A Crisis Of Faith

    Contributed by Todd Riley on Feb 6, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 4,441 views

    an exposition of Genesis 2:4-17

    Islington Baptist Church February 4, 2001 Sermon text: Genesis 2:4-17 Scripture reading: Psalm 104, Revelations 22, Job 36-37, II Thessalonians 3:6ff At certain times some Christians have had a ‘crisis in the faith’. There is something that bothers and disturbs them so much about God, his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Bloom Where You Are Planted Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 22, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,272 views

    Parables for Seekers, Pt. 1

    BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED (LUKE 8:4-15) Motivational writer Dennis Kimbro says that some people are like wheels - they don't work unless they are pushed. Some people are like trailers - they have to be pulled. Some people are like kites - always up in the air, and if you don't keep a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Know Your Oponent Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Apr 16, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 6,695 views

    This is the 1st of 4 on winning the spiritual war

    INTRODUCTION • Life can be tough at times. It seems like there are times when nothing seems to come easily. It seems in our spiritual walk that we take two steps forward and three back. • I have seen people who would just give up and quit when things got tough for them. I see other people who ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Bloom Where You Are Planted Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jul 27, 2003
    based on 37 ratings
     | 18,531 views

    Parables of Eternal Life, Part 1 of 9

    BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED (LUKE 8:4-15) Motivational writer Dennis Kimbro says that some people are like wheels - they don't work unless they are pushed. Some people are like trailers - they have to be pulled. Some people are like kites - always up in the air, and if you don't keep a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Anchor Holds

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jul 4, 2009
    based on 24 ratings
     | 29,071 views

    Exploring the analogy of an anchor in our walk with God.

    THE ANCHOR STILL HOLDS TEXT: Hebrews 6:15-20 Hebrews 6:15-20 -- And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    I Shall Not Be Moved

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Aug 18, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 20,015 views

    Discussed being fully planted and committed to Christ.

    I Shall Not Be Moved Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27; James 1:22-24; 1 Corinthians 15:58 Introduction The last time I stood before you I told you that we are all living testimonies. We are a living testimony whether we are having a great time or going through hard times. The question that we must ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Cain And Abel Series

    Contributed by John Dixon on Oct 7, 2018
     | 8,658 views

    The word “REGARD” or the word “FAVOR” in Hebrew means, “paid attention to.” God paid attention to Abel’s offering but Cain’s offering he did not pay attention to.

    GENESIS 4:1-11 NASB Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a man-child with the help of the Lord.”  2 Again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Subsidence Of The Waters. Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on May 24, 2019
     | 8,615 views

    Feeling desolate is nothing new for the people of God, but when we do, we may recall this song: The next time you find yourself in a storm, Genesis 8 can give you new hope and encouragement, because the major theme of the chapter is renewal and rest after tribulation.

    November 14, 2013 Commentary on the Book of Genesis By: Tom Lowe Lesson I.D.7: Subsidence of the Waters. Gen. 8:1-14 Genesis 8.1-14 1 And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist