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  • Tony Searles avatar

    "The Way That Seems Right..."

    Contributed by Tony Searles on Jul 25, 2002
    based on 75 ratings
     | 89,258 views

    The Bible tells us that there is a way that SEEMS right to man, but in the end it leads to destruction. How do we avoid doing it? There are a few simple principles.

    STAND & READ - Proverbs 14:12-14 ?There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death. [13] Even in laughter the heart may be in pain, and the end of joy may be grief. [14] The backslider, in heart, will have his fill of his own ways; but a good man will be satisfied ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    What Do You Mean, "Born Again?" Series

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Jan 19, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 8,251 views

    2nd in the series "Conversations With Jesus." Jesus tells Nicodemus he must be born again. This sermon examines John 3:16 as the "Gospel in a Nutshell."

    It was March 18. Leanne tried not to think about the fact that Melvin would have been 39 today. The face of the man driving the van flashed in her mind. She tried not to feel the anger. Once more the scream of brakes, the crash and then the silence replayed itself in her memory. She thought of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Whose In Charge Here? - Meeting Jesus Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 17, 2005
    based on 66 ratings
     | 9,631 views

    Colossians tell us Jesus is the "head of the church" - but what does that mean, and how can we make sure that we let Him be just that?

    OPEN: In August 1994, a Korean Air jet skidded across a rain soaked runway and rammed a safety barricade while landing in Cheju, Korea. All 160 passengers escaped safely just moments before the plane exploded into flames. What was the cause of the accident? According to news reports, the pilot ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Hall Of Faith: Jacob PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 910 views

    The story of Jacob's deception in Genesis, the consequences of deceit, the complexity of human relationships, and God's unwavering faithfulness amidst our chaos.

    Good morning, Church family. We're diving deep into the book of Genesis today, focusing on a story that's as messy and tangled as a bowl of spaghetti. It's the story of Jacob's deception, a tale of deceit, broken relationships, and God's unshakeable faithfulness. As A.W. Tozer once said, "God never ...read more

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    The Gift Of Significance Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Dec 10, 2001
    based on 53 ratings
     | 6,609 views

    In this message we will look at some people & places in the Christmas story and unwrap the gift of significance (Gifts of Christmas - part two)

    “The Gift Of Significance” The Gifts Of Christmas – part two TODAY is our second week in a series of messages that I’m calling The Gifts Of Christmas. OUR goal in this series is to keep the real meaning of Christmas at the forefront of our minds AND at the center of our hearts. Last week - ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Peter Series

    Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Apr 17, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,544 views

    The story of Paul, his dark side and how later he lived his life for Christ and the advancement of His Kingdom.

    How I was before I met Jesus ?How I met Jesus ?How my life is different since I met Jesus Acts 7:54-8:3. This morning we’re going to study the person we know as the Apostle Paul. The story of Paul is a story of redemption in Jesus Christ and a testimony that no one is beyond the saving grace of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Identify A Sinner

    Contributed by David Zachrich on Mar 1, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,172 views

    If you will, please tell me how you identify a … dog, a horse, a house, a car, a church, a baseball player, a circus clown, a judge, a ballerina, … a sinner?

    Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” Friends in Christ, If you will, please tell me how you identify a … dog, a horse, a house, a car, a church, a baseball player, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Buried With Christ, Raised With Christ

    Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Sep 22, 2021
     | 2,960 views

    Because of our acceptance of and identification with Jesus in our baptism, we have reason to rejoice! That's what Romans six tells us.

    Alba 9-19-2021 BURIED WITH CHRIST, RAISED WITH CHRIST Romans 6:1-14 Way back in 1854, the 61-year-old Sam Houston of Texas fame was baptized by a Baptist minister named Rufus C. Burleson at Rocky Creek near Independence, Texas. Houston had been known in his younger years as a rough living man ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Battle For The Vineyard (Matthew 21:33-40)

    Contributed by David Smith on Nov 6, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,981 views

    Like so much of life, the parables of Jesus are often stories of violence. Here the violence is between a landlord and his tenants. ...

    “We were told that this [operation] was against armed people and against people climbing on our armed vehicles. Our APCs (armed personnel carriers) were cruising 24 hours a day close to buildings (in Jenin), waiting for kids to climb on them, trying to dislodge the top -mounted MG (machine gun) and ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Looking Into The Window

    Contributed by James May on May 23, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 4,821 views

    Jesus is the Light of the World. He is the open window to eternal life and light and there is no other way. This sermon is told in story format.

    Looking into the Window By Pastor James May There it stood, in the side of the wall; it was just a window. But there was something different about this window that was different from most. Those on the inside could look through it to see the outside world, and those on the outside could look ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    What The Kingdom Is Not Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Aug 12, 2025
     | 473 views

    Three stories show us ways that the disciples misunderstood the nature of the Kingdom and how Jesus pointed them in the right direction.

    “THEY DIDN'T UNDERSTAD”: The disciples still had some questionable ideas about what the Kingdom of God was like. - Luke 9:45. - Luke 9:46-56. - This is an eventful chapter. We have the Transfiguration - an amazing event. We have an exorcism so difficult that the disciples couldn’t do it - an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    My Personal Testimony

    Contributed by C Jordan on Apr 29, 2011
     | 5,405 views

    But my life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus - the work of telling others the Good News about God.

    MY PERSONAL TESTIMONY *NOTE - This message is a little different from my normal messages... rather than just an exegetical Bible message, it is the outline to my testimony that I shared with our church family on a water baptism Sunday.* OPENING TEXT: “And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Be Fruitful And Multiply And Fill The Earth

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 2, 2024
     | 846 views

    What God doesn’t tell the man and woman is the definition of “fill the earth.” We can infer that He will let us know when the earth is full.

    Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Course 2024 What a timely set of readings are offered to the Church today, in the midst of a Western cultural breakdown, international wars, and an epically contentious national election in the U.S. Genesis had, in chapter one, recorded God’s first commandment, ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    What Kind Of Soil Are You? Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Dec 2, 2021
     | 4,017 views

    What Kind Of Soil Are You? Series: Parables - Small Stories, Big Truths Brad Bailey – July 25, 2021

    What Kind Of Soil Are You? Series: Parables - Small Stories, Big Truths Brad Bailey – July 25, 2021 Intro Today we are continuing our summer focus on the Parables of Jesus. As we’ve noted, parables are short stories or illustrations drawing upon what is familiar to capture great spiritual truth. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Abba

    Contributed by Ronald Crandall on Jan 15, 2003
    based on 30 ratings
     | 4,287 views

    He is our Father and Father means provider. This message takes a look at Romans 8:15 and the story of the Prodigal Son.

    ABBA! By: Ron Crandall Rom 8:15 15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. (KJV) AB (father), an element in the composition of many proper names, of which Abba is a Chaldaic form, having the sense of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal