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  • Scott Kircher avatar

    Why Should I Believe The Bible? Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Apr 26, 2009
    based on 59 ratings
     | 9,102 views

    Looks at evidence that supports the fact that the Bible is the word of God and should be believed.

    Why Should I Believe the Bible? How do we determine the reliability of things? Scrutinize the Sources of the Bible Are the Manuscripts Reliable? Test the Truthfulness of the Bible Are the Apostles Reliable? Is the History Accurate? Can the Prophecies be checked? Examine the Effects of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Authentic Relationships: Being Real In An Artificial World Series

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Apr 30, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 23,872 views

    How Christ’s friendship with His followers exemplifies the traits necessary to navigate our relationships through tough times.

    We begin a new series today on relationships. Every human being is created in God’s image and is therefore a relational being. Since we’re relational beings, if we have any hope of joy and peace and happiness in life we need to know how to “do” relationships. The majority of good relationships ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Laodicea

    Contributed by Eugene Prewitt on May 1, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,148 views

    The message Jesus to the church of Laodicea reveals the christless character of many.

    A Message to the Messengers A Bible Study on What Jesus has to Say to the Ministerial Force Entrusted with Feeding His Flock Ministers, the messages of Revelation 3 are directed to you. They are calculated to enrich and empower your preaching. They were written to wake the church. “Because thou ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

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    Knocking Off Rough Edges Series

    Contributed by David Elvery on May 6, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,146 views

    Sometimes as Christians we have rough edges that Jesus needs to knock off us including unbelief, pride, competition, judgmentalism and self interest

    “Knocking off rough edges – Luke 9:37-62” Gladstone Baptist Church – 12/3/06 am S1 - Most people think that we are pretty good Christians and that Jesus is lucky to have us on his side. The disciples thought this also There was once a man named Tom who was promoted to vice president of his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus On Prayer - Part 2 Series

    Contributed by David Elvery on May 6, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,820 views

    Some of Jesus’ teaching on Prayer

    “Jesus on Prayer - Part 2” - Luke 11:5-13 Gladstone Baptist Church - 1/10/06 am S1 The Problem of No Answers - OOPS Elie Wiesel was a survivor of the dreaded Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz. He wrote of his experiences in the book “The Night”. In that book he relates the harrowing story of two ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Through Our Works Of Service - Spiritual Gifts & Heart? Series

    Contributed by David Elvery on May 7, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,711 views

    A short sermon on how we can minister for God

    Through Our Works of Service - Spiritual Gifts & Heart? Gladstone Baptist Church - 5/6/05 During experiments aboard the space shuttle “Columbia,” scientists discovered that there are twenty-six lakes underneath the Sahara desert. It’s heartrending to think of the people who are starving and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Pornographic Battle Series

    Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on May 8, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,606 views

    (PowerPoint Slides and Cell Study Notes freely available by emailing Emile@Wolfaardt.com) The tragic reality of pornography and keys to overcoming - victory you can live by.

    Spiritual Warfare (SW-04) The Pornographic Battle Matthew 5:27-30 It is now a $57 billion dollar a year industry around the world - with the United States enjoying the lion’s share of that - a whopping $12 dollars. I am talking about pornography. $12 billion dollars a year! That is an average of ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Weapons Of Righteousness - Spiritual Warfare Part 6 Series

    Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on May 8, 2009
     | 8,754 views

    (PowerPoint Slides and Cell Study Notes freely available by emailing Emile@Wolfaardt.com)

    Spiritual Warfare (SW-06) Weapons of Righteousness 1 Peter 5:8-9 While most Christians would not deny that spiritual warfare exists, the truth is that many have, for all intents and purposes, disengaged. They no longer live as though there were at war. Rather, they are content to have others ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Flirting With An Old Flame

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 17, 2009
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     | 6,514 views

    Cowardice keeps us from a relationship with God. Rekindle God’s gifts: power to make a difference, love that stays by those in need, and self-discipline to choose a lifestyle of ministry. Luther Rice Memorial Baptist Church, Silver Spring, MD

    Are you that rare person who married your first love and you are still just as much in love today as you were at first sight? If you are such a creature, I salute you, but there are not many like you. When I attended Betty Noe’s funeral here not long ago, it was said that she was Hulon’s first ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Are We Here?

    Contributed by Jim Drake on May 19, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,881 views

    Is preaching foolishness? Believe it or not, that’s what the Bible says. The preaching event seems like foolishness to people. But despite how it might appear, it’s the way that God has ordained to equip His church.

    http://brushforkbanner.blogspot.com 2 CORINTHIANS 5:11-15 As you know, this past week I went to a pastors’ conference called Basics 2009. Somebody saw the announcement up on the slides last week and jokingly said, “Don’t you think you’ve got the basics down already?” I don’t remember how I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Responding To Injustice Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on May 23, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 13,057 views

    We are constantly surrounded by injustice in our world today. It has been that way since the fall and will continue to be that way until Christ returns. So how should we deal with it? As a leader, you are called to respond to injustice like Nehemiah di

    http://brushforkbanner.blogspot.com You don’t have to look very far to see examples of injustice in the world, do you? Just the past couple of weeks, we’ve seen car dealerships being arbitrarily shut down. When you hear the stories of what’s happening, one thing comes to mind—it’s not fair. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    So, What Now?

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Jun 11, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,200 views

    This message was preached following our spring revival services preached by Phil Lamaster. Phil did a great job. Everyone was moved. But the important thing is what happens following the great messages: getting busy about serving the Lord.

    “SO, NOW WHAT?” MATTHEW 17:1-9 OPEN This past week we had revival services. Excellent revival services. Outstanding preaching. Great singing. A true spiritual high. But what does it all really mean? Are we supposed to now just go back to business as usual? Are we supposed to stay on ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Identity Theft - Mugged By The Mirror Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Jun 12, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,534 views

    A message about how a Christian can be mugged by the mirror, and have an inaccurate assessment of their worth.

    Continuing in our series entitled Identity Theft. As you may recall from last week… the fastest growing crime in America is Identity Theft… a means by where who we are is taken by another. But of course our identity is far more than our credit card number or bank account. And in truth… the real ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Without The Camp, Within The Veil" Series

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jun 13, 2009
     | 5,758 views

    Sermon 28 (and last) in a study in HEBREWS

    “Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people through His own blood, suffered outside the gate. So, let us go out to Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach. For here we do not have a lasting city, but we are seeking the city which is to come.” NASB The writer of this great ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    Missing The Best While Looking For The Rest

    Contributed by James May on Jul 25, 2010
    based on 14 ratings
     | 20,357 views

    What do we expect to find when we go to the House of the Lord? God has so much more in store for those who will reach out in expectation and receive what He wants to give.

    Missing the Best While Looking for the Rest Sunday, July 25, 2010 AM By Pastor James May What did you come to church looking for this morning? You got up this morning, knowing that today would likely be a rainy day because of the remnants of a tropical storm that were coming into the area, yet ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible