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  • Rick Crandall avatar

    God's Way To Measure Our Lives Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Feb 24, 2022
     | 2,713 views

    Jesus gives us four good ways to measure our lives: 1. Have I rejected God's representatives? (vs. 12-19). 2. Have I repented? (vs. 20-24). 3. Have I received God's revelation? (vs. 25-26). 4. Do I have a relationship with God? (vs. 27).

    God's Way to Measure Our Lives The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 11:12-27 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared February 24, 2022) (Revised Feb. 26 to expand section on repentance.) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to Matthew 11. In this chapter, John the Baptist had been suffering in prison for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Father, Forgive Them Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Mar 7, 2022
     | 6,341 views

    Jesus prayed for His murders. He prayed for the very people who were His cruelest enemies. "Father, forgive them" is for the very ones who are doing unimaginable cruel things to Him.

    Jesus hung on the cross for six agonizing hours before succumbing to the torture of crucifixion through asphyxiation. During that time, Jesus made seven statements on the cross recorded in the four gospels of the New Testament. Each of these statements is significant and worthy of every drop of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Zechariah's Second Vision Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Nov 1, 2021
     | 4,607 views

    Message focuses on the sovereignty of God, divine retribution on nations that oppress God's people, and God's vindication of his elect. This word of comfort and assurance has timeless application for God's people of all ages.

    Life is not fair! The godly suffer unjustly, and the wicked seem to get away with their evil deeds. Unbelievers point to all the pain and suffering in the world and defiantly say, “If God is a just, loving God, why does he allow war? Why does he allow disease and famine? Where was he during the ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    God Is Holy Different Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Nov 8, 2021
     | 3,107 views

    The aim of this sermon is to help us to capture a vision of God's holiness so that we realize that we must take God's holiness as seriously as God does and to strive to be holy like God is.

    A. One day Charlie Brown and Lucy and Linus were lying on the ground, looking up at the sky. 1. Lucy says, “Aren’t the clouds beautiful? They look like big balls of cotton. I could just lie here all day and watch them drift by.” 2. Then Lucy says, “If you use your imagination, you can see lots of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Angels Of Christmas Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Nov 9, 2021
     | 5,863 views

    Let your imagination wander. When Mary and Joseph finally had things settled in their mind, the two would have talked endlessly about the angel’s words.The two would have compared notes all the way along their journey to Bethlehem some six months later.

    If you want to get in the mood for Christmas, Texas Monthly says you have a lot of choices in Texas. Six hours from here over in Amarillo, there’s the Christmas in the Gardens featuring 300,000 lights strung throughout their Botanical Gardens. Down in College Station, you see Santa, go for a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Counting The Cost Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Nov 17, 2021
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     | 7,983 views

    It’s costly to follow Christ, but the cost is worth it.

    This week I was working on this message at a McDonald’s when I met a man who told me to keep the sermon short. Did one of you put him up to this? Before leaving, he passed along some words of wisdom: “The brain can only absorb what the seat can endure.” I’m going to take that to heart today, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Choose The Best Part

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Nov 17, 2021
     | 3,876 views

    When my wife was sick at home she called me at the office and asked me stop by the grocery store on my way home to buy a loaf of bread.

    Listen; if I am not mistaken I can not remember going to a grocery store since I became an adult. But as I got inside I had no idea where the bread was. I walked all over the store and finally found the section that had the bread. That was not an easy job because there were all kinds of bread on ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Us? Series

    Contributed by Gordon Pike on Sep 5, 2021
     | 2,405 views

    The proof of God’s love and His faithfulness to His Covenant is People is the fact that they are still around despite every effort that’s been made over the centuries and millennia to not only eliminate them from “the River to the Sea” but off the face of the earth.

    “Why me?” Have you ever sung that song? The refrain goes something like this: “Why do bad things always happen to me?” I was singing that song one day when a man came up to me and said, “Why not you? Are you special?” Yep. I am special. And so are you … which is why bad things happen to ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Ministry Is Messy Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Sep 13, 2021
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     | 9,467 views

    Let’s live on mission even when ministry is messy.

    I attended a church last weekend which was filled with praise, preaching, and prayer. I liked it so much I’m going to start attending there. Perhaps you’ve heard of it…it’s called Edgewood. Because I haven’t been here for a while, on Thursday, some of the SecondWinders asked me to introduce ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Don't Be A Goat Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Sep 17, 2021
     | 5,223 views

    If you want to stand in the judgment to come, be a sheep; don’t be a goat.

    Jean Crist from Niagara Falls, New York, talks about her days in a Christian college, where the college president gave a weekly Monday morning chapel message. On one occasion, the student body settled down for another session of daydreaming as he launched into one of those messages. His pedestrian ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Claude Alexander avatar

    Laws From Heaven For Life On Earth Series

    Contributed by Claude Alexander on Sep 25, 2021
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     | 4,196 views

    What do you want out of life ? That is a pretty general question - but it is the one that is addressed in this proverb. The thing is that in this study we are looking at what people want from the perspective of God, not just what people or the "market" wants.

    Laws from Heaven for life on earth Prov.11:23-31 Proverbs 11:23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath. What do you want out of life ? That is a pretty general question - but it is the one that is addressed in this proverb. The thing is ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Rich Man's Choice

    Contributed by Ian Hyde on Oct 16, 2021
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     | 2,765 views

    At some point we all have to make the same choice the Rich Man was faced with when he encountered Jesus in Mark 10:17-31. Will you be willing to give everything up to follow Him?

    SPELUNKING How many here are familiar with the practice of exploring caves or spelunking? How many of you have ever gone spelunking? How many enjoy just saying the word spelunking? It’s like the sound water makes when it drops in a bucket… spelunking. It’s a fun word! And it’s an even more fun ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Bible Study On Prayer - Part 5 Series

    Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Jul 30, 2024
     | 889 views

    This is the final part of a series that looks at prayer. This lesson focuses on the power that is in prayer.

    This lesson focuses on praying God's Word and believing that God will answer when we pray. NOTE: New Light Faith Ministries and Barry Johnson Ministries, founded by Rodney V. Johnson and Barry O. Johnson, respectively, are partnering to offer Bible studies for Christians seeking to grow in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Make Me A Blessing (2 Of 3)

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Aug 15, 2024
     | 1,111 views

    This is the second sermon in this series on MAKE ME A BLESSING. When the apostle Paul writes to young Timothy and us to be a blessing we have to a “Man or Woman God.”

    But he does not leave him guessing what it takes to be a MAN OF GOD. In verse 11 he tells him and us as we saw in last week’s sermon… 1) We must FLEE from sin. 2) And today in this sermon he instructs us there are somethings we must FOLLOW after. Look at 1 Timothy 6:11 But thou, O man of God, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Can Be Sure That Jesus Will Build His Church! - Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 2, 2022
     | 2,320 views

    Because: 1. People are still willing to receive the Lord (vs. 13-17). 2. Jesus is the rock of our salvation (vs. 18). 3. Jesus gives the resources we need (vs. 19). 4. Christians are still living up to their responsibilities (vs. 19). 5. Our Redeemer lives! (vs. 20-21).

    We Can Be Sure that Jesus Will Build His Church! - Part 2 The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 16:13-21 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared September 2, 2022) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to Matthew 16. This chapter began with Christ-rejecting Pharisees and Sadducees trying to trap Jesus by asking ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist