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    It Pays To Tell The Truth PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 21, 2025
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     | 78 views

    This sermon calls us to honest, wholehearted living before God, trusting His grace to free us from pretense and form a sincere, holy community.

    Friends, some stories hush a room. They slip in like a soft wind and stir the curtains of the soul. Acts 5 is one of those stories. It starts with open hands and generous hearts in the early church, and then a sudden stillness falls. Have you ever smiled on the outside while your soul flinched ...read more

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    The Truth About Tradition PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 28, 2025
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     | 72 views

    The sermon calls us to abandon empty rituals and idols, turning instead to wholehearted worship of the living God who alone gives true life and meaning.

    Welcome, friend. Pull up a chair in your heart for a few quiet minutes. Imagine the sound of pages turning, the scent of a well-worn Bible, the gentle hush that settles when God’s people lean in to listen. Some weeks feel hurried, don’t they? Calendars packed, habits humming, and before we know it, ...read more

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    Jesus, The Man Of Sorrows

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Feb 20, 2016
    based on 7 ratings
     | 12,210 views

    Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same Scripture, and preached unto him Jesus (Acts 8:35).

    JESUS, THE MAN OF SORROWS. Isaiah 52:13-53:12 – Fourth Servant Song. 1. The introduction to this prophecy of the Passion of Jesus begins not with His humiliation, but with His exaltation (Isaiah 52:13). The letter to the Hebrews speaks of Jesus, ‘who for the joy that was set before Him endured ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Shocking Truth About God Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Mar 31, 2003
    based on 144 ratings
     | 29,105 views

    What is God really like? He is good, He is patient, and He is loving. But He is holy and you must consider Jesus’ warning: IF YOU REJECT GOD’S SON, YOU WILL RECEIVE GOD’S JUDGEMENT.

    The Shocking Truth About God Luke 20:9-19 by David O. Dykes INTRODUCTION Most of us are familiar with product warning labels. Here are some actual warning labels that are rather humorous: 1. Window air conditioning units are now required to display the warning: CAUTION - AVOID DROPPING AIR ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Show Your Faithfulness To The Truth

    Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on Jul 24, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,700 views

    A follower of Christ walks in the truth of God’s Word each day. Additionally, John tells us that Christians show their faithfulness to the truth as they work together with fellow Christians for the truth.

    What is the greatest danger to your faith? Please don’t let that question slip quickly from your mind. Consider it carefully. What is the greatest danger to your faith? As we take a moment to reflect on that question I want you to think back to the three Scripture readings for today. Did you ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Show Your Faithfulness To The Truth

    Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on Dec 14, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,728 views

    There are many great dangers to our faith! But ultimately the response to all of these is the TRUTH of God's Word.

    What is the greatest danger to your faith? Please don’t let that question slip quickly from your mind. Consider it carefully. What is the greatest danger to your faith? As we take a moment to reflect on that question I want you to think back to the three Scripture readings for today. Did ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Go! And See The Scapegoat: Christ Our Substitute - Leviticus 16:7–8 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 27, 2025
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     | 313 views

    Hidden among the laws, rituals, and sacrifices of Leviticus, we discover some of the clearest pictures of Jesus Christ in all of Scripture.

    Go! And See the Scapegoat: Christ Our Substitute - Leviticus 16:7–8 Leviticus 16:7–8 (NLT): “Then he must take the two male goats and present them to the Lord at the entrance of the Tabernacle. He is to cast sacred lots to determine which goat will be reserved as an offering to the Lord and which ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Mercy Given Series

    Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 25, 2025
     | 212 views

    At the cross, Jesus fully satisfies God’s justice and offers His mercy, granting righteousness and eternal life to all who trust Him.

    (Second message of 2 part series) Opening: From Throne Room to Cross Good morning again, friends. Last time we stood with Isaiah in the throne room of heaven. We heard the seraphim cry “Holy, holy, holy,” and we felt the weight of God’s blazing purity. We discovered that sin is more than a bad ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Following In His Steps.

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jun 24, 2019
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,982 views

    Following in his steps – 1 Peter chapter 2 verses 21-25 – sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    SERMON OUTLINE: FIRST: Jesus is our Example in Life (vs 21-23) SECOND: Jesus is our Substitute in Death (vs 24) THIRD: Jesus is our Guardian Shepherd in Heaven (vs 25) SERMON BODY Ill: • C.S. Lewis was once asked, “Why do Christians suffer?” • He answered, “Why not? They are the only ones who ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Jesus Was Crucified Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Apr 16, 2017
     | 6,101 views

    Jesus spoke seven words from the Cross. he is the Lord of Righteousness and Holiness but he was forsaken by God. Why? the answer is found here.

    Mathew 27:46 “My Lord My Lord why you have forsaken me” LORD NEVER FORSAKES Ps. 27:40 For my father and my mother have forsaken me, But the LORD will take me up. Ps. 37:25 I have been young and now I am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken Or his descendants begging ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Naming Jesus, Knowing Jesus Series

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Oct 25, 2002
    based on 27 ratings
     | 8,217 views

    Naming Jesus is no substitute for knowing Him.

    Naming Jesus, knowing Jesus 27/10/02 am WBC Acts 19:8-21 Introduction You know- when Jesus does something in you- you just - can’t get it out of your head - can’t stop speaking about it… o comes out in every sermon Last week I was struck about this image of ‘getting closer to Jesus’ …. Desire ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Tree And Its Fruit

    Contributed by Norm Beckett on Dec 22, 2000
    based on 80 ratings
     | 5,642 views

    Charismatic activity is no substitute for godly living.

    A TREE AND ITS FRUIT “By their fruit you will recognised them”, (Matthew 7: 16, 20). Matthew wrote his Gospel for Jewish-Christians - Jewish-Christians who were forced to separate themselves from their Jewish brothers and sisters because of their new found faith in Jesus as the Messiah. ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Charity, Truth And Health Care Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 9, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,864 views

    Charity in truth demands that we consider two moral criteria: justice and the common good. But truth must inform both.

    Monday of 19th Week in Course August 10, 2009 Caritas in Veritate “Die to yourself” is a phrase that is no more popular today than in the first century. Jesus showed the way to this manifestation of charity in truth, by living for others during his earthly existence, and by dying on the cross so ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    "Behold, I Send You Forth As Lambs Among Wolves”

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jul 18, 2025
     | 495 views

    (Humor) We have been told recently a "Husband Shopping Center" was opened in Dallas, Texas where women could come go shopping for a husband on display.

    It was laid out with five floors with the men increasing in positive attributes as you ascended up the floors. THERE WAS TWO RULES: 1) Once you opened the door to any floor, you must choose a man from that floor. 2) Also, if you went up a floor, you couldn’t go back down except to leave and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Perfect Gift

    Contributed by Dwight Davis on Jun 14, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,580 views

    This sermon urges us to consider whether or not we have truly accepted the Gift of Christ into our lives.

    Don’t you love the day after Christmas? Fighting the crowds at the mall just to return an unwanted gift or two. And if you’ve ever waited in one of those endless lines where the customers are impatient and the clerks are too few and too new, you were quick to realize just how the day after ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist