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  • David Dunn avatar

    Dying To Know: The Death That Changes Everything

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 20, 2025
     | 68 views

    Jesus’ death bridged justice and mercy, redefining family through grace and offering every sinner forgiveness, belonging, and everlasting life.

    1. The Question We’re All Asking Everybody’s dying to know something. What happens when we die? Why does love hurt so much? Why is the world so broken—and if God is real, why hasn’t He fixed it? Even people who don’t think much about faith still feel that gnawing ache: There has to be more than ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    The Death That Gave Me Life

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 8, 2025
     | 103 views

    At the cross, God’s perfect justice and infinite mercy met—Jesus took our place so that His death could give us life.

    Where God’s justice met His mercy — and grace rewrote my story. --- Introduction — Justice on the Playground When I was a kid, my teacher kept a jar of candy on her desk. Every Friday she’d give each of us one piece. One day, I got there first, and a classmate took two pieces. The rest of us ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Water Baptism

    Contributed by Pastor Renji George on Aug 18, 2024
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     | 2,005 views

    But the baptism in the Holy Spirit is not a substitute for Water Baptism. Neither is Water Baptism a substitute for the baptism in the Holy Spirit. They are two separate but complementary provisions of God for every person who comes to faith in Jesus Christ.

    “Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.” (Matthew 28:19-20) We learn ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    I Will Never, Never, Never, Never, Never.

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Aug 26, 2016
    based on 62 ratings
     | 54,355 views

    The theologian Adam Clarke notes that in the Greek there are no less than 5 five negatives in this short discourse. I will Never ... Never ... Never ... Never ... Never... leave you or forsake you.

    I recently read a story ... about a traveler who was having a conversation ... with a farmer ... from upstate New York. They both were discussing the weather, ... and the farmer assured the traveler ...that he could tell what the weather was going to be ... by watching the behavior ... of his ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Strong Families Start With A Strong Foundation Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 28, 2014
     | 16,333 views

    A case for the need to build homes on a solid foundation, rather than sorry substitutes

    *Ps 127:1-2 The Church family is built of families, and one of the things that we’ll have to be committed to if we’re going to be a strong church is to have strong families – whether that means you’re a family of 15, a mixed family, or a family of one single person. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    No Other Gospel

    Contributed by Paul Arnold on Apr 23, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,834 views

    What is the Good News? Paul is clear that there is no substitute for the real thing: Jesus Christ.

    Beginning of a series… Paul had previous form in Galatia: he had been through Galatia on three separate missionary journeys. In fact, Acts 14:8-18 describes one such journey through Galatia when Paul and Barnabas were mistaken for Gods. These were people who were eager to receive God’s Good ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Jesus, The Man Of Sorrows

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Feb 20, 2016
    based on 7 ratings
     | 12,172 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

  • Jenny Franklin avatar

    God, Jesus And Basketball

    Contributed by Jenny Franklin on Jan 24, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,145 views

    God is the creator of the game, the referee and the coach. Jesus is our substitution and wipes the penalty card clean.

    Upward basketball provides a safe space for coaches to teach and kids to learn the fundamentals of basketball. Beyond motor skills like dribbling, passing, shooting, guarding, blocking, rebounding, Upward is also teaching them an even more important concept: How the rules work. Understanding the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Worship In Spirit And Truth Series

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Mar 31, 2016
     | 8,228 views

    As an outworking of the Second Commandment Jesus has come to bring a renewal to worship; in this way we will not make a substitute.

    Message John 4:19-24 Worship In Spirit and Truth What is it about worship, and the issue of worship, which has the potential to create so much dissension among the people of God? I’m not saying that it is happening in our congregation but I am sure you have heard the stories. We know of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    You Can Call Me Barabbas

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on Mar 27, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,200 views

    The story of Barabbas illustrates a profound truth about salvation - the substitution of Christ for each and every one of us.

    YOU CAN CALL ME BARABBAS Text: Mark 15:1 – 15 Most of you call me “Shawn”. Some of you call me “preacher” or “pastor.” A couple of you call me “Daddy.” But you can all call me “Barabbas.” In chapter 14 of Mark, we read how ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Truth Or Consequences"

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 11, 2002
    based on 94 ratings
     | 7,919 views

    Ananias and Saphira were right to equate giving with spirituality, but wrong to think giving was a substitute for spirituality.

    “Truth and Consequences”(Ananius & Sapphira) Acts Rev Dr Robert G. Leroe Have you ever kept a gift that you had planned to give away? Acts 5 tells of such a gift. This incident reveals that even in the earliest days of the Church, New Testament believers were not a society of perfect people. ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    In His Steps

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Jun 11, 2004
    based on 67 ratings
     | 11,036 views

    According to Peter, Jesus is our Standard in life, our Substitute in death, and our Shepherd in heaven!

    In His Steps by Scott R. Bayles, preacher Church of Christ ------------------------------------------------------ Scripture Reading: 1 Peter 2:21-25 In 1896, a man by the name of Charles M. Sheldon penned the words of what has become a classic, inspirational and best-selling novel, "In His ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Honouring Godly Fathers (Father's Day)

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on May 26, 2025
     | 359 views

    Fathers are God’s vessels of strength, direction, and blessing in the family. Their influence cannot be substituted or ignored.

    HONOURING GODLY FATHERS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Ephesians 6:1-4 Supporting Texts: Genesis 18:19, Malachi 4:6, Proverbs 17:6, Luke 15:20–24, Psalm 103:13 INTRODUCTION: Father’s Day is a time set aside to celebrate and appreciate the men who have been entrusted with the role of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Perfect Gift

    Contributed by Dwight Davis on Jun 14, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,473 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

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    Man Of Sorrows

    Contributed by Mike Turner on Jan 2, 2012
    based on 8 ratings
     | 34,724 views

    When reading Isaiah 53 one could almost believe that Isaiah the prophet lived during the days of Jesus and was at the cross when he died. However these words were written approximatly 700 years before Jesus. This sermons deals with Isaiah's description

    MAN OF SORROWS Text: Isaiah 53 This amazing passage of scripture was written some 700 years before Christ. Yet it captures more so than any other scripture the reason why Jesus came and why he died on the cross. The details that the prophet gives concerning the pain and suffering of Jesus could ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist