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  • Curry Pikkaart avatar

    Power For The Future Series

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Apr 5, 2011
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     | 6,668 views

    It's amazing how quickly we settle for less that what is promised and possible. So what do we do with Jesus' outlandish promises about power for living?

    “Setting Troubled Hearts at Rest: Power for the Future” John 14:7-14 In one of Charles Schultz's ‘Peanuts’ cartoons Snoopy, the hound of heaven, says of Woodstock, that would-be bird of paradise, "Someday Woodstock is going to be a great eagle." Then in the next frame he ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    God's Cure For Our Mistakes Series

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Mar 19, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,885 views

    The gospel in a verse is a reminder of the life we’re called to live

    File under, "a little child shall lead them". Bryan McNair, a pastor who served First Baptist in Huntsville Texas tells a story about his daughter Laruen. Laruen wrote out John 3:16 one time and, to make it stand out, added colorful designs and doodles. Brain said, "she brought her finished ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    My Soul Is Troubled

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Mar 26, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,582 views

    Don’t drown with the hand that can save you in plain view

    Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. 21They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, ‘Sir, we wish to see Jesus.’ 22Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. 23Jesus answered them, ‘The hour has come ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Spring Training #2 - : Arrogant, Prideful, Overpaid Has Been Makes Good. Series

    Contributed by Robert Butler on Nov 25, 2019
     | 2,433 views

    Real life Experiences lead to deep faith when we surrender.

    Last week we began a new message series entitled, “Spring Training.” We learned that spring training for baseball has a long history going back to the early 1870’s. We also learned that since the beginning, spring training has always been about spending time on the basics of the game: hitting, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Call To Give Thanks

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 28, 2018
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,409 views

    We must share the good news: His mercy DOES endure forever!

    A CALL TO GIVE THANKS. Psalm 107:1-3; Psalm 107:17-22. This Psalm is a celebration of the wonderful works of God. The situations referred to in each of its word pictures could no doubt be attached to some specific event in the history of God’s people. However, they are common experiences, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Cutting A Covenant With The Lord.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Feb 4, 2022
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     | 2,192 views

    Faith in the certainty of His promises, despite all appearances to the contrary.

    CUTTING A COVENANT WITH THE LORD. Genesis 15:1-12, Genesis 15:17-18. After the battle of the kings, Abram no doubt would have had a rush of emotion. First of all, perhaps, elation: look what God has enabled me to do with a small household army (Genesis 14:14-16). Secondly, a sudden ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God Is Doing A New Thing.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Feb 4, 2022
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,456 views

    From past mercies to present help and future salvation.

    GOD IS DOING A NEW THING. Isaiah 43:16-21. Isaiah reminds us of how the Sovereign LORD had opened the Red Sea, and made a path through the Jordan (Isaiah 43:16-17). Yet the Prophet is only looking back in order to look forward: “remember not” the former things - don’t yearn for what we might ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Sight For The Blind.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 22, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,727 views

    I went and washed, and I received sight.

    SIGHT FOR THE BLIND. John 9:1-12. JOHN 9:1. The man born blind represents every man, for just as he was born without physical sight, so are we all born spiritually blind (cf. Romans 1:21). JOHN 9:2. Some of that spiritual darkness is even manifested in the disciples’ desire to pin the man’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    He Opened My Eyes.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 23, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,447 views

    If this man were not of God He could do nothing.

    HE OPENED MY EYES. John 9:26-41. JOHN 9:26-28. The Pharisees again asked the man born blind HOW Jesus had opened his eyes. The man expressed surprise that they wanted to hear his testimony all over again. Did they perhaps also want to be Jesus’ disciples? Apparently the man himself did. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jesus Returns To Bethany.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 12, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,967 views

    Mary, Lazarus, and Jesus in the spotlight.

    JESUS RETURNS TO BETHANY. John 12:1-11. As the Passover drew near, Jesus set out once again towards Jerusalem, and stopped awhile in Bethany. This was the place, the writer reminds us, “where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom Jesus raised from the dead” (John 12:1). The ever-busy Martha ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Serpent And The Cross.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 13, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,363 views

    Without the Cross there is no salvation for any one of us, bitten as we are by the sting of death which is sin.

    THE SERPENT AND THE CROSS. John 3:14-21. JOHN 3:14. “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up.” This refers back to an incident during the wilderness wanderings of the children of Israel (cf. Numbers 21:4-9), and forward to the crucifixion. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Witnesses To The Death Of Jesus.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 15, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 838 views

    Jesus was surely dead, and certified so by the authorities.

    THE WITNESSES TO THE DEATH OF JESUS. Mark 15:39-47. After Jesus ‘cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost’ and ‘the veil in the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom’ (cf. Mark 15:37-38), the first person to realise the full meaning of what has just happened was not one ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Preparation.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 17, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,288 views

    A sacrificial insight framed by plots against Jesus.

    THE PREPARATION. Mark 14:1-11. 1. The Plot to Kill Jesus (Mark 14:1-2). The first thing that we notice as we enter into this passage is that it was the LORD who was setting the timetable for Jesus’ death. It was "the feast of the PASSOVER, and of Unleavened Bread” (MARK 14:1a). In other ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Just Whose Steadfast Love Does God Delight In? Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 27, 2024
     | 756 views

    God has joy in that fidelity He enjoys within the Blessed Trinity of love and faithfulness.

    Saturday of Second Week in Lent 2024 Our Scripture from the prophet Micah comes in the middle of a chapter that begins inauspiciously, “what misery is mine.” And it goes on to tell the tale of fruitless fields, uninhabited lands, roads populated by robbers and muggers, courts led by judges that ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Hail To The King! Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Feb 11, 2019
     | 8,110 views

    When Jesus started the last week of his life on earth, He knew exactly what was coming and what He was doing.

    Today, we’re beginning a series that will lead us up to Easter Sunday. We’re going to look at the Last Week of Our Lord’s Life, beginning with the Sunday before His crucifixion and ending with the Sunday of His resurrection. Here we read about the event that marked the start of the last week of our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist