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  • Kenneth Wooley avatar

    The Great Harlot

    Contributed by Kenneth Wooley on Aug 2, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 9,522 views

    The end of the apostate religious system going all the way back to Babel.

    There is a sense in which Karl Marx statement that ’religion is the opium of the masses’ is true, states John MacArthur. People are religious because God created them to be worshippers. If they will not worship the true God, they will worship someone or something else. We look around and we think ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Praise Ye The Lord, Hallelujah

    Contributed by Kenneth Wooley on Aug 17, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 13,519 views

    The Second Coming of Christ ends the judgments and begins the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.

    We see a dramatic shift here. We have left the horrors of the earthly judgments behind and moved from earth to heaven. The Tribulation Period has ended. All that remains is one final event which concludes this chapter, the Battle of Armageddon. Simultaneous to that event, is the return of Christ to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Paying The Bills

    Contributed by Ethan Muse on Apr 2, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 12,665 views

    Discover Satan’s strategy to cause every Christian to be lost in the end.

    This is my adaptation of a sermon by Pastor Henry Wright If you have your Bibles this morning, turn with me once again to the text that was read for our scripture reading this morning. Matthew 28:18-20, reading from the New American Standard Bible, says this: “And Jesus came up and spoke to ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    The Message Of Easter

    Contributed by Daniel Owens on Jan 18, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,223 views

    The challenge of the resurrection is before us as Jesus’ death is not an end, but merely a beginning.

    You probably don’t remember or know the name Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin, nor should you. But during his day he was as powerful a man as there was on earth.  A Russian Communist leader  He took part in the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917  He was the editor of the Soviet ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    He Died - He's Alive! Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Nov 22, 2006
    based on 113 ratings
     | 20,496 views

    A funeral sermon of hope. Jesus died - BUT that’s not the end of the story.

    He Died - He’s Alive! What can be said at a time like this? Today we are faced with a multitude of emotions. There is pain and what feels like a emptiness. Some of us are overwhelmed with emotions today: feelings of anger, guilt, disbelief, anxiety; feelings of pain and protest - it is hard to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "In The Beginning God"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,075 views

    A sermon to end the year on, contemplating the truth of God’s Word

    “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” “In spite of the universal prevalence of … pantheistic evolutionary cosmogonies among the nations of antiquity, the inspired account in Genesis does not attempt to refute them or to prove the existence of the true God. The reason for ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    As The Church Waits For Christ, What Should We Be Doing? Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Nov 8, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 9,833 views

    Looks at Paul’s directives at the end of His first letter to the Thessalonians

    Living with a View to the Future… While the Church waits for Christ, What should we be doing? Leaders should Labor for the church Lead the church Admonish those in the church The Church should Acknowledge leaders Esteem leaders Everyone should Warn the Wayward – Warn those who are ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Declaration Of God's Righteousness

    Contributed by Larry Wolfe on Jul 2, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,321 views

    The declaration of God’s righteousness through the ages with emphasis on the end times

    Title: “The Declaration of God’s Righteousness” Theme: The Blood Sacrifice/Cross of the Lord Jesus Christ Text: Isaiah 53:11 I.He WAS DECLARING (To those under the Old Covenant) God’s Righteousness (Isaiah 53:11) A. During the time from Creation B. Through the time Under the Law ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    It Is Finished : Good Friday Sermon

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Apr 29, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 19,893 views

    Jesus was proclaiming the end of many things through this cry from the cross

    Good Friday It is Finished An innocent man is thrashed, bruised, spat at, called names. He is hungry, thirsty, bleeding and in severe pain. He is facing a death sentence for a crime he did not even think of. And he is nailed to the cross and is breathing his last breath. To the external world ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Trusting In The God Who Knows

    Contributed by William Wyne on Feb 10, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 16,004 views

    There is a God who knows what is best for us from beginning to end.

    In Max Lucado’s book, The Eye of the Storm, he tells the story of Chippie the parakeet. "Chippie never saw it coming. One second he was peacefully perched in his cage, singing a song into the air; the next second he was sucked in, washed up, and blown over. "His problem began when his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Time Has Come Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 20, 2014
     | 3,987 views

    The prophecy to David foretells the coming of the king whose reign will never end.

    December 24, 2014 Eve of the Nativity Today we begin what I call the “thirteen days of Christmas.” This is the final day of the pre-Christmas novena, nine days in which the Church looks forward to the Christmas solemnity. The Church gets as excited as a five-year old child today. In ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • William R. Nabaza avatar

    Reward For My Enemies

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jan 18, 2015
     | 5,536 views

    To show that GOD will reward evil to our enemies and will put an end to them.

    I. EXORDIUM: Do I have to pray for my enemies? Yes. You have to pray for your enemies. The content of the prayer is in this verse: Psalms 54:5 II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that GOD will reward evil to our enemies and will put an end to them. IV. TEXT: Psalms 54:5 ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Ron Tuit avatar

    A Faithful Servant’s Final Words Series

    Contributed by Ron Tuit on Apr 11, 2015
     | 7,973 views

    John the Baptist ends his testimony and ministry with some humble words.

    “A Faithful Servant’s Final Words”: John 3:22-30 Charles Spurgeon once said: “Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self.” We all recognize that humility is one of the great Christian virtues being the opposite of pride, but where does humility come from and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Richard Papafio avatar

    The Culture Of Not Despising Small Beginnings

    Contributed by Richard Papafio on Mar 20, 2019
     | 3,968 views

    You may start small but you shall never end small

    May the peace of the Lord be with you. *DAY 14 OF LENT* Our reflection for today is on the 12th Kingdom Culture from the parable below: *THE MUSTARD SEED* Matthew 13:31-32 King James Version (KJV) 31 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    Perils Of The Rich And Famous Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Nov 25, 2017
     | 6,481 views

    Anything that we put ahead of God in our life will be destroyed in the end.

    The Perils Of The Rich And Famous Text: James 5:1-6 Introduction 1. "There are people so poor that the only thing they have is money." -- Unknown "He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has." -- Henry Ward Beecher (1813–1887) 1. We tend to think that rich people ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist