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  • Timm Meyer avatar

    Ready Or Not --- Here Christ Comes!

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Nov 17, 2007
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     | 14,223 views

    End Time 2 (A) Ready or not here Christ comes! Sadly, many are not prepared. With wisdom we wait and we watch for the Lord’s return.

    READY OR NOT…HERE CHRIST COMES (Outline) November 11, 2007 - END TIME 2 / LAST JUDGMENT - Matthew 25:1-13 INTRO: Do you remember some of your favorite childhood games? There was hide-and-seek or kick-the-can. Both involved someone being “it”. They had to count to give everyone a chance ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Purpose Is Determined By Perspective Series

    Contributed by Robert Higgins on May 14, 2008
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    Living with an Eternal Perspective changes how we live. When we are oblivious to the end of our lives and to the shortness of our days, we live as if there is no tomorrow.

    PDL: Your Purpose is Determined by Your Perspective 1. Introduction: a. Review i. Last week we looked at “why you need a purpose in life.” We examined some of the principles for having a purpose. ii. .Things like 1. “we cannot understand or attain our purpose in life apart from ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Ancient Of Days Takes His Throne

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Jan 16, 2009
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    End Time 3/Saints Triumphant (B) - The Ancient of Days takes his throne. He shines with royal appearance. He juges with royal authority.

    THE ANCIENT OF DAYS TAKES HIS THRONE (Outline) November 16, 2008 -- END TIME 3 / SAINTS TRIUMPHANT -- Daniel 7:9,10 INTRO: The months of November and December bring many friends and family back to their homes for visits. There is a certain excitement and expectation as we anticipate ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    God’s Best Is Yet To Come

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Nov 19, 2009
    based on 12 ratings
     | 23,331 views

    End Time 3 / Saints Triumphant (C) - God’s best is yet to come! God’s best means jubilant joy and perfect peace.

    GOD’S BEST IS YET TO COME (Outline) November 15, 2009 -- SAINTS TRIUMPHANT / 3RD SUN. OF END TIME -- Isaiah 65:17-25 INTRO: Just as much as one knows about the future in the same way no one knows much about the future. The world views the future with great uncertainty. The believer views ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Lessons Of Noah

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Mar 1, 2010
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    The flood was awful, but God will not ignore sin. Just as the season of grace expired in Noah’s day, it will one day end for us and on that day Jesus will return.

    Lessons of Noah Saved by Grace, Faith, and Obedience 10/05/08 AM Text: Genesis 6:1-22 INTRODUCTION: The world knows little about the Bible, but nearly everyone is familiar with Noah’s ark. There are those who never read a Bible but have heard of Noah’s Ark. There are jokes, cartoons, and movies ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Matchless Love Of The Father Series

    Contributed by George Mansfield on Jan 18, 2008
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    JOhn 3:16 is the answer to the questions asked by 4-1-1 and 9-1-1. It begins with God and ends with life. It is all we need.

    SERIES: THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE LESSON: THE MATCHLESS LOVE OF THE FATHER INTRODUCTIONIn the city of Chicago, one cold, dark night, a blizzard was When someone mentions 4-1-1 we think of a person needing help. 9-1-1 tells of a need that is now urgent. Then there is 3:16. It says, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    1st Things 1st: "God Is A Loving Father" Series

    Contributed by Jim Black on Jun 16, 2005
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     | 5,638 views

    To invite a more personal relationship with our Creator God by seeing Him also as a loving Father who loves each of his children without end.

    Reading: Deuteronomy 32:1-6 I suppose that I’m like a lot of us… I’ve always wanted to please my father, but many times I have felt like I just never could. …that I never could quite live up to his expectations. • My Dad has always loved baseball. Some of the only toys he had as a kid growing ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Believers Glorify God's Name

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Nov 19, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,437 views

    End Time 2(C) / Last Judgment - Believers glorify God’s name by being thankful for God’s grace and by always praying for others.

    BELIEVERS GLORIFY GOD’S NAME November 12, 2006 - END TIME 2 / LAST JUDGMENT - 2 Thessalonians 1:1-5,11,12 * * * * * * * * * Dearest Fellow-Redeemed and Saints in the Lord: We are almost half way through November, believe it or not. To many people November ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Sincere Faith

    Contributed by John Gullick on Aug 25, 2016
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    A sermon that examines how we as believers can have and maintain sincere faith. Finishes with a youtube clip which I have outlined at the end of the sermon.

    2 Timothy 1:5New International Version (NIV) 5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also. What is sincere faith Some of the great sincere Christians I have met have often permeated the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Living Without God Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 27, 2016
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     | 11,859 views

    Abner was driven by his own will, his own gains, and his own ambition. Such godless pursuits lead him to a life of vanity and fruitless end.

    The author devoted 4 chapters in the beginning of 2 Samuel to the 7½ years before David was made King over all Israel. • And half of this portion has to do with this man Abner, the commander who once served under Saul. • He was only mentioned briefly in 1 Samuel as the son of Ner, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Glynda Lomax avatar

    Let's Talk About Sin

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Sep 1, 2018
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     | 6,168 views

    How Satan Pulls Us In. How we end up following the wrong gods home. Wrong places, wrong choices, wrong desires.

    Genesis 3 1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    A Cliffhanger

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Oct 1, 2018
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     | 5,243 views

    It appears that the end is near with the Red Sea in front of them and the Egyptian Army fast approaching from the rear. At the last moment God acts and the sea parts.

    Exodus 14:5-7, 10-14, 21-29 “A Cliffhanger” INTRODUCTION Our journeys of faith have many aspects to them. • God’s declaration of steadfast love and our experience of God’s overwhelming grace and unconditional forgiveness. • God’s presence, comfort, strength and hope in our times of trials ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Ron Freeman, Evangelist avatar

    The Rapture At His Coming Series

    Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Nov 2, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,481 views

    To establish that when the Lord returns, that shall be the end. And there will be “no rapture, no seven years of tribulation, and no 1000 year reign” upon the earth, at the second coming of Christ.

    INTRODUCTION Outline. The Rapture (caught up) at His Coming Remarks. 1. In this lesson series we are going to be discussing the theme: “The Rapture at His Coming.” We will address the first theory of pre-millennialism in this lesson; and that is: “Will there be a rapture (caught up),” at the second ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Ruin At His Coming Series

    Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Nov 2, 2017
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,937 views

    To establish that when the Lord returns, that shall be the end. And there will be “no rapture, no seven years of tribulation, and no 1000 year reign” upon the earth, at the second coming of Christ.

    INTRODUCTION Outline. The Ruin (tribulation) at His Coming Remarks. 1. In our lesson today we are going to be discussing a theme: “the ruin (tribulation) at His coming.” We will address the second theory in pre-millennialism in this lesson: “the 7 years of tribulation” upon the earth. Some teach ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Reign At His Coming Series

    Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Nov 2, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,994 views

    To establish that when the Lord returns, that shall be the end. And there will be “no rapture, no seven years of tribulation, and no 1000 year reign” upon the earth, at the second coming of Christ.

    INTRODUCTION Outline. Reign (1000 years) at His Coming Remarks. 1. In our lesson series today we are going to be discussing a theme: “the reign (1000 years) at his coming.” We have addressed the first two theories in pre-millennialism already in this lesson series: “the rapture and 7 years of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ