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  • Michael Stark avatar

    Diversity In The Church

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Mar 11, 2012
     | 5,678 views

    Leadership in the congregation is to reflect the Lord’s choice rather than seeking diversity as defined in the world.

    “The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Appoint Those Who Are Chosen Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Mar 25, 2012
     | 7,854 views

    James cautioned believers against rushing to become teachers. God teaches that He will appoint whom He pleases. He does, however, give us the criteria for His appointment.

    “The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him. They shall keep guard over him and over the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, as they minister at the tabernacle. They shall guard all the furnishings ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Henceforth

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Aug 11, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,119 views

    It is important to have a good start in the Christian life; it is vital to have a good finish.

    “I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. For the time is coming when people will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Promise Of The Lord's Return Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Aug 28, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 31,707 views

    Every day we move closer to Christ's return.

    The Promise of the Lord’s Return John 14:3 Rev. Brian Bill 8/28/11 This has been quite a week weather-wise in our country. With Hurricane Irene bearing down on the East Coast, people are worried and taking precautions. Earlier in the week an earthquake shook up many of these same people. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Am The Way Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Feb 5, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,573 views

    When Jesus presents Himself as "The Way," what are the implications for us as Christians and as needy people?

    “Thomas said to [Jesus], ‘Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way… No one comes to the Father except through me.’” In the course of many years of ministering in Canada, I have witnessed many people who were offended at the preaching ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Only The Redeemed

    Contributed by John Putty on Apr 14, 2011
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     | 3,946 views

    another sermon on the rapture of the church

    ONLY THE REDEEMED Luke 21:26(KJV) 26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. I. Unsaved people are full of fear because of the things that are happening today. A. What kind of things is ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Church Living Up To Our Full Potential Series

    Contributed by Tim Vamosi on Apr 6, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,207 views

    The greatest heartache comes when people live lives that don't match what they know.

    Starting this week and going into next month - there will be hundreds of thousands of students graduating from schools all around our country. High schools – colleges – post graduate – grade schools, nursery schools – you name it. We are officially full swing into ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    All Access Pass Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 2, 2007
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     | 5,648 views

    Believers spiritual privileges begin the moment the Holy Spirit draws them into a saving union with Jesus Christ. They then have access to the very presence of God as priests who are privileged to offer up a variety of spiritual sacrifices,

    It has become more and more common to have ID badges in many venues today. Due to heightened security concerns, everyone from concert staff to cleaners, dawn ID badges to access various venues. They are intended to identify someone to enable them to have a particular privileged access. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    A Journey's End

    Contributed by Jeff Hughes on Feb 2, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,927 views

    Paul arrives in Rome

    i. PRAYER ii. Introduction a. Someone came up to me last week and said that they almost got seasick from last week’s message, and Paul’s experiences there on the Mediterranean Sea were certainly compelling. b. I believe that it is the storms of life, the tribulations that we face that really draw ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Psalm 119 - The Word Of God

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,613 views

    Psalm 119 (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: [email protected])

    Reading: Psalm chapter 119 verses 1-176. Some say that this Psalm was written in a similar time as we live today. • It was a time of religious scepticism. • Many people doubted whether there was a God. • Other people were jumping from one religious fad to another. ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Faith That Fails

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Mar 23, 2009
     | 4,985 views

    A message that seeks to encourage believers to have faith in Christ, and not faith in faith or faith in themselves.

    JOHN 5:39-47 FAITH THAT FAILS “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life. I do not receive glory from people. But I know that you do not have the love of God ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Can You Hear The Sound Of Marching?

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Dec 27, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,911 views

    David's battles with the Philistines provide a model for Christians as they resist the intrusion of the world into daily life.

    “The Philistines came up yet again and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim. And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, ‘You shall not go up; go around to their rear, and come against them opposite the balsam trees. And when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Light Of His Presence-Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 10, 2020
     | 4,864 views

    The remarkable conversion of Saul, in which he put his faith in the Savior he had been so viciously persecuting, unfolds in five phases: 1) Contact (Acts 9:3), 2) Conviction (Acts 9:4), 3) Conversion (Acts 9:5), 4) Consecration (Acts 9:6–8), and 5) Communion (Acts 9:9).

    Acts 9:1-9 [1] But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest [2] and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. [3] Now as he went ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Do Angels And Demons Really Exist? Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Jul 26, 2019
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,434 views

    Message looks at who angels and demons are, what they do, and some cautions.

    Do Angels and Demons Really Exist? Rev. Brian Bill July 27-28, 2019 Imagine waking up this morning and Iranian tanks and missiles are pointed at your house with members of the Revolutionary Guard shoulder to shoulder encircling your property. They are there because you were accused of espionage. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Road Less Traveled Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 9, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,796 views

    In order to follow Jesus, we must take the same road that He took. In Mark 8:27-38, we see who Jesus is and what it means to follow Him on the ``Road Less Traveled``. In this we see: 1) The Disciple's Confession (Mark 8:27-33) and 2) The Disciple's Lifestyle (Mark 8:34-38)

    Mark 8:27-33 [27] And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that I am?" [28] And they told him, "John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets." [29] And he ...read more

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    Denomination: Other