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  • Jeff Strite avatar

    At The Cross - The Cross & Forgiveness Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 15, 2002
    based on 209 ratings
     | 42,351 views

    The Cross of Jesus tells us things we need to know, but we’re not sure we want to hear.

    Several years ago, I was driving through downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was a 4 lane, one way street that I had traveled several times before. I was going the speed limit (maybe a little faster) when I saw the light up ahead turn yellow. I thought to myself, "I can make that light if I just speed ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jonathan Kruschel avatar

    Take A Walk With Jesus Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Kruschel on Jun 4, 2019
     | 10,113 views

    What an afternoon! Walking with Jesus! They were ready to give up and walk away, but as they walked with Jesus he led them to understand how good it was to walk WITH Jesus. How about you?

    “Walking is good for you.” My doctor regularly reminds me of that during my routine physicals when we talk about exercise. “Walking is good for you.” My wife regularly reminds of that as she asks if I have time to take a walk with her. Both my doctor and my wife are right. Walking is good for ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    At The Cross - The Cross & Fruitfulness Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 19, 2002
    based on 307 ratings
     | 59,984 views

    Death comes before resurrection. In John 12, Jesus is telling us death comes before ministry.

    OPENING: Two engineers, one from I.U. and the other from Notre Dame, were out in a yard standing by a flagpole, vigorously discussing something. A student from Purdue happened by and asked what they were arguing about. "Oh," replied the student from I.U., "we were discussing how best to determine ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Brad Beaman avatar

    Take A Step Of Faith Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Mar 27, 2022
     | 3,943 views

    We find The Children of Israel on the edge of the promise land. They had been wandering in the wilderness the past forty years. But to possess the Promised Land they must cross the Jordan River at flood stage. Everything was about to change with this step of faith.

    I was eight years old and very surprised that my parents were telling me I would be staying up past my bedtime, but even more surprising is why I will miss my bedtime. The reason was to watch TV. I remember what I saw on TV that night. It was July 20, 1969 and I was watching Neil Armstrong live ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • DAWN DURYEA avatar

    The Way Of The Cross

    Contributed by Dawn Duryea on Mar 4, 2024
     | 1,029 views

    In today’s Gospel reading, Peter responds to Jesus’ announcement that the Messiah will have to suffer and die by denying the cross. Peter is in essence denying the truth of this teaching – that the Messiah must suffer and by extension, his disciples.

    Last week we heard about Jesus being tempted in the wilderness right after his Baptism. That’s the way it feels sometimes – you just make a decision and then things happen that immediately bring your decision into question. This wilderness, of course, is metaphorical and now we find ourselves in ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    The Way Of The Cross.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 9, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,863 views

    The Cross of Jesus, and our cross.

    THE WAY OF THE CROSS. Matthew 16:21-28. MATTHEW 16:21-23. When Jesus began to openly teach the necessity of the Cross, Peter - of all people - took Him aside, and began to rebuke Him. This brought to the lips of Jesus what is perhaps the sternest rebuke that He ever gave. Jesus' rebuke of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Richard Burkey avatar

    The Business Of The Cross

    Contributed by Richard Burkey on Jul 5, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,146 views

    Typically we see the cross from the viewpoint of the suffering of Jesus, this message invites the hearer to see that mission is a key part of the business of the cross.

    “The Business of the Cross” (Special thanks to Dr. Kent R. Hunter with David L. Bahn, Confessions of a Church Growth Enthusiast, (Corunna, IN: Church Growth Center, 1997 for many of the insights of this message) Romans 3:21-25a 3:21 But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Lindeal Greer avatar

    The Cross Of Christ

    Contributed by Lindeal Greer on Jan 22, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 4,725 views

    Christ suffered for our sins.

    The Cross of Christ Matt 16: 24 “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me.” Consider the cross of Christ- The instrument on which he was killed. (Discuss his death) I Peter 2: 19-24 Isiah 53 “dumb as sheep” His death on the cross was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rich O' Toole avatar

    The King On The Cross

    Contributed by Rich O' Toole on Feb 28, 2024
     | 1,042 views

    Jesus is led to Golgotha

    The King on the Cross Mark 15:16-32 There are 969 chapters from Genesis 3 where Adam sinned with the tree in the garden which caused man’s separation from God; …until the time of the other tree which seemed so brutal to Jesus but bought our freedom and rectified all the sin issues of mankind, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Pat Cook avatar

    Listen Up Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Oct 2, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 12,087 views

    Part 2 of Take a Hike: Walking in the Spirit. This is about how to find God’s will, comparing OT ways, with our modern ways, with the NT ways.

    Psalm 25:1-5 – Listen Up The story is told of Franklin Roosevelt, who often endured long receiving lines at the White House. He complained that no one really paid any attention to what was said. One day, during a reception, he decided to try an experiment. To each person who came down the line ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Wood avatar

    The Cross Before The Cross Series

    Contributed by Mark Wood on Jun 27, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,608 views

    This sermon was preached to bring the listener at the point seeing the need to come the cross for salvation.

    I had an uncle that preached in Carroll County Georgia for many years. He preached at several churches when I was born he preached at Mt Pleasant Baptist church. He moved from there to Salem Baptist church. When I was born, I went to Mt pleasant. Upon his move, my parents moved their membership ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Wilson avatar

    The Cross In My Belly

    Contributed by Steve Wilson on Apr 2, 2013
     | 6,412 views

    What must it have been like to have actually carried the cross Jesus died on, for Him, up to Calvary's hill?

    A CROSS IN MY BELLY A Monologue of Simon of Cyrene Introduction There are several Simons in the New Testament. Two of them were called by Jesus to be His disciples. One was Simon Peter and the other one was Simon the Zealot. One of Jesus’ half-brothers, son of both Mary and Joseph, was named ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    The Shame Of The Cross

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Mar 17, 2019
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,898 views

    Jesus… for the joy that was set before Him endured the Cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12.2.

    THE SHAME OF THE CROSS. Psalm 70. I want to speak to you today about the shame of the Cross. This is what we see in Hebrews 12:2, and which Paul elaborates elsewhere by saying that Christ took upon Himself the curse of the Tree that we might be redeemed from the curse of the Law (Galatians ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • RAJKUMAR PULLA avatar

    Christ’s Cross And Our Cross

    Contributed by Rajkumar Pulla on Mar 22, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,625 views

    The cross today is a vivid symbol of a great past victory that involved horrible pain and crucifixion. When we see our shiny crosses that symbolize this past event, we must also remind ourselves that it was really an “Old Rugged Cross”, as the song says,

    He who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it” (Matthew 10:38-39) What happened at the college called Virginia Tech in the eastern United States, was simply terrible. It appears that a ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

  • William Baeta avatar

    Understanding The Importance Of The Cross

    Contributed by William Baeta on Mar 10, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 34,232 views

    Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up” John 2:19.

    Theme: Understanding the importance of the cross Text: Ex. 20:1-17; 1 Cor. 1:18-25; Jn. 2:13-22 The entire message of the Gospel revolves around one unique historical event: the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ on the Cross. Writing about this, the writer of Hebrews declares in 10:14, that ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed