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  • Jerry Stepp avatar

    Has The Cross Ever Crossed Your Mind

    Contributed by Jerry Stepp on Oct 8, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,510 views

    A outline to ask you a tough question, has it?

    Has the Cross ever crossed your mind? Galatians 6:14 Others may Glory in the circumcision, rituals, and a great show of converts to an easy religion, but I will glory only in the cross of Christ. Those things are empty, worthless and crucified to me and I am crucified to them. (Dakes notes on Gal. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    What Will You Do With The Cross? Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 19, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,145 views

    • Growing up I saw different perspectives of the cross of Christ. • For certain denominations it was a kind of fascination and looked up to be an idol. • Many wore miniatures of it as earring, finger rings, around their neck and even some around their w

    Illustration: • Growing up I saw different perspectives of the cross of Christ. • For certain denominations it was a kind of fascination and looked up to be an idol. • Many wore miniatures of it as earring, finger rings, around their neck and even some around their waists. Used in fashion and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    America Wake Up! Series

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Jan 16, 2021
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,586 views

    The current events in America is causing born again theologians to take a more accurate approach to enlightening Americans.

    America Wake Up! Get a proper Diagnoses The United States of America is making a transition from one leadership to another and Americans need to get a proper diagnose of the spiritual cancer which has been cursing our nation for decades. When my late wife, Bonnie K Laughlin was diagnosed with ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Stand Up

    Contributed by Jerry Mckee on Feb 28, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,348 views

    This series is based on the book, "Do Hard Things" by Brett and Alex Harris. It is a 7 week series that challenges teenagers to step up from the low expectations that our culture has placed on them.

    34 And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Jim Parisi avatar

    The Beauty Of The Cross

    Contributed by Jim Parisi on Jun 23, 2002
    based on 47 ratings
     | 11,967 views

    The cross has become a Christian symbol ... a thing of beauty.

    The Beauty of The Cross Galatians 6:14 But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. (NKJ) The cross has become a Christian symbol ... a thing of beauty. A. Buy them to wear around the neck. You can ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Perry Fowler avatar

    Why Jesus Volunteered To Die For You Series

    Contributed by Perry Fowler on Mar 14, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,778 views

    In John 10: 17 we hear Jesus say: “....I lay down my life---only to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down on my own accord.” Jesus was not a victim; He was a volunteer. Why did He volunteer to die for you?

    America is filled with volunteers. Did you know that every year 60.7 million adults volunteer which means 23.2 % of Americans volunteer. On average Americans give up 52 hours a year volunteering. Most volunteering involves food collection and distribution. Our church is blessed to have several ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • A. B. Simpson avatar

    The Uplift Of The Cross Series

    Contributed by A. B. Simpson on Oct 8, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 11,757 views

    The cross of Jesus Christ--which naturally suggests only suffering, ignominy and defeat--has become the noblest sign of all that is lofty, heroic and glorious in the story of redemption and the experience of the Christian. A classic sermon by A. B. Simpso

    "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me" (John 12:32). A story is told of a medieval saint who asked his attendants to lift him from his death bed and place him on a cross. As he lay there and breathed out his life, he kept repeating with glowing eye and shining face the ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Tearing Up The Ticket

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Sep 7, 2009
     | 5,564 views

    God in Christ will enable us to remove the penalties of sin and our guilt and shame by creating a relationship with us and by taking into Himself our limitations.

    This past spring, when my wife and I went to Britain, I knew that driving there would be quite a challenge. Not only do you have to drive on the left side of the road; and not only to you have to decipher the lingo on the road signs -- anybody know what a "dual carriageway" is? -- but also you have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Crandall avatar

    Closing In On The Cross Of Jesus Christ - Part 4: Wake Up, Christians, Wake Up! Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Apr 5, 2023
     | 2,292 views

    God wants us to: 1. Wake up to the suffering of our Savior (vs. 36-38). 2. Wake up to the seriousness of our sin (vs. 38-39). 3. Wake up to the strength we need from our Savior (vs. 40-46).

    Closing in on the Cross of Jesus Christ Part 4: Wake Up, Christians, Wake Up! The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 26:36-46 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared April 5, 2023) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to Matthew 26. By this time, the Lord and His disciples had finished their last Passover meal ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Evie Megginson avatar

    A Visit To Calvary

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Apr 5, 2001
    based on 355 ratings
     | 21,575 views

    As we take a visit to Calvary, we learn three lessons from the Cross of Jesus.

    ‘A VISIT TO CALVARY’ John 19 16-18 Today, I want you and I to take a visit to Calvary. If you are a child of God you have already been there, for it was there you met Jesus in salvation. If you are here today and you are lost, you need to come to Calvary today for it’s the only place you will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Fred W. Penney avatar

    Come Up Here

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Oct 25, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 217 views

    A message about ultimate power as John is given a revelation of the throne room in heaven.

    Title: Come up Here” Heaven – the holy place of the holy God. …”holy of holies” Text: Revelation 4-5 Subject: Who is able to meet our (existential) hopes and is therefore worthy of our allegiance and worship? Complement: the one who sits on the highest throne and holds the keys of life and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Gerald Roberts avatar

    Dressed Up

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Oct 26, 2013
     | 5,393 views

    Sermon titled dressed up because it is close to Halloween. The describes how the Pharisees dressed up outwardly but inwardly were not Saints. The sermon share how Saints are dressed up.

    Matthew 23 :1-12 Dressed Up First let us look how the Pharisees dressed Up: 1. The Pharisees Dressed Up their outer garments were Devoutness but their inward garments were Hypocritical They don't live up to the standards of a true Saint • : 2"The teachers of the law and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Kerry Haynes avatar

    Standing Up For What’s Right

    Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Sep 3, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 23,520 views

    Sometimes we have to stand up for what's right. We need to remember that God knows our plight, we need to fear God above people, and we need to humbly take a stand. The Hebrew midwives in Egypt stood up to Pharaoh, and God remembered them for it.

    Exodus 1:8-21 Standing Up for What’s Right Recently I watched the movie, “Hacksaw Ridge.” It documents the true story of Private First Class Desmond Doss, who enlisted as an Army medic during World War II, but refused for religious reasons to carry a weapon. Spoiler alert: despite ridicule, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gordon Weatherby avatar

    When I Am Lifted Up -- The Importance And Power Of The Cross Series

    Contributed by Gordon Weatherby on Oct 22, 2021
     | 4,660 views

    In this message Jesus emphasized the importance of the cross. This message sees he cross as the dividing line between the judgment of God for Sin, and the grace of God for those who are in Christ.

    WHEN I AM LIFTED UP --THE POWER AND IMPORTANCE OF THE CROSS. John 12:27-35 Gospel of John Series 2021 (Message # ) Greenmount and O’Leary Churches of Christ September 04, 2021 Video Link: https://youtu.be/GqgSyGR1Tb4 INTRODUCTON: 1) Do you remember the words of some of those beautiful ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jimmy Dillon avatar

    The Unfiltered Cross

    Contributed by Jimmy Dillon on Sep 7, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,085 views

    This message is a reflection after the viewing of the film "The Passion of Christ"

    The Unfiltered Cross--A Reflection on the Passion of Christ 1 Corinthians 1:17-18 INTRODUCTION On Saturday afternoon I finally got around to seeing the Passion. I have heard critics dismiss it for various reasons, and I have heard others applaud it—especially Christian leaders. I wanted to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist