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  • hannah pinkstone avatar

    Start With Worship - Ezra Chapter 3

    Contributed by Hannah Pinkstone on Dec 11, 2002
    based on 64 ratings
     | 14,423 views

    the Jews returned to their homeland in three waves and began to rebuild their city. but why rebuild the altar before the temple, or the city walls? because there focus was on putting God first!

    I’m going to spend a bit of time talking about some of Ezra chapter 3. About 70 years before the events in this chapter, Judah was invaded by the Babylonian Empire and the people exiled. God had let this happen because they had turned their backs on him. Since then the Babylonian Empire had ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Building Up What Was Broken Down

    Contributed by Chris Medina on Jun 11, 2003
    based on 120 ratings
     | 72,269 views

    The exiles who returned to Judah from captivity bgan the rebuilding process for the Temple. However it was their own hearts that needed restoring and it was God Himself who became the builder.

    Ezra: Building Up What Was Broken Down” Ezra 3:1-13 Read Ezra 3:1-13 Last Monday morning, a young man named Sgt. Sean Peterson was in our home. Sgt. Peterson is a recruiter for the Army here in Merced and was telling Laurie and I about the arrangements for Kevina going up to Stockton to take the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    De-Junk Your Faith

    Contributed by Geoff Etherton on Nov 20, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,540 views

    Jesus predicts the destruction of the temple - something the Jews revered. We need a ’de-junking session’ in our faith - a good clear out of what is not ultimately lasting

    De-junk your faith! Mk 13: 1-8 Introduction House de-junk – programmes on TV ‘Life laundry’; ‘Cash in the attic’; ‘Everything must go’ Life laundry – everything laid out in garden/in a hall Have to get rid of a certain proportion of ‘junk’ I’m a hoarder! Liz – letters: Sensible sort out! This am ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    A Surprise Visitor With A Surprise Message Series

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Dec 19, 2003
    based on 27 ratings
     | 4,414 views

    Gabriel was the last person Zachariah expected to meet in the temple and Gabriel’s message was the least expected word from God that Zachariah thought he would hear.

    How many parents do we have here today? Raise your hands. I met Phil and his wife, Linda when we lived in Vermont. They were DINKs. That was the term we used to describe people married where the husband and wife had a career and no plans to have children. DINKs was short for “double income, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Burnt Stones

    Contributed by Daniel Chua on Jun 1, 2005
    based on 49 ratings
     | 9,539 views

    The Church is God’s preferred dwelling place on the earth. He’s building for Himself a glorious temple. What sort of building materials is He looking for?

    BURNT STONES And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, "What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Will they revive the stones from the heaps of rubbish--stones that are burned?" Nehemiah ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Alcohol And Christianity

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Aug 3, 2005
    based on 44 ratings
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    Alcohol and Christianity do not go together. If we are truly temples for Christ and we are to glorify God in all we do, we should remain clean and pure.

    Alcohol and Christianity Several scriptures encourage us to stay away from alcohol. It doesn’t actually forbid everyone from drinking alcoholic beverages. Old Testament Leviticus 10:9 Numbers 6:3 Deuteronomy 14:26; 29:6 Judges 13:4.7,14 1 Samuel 1:15 Proverbs 20:1; 31:4,6 Isaiah 5:11,22; 24:9; ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Cleaning Day

    Contributed by David Macpherson on Mar 18, 2006
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     | 4,078 views

    As Christians we are to be the temple of God - with the Holy Spirit residing in us. What do we place on our tables? Would Jesus be tempted to take out the whip?

    Cleaning Day John 2:12-22 Imagine if you will the most perfect church setting. Perhaps it is Christmas eve – and the sanctuary is decorated beautifully. Very warm and welcoming. This is a special time. Sure, you can come to church any Sunday, but this time is set aside for wondrous events and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "God Don't Want No Dirty House"

    Contributed by Ray Scott on Aug 21, 2003
    based on 168 ratings
     | 62,193 views

    In the passage on Jesus cleansing the Temple, we see that there may be some things in our lives that Jesus needs to clean out before we can worship Him.

    “God Don’t Want No Dirty House” John 2:13-22 INTRODUCTION: We continue in our series on great events in the ministry of Jesus. After Jesus performed His first miracle at the wedding in Cana, He traveled with His Disciples and family to Capernaum … about 15 miles away – 2:12 After spending a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sticking With God's Plan And Purpose

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Apr 26, 2011
     | 6,809 views

    Here we find a troubling passage in which Jesus is driving the money-changers and their customers out of the Temple. What was the problem, and do we still do it today?

    Passage: Matthew 21:12-17 Intro: This is a story that we are a little uncomfortable with. 1. because we are a little bit taken aback by the strength of Jesus’ behavior. 2. He is knocking over tables and chairs, hitting people with a whip. 3. if we would be honest, we would almost ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Making God Real In Your Life

    Contributed by J Bernard Taylor on Feb 19, 2022
     | 2,331 views

    1 Corinthians 3:16 says that God dwells in us and makes a temple in our hearts.How can we make god real in our lives?

    1 Corinthians 3:16 MAKING GOD REAL IN YOUR LIFE This verse says that God dwells in us. If God dwells in us and even makes a temple in our hearts, we should be aware of his presence. In other words, God should be real to us. The song says Jesus (God) is real to me. How can we acknowledge and feel ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Passage: The Obedient Heart Of The People Series

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Jun 25, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,750 views

    What is so important about Joshua 3? That God is in the barrier breaking business to take us into new places in our faith and relationship with Him. It is not merely for us to get the best but the best of our relationship with Him.

    Intro: What is so important about Joshua 3? That God is in the barrier breaking business to take us into new places in our faith and relationship with Him. It is not merely for us to get the best but the best of our relationship with Him. Don’t forget Joshua is not only about what God has ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Is Our Provider! Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 23, 2022
     | 2,838 views

    How does Jesus provide for us? 1. He involves Himself in our lives (vs. 24-25). 2. He instructs us (vs. 25-26). 3. He inspires us (vs. 26-27). 4. He increases our supply (vs. 27).

    God Is Our Provider! The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 17:24-27 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared September 23, 2022) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to Matthew 17:24, and we will study another of Jesus' countless miracles. Today's miracle happened a little after the mountain-top ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The End Is Near

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 30, 2017
     | 8,018 views

    1) The Destruction of the Temple (Mark 13:1-2), 2) The Deception of Many (Mark 13:4–6), and finally, 3) The Devastation of the Earth (Mark 13:7–8).

    As we come to the end of 2017, the review of events over the past year show that, in many ways, nothing has changed. For example, lamenting “the winds of war” blowing around the world, Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Monday called for a two-state solution to find peace in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Cyprus And The Proconsul Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Apr 21, 2017
     | 11,175 views

    Satan is busy with great men and men in power, in order to keep them from being religious, for their example will influence many. Saul is called Paul for the first time, and never again is he called Saul. Saul was his Hebrew name; Paul was his name....

    August 20, 2014 By: Tom Lowe Title: Cyprus and the Proconsul (13:4-12) Scripture (Acts 13:4-12; KJV) 4 So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jude 1-24 Proclaiming And Contending For The Faith

    Contributed by William D. Brown on Aug 20, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,015 views

    All the way from Eden even until our present time the devil has been constantly busy trying to cast doubt on God’s forever settled Word. There have always been spiritual trouble makers among believers and Jude will point some of these out.

    JUDE 1-24 PROCLAIMING AND CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH 8-20-11 Today Lord willing I am going to talk for a few minutes on the satanic forces that are trying to tear down the truth of the Word of God, and trying too cause us to wonder about our salvation. All the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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