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  • Gordon Curley avatar

    We Overwhelmingly Conquer.

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
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    The Apostles Persecuted. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: Acts chapter 5 verses 17-42. We looked last week at verses 1-11: • The story of Ananias and Sapphira. • How they presumed upon God and were dishonest. Ill: Being honest is not always easy. • The children in a prominent family decided to give their father a book of ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    New Ways For Old - Good News For Everyone.

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
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    Peter & Cornelius. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: Acts Chapter 10 verse 1-23. Ill: • In his autobiography the political and spiritual leader of India; • And the Indian independence movement. • Mahatma Gandhi wrote that during his student days; • He read the Gospels seriously and considered converting to ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Peter: A Fisher Of Men.

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 23, 2010
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    Peter: A fisher of men. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: • Mark chapter 1 verses 16-20, • Luke chapter 5 verses 1-11. Ill: • A potter does not throw the clay away when it collapses on the spinning wheel! • When the clay begins to wobble the potter will simply start again. • The clay is unable to shape, hide or ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Peter’s Denial

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
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    Peter’s Denial (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: Matthew chapter 26 verses 31 to 35 & 60 to 75. Every one of us in life has faced the harsh reality of failure: • Whether it’s your first step as a child, • Your first attempt to ride a bike. • Maybe it was an exam or interview; • Maybe it was a job or a ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    The Man Who Should Never Have Been Born

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
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    Judas (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: John chapter 17 verses 12: Ill: • On this day in 1605: • Thirteen young men planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament. • Among them was Britain's most notorious traitor, • A man called Guy Fawkes. • They rented a house next to Parliament;, dug a ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Character Study Matthew

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
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    Character study Matthew (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: Matthew chapter 9 verses 9-13. Ill: • An old man was wondering if his wife had a hearing problem. • So one night, he stood behind her while she was sitting in her lounge chair. • He spoke softly to her, "Honey, can you hear me?" • There was no response. ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Church As Community Series

    Contributed by Scott Jewell on Aug 31, 2016
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    We all have our standards for what should happen as a church. What were the standards of the first church? How did they live them out?

    A man once joined a monastery in which he had to take a vow of silence. Each year he was summonsed before the Abbot and allowed to speak two words. After the first year, the man said, “Bed hard.” The second year, he said, “Food bad.” Upon the third year, the man said, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Remember The Rooster

    Contributed by Neal Gracey on Mar 19, 2016
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    Sooner or later the cock is going to crow, and if it's like the rooster across the way from my house, it could be...at any time! Like Peter, we are sinners in need of a Savior. But, like Peter, we have a hint that the rooster is going to crow, eventually, no matter what.

    Happy "Crowing" Saturday, Everyone! There is a rooster that lives across the road into the valley below on my neighbors farm. That crazy bird will cock-a-doodle-do anytime of the day. What a crazy bird! He reminds me of the lesson this week. This week's Sunday School lesson is from Mark 14. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Thomas, The Disciple (No Longer The Doubter)

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Mar 29, 2016
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    This is a post-easter message that focusses on the struggle of Thomas to come to terms with the fantastic news of the resurrection of Jesus.

    Feast Devotion – March 29, 2016 [This is a short devotion given at an inner-city mission in downtown Toronto, Canada.] Have you ever told someone something that happened to you and they said: "yeah, right." Have you ever not been trusted when you said something true? How did you feel? Have ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Caminando Sobre El Agua Series

    Contributed by Humberto Hilario on Apr 6, 2016
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    Los discipulos fueron enviados al otro lado del Mar de Galilea y, en medio de la tormenta, Pedro camino 2 veces sobre el agua.

    I – Introducción 1. Deportes extremos y locuras • Baseball, basquetbol, tenis... convencionales • Esquiar, surfear, paracaidismo, skateboard... extremos pero ya no satisfacen. • Super-extremos: Paracaidismo base, luge en las calles, escalada a pulso • ¿Por qué no ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The 3 Fires Of Peter’s Perfecting

    Contributed by John Gaston on Apr 11, 2016
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     | 17,491 views

    In 51 days, Peter visited 3 fires that were to transform his life & make him the man God wanted him to be. God wants us to visit those 3 fires too!

    THE 3 FIRES OF PETER’S PERFECTING Lk. 22:54-62 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A social worker from Dallas recently transferred to the mountains of Arkansas and was on the first day of her new territory when she came upon the tiniest cabin she had ever seen in her life. 2. Intrigued, she went up ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Greg Brown avatar

    Introduction To Colossians (Col. 1:1-2) Series

    Contributed by Greg Brown on Jan 19, 2015
     | 5,697 views

    Introduction to Colossians

    Introduction Authorship Who is the author of the epistle to the Colossians? Tradition and scriptural evidence teaches that the apostle Paul is the author. Paul was a former Pharisee that persecuted and treated the early church as a false–teaching Jewish cult. However, while on his way to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Story 30 Lasting Influence Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jun 2, 2014
     | 3,705 views

    A lesson on the impact of the Apostle Paul on lives of believers.

    1. Unexpected Influence Back in the 1800's a skeptic promised a famous British preacher, Alexander Maclaren (1826-1910) that he would attend his church for 4 Sundays. Maclaren told the skeptic that during those sermons he'd present reasons why he should believe in Jesus. The skeptic was true to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    James- Son Of Thunder Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Sep 13, 2019
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     | 4,072 views

    This is the 2nd sermon in the "Getting Acquainted With The 12 Apostles" series.

    Series: Getting Acquainted With The 12 Apostles [#2] JAMES- SON OF THUNDER Mark 3:17 Introduction: James and John were called the “Sons of Thunder.” James usually is mentioned before John as though he were the leader of the 2. However, it was probably due to that fact that he was the older ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan avatar

    Twelve Disciples

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Mar 24, 2024
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    Jesus chose twelve after the whole night prayer, but how he chose the Judas Iscariot, the traitor. What was wrong in the selection process? Are the permissive will is more powerful than the prayers of a saint?

    Theme: Calling of Twelve Disciples Text: Matthew 10:1-4 (Mark 3:13-19, Luke 6:12-16, John 1:35-46)   Greetings: The Lord is good and his love endures forever!   Introduction: On the first Sunday, I spoke about the calling of the first disciples based on the monthly theme of call & ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist