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  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    The Once & Future King Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Nov 18, 2014
    based on 10 ratings
     | 13,900 views

    Jesus tells this memorable story so His followers would know what they were to do between His departure & His second coming. He would go away for a while and His followers would need to be faithful & productive during His absence

    LUKE 19: 11-27 [PARABLES IN LUKE] THE ONCE & FUTURE KING [Luke 16:10-12 / Luke 22:28-30] What would Jesus have us doing while we live on earth? This final parable in Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem highlights the believer’s responsibility or stewardship during the interval between ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Funeral Arrangements For Life"

    Contributed by Ken Harris on Mar 8, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 18,907 views

    The purpose of this sermon is to motivate the hearers to affirm to others that Jesus spoke to Moses and Elijah about His departure and His Funeral Arrangements for Life.

    8 March 2009 Second Sunday in Lent U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris Fortress Chapel Contingency Operation Site (C.O.S.) Sykes Tall-afar, Iraq BIG IDEA: The Synopsis Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) share with us Peter, James, and John’s Mountaintop Experience with Jesus, Moses and Elijah, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    My Child Has Come Home

    Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 3, 2025
     | 14 views

    The Father runs toward wandering children with restoring love, covering shame, celebrating repentance, and welcoming every prodigal home with joy and resurrection life.

    Introduction — When Words Can’t Touch the Wound There are some wounds in life that do not bleed outwardly, yet they bleed continuously inside a parent’s heart. These wounds have no bandage, no cast, no sling. They don’t show up in X-rays or MRIs. And yet they ache every single day. They are the ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

  • Scott Coltrain avatar

    The Letter To The Ephesian Congregation Series

    Contributed by Scott Coltrain on May 24, 2015
     | 5,678 views

    The danger of being dutiful and pure without love for Christ Jesus.

    Verse 1 - The message is sent by the One Who walks among the congregations and Who supports and holds accountable the leadership of the congregations. Verse 2 - Jesus begins with the statement "I know". Because He walks among the congregations, He knows everything about each congregation. Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • John Dobbs avatar

    Be Ready!

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Aug 6, 2016
    based on 2 ratings
     | 15,147 views

    Let all Christians be ready for the second coming of Christ!

    Be Ready Luke 12:35-40 Introduction 1. In Luke 9:51 we began studying the ‘Travel Narrative’ - ten chapters in Luke that contain several unique passages not found in the other gospels. It is the Travel Narrative because it begins with Jesus beginning his journey to Jerusalem. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Funeral Sermon: When Good People Die Young Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Apr 5, 2025
     | 939 views

    As we reflect on the untimely death of a good person, let us remember that their departure is not in vain, and God has a purpose that is beyond our understanding.

    Funeral Sermon: WHEN GOOD PEOPLE DIE YOUNG By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Isaiah 57:1-2 (KJV) The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. He shall enter into peace: they shall ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Sue Richard avatar

    To Obey Or Not To Obey Series

    Contributed by Sue Richard on Jun 2, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,598 views

    Fearing and obeying God needs to come first in the Christian’s life

    TO OBEY OR NOT TO OBEY Today’s passage is probably the most difficult one in Romans. How should the strong commands of this Scripture be interpreted when Paul himself didn’t always practice what he preached? It would have been easy to skip over Romans 13 in our series of preaching through ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Rita Sims avatar

    Mary's Experience

    Contributed by Rita Sims on Apr 11, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 4,799 views

    This is a first person perspective coming from Mary Magdalene on Easter morning.

    MARY’S EXPERIENCE All scriptures related to Mary Magdalene Jn. 20:1-18 It was a day much like today, when it happened so long ago. It was such a great day, I’ll never forget it! After I met Jesus my whole life was changed. My name is Mary and I am from Magdala. Magdala was a busy ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Timothy Peck avatar

    Back To The Future Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 22, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 7,139 views

    Three consequnces of living between Christ’s first and second coming.

    Several years ago my mom and late stepfather were hiking back from some hot springs in the desert when they decided to take a shortcut back to their car. That shortcut ended up getting them hopelessly lost in the desert. With the blazing heat beating down on them and with no food or water, slowly ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Coming Of The King; He Brings Hope, He Is Our Hope. Similar To An Earlier Sermon Of Mine But Targeting The First Week Of Advent. Series

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Dec 4, 2023
     | 868 views

    Our hope is Jesus as foretold.

    The Coming Of The King; he brings hope and he is our hope. Scripture:?Isaiah 9:1-7 Summary:?730 years before Jesus birth, Isaiah fore told the coming of The Messiah. A look at what that ment then and what it means today... a look in this direction.. for a great light has dawned! As we ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Ron Ferguson avatar

    Israel And Iran – Their Futures – The United States Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 14, 2025
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,689 views

    The world may be concerned about events in the Middle East and other troubling times, but the Christian student of prophecy, knows what is happening. Israel is destroying Iran’s nuclear capacity, but what is the future for Israel and Iran? Where does the United States stand?

    ISRAEL AND IRAN – THEIR FUTURES – THE UNITED STATES [a]. THE LORD KEEPS ISRAEL. Those with an interest in Israel and follow the events there, as we all ought to do, will not have missed the attack on Iran’s developing nuclear facilities. This is far more than one nation attacking something in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Samuel Fulkerson avatar

    Come Apart – So You Don’t Come Apart

    Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Aug 23, 2012
     | 5,713 views

    American’s way of living tends to be at a breakneck pace, in the fast lane!

    Text) Mark 6:30-32 The word “weary” means to “feel fatigue.” It is the natural result of labor and toil that reduces strength. We tend to be members of the “fraternity of the fatigued.” It is said the we are all in the “rat race” of life. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Nelson Emeonu avatar

    How Will You Meet The King? Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Nelson Emeonu on Jul 7, 2014
     | 5,885 views

    Our Master, Jesus Christ is coming back to take His people home. He revealed this with the story of a man who went to a far journey and gave authority to his servants. He assigned each with some responsibilities and to occupy till He comes back.

    HOW WILL YOU MEET THE KING 1 My Friend, you are welcome to the hour of the Trumpeter.We sincerely thank God for keeping you alive till today, and the opportunity to hear this good news of the kingdom. So this is a moment, God is blessing his people through the undiluted word from Him. We also use ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Stephen E. Trail avatar

    Behold, He Cometh

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Oct 24, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 21,101 views

    A sermon about the Second Coming.

    "Behold, He Cometh!" Revelation 1:7 Revelation 1:7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. Introduction: How many of you have wished for the Lord Jesus to come back in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian Atwood avatar

    Do I Need God To Be Happy? Series

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Mar 2, 2007
    based on 38 ratings
     | 7,365 views

    Why happiness does not come from putting our own happiness first, but rather by putting Christ first as Lord and Savior.

    We’re beginning a new series today called The God Questions. It’s okay to ask God questions and its okay to ask questions about God because God has the answers. That’s what we’re going to do in this new series. We’re going to try and answer some essential God questions. The reason we’re doing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist