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  • W Pittendreigh avatar

    Second Hand Jesus

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Sep 1, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,437 views

    Do you know Jesus first hand, or just second hand?

    I’m getting ready to go to Haiti with several members of our church and I’m looking forward to that experience – but going to Haiti means I needed to have some shots. Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B. So Friday I went to the doctor’s to get my shots. This lady comes into the examination room and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Love That Controls And Compels Us

    Contributed by Daniel J. Little on Jan 30, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,623 views

    We Love God Only Becasue He First Loved Us

    01-29-2012 The Love That Control and Compels Us Pastor Dan Little - The Landmark Church Binghamton, NY adfontes.djl@gmail.com Scripture Reading 1 John 4:19 We love him, because he first loved us. 2 Cor 5:14 “For the love of Christ controls and urges and impels us, AMP) Look with me at 2 ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    A Wedding At Cana?

    Contributed by J C Prince on Oct 26, 2007
    based on 21 ratings
     | 76,805 views

    Why did Yashua choose the Wedding at Cana as his first miracle?

    Why the Wedding at Canaan? Why did Jesus choose the Wedding at Cana to be the beginning of his ministry? John 2:1-11 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    If Only I Had Known!

    Contributed by Lanny Carpenter on Dec 30, 2017
     | 7,213 views

    A Christmas sermon told in the first-person from the perspective of a Bethlehem citizen.

    If Only I Had Known! Matthew 2:1-14 "Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews?" "Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    24:13 God Cares Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Sep 23, 2007
     | 2,985 views

    The first part of the Lords prayer deals with our obedience and physical needs

    How’s your prayer life? What I mean is how are your prayer habits? Do you pray much? After all Jesus said, when you pray. now he seemed pretty definite at this point, he didn’t say, if you pray, instead he said when you pray. He seemed pretty convinced that Christians would pray. And he said ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Sounds Of The Cross, Sounds Of The Resurrection

    Contributed by Richard White on Apr 11, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,286 views

    In this we examine the last words of Jesus on the Cross and the first words at the Resurrection

    Sounds of the Crucifixion Sounds of the Resurrection Luke 23:34ff John 20:1 ff I am told there are a lot of books on the last words for Jesus. I will focus on these briefly and then move to the first words spoken by Jesus at the Resurrection. In John Masefield’s drama The Trial of Jesus, there ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Strongman

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Sep 29, 2018
     | 8,045 views

    The problem must be first bound and removed before the strongman is overcome and gone.

    The Strongman Too many things try to latch on to us—sickness, disease, things that start out small but work their way in over time, a little pain until we can’t shake it and it becomes debilitating as time goes by. When we do not rise up to combat the problem, pretty soon we are chained so tightly ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Word Series

    Contributed by David Welch on Nov 11, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,057 views

    First of 48 messages from John. Introductory remarks and Jesus as the word

    Chico Alliance Church “The Word” Introduction The new fad these days sports the letter W.W.J.D. The letters stand for “What Would Jesus Do” This is not new at all. A whole wave rushed through the church years ago generated from the book “In His Steps” whose whole focus was doing what Jesus did. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    I Am Your God Series

    Contributed by Tim Shepard on May 13, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,207 views

    This is the second in the series of sermons on the Ten Commandments and looks at the first two Commandments.

    I AM YOUR GOD Just a few weeks ago I started the first in a series of sermons that have really begun to make me see things around me a little more clearly. I was starting here and we were discussing the problems that I have come across when people tell me that they have to get their lives ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Learning To Endure, Part 1

    Contributed by Adrian Rogers on Jan 4, 2012
    based on 14 ratings
     | 31,071 views

    A sermon on James and how God "gives the test first then gives the lesson."

    I want to speak to you today about learning to endure. Now this is sort of a re-entry message. And we have learned to endure some things. And I don’t want to act like we endure so much because, really, I want to say with the apostle Paul, “Our light affliction is but for a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Redemption - Part I (The Forgiveness Of Sins) Series

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jun 19, 2002
    based on 28 ratings
     | 5,986 views

    The first necessary step in redemption (#4 in the ’Every Spiritual Blessing’ series)

    As we continue in this study in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, we must be careful not to skip merrily along, flitting from one verse or phrase to the next and on to the next, touching the surface of each, like a bee gathering pollen, and never looking back at previous verses, or even stopping to ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    The Person In The Mirror Is Staring At You Series

    Contributed by Brent Eubank on Oct 15, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 16,941 views

    In a small youth group there are 3 keys to growth... and the first is your commitment.

    Today is the start of a new chapter in this churches’ history. And it all begins right now. For the past year, I have been the youth pastor. But for the most part, we have not had a youth group. We have had about 10 teenagers who are friends. But we have never had a group. Today that is going ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Is Dangerous Prayer? Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Feb 14, 2022
     | 5,070 views

    Dangerous prayers ask God to bless us by first breaking us.

    NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    From John And Water To Paul And Fire

    Contributed by Howard Gunter on Jan 6, 2018
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,283 views

    Paul's first encounter with the twelve disciples. Paul's instruction and laying on of hands.

    Weekend Message/Devotion January 7, 2018 Reading: Acts 19:1-7 COMMUNION SUNDAY From John and Water to Paul and Fire We read here of Paul’s missionary trip to Ephesus. Without going into a lot of geographical detail, I just want to emphasize the lengths that Paul went to in traveling all over ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Pure Heart (Pt. 1) Series

    Contributed by Louis Bartet on Jul 12, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,716 views

    Deals with the first part of "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God."

    THE WAY OF THE KING A Pure Heart "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God" (Mt. 5:8). Religion majors on externals to the neglect of more important issues. It deals with rules, regulations and ceremonies. This was condemned by God through the pen of Isaiah. He wrote: "The Lord ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God