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  • Stephen Fournier avatar

    What Are We Here For?

    Contributed by Stephen Fournier on Dec 5, 2000
    based on 111 ratings
     | 5,427 views

    Sermon on why we come to church

    WHY ARE WE HERE?? I. Introduction - A. The Perfect Church I think that I shall never see a Church that’s all it ought to be A Church whose members never stray Beyond the Strait and Narrow Way: A church that has no empty pews Whose Pastor never has the blues A church whose ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    Seven Reasons For The Seasons Series

    Contributed by Larry Turner on Dec 22, 2012
     | 5,650 views

    Jesus said "I have come" several times. Here are seven reasons He gave for leaving Heaven to come here.

    Video “Christmas: God with us I really enjoyed that video of a father and child having a Christmas talk. Today I want us to look at another father/ child conversation about Christmas. In fact, the first conversation about Christmas. Romans 8:3 reads “For what the law was powerless to ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    The Best Rest For The Stressed

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Sep 27, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 10,442 views

    Those who come to Jesus and do life with Him will find rest for their souls. How to RSVP to Jesus' invitation to come to Him!

    The Best Rest for the Stressed Matthew 11:28-30 28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Were You There: Jesus The Crucified King Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 28, 2002
    based on 158 ratings
     | 25,196 views

    An invitation to come to the cross and meet Jesus

    Were You There? Good Friday, March 29, 2002 Intro: It is a haunting question – were you there? Of course, the literal answer for each of us is no, we weren’t actually present at the crucifixion of our Lord Jesus Christ. Not like the witnesses we have just heard from. Not like Peter, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Anointed Ones

    Contributed by Jeremy Poling on May 6, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,395 views

    Anointing often comes out of pain

    Zec 4:1 And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep, Zec 4:2 And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Invited But Not Ready

    Contributed by Dr. Jwt Spies on May 13, 2021
     | 11,814 views

    Being ready when the Lord comes

    I want to start this dialog, this interchange and this discourse off by asking a question, my question is, have you ever invited someone out for a day of pleasure and relaxation? You even offer to drive across town to pick them up, in your car, whereas, you put the gas in, you had the car washed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Preaching To A Heathen And Superstitious People

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jan 8, 2014
     | 5,201 views

    If you live for Christ, opposition will come.

    JUN 2 2013PM Preaching to a Heathen and Superstitious People Acts 14:8-20 There was a preacher who was an avid golfer. Every chance he got, he could be found on the golf course. It was his obsession. One Sunday was a picture-perfect day for golf. The sun was out, no clouds in the sky, and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Revelation Chapter 1 – The Revelation Of Jesus Christ – The Father’s Perfection Part 1 Of 6 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 31, 2022
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     | 2,128 views

    Revelation chapter 1 is the most wonderful revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ anywhere in scripture. The whole chapter is His revelation, measure on measure, as the blessed Lord is revealed to us in all His glory and ministry. A beautiful worshipful chapter.

    All scripture from NASB REVELATION CHAPTER 1 – THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST – THE FATHER’S PERFECTION PART 1 OF 6 This chapter we are going to explore is one of the greatest and loveliest in the whole bible. What makes a chapter “great and lovely”? I could ask you this today as you hear these ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Discovering Jesus Step By Step

    Contributed by Randy Bataanon on Sep 2, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,832 views

    Based on their own personal experience, the first disciples discovered who really Jesus is. Step by step, let us learn from their first-hand experiences so that we can also know Him better.

    DISCOVERING JESUS STEP BY STEP (Steps to Personal Discipleship) LUKE 9:18-27 Based on their own personal experience, the first disciples discovered who really Jesus is. Step by step, let us learn from their first-hand experiences so that we can also know Him better. I - HE IS OUR SAVIOR THAT ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Power Of A Wind-Driven Fire

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 5, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 5,921 views

    The Spirit comes to the church as fire, passion, energy, but He comes as energy to follow the Lord’s directions, not merely as excess motion.

    My grandfather’s workshop held an item that was of special interest to me when I was a boy. Sitting off to the side of his cluttered workbench was a wonderful object – a model railroad locomotive. It was black with silver markings painted on it, dusty and dull by now, but obviously once shiny and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Son Of Man Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 3, 2024
     | 2,180 views

    Jesus is the Son of Man who was to come!

    INTRODUCTION - Daniel is the last message in our Hidden Hope series within Core 52. - As stated before, the entire Bible points to Jesus. In some pages, He jumps off the page at us, and in others, He is between the lines. - For those who lived in the Old Testament, Jesus was hidden between the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Freedom Of Christmas

    Contributed by Kent Lenard on Oct 25, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,294 views

    This sermon discusses the freedom that comes with faith.

    The Freedom of Christmas Jude 1:24-25, Rom 3:26, John 19:30, Isa 43:18, Jude 1:20-21, John 8:36 August 15, 2004 I. I know that it is not Christmas time, but maybe it is time that we find the real meaning of Christmas. The real meaning of Christmas is THAT WE ARE FREE. And, after seeing some ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tyler Edwards avatar

    Preparing The Way Series

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Jun 13, 2011
     | 7,510 views

    John the Baptist prepares for the coming of Christ.

    Preparing the Way Ben Franklin once said: “By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail.” While we all know it is important, sometimes we fail to do it. In his book The Survivors Club Ben Sherwood investigates why some people survive tragic accidents and others do not. He ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Catch The Vision

    Contributed by Lloyd Grubbs on Jan 21, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,634 views

    Catching a new vision for the coming year

    Catch the Vision Heb 11:24-27 24 By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; 25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; 26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Two Lords

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 3, 2015
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,718 views

    David foresees a future in which the LORD stretches out the sceptre of Jesus from Mount Zion.

    THE TWO LORDS. Psalm 110. The first thing that strikes us about this passage is the superscription: “A Psalm of David.” The Davidic authorship of this Psalm was taken for granted by all parties in the days of Jesus and the Apostles. Jesus goes so far as to say that David spoke these words ‘by ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational