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  • Kelvin McKisic avatar

    The Best Friend

    Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on Mar 2, 2025
     | 843 views

    This sermon has us looking at what a best friend really means. Do you have a best friend? Are you a best friend? What are the characteristics of a best friend. We are going to discuss those characteristics and show that Jesus meets and exceeds them.

    Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • J.D. Tutell avatar

    The Truth About The Resurrection

    Contributed by J.d. Tutell on Mar 31, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,922 views

    A look at the evidence of the resurrection and what it means.

    What is the Easter Bunnies favorite sport? Basketball. What do you call the Easter Bunny after a hard days work? Tired. Okay I know those jokes were bad, I mean I had to look them up, but I used them to illustrate a simple point when it comes to Easter the world tends to focus on the Easter ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Case For Christ

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Apr 18, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 13,495 views

    This is based on Peter’s first sermon in Acts 2, and reveals the evidence and arguments that prove Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. It is an expository sermon. Power Point is available, just e-mail me.

    The Case for Christ by Scott R. Bayles, preacher Church of Christ, Freeport, Illinois One day, a handful of Greek men approached Phillip and said, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus” (John 12:21). Seeing Jesus has been on the minds of spiritual seekers ever since. Jesus is the world’s preeminent ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • James May avatar

    Without Hope On A Sea Of Grief

    Contributed by James May on Mar 23, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,108 views

    This sermon was written in preparation for the Easter message where Jesus Rises Again to bring new hope and eternal life and the hope of the Resurrection. It can be adapted as part of evangelistic message also.

    WITHOUT HOPE ON A SEA OF GRIEF By Pastor Jim May Last week we began a journey toward Calvary that began with Jesus standing on the hill weeping over Jerusalem. At that time we spoke about the preparations for the Passover meal that Jesus would enjoy with his disciples in the Upper Room in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Derrick Tuper avatar

    Believing In The Resurrected Jesus (Part One)

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jan 6, 2014
     | 2,563 views

    Jesus' followers did not fully embrace, at first, the reality of Jesus' resurrection.

    BELIEVING IN THE RESURRECTED JESUS (part one) JOHN 20:1-18 1) “Where’s Jesus?” (1-9). vs. 1-2 “The stone”. What’s the deal with the stone? Matt. 27:62-66. Explain the slope and groove. With all these factors it would have been nearly impossible for someone to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "Sound The Trumpet!" (Joel) Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 10, 2002
    based on 64 ratings
     | 13,781 views

    Heartfelt-repentance over empty ritual is needed

    “Sound the Trumpet!” Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts Remember the sales slogan for Morton Salt? “When it rains, it pours.” Sometimes that’s true with blessings, and it’s often true with calamities. In Joel we see how God uses a devastating plague of ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • R. Escoanyelin Ortiz avatar

    Religion Can Not Satisfy Nobody Series

    Contributed by R. Escoanyelin Ortiz on Nov 10, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,128 views

    to show the emptiness of mere belief without experience

    "They hold an apperance of godliness" (2 Timothy 3:5). YOU SEE, WHERE CAN WE FIND TRUE SPIRITUALITY? BELOVED, IT IS NOT ABOUT RELIGION, BUT A SPIRITUAL REALITY THAT CAN BE EXPERIENCED AND ENJOYED. LOOK AT THE SAMARITAN WOMAN, SHE HAD RELIGION, BUT NO HAPPINESS. LOOK AT THE PHARISEES, THEY KNEW THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Change Your Bait

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Oct 30, 2023
     | 1,297 views

    Know your fish or your net will be empty.

    Matthew 4:18  And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.  19  And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.  20  And they straightway ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • William Hickman avatar

    He Paid It All

    Contributed by William Hickman on Mar 29, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 11,456 views

    There are some things that happened while Jesus was three days in the tomb.

    He paid it all Luke 24:1-8 Rev. 1:18 Intro: The fact is, that our Lord is risen… There are some things that happened while Jesus was three days in the tomb. The whole life of Jesus is miraculous His Birth Jesus has always been. Gen. 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Paul Andrew avatar

    Fifth Sunday Of Lent, Year A- "Lazarus, Come Out!”

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Feb 16, 2023
     | 2,667 views

    We have a part to play in our coming out of the tomb

    Reader’s Digest has printed many quirky items from the daily lives of ordinary people. Many of these items are quite amusing. For example, Jennifer Pace wrote a few years ago to tell about a billboard she passed while driving through Texas. The billboard read: “Stand Up and Be Counted for the 2000 ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • John Kapteyn avatar

    40 Last Days With Their Lord

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 58 ratings
     | 4,913 views

    The way Jesus spent His days on earth after his resurrection were quite different from His ministry before. we consider how and why it was.

    1. Tonight we pause to consider the empty tomb. 2. As we said this morning the resurrection was of the utmost importance to the early church. 3. Easter was not just that day that Christ became alive, but the beginning of new life for His disciples and the promise and seal for new life for all who ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Shalom Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Apr 24, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,253 views

    Just like the disciples' hopelessness and despair was turned into joy and peace, so Jesus moves in our lives giving us the peace that passes all understanding.

    John 20:19-31 “Shalom” INTRODUCTION Does is seem to you that Easter Day was a long time ago? So much has happened this past week and it feels like the loud proclamations, “He is Risen,” and “He is Risen Indeed,” are now only faint whisperings. Yes, Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    What's The Big Deal About Easter?

    Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Mar 26, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,922 views

    This is a seeker sort of Easter message looking at Peter

    So what’s the big deal about Easter? Three Canadian blondes died and found themselves standing before St.Peter. He told them that before they could enter the Kingdom, they had to tell him what Easter represented. The first blonde said, “Easter is a holiday where they have a big feast and we give ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    What Happened There? Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 15, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,621 views

    Luke 24:18 teaches us that Jesus was the only who really knew what happened regarding his resurrection.

    Scripture If you are familiar with the life and ministry of Jesus, you know that he entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, April 1, 30 AD, to the cheering of vast crowds who were there for the annual Passover celebration. He predicted his imminent death and visited the Temple before returning to ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • John Williams III avatar

    The  Danger  Of  An  Empty  House  (Christ The King Sunday 2022)

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Nov 18, 2022
     | 2,030 views

    Consider what provoked Jesus to teach this parable.  Jesus had healed a man who was unable to speak. His opponents in the crowd accused Jesus of working for the devil (Luke 11:15) whose works Jesus came to destroy (I John 3:8).

    Luke 11:21 "When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe. 22 But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up his plunder. 23 "Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist