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  • Pedro Trinidad avatar

    Thy Kingdom Come... Really? Series

    Contributed by Pedro Trinidad on Jun 24, 2024
     | 1,061 views

    This is part 2 of the sermon series on the Lord’s Prayer. Last month we covered the first line of the prayer - our heavenly holy Abba.

    Matthew 6:10 ESV 10 Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Today is part 2 of the sermon series on the Lord’s Prayer. Last month we covered the first line of the prayer - our heavenly holy Abba. Series Review The focus of the series is to look at the Lord’s Prayer as ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Remember Lot's Wife

    Contributed by Jack Woodard on Jun 5, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,842 views

    Jesus uses Lot's wife as a warning to the last day generations that are facing the Coming of Jesus and Judgment.

    TITLE: REMEMBER LOT’S WIFE TEXT: GENESIS 19:17,26; LUKE 17:32 A State’s Highway Department post Warning Signs to warn of a dangerous stretch of highway that is ahead of the drivers who have chosen to take that particular road. The Lord has done the same in the Word of God and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Do We Compare To Jesus First Disciples? Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Apr 1, 2016
    based on 8 ratings
     | 9,339 views

    When I think about the first disciples of Jesus there is one thing that I find really encouraging - they were very ordinary people, average people, people like you and me, people with faults and failings, imperfect people.

    How do we compare to Jesus first Disciples? When I think about the first disciples of Jesus there is one thing that I find really encouraging - they were very ordinary people with very ordinary jobs - fishermen & a tax collector. If Jesus public ministry had begun here in Rayleigh and Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Fire Of The Lord

    Contributed by Rickey Broach on Mar 10, 2002
    based on 57 ratings
     | 9,281 views

    GOD IS MOVING IN THESE LAST DAYS, IF HE IS TO MOVE THROUGH US WE MUST ALLOW THE FIRE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT TO BURN WITHIN US FIRST

    THE FIRE OF THE LORD MATTHEW 3:11 – 12 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: 12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Last Message Of Daniel, 2. Preparation For The Prophecy, Daniel 10 Series

    Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Jun 1, 2015
     | 11,099 views

    Extensive preparation and angelic explanation precedes this most awesome of the Bible's prophecies.

    II. TO THE TEXT. DANIEL 10-12 A. The Preparation of the Man of God : 10:1-19 10:1 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar. The message was true, but the appo inted time was long; and he understood the message, and had ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    "come Be Crucified! We've Got A Cross For Your Back Too!"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 11, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,516 views

    Following Christ isn't glamorous. It is hard, but it is worth it.

    “Come! Be Crucified! We’ve Got a Cross for Your Back Too” Mark 10:35-45 Have you ever seen a church sign that read, “Come! Be Crucified! We’ve got a Cross for Your Back Too!” And yet Jesus was this up-front. You can’t accuse Jesus of false advertising. When James and John come up to Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    When Thou Art Converted

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Nov 12, 2019
     | 5,550 views

    This contribution is based on a message preached June 2, 2013, at the Eolia Baptist Church, Eolia, MO. This is not an exact transcription.

    Thank you for giving me the privilege of sharing a message from God’s Word today. As some of you have found out, I’m originally from West Virginia but my wife is a native of Missouri, so, any questions, she can help translate for you! (audience laughed) The text for the message is from Luke’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Enoch And Elijah The Two Witnesses

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Apr 29, 2015
     | 4,109 views

    To show the two lampstands/olive trees that stands before the LORD GOD.

    I. EXORDIUM: Do you know the two witnesses? Yes. bible is pointing to Enoch and Elijah II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show the two lampstands/olive trees that stands before the LORD GOD. IV. TEXT: Revelation 11:4 (Amplified Bible) These [witnesses] are the two olive ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Enoch And Elijah The Two Witnesses

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jul 26, 2015
     | 4,784 views

    To show the two lampstands/olive trees that stands before the LORD GOD.

    I. EXORDIUM: Do you know the two witnesses? Yes. bible is pointing to Enoch and Elijah II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show the two lampstands/olive trees that stands before the LORD GOD. IV. TEXT: Revelation 11:4 (Amplified Bible) These [witnesses] are the two olive ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Jesus’s First Public Events, Part 1 Series

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Sep 28, 2025
     | 191 views

    When we see what Jesus can do, two things becomes evident: We either believe that He is the Messiah capable of providing for us, or, we deny His ability to do anything for us and call Him, and His Word, a liar.

    John, Part 8 Series: Jesus’s First Public Events, Part 1 John 2:1-11 - Welcome to Seasons – intro – we are so glad you’re here today; dismiss children - Begin our next series in John titled: “Jesus’s First Public Events” (short 3 msgs.) -- Many things we will explore feel “out of order” ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Live In The Final Days

    Contributed by Pedro Trinidad on Feb 5, 2010
     | 7,387 views

    According to 1 Peter 4:7 there is a way to live in these days that will help us to be successful and victorious

    How to Live in the Final Days I. INTRODUCTION a. The letter Peter wrote to the Christians that were once gentiles y not so many with the Jewish background. He writes to “foreigners” but not of a geographic place but “foreigners” in their own land due to the decision they ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    The God Who Holds The Future

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 4, 2024
     | 3,566 views

    The future is in God's hands. God is watching over His elect. We are to stay vigilant and faithful to God.

    Matt 24:15-28 - The God Who Holds the Future One common fear we have is the fear of the future. We worry about what is to come. • We fear because we do not know what can happen and we are not in control. • The things we worry about may not even happen but the thought of it can rob us of joy and ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • David Smith avatar

    All You Need Is Love Series

    Contributed by David Smith on Nov 18, 2008
     | 3,242 views

    "Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, ’You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You shall not covet’; and any other commandment, are summed

    I’ve decided to speak this morning on one of the most unnerving and threatening pieces of Scripture I’ve ever come across - threatening and unnerving at least for professional clerics like myself (people who get paid to teach the Bible). The passage is from Paul’s letter to the church at Rome, ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Jesus’ Chooses His First Team Members

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Feb 18, 2014
     | 4,600 views

    Are we willing to make his service the priority in our life? Are we proclaiming the gospel in the confidence that comes from knowing Jesus, who taught with authority, who cast out demons and healed people of incurable diseases?

    Jesus begins his ministry with this clear announcement: “The time is fulfilled.” That is, it’s complete. Time’s up. We’re at the end of the line. Notice that John, the one who’s like Elijah, has finished his ministry. Mark wants to make it clear that the time of ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    How The Early Church Weathered Its First Crisis

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Aug 7, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,834 views

    The early church faced many crises that threatened its very existence but none greater than that posed by the Judaizers.

    HOW THE EARLY CHURCH WEATHERED ITS FIRST CRISIS “And certain men came down from Judea and taught the brethren, ‘Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.’ Therefore, when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and dispute with them, they determined ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist