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  • Eloy Gonzalez avatar

    Saul: The King Who Fell From Grace Series

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Mar 5, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 9,258 views

    Lent Mid-week 2: Message based on (but not adapted from) Concordia Publishing House mid-week lenten series. Saul was chosen to be the Leader of God’s people. By choosing to disobey God, he lost God’s blessing and his position as king. Our King of kings

    Do you remember the last time that you decided to make a big change in your life? I’m not talking about doing something that is a part of daily life and living – like really wanting to go watch a movie or having an ice cream cone – I’m talking about something really huge – something that would ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Seeing Is Believing (Part One)

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Apr 20, 2020
     | 3,072 views

    This is part one of a two part series on the resurrection appearances to Mary and the disciples.

    SEEING IS BELIEVING (part one) JOHN 20:1-18 In September, 1938, a man who lived on Long Island ordered an expensive barometer. When it arrived he was extremely disappointed to find that the dial was stuck; it pointed to “Hurricane.” This can't be right; hurricanes don't happen around here. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Beyond A Reasonable Doubt

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Aug 19, 2023
     | 1,676 views

    At first the disciples doubted. But when faced with the evidence, they weighed it, tested it, and then acted upon it. Their verdict has stood the test of time. And the grounds on which they stood are the same grounds upon which we can stand.

    Why do you suppose is it that, faced with the same data, some people interpret it one way and some people interpret it another? You have only to look at the George Floyd riots – and the other ones later that year - to know that. Not even exhaustive investigations convince people whose minds are ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    "No Darkness Is Too Great"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Apr 18, 2017
     | 9,114 views

    A sermon about overcoming fear with the peace of Christ.

    “No Darkness is Too Great” John 21:19-23 On the evening of the day that Jesus rose from the dead we get a picture of a timid, frightened group of disciples. The doors are shut and locked. They are in hiding—in the darkness of a room. Obviously, they didn’t believe ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    An Unexpected Sunday Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 1, 2018
     | 7,128 views

    After Friday nobody expected what would happen on Sunday

    Nobody had expected this. It was only two days ago that the people of Jerusalem had watched as Jesus had been crucified as a heretic and a traitor to Rome. For three years Jesus had travelled throughout Israel. Preaching, teaching, healing the sick and feeding the hungry. He had quieted ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Why Believe In Christ's Resurrection

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 11, 2019
     | 4,374 views

    The tomb is empty

    1. The tomb was empty. “They (the women) found the stone rolled away . . . and found not the body of the Lord Jesus Christ” (Luke 24:2-3). The angel said, “He is not here: behold the place where they laid Him” (Mark 16:6). a. The enemy tried to secure it. “Pilate said . . . make it as secure as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Doubt Cannot Hide The Resurrected Jesus”

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Apr 9, 2024
     | 684 views

    Kathleen Noris has written: “To believe is not a matter of the mind but a matter of the heart.” The eleven were no different that Thomas. Belief in His resurrection had to move from their “mind” to their “hearts.”

    In Jesus Holy Name April 14, 2024 Text: Luke 24:38-39 Easter III Redeemer “Doubt Cannot Hide the Resurrected Jesus” On this Sunday after Easter Jesus meets His disciples in the Upper room where they ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Plain Brown Wrapper

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 28, 2025
     | 129 views

    The death of our egos showcases the life of Christ.

    Under the central dome of the great basilica of St. Marks in Venice is a treasure called the Pala d’Oro, a masterpiece of medieval goldsmithing, ten feet long and almost five feet tall. It has eighty enamel plaques on it, many looted from Constantinople after the 4th Crusade. They illustrate scenes ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Angels Protect Baby Jesus Lesson 4 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 10, 2025
     | 39 views

    Don’t ask God to do miraculously, what He expects us to do with our intellect, strength and planning.

    1. There were many attempts to kill Jesus before He went to the cross; and Herod killing the babies in Nazareth was one of them. (Killed maybe 20 babies). 2. This lesson shows the work of guardian angels. “These little ones . . . their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Mercy Instead Of Sacrifice

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Mar 11, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,394 views

    The Pharisees criticized Jesus for eating with tax collectors. They thought they were better than Matthew, as they went around acting holy. Outward show doesn’t determine a person’s relationship with God. It's about the heart.

    This morning I am going to touch on the subject of “hypocrisy.” It’s difficult to preach on this subject matter because none of us are without some form of hypocrisy in our life. Jesus told us not to point out the splinter in our brother’s eye until we have removed the log in our own eye (Matthew ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Role Of Christian Women

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jun 20, 2012
    based on 8 ratings
     | 30,069 views

    Paul explained to Timothy the proper role of Christian women as essential to the function of the church. The Christian community must embrace the proper role of godly women. But how is it discovered? Responsibility for Christian women is found in her..

    THE ROLE Of CHRISTIAN WOMEN—1Timothy 2:9-15 This sermon was very well received. One woman commented that I was ‘ballsy’ for preaching this. She also stated that her mother(were she a church-goer) would not have stood for it. Attention: Movie/Broadway presentation—requires that each ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Stop Making The New Birth Appear So Complicated

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Apr 15, 2003
    based on 35 ratings
     | 4,549 views

    Why do you suppose that so many well meaning Christians overcomplicate the gospel with extraneous ideas, traditions and requirements? Millions of people have the mistaken notion that to become a Christian is so difficult that it is not really worth the e

    Avoid Overcomplicating the New Birth in Christ – Rom. 10:5-13 Why do you suppose that so many well meaning Christians overcomplicate the gospel with extraneous ideas, traditions and requirements? Millions of people have the mistaken notion that to become a Christian is so difficult that it is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Two Post Resurrection Appearances Of Jesus In Jn 20

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 2, 2016
     | 7,512 views

    God treats us an individuals and knows our specific needs just as he did with MAry, Peter and Thomas and the unnamed disciples of Jn 20

    Story: There were once two identical twins. They were alike in every way but one. One was a hope-filled optimist, Peter who only ever saw the bright side of life. The other, Thomas was a dark pessimist, who only ever saw the down side in every situation. The parents were so worried about the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Does The Word Homosexual Appear In The Greek Language Manuscripts?

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Feb 16, 2020
    based on 7 ratings
     | 9,052 views

    The LGBTQIA+ community has raised the argument that the word ‘homosexual’ never appeared in the Bible until 1946

    Before we begin, it is important to note that Jesus is God, and as God, that makes Him the author of both the Old and New Testaments and He does not change (John 1:1-5; Psalm 15:4; Malachi 3:6; James 1:17). Either “All Scripture is breathed out by God (i.e. Jesus) and profitable for teaching, for ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Letter To The Church At Sardis: Appearing Alive, But Actually Dead Series

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Feb 15, 2023
     | 1,351 views

    Sardis was a large and beautiful city in it’s time, with powerful defenses that made the residents over-confident in their ability to defend themselves from invading armies.

    "In an address I lately heard, the speaker said that the blessings of the higher Christian life were often like the objects exposed in a shop window, one could see them clearly and yet could not reach them. If told to stretch out his hand and take, a man would answer, I cannot; there is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army