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  • Ken McKinley avatar

    Knowing Him Series

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on May 15, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,776 views

    Expounding on the differences between knowing about Christ and knowing Him.

    Knowing Him Text: Ephesians 3:14-21 By: Ken McKinley (Read Text) Before we get started I want you all to stop for a moment and think of a film that you truly enjoy… Did you think of one? I did, I thought of the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark. I really like that movie. But I was thinking about ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Credentials Of A Committed Christian

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 22, 2020
     | 3,907 views

    3 credentials of a committed Christian (Adapted from Bob Russell's book on 2 Corinthians called "Take Comfort")

    HoHum: A young Christian enlisted in the Army just after graduation from high school. His friends from church were concerned about his faithfulness to the Lord amidst all the military pressures. When the young soldier came home on leave from boot camp, his friends asked him, “Did the others ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Alison Bucklin avatar

    God's Country?

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 10, 2025
     | 173 views

    America is not Jerusalem. American is not the new Israel. Our country is not protected as Israel was. But WE, the church of Jesus Christ, are.

    Is America Jerusalem? The Puritans in Massachusetts thought of their colony as a “city on a hill”, a great experiment in godliness which would shine like a beacon to all the nations as a testimony to the transforming power of God. But not everyone came to this country for religious reasons. Many ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    A Book Of Rememberance

    Contributed by James Bryant on Jul 31, 2002
    based on 76 ratings
     | 14,980 views

    Do you ever become spiritually depleted when thinking of the state in which our country is in? What of the country? We only answer for ourselves... Read this sermon.

    A BOOK OF REMEMBERANCE Malachi 3:13-18 (13) Your words have been stout against me, saith the Lord. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee? (14) Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    "It's Shaking Time!" Haggai Pt 2 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 1, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 16,192 views

    In Haggai’s day God shook up the Heaven’s and the Earth to awaken the people to their wrong priorities and to refocus them On the building of God’s House. God is shaking up the world today so that we reprioritize our lives God’s way so as to get us to ref

    “It’s Shaking Time!” Haggai pt 2 Last week from Haggai chapter 1 we discovered that the Israelites who had returned from exile had allowed their priority list to get inverted and God and His house were placed at the bottom of the list. This caused God to send Haggai the Prophet to awaken even to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Too Little, Too Late Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jul 27, 2003
    based on 120 ratings
     | 14,300 views

    Parables of Eternal Life, Part 9 of 9

    TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE (MATT. 25:31-46) Shortly after the Pope had apologized to the nation of Israel for the treatment of Jews by the Catholic Church over the years, Ehud Barak, the leader of Israel, sent back a message to the College of Cardinals. The proposal was for a friendly game of golf to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Ovidiu Radulescu avatar

    Forsaking All Other Gods (1) Series

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Aug 23, 2010
    based on 56 ratings
     | 7,490 views

    I have discovered something: whenever God is stating or restating His LAW, it is never by itself. There’s always A STORY surrounds it And the story is a sotory of GRACE and Salvation.

    Sermons on the Law of God? Are you jumping up and down and excited to hear about the 10 C? Or maybe your response is this: Oh no! I’ll hear again about how bad I am, how I’ll never measure up to God’s rules and regulations… Or the other side, a response like this, "Great! Finally, we are getting ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    In God We Trust

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jul 6, 2015
     | 10,218 views

    This message is our declaration as a Church relating to the recent Supreme Court decision relating to same-sex marriage.

    In God We Trust! Scriptures: Proverbs 3:5 Introduction The title of my message this morning is “In God We Trust.” Proverbs 3:5 says “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    New Wine In 09

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 7, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,316 views

    Today we are entering into a new era of ministry at Christian Hills – we have a new year and the promise from the Lord of a new start – a new focus – a new theme – our new theme is “New Wine in 09.

    “New Wine in 09” Youth are ushering today. They will hand out corks to everyone when they come in today. Opening Video Illustration– old to new! The world is changing and we need to change and adapt with it. We cannot dig our heals in and refuse to change and to grow. Clip compares: TV then and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Reproduction In A Place Of Devestation

    Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Oct 7, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,625 views

    A PERFECT DEPICTION OF RESORATION AND REGENERATION. CAN THESE BONES LIVE AGAIN SHOWS US THE STATE OF MANY BELIEVERS AND WHO HAS THE AUTHORITY TO BRING FORTH LIFE AFTER DEATH.

    Reproduction In a Place of Devestation EZELIEL 37:3 3) And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest. TWO REVELATIONS CONTAINED IN THE SCRIPTURE 1) THERE IS A VISION OF THE RESURRECTION OF ISRAEL TO NEW LIFE. 2) HE WAS COMMANDED TO ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Keith Foskey avatar

    The Athanasian Creed Series

    Contributed by Keith Foskey on May 16, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,503 views

    In this lesson, we examine the life of Athanasius and also the creed which bears his name.

    Church History: Examining the Creeds and Confessions of the Church Through the Ages and Why They Matter. Lesson 5: The Athanasian Creed So far, in our study of church history we have seen: An overview of the last 2,000 years of church history. The creeds which are found within the Bible ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    All To The Glory Of God Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Aug 2, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,735 views

    In this sermon we examine what it means to worship God with all of our lives, or, to state it slightly differently, to show what it means to do all to the glory of God.

    Scripture For the next three Sundays, I plan to preach on the subject of worship. My purpose in delivering these messages is to help us understand what worship is and also to give a Biblical rationale for our Order of Worship. Today, however, I simply want to lay a foundation for this series on ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Is It A Holy Day Or A Holiday?

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Jan 23, 2012
     | 2,604 views

    There are sometimes when you can't help but miss church, that should be the exception not the rule.

    My wife has the worst memory! She don’t forget nothing! If we are not careful we forget to keep the Sabbath, or we forget to keep it holy! We all need a day of rest. I'm tired and I know why, because I'm overworked. The population of this country is over 200 million. Eighty-four ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Can I Miss Sunday Worship? Series

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Apr 17, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,889 views

    Stay in the church. Every time you stay at home while church is going on, you are opening up a way for Satan to attack you.

    Can I miss Sunday worship? Heb 10:25 says, “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” Recently while I was preaching among the youth in a church, one young girl who ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Making The Most Of Our Time: A Call To Action SermonCentral

    Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 8, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 715 views

    In today's world, the church appears to be busy, but is it truly fulfilling God's mission? Are we, as a church, actively 'occupying' or merely resting on past achievements while waiting for the Lord's return? This sermon explores these questions and calls for a more proactive approach to our faith.

    When we look at the modern church, we see that it is busy as a whole. But are we truly accomplishing what God has given us? Is the church actively occupying, or are we simply resting on past achievements and waiting for the Lord's return? In Luke 19:13, Jesus called his ten servants, gave them ten ...read more

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