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  • Jim Butcher avatar

    Why Does The Government Do More Than The Church To Help The Poor? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jun 26, 2015
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    This passage on the care of widows opens up a larger question: what's the place the church should have in the care of the poor (versus the place the government should have)?

    THE POINT OF THE PASSAGE: Taking care of the needy widows was a big deal in the early church. - There was a different societal structure and a lack of social safety net back then. The church stepped in to help. - Unpack some of the passage. - The passage raises a more general question: why ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When The Church Put Up With What It Should Have Put Out Series

    Contributed by Nokomis Jackson on Mar 17, 2015
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    Is there a Jezebel spirit in your church? We've allow things to go on in the church on behalf of Jezebel and have not put it out from the church.

    The Church on Trial Pt. 4 When the Church Put Up With What It Should Have Put Out Revelation 2:18-23 18) To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze. 19) I know your deeds, your love ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    1 Thessalonians 1:1 – Paul’s Greeting To The Thessalonian Church

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Nov 5, 2017
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    A discussion based exposition of 1 Thess. 1:1

    1 Thessalonians 1:1 – Paul’s Greeting to the Thessalonian Church Series: 1 Thessalonians Chuck Sligh Sep-Oct 2016 NOTE 1: This is the first lesson of an extended Bible study of the book of 1 Thessalonians. Each lesson includes discussion questions. Some are open ended questions which require not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What I Love And Some Things I Hate About The Church

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Sep 5, 2016
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    We need to love our church and attend it at all times.

    WHAT I LOVE AND SOME THINGS I HATE ABOUT THE CHURCH One: I love the idea of church. A regular gathering of the redeemed to worship, remember, nurture one another,. . Ephesians 5:25 | Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; . 1 Corinthians 11:18 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Doesn’t The American Church See More Changed Lives?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 11, 2018
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    A look at Jesus' selection of the twelve disciples and what that means for the way that we should organize our efforts if we want to have maximum impact.

    THE BEST STRUCTURE: Does the American church have the best structure for changing lives? - Matthew 10:1-4. - Here I have a golf club. If I need to dig a hole, I can make it happen with a golf club. Now, it certainly will not be particularly efficient, but I will eventually get the job done. A ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Does The Non-Believer Get Points At Final Judgment For Going To Church?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on May 9, 2017
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    A look at how knowing more about God without accepting Him worsens your Judgment Day.

    AN INITIAL CONFUSION: What do the “many blows” mean for a Christian? Answer: This is for non-believers. - Luke 12:47-48. - For me, one of the first places that my mind drifted in thinking about this passage was the idea of purgatory. After all, where else do you get the idea of a believer being ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    1 Corinthians: The Church Fully Equipped Through The Message Of Christ Cruc

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Feb 5, 2017
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    The seemingly simplistic message of Christ crucified is the message through which God brings us to faith in Jesus and makes us fully equipped for life here and hereafter.

    How many of you have read “Hatchet” by Gary Paulsen? It’s a young-adult novel about a boy’s quest to survive in the Canadian wilderness after his plane crashes. He’s only armed with a hatchet, and yet that’s all he needs to survive for over a month before ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    What's Still The Same--7th Church Anniversary

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Sep 11, 2020
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    This is a 7 Year Anniversary sermon reflecting on two churches that merged together and the ministry God has done through them

    What’s Still The Same? Psalm Psalms 93:1-5 Hebrews 13:1-8 It was about 8 years ago that Glenville New Life Community Church and Calvary Presbyterian Church began to explore the idea of coming together to form one congregation. After a lot of prayer, discussions, meetings and votes, we ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    We Can Be Sure That Jesus Will Build His Church! - Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Aug 30, 2022
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     | 3,222 views

    Because: 1. He is the Christ (vs. 13-16). 2. This truth comes from God the Father (vs. 17). 3. Jesus is confident about His work (vs. 18). 4. Jesus has given us the keys to Heaven (vs. 19). 5. Jesus died on the cross for us (vs. 20-21). 6. The good news about Jesus is clear (vs. 21-23).

    We Can Be Sure that Jesus Will Build His Church! - Part 1 The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 16:13-23 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared August 30, 2022) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to Matthew 16. Today we will begin to focus on the sure truth that our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is going to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Can Be Sure That Jesus Will Build His Church! - Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 2, 2022
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    Because: 1. People are still willing to receive the Lord (vs. 13-17). 2. Jesus is the rock of our salvation (vs. 18). 3. Jesus gives the resources we need (vs. 19). 4. Christians are still living up to their responsibilities (vs. 19). 5. Our Redeemer lives! (vs. 20-21).

    We Can Be Sure that Jesus Will Build His Church! - Part 2 The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 16:13-21 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared September 2, 2022) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to Matthew 16. This chapter began with Christ-rejecting Pharisees and Sadducees trying to trap Jesus by asking ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    His Church, A Place Of New Beginnings (A New Years Message) Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Jan 6, 2022
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     | 8,625 views

    ‘A New Beginning’ is about changing our story by resetting both our course and our focus, on living the life that we were created to live.

    His Church, A Place Of New Beginnings New Years 2022 Dismiss GROVE KIDZ Welcome, to church! Welcome, to the year 2022! Yes a brand new year is off and running. 34 hours down… and 8,726 still to go. OKAY – here’s the deal… TODAY - day 2 of the year 2022… God is handing every single person in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Church Of Ephesus: The Flame That Became An Ember (Revelation 2:1-7)

    Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Dec 16, 2023
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    Revelation, Chapters 2 and 3, deal with seven specific churches located in Asia Minor (present day Turkey) that were given words of encouragement and criticism by the Lord Jesus Christ. We need to read what Jesus says to them, because it applies to us as well.

    Revelation 2 and 3 deal with seven specific churches listed by the Lord Jesus Christ (Revelation 1:11). He gives orders to the apostle John to write down what He says and send it to the pastors of these churches in order to let them know that despite the circumstances in which they find ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Church Of Smyrna: Possessing The Wealth Of Heaven (Revelation 2:8-11)

    Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Dec 18, 2023
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    Within the city of Smyrna, there existed a struggling Christian community undergoing intense and withering persecution. The Lord Jesus came to them with a word of comfort for their dark days. Even though they were poor, they were, in fact, rich beyond imagination.

    In our look at the seven churches of Asia Minor described in Revelation, Chapters 2 and 3, we come to the second church the Lord Jesus addresses in terms of testimony and steadfastness to the Gospel. This is the church in the city of Smyrna, which was located about 35 miles north of Ephesus. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Happens When The Church Prays! Prayer Invites Divine Intervention Series

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on May 26, 2023
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     | 4,132 views

    One of the most amazing privileges of believers is access to God through prayer. We all face trials and tribulations but praying will help us overcome. Why? Because a praying saint can lay down in trouble and wake up to a miracle. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

    Subject - Effective Fervent Prayer Invites Divine Intervention Scripture - Acts 12:5-11 “So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him. 6 The night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Church Does Not Enter The Tribulation – Reasons That Prove It – Part 1 Of 3 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Nov 12, 2023
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     | 1,186 views

    Does the penalty need to be paid twice? We begin to look at the fact that the Church does not enter the Tribulation; look at the facts and evidence that it does not happen. We have been delivered from wrath that is coming.

    THE CHURCH DOES NOT ENTER THE TRIBULATION – REASONS THAT PROVE IT – PART 1 OF 3 INTRODUCTION I find it reprehensible, the claim that the Church, and Christians of course, will enter the Tribulation. Why do I find it reprehensible? If you think Christians must enter into the Tribulation, even ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational