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  • David Welch avatar

    Returning To Our First Love Series

    Contributed by David Welch on Mar 30, 2009
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     | 7,050 views

    Third in a Series on Revelation dealing with the letter to ephesus and the loss of their first love.

    I.PROLOGUE 1:1-20 II.Messages to the Seven churches 2-3 (Things with are) I want to clarify two issues related to all seven churches before we focus in on each individual message. The first issue has to do with the interpretive approach. How you interpret these messages will depend on which method ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Christian, Come Out Of The Closet!

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jan 24, 2016
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     | 9,545 views

    Is your light under a bushel?

    We are in a time when nearly every day the headlines talk about someone coming out of the closet about their sexual identity or about some skeleton coming out of the closet. Things that were hidden for years are open for all to see and hear. Some of those things should have stayed hidden. People ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sin Is A Disgrace To Any People

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jul 12, 2015
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     | 10,276 views

    Now it would seem ridiculous to ignore sin & Satan completely, so they don’t. But what God calls sin in the Bible isn’t necessarily what they consider to be sin. And the idea of a real Satan is hard for some to accept.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK ILL. As many of you know, before Ethel & I moved here to Flint Ridge, we lived in Brownsville, TX. And while we were there I was part of the Ministerial Association. Unlike some ministerial groups, it was not a formal organization, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Most Heavenly Place On Earth Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Apr 4, 2017
     | 10,998 views

    1. God wants us to be united (vs. 32). 2. God wants us to be unselfish (vs. 32b & 34-35). 3. God wants us to be unleashed (vs. 33). 4. God wants us to be uplifting (vs. 36-37).

    The Most Heavenly Place on Earth Acts 4:32-37 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Aug. 4, 2013 *We used to go to Heavenly Ham a good bit. And the ham was very good, but I wouldn't say it was heavenly. On Friday I plugged the word "heavenly" into Google and got over 51 million hits. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Eternal Enmity And The Conquest By Jesus Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 22, 2021
     | 1,532 views

    Mary's offspring, Jesus Christ, Son of God and her son, would defeat Satan and all the evil spirits and restore those who believe in Him to our original state in the image of God.

    Monday after Pentecost If the story weren’t of the greatest tragedy in human history, this reading from the early chapter of Genesis would almost be a French farce. We see just before these verses the virgin Eve (she is so seen by the Church Fathers) succumbing to the seductive voice of a serpent, ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Hope In Advent - A Call To Attention!

    Contributed by Bryan Lassiter on Nov 27, 2020
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     | 10,527 views

    Advent is an important part of our church year. The first Sunday of Advent is the Sunday we emphasize the Hope we have in Christ Jesus.

    The Hope in Advent – A Call to Attention! Mark 13:28-37 “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender, and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. So, you also, when you see these things happening, know that it is near—at the doors! Assuredly, I say ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    A Transition Of Power (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Jan 13, 2010
    based on 22 ratings
     | 27,347 views

    A sermon examining the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.

    A TRANSITION OF POWER Part 2 Acts 1:1-3 (Antioch Baptist Church: Sunday morning – February 2nd, 2025) Throughout my life I have witnessed seven transitions of power as one presidential administration handed over the responsibility of governing the United States to another. On May 6th, 2023, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living In A God-Blessed Nation

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 13, 2012
     | 12,163 views

    Examines how our nation has been built and blessed by God and why I have no problem with patriotic services in the church.

    LIVING IN A GOD BLESSED-NATION This past week we celebrated the birthday of our country. I guess because of that, I have received 2 articles in the past week that I strongly disagreed with. The first was talking about how upsetting patriotic services were for some when they are held in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Indignity Of Division

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Aug 6, 2013
     | 5,275 views

    1 of 1. Paul urged the Corinthian church to distance themselves from the indignity of internal division. What can pull us away from division? Pulling us away from the indignity of division is a Unified...

    The INDIGNITY Of DIVISION—1Corinthians 1:10-17 Attention: In my trucking days...The flat tire on the interstate on I-95 in FL. It completely stopped the progress of the truck. Need: The Corinthian church was afflicted/troubled by the indignity of internal division. Paul urged the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Always Give Yourself Fully To The Work Of The Lord

    Contributed by Don Schultz on Aug 10, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 25,550 views

    Your labor is not in vain. The resurrection promises and God's mercy motivate you to work for him with courage and passion.

    1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. A month and a half ago a parent of one of our former Lakeside students sent out an email requesting ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Joseph Stapleton avatar

    Listen To Your Trainer Series

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Feb 12, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,868 views

    A six part series on Making a Church Body Better

    BETTER BODY BUILDING (part 2) All my sermons use illustrations from SermonCentral.com I also use the NIV Bible unless stated. LISTEN TO YOUR TRAINER Back in November I spoke of a series of sermons I was writing entitled “ Better Body Building.” With the start of the New Year many people ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Reaching More-We Have A Dream

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 28, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,903 views

    This is a sermon on why two churches should merge and come together as one new congregation.

    Reaching More- We Have A Dream Glenville/Calvary Joshua 3:1-7 Luke 4:14-21 How many of you have had the experience of wanting something really badly but you couldn’t get it right then because there were a few things you had to have in place that were not yet quite in place. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    Encouraging The Family Of Faith Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jul 23, 2015
     | 9,451 views

    We need to build one another up in Christ.

    Encouraging The Family Of Faith Text: Acts 11:19-30 Introduction 1. Illustration: An elderly widow, restricted in her activities, was eager to serve Christ. After praying about this, she realized that she could bring blessing to others by playing the piano. The next day she placed this small ad ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Across The Street And Around The World Series

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Sep 10, 2012
     | 6,306 views

    Jesus instructs us to think and go global in our mission to reach and disciple others for Christ.

    Title: Across the Street and Around the World Text: Acts 1:1-11 Thesis: Jesus instructs us to think and go global in our mission to reach and disciple others for Christ. Healthy Missional Churches have a global vision for sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ… Healthy Missional Churches see ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Nov 2, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,761 views

    A study of the idea of the 'Rapture'

    A Strong Delusion – Part III Luke 17: 20-37 The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly In our last study together we began a study on the idea of a condition called the ‘Rapture’. This religious position came from some interpretations of some Scripture that the following situation will ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel