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  • John Dobbs avatar

    Love Mercy

    Contributed by John Dobbs on May 25, 2023
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     | 2,453 views

    To be on the mission of mercy is to love being merciful. Some key ideas that come to mind when I think about this...

    THE MISSION OF MERCY Introduction Back in March I sent an email to our elders that has remained on my mind ever since. In part, it read: "I've been contemplating what Forsythe has become over the past couple of years. Our church has really embraced a mission of mercy to the hurting ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Follow Your Heart Series

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Jul 7, 2023
     | 2,971 views

    As we think about this myth that some Christians believe, let’s begin by considering what the heart really is.

    - Myths Some Christians Believe - Follow Your Heart Introduction In our series on Myths Some Christians Believe we have talked about: - God won’t give me more than I can handle - God just wants me to be happy - I could never forgive that person All of these can be heard frequently and although ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    They Set An Example!

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 14, 2001
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    I think the shepherds set us a great example, and there are 3 things we ought to notice about what they did.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER CENTRAL CHRISTIAN, BROWNSVILLE, TX A. If you were to choose a character in the Christmas story that you would like to be, which one would you pick? Joseph? Mary? One of the shepherds? A wise man? Or, maybe an angel? I think I’d like to have been ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Christianity Made Simple

    Contributed by David Cambridge on Jan 22, 2002
    based on 40 ratings
     | 8,043 views

    Are you one of those people who thinks Christianity has become over-complicated? If so, then lesson may help.

    Christianity Made Simple Hold To The Traditions Which Have Been Handed Down Introduction A. Hold fast to traditions. 1. In the following Scripture, Paul exhorts Christians to cling to the traditions that have been handed down to them. "Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Renewed By The Word

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 17 ratings
     | 6,902 views

    This is our Sunday School Promotion Sunday. Today we are challenged to be people of the word to protect us from the thinking of the world

    Introductory Considerations 1. September is a time to roll up our sleeves and get down to work. Summer vacation time is over and hopefully we have been refreshed to again concentrate on the work that God has blessed us with. 2. Children to again go back to school and new church activity year ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Why Was Jesus Transfigured?

    Contributed by Tim Bond on Mar 8, 2002
    based on 240 ratings
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    When we think about the incident known as the transfiguration of Jesus, why it happened is more important than what happened.

    I heard a story recently about a terrible fire in a chemical plant. Several area fire departments responded to the blaze, and quite a crowd from the entire area gathered at a distance to watch. The media was there in helicopters and satellite remote trucks. The president of the company was among ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    No Room In The Inn

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 10, 2002
    based on 74 ratings
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    OUR TEXT STATES THAT THERE WAS NO ROOM IN THE INN. THE SCRIPTURES DO NOT TELL US WHY THERE WAS NO ROOM. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

    NO ROOM IN THE INN Luke 2:1-18 OUR TEXT STATES THAT THERE WAS NO ROOM IN THE INN. THE SCRIPTURES DO NOT TELL US WHY THERE WAS NO ROOM. I. The Natural Reason there was no room for Christ in the Inn. A. The reasons why there was no room in the inn. 1. Undoubtedly Bethlehem’s inn was full because ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Is Not Finished Yet! Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Mar 12, 2001
    based on 94 ratings
     | 38,284 views

    Three actions we can take when we’re tempted to think God has given up on us.

    How many of you have seen the bumper sticker that says, "Be patient with me. God isn’t finished with me yet"?  I’ve decided to create a new bumper sticker that responds to that one. My new bumper sticker will say, "I’m trying to be patient with you, but God is taking an awfully long time with ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Live A Christian Life Series

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Oct 23, 2001
    based on 209 ratings
     | 59,276 views

    Paul gives three simple steps to how to live the Christian live -- Seek Christ, Think Christ, and Live Christ!

    How does one BE Christian? How do you live the Christian life? Paul offers three very simple steps in the passage we read this morning, and I want us to walk through them today. The first step is very simple -- seek Christ. There is an old Candid Camera episode. You remember that old ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    How Halloween Can Help Christians

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Oct 27, 2001
    based on 61 ratings
     | 4,477 views

    Halloween reminds Christians of several things and what we can do to help others think about death and life

    How Halloween Can Help Christians By Rev. Andrew Chan, Senior Pastor, PBC, Vancouver, BC 16 So don’t let anyone condemn you for what you eat or drink, or for not celebrating certain holy days or new-moon ceremonies or Sabbaths. 17 For these rules were only shadows of the real thing, Christ ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    The Final Score

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Mar 19, 2023
     | 1,039 views

    So what are you going to get Jesus for his birthday? What do you think he wants most?

    As sometimes happens, this sermon took a different turn after I had named it and put together the bulletin. The initial idea was the issue of this new database that the Defense Department is putting together, that has the civil libertarians up in arms over the loss of privacy. Because no matter how ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Great Need For Compassion!

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 7, 2022
     | 2,054 views

    Today I want to preach on something that some seem to think is not that important….BUT IT IS! It affects our life everyday.

    I want to preach to you about compassion. We miss compassion when we do not have it and we admire it when we see it. Illus: A pastor wrote, "I was in Time’s Square, in New York, during rush hour. Thousands of people were thronging and pushing at the corner, ready to cross at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Belief In God Or Murphy? Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 6, 2020
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     | 2,121 views

    I think it may be true: More people believe in Murphy than believe in a loving God seen in Jesus Christ.

    Believe in God, or Murphy? Friday of the 18th Week in Course 2020 If we had been Assyrians in the time during and after 612 years before Christ, roughly the time of the prophecy of Nahum, what would we be thinking and feeling? Nineveh, capital of Assyria at that time, had been besieged for months ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Culture Of Acknowledging The Source Of Your Abundance Or Supply

    Contributed by Richard Papafio on Mar 13, 2019
     | 3,920 views

    Know your source and acknowledge Him. Don't think it is you for it is only God who blesses and supplies

    May the peace of the Lord be with you. *DAY 7 OF LENT* Our reflection for today is on the 6th Kingdom Culture from the parable below: *THE RICH FOOL* Luke 12:16-34 King James Version (KJV) 16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Hope Again Series

    Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Dec 13, 2024
     | 712 views

    Hope is more than mere wishful thinking. Hope is a vital necessity of life — a gift that God wants to give to you.

    Dear brothers, and sisters in Christ once again I welcome every one of you in the sweet name of Jesus Christ who is the master and author of all preachers. Our heavenly father wants to show his love to the world. Therefore, he sends his one and only begotten Son Jesus Christ, our Savior, to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational