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  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    Seek Ye First

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Feb 17, 2020
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    Giving first place to the things of God.

    SEEK YE FIRST. Matthew 6:19-34. 1. Heart-Treasure. “Treasure not up for yourselves treasures upon earth,” begins Matthew 6:19. Moths destroy clothes (cf. Isaiah 51:8). Even gold and silver can become cankered (cf. James 5:2). Thieves can literally “dig through” mud-brick houses. No, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Thirtieth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Cycle A - 30th Sunday Year A -- Love Of God And Neighbor

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Oct 23, 2020
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    He was not asked for a second-place commandment.

    It is the story of the courtship of Moses Mendelssohn, the grandfather of the great German composer, Felix Mendelssohn. Moses Mendelssohn was a small man with a misshapen, humped back. One day he visited a merchant in Hamburg who had a lovely daughter. Though Mendelssohn admired her greatly, she ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Love Is The Mission

    Contributed by Lynn Sims on Feb 19, 2025
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    Searching for Love in All the Wrong Places

    Love is the Mission Let’s read our Church Mission Statement: Our Mission: To Live by Faith, To be a Voice of Hope, To be Known by Love, And a Place of Healing. Key Verse: John 13:34-35 (NKJV) 34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    A Rich Man's Tomb

    Contributed by Rich O' Toole on Mar 6, 2024
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    Jesus died on the Cross and was placed in a tomb

    A Rich Man’s Tomb Mark 15:33-47 Good morning. The Frazier consultant’s website talks about some expensive places to bury the rich. Woodlawn cemetery in New York is one of the larger cemeteries in America and is the final resting place for many important public figures. A single plot there, costs ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Alms And Prayer SermonCentral

    Contributed by SermonCentral on Oct 28, 2023
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    The place of alms and prayer in the life of a believer

    Good morning, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ. As we gather here today, we find ourselves standing on the precipice of a new day, a new opportunity to grow in our faith and deepen our relationship with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We are here, not by chance, but by divine appointment. ...read more

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  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    God's Plan For Marriage

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Apr 26, 2001
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    To understand God’s plan for marriage we must learn that: 1. It is a place where we learn about commitment. 2. It is a place where we learn about forgiveness and grace. 3. It is a place where we learn how to give honor. 4. It is a place where we experi

    Perhaps you have seen some of the billboards that have appeared around major cities lately. They are simple messages from God. One reads: “Have You Read My #1 Best Seller? There Will Be a Test. – God” Others say things like: “My Way Is the Highway. – God”, and “Will The Road You’re on Get You ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Derrick Thompson, Sr. avatar

    In Christ, There Is No Condemnation

    Contributed by Derrick Thompson, Sr. on Jul 7, 2003
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    True freedom takes place, only when Christ has set you free, and when that takes place there is no more condemnation.

    Welcome.... Last Friday, July 4th, we celebrated our Independence Day. We were all saying to the world we have been set free. Many of you were at the park with friends and love ones celebrating freedom. Some of you were in your backwards, having your cookout. The world looks on and say we are ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Harold Rose avatar

    Babylon, Nineveh, Eden And Life As We Know It.

    Contributed by Harold Rose on Mar 3, 2003
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    All of the present day news concerning Iraq points to the place where civilization began. It could well be the place where it ends.

    BABYLON, NINEVEH, EDEN AND HISTORY AS WE KNOW IT. About all we hear when we tune into the daily news concerns “The War with Iraq.” Will we go to war” Or will we not? The issue is front page news on every newspaper in the world – it is the lead story on every news program on TV – As I was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Meeting God In Dreams Series

    Contributed by Robert Higgins on Nov 13, 2007
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    Dreams can be a place of encounter with God. He desires to speak to us and sometimes that is the only place our will is not interfering with His voice.

    Encountering God – Part 12 – Jacob Meets God in a Dream Context: Gen 28:1-5 So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him and commanded him: "Do not marry a Canaanite woman. 2 Go at once to Paddan Aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel. Take a wife for yourself there, from among the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Nearer My God To Thee Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 29, 2009
    based on 57 ratings
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    The "Holy Place" was the ultimate place of worship for Old Testament Priests. What was it about the furniture in this room that God wanted to teach us?

    OPEN: One Sunday morning an old cowboy entered a church just before services were to begin. Although the old man and his clothes were spotlessly clean, he wore jeans, a denim shirt and boots that were very worn and ragged. In his hand he carried a worn out old hat and an equally worn out bible. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Our God Guides/Gives Gospel Growth

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Jun 3, 2006
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    Easter 7(C) - Our gracious God guides and gives Gospel growth from one place and going into many places.

    OUR GOD GUIDES/GIVES GOSPEL GROWTH May 28, 2006 - EASTER 7 - Acts 16:6-10 * * * * * * * * * * Dear Fellow-Redeemed and Saints in the Lord: Today we continue with Paul on another missionary journey. We have looked at the fact that the gospel message ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Eaten By Now

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 5, 2022
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    Talk about the dark places of the earth and about the light for those dark places (Outline adapted from Phil Young of Illinois)

    HoHum: An American was visiting in a 3rd world country. While walking down the street, he was surprised to see a native reading the Bible. “My good man,” he said. “In my country, that book is considered out of date.” The native responded, “My good man, if that book is considered out of date in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Scott Maze avatar

    The Significance Of The New Birth Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Apr 15, 2024
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    The Holy Spirit is Christ in the Christian. He didn’t place an angel inside of you. He placed God inside of you.

    Biophysicist Petra Schwille has been working on creating a living cell from the bottom up for the past 10 years. He says he’s always been fascinated by the question, “What distinguishes life from non-living matter?” For more than twenty years, researchers have been trying to create artificial ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Aarssen avatar

    Getting Thrown Out

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Apr 13, 2015
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    The Temple of God had a place for you and I called the Court of the Gentiles. It was a place for all the Non-Jewish people could gather. God provided a place for people just like us even though we are not Jewish.

    Getting Thrown Out Mark 11:12-25 Have you ever been thrown out from somewhere? I mean really, here’s your hat get moving we want you out of here kind of thing? Maybe you got thrown out of your brother or sisters room or maybe you got thrown out of a car and lost your ride? But here we ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • John Gaston avatar

    What The Stable And Your Heart Have In Common

    Contributed by John Gaston on Dec 11, 2012
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    What do the stable and our hearts have in common? Both are 1). Places chosen by God for His Son to be born; 2). Places needing transformation; and 3). Places through which God desires to reach a lost world.

    WHAT THE STABLE AND YOUR HEART HAVE IN COMMON Lk.2:1-7 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: Strange Illness 1. It was the doctor's last patient consultation on Christmas Eve. A mother came in with her young daughter and asked if he would examine her because she had been showing some strange symptoms: ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God