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  • Derrick Tuper avatar

    The Sermon On The Mount (Part Three) Series

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Sep 3, 2019
     | 4,438 views

    Last week we saw that those who hunger and thirst for righteousness will be blessed because they will be filled with it. And if we're merciful we will receive mercy. Today we’ll look at what it means to be pure in heart and a peacemaker and see how they're blessed.

    THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT (part three) Matthew 5:8-9 So far in our series we’ve looked at why it is a blessing to be poor in spirit, mourning and meek. Last time we saw that those who hunger and thirst for righteousness will be blessed because they will be filled with it. And we saw that by being ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Boundary Lines

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jun 20, 2019
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    A study in the book of Psalm 16: 1 – 11

    Psalm 16: 1 – 11 Boundary Lines 1 Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust. 2 O my soul, you have said to the LORD, “You are my Lord, my goodness is nothing apart from You.” 3 As for the saints who are on the earth, “They are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.” 4 Their sorrows ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    How Do We Live In A Hate Filled World? We Love.

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on May 14, 2020
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    Cain murdered Abel. Why? How does God respond? How do we respond differently in a hate and anger filled world? We love.

    5.17.20 Genesis 4:1–16 1 Adam lay with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man.” 2 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. 3 In the course of time Cain ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Four Areas For Spiritual Growth

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Sep 27, 2017
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    If we are spiritually alive we will grow spiritually

    “Four Areas for Spiritual Growth” September 24, 2017 Luke 13:6-9 “Then he (Jesus) told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Tale Of Two Fathers (Father’s Day)

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 18, 2022
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     | 6,635 views

    Abraham and Lot were both saved men, but Lot was like many of the fathers today. The way Lot lived his life, it is difficult to believe he was saved.

    Abram had been accompanied by Lot in all his wanderings. But a separation must take place between them. Abram and his seed were to be kept distinct from all other races, as from him the promised Messiah was to spring. This also was brought about by what seemed a series of natural circumstances, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Take Time Under The Tree

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jun 11, 2021
     | 1,786 views

    Reflecting on the mustard seed, we look at Paul's encouragement for the Colossians in their growth in grace.

    6.13.21 Colossians 1:6 The gospel is bearing fruit and growing in the entire world, just as it also has been doing among you from the day you heard it and came to know the grace of God in truth. Throughout the Old Testament God warned the Israelites to withhold from worshiping the gods of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Pollution Scheme Series

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Nov 18, 2021
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     | 3,805 views

    The salvation from sin that God bestows through His Son, Jesus Christ, is likened to water. The devil can sometimes muddy the water and cause pain and confusion, as he attempts to pollute the living water within us.

    Jesus calls the quickening gift of the Spirit “living water” because mere human nature is . . . barren of all virtue by the crimes of the devil. - Cyril of Alexandria(1) In reference to the arrival of the Messiah, the prophet Isaiah declared, “For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Solomon's Trophy Case

    Contributed by Larry Turner on Aug 12, 2016
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     | 7,245 views

    Many NFL players achieved great success but never achieved the greatest, winning the Super Bowl. The aged Solomon reflects on the fact that he had huge success but was lacking the greatest.

    Are you ready for some Carolina Panther’s football? Our first preseason game was Thursday night. A lot of sports analysts are predicting Carolina to once again be the NFC Champs and go to the Super Bowl, this time to win. We have the MVP and number one rated player in the NLF on our team in ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    Destroying The Seven Nations

    Contributed by Larry Semore on Feb 9, 2017
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     | 26,803 views

    How to overcome in the face of tremendous intimidation and fear

    Destroying the Seven Nations TEXT: Deuteronomy 7:1-6 New Living Translation, "When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are about to enter and occupy, he will clear away many nations ahead of you: the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. These ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    We Need More Teaching About Money, Not Less Series

    Contributed by Doug Fannon on Oct 11, 2018
     | 3,420 views

    Jesus had more to say about money and possession than about Heaven and Hell combined.

    Video: The Truth About Debt (3:31 minutes - available at SermonCentral.com) What Every Christian Needs To know About Stewardship. We established that God owns it all. All we are and all we have. If God owns it all, what does that make us? His Stewards. If we are stewards and managers of all of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Philippians Background And Greetings Series

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Mar 4, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,180 views

    The following sermon is going to reflect on the historic, social, political background of the book of Philippians. This is the first part of a 16 part sermon series on Paul's letter to the church of Philippi.

    Background and Greetings of Philippians Philippians 1 :1-2 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 It was around the year AD 52 during Paul’s first visit to Europe that his journey to Philippi began. Though he and his travelling companions Timothy and Silas wanted to go ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Cost Of Discipleship - Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Sep 13, 2024
     | 814 views

    The Cost of Discipleship - Part 1 Dr. Bradford Reaves CrossWay Christian Fellowship

    Dr. Bradford Reaves CrossWay Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org The story is told of the military legend Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia (336-323) and conqueror of Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, Babylonia, and Persia, almost all of the known world. One day on the warpath, ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    The Cost Of Discipleship - Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Sep 25, 2024
     | 652 views

    The Cost of Discipleship - Part 2

    The Cost of Discipleship – Part 2 September 29, 2024 Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Luke 14:25-35 www.mycrossway.org 25 Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    A Faith That Does Not Save Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Sep 27, 2024
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     | 1,114 views

    Acts 8:9-25 teaches us about a faith that does not save.

    Introduction Years ago, I read a story about the famous outlaw Jesse James (1847-1882). He killed a man in a bank robbery and, shortly after that incident, professed faith in Jesus and was baptized at the Kearney Baptist Church in Kearney, Missouri (the church where his father had once served as ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    When Jack Daniels Met John 3:16

    Contributed by John Gaston on Apr 21, 2022
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     | 3,110 views

    We look at the disastrous effects of alcohol, at wine use in the early church, and the nine reasons Christians shouldn’t drink.

    WHEN JACK DANIELS MET JOHN 3:16 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR A mother was assisting her elementary school son on his project for the science fair. The subject of his project was, "The Harmful Effects Of Alcohol." The mother, who had never taken a drink of alcohol in her life, nervously went ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God