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  • Revd. Martin Dale avatar

    John The Baptist

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 7, 2013
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     | 8,438 views

    John the Baptist's message to the religious is that God requires integrity - a real change of heart and not simply intellectual assent

    Sermon: The Message of John the Baptist 08-12-2013 Yesterday morning, I was listening to an interviewer on Radio 4 who asked Jimmy Carter, the former US President, what he thought about the idea that some people were likening Nelson Mandela to Jesus. Did Jimmy Carter agree with them? Jimmy ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    (Everybody Need To Know Who Jesus Is)

    Contributed by Derrick White Sr on Nov 28, 2017
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    WE ARE LIVING IN A DAY AND TIME WHERE EVERYBODY NEED TO KNOW WHO JESUS IS AND IF IT`S EVER BEEN A TIME WHEN THE CHURCH NEEDS TO BE ABOUT OUR FATHERS BUSSINESS

    Matthew 16:13-18 (KJV) When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? [14] And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. [15] He saith unto ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lessons On Religion

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Sep 16, 2010
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    In the story of the Pharisee and tax collector, Jesus contrasts true and false religion.

    Lessons on Religion Luke 18:9-14 INTRODUCTION A. Are some things what they don’t appear to be? 1. Have you ever thought you might not be who you think you are? 2. Is it possible to think you are a Christian when you’re not? 3. The world seems flat when you look at the horizon, Columbus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We're All Broken Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Nov 21, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,833 views

    The human mind is self-rationalizing and self-deceptive. Without a guide, we have no idea what is right and good. God's Word offers that guide but it's more than just reading a guidebook and determining to do better. We need to come to grips with the brok

    Today we are going look at just three verses. Normally these verses might be couched in terms of “this is really bad stuff—this is sin—don’t do it!” While that is true, I want to handle these verses a little differently. Firstly, remember that these words are written ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    The Pursuit Of Purity

    Contributed by Matt Skiles on Jun 10, 2021
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    God says we are to keep ourselves pure. God expects us to be holy – separated from anything that would defile us. We are to be like Him.

    1 Timothy 4:12-Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 1 Timothy 5:22-Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure. Christian believers are called to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Winning The Battle For Your Mind

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 17, 2024
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    One of the most important things we need to learn and teach others is how to guard, strengthen, and renew our minds, because the battle for sin always starts in the mind.

    Opening illustration: A violent battle is raging around us twenty-four hours per day. In 1965, Donald Grey Barnhouse wrote a book about it called The Invisible War. It is the battle for your mind, and that battle is vicious. It is intense. It is unrelenting, and it is unfair because Satan never ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Set The Captives Free

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 24, 2024
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    Jesus came to set the captives free from every form of captivity imaginable, so why are we not free? In order to experience freedom from captivity, we must receive the free gift that Jesus has given us.

    Opening illustration: In the hours after the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan, the White House was in turmoil. The President's precise condition was not yet fully known. The Vice President was on a plane over Texas, and the press wanted answers. In the line of succession to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Go! And Let God Search Your Heart - Psalm 139:23–24 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Nov 11, 2025
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     | 686 views

    When was the last time you truly asked God to search your heart? We live in a world that prizes self-examination, self-help, and self-awareness — but the Bible calls us to something higher and holier: God-examination.

    Go! And Let God Search Your Heart - Psalm 139:23–24 Church, let’s begin this morning with a question that pierces deeper than any sermon outline or theological argument: When was the last time you truly asked God to search your heart? We live in a world that prizes self-examination, self-help, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The God Who Knows Me Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 10, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 23,667 views

    David observes: 1. God knows us intimately. 2. There is no way we can get away from God. 3. There is no way we can hide from God.

    A friend emailed me this week and told me about a conversation her daughter had with her young son. Megan, the boy’s mother, was addressing some mail and decided to find out how much her young son understood. She asked her son, “Where do you live?” “At my new house,” he replied. She agreed ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Casting Down Every Imagination

    Contributed by Richard Cook on Aug 18, 2009
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     | 19,842 views

    This sermon is about righteousness and holiness,it teaches us that we must cast down every imagination of the heart.

    EZEK 8:1-12 And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me. 2: Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Satan Bound For A Thousand Years Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 19, 2018
     | 6,411 views

    The two beasts were cast alive into the lake of fire before the golden age began, but the devil was not. He was chained in the abyss{1] for God is not yet through with him. He has one more evil mission to fulfill.

    Tom Lowe 9/29/17 Book of Revelation Commentary Lesson: V.A.1: Satan Bound For a Thousand Years, Unable to Deceive Nations (Revelation 20:1-3) Revelation 20:1-3 1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 And he laid hold ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dennis Lee avatar

    When God Messes Up Our Plans

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Dec 26, 2021
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     | 7,724 views

    When Jesus was born, nobody expected it, and nobody made plans for it. But what it did was mess up everyone’s plans. Our plans don’t always go the way we want. So, when God messes up our plans, what can we do not to allow these plans changes to wreak havoc in our lives?

    When God Messes Up Our Plans Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42NAzO5fKLI When Jesus was born, nobody expected it, and nobody made plans for it. But what it did was mess up everyone’s plans. • It messed up King Herod’s plan of being king because here was a new King. The Wise Men announced, ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    Don't Worry About Tomorrow

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Jan 19, 2025
     | 2,715 views

    Worrying about tomorrow does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow but it robs today of its strength.

    Don’t Worry About Tomorrow By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. PRAYER SCRIPTURE: - Matthew 6:34 “Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof”. OPENING:- Now I have stated for a long time about ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    An All-Seeing Eye

    Contributed by Alan Smith on Aug 16, 2002
    based on 225 ratings
     | 54,624 views

    God knows all that we are doing, but that can be comforting as well as frightening.

    Introduction: One of the key thoughts in all the Old Testament is the idea of knowing God. God said through Jeremiah, "Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, let not the mighty man glory in his might, nor let the rich man glory in his riches; But let him who glories glory in this, that he ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Parable Of The Lost Sheep Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jul 7, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 15,887 views

    While our Lord was here on earth, He was continually pursuing lost souls. He was seeking lost men and women, and for that reason, He intentionally placed Himself, where He could come into contact with them, and He was so kind to them, that they crowed ar

    The Parable of the Lost Sheep While our Lord was here on earth, He was continually pursuing lost souls. He was seeking lost men and women, and for that reason, He intentionally placed Himself, where He could come into contact with them, and He was so kind to them, that they crowed around Him, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist