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  • Ray Scott avatar

    "Don't Lose Your Key"

    Contributed by Ray Scott on Oct 21, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 11,320 views

    Every Christian has a "key" of the gospel ... that will unlock the door to the Kingdom of Heaven. We need to use it through the proclamation of the Word of God.

    “Don’t Lose Your Key” Matthew 16:13-20 INTRODUCTION: We continue in our series on ‘Great Events In The Life And Ministry Of Jesus’. Jesus is getting closer to the cross – 16:21 Jesus wants the Disciples to see how far they’ve come … SO … He asks – 16:15 o If they are going to establish the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Why Jesus Did Not React To Cultural Issues But Focused On Principles

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 21, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,019 views

    Instead of going into a long explanation on subjects, Jesus taught in principles saying, "When you pray, say, . . ." and He gave them a pattern that also included prayer principles.

    Why Jesus Chose to Not React to Cultural or Temperaments but Focused on Principles John 4:23-34 - "Yet, a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is Spirit and his ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Godly Father

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jun 21, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,007 views

    The Godly father is observant, compassionate, demonstrative.

    The Ideal Father Luke 15:20 INTRO.: The story of the prodigal son gives us a picture of the ideal father. The Father in the story refers to God. Who could be a better father? What is the ideal father like? Verse 20 paints a vivid picture. Let’s look at it. I. The father who is like God always ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Resurrection And The Life Series

    Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Jun 21, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 8,218 views

    Thefive message in a series on the "I am" statements of Jesus from the book of John.

    The Great I Am June 20, 2004 I am the Resurrection and the Life Sunday AM Review: We’ve been studying the self descriptive statements of Jesus from John known as the “I am” discourses. 7 statements Jesus made to help us to realize that He is the great “I am” of the O.T., who has become flesh in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Know The Will Of God

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 30, 2004
    based on 109 ratings
     | 4,155 views

    Twenty-one hindrances, twelve principles and six helps in knowing the will of God.

    How To Know the Will of God 1 John 5:14-5:15 - "And this is the confidence (the assurance, the privilege of peace and boldness) which we have in Him (we are sure that if we ask anything according to His will (in agreement with His plan). He listens to and hears us." Illustration: He was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Why Jesus Did Not Subscribe To "Majority Rules"

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 6, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,249 views

    Jesus knew that a majority view is often not gotten until evidence of success is obtained- especially among the religious leaders. Peter took Jesus aside and began to rebuke Him when He heard that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by

    Why Jesus Did Not Subscribe to the "Majority Rules" Theory John 7:7-17 Illustration: Having many friends and being rich are great blessings, but popularity and success do not guarantee a happy life. To make this point, Solomon called attention to an elderly king who ignored the wishes of his ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Fine Tuning Your Senses As Jesus Did

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 12, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 4,361 views

    In 1636, a group of Puritans founded Harvard University. Its motto was Christo et Ecclesiae, which means "For Christ and the Church." One of the school’s guiding principles was this: "Everyone shall consider the main end of his life and studies, to know G

    Fine Tuning Your Senses as Jesus Did (Heb 5:1-15) Heb 5:8 - Even though He was a Son, He learned obedience through the things He suffered. Illustration: In 1636, a group of Puritans founded Harvard University. Its motto was Christo et Ecclesiae, which means "For Christ and the Church." One of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Saved Forever.

    Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Jul 12, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 3,195 views

    I want to pose a question if I may. Could there be anything better than knowing that Jesus is in your heart, and that you have been born again, and that the Holy Spirit lives within you? Is there anything better than knowing that? Just one thing better

    Saved forever. Romans 8:35 -- 39. 07/11/04 I want you to turn to Romans 8 if you will please. I want to preach a message on one of my favorite passages found in the Word of God. I want to preach a message titled saved forever. Paul starts out by asking a question. I want to pose a question if ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Eight People Who Will Not Go To Heaven.

    Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Jul 12, 2004
    based on 104 ratings
     | 51,651 views

    When Jesus preached about hell, he did not preach it with a smile on his face but tears in his eyes, because he came to seek and to save the lost.

    Eight people who will not go to heaven. Revelation 21:8. 07/11/04 I want you to turn to the book of Revelation 21:8, and I want to preach a message about eight people in Sandy Ridge who will not go to heaven. Let’s read the verse. There are some who believe the modern-day preacher should not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Second Coming Of Jesus.

    Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Jul 12, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 5,168 views

    That must have been some site for the disciples as they stood on the Mount of Olives to see our Lord ascend into heaven before their very eyes.

    The second coming of Jesus. acts 1:9 -- 11. 07/04/04 Today we want to talk about the second coming of our Lord Jesus found in acts chapter 1. That must have been some site for the disciples as they stood on the Mount of Olives to see our Lord ascend into heaven before their very eyes. Jesus had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Are You Ready?

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Nov 8, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 11,266 views

    Are you ready for Jesus to return. You better be!

    INTRODUCTION • Today I want to time a moment to recognize our veterans and to also have a moment of silence in honor of those who have sacrificed their lives for our country. • A teacher asked the children in her Sunday school class, "If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale and gave ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Are You In Or Out?

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Nov 11, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 8,867 views

    In the end we will not be able to say "I don’t want to play this religion game." It won’t be about religion, but about relationship with God. As Jesus prepares to go to the cross, He shares His very last teaching, about our lives, and about the end times.

    A professor of a graduate-school class of gifted students included a HUGE amount of material on the midterm exam. Tension in the room built, people were sighing and gasping aloud as they realized how much material they had covered and were expected to recall. The following week, the professor ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Byron Harvey avatar

    Jesus And The Lawyer Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Nov 14, 2002
    based on 60 ratings
     | 9,799 views

    This is the first in a series I did on the Great Commandment from Mark 12.

    Priority 1 Mark 12:28-34 September 1, 2002 “Jesus and the Lawyer” There are people who swear by…duct tape! They believe that just about anything in the world—golf clubs, tennis shoes, furnaces, skateboards, blue jeans, toddlers—can be fixed by the wise application of duct tape. And they might be ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Love From Ground Zero Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Nov 14, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 6,302 views

    This is the second in a series I did on the Great Commandment from Mark 12.

    Priority 1 Mark 12:28-34 September 8, 2002 “Love From ‘Ground Zero’” 12 months ago, it wasn’t a place; rather, it was a concept, a term we used to describe the center of things. Now, everyone in America knows of it as a place, a geographic location on a map. It’s called "Ground Zero". Never ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Byron Harvey avatar

    Soul Desire Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Nov 14, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 20,341 views

    This is the third in a series I did on the Great Commandment from Mark 12.

    Priority 1 Mark 12:28-34 September 15, 2002 “Soul Desire” A lawyer came to Jesus, spurred on in part by his Pharisee cohorts and, I believe, in part by a desire to know the truth. He came asking an important question; he came to the right place to get the answer. No one could ever be more ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free