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  • Carl Finney avatar

    Bbq Chicken

    Contributed by Carl Finney on Sep 18, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,035 views

    What BBQ Chicken and Christian’s have in common.

    What do you need to cook that special BBQ Chicken? Wood – Good mesquite wood to add that special something. Fire – Hot enough to cook safely but not to hot. You want to allow the chicken to be smoked while it’s cooking. The slow smoking it a critical part of the process and can not be rushed. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Ascension--More Than A Big Show Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 12, 2021
     | 1,782 views

    In faith we tell God, “I believe this because you have revealed it for my good, even and especially when I can’t understand it.”

    Ascension Day 2021 “You’ve got to be kidding. This is impossible. It’s all impossible.” That’s what the skeptic is bound to say about everything we’ve been reading since Good Friday. Jesus was nailed to a cross, pierced in His heart, dead as the lambs being sacrificed at the same time in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Wash Your Hands! Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 10, 2020
     | 2,084 views

    Everything that Jesus does, or that people do to Jesus, gives Him an opportunity to teach or preach to us hard-skulled folks.

    Tuesday of the 28th Week in Course 2020 Wash Up! I’m pretty certain that somewhere in this wide Catholic world there is a smart-Alec youngster who hears this Gospel and mouths off to mom: “Jesus didn’t wash up before dinner. Why do I have to do that?” In these days of almost overdone attention to ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Perseverance Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 26, 2021
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,941 views

    “The Christian must expect to be jostled by trials on the Christian way.” All kinds of experiences will come to us. There will be the test of our sorrows and disappointments that threaten to take away our faith. There will be the test of the seductions which seek to lure us from the right way.

    Title: Perseverance Text: James:1:3-4 (KJV) 3Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 4But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. Introduction F. J. A. Hort, the New Testament scholar, writes: “The Christian must expect to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Show A Little Kindness Series

    Contributed by Donald Mcculley on Aug 7, 2019
     | 4,503 views

    You never know how a bit of kindness will pay off! Let’s talk about kindness. We need to:

    Show A Little Kindness Galatians 5:22 Introduction: A woman was standing at a bus stop in Louisville KY. As she waited for the bus, she noticed a passerby stop and give some money to a beggar sitting nearby. She became convicted and thought to herself that she, too, should give the beggar ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Perseverance Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jan 15, 2021
     | 4,975 views

    There will be the test of the seductions which seek to lure us from the right way. There will be the tests of the dangers, the sacrifices, and the unpopularity, which are so much a part of the Christian way. But they are not meant to make us fall; they are intended to make us soar.

    Title: Perseverance Text: James:1:3-4 (KJV) 3Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 4But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. Introduction F. J. A. Hort, the New Testament scholar, writes: “The Christian must expect to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Am The Good Shepherd Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Jan 18, 2021
     | 3,242 views

    This message is part of the Defining Jesus series looking at the "I AM" statements of the Lord

    IDENTIFYING JESUS I AM THE GOOD SHEPHARD VIDEO JOHN 10:14-16 (NIV) "I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD; I KNOW MY SHEEP AND MY SHEEP KNOW ME-- 15 JUST AS THE FATHER KNOWS ME AND I KNOW THE FATHER--AND I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR THE SHEEP. 16 I HAVE OTHER SHEEP THAT ARE NOT OF THIS SHEEP PEN. I MUST BRING ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Distinguish!

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Dec 29, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,872 views

    Daniel was a breath-taking, awesome package of good stuff.

    Distinguish! Daniel 6:3”Then this Daniel began distinguishing himself among the commissioners and satraps because he possessed an extraordinary spirit, and the king planned to appoint him over the entire kingdom.” While I was meditating the above scripture of Daniel being ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Don't Just Be A Bush Be A Tree

    Contributed by Ramil Olalia on Oct 14, 2016
     | 6,046 views

    Many Christians settles at mediocrity of Christians life. Contented with the common activities that common Christians does but I thank God for the few that decided to be more than that. Christians that are decided to go extra mile.

    Introduction: Most of the bush stay as bush, they are contented for how tall they can be. But mustard can grow more than a bush, it can grow into a tree. Even ordinary bush could grow into a tree but it will go through tough painful process. As Christian we often become convenient for what we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Genesis 4 - Part 1 - How Can I Know That I Am Accepted? Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 14, 2011
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,150 views

    A woman I visited yesterday in hospital asked me "How do I know that I am ACCEPTED BY GOD?" In the OT Abel's offering was ACCEPTED and Cain's offering was not. Why?

    Genesis 4 - "HOW CAN I KNOW THAT I AM ACCEPTED?" They had behaved badly in class but they were equally disruptive in the detention room, swearing, acting tough and defying anything I said with a smart comment. Unacceptable behaviour. I have never really had a problem with anger, but the closest I ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Direct You Into The Patience Of Christ Series

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Jan 7, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,153 views

    When we are troubled and shaken, we need to direct our hearts into the love of God and into His patience. That’s exactly what Paul is telling us today in the text.

    2 Thessalonians 3:3” Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ.” Devotion written on April 2008 - When we are troubled and shaken, we need to direct our hearts into the love of God and into His patience. That’s exactly what Paul is ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Christians' All-Time Greatest Failure

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Apr 8, 2013
     | 2,336 views

    Exposition of John

    34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” Farewell Address – 1st Command—Love One Another 1. Preliminaries a. Glory ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I'm Gonna Eat Worms

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Aug 26, 2013
     | 3,384 views

    Exposition of John 15

    Text: John 15:18-25, Title: I’m Gonna Eat Worms, Date/Place: NRBC, 8.25.13, AM A. Opening illustration: The Qumran community and its teaching of loving its members and the hatred that it had from the world and for the world. B. Background to passage: Jesus makes and abrupt shift in his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Esther Lesson 2 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 18, 2018
     | 5,524 views

    Faith of Esther

    A. INTRODUCTION: FAITH DECISION IN SPITE OF LIMITED CHOICE 1. Her Jewish name Hadassah means Myrtle. Her Gentile name Esther means Star (can’t be seen in daylight, but shines brightest at night). 2. Her cousin Mordecai, a minor official who raised Esther. 3. Queen Vashti made wrong decision ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    From Words To Actions

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Mar 13, 2018
     | 5,824 views

    It is one thing for Jesus to say that he loves his disciples, but he puts these words into action when he washes their feet. At the same time, Jesus demonstrates to us that love needs to go beyond words and is seen in service.

    INTRODUCTION Love is in the air—or at least the airwaves. A majority of songs on the stations that I listen to are songs about love. I suspect that the same can be said about the songs and stations to which you listen. Love is a BIG force in our lives, yet as one song suggests, “There’s just too ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran