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  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    The Eucharist And Faith Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 25, 2014
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    The sacrament of Holy Eucharist nourishes our faith and gives us a context in which to express that faith.

    Thursday of 2nd Week of Easter 2014 Lumen Fidei Where did He get all this? Isn’t He just a carpenter’s son? There’s a reality in human life that is not animated by the Holy Spirit. Any tree that is taller than the trees around it attracts attention and is likely to get cut ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    What Is Faith

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on May 6, 2014
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    Defining our Faith

    Hebrews 11:1-3 What is Faith There once was a tourist who came too close to the edge of the Grand Canyon, lost his footing and plunged over the side, clawing and scratching to save himself. After he disappeared out of sight; and, just before he fell into open space, he stumbled upon a scrubby ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Faith And Unity Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 10, 2014
     | 3,487 views

    To fulfill Christ's intention for the Church, the Church treasures the unbreakable link between one faith and one community.

    Thursday of 4th Week of Easter 2014 Lumen Fidei In these first weeks of the Easter season each year the Church gives us much of St. John’s Gospel writings on the Eucharist, the sacrament of nourishment and unity. The Eucharist brings us together: those who profess the same Catholic faith ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Justification By Faith Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on May 25, 2014
     | 4,283 views

    The earliest controversy in the church was over a critical matter: What does it mean in practical terms to be a member of God’s family? Also, coming to Christ is an act of self-denial. We are “under new management.”

    Introduction: One thing we can all agree on: People rarely agree! Even in the early church there was conflict; and while we’d prefer unity among believers, disputes happen. In an awkward moment Peter and Paul were at odds. Paul confronted the head of the church to his face…because ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    The Faith Of A Doubter

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on May 28, 2014
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    Thomas is called the doubter, but he is also the confessor, who made a remarkable confession like no other and did a marvelous work as far east as India.

    Intro When Jesus appeared to his disciples after his resurrection what happened and what did he say? Goal I hope that we can learn that doubt is a normal and natural part of a life of faith. Plan We will look at Jesus’ appearance to ten of the eleven remaining disciples and then to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Building That Is Faith Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 31, 2014
     | 3,443 views

    The God who is himself reliable gives us a city which is reliable.

    Thursday of 7th Week of Easter 2014 Lumen Fidei (St. Boniface) The uproar between Pharisee and Sadducee that Paul engineered here almost ended in his premature death. Sadducees, the priestly class in Jerusalem, believed in the divine inspiration of only the Torah, the first five books of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Opposition To Faith Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jun 3, 2014
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    There will be opposition to the christian faith and so how do we handle them?

    Please open your Bibles to Titus….. All Christians are to pursue godliness; and godliness is pursued through His Word and through Jesus Christ! And as we noted last week, God calls on godly leaders to encourage others and refute false teachings. Let us note a little background of Titus and ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Shield Of Faith Series

    Contributed by Allan Kircher on Jun 4, 2014
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    And, like the ancient Roman soldiers who were slain in battle, and carried off the field on their shields, the shield of faith will carry you home to glory and bring you into the presence of the Lord!

    Pastor Allan Kircher Shell Point Baptist Church May 25, 2014 Ephesians 6:16 THE SHIELD OF FAITH Continuing to examine the various pieces that constitute “the whole armor of God.” • Taking my time/preaching/each piece/armor Coming/day/each/our lives/know “the whole armor ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Faith That Endures Series

    Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Jun 10, 2014
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     | 6,887 views

    If you're struggling with your faith, not sure who to believe, not sure if you believe in Jesus, then you're struggling with obedience

    Have you been in a situation, or a circumstance, or has something happened to you or your family and you just wonder how you’re going to get through it? I often wonder about what the followers of Jesus thought as they fled into the night when he was arrested and executed. They must have ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Faith And Love

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 14, 2013
     | 2,323 views

    Like Zechariah and Elizabeth, we must learn the interaction between faith and love in the head and heart

    Thursday of 3rd Week in Advent 2013 Lumen Fidei The story we have in the first chapter of St. Luke’s Gospel is a kind of midrash on the story we read today in the Book of Judges. In both cases a childless couple experiences a miraculous intervention of God to give them a child. But the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Faith And Works

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 31, 2013
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    The practical faith of Rahab stands in contrast to the platitudes of the person who sent the hungry empty away, and failed to clothe the naked.

    FAITH AND WORKS. James 2:14-26. A person is making what seems to be a credible claim to “faith” - but (as yet) there is no evidence in their lives of their allegiance to Jesus Christ. They seem to have all the right words, but (so far) “works” are lacking. James 2:14. What is the profit in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Justification By Faith Series

    Contributed by Robert Simmons on Jan 1, 2014
     | 4,675 views

    NOW THAT PAUL HAS SHOWN HOW SINFUL HUMANITY IS IN ROMANS 1-3, IN ROMANS 4 HE SHOWS THE ONLY CURE FOR THE SIN PROBLEM IS AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN FAITH

    Romans 4—Justification by Faith Examples – David & Abraham 1. What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? 2. For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. 3. For what saith the scripture? Abraham ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Lean Into Faith

    Contributed by Roy Conwell on Jan 5, 2014
     | 4,563 views

    Pastor Keith Henderson speaks on Leaning into Faith.

    Pastor Keith Henderson speaks on Leaning into Faith. He encourages us to live the following into life according to your abilities: 1). God is good 2). Nothing is impossible with God 3). Jesus won an absolute victory 4). Wake up to the fact that you are significant ...read more

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    Denomination: Vineyard

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    They Abandoned Their Faith

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jan 7, 2014
     | 2,531 views

    To show that faith is our overcoming factor.

    I. EXORDIUM: Have you abandoned your faith? Do you have faith in JESUS in the first place? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that faith is our overcoming factor. IV. TEXT: Hebrews 6:6 (Today's English Version) 6:6 And then they abandoned their faith! It is impossible ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    They Abandoned Their Faith

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jan 9, 2014
     | 2,872 views

    To show that faith is our overcoming factor.

    I. EXORDIUM: Have you abandoned your faith? Do you have faith in JESUS in the first place? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that faith is our overcoming factor. IV. TEXT: Hebrews 6:6 (Today's English Version) 6:6 And then they abandoned their faith! It is impossible ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal