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  • Charles McCall avatar

    A Friend In The Midnight Hour

    Contributed by Charles Mccall on Jul 6, 2003
    based on 139 ratings
     | 25,046 views

    When something unexpected happens late in the midnight hour of our lives, we have in friend in Jesus Christ who can come to our rescue.

    St. Luke 11:1-13 Topic: A friend in the midnight hour In these passages of scriptures, we see Jesus Christ in a certain place praying to His Father in heaven. As He prayed to his Father in heaven, one of his disciples watched and heard Jesus praying, and when Jesus finished praying, that same ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Encountering God's Purpose Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Sep 20, 2010
    based on 37 ratings
     | 23,073 views

    These verses summarize the Book's strategy, subject, & purpose. The strategy was to use selected works or "signs" of His subject, Jesus, which illustrate Jesus' character, demonstrate His power, & relate Him as the answer to man's great needs.

    JOHN 20: 30-31 ENCOUNTERING GOD'S PURPOSE For many scholars these last two verses of chapter 20 constitute the conclusion of John's Gospel with chapter 21 being John's personal appendix. These verses summarize the Book's strategy, subject, and purpose. The strategy was to use selected works ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Multipying By Addition Or How Churches Grow

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Apr 7, 2013
     | 4,770 views

    A sermon detailed why the NT church grew and what we can do to grow too.

    “Multiplying By Addition or How Churches Grow” Acts 2:41-47 Act 2:41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. I’ve been a minister now for better than 39 years and one of the main focuses of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Fact Of Inspiration Series

    Contributed by Rusty Tardo on Mar 27, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,258 views

    There are an abundance of scriptures both in the New and Old Testaments unmistakably declaring the divine inspiration of the writers

    BIBLIOLOGY #4 The Doctrine of Scripture The Fact of Inspiration Dr. Russell K. Tardo IV. THE FACT OF INSPIRATION A. Old Testament Evidence: Evidence that the Old Testament Scriptures are inspired can be found in numerous Bible passages. The prophets, who were the Old Testament writers, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Firm Foundation

    Contributed by William D. Brown on Jul 31, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,348 views

    Where tradition strays from Scripture’s teaching then tradition must give way and change.

    “ Firm Foundation” Galatians 1:6-9 Before we read to day’s text let me lay a little groundwork for this message, Most of us have heard of Martin Luther, Born in 1483 in Eisleben Germany, He became fully immersed in the traditional Catholic faith. His great intellectual bent ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Dynamic Church Devotes Themselves To Prayer (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Jul 23, 2008
    based on 15 ratings
     | 4,049 views

    God shakes the world through our prayers.

    Scripture Introduction One mark of a church filled with the Holy Spirit is devotion to prayer. We considered this last Sunday; it certainly is worthy of addressing again. I concluded last week’s sermon with this challenge from Leonard Ravenhill, a pastor well known for decades of fruitful ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    "depression (Part 1): Understanding The Symptoms, Effects, Cauising Factors, And Cases In The Bible" Series

    Contributed by Benjamin Utomo on Aug 11, 2021
     | 4,870 views

    Depression affects how you feel, the way you think, and how you act. It is affecting more than 264 million people, Christians and non-Christians alike. This sermon talks about symptoms and factors that cause depression and what the Bible says about it.

    Last Sunday, we learned about grief. Today and next week, we will learn about depression. Depression is different from sadness or grief. The death of a loved one, loss of a job, or the ending of a relationship are difficult experiences for a person to endure. But being sad is not the same as having ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Victory Accomplished Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jun 28, 2010
    based on 91 ratings
     | 25,637 views

    Though it will take an eternity to reveal all that happened when Jesus Christ died on the Cross let’s briefly look at the Christ culminating His earthly work & ministry.

    JOHN 19: 28-30 THE VICTORY ACCOMPLISHED [Matthew 27: 51-52] When I approach the Cross of our Lord Jesus and attempt to understand it, I increasingly feel inadequate, baffled by a mystery so vast, so deep, so high, so wondrous, that it seems impossible to fully comprehend it. Along with that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hard Questions: Faith And Works Series

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Mar 14, 2022
     | 2,011 views

    This is a Sermon in a series on the hard questions of the Bible. It addresses how to handle tension within Holy Scripture

    March 13, 2022 sermon - Hard Questions 2: Faith & Works Ephesians 2:8-9 and James 2:14-26 Welcome to Church at the Mission, back in person! Are you happy to be here and not on your phone or computer? I am! We’re thankful to God that it has been possible to continue worship services and Bible ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Does The Virgin Birth Matter?

    Contributed by David Owens on Dec 18, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,699 views

    (I borrowed a lot of this sermon from a sermon written by Tommy South) Skeptics make fun of the virgin birth and some believers are embarrassed by it and think it should be dropped. I believe that the virgin birth matters a great deal and we must believe it and proclaim it.

    Introduction: A. Once there was a Sunday school teacher who asked her class of kindergarteners to draw a picture of the manger scene when Jesus was born in Bethlehem. 1. All the children went to work immediately on their pictures. 2. As the teacher moved from student to student looking at their ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Christian 12 Steps

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on May 8, 2014
     | 5,161 views

    Recently I had a witnessing opportunity with an alcoholic who wanted nothing to do with Jesus but was devoted to the "god as we understand him" promoted in the 12 step program. This is a closer look at those steps and how they compare to Scripture.

    Recount the interaction between the alcoholic and me at the dinner we were catering with Barb in Collins Center. He was drunk He did not want to hear about Jesus He kept referring to "god as I understand him" 12 Steps of AA (written in the past tense for some reason) 1) "We admitted we were ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    "God's Forever Family" Series

    Contributed by David Henderson on Jun 20, 2017
     | 7,338 views

    The word church in the Greek is the word ekklesia. It is used roughly 100 times in the Scripture. But I want you to understand something. A church is not about a building or a location... It is about people. God’s people gathered together to worship and

    FAMILY MATTERS “God’s Forever Family” Ephesians 2:13-22 It was way back in the 1970s before I was married in fact that I became a part of what was known as THE JESUS MOVEMENT. I drove a 1969 Mustang, candy apple red and the license plate I posted on the front of the car said just one ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Certainty Of Judgment And The Hope Of Salvation Hebrews 9:27-28 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Apr 3, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,006 views

    Hebrews 9:27-28, confronts us with the certainty of judgment and the hope of salvation through Jesus Christ. Let us explore this scripture and discover how it transforms our understanding of eternity and compels us to respond in faith.

    The Certainty of Judgment and the Hope of Salvation Hebrews 9:27-28 Introduction: As we gather today, let us ponder the profound truths found in Hebrews 9:27-28. This passage confronts us with the certainty of judgment and the hope of salvation through Jesus Christ. Let us explore this scripture ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Is There A Lost Art In The Church And Family?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 13, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,367 views

    You talk endangered species, the art of listening is in great danger. Let us look at listening/ear in the Bible. Wow! what a lesson!

    IS THERE A LOST ART IN THE CHURCH AND IN THE HOME? Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com There is a country music song: THE GREATEST MAN I NEVER KNEW: MY DAD? Introduction: PRECONCEIVED OPINIONS CAN HINDER WHAT WE HEAR? Years ago I ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    But I Have Prayed For Thee

    Contributed by Derrick Strickland on Feb 25, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 15,297 views

    We are all thankful for the power of sincere prayer warriors in our lives, but Jesus wants us to know what he told Simon Peter that day… “but, I have prayed for thee.”

    INTRO: 1. ILL. C.S. Lewis was one of the greatest intellectuals to ever live. He was a Christian and a professor at Cambridge. His writings have led multitudes of thinkers to understand the brilliance of God and the christian faith. Once someone asked C.S. Lewis, "Why do the righteous suffer?" ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal