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  • Timothy Peck avatar

    What Christians Think About The Bible Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 17, 2001
    based on 506 ratings
     | 83,706 views

    Five key concepts about what Christians think about the Bible for seekers investigating the Christian faith.

    If you take away the Bible, and you’ve taken away the entire Christian message. Yet lot of confusion exists today about the Bible. According to a 1996 Barna survey, 42% of Americans say they believe that the Bible is the literal word of God. Yet almost half of Americans believe that the Bible is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Do We Have To Follow The Bible

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Sep 16, 2013
     | 4,791 views

    This message deals with the origin of the Bible, the content, the makeup, the different translations, and what makes it different from other books.

    I am grateful to Timothy Peck on Sermon Central in his message “What Christians Think About the Bible” for much of the content for this message. Great Job Timothy "Do We Have To Follow The Bible?" 9/15/13 Proverbs 2:1-15 2 Timothy 3:10-17 Pastor Rick How many of you grew up ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    What About The Bible? Part-2 Series

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Apr 26, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,589 views

    The Old Testament is the seedbed for the New Testament and salvation and truth is the fruit thereof. Let your love of and trust in God’s divine revelation to humanity be renewed!

    What About The Bible? Part-2, II Timothy 3:16 The New Testament – Truth Introduction A clergyman took a seat in a dining car on a train traveling along the Hudson River. Opposite him was an atheist who, seeing his clerical collar, started a discussion. “I see you are a clergyman.” “Yes,” came the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Can You Trust The Bible And Science?

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Sep 11, 2011
     | 2,931 views

    This sermon dispells that idea that the Bible and Science are incompatable by demonstrating that tha bias of evolutionists against God has corrupted their discoveries.

    Today, it is popular to say today “If you believe in the Bible, you are un-scientific.” This bias against Christians is most seen in three areas: Science, Education and Politics. As an example of this bias, during the Sept 8 Republican Presidential Primary Debate, Jon Huntsman accused ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How Jesus Speaks Through The Bible Series

    Contributed by Chris Kelly on Sep 29, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,394 views

    Jesus is speaking to us today. Are we listening? This is the first in a series of messages explaining how Jesus communicates to us today.

    For past 8 months now we’ve been studying the life of Jesus… (birth, death, one-on-one, relationship principles, things I wish never said…)… Some might say, “All that is fine and good…but where is Jesus today?” If He’s still alive…how can I ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Proverbs 4 Translation

    Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Sep 22, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,108 views

    A paraphrase of Proverbs 4 to gain a greater understanding of the Bible.

    My Translation of Proverbs 4 by Jerry Falwell INTRODUCTION In the 50s, youth leaders had young people paraphrase a portion of Scripture as a teaching method. This is a paraphrase of Proverbs 4 that (1) uses modern words, (2) with the same meaning as the Bible, (3) to help us understand the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Bible Is God’s Book

    Contributed by Mark Mitchell on Jan 28, 2016
     | 2,648 views

    The Bible is more than just a book about God. It has a purpose for us. There is sufficient reason to study the Bible other than just to know about God.

    I. All scripture is breathed by God A. Inspiration- “the superintending of God’s Spirit on the writers of Holy scripture, the account and interpretation of God’s revelation have been recorded as God intended so that the bible is actually the word of God.” B. Canon – ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What The Bible Says About Prayer Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 24, 2012
     | 5,502 views

    What is Prayer? To say that prayer is “conversation with God” is an oversimplification.” Prayer is the sincere desire of our souls spoken to God. Prayer is what allows us to establish closeness with the Creator. Prayer creates an awareness of God’s co

    February 6, 2003 Title: What the Bible Says About Prayer Text: “And when you pray…” (Matt. 6:5). Scripture Reading: Matthew 6:5-13 What is Prayer? To say that prayer is “conversation with God” is an oversimplification.” Prayer is the sincere desire of our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Do We Study The Bible? Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 22, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,602 views

    Why do we and should we study the Bible? Check out Hebrews 4:12 to learn why.

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • 1. Where is the first tennis match mentioned in the Bible? When Joseph served in Pharaoh’s court. • 2. Which Bible character had no parents? Joshua, son of Nun. • 3. What kind of man was Boaz before he got married? Ruth-less • 4. What is ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The B-I-B-L-E

    Contributed by Michael Blitz on Dec 6, 2025
     | 96 views

    On Bible Sunday, we celebrate God’s Word as living, active, and true—a source of comfort, courage, and eternal hope that has withstood every test of time. Discover why the Bible is more than a book—it’s God’s personal letter to us.

    Good MORNING, and Happy Bible Sunday. As I begin, I’ll acknowledge something we all know but rarely say out loud: there is a reason that the Bible has very thin, see through pages, and that’s because it is a really, really big book, and would probably weigh twice as much if it was printed on ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    What The Bible Says About Cohabitation

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jun 18, 2008
    based on 15 ratings
     | 10,153 views

    Scriptural explaination of God’s revealed final word on cohabitation.

    What Does the Bible Say About Cohabitation? Galatians 5:19-21 INTRO: If you look up the word cohabitation in the bible... you won’t find it there. You will find what God thinks about it but God does not use the term "cohabitation." Actually, cohabitation is a rather new term. In the 50’s it ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Discerning The Voice Of God: Is It In Line With The Bible?

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Sep 2, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,256 views

    How do we discern if what we hear preached is actually a word from God? What does the voice of God sound like?

    There are a lot of voices in our world today that claim to be speaking for God. How do we discern if what we hear preached is actually a word from God? What does the voice of God sound like? God speaks in many ways. Sometimes, He speaks in a spectacular way and at other times He speaks through ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Can I Trust My Bible?"

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 8, 2002
    based on 129 ratings
     | 7,147 views

    We can trust Scripture’s claim of inspiration--we have a secure word from God

    “Can I Trust My Bible?” Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts A man went to a bookbinder to get a well-used New Testament rebound in leather. He wanted the side binding to read: “The New Testament”. When the job was finished, the binder explained that he ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    The Day I Tore Up The Bible Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 11, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 18,701 views

    No, I didn't actually tear up a Bible, but my audience didn't know that. Find out why I pretended to do that, and what that means to those who actually do tear pages from Scripture.

    Last week I said that we’re going to make one statement over and over throughout this series: We don’t have to APOLOGIZE for our faith. We don’t need to rally to God defense. Our God is bigger than we are – and doesn’t really need our help. But in spite of that… God calls us to contend for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Through Small Group Bible Study Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015
     | 5,226 views

    We are to order our priorities around those of Jesus and arrange our lives in the example of Jesus. The challenge of doing this in the face of the world is monumental to say the least. The answer to living the life Jesus calls us to live in small groups

    Small Groups James 5:16, Hebrews 3:13-14 When I graduated from seminary and moved back to New Orleans, my best friend from college called me and invited me to go to a restaurant on Old Metairie Road where they had installed a sand volleyball court. I had never played sand volleyball and so we got ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist