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  • Howard McGlamery avatar

    When Grace Battles Legalism -- Grace Wins Every Time

    Contributed by Howard Mcglamery on Jul 4, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 7,633 views

    Jesus Christ is the Lord of Liberty. Whatever your bondage is, He can set you free. He takes your slavery and exchanges it for freedom

    When Grace battles Legalism .. Grace wins every time! Galatians 2:1-21 Intro: Join me tonight in Galatians chapter two where Paul continues his defense of grace! Just put it down somewhere: Jesus Christ is the Lord of Liberty! He sets the prisoner free! And I don’t know what has you in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Amazing Grace 6 – Giving Grace In A Graceless World Series

    Contributed by David Parks on Nov 10, 2014
     | 6,800 views

    Am I a grace receptacle or a conduit of God's amazing Gace

    AMAZING GRACE 6 – GIVING GRACE IN A GRACELESS WORLD Text: Matthew 18:21-35 Introduction: One of the amazing things about the grace of God is that it was never intended by God to be a river flowing to us; he intended it to be a river flowing through us. You see we tend to think of grace as ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Saved By Grace, Changed By Grace - Repentance, Faith, And The Life That Follows Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Dec 13, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 183 views

    “How can a sinful person be made right with a holy God?” That question sits at the very heart of the Christian faith. It is not theoretical. It is personal. It is eternal.

    Saved by Grace, Changed by Grace - Repentance, Faith, and the Life that Follows Introduction – The Most Important Question You Will Ever Answer There are many important questions in life. What career will I choose? Who will I marry? Where will I live? But none compare to this one: “How can a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Experience Grace Giving 2 Series

    Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Apr 17, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,537 views

    How to experience the grace of giving to the Lord.

    One time a pastor preached to his congregation, “If we are going to serve God, we need to get down on our knees and crawl!” The church responded, “Yes, we will crawl, Pastor! We will crawl!” Then the pastor shouted, “Once we learn to crawl, it’s time to get up on our feet and walk!” The church ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living Gracefully: Grace Is Like That Series

    Contributed by Lloyd Ludwick on Jan 15, 2007
     | 4,353 views

    This sermon seeks to help us visualize some important truths about Grace. I used it as a "Grace 101" type of message.

    NOTE: I preached this sermon for the first time a few years ago. I have tried to track down A SOURCE (even if it wasn’t’ the original source) for the illustrations used "BIG IDEA": Passages like Ephesians 2 and Luke 14 remind us that God freely and continually gives His Saving Grace to anyone ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Parable Of The Serving Master.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Mar 13, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,410 views

    Be prepared for the return of Jesus at an unexpected time.

    PARABLE OF THE SERVING MASTER. Luke 12:32-40. Jesus reminds His “little flock” that “it is the Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:32). The imperative of Luke 12:33, rightly understood, becomes a marker of where our heart lies (Luke 12:34). We must hold the things of this ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Part 14 - Matthew 10:18-19 - Grasshopper, Expect The Unexpected! Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on May 21, 2010
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,601 views

    I remember as a kid watching the TV series called "KUNG FU" staring David Caradine. The blind Master Po (Keye Luke) calls his young student "GRASSHOPPER" to "EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED". We are not grasshoppers but we are called to BEWARE.

    Part 14 - Matthew 10:18-19 - GRASSHOPPER, EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED! A friend of mine works as a boilermaker in Bowen, Queensland Australia. He is a big man with muscles like an Olympic weight lifter, a voice that booms and a laugh that is full and infectious. PATRICK PATTERSON loves the Lord and if ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Surprise Of Easter

    Contributed by Tim Hbc on Apr 2, 2016
     | 12,185 views

    Easter came as a surprise to the first followers of Jesus - and it may surprise us, too. Here we find Unexpected Events, Unlikely Witnesses, Unforeseen Grace, and an Unfinished Story.

    Introduction Good morning everyone! I hope you’re having a great Easter and maybe had the chance these past few days to look around our Easter Exhibition in the lounge – A reflective journey through art and multimedia on the theme of ‘Hope in Troubled Times.’ What a timely ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dying On The Job With No Help

    Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Jan 13, 2016
     | 6,780 views

    Naaman has great qualities but his qualities are not suffice as it relates to his real problem.

    Dying On the Job With No Help!! There are more than 1500 Pastors that willingly leave the ministry for good each month, not because they’ve exhausted their resources, not because they’ve got fired off the job, not because they can’t get the job done, simply because they can’t get help or ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Our Greatest Hope Youth Sermon

    Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 5, 2023
    based on 4 ratings
     | 784 views

    God may not meet our expectations in every situation, but He ultimately fulfills our greatest hopes and is always present with us, even when He seems distant.

    Hey guys! Today, we're going to talk about something we all experience: disappointment. You know, those times when things don't go the way we want or expect them to. And sometimes, it feels like God isn't showing up when we need Him the most. But I want to share a story from the Bible that shows us ...read more

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    A New Way Youth Sermon

    Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 5, 2023
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,391 views

    Jesus shows us that true blessings and happiness come from recognizing our need for Him and living out Kingdom values, even in difficult situations.

    Hey everyone! Today, we're going to talk about something super important, and I promise it's going to be interesting. We're going to look at a part of the Bible that's all about how Jesus sees us and what it means to be truly blessed. It's called the Beatitudes, and it's found in Matthew 5:1-12. ...read more

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    Funeral

    Contributed by John Hamby on Mar 27, 2001
    based on 91 ratings
     | 117,058 views

    Funeral for unexpected death of a young lady.

    Funeral for Young Lady “Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; (14) whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Good Samaritan Series

    Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Apr 16, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 18,578 views

    The story of love coming from an unexpected source.

    The Good Samaritan Luke 10:25-37 We’ll read the passage a little later but turn to Luke 10:25-27. Do you like rules? For the most part I think rules are good for keeping other people in line but most of us only like them when they work to our advantage. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Life On Mission - Connect

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Feb 19, 2021
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,507 views

    Have you seen the Lord, have you truly seen the Lord? Are you connected to the Lord Are you willing to count the cost to follow Him? Are You willing to keep your eye on the prize? Not on the prize of heaven, but on the prize of the one who sacrificed himself for you.

    Beloved as many of you are aware, ... we have recently started a Lenten series addressing a Life on Mission. And the first portion of a Life on Mission is connectedness. Connecting with our fellow man ... Connecting with those that God ... has placed in our life. To be a person of Grace ... to ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Grace For Life... God's Grace Sustains Us Through All Of Life. Series

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Apr 6, 2014
     | 9,385 views

    Whatever our circumstances God gives us grace for living.

    Series: Lenten Grace 1. On the First Sunday of Lent we discovered that God’s grace extends beyond Eden. 2. On the Second Sunday in Lent we were reminded that God’s grace is a better way than our works way. 3. On the Third Sunday in Lent we observed in Jesus’ example that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational