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  • Cooper Abrams III avatar

    Is Smoking A Sin?

    Contributed by Cooper Abrams Iii on Sep 24, 2001
    based on 114 ratings
     | 19,215 views

    Examining smoking in light of what the Bible teaches.

    Is Smoking a Sin? 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 by Cooper Abrams *(All rights reserved) INTRO: I was raised in Eastern North Carolina in the Flue Cured Tobacco Belt and the home of all the large tobacco companies. I know a lot about tobacco. As a boy I worked in the summer in "putting in" tobacco ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Lions In Daniel's Den Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 15, 2006
    based on 38 ratings
     | 67,065 views

    Daniel gives us a great example of how we ought to live and behave. Just as he was a child of God living in a foreign, pagan culture, you and I are children of God living in a culture that is becoming less and less Christian with each passing day.

    INTRODUCTION The title of this series from Daniel is “Turning Chaos into Character.” In chapter one, Daniel refused to eat the king’s rich food. He went on what I call the “Daniel Diet.” In chapter two, the king saw a vision of a multi-metallic statue representing Gentile Kingdoms. Here in chapter ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "A Norman Rockwell Christmas"

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 26, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,325 views

    Norman Rockwell the beloved and talented artist always set out in his paintings to depict life in America and the importance of American Values. In our fast paced society today we need to re-discover these same values this year during the Christmas season

    A Norman Rockwell Christmas Opening video Illustration: The Nativity (clip) – Remembering who the reason for the season is- Jesus. Opening hands on Illustration: Show some of his pictures from his books and pass the books around! Thesis: Norman Rockwell the beloved and talented artist always set ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Fourth Commandment Series

    Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Apr 3, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,116 views

    Keeping the Sabbath

    When I went to the Word of Life Bible Institute in New York, I volunteered to work in the kitchen at the Inn and they had an interesting chef there, who later became the head of all food services and his name was Glen. Glen was not only a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America where some of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Everything Changes

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Feb 22, 2007
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     | 3,646 views

    Humility is the right response to salvation FCF: Mary’s song teaches us how to accept a gift in way that is both grown-up and gracious: namely by putting the focus back on the giver.

    Long Branch Baptist Church Halfway, Virginia; est. 1786 Sunday, December 17th, 2006 Enter to Worship Announcements Prelude David Witt Meditation 2 Corinthians 5:16-19 Invocation *Opening Hymn #88 “Joy to the World” Welcome Morning Prayer *Advent Litany [See Right] *Hymn CH#622 – [See ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    But God . . . . .!

    Contributed by Val Black on Nov 22, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 18,750 views

    Dont ever let the Devil intimidate you again. You are in a Covenant relationship, cut in the Blood of Jesus Christ, your representative and your final sacrifice. And because of His sacrificial death, you are an heir of the promises and a joint heir in

    But God . . . . . (Don’t ever let the Devil intimidate you again. You are in a Covenant relationship, cut in the Blood of Jesus Christ, your representative and your final sacrifice. And because of His sacrificial death, you are an heir of the promises and a joint heir with Christ. - - - ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Perhaps Today

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Dec 31, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,499 views

    Christ the Lord has promised that He shall return for His people, to take them to be with Him. Perhaps today!

    “Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers, not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. Let no one deceive you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When We Hit The Wall Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 22, 2012
     | 8,384 views

    Navigating through dry periods in your spiritual walk.

    When We Hit the Wall Series: Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Brad Bailey, February 12, 2012 (Could show a video clip from Fat Boy that captures runner hitting the wall in a clearly metaphorical way) Intro Ever heard or used the phrase, “I’ve hit the wall”? What does it mean when ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Husbands And Wives Need To Help Each Other Become Successful Series

    Contributed by Tim Pollock on May 19, 2016
     | 6,971 views

    Sermon Series by Dr. Tim Pollock

    One of the vital principles of marriage that God gives, is that husbands should help their wife become her best and a wife should help her husband become his best. And certainly that’s what a genuine believer wants for himself – to be his best version! Certainly, nobody wants anybody ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Slaughtering The Innocent

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Dec 18, 2016
     | 3,579 views

    A homily considering the choice we must make when Christ comes near.

    “Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God’s Designed Destruction-4

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 20, 2018
     | 3,785 views

    4 of 4. All on the ark escaped the destruction of the Flood. Divinely designed destruction can be escaped/avoided. But how? Escaping God’s designed destruction requires...

    Series: SUPPLANTING The LEGACY Of WICKEDNESS—Genesis 6:9—10:32 A—GOD’s REMOVAL STRATEGY—Genesis 6:9-22 Toward Removing the Legacy of Wickedness B—GOD’s DESIGNED DESTRUCTION-IV—Genesis 7:1-24 C—SALVATION(Waiting for Normal)—Genesis 8:1-19 D—EXPERIENCING The VICTORY/Response—Genesis ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Faith: Our Connection To A Bigger Reality Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Sep 17, 2018
     | 5,651 views

    Faith: Our Connection to a Bigger Reality Series: Daring Faith Brad Bailey - September 16th, 2018

    Faith: Our Connection to a Bigger Reality Series: Daring Faith Brad Bailey - September 16th, 2018 Intro: How big is your world? How big is the world around you? It’s an interesting question … because we begin to realize that we might begin thinking in terms of purely physical dimensions… which ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Perfect Work: In Progress Series

    Contributed by Rob Ketterling on Nov 24, 2014
     | 5,385 views

    God is continually maturing us in our walk!

    Perfect Work: In Progress, by Pastor Rob Ketterling Well, it's about that time of year where I start looking at the final couple weeks of the year, and I'm trying to figure out how the year is going to close out; if the rest of the year will be the best of my year, and if I'm going to hit all my ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Ascension

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 9, 2012
     | 13,403 views

    Jesus knew and suffered due to the reality of sin in the human heart. But when He physically left the earth, His message was not a pessimistic one. Summarizing who he was and what difference this should make for everyone is stated in what is known as the

    Avid readers often will credit this or that writer for luring them into a lifelong love of a genre. For those who love science fiction, it offeres grand, cosmic landscapes on which to project the boundless possibilities of life. Yet for one writer, Ray Bradbury (August 22, 1920 – June 5, 2012), who ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Creation Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 6, 2012
     | 13,692 views

    Through Genesis 1:1-5, we see the answers to: 1) Who Created What? (Genesis 1:1), 2) Where did God Create? (Genesis 1:2), 3) How did God Create? (Genesis 1:3), 4) Why did God Create? (Genesis 1:4), 5) When did God Create? (Genesis 1:5)

    The beginning of a meal, date, year, job or a life in general can be daunting, yet exciting time. For the beginning of Scripture, Luther said of this book, “There is nothing more beautiful than the Book of Genesis, nothing more useful,” and he regarded the opening verses as “certainly the ...read more

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    Denomination: Other