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  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    Why Christians Should Attend Church

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 4, 2022
     | 5,425 views

    Why do preachers, preach about Church Attendance? They do so for of a number of reasons.

    Illus: A Johns Hopkins University medical researcher has just discovered what the Presbyterian Ministers’ Life Insurance Fund has known for more than two centuries: ATTENDING CHURCH IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH. Illus: Statistics reveal that the risk of fatal heart disease is almost twice as high for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Is A God Of Order Attributes Of God (8 Of 10 Sermons)

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 9, 2022
     | 2,516 views

    As we continue to preach about the attributes of God, we want to consider His orderliness.

    We all know some people: -Who have TOTAL ORDER in their lives. They live their lives according to the motto, "Everything has a place and everything must be in its place." For example, Illus: A man who operates a small engine repair shop in Columbia, South Carolina had a good ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Built Upon God's Word Series

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 2, 2025
     | 311 views

    Working through 1 Peter using consecutive expository preaching. No teaching sheet for this sermon

    Series: 1 Peter Sermon: “Built Upon God’s Word” 2 Peter 1:1-8 Pastor John Bright 1 Peter 2 “1 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, 3 if indeed you have tasted that ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Submission: Work Series

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 16, 2025
     | 330 views

    Working through 1 Peter using consecutive expository preaching. No teaching sheet for this sermon.

    "Submission: Work" 1 Peter 2:18-25 Pastor John Bright 1 Peter 2 “18 Servants, be submissive to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh. 19 For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully. 20 ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Public Prayers And Private Prayers

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 20, 2025
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     | 974 views

    Today with God’s help I am going to be preaching on two kinds of PRAYERS

    Why? (1) Because much of the preaching that preachers preach about today is about PRIVATE PRAYERS only. (2) They SELDOM EVER preach on PUBLIC PRAYERS making the distinction between PUBLIC and PRIVATE. Both of these kinds of prayers are taught throughout the scriptures and should be preached. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Where Do We Go From Here?

    Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Mar 1, 2025
     | 426 views

    preached just after November 2024 elections - what do we do now?

    Galatians 3:26-29 The election is over, and some people are ecstatic, and some fear for the future of our democracy. As with any election, there are winners and losers. This day brings many of us conflicting emotions. As we celebrate our right to vote and the opportunity to have a democracy in our ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    A Great Mother (Mother’s Day)

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on May 11, 2023
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     | 25,283 views

    One of the most difficult sermons a pastor has to preach is a “Mother’s Day” sermon.

    Why? For the same reason you spend a great deal of time searching through the Hallmark Cards trying to find the perfect card that will begin to convey how deeply you feel about your mother. If that is a strain on us consider the strain that puts on us preachers trying to preach a message ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Parenting By Faith

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on May 16, 2023
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     | 1,279 views

    A narrative sermon about Jochebed - the mother of Moses'; Preached May 14, 2023

    Sermon Moves… Intro – Baby box (S Korea) A temperature-controlled chamber built into the wall of a church functions as a baby box, enabling unwanted newborns to be taken in without parents having to identify themselves. … New arrivals — almost 200 last year, an average of nearly four a week — are ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Praising God For His Blessings Series

    Contributed by John Bright on May 27, 2023
     | 1,357 views

    Working through the Gospel of Luke using consecutive expository preaching. No teaching sheet for this sermon.

    "Praising God for His Blessings" Luke 17:11-19 A sermon for 5/21/23 – Seventh Sunday of Easter Pastor John Bright Harmony Church & Swansonville Methodist Church Luke 17 “11 Now on the way to Jerusalem, Jesus was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. 12 As he was entering a ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Loving God & Neighbor Series

    Contributed by John Bright on May 27, 2023
     | 1,025 views

    Working through the Gospel of Luke using consecutive expository preaching. No teaching sheet for this sermon.

    "Loving God & Neighbor" Luke 16:1-13 A sermon for 4/30/23 Fourth Sunday of Easter Pastor John Bright Luke 16 “1 Jesus also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who was informed of accusations that his manager was wasting his assets. 2 So he called the manager in and said to ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    "Can You Hear Me Now?” (Sermon 2 Of 3 On Prayer)

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jun 8, 2023
     | 1,421 views

    Pastors do a lot of preaching on prayer because they know how important it is to us Christians.

    But many preachers are guilty of telling Christians they should pray, but they do not tell them from the scriptures HOW TO PRAY EFFECTIVELY. The fact is, if we cannot pray effective prayers why bother to pray at all. If you ask the average Christian do they know how to pray they would tell you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Evangelistic Jerusalem Church Lesson 1 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 7, 2023
     | 1,004 views

    Christ’s last command, “Go into all the world . . . preach the gospel to everyone . . . "

    A. INTRODUCTION: WHAT FORMED THE FIRST CHURCH? 1. Christ’s last command, “Go into all the world . . . preach the gospel to everyone . . . make disciples in every culture (people group), baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit . . . and teach them all I have taught them” ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The "avent" Of Christ 04

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Apr 10, 2023
     | 845 views

    This is one of a series of messages I preached on Christmas 2022 and touches on the Love of God at Christmas

    THE AVENT OF CHRISTMAS, PART 4 1 CORINTHIANS 13:13 (NIV) AND NOW THESE THREE REMAIN: FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE. BUT THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE. INTRODUCTION: YOU WILL NOTICE IN THIS VERSE THAT IN OUR CHRISTMAS SERIES WE HAVE TOUCHED ON FAITH AND HOPE AS WELL AS PEACE. NOW WE MOVE TO TH TOPIC OF ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Submitting To The Authority Of God’s Word

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 5, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,479 views

    As you can tell from the scripture reading this morning I will be preaching about submission.

    Illus: When I think about submission I think about the three fellows talking about submission in their marriage. Two of them were bragging about how that they rule their house by having their wife under submission. • After a while one of the first two turns to the third and says, "Well, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Contrast Between The Rich And The Poor

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Nov 26, 2024
     | 1,158 views

    Today I will be preaching on the parable of THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE RICH AND THE POOR found in the book of Luke.

    The gospel of Luke is the only book that carries this passage of scripture that some think is a parable. However, as I preach this from this PASSAGE OF SCRIPTURE, I need to mention that there are some preachers who refuse to preach this passage of scripture as a parable. Some say it is not a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist