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  • Mack Armstrong avatar

    Finding Jesus, Again

    Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Apr 29, 2006
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,844 views

    John 21:1 The Appearance of Jesus

    S JOHN 21 1-13 FINDING JESUS, AGAIN I. SITUATION : * John 21:1-4 A. Sorrow. 21:3 B. Struggle. 21:3 C. Silence. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Alvin Hathaway, Sr. avatar

    A Black Man Is Coming

    Contributed by Alvin Hathaway, Sr. on May 21, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 15,988 views

    A black man is coming to cause us to revive our faith in God and to restore us into right relationship with God.

    Sunday, November 2, 2008 “A Black Man is Coming” Text: Hosea 11: 1 – 11 Have you ever sat on the doorstep of expectancy waiting for a hope of a better tomorrow? It may have been as a child unable to sleep because your imagination is running wild as a holiday approaches with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Godly Mother’s Dream

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 14, 2014
     | 5,889 views

    What would be a Godly mother’s dream for her family / kids? 1. God’s will. 2. Know and love the Lord. 3. Be people of integrity. 4. Learn from their failures. 5. Live beyond themselves. 6. Pass their faith on.

    A Godly Mother’s Dream There are some great portraits of motherhood in Scripture. I love the picture of the mother of Moses who cared so much for her son that she broke the law in order to teach him the faith of his people. We see the sacrificial love of the mother who appeared before ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    A Loving Father Series

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Jun 8, 2021
    based on 2 ratings
     | 10,710 views

    Father's Day: The father should be the hero of this parable. He had been watching and waiting with love and patience. Like the father who was looking for his son to return, the Lord is waiting for us to come home to Him.

    Luke chapter fifteen contains three parables. The third parable, which we are going to look at this morning, is sometimes called, “The Parable of the Prodigal Son.” Commentator William Barclay says, “For centuries the third parable has been called ‘The Parable of the Prodigal Son.’ It would be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Honoring Fathers

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Jun 17, 2001
    based on 62 ratings
     | 12,434 views

    We honor fathers best by recognizing the critically important work God has given them.

    Father’s Day is a strange holiday. Like Mother’s Day, it’s a civil holiday, established by a Resolution of Congress and by an annual Presidential Proclamation. It was first recognized by Calvin Coolidge in 1924, and this year the President once again named June 15th as Father’s Day. So, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Thanks Mom

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on May 7, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,076 views

    Christian mothers are special people selected by God.

    Text: “Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother…” (John 19:25). Today is Mother’s Day and it is nice that the day was set aside as a special day to recognize mothers, but in reality, every day should be Mother’s Day. Mothers deserve to be praised on a daily basis. It was our mother who ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Mother's Love

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on May 12, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,025 views

    This message illustrates the characteristics of a mother.

    Scripture Reading: I John 4:7-21 Message: “Mother’s Love” Text: “God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him” (I John 4:16). Introduction: We were all created by God and brought into this world through one called “Mother”. Each one of us has an earthly mother and an ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Seven Reasons Why Going To Church Is A Big Deal (Pt. 3) Series

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Aug 6, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,114 views

    Jesus is using His church to reach a lost generation.

    Seven Reasons Why Going To Church Is A Big Deal 3 of 3 July 6, 2003 Chester’s FBC, Chester, Illinois Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: "There is an old story about a lighthouse keeper who worked on a rocky stretch of coastline. Once a month he would receive a new supply of oil to keep ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When The Door Is Shut

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Sep 7, 2010
     | 13,117 views

    To find the door we must find Christ. To know the way we must know Jesus but to enter in, Jesus must know us for salvation is from God through Jesus.

    When The Door Is Shut 09/13/09 AM Text/Reading: Luke 13:22-30 Introduction I was listening to a radio broadcast on a local Christian radio station while on the way into work one morning and there was a discussion that revolved around opportunities in life and one of the speakers made the statement: ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Return Series

    Contributed by Dr. Dave Hartson on May 29, 2020
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,059 views

    In golf, a do over is called a mulligan. At a fast food restaurant, if they happen to make your sandwich incorrectly, and you bring it make to them to do over, it is called a re-make. And God has a word for a do over. Return!

    In golf, a do over is called a mulligan. At a fast food restaurant, if they happen to make your sandwich incorrectly, and you bring it make to them to do over, it is called a re-make. Woman who get tired of wearing their hair a certain way will go to the beauty parlor and ask for a make- over. And ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    All We Like Sheep Series

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Mar 26, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,618 views

    We, as Christians, can go astray like sheep. Sin keeps zapping us like an electric fence, but we eventually become numb to it and cross over to enter the dangers of the world. The Shepherd will then react. So, how will He react?

    To begin this evening’s message, I would like to share a verse from the Old Testament. Isaiah 53:6 says, “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one, to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.” All of us have gone astray from God at some point in our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Joy To The World Series

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Dec 19, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 899 views

    Christmas brings a lot of stress: emotional, financial, decorations, gifts, gatherings, travel. Have you ever been tempted to skip it? 

    JOY TO THE WORLD Luke 2:1-20 Introduction Christmas brings a lot of stress: emotional, financial, decorations, gifts, gatherings, travel. Have you ever been tempted to skip it? John Grisham’s Skipping Christmas was made into a movie called Christmas With the Kranks. The lesson ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Life Without God

    Contributed by James Harrington on May 9, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 28,557 views

    In our society it seems that we are devoid of God. Life wasn’t much different in the days of Judges. It’s a life literally without God.

    Life Without God I remember clearly the day when I first saw the sign “God is Dead.” About 30 years ago, I was traveling on I-65 headed north to Indiana with my family. My mind was in neutral and I was somewhere else in “never-never land” as you sometimes get when you are driving on a long trip. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Mothers Are Precious

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on May 9, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 18,090 views

    This message points out some of the characteristics and traits of a God mother.

    Text: “Strength and honor are her clothing; she shall rejoice in time to come” (Proverbs 31:25) NKJV. The NIV of the Bible states verse 25 like this: “She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at her days to come.” TEV of the Bible says, “She is strong and respected and not afraid ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Sermon # 43- No Room For Self-Righteousness Series

    Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Jan 22, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 467 views

    Self-righteous Jonah rejoiced over a plant that gave him shade, but had not compassion on the people of Nineveh who genuinely repented of their sins. There’s no room for self-righteousness, as all of us are sinners saved by God's grace alone.

    We read in Jonah 4:6, “Then the LORD God made a plant grow up over Jonah to give him some shade, so that he would be more comfortable. Jonah was extremely pleased with the plant.” (GNB) As we studied the life of Jonah there are numerous lessons that we have picked up, both for our personal lives, ...read more

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    Denomination: Other