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  • Leighton (Lee) Vary avatar

    The Triumph Series

    Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Oct 13, 2016
     | 7,960 views

    Looking at Jesus saying from the cross, "My God, My God Why Have You Forsaken Me"

    Introduction A. I borrowed portions of this sermon from Pastor Charles R Brown of Esther First Baptist Church, From his Series: Cross Sayings From The Christ 1. This one is titled “Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?” a. Lets turn to Matthew 27:45 - 46 B. When you spend some time in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Danger Of Drifting Away From The Bible Series

    Contributed by Doug Fannon on Sep 9, 2019
     | 7,129 views

    If Jesus is All in All, why would be look for anything else?

    There is real danger to the Christian that drifts away from the teachings (doctrines) of the Bible. Paul continues to instruct the followers of Christ to adhere to the doctrines they have been taught. 1 Timothy 4:16 (NKJV) Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Prophesied Kingdom 1 - Divided We Fall Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 22, 2007
     | 4,766 views

    God’s people Israel failed to keep God’s covenant, to obey him. As a result they were sent into exile for a short time to bring them to repentance, and then God brought them back again because he wasn’t finished with them yet.

    How many of you are old enough to remember the music of the 50s and 60s. Do you remember how popular music changed from Doris Day and Perry Como to Elvis, Col Joye, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones? But at the same time did you notice that although the music changed, the themes were fairly ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Are We Being Spoon Fed Or Are We Feeding Ourselves?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Jan 10, 2023
     | 1,585 views

    How many Christians today are actually taking time out of their week, much less any given day, to study the Word of God.

    Key verses (31-35) John 6:22-40 portrays the underlying outcome of Jesus’ feeding of the thousands the day previous. The people’s real longing is for another extraordinary and supernatural scene and all the free food. In this entry, Christ starts to clarify the genuine significance behind His ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Dr. Madana Kumar, PhD avatar

    Three Reasons Why We Don’t Feel Empowered/Anointed And One Solution Series

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Nov 30, 2020
     | 7,453 views

    Psalm 23 is a great Psalm to read and be comforted. There are times when we get excited about Psalm 23, and say Amen. But there are other times when we read Psalm 23 and heave a sigh, thinking "I don't feel like the sheep in Psalm 23 right now. What prevents us from feeling Psalm 23?

    Three reasons why we don’t feel empowered and one solution Through past several weeks Pastor has taken s through a detailed study of Psalm 23, and many of us are blessed by that. It is certainly a great Psalm and gives us the confidence to face any challenges in life. I don’t know about you, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How The Bible Can Impact Your Life Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 4, 2021
     | 4,528 views

    D. L. Moody placed the following words in the front of his Bible: “Sin will keep you from this Book and this Book will keep you from sin.”

    We continue our series, Seven Practices of a Healthy Christian. Last week, we focused on the heart and this week we focus on the mind – live the Bible. Through the process, we’re keying in one two key words: constancy and consistency. A recent survey shows that less than only one in five ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Change Of Attitude

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Mar 27, 2004
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     | 5,757 views

    Faith does come by hearing and hearing by the word of God. The more we read the Bible the more we can expect our faith to grow.

    March 28, 2004 Morning Worship Text: Romans 10:17 Subject: Hearing the Word Title: A Change of Attitude Have you ever considered how people learn? There have been many studies done on that subject. People learn in different ways. It doesn’t mean that one will learn from listening and another from ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Restoration And Renewal

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Jan 5, 2020
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     | 14,502 views

    Spiritual growth can only be accomplished by knowing, hearing and applying God’s precepts to our spiritual heart through His Word. In order to understand this passage in Nehemiah we should consider what brought the people of God to this point.

    Spiritual growth can only be accomplished by knowing, hearing and applying God’s precepts to our spiritual heart through His Word. In order to understand this passage in Nehemiah we should consider what brought the people of God to this point. Therefore we must start in the beginning. In the book ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Are The Temple Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 4, 2020
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,344 views

    What does it mean that we are the "Temple of God?" Why would God refer to us that way and what can it teach us about how we should live our lives?

    OPEN: In the heart of Kentucky is a facility dedicated to housing hundreds of bars of pure gold --- weighing more than 4,600 tons. Does anybody know what that facility is called? (Fort Knox) When we think of Fort Knox we often visualize it as being nothing more than the vault that holds that gold, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What Are You Waiting For? Series

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Feb 11, 2018
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,152 views

    When Felix heard Paul preach the Gospel in a private audience, he was deeply affected...but he procrastinated, sealing his eternal doom. This sermon asks us, "What are you waiting for" about several key decisions God wants us to make in our lives.

    What Are You Waiting For? Series: Acts Chuck Sligh February 11, 2018 TEXT: Acts 24:24-25 - "And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ. 25 And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • H. Kevin Derr avatar

    We Must Pay Attention, The First Warning Series

    Contributed by H. Kevin Derr on Apr 20, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,496 views

    Exposition of Hebrews 2:1-4

    November 3, 2002 First Church of the Brethren H. Kevin Derr Hebrews 2:1-4 “We must pay attention, The first warning” 1We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. 2For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every violation ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    Hear The Word

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 26, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,996 views

    Hear the Word of God as often as you can, by all means. Faith is built up when you hear the Word. Meditate on it and you shall be blessed.

    Amos 8:11-12 11"The days are coming," declares the Sovereign LORD, "when I will send a famine through the land - not a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD. 12Men will stagger from sea to sea and wander from north to east, searching for the word of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Robert Kerr avatar

    Finding God's Word

    Contributed by Robert Kerr on Dec 21, 2000
    based on 87 ratings
     | 8,183 views

    The Importance of Reading/Studying God’s Word

    FINDING GOD’S WORD INTRODUCTION: This message does not apply to those of you who spend more time reading your bible than reading the newspaper, it does not apply to those of you who spend more time in Bible Study or Church than watching TV. But this message does apply to me, and I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Aarssen avatar

    Shrek Of The Bible

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Sep 26, 2008
     | 6,884 views

    God is taking you and me on a journey to a Promised Land. For us that Promised Land is heaven. The land of Israel has already been given to His Chosen People. We the church are to continue our journey to our place of rest which is heaven. Satan does

    Shrek of the Bible In Numbers 22 we learn of a talking Donkey that pre-dates the Donkey from the now famous movie Shrek. It seems Hollywood still borrows from the bible when it’s looking for a great story to tell. In the movie version we learn that the King wants to get rid of all the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Nelson Thomas avatar

    How To Approach The Bibile Nehemiah 8 Series

    Contributed by Nelson Thomas on Sep 6, 2020
     | 2,109 views

    One of the reasons why we fail to make use of the scripture is the wrong approach to it. We read, hear yet somewhere we fail to get the effect of it.

    HOW TO APPROACH THE BIBILE Nehemiah 8 Introduction: One another reason why we fail to make use of the scripture is the wrong approach to it. We read, hear yet some where we fail to get the effect of it. We should never forget Bible is not like a secular book. We can not understand on our own ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren