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  • Jerry Flury avatar

    The Hidden Gospel

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jan 19, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 9,580 views

    However, regardless of how bright the light of the Gospel is there are those who are blind to the truth. To them the gospel is hidden. How does such brilliant light become so veiled or hidden that men see not the Light?

    THE HIDDEN GOSPEL 2 CORINTHIANS 4:1-7 Introduction: Paul writing to the Corinthian church speaks of the great and awesome privilege of having been given the ministry of carrying the Gospel to the lost. This ministry of bringing light to darkness was and is a work of God’s Power through His Spirit. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Justin Steckbauer avatar

    The Book Of Titus: Paul Writes To The Young Pastor In Crete

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Dec 28, 2021
     | 1,702 views

    And that is what we’ll see in the book of Titus today, is that the Apostle Paul is writing to his young pastor friend Titus, giving him guidance, left and right, faith, obedience, and living out what we they believe on the corrupt little island of Crete.

    “A television program preceding the 1988 Winter Olympics featured blind skiers being trained for slalom skiing, impossible as that sounds. Paired with sighted skiers, the blind skiers were taught on the flats how to make right and left turns. When that was mastered, they were taken to the slalom ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • C. Philip Green avatar

    Don’t Sell Your Birthright Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 7, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 62,089 views

    Believers have rich inheritance rights as children of God, but like Esau some have sold their birthrights. Please, Believer, don’t sell your birthright like Esau: don’t sell your priesthood; don’t sell God’s promises; and don’t sell your power over sin.

    Just a year ago (on September 16, 2009), an article in The Washington Post began with these words: “The king folds her own laundry, chauffeurs herself around Washington in a 1992 Honda, and answers her own phone. Her boss’s phone, too.” The article was about Peggielene Bartels, a secretary in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Brian Stephens avatar

    Trials And Temptations Series

    Contributed by Brian Stephens on May 31, 2013
     | 4,361 views

    This is the second part of a two part series titled, Trials and Temptations.

    Trials & Temptations - Week 2 June 2 , 2013 We are in the second week of a 2 part series on trials and temptations Todays scripture is something that we ALL BATTLE with on a daily basis. There are things and people that influence you and me for the wrong reason and the wrong ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Robert Laymance avatar

    The Missionary Farmer.

    Contributed by Robert Laymance on Mar 22, 2001
    based on 79 ratings
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    In this season of planting and sowing, there are principals used by farmers that apply to all Christians.

    I remember the first time my wife and I harvested our garden. The fresh produce and fruits were encouragment for all the labor and efforts we went through with. It is great to know that in due season we shall reap if we faint not. The Holy Spirit will lead you in sowing for God’s garden. The Light ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Spiritual Consistency

    Contributed by Jose Cabajar on Jan 4, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 17,124 views

    Spiritual consistency is a magnificent outcome of well-developed spiritual life.

    Spiritual consistency is a magnificent outcome of a well-developed spiritual life. Neglected spirituality naturally tends to stagnancy then gradually falls into spiritual deterioration. A newly saved person must be properly taught through the Scriptures and must be guided in the right path. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Count Yourselves Dead To Sin Series

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Feb 22, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,185 views

    A strategy for spiritual victory is given that focuses on appropriating Christ’s power in your life.

    Do you have a strategy for your struggle against sin? There are FOUR Key Verbs in Romans 6:11-13 that describe for us the manner in which we are to overcome temptation. These four keys will unlock your potential to experience the victory Christ promised in overcoming sin. Paul introduces a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • C. Philip Green avatar

    Unqualified Leader Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Aug 27, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,906 views

    Trust Christ with your life today, and let Him make you into the leader He wants you to be. Let Him give you a heart for God. Let Him save your family, and let Him make you a real and genuine Christian on the inside as well as the outside.

    Peter Falk (1927-2011), who died just this last June, will always be remembered for the role he played as an eccentric, sloppy detective in the TV series called “Columbo.” More often than not, he played dumb, but that put his subjects off guard, and he was always able to solve his ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Jason Smith avatar

    Are You Choking?

    Contributed by Jason Smith on Sep 12, 2013
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    Too often, Christians can become so busy in their lives that they choke the word of God out of it. Too many of us are the thorny soil at times. This sermon helps us remember what our priorities should be.

    Often as Christians, we need to take a step back from our busy lives to examine where we are as Christians. We need to ask ourselves many questions: Have I been growing? Is that growth visible to others? Am I more holy this month or year than I was last year? These are all important questions we ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • John White avatar

    Counting The Cost Of Discipleship

    Contributed by John White on Feb 8, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 8,723 views

    Exploring what it means to be a true disciple in today’s world.

    COUNTING THE COST OF TRUE DISCIPLESHIP Luke 14:25-35 In this parable Jesus is illustrating one very simple and obvious basic truth: His disciples may have to pay a price. It may cost you if you commit yourself to believe, receive and serve the Lord Jesus Christ. It not only, may, but it ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ross Cochrane avatar

    Part 2 - Genesis13:1-13 - Double Agent Christianity? - Double-Mindedness Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Mar 14, 2010
    based on 37 ratings
     | 9,231 views

    I know people who want to mix the world with worship, but when Jesus said "You are the salt of the earth" (Matthew 5:13), He certainly wasn't referring to what happened to Lot's wife.

    Part 2 - Genesis13:1-13 - DOUBLE AGENT CHRISTIANITY? - Double-mindedness Sydney! Market place of business opportunities, bright lights, wall to wall people. In the Whitsundays I could wait for 6 weeks to get something done by a tradesman if he had to wait for parts from Sydney. But Sydney is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jim Kilson avatar

    The God Of Power Series

    Contributed by Jim Kilson on Nov 7, 2014
     | 5,292 views

    Part 1 of 5 in a series on the false gods of this world (i.e. of our own creation) that vie to be the ultimate object of our worship.

    INTRODUCTION: It is the number one problem in the Bible—more than 1,000 verses speak of it. More than 50 of the laws in the first five books of the Bible are directed against it. In Judaism it was one of only four sins to which the death penalty was attached. Yet we skip over it as an ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Dr. Ronald Shultz avatar

    Live The Alternative Part 2

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Mar 9, 2001
    based on 58 ratings
     | 2,625 views

    An exhoration to live a truly alternate lifestyle.

    Live The Alternative Part 2 Last week we discussed the World’s or establishment’s lifestyle. The normal lifestyle if you please. This week we will study the only true alternative lifestyle, that of the Spirit. It is rare and radically different from normal. As the works of the flesh are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kenneth Trent avatar

    Spiritual Vision Impairment

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Jul 28, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 9,013 views

    In the scriptural context this verse refers to the consequences of a spiritual lack of vision regarding God’s redemptive revelation.

    SPIRITUAL VISION IMPAIRMENT "Where there is no vision [no redemptive revelation of God], the people perish; but he who keeps the law [of God, which includes that of man]—blessed(happy, fortunate, and enviable) is he." Proverbs ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Don't Look Back: A Lesson From Lot's Wife SermonCentral

    Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 8, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,107 views

    Jesus cautions us about the perils of longing for a past life we are meant to abandon, as illustrated by the story of Lot's wife in Luke 17:32.

    Last Wednesday was Women's Day, a day to commemorate women's rights. In Luke 17:32, Jesus urges us to remember an unnamed woman and the grave dangers of looking back to a life we are called to leave behind. This warning is one of the most sobering in the entire Bible. Lot's wife, though married to ...read more

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