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  • Matthew Kratz avatar

    Pursuing God In Bible Study Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 24, 2010
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     | 7,832 views

    Bible study is profitable because 1)Scripture is Inspired & Inerrant 2)Profitable for Teaching. 3) Profitable for Reproof. 4)Profitable for Correction. 5)Profitable for Training in Righteousness. 6)Profitable for Competency & Equipping

    With the 2010 Winter Olympics about to begin in British Columbia, the world is focused on excellence. For an Olympic athlete, competing in an Olympics takes hard work, focus and determination. Scripture often describes the Christian life in such terms. In running the race, we are to aim for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Five Things God Does Not Know

    Contributed by Brandon Park on Jan 31, 2010
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    An evangelistic message preached on Easter Sunday 2009. The "Five Things God Does Not Know" is a play-on-words designed to get a person to think about the true message of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

    5 Things God Does Not Know Easter Message 2009 INTRO: • Easter is all about changed lives. • STATEMENT: The empty tomb is God’s receipt that the payment for your sins has been made in full! • The cross of our Lord Jesus Christ may be the FOCUS of Christianity; ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Avoid The "Slow Fade" Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Feb 8, 2010
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    Daniel's response to his vision demonstrates how to avoid having our relationship with God slowly fade away.

    Go ahead and turn in your Bibles to Daniel 8 as we continue our journey through the Old Testament prophets. This morning, rather than read the entire passage all at once at the beginning, we’ll deal with our passage section by section. As always, the first thing that we want to do is to put ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Reviving The Power And Fire Of The Holy Ghost For Our Lives - Ephesians 5:2 Series

    Contributed by Hugh Laing on Feb 15, 2010
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    WHERE AND WHAT SHOULD THE CHURCH BE DOING TODAY?

    INTRODUCTION...Today we are going to continue our talk about the HOLY GHOST and how we allow Him to dwell in us. But before we do I must say this...when we walk into God's House to worship we should leave ALL else behind. We should be here to commune with God only and if we are here for any other ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Judgment Against The East Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Feb 22, 2010
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     | 9,610 views

    A study of chapter 25 verses 1 through 17

    Ezekiel 25: 1- 17 Judgment against the east “1 The word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them. 3 Say to the Ammonites, ‘Hear the word of the Lord GOD! Thus says the Lord GOD: “Because you said, ‘Aha!’ against My sanctuary when ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Rolland Bouchard avatar

    Lesson 3: Organization Vs. Organism Series

    Contributed by Rolland Bouchard on Dec 10, 2009
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     | 9,784 views

    An indepth look at what it means to be the body of Christ. If He is the head of the body, the foundation of the kingdom, then we are simply body parts, cells, bricks. What does it mean to be an armpit?

    ORGANIZATION VS. ORGANISM “He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church…” Colossians 1: 17-18a Indeed, Babel has had its effect throughout history. We can ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Grow Series

    Contributed by Tim Vamosi on Aug 18, 2011
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    First message in a series through Colossians. We are expected to GROW

    OPEN: Today we are going to be starting in a new series of messages as we start to look at the letter to the Colossians. Every time a pastor starts a new year there is a great deal of prayer that goes into asking the Lord, "What is it that you want me to do with your people this year? On what ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Don't Waste Your Life Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Aug 31, 2011
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     | 27,224 views

    A comparison of the wasted life vs. the surrendered life.

    INTRODUCTION A dairy farmer went to buy a new pickup truck. He had seen an ad in the paper about discounts and factory rebates, so he decided to trade in his old clunker. He chose a new model and was ready to write the check for the full amount. The salesman said, “Wait, I haven’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God’s Temple 1 Cor 3 Pt 3 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 2, 2008
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     | 7,005 views

    We are the Temple of God because His Spirit dwells within each of us who are “Born Again” and sanctified. We need to make sure that we build up our temple by the ways of God and not destroy this precious residence of the Spirit.

    “God’s Temple” Summary of the last two messages from 1 Cor. Chapter 1, 2: Thesis: We are the Temple of God because His Spirit dwells within each of us who are “Born Again” and sanctified. We need to make sure that we build up our temple by the ways of God and not destroy this precious residence ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Boat Potatoes Series

    Contributed by Bill Scott on Jul 15, 2008
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     | 8,572 views

    A sermon encouraging us to take a chance and trust Christ

    The following is a true story. Larry Walters led a fairly boring normal life as a truck driver in southern California until the fateful day of July 2nd, 1982. On that day, Larry turned himself into a legend. You see Ever since he was a boy Larry had dreamed of flying, but the US Air Force had ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    God's Wonder Working Word Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Aug 7, 2008
    based on 54 ratings
     | 17,755 views

    After the call to come & receive God’s satisfying salvation free of charge, the passage instructs us to come in repentance also. We are called to repent of doing things our way b/c God’s ways & our ways are immeasurably different.

    ISAIAH 55: 6-13 GOD’S WONDER WORKING WORD After the call to come and receive God’s satisfying salvation free of charge, the passage instructs us to come in repentance also. We are called to repent of doing things our way because God’s ways and our ways are immeasurably different. Those ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus: The One Who Lights Our Way Series

    Contributed by Joe La Rue on Feb 25, 2009
     | 6,675 views

    A consideration of how Jesus fulfilled the promise God made through Isaiah, that the Messiah would cause a light to shine on the people walking in darkness.

    TITLE - Jesus: The One Who Lights Our Way SERIES - Matthew’s Portrait of Jesus As The Fulfillment of God’s Promises (Sermon # 6) TEXT - Matthew 4:12–17 DATE PREACHED - March 1, 2009 COPYRIGHT © JOE LA RUE, 2009 ALL RIGHTS ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Paul Wallace avatar

    Global Warming And The Bible

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 4, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 9,691 views

    Does the Bible say anything concerning Global Warming that we hear so much about?

    Global Warming and the Bible 2 Peter 3:3-14 These days it seems you can hardly turn on the TV, go online, or open your morning newspaper without being confronted with the idea of global warming. In his 2006 Oscar-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Apathetic Believer Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Aug 24, 2009
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     | 6,028 views

    There are believers in the fellowship of the church that kill the fellowship and steal the joy of the congregation by NOT doing what they are called to do!

    Sermon Brief Date Written: August 04, 2009 Date Preached: August 09, 2009 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Sermon Series: Murder and Robbery in the Fellowship! Sermon Title: The Apathetic Believer! Sermon Text: 1 Cor 9:19-27 [HCSB] Introduction: About 3:20 AM on March ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Purity Exam Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 6, 2009
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     | 3,968 views

    1)The deed of adultery, 2) The desire behind it, and 3)The deliverance from it.

    A common back to school ritual is the wardrobe selection. For some it means the latest fashions and for others it means the school uniform. Ironically, the latest fashions are the uniform. There has been a unique development this year in the elimination for many schools of the tartan skirt. Meant ...read more

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    Denomination: Other