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Walter Spires - Only Jesus Saves
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- Walter Spires - Only Jesus Saves
The Good Shepherd (P1): Too many "thieves and robbers" Shepherding Churches Today
Key Bible Verse: "Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a…
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Christians and Voting in this Election
What God has to say about the issues...
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God the Son (Jesus) and satan (P7): If the devil and demons obey Jesus, why wont' you?
Key Bible Verse: "Then Jesus said to him, “Go, Satan!...Then the devil left Him..." Matthew 4: 10, 11
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God the Son (Jesus) and satan (P6): The Final Temptation - Explains why satan was cast out of Heaven
Key Bible Verse: "Then Jesus said to him, 'Go away, Satan! For it is written: ‘YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD, AND SERVE HIM ONLY.’'” Matthew 4:10
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God the Son (Jesus) and satan (P5): The "Pride" Temptation
Key Bible Verses: "Then the devil took Him into the holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God…
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God the Son (Jesus) and satan (P4): The "Fast" Temptation
Key Bible Verse: "And after (Jesus) had fasted forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry. And the tempter came and said to Him, “If You are the Son of…
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God the Son (Jesus) and satan (P3): Up from the Water into the Wilderness
Key Bible Verse: "Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil." Matthew 4:1
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God the Son (Jesus) and satan (P2): How satan and demons knew (then and now) Who Jesus is
Key Bible Verse: "And (the demons) cried out, saying, “What business do we have with each other, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?”…
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God the Son (Jesus) and satan: What We Know About Their Interactions(P1)
Key Bible Verse: "And (Jesus) said to them (the 70 disciples), “I watched Satan fall from heaven like lightning." Luke 10:18
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The Parable of the Mustard Seed
Key Bible Verse: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed...” Matthew 13: 31
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The Parable of the Wheat and Tares (P3)
Key Bible Verse: "Then He left the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the…
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The Parable of the Wheat and Tares (P2)
Key Bible Verse: "And (the landowner) said to them, ‘An enemy has done this!’ The slaves said to him, ‘Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?’ But he…
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The Parable of the Wheat and Tares (P1)
Key Bible Verse: "But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away." Matthew 13:25
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Understanding the Parable of the Seed found only in Mark's Gospel
Key Bible Verse: "and he goes to bed at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts and grows—how(?) he himself does not know. “The soil produces crops by…
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The Mystery of the Seed in the Fertile Heart
Key Bible Verse: "And He was saying, “The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil; and he goes to bed at night and gets up by day, and the…
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Parable #1: The Sower, the Seed, and the Soils - The Seed in Good Soil
Key Bible Verses: "And others fell on the good soil and yielded a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty...And the one on whom seed was sown on…
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Parable #1: The Sower, the Seed, and the Soils - The Seed Among the Thorns
Key Bible Verse: "Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them out. " Matthew 13:7
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Parable #1: The Sower, the Seed, and the Soils - The Seed in Rocky Places
Key Bible Verse: "The one on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, this is the man who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy..." Matthew 13: 20
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Parable #1: The Sower, the Seed, and the Soils - The Seed Beside the Road
Key Bible Verse: “When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart…
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Intro Parable #1: The Sower, the Seed, and the Soils
Key Bible Verse: "And (Jesus) spoke many things to them in parables, saying, “Behold, the sower went out to sow;" Matthew 13: 3
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What are Parables? Why did Jesus pivot at this point in His ministry?
Key Bible Verse: "And (Jesus) spoke many things to them in parables...the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?” Matthew 13…
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Excruciating Pain...Just another product of the fall of man
Key Bible Verse: "Therefore we do not lose heart, even though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day." 2 Corinthians 4:16
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Understanding the Unpardonable Sin (P3): The "Unpardonable Sin" You Can Commit
Key Bible Verses: "He who rejects Me and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day." John…
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Understanding the "Unpardonable Sin" (P2) Jesus Defined It
Key Bible Verses: "Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. And…
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Understanding the "Unpardonable Sin" (P1)
Key Bible Verses: "Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. And…
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Jesus and the Sabbath (P6) - Jesus' Invitation to Rest in Him
Key Bible Verse: "For we who have believed enter that rest," Hebrews 4:3a
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Jesus and the Sabbath (P5) - Get Over It!
Key Bible Verses: "Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day—things which…
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Jesus and the Sabbath (P4) - You Cannot Break Laws God Did Not Write
Key Bible Verse: "See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the…
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Jesus and the Sabbath (P3) - Did Jesus Really Break the Law?
Key Bible Verses: "Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. “So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” Mark 2:27-28
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God Introduces "shabbat" - Jesus and the Sabbath (P2)
Key Bible Verses: "For this reason the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath. But He answered them, “My Father is…
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Understanding "Sabbath" - Jesus and the Sabbath (P1)
Key Bible Verse: "But (Jesus) answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I Myself am working.”" John 5:17
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What Jesus Meant by "Harvest" and Who He was Sending
Key Bible Verse: "Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. “Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out…
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Do You Have Jesus' Heart of Compassion?
Key Bible Verse: "And seeing the multitudes, (Jesus) felt compassion for them because they were distressed and downcast, like sheep without a shepherd."…
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Do you see people as Jesus did?
Key Bible Verse: "And seeing the multitudes, (Jesus) felt compassion for them because they were distressed and downcast, like sheep without a shepherd."…
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Lunatic, Liar, or LORD (P4): Who do you say that He is?
Key Bibiel Verse: (Jesus) said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Matthew 16:15
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Lunatic, Liar, or LORD (P3)
Key Bible Verse: "(Lazarus) who had died came forth...Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.” John 11:44
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Lunatic, Liar, or LORD (P2)
Key Bible Verse"He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Matthew 16"15
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Lunatic, Liar, or LORD (P1)
Key Bible Verse"He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Matthew 16"15
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Finding Spiritual Freedom...Wherever You Are
In prison or homeless at a rescue mission, you can still find freedom. Key Bible Verse: "So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. John 8:36 "
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Those Who Were Dead Now Speak...Does that include you?
Key Bible Verse: "And (Jesus) said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” So he who was dead sat up and began to speak." Luke 7: 14b-15a
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Again Jesus warned them about the reality of hell
Key Bible Verses: "but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” Matthew 8…
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Faith That Marvelled Jesus...Does yours? (P2)
Luke recorded it differently than Matthew...here's why. "Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled at him, and turned and said to the crowd that was following…
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Faith That Marvelled Jesus...Does yours?
Key Bible Verse: "Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those who were following, “Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith with…
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The Sermon on the Mount (#66): The Essence of Jesus' Teachings (Chapter 7 ) -
Key Bible Verse: "...He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes." Matthew 7: 29
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The Sermon on the Mount (#65): The Essence of Jesus' Teachings (Chapter 6 ) - The Most Important Verse
Key Bible Verse: "Our Father Who is in Heaven, hallowed be Your name." Matthew 6: 9
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The Sermon on the Mount (#64): The Essence of Jesus' Teachings (Chapter 5 ) - What did you learn?
Key Bible Verse: "Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect." Matthew 5:48
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National Freedom Cost Millions of Lives...Spiritual Freedom Only One
Key Bible Verse: “So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed." John 8:36
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The Sermon on the Mount (#63): "Shock and Awe"
Apt words to describe how Jesus left His audience when He came down from the mountain. Key Bible Verse: "When Jesus had finished these words, the crowds were…
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The Sermon on the Mount (#62): The Great Fall...does that describe your life?
Key Bible Verse: "Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. The rain fell…
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The Sermon on the Mount (#61): The Firm Foundation (Rock) - Weathering the Storms of Life
Key Bible Verse: "And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded…
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The Sermon on the Mount (#60) - The Firm Foundation
Key Bible Verse: "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock." Matthew 7…
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The Sermon on the Mount (#59) - The Seven Scariest Words Jesus Ever Spoke
Key Bible Verses: "And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS." Matthew 7: 23
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The Sermon on the Mount (#58) - Clear Evidence of Good vs Bad Fruit (Another Reference to Hell)
Key Bible Verse: “You will know them by their fruits...Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire." Matthew 7: 16a, 19
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The Sermon on the Mount (#57) - Learning to Recognize False Teachers (Prophets)
Key Bible Verse: "Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves." Matthew 7:15
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The Sermon on the Mount (#56) - Finding the Narrwo Gate
Key Bible Verses: "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it…
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The Sermon on the Mount (#55) - Binary Paths and Decisions (p1)
Key Bible Verse: "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it…
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The Sermon on the Mount (#54) - The Meaning of the "Golden Rule"
Key Bible Verse: "Therefore, however you want people to treat you, so treat them, for this is the Law and the Prophets." Matthew 7:12
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The Sermon on the Mount (#53) - Understanding Jesus' Command to Ask
Key Bible Verse: "Ask, and it will be given to you..." Matthew 7:7
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The Sermon on the Mount (#52) - Dogs, Swine, and Pearls...What did Jesus mean?
Key Bible Verse: "Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear…
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The Sermon on the Mount (#51) - Did Jesus Really Mean That?
Key Bible Verses: "Do not judge so that you will not be judged. " Matthew 7:1