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Heaven! Home Sweet Home! - Colossians 1:3-6
by: Netta Gilchrist
08/30/2026
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Colossians 1:3-6
Job 9:10
2 Corinthians 12:2-4
Deuteronomy 29:29
Colossians 1:5
I. Heaven IS Real & Permanent
A. John 14:1-3
B. Revelation 21:27
C. Hebrews 13:14
II. Heaven Is A Habitation With God
A. Revelation 21:3
III. Heaven Is A Haven of Rest
A. 1 John 3:2
B. Revelation 21:4
IV. Heaven Is A Happy Reunion
V. Heaven Is Only A Heartbeat Away
A. Philippians 1:21
B. 2 Corinthians 5:1-3
C. 2 Corinthians 5:6-8
VI. Heaven Is A Hope Secured in Christ - Colossians 1:5
A. Colossians 1:27
B. 1 Jo
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Paul's Letter - Colossians 1:1
by: Netta Gilchrist
08/23/2026
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Colossians 1:1
John 1:1, 14
Genesis 1:26
2 Corinthians 8:9
Hebrews 4:15
1 Corinthians 12:12
1 John 1:10
Galatians 1:1
Colossians 9:12
John 15:16
James 4:7
Colossians 2:18
Galatians 1:6-8
Colossians 1:15
Colossians 2:3
1 John 1:1-3
1 John 2:22
Colossians 2:9
John 14:6-10
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The Christian Work Ethic - Colossians 3:22-25
by: Netta Gilchrist
08/16/2026
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Colossians 3:22-25
Psalm 119:105
Ephesians 6:5-9
I. Workers Obey Your Employers - Colossians 3:22-25
A. Proverbs 15:3
B. John 12:43
C. Colossians 3:22
D. Exodus 23:25
E. Hebrews 12:28
F. 1 Corinthians 4:2
G. 1 Corinthians 9:27
H. Psalm 25:12
I. Colossians 3:23
J. 1 Corinthians 15:58
K. Colossians 3:23-24
L. Ephesians 6:6-8
M. Galatians 6:7
N. Colossians 3:25
O. 2 Corinthians 5:10
II. Employer Obey Your Master - Colossians 4:1
A. Colossians 3:25
B. Jeremiah 22:13
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Our Christian Duty - Colossians 4:2-6
by: Netta Gilchrist
08/09/2026
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I. It's Our Duty to Pray & Continue Praying - Colossians 4:2-4
A. Continue Steadfastly in Prayer - Colossians 4:2
2. James 5:16
B. Watch in Prayer - Colossians 4:2
2. Luke 18:1
3. Luke 21:3
C. Pray With Thanksgiving - Colossians 4:2
1. Psalm 92:1
3. 1 Peter 2:9
D. Pray For Others - Colossians 4:3-4
II. It's Our Duty to Witness & Redeem the Time
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The Violent Demands of The New Life - Colossians 3:5-11
by: Netta Gilchrist
08/02/2026
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I. Put to Death All Sins That Enslave the Body & It's Members - Colossians 3:5-7
E. Romans 1:24
F. Ephesians 5:3
G. Romans 6:12-13
I. 1 Peter 2:11
J. Luke 12:15
K. Romans 1:18
II. Strip Off the Sins That Enslave the Emotions & the Tongue - Colossians 3:8-11
B. Romans 12:18
E. 1
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The Church Revived - Acts 8:5-25
by: Netta Gilchrist
07/26/2026
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I. The Evangelists - Acts 8:5
A. Acts 21:8
B. Romans 10:4
C. Matthew 10:7
D. Matthew 10:27
E. 1 Peter 3:15
II. The Essentials For Revival - Acts 8:6
A. Matthew 13:13
B. Luke 8:15
III. The Evidence of Revival - Acts 8:7-8
A. Mark 3:11
B. Luke 10:20
C. 2 Corinthians 6:10
D. Acts 8:9-11
E. Matthew 7:15
F. 2 John 1:7
G. Matthew 10:7
H. 1 Timothy 6:9
I. Acts 8:12-13
J. John 6:35
K. John 4:9
L. Acts 2:38-39
M. Acts 19:2
N. Acts 8:12
Acts 2:17
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Stephen's Defense Part II - Acts 7:30-41
by: Netta Gilchrist
07/19/2026
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I. God Prepared to Save His People Again - Acts 7:30-33
A. John 15:16
C. Hebrews 7:19
D. I Peter 2:9
II. God Commissioned His Servant to Save The People - Acts 7:34
III. God Sent His Servant Moses On a Special Mission - Acts 7:35-38
B. John 1:45
C. Acts 3:22
D. Luke 9:26-27
IV. God & Moses Were Disobeyed & Rejected - Acts 7:39-41
A. John 1:11
C. Luke 11:47
D. Isaiah 55:11
E. John 1:1-2
"Well, what can man do?"
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The Church Scattered - Acts 8:1-4
by: Netta Gilchrist
07/12/2026
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Matthew 10:32-33
Acts 1:8
I. The Flaming Fury of the Persecution - Acts 8:1
A. Mark 13:13
B. John 15:16-21
C. Acts 7:58
D. Galatians 1:13-14
E. John 1:11-12
F. Proverbs 3:5-6
G. Isaiah 40:29-31
H. Proverbs 20:22
II. The Father's Favor For the Fallen Faithful - Acts 8:2
A. Hebrews 9:27
B. Ecclesiastes 3:14
C. Ecclessiastes 3:1-2
III. The Severe Assault by Saul - Acts 8:3
A. Philippians 3:6
B. Acts 26:11
C. Acts 22:4
D. 1 Corinthians 15:9-10
IV. They Were Scattered But NOT Shattered - Acts 8:4
A
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Stephen's Defense - Acts 7:1-16
by: Netta Gilchrist
07/05/2026
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I. Stephen's Defending Himself - Acts 7:1-8
A. Hebrews 11:10
B. Matthew 24:13
C. Romans 4:3
D. Romans 4:20-21
E. Proverbs 14:30
F. John 1:18
II. The First Rejection & Deliverance of Isreal - Acts 7:9-16
A. Jeremiah 29:11
B. Ephesians 4:31-32
C. Hebrews 11:13
Philippians 3:20-21
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Reasons To Remain Loyal - Acts 5:26-42
by: Netta Gilchrist
06/28/2026
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I. Intro - Acts 5:26-29
A. Acts 5:18
C. Acts 3:19
II. God Has Raised Up & Exalted Jesus - Acts 5:30-31
A. Acts 5:30-31
B. 1 John 4:14
C. Luke 2:11
D. Matthew 1:21
E. Luke 1:47
III. God Has Made Us Witnesses - Acts 5:32
A. Acts 1:8
B. Acts 5:32
D. John 16:7-11
F. John 14:15
IV. God Has A Will That Must Be Done - Acts 5:33-40
A. Acts 5:33-40
V. God Is Able to Deliver Through Hardships - Acts
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Victory In The Last Days - 2 Timothy 1:7
by: Netta Gilchrist
06/07/2026
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2 Timothy 4:2-5
2 Timothy 1:6-11
Titus 2:2
2 Timothy 3:1
Romans 8:14
John 16:13
Ephesians 6:12
Romans 8:1
1 Corinthians 15:57
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Be An Immovable "Pillar" (ROCK) In The Work of The Lord - 1 Corinthians 15:58
by: Netta Gilchrist
05/31/2026
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1 Corinthians 15:51-52
Proverbs 15:3
Proverbs 16:3
Romans 5:8
2 Peter 3:14, 17-18
1 Thessalonians 3:13
Galatians 6:9
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The Activity of Compassion - Jude 1:22
by: Netta Gilchrist
05/24/2026
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Romans 9:15
Matthew 9:36
Luke 15:20
1 John 3:17
2 Corinthians 5:18-19
Proverbs 24:16
Jude 1:24-25
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It's Time To Hit The Rewind Button - 2 Timothy 1:6
by: Netta Gilchrist
05/17/2026
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Matthew 18:18-19
John 2:19
Joshua 1:5
Romans 8:37
Romans 8:35-39
Romans 8: 28-29
Psalm 119:90
Lamentations 3:22-23
1 Peter 4:19
2 Timothy 1:5
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