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  • Ed Pruitt avatar

    Sin And The Effect That It Has On Our Lives?

    Contributed by Ed Pruitt on Jun 17, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,940 views

    There are people out there that seem to think that if they are born again and commit sin they will be automatically forgiven if they commit sin. Then on the other hand there are people out there that feel that if they are born again and commit a sin th

    Sin and the effect that it has on our lives? Sunday February 25, 2001 I want to use as a text this morning 1st John 3:6 1 John 3:6 6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. Now I want to read that same verse in the New Living Translation. 1 ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Love Is More Than A Four-Letter Word

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jul 8, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,400 views

    "What you do defines you" - a line borrowed from movie "Batman Begins" summarizes this message.

    Love is more than a four-letter word 1 John 3:11-16 "Batman Begins" movie has a scene in it that I like – Bruce Wayne aka Batman puts on the playboy act—meant to keep people from connecting him with the crusading hero Batman— Wayne’s girlfriend from his past and now a zealous district attorney, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Carl Willis avatar

    Loving Others Series

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Jul 15, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,569 views

    The importance of loving others

    Loving Others 1 John 3:11-24 May 2, 2004 1 John 3:11-12 This is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother’s were ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Power Of Love - 3:16 And Us Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 24, 2005
    based on 68 ratings
     | 26,617 views

    John tells us we run the danger of being like Cain (who killed his brother). Why would he warn us of this, and what does the Bible say we can do to avoid this danger in our lives?

    OPEN: The cartoon "Peanuts" has been in newspapers for years. The author of that delightful comic strip actually died some time back… but the comic was so powerful and amusing that newspapers have simply reran the comics of the past. In one of “Peanuts" comic strips Lucy says to Shroeder (the boy ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Wayne Searls avatar

    Your Potential

    Contributed by Wayne Searls on Jul 27, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,950 views

    To help the hearer realize that God can change his/ her life in spite of the failures of their past.

    YOUR POTENTIAL 1 John 3:1-3 TEXT: Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. 2 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Robert Travis avatar

    The Heart Of The Matter

    Contributed by Robert Travis on Jun 26, 2001
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,299 views

    If God loved us, we ought to love one another.

    THE HEART OF THE MATTER John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” I John 3:16 “Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Stanley Vasu avatar

    7 Revelations From The Epistles Of John

    Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Jun 28, 2001
    based on 26 ratings
     | 2,838 views

    1.WALK 2.WARNING 3.WISDOM 4.WILL OF GOD 5.WORD OF GOD 6.WELL-BEING 7.WEALTH

    7 REVELATIONS FROM THE EPISTLES OF JOHN OUTLINE 1.WALK 2.WARNING 3.WISDOM 4.WILL OF GOD 5.WORD OF GOD 6.WELL-BEING 7.WEALTH THE MESSAGE 7 REVELATIONS FROM THE EPISTLES OF JOHN 1.WALK The Lord wants us to walk in love,in light and in righteousness. It is a sad testimony when God’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Questions About Love

    Contributed by Rodney Mason on Aug 6, 2001
    based on 78 ratings
     | 4,490 views

    This sermon takes an investigative look at what true love is.

    Introduction: What’s love got to do with it? a question by Tina Turner. How deep is your Love? a query by the Keith Sweat. “How much do I love thee let me count the ways” words proclaimed by a famous poet on her feelings for her husband. It seems like everyone is talking about love, but we find ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Loving The Brethren Series

    Contributed by Rick Macdonald on Aug 8, 2001
    based on 20 ratings
     | 7,857 views

    If it was required of us to draw a picture of love, before we could really identify love, I wonder what love would look like?

    Loving the Brethren February 6, 2000 INTRODUCTION: If it was required of us to draw a picture of love, before we could really identify love, I wonder what love would look like? Would we put a face on it and give it a personality; Or would we attempt to draw our perception of God, since “God is ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Professing Or Possessing

    Contributed by James Groce on Aug 11, 2001
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,919 views

    When a child of God shouts praise, and he/she truly has a relationship with God, fear rocks the hearts of the spirits of hell.

    ------------------------------------- 1Joh 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. Acts 19:11-20 And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: So ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • DeWayne Howard avatar

    The Matchless Love Of God

    Contributed by Dewayne Howard on Feb 4, 2003
    based on 36 ratings
     | 8,399 views

    God loves everyone the same, regardless of who they are, where they’ve been, or what they’ve done. And that’s what I want us to look at this morning.

    Introduction: Sometimes I feel so unlovable. Have you ever felt that way? I look around and sometimes wonder just how God could love somebody like me. I have met people whose lives were in shambles and full of sin that had destroyed their lives and felt like God could never love them because ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gary Kins avatar

    Four Faces Of Love

    Contributed by Gary Kins on Feb 7, 2003
    based on 154 ratings
     | 29,240 views

    A sermon describing the charcateristics of biblical love in contrast to worldly love.

    The Four Faces of Love Introduction: Valentine - an amatory or sentimental card, token or gift sent by one person to another on St. Valentine’s Day; a sweetheart chosen on St. Valentine’s Day; the object of one’s affection. St. Valentine - Valentinus -- Christian martyr, c270 A.D. -- ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mitchell Skelton avatar

    True Love Shows Series

    Contributed by Mitchell Skelton on Mar 7, 2004
    based on 44 ratings
     | 3,307 views

    Victory in Jesus comes when Christians have a balance between sound doctrine and holy living. It matters what we believe and teach we cannot be victorious if we adulterate the word of God. Moreover, we can know, believe and teach sound doctrine, yet, if

    True Love Shows 1 John 3:11—18 INTRODUCTION In the very beginning of his epistle, John, encourages Christians to remember the sound doctrine preached to them "from the beginning." Remember that John was writing to combat false teaching and the only way to correct the error of false teaching is ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Wesley Bishop avatar

    What Is Sin?

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Mar 15, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 7,498 views

    This is message about sin the cure for it.

    What is sin? Has anyone every asked you that? Have you struggled with an answer? Over the last two thousand years there has been much debate and study on this three-letter word. A great deal of ink has been spilled on this subject. The Bible says several things regarding sin. Romans 14:23 ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Mike Fogerson avatar

    Satan: How To Resist The Devil In Times Of Trouble Series

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Mar 30, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 8,792 views

    We are fighting against a defeated accuser who has nothing to lose.

    Meet The Cast Of The Passion Series Meet Satan: How To Overcome The Devil In Times of Trouble 5 of 7 1 John 3.8 (NASB) March 28, 2004 FBC Chester, Chester, IL Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: (Picture of Satan on PowerPoint) A In Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, Satan is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist