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  • Stephen Schwartz avatar

    Christ Is Coming

    Contributed by Stephen Schwartz on Dec 13, 2001
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,405 views

    Jesus has promised His return one day, so we need to be ready.

    Christ is Coming Today’s society is a transient people who are constantly on the move, who are constantly busy and who are constantly active. What do I mean by a transient people? A people not bound to one specific locality. Where they live their life’s and ultimately die. In the past most ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    A Test For Whether A Person Is Saved

    Contributed by Joseph Wallis on Jan 23, 2002
    based on 154 ratings
     | 4,780 views

    A look at I John 5 to see the fruits of a saved person

    A TEST FOR WHETHER A PERSON IS SAVED TEXT - I John 5 INTRO. - Are you saved? Are you a real Christian? Are you going to heaven? Not everyone who talks about heaven is going there. Not everyone who says "Lord, Lord" will enter heaven. Many people have gone forward at an invitation and shook the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    263 - Born To Sin, Born Again Not To Sin Series

    Contributed by Joel Vicente on Jun 28, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
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    The title says it all. We are born into the nature of sin, but we are "spirit-born" to overcome sin!

    Sermon 263 – BORN TO SIN, BORN AGAIN NOT TO SIN ILL. Humor: Of the many things in life that are certain one of them is you always get found out in the end or, to use the old adage, ’Be sure your sins will find you out’. This young couple were about to get married. The young man went to his Dad ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Holiness: Freedom From The Powers Of Evil

    Contributed by Phil Morgan on Apr 2, 2002
    based on 259 ratings
     | 12,776 views

    A sermon about the freedom that living a holy life gives the believer from the power of the enemy.

    I want to talk to you this morning about holiness. And particularly, I want to talk about the freedom that living a holy life will give you from the power of the enemy. Some Christians are beaten and harassed by the enemy, and they don’t seem to know how to gain the victory. And they read in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Dana Chau avatar

    Two Keys To Effective Prayer

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Apr 8, 2002
    based on 177 ratings
     | 19,336 views

    Learn to pray more effectively with these two keys to prayer from John

    Our text for this morning is 1 John 5:14-17. Next week we will have our last message from 1 John. If you’ve been with us, you would know that John is quite concerned with helping his readers know how to tell apart those who belong to God and those who don’t belong to God. This morning, John ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Lesson 8: How To Know You Are Saved

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 3, 2003
    based on 39 ratings
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    Series: Foundational Doctrines of the Faith

    A. INTRODUCTION 1. Why some people doubt their salvation. a. Sin. When they disobey God, they doubt their relationship to God. b. False doctrine. Some doubt because they believe the wrong things. c. Ignorance. Some doubt because they don’t know God’s Word. d. Never saved. Some doubt because ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    That You May Know: Part 1

    Contributed by Mike Hays on Nov 16, 2000
    based on 41 ratings
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    People need to know God's love.

    "That You May Know..." 1 John 5:13-20 There is nothing worse than not knowing. It doesn't matter what the lack of certainty pertains to...there is nothing worse than not knowing. There is always a tension filled question mark hanging over the head of the husband or wife who does not have the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    That You May Know: Part 2

    Contributed by Mike Hays on Nov 16, 2000
    based on 56 ratings
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    God's love sets us free.

    "That You May Know: II" 1 John 5:18-21 Bobby grew up in a dysfunctional home. He saw things take place in his home while he was growing up that no child should ever see. Because of the decisions of his parents, chaos filled every corner of the home and drained any hope of stability or sanity ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jeff Hughes avatar

    Freedom From Constant Sin

    Contributed by Jeff Hughes on Apr 10, 2003
    based on 69 ratings
     | 23,189 views

    How we can walk free from sin

    Freedom from Constant Sin 1st John 5: 16 – 21 Jeff Hughes I. Introduction a. As humans, it is part of our nature to fall into sin. Our flesh is constantly desiring to fall into sin. We have been like this from the Garden of Eden, when Adam and Eve decided to eat the forbidden fruit. But, as born ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Three Things I Know For Sure Series

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Oct 13, 2003
    based on 27 ratings
     | 5,635 views

    We know how Christians ought to behave, we know it won’t always be easy, but victory is assured because the Son of God has come.

    Three Things I Know for Sure I John 5:18-21 INTRO.: There is a story in the ninth chapter of John’s Gospel of a man born blind who was given sight by Jesus. He became the center of great controversy. No one wanted to believe Jesus had done this. They called the man in to question and he told ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Walking In Assurance Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Oct 23, 2003
    based on 27 ratings
     | 5,514 views

    This is the 10th study in the study "Light In The Darkness".

    WALKING IN ASSURANCE 1 John 5:13-21 As we close this letter of John to the Church we are given several reasons to have assurance as God’s children. God Promises His Children 1 John 5:13 One of the biggest confidence boosters for a believer is when they know for sure that they are saved. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Power Of Prayer

    Contributed by Dan Borchert on Aug 29, 2002
    based on 31 ratings
     | 7,723 views

    Prayer is a powerful thing. Prayer is what makes everything else possible. Prayer however, is becoming a forgotten command in the church today. We will look at how powerful prayer is.

    1 John 5:13-20 The Power of Prayer Introduction A. I have a curiosity to learn new facts. I am constantly watching the discovery Channel and TLC talking to people just trying to learn stuff. B. Heather Dad is a Nuclear Insurance Salesman. C. I have talk to him about exactly how Nuclear power ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • Andrew Chan avatar

    The Problem With The Lack Of Assurance

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Sep 12, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 3,178 views

    post 9/11 we feel sense of insecurity in life, so how sure do we feel about our eternal life?

    The Problem with the Lack of Assurance 1 John 5 Some Americans today don’t trust their immigration dept. people anymore. It seems many terrorists have slipped through their fingers. There is a fear that more terrorist attacks may come because they cannot keep track of all the illegal immigrants ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Howard Parnell avatar

    The Point Of No Return

    Contributed by Howard Parnell on Sep 20, 2002
    based on 51 ratings
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    Is it possible for a disobedient child of God to "push" their Heavenly Father too far? Scripture says it is.

    THE POINT OF NO RETURN I Jn. 5:16 INTRO. I am told that swinging out over the waters that go down to the Niagara Falls are several warning signs, each warning you to turn around or be swept over the falls. Finally a last sign reads, "Beyond this sign is the point of no return!" We live in an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Carl Willis avatar

    Final Thoughts Series

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Jul 13, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,769 views

    Concluding thoughts from the book of 1 John

    Final Thoughts 1 John 5:13-21 June 6, 2004 1 John 5:13-15 (NLT) I write this to you who believe in the Son of God, so that you may know you have eternal life. [14] And we can be confident that he will listen to us whenever we ask him for anything in line with his will. [15] And if we know he ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational