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  • Paul Apple avatar

    Strive For Excellence In Pleasing God

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 70 ratings
     | 6,735 views

    GROWING DISCIPLES MUST STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE IN PLEASING GOD A.

    GROWING DISCIPLES MUST STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE IN PLEASING GOD A. Our Present Level of Obedience Should Be the Foundation For Striving For Excellence in Pleasing God (:1-2) (rather than the excuse for settling for mediocrity or the mountaintop for sliding to the valley) 1. Growing Disciples Need ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Real Love Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 25, 2001
    based on 65 ratings
     | 6,068 views

    How the Bible’s description of love debunks three popular myths about love.

    (Note: This sermon was introduced with the Susan Ashton song "Call of the Wild"). The song says, "The freedom he loved, he was now a prisoner of, because he answered the call of the wild." We see examples of that reality all around us, as we live in a culture that urges us to answer that call. In ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Privacy And Priesthood Of All Believers

    Contributed by Frank Gallagher on Dec 8, 2000
    based on 145 ratings
     | 4,123 views

    Every believer is equally a priest in full-time Christian service, and there are no "lay" people. Believers have privacy, and their spiritual life is between them and God.

    PRIVACY & PRIESTHOOD OF BELIEVERS (6-12-01) (1 Thes. 4:11-12; Rev. 1:5-6, 5:9-10) [HTTP formatted version of this outline is located at http://members.aol.com/abidingitw/priests.html] 1. All born-again believers are PRIESTS in full-time Christian service (Rev. 1:5-6, 5:9-10). Rev 1:5 ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Ed Wood avatar

    Taking Out The Trash

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Feb 14, 2003
    based on 156 ratings
     | 10,759 views

    A message on living a pure Christian life.

    TAKING OUT THE TRASH 1 Thessalonians 4:7 INTRO: Ken’s mother was preparing a salad for the evening meal when Ken asked permission to go with a few friends to a R-rated movie. Ken knew the family rule was not to attend any movies rated stronger than PG, but he thought, Just this once, my parents ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Who's Job Is It Anyway Series

    Contributed by Paul Durbin on Feb 16, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,358 views

    We cooperate with God in the process of our personal sanctification

    Whose Job is it Anyway? I. Psychologists say one of the primary causes of conflict in households involves dispute over what’s generally called division of labor. A. diapers. You’ve been there . . . 1. We’ve been dealing with now for ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Doing God's Will Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Mar 19, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 53,495 views

    It’s one thing to know God’s will; it’s another to do it. God wants us to be pure, to love others, and He longs to have our lives attract others to the life-changing message of the gospel.

    Doing God’s Will A wealthy man went up to his pastor and said, “I want you and your wife to take a three-month trip to the Holy Land at my expense. When you come back I’ll have a surprise for you.” Three months later they returned home and discovered that this man had built a beautiful new ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Phil Morgan avatar

    One In Christ Jesus

    Contributed by Phil Morgan on Apr 7, 2002
    based on 78 ratings
     | 24,757 views

    All discriminations are destroyed in Christ - racial, class and sexual.

    READ: Galatians 3:26-29 (Text: v28) The churches of Galatia were facing a grave danger. Certain legalists had come among them teaching that much of the Old Testament Law was still binding upon Christians. They reasoned that God’s promises extended ONLY to Jews, and that gentiles would have to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Shawn Drake avatar

    We're Out Of Here Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Apr 10, 2002
    based on 65 ratings
     | 5,351 views

    This is the 3rd sermon in the series "The End". This sermon is about the rapture.

    Sunday Evening, April 14, 2002 Bel Aire Baptist Church Series: “The End” [#3] WE’RE OUT OF HERE! 1 Thessalonians 4:1-18 Introduction: 1. We have come to an exciting part of our study as Christians. Imagine with me for a moment: Airplanes falling from the sky without pilots, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Is Your Life Holy?

    Contributed by Tommy Ellis on May 10, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 4,226 views

    Sermon describes basic Christian disciplines, and how they should be done.

    IS YOUR LIFE HOLY? Have you ever met someone who made you say, “The only thing holy about him is his socks!” Were you looking in the mirror at the time? It is so easy to see the faults in others. Yet, the saying of our school teachers still rings true: Whenever you point the finger at others ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    No Adultery Series

    Contributed by Joe Bedy on Oct 23, 2002
    based on 139 ratings
     | 11,493 views

    Marriage is a covenantal relationship, put together by God and adultery happens in the mind before it happens in the bed.

    God’s Top Ten Thou shall not commit adultery Central Christian Church St. Petersburg, Fl October 2002 Exo 20:14 "You shall not commit adultery. I was told that Moses came down from the mountain with the two tablets and as the people gathered around him he said, “I have some good news and some ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Fronteras

    Contributed by Jorge Poveda on Aug 12, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,532 views

    It defines why God gave us His commandments and how it works in our lives.

    Intro: En un comercial de camionetas Ford, mostraron el ultimo modelo. Se podia ver que el vehiculo podia meterse por todos lados sin problema alguno. Al final del comercial se declara lo siguiente: Ford el vehiculo sin fronteras. Fronteras...¿son buenas?,¿son malas?, o ¿depende como lo entienda? ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

  • J. Richard Lord, Jr. avatar

    The Case For Holiness Series

    Contributed by J. Richard Lord, Jr. on Jun 5, 2003
    based on 60 ratings
     | 4,855 views

    Every major denomination believes in Holiness. Everything in the Bible points to the fact the God expects His people to live a Holy life.

    #2 in Holiness Series May 11, 2003 The Case For Holiness 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 There is not a major main line Christian denomination in existence that does not believe in holiness. Everyone who believes in God believes in the ultimate holiness of God. Almost every denomination and ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • J. Richard Lord, Jr. avatar

    The Case For Holiness Series

    Contributed by J. Richard Lord, Jr. on Jun 5, 2003
    based on 38 ratings
     | 3,490 views

    #2 in Holiness Series. Every major denomination believes in Holiness. Everything in the Bible points to the fact the God expects His people to live a Holy life.

    #2 in Holiness Series May 11, 2003 The Case For Holiness 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 There is not a major main line Christian denomination in existence that does not believe in holiness. Everyone who believes in God believes in the ultimate holiness of God. Almost every denomination and ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Curtis Kittrell avatar

    Sanctification

    Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Jun 21, 2003
    based on 165 ratings
     | 55,570 views

    The doctrine of sanctification is one of the most misunderstood teachings recorded in the New Testament. This is due, in large part, to the fact that it deals with consecration and holiness.

    SANCTIFICATION SCRIPTURE: I Thessalonians 4:3 INTRODUCTION The doctrine of sanctification is one of the most misunderstood teachings recorded in the New Testament. This is due, in large part, to the fact that it deals with consecration and holiness. If regeneration has to do with our nature, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Kevin Higgins avatar

    Holy Living In A Xxx World

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Jun 22, 2003
    based on 156 ratings
     | 54,097 views

    Believers must accept God’s authority and will regarding sexual issues.

    1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 Holy Living in a XXX World Introduction Before I begin this morning’s message, I want you to know that this message is really not suitable for our younger children. If you would like to dismiss your children to children’s chapel you are perfectly welcome to do so. I think ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist