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  • Chris Appleby avatar

    Weakness Or Power Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on May 31, 2003
    based on 94 ratings
     | 8,184 views

    Be faithful, stick to what’s been revealed to us in God’s Word and rely on God’s power to bring the growth.

    There’s an old Indian Fable I heard recently. A water bearer had two large water pots which he carried on either end of a pole slung across his shoulders. One of the pots had a crack in it, so every day as he carried water to his master’s house he arrived with one full pot and one only half full. ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    #7fruit Of The Spirit Faitfulness Series

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 29, 2002
    based on 47 ratings
     | 7,134 views

    We continue studying the Fruit of the Spirit, this one studies FAITHFULNESS.

    #7 STUDY OF THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: Faithfulness/Faith By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23. Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. WE HAVE BEEN STUDYING THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Ronald Fair avatar

    Stewardship

    Contributed by Ronald Fair on May 30, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 18,023 views

    Faithfulness is always rewarded beyond our wildest dreams. May the Lord maintain us in faithfulness, even though that faithfulness may sometimes involve us in an appearance of utter failure The Lord make us good stewards.

    Stewardship Reading: 1 Cor. 4:1-2, 1 Cor. 9:17, Titus 1:7-8, Col. 1:25, 1 Tim. 1:4 The subject of our meditation is to be that of stewardship. A steward is a man who, on the one hand, stands in a living relationship to all that his lord has, and, on the other hand, in an equally close ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Not Many Fathers

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 11, 2002
    based on 30 ratings
     | 15,027 views

    Men need to arise to the High office of being a Father.

    A MESSAGE TO FATHERS By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: 1 Cor. 4:15, For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many Fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the Gospel. Today, I ponder: WHAT IS A FATHER? Our THOUGHT will be, NOT MANY ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Fear Of Rejection Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jun 24, 2002
    based on 64 ratings
     | 12,003 views

    Sermon 1 in a series on Fear.

    The Fear Factor WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? TOP 14 FEARS OF AMERICANS (before 9/11) 1) Public speaking 2) Heights 3) Insects and bugs 4) Financial problems 5) Deep water 6) Sickness 7) Death 9) Loneliness 8) Flying 10) Dogs 11) Driving/riding in a car 12) Darkness 13) Elevators 14) ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Measuring Faithfulness Series

    Contributed by Mitchell Skelton on Sep 20, 2003
    based on 35 ratings
     | 5,270 views

    The three differnent ways of Measuring one’s faithfulness.

    Measuring Faithfulness 1 Corinthians 4:1–6 INTRODUCTION Paul’s 1st letter to the church at Corinth was written to correct many problems that had surfaced in the church. The most pressing problem and the one that Paul addresses first is the sin of division. Paul attacks this problem head on in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Stewardship

    Contributed by Vic June Francisco on Apr 6, 2001
    based on 156 ratings
     | 13,490 views

    Steward of God

    Text: 1 Corinthians 4:2 Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. Meaning of Steward. Stewardship is the management of that which belongs to another. A person may be good steward or a bad steward, faithful or unfaithful; he becomes a steward at birth and remains one ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

  • Rick Stacy avatar

    The Cost Of Being A Real Father Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jul 7, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,413 views

    Sermon 4 0f 17 on 1 Corinthians. Paul was a spiritual father to those he taught about Jesus. He writes of the work and trust that God gave him and others like him in the ministry of the good news of Jesus.

    The Cost of Being a Real Father Paul was a spiritual father to those he taught about Jesus. He writes of the work and trust that God gave him and others like him in the ministry of the good news of Jesus. It is a work of fatherhood and spiritual nurturing that does not end with teaching. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Stephen Todd avatar

    Faithfulness

    Contributed by Stephen Todd on Apr 2, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 13,035 views

    Because God is faithful, we too should show the fruit of faithfulness.

    Faithfulness March 24, 2001 Several years ago a major newspaper tabloid ran the headlines: "They said it wouldn’t last." The paper was celebrating the first anniversary of a famous couple whose marriage many had predicted wouldn’t last. The tabloid gleefully proclaimed that the predictions were ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Richard Tow avatar

    What Is Life All About

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Apr 12, 2004
    based on 41 ratings
     | 14,248 views

    The Parable of the Talents provides a condensed description of what life is all about. God has entrusted each of us with resources and opportunity. He grants freedom to choose how we will invest our time, money, etc... But we must live life understanding

    What’s Life All About? Matthew 25:14-30[1] 4-4-04 Have you ever asked yourself, “What am I going to do with my life?” Maybe when you were in your senior year of high school the career counselor helped you ask that question. Maybe in the midst of a great crisis you found yourself asking, “What ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    Six Wrong Ways To Judge Your Life

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Aug 12, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 2,429 views

    How can we be sure that we don’t settle for an evaluation of our life that ultimately won’t hold up?

    Ways That We Judge Wrongly: 1. “He was a good man.” - v. 3a - “judged by you or a human court [day].” - At a funeral, the preacher may give this praise to the agreement of everyone present. That does not settle the matter though, because we as humans do not have the final judgment. - Many ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Word Is Our Great Heritage

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Aug 18, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,690 views

    This is an overall encouragement to be good stewards of God’s Word by hearing it, learning it, and using it.

    August 21, 2005 The Stewardship of the Word Several weeks ago I went to the Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl with my kids. The movie producers tried their best to capture the attention of the audience through three dimensional images. After about the first three minutes of enjoying the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    The Problem With The Power Of The Church In America

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Aug 29, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,698 views

    Is the "spiritually superior" attitude that the Corinthians had similar to the attitude found in the American church today?

    The Corinthians’ Situation: 1. The Problem: They were living proudly in their spiritual superiority. - vv. 8-13. - Paul points out their pride in their superiority and their position, all of it (from their perspective) a sign of the hand of God. In reality, though, they were far from where God ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    Six Marks Of A Spiritual Mentor

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 2, 2005
    based on 49 ratings
     | 18,916 views

    Paul here explains what it meant that he was a spiritual father to the Cornithians and therein gives us insight into how we can impact others.

    The Heart Of The Passage: “Paul is a spiritual father to the Corinthians.” - v. 15. - There are two ways to become a spiritual father. One is to be part of birthing someone to new life. The second is to raise a spiritual child into a spiritual adult (an adoption type of situation). - In both ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Lou Nicholes avatar

    Steward

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Jan 21, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,542 views

    A steward is one who takes care of another person’s affairs but owns nothing himself. In today’s world he might be called a manager.

    THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: St Augustine wrote Where your pleasure is, there is your treasure. Where your treasure is, there is your heart. Where you heart is, there is your happiness. (In Who Said That by George Sweeting) In this chapter, Paul presents three characteristics of a true ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist