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  • c vincent avatar

    Who We Were, Are And Shall Be

    Contributed by C Vincent on Feb 13, 2009
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    Examining the nature of man before Christ, with Christ now and the future glory of the Christian

    1 John 3:1- 3 "Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world doesn’t know us, because it did not know him. NKJV The Holy Spirit would have us pay particular attention to ‘behold’. The apostle himself, though evidently ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Bruce Ball avatar

    And The Greatest Of These Is Love

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Feb 15, 2009
    based on 18 ratings
     | 16,935 views

    A 5-point sermon dealing with different types of love, including the love God has for us and the love we are to have for His church.

    As humans, our emotions can vary widely throughout a whole range of subjects. And while this is certainly true, since Valentines day was yesterday, I want to focus on love. We are capable of feelings several types of love, too, and each type has its own focus of intensity. There is an old ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Hate Hypocrisy

    Contributed by Nate Herbst on Feb 25, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,207 views

    Hypocrisy among believers is the excuse people use to justify not trusting Christ; hypocrisy kills and it is time we as believers draw close to our Savior living in the light in honesty and integrity.

    Hypocrisy vs. Living in the light
 Stories!!!
 Hypocrisy is terrible - Any of you like hypocrites? 
 I’m not pointing any fingers but after hearing these stories I decided this was too important not to address it. 
 1 Cor.5:11 - You must not associate with anyone who calls ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Live A Godly Life . . . Why Should I?

    Contributed by Tony Klinedinst on Mar 9, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,534 views

    This is the 10th sermon in a series through 1 John. It deals with the attitude "I am saved by grace, why should I go through the trouble of living the Christian life?" We live a godly life because of God’s love for us.

    why should I love a Godly life? Though many of us would come right out and ask this question, I am sure many of us have spent considerable time wondering. In case you haven’t heard, living a God-honoring life isn’t easy. God is constantly calling us to step out of our comfort zone and enter into ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Live A Sinful Life . . . Why Shouldn't I" Series

    Contributed by Tony Klinedinst on Mar 16, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,115 views

    As children of God, we live a life of grace and forgiveness. So, since we are forgiven, why not indulge a little? This sermon points to I John 3 to revel that there is more to living a holy life than just dutifully living in purity.

    Authentic Christian Living Live a sinful life . . . Why not? I John 3:4-10 We are saved by grace through Jesus Christ and regardless whether or not you believe in eternal security, one can say that God will forgive any and all of the sins I commit when I ask Him. So why not indulge a little? We ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Alvin Hathaway, Sr. avatar

    Standing In The Shadows Of Greatness

    Contributed by Alvin Hathaway, Sr. on Mar 21, 2009
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     | 6,460 views

    We stand in the shadows of greatness because we are spiritually weak, morally weak, physically weak.

    Standing in the Shadows of Greatness Description of Standing in the Shadows of Motown – Backup Band We are all standing of the shadows waiting for our moment when the spotlight is taken off of someone else and placed on ourselves. Unfortunately if your ascension is based upon someone else’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    It Takes Faith To Grow - Light The Fire 1 Series

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Nov 19, 2009
     | 3,378 views

    This is the first of our "Light the Fire" sermon series focusing on growing in our faith.

    “It Takes Faith to Grow” We are starting out a brand new sermon series today about lighting the fires of Pentecost in our own spiritual lives. At some point in your spiritual journey… you have been “on fire” for Jesus. You might be “on fire” spiritually right now… or you may be finding those ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Love Loud Dare

    Contributed by Bobby Daniel on Dec 14, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,246 views

    Sermon inspired by a Thom Rainer blog where he encouraged pastors to challenge their congregations to Love Loud

    Love Loud Dare 1 John 3:11-20 A couple of years ago Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, GA made a movie that many of us have seen called Fireproof…we showed a clip from it a couple of Sunday nights back. The premise of the movie is a fire fighter who is watching his marriage fall apart and his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love All Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Dec 20, 2009
    based on 17 ratings
     | 16,884 views

    Talks about the way God loves us and how we should love others

    Love All Advent Conspiracy Series Final Week (3) 12/20/2009 Introduction Slide Love. Love is a word we use a lot to describe our affection for things and in America, we love a lot of things. We love our kids We love our spouses We love our freedom We love our sports teams We love chocolate We ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Sixteen Signs Of A True Believer Part 3 Series

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 8, 2010
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     | 4,585 views

    Sermon 7 of the series. As we continue to study the 16 signs that John gives to identify a true believer, we ask ...Am I doing righteousness? Am I living in light of His coming? Am I overcoming habitual sin?

    Series: Things That Accompany Salvation Hebrews 6:9 But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. Message 7: Sixteen Signs of a True Believer (Part III) (2 Cor. 13:5; 1 Jn. 2:29; 3:1-9) 2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sixteen Signs Of A True Believer Part 4 Series

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 8, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,123 views

    Sermon 8 of the series. John's sixteen signs of a true believer (continued). In this sermon, John offers "love for our brother" as the sign of genuince faith.

    Series: Things That Accompany Salvation Hebrews 6:9 But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. Message 8: Sixteen Signs of a True Believer (Part IV) (2 Cor. 13:5; 1 Jn. 3:10-19) 2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr.W.Samuel Legon avatar

    What State Are You In?

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jul 13, 2010
     | 2,661 views

    We need to know where we are at all times.

    WHAT STATE ARE YOU IN ? We find ourselves in the wrong state of mine sometimes. We must understand that where we are is very important to us . There are four states of man in the Bible lets look at those four. 1. Our creation we were in a state of (Innocence) Gen. 1:26 And God ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Assurance Of Salvation Series

    Contributed by Ricky Nelms on Aug 2, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,884 views

    This is the first message in the "Survivor" series. In order to survive, the very first thing is that you must know that you know that you have been saved.

    Survivor Series #1 – THE ASSURANCE OF SALVATION Today, we begin a brand-new series of messages, entitled – SURVIVOR This is taking a spinoff of the famous TV series where a bunch of people get thrown on some deserted island and have the learn how to survive in the wild with the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    How Great Is The Love Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 3, 2010
    based on 30 ratings
     | 19,707 views

    1- How great - we shall be called children 2- How great - we shall see Him as He is 3- How great - we shall be like Him

    INTRO.- How great is the love. ILL.- An old man and woman were married for many years even though they hated each other. When they had a confrontation, screams and yelling could be heard deep into the night. A constant statement was heard by the neighbors who feared the man the most. He said, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Everyone Who Sins Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 3, 2010
    based on 51 ratings
     | 12,135 views

    1- Everyone who sins breaks the law 2- Everyone who sins needs a sinless savior 3- Everyone who sins and keeps on sinning knows not

    INTRO.- Everyone who sins. Some people don’t think they do. ILL.- A preacher named Eddie Martin tells this story: I have met a few people who have tried to convince me that they were not bad sinners. I met such a lady in Bluefield, West Virginia. This well-dressed woman came forward at ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ