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  • Anthony Seel avatar

    Planned For God's Pleasure Series

    Contributed by Anthony Seel on May 22, 2004
    based on 86 ratings
     | 14,489 views

    First Sermon of Purpose Driven Life series.

    THE SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT March 7, 2004 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church The Rev. M. Anthony Seel , Jr. 1 Peter 2:4-9 “Planned for God’s Pleasure” Let us pray. Heavenly Father, we bow in your presence. May your Word be our rule, Your Spirit our teacher, and your greater glory our supreme concern, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    You Have A Role To Play

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 23, 2004
    based on 49 ratings
     | 6,923 views

    1. You have a vision to receive. 2. You have a job to perform. 3. You have a person to become.

    One of the blights of the theory of evolution is that it not only devalues God and attempts to ignore him, but that it also devalues human beings — looking on them as mere animals driven by desire and instinct. One of the glories of the Christian faith is that it not only exalts God, but also has ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Jerry Flury avatar

    Obstacles To Individual And Church Growth - Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on May 28, 2004
    based on 49 ratings
     | 6,907 views

    Pacifism and Passivism can be serious stumbling blocks to our progress as members of the Body of Christ. If we are to grow both need to be eliminated from of our lives and our church.

    OBSTACLES TO INDIVIDUAL AND CHURCH GROWTH PART 2 1 PETER 2:9-15 INTRODUCTION: Last week we considered three obstacles that hinder Christian growth. Today I want to examine another pair of obstacles that impede individual and corporate growth and spiritual development – Pacifism and Passivism. Both ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Parks avatar

    Peculiar Or Wierd?

    Contributed by David Parks on Jun 2, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
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    The irony of this is that the truly free non conformist should be the Christian. And he should be proud of his non conformity.

    Peculiar or Weird? TEXT: 1 Peter 2:9 INTRODUCTION: 1. Remember how college students dressed during the hippie days of Haight Ashbury? 2. Suddenly after decades of short hair and no beards, the hair was long, greasy and the beards were scraggly and unkept, bell bottoms, tie died shirts, braless ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God's Spiritual House

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Jun 25, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 3,570 views

    The church: 1) It’s alive 2) You’ve a place 3)You’re a priest

    God’s spiritual house 1 Peter 2:1-10 WBC 27/6/4am Thought you might appreciate some clips from church service sheets & notice boards: 1. Bertha Belch, a missionary from Africa, will be speaking tonight at Calvary Methodist. Come hear Bertha Belch all the way from Africa. 3. The sermon this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dennis Lawrence avatar

    Be Careful About The Family Name Series

    Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Sep 29, 2003
    based on 26 ratings
     | 5,671 views

    As we must be careful about our family names, we must be careful not to bring dishonor to God’s family name.

    Why? Purpose Driven Life #7 Montreal/Cornwall September 13, 2003 How much do you value your name? Do you have a good name? God tells us, in Proverbs 22.1, that to have a good name is better than great riches. I think my mother must have taken this passage literally as she often reminded my sister ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God Has Called Us To An Active Ministry

    Contributed by Arthur Mathis on Oct 18, 2003
    based on 164 ratings
     | 30,443 views

    God has intended for us to speak out and tell everyone about the miracle that He has performed in our lives--we have been chosen as His royal priesthood--chosen for His purposes.

    God Has Called Us to an Active Ministry Associate Pastor Art Mathis 19 October 2003 1 Peter 2:9-10 (Message Bible)—“But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God’s instruments to do His work and speak out for Him, to tell others ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Free To Forgive Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Nov 10, 2003
    based on 29 ratings
     | 4,149 views

    I want you to know tonight that you can enjoy the benefits of forgiveness. You are free to forgive. You are free to accept forgiveness.

    REVIVAL 2003: FREEDOM FREE TO FORGIVE COLOSSIANS 3:12-17 INTRODUCTION [summarize] BALTIMORE, MD - If one is angry about being diagnosed with the HIV virus, can that hamper his or her immune system? If bitter about how one was infected, is that person at higher risk of infecting others in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God's Nobodies

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 20, 2011
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    We as the church, facing today's challenges, think of ourselves as nobodies. But we are God's kind of nobodies, those in whom He has been at work to make changes, and we are needed by the world around us.

    (Originally preached at Luther Rice Memorial Baptist Church, Silver Spring, MD, Aug. 12, 1973; subsequently, with variations, at Woodbrook Baptist Church, Baltimore, MD, Aug. 19, 1973; Viers Mill Baptist Church, Rockville, MD, Sept. 9, 1973; Bethesda First Baptist Church, Bethesda, MD, Oct. 14, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dale McAnally avatar

    America And All Nations Wait On The Body Of Christ

    Contributed by Dale Mcanally on Dec 30, 2014
     | 5,324 views

    The mature children of God in Christ Jesus, the church or called out ones, the body of the Anointed One and the Anointing, are the hope for the people of all nations in the Earth.

    The body of Christ is made up of all people that have made Jesus Christ the Savior and Lord of their lives. The word, Christ, translated from the New Testament Greek means, “the Anointed One and the Anointing”. The word, anoint, means, “to rub on one with oil”. Oil in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Never Forget Who You Are!

    Contributed by Gerald Van Horn on Dec 10, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,855 views

    How easy it is to forget who we really are!

    Never Forget Who You Are! By G. Van Horn I Peter 2:9-10 “Bless the Lord, O my soul and forget not all His benefits.” Psalms 103:2 How easy it is to forget who we really are! God has placed His hand on this generation to accomplish great and mighty things. I speak not of our salvation, for that ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    A Holy People/An Instrument Of Change

    Contributed by Vonnie E James on Dec 17, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,616 views

    It about God calling people to be Holy ,people that He can use to cause change.

    A Holy people/an instrument of change Presented at Grand Anse Baptist Church/23rd August 2007(Thursday)/Tone: Challenge 1 Peter 2:1/9 Introduction-Quote by Dr. Francis Schaeffer "The greatest creativity ever given is the ability of men, by their choices, to change the course of history." God gave ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bill Sullivan avatar

    Living Among The Pagans

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Nov 27, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,584 views

    Let our lives speak louder than our words

    Living Among the Pagans TCF Sermon November 18, 2007 Does anybody else here think that the level of public discourse in our country has fallen to new lows? No longer do we have respectful disagreements. Seldom do we agree to disagree about opinions on politics or other issues. Rather, what ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Rearview Mirror Series

    Contributed by David Rumley on Apr 16, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,741 views

    What are you driven by in life? This sermon discusses the purpose of the rear view mirror (referencing the past; and why it is small and the windshield (focusing on the present and the future).

    DRIVEN BY ETERNITY Opener: What are you driven by? 1 Peter 2: 1 So get rid of all malicious behavior and deceit. Don’t just pretend to be good! Be done with hypocrisy and jealousy and backstabbing. 2 You must crave pure spiritual milk so that you can grow into the fullness of your salvation. Cry ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Milk & Stones Series

    Contributed by Steven Buhr on Apr 7, 2009
     | 4,968 views

    I want to ask if you crave the Word of God? Do you have a deep desire to get into it, and when you do, do you have trouble putting it down? Do you get a kind of euphoric feeling when you read something that perhaps you have not read before?

    1 Peter 2:1-12 – Milk & Stones Do you ever get a craving for something? I don’t mean something like, ‘oh, I’d like to have a cool glass of water right now,’ or ‘gee wouldn’t it be nice to eat a good steak tonight,’ or even ‘man I wish I was somewhere else right now.’ No, what I am asking is do ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist