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  • David Shipman avatar

    Whose That Lion

    Contributed by David Shipman on Dec 8, 2001
    based on 23 ratings
     | 5,227 views

    Too often we give the too much credit and too much power. This message’s purpose is to bring his ability into focus.

    I want to talk about what I feel to be one of the most misunderstood scriptures in the Bible- 1 Peter 5:8 This scripture has been interpreted as a warning - be careful your going to get attacked.......WHEN IT WAS GIVEN FOR INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL! Tonight we will find out what this ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Shawn Drake avatar

    The Devil's Tools Of Destruction

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jan 4, 2002
    based on 234 ratings
     | 28,864 views

    Do you know your enemy as a believer? This sermon looks at how the devil attacks.

    Sunday Morning February 20, 2000 Bel Aire Baptist Church, Hobbs NM THE DEVIL’S TOOLS OF DESTRUCTION 2 CORINTHIANS 11:13-15; 1 PETER 5:8 Introduction: 1. The Devil or Satan is our enemy. a. He is described by Peter as our adversary or the one who stands against us or opposes ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rodney Mason avatar

    Call Someone Who Cares

    Contributed by Rodney Mason on Aug 3, 2001
    based on 40 ratings
     | 5,006 views

    This sermon helps us to find comfort in the times when we feel like no one cares for us.

    Introduction: Have you ever had someone to tell you call someone who cares? Maybe you have not uttered these words but I bet you have felt this way before. We all have felt uncared for in this journey of life, in fact for many of us this is the reason we became saved. I am glad that the writer ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Evie Megginson avatar

    ‘the Christian's Eternal Glory'

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Aug 7, 2001
    based on 101 ratings
     | 7,811 views

    WE SEE IN THIS PASSAGE, THE PILGRIM’S ATTITUDES,THE PILGRIM’S ADVERSARY, AND THE PILGRAM’S ARRIVAL.

    ‘THE CHRISTIAN’S ETERNAL GLORY’ I PETER 5:5-11 In the Bible, the Christian life is compared to many things such a member of a body, and as a member of a family. But the one I like the best am the one Peter describes in his book of I Peter, a pilgrim. We see this in Abraham’s life recorded in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • William Young avatar

    If I Were The Devil....

    Contributed by William Young on Sep 4, 2001
    based on 138 ratings
     | 12,485 views

    To Foil to Demon, We must Understand How He Works In Our Lives!

    (Drawn By a Sermon Authored by Bro Phil Sanders, Concord Road Church of Christ, Nashville TN) IF I WERE THE DEVIL James 1:13-15 1. Peter warns us in 1 Pet. 5:8,9, "Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls about seeking someone to devour. 2. This is true! C. S. Lewis wrote in his ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Robert Travis avatar

    To God Be The Glory

    Contributed by Robert Travis on Sep 18, 2001
    based on 69 ratings
     | 3,521 views

    America’s strength is her faith in God.

    TO GOD BE THE GLORY (2 Corinthians 1:3-4) Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gary Washburn avatar

    Drop The Worry

    Contributed by Gary Washburn on May 31, 2002
    based on 26 ratings
     | 5,292 views

    Worry is a sin. How do I stop it? This simple message demonstates how to practically drop your worries.

    I Peter 5:5-10 Intro: Have everyone print on a piece of paper their #1 worry, problem they are currently facing. This is something they think about everyday. (Do not give details/names/incidences that anyone could recognize this as your problem.) Have them fold them in two and hold for now. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tony Searles avatar

    On Guard!

    Contributed by Tony Searles on Jun 8, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 8,398 views

    A message to encourage the saints to guard their hearts...especially taking great care to watch their communication, attention, and behavior. These things, if left unchecked, can lead to drifting from the Lord.

    Stand & Read - Proverbs 4:20-27 ?My son, give attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. [21] Do not let them depart from your sight; keep them in the midst of your heart. [22] For they are life to those who find them, and health to all their whole body. [23] Watch over your heart ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Charles Scott avatar

    God As Good Shepherd

    Contributed by Charles Scott on Jun 23, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,703 views

    Symbolic language is used throughout the Bible to describe God. Among the most precious and universally undertood is that of God as Shepherd.

    pI PETER 5 TRINITY 3 SHEPHERD SUNDAY Introduction Use of symbols - by Jesus in communication. Among the most powerful are those comparing Jesus to the life of a Shepherd. This is an old thought -- God was referred to as "The Shepherd of Israel." This imagery is used to communicate who God ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    I Worry About My Anxiety!

    Contributed by James Groce on Jul 30, 2002
    based on 94 ratings
     | 6,262 views

    But are there any benefits of worry??? Depends on who you are.

    I. Intro A. All of us fall victim to anxiety. B. Tears at the mind, keeps us up at night, consumes our thoughts, causes stress. C. But are there any benefits of worry??? Depends on who you are. D. Read 1 Pet. 5:6-8 1. Anxiety is a direct ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Doug Johnston avatar

    Satan: The Prince Of The Power Of The Air Series

    Contributed by Doug Johnston on May 13, 2001
    based on 39 ratings
     | 5,144 views

    Knowing how Satan works and making plans to stand firm against him are important and practical parts of our faith.

    ...In time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience. Ephesians 2:2 Detecting Satan at Work: Wants us to Disobey God (Eph. 2:2; Gen. 3; Matthew 4) Accuses (Rev. 12:10; Job ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Johnny Carver avatar

    Losing Sight Of The Goal

    Contributed by Johnny Carver on May 17, 2001
    based on 191 ratings
     | 17,551 views

    This sermon encourages Christians to stay focused on the goal that God has designed for our walk with Him.

    Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1 – 11 Title: “Losing Sight of The Goal” Introduction: It was a fog-shrouded morning, July 4, 1952, when a young woman named Florence Chadwick waded into the water off Catalina Island. She intended to swim the channel from the island to the California coast. Long-distance ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Evie Megginson avatar

    A Lion On The Loose

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jun 28, 2001
    based on 140 ratings
     | 11,299 views

    There is a lion loose today, and he trying to defeat you, to bind you, to keep you from becoming what God would have you to be.Satan promises the best, but pays with the worst

    ’A LION ON THE LOOSE’ 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Several years ago, one of our state paper had an article in it which said, "there’s a mountain lion loose in the NW part of our county. It is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Daniel Olukoya avatar

    Vagabond Anointing

    Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Jul 1, 2001
    based on 204 ratings
     | 54,141 views

    The vagabond anointing is responsible for the lack of direction and aimlessness in so many lives. The devil himself is a vagabond and he likes to distribute that anointing.

    In Genesis 4:12, we see the first example of a vagabond person. It says, "When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shall thou be in the earth." Deuteronomy 21:18 - 21 says, "If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • ROBERT SIMMONS avatar

    Where Lions Feed

    Contributed by Robert Simmons on Feb 28, 2002
    based on 121 ratings
     | 10,887 views

    Warning to God’s sheep of spiritual dangers in areas where the roaring lion prowls.

    Behavioral Patterns of Lions, how he feeds & stalks, give you insight into devil’s activities as it relates to the saints of God. WHEN THE FIRE GOES OUT, THE LIONS MOVE IN When in the jungles of Africa, a doctor and his wife, after flying from America and a day of birdwatching and photography, ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God