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  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    Live The Life Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 24, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
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    We are called to live in purity not in immorality. This is God’s specific command!

    INTRODUCTION • When we started this series on 1 Thessalonians, I stated that a good theme for the book could be titled the same as a Chuck Colson book, “How Now Shall We live?” • How are we to live out our lives as we await the return of our Lord Jesus? • In have spent the first couple of messages ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Master's Table

    Contributed by Kenneth Bailey on Jun 15, 2001
    based on 85 ratings
     | 12,743 views

    Sermon for the Second Sunday in Lent 1928 Prayer Book. Seeks to understand our relationship to god through Christ as we come to His Table.

    The Master’s Table How many of us have ever had a dog? Most of us probably have had at least one in our lifetime. Dogs love to do three things. They love to play. They love to sleep. They love to eat. Most sacred of all to a dog, though, is the “holy” food that comes directly from his ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Paul Apple avatar

    Strive For Excellence In Pleasing God

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 70 ratings
     | 6,760 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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    Risky Business

    Contributed by Joe Harding on Apr 18, 2001
    based on 67 ratings
     | 3,845 views

    A LIFE PLEASING TO GOD IS SANCTIFICATION!

    “RISKY BUSINESS” I THESSALONIANS 4: 1-12 SEPTEMBER 24, 2000 INTRODUCTION: TRANSITION: Today, our text deals with the reality of Sanctification in this Life. Our text bears out that “It is God’s will that you should be sanctified.” The Goal is to please God and in so doing, the Apostle Paul ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Could It Be I'm Falling In Love

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 25, 2001
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     | 3,774 views

    This sermon deals with Christian marriage.

    Could It Be I’m Falling In Love 6/27/99 Proverbs 4:18-27 Colossians 3:1-4 Text Thessalonians 4:1-8 How many of us remember the days when we use to have crushes on someone as a junior or senior higher. As young as age 12, I can remember being on my knees praying that God would let me ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Troy Borst avatar

    Growing Up With God

    Contributed by Troy Borst on May 17, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 3,801 views

    Responsibilites we have as Children of God

    GROWING UP WITH GOD COLOSSIANS 3:1-10 INTRODUCTION Scripture often uses several different phrases to describe one thought. In Genesis, we are described as being “created in the image of God.” John 3:16-17 tells us very plainly that God loves us so much that He sacrificed Himself for us to save ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Phil Morgan avatar

    One In Christ Jesus

    Contributed by Phil Morgan on Apr 7, 2002
    based on 78 ratings
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    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
     | 5,372 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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    Real Love Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 25, 2001
    based on 65 ratings
     | 6,093 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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    Trivial Pursuit - The Consequence Of Ignoring God's Will Series

    Contributed by Ken Kersten on Jun 1, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 11,264 views

    Games People Play - Trivial Pursuit - a look at following the will of God to keep life from being a "Trivial Pursuit".

    Trivial Pursuit Mark 8:36-37 We are continuing our series on Games that People Play. Now most of you probably have played today’s game Trivial Pursuit or one of its many spin-offs. The original Trivial Pursuit came out in 1981, which makes it relatively young compared to the classics, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Pathway To A Healthy Life

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Nov 11, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,467 views

    Health is an important issue for anyone. Paul lays out important directions for moving towards that healthy life.

    THE PASTOR’S POINTS sermon ministry of CEDAR LODGE BAPTIST CHURCH Thomasville, NC November 9, 2003 Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more. 2For ye know ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Colin Coombs avatar

    Responding To Responsibility

    Contributed by Colin Coombs on Mar 19, 2006
    based on 36 ratings
     | 4,183 views

    Encouraging responsibility towards God; Fellow Christians; and the unsaved.

    I Thessalonians 4:1 - 12 I. OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PLEASE GOD I Thessalonians 4:1dear brothers and sisters, we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You are doing this already, and we encourage you to do so more and more. [NLT] a. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Entire Sanctification

    Contributed by George Crumbly on Aug 9, 2005
    based on 29 ratings
     | 5,608 views

    God expects His people to be Holy

    “ENTIRE SANCTIFICATION” (I Thessalonians 4: 1-10) Sheridan Church of the Nazarene: Sunday Morning, November 11, 2001 George E. Crumbly TURN TO I THESSALONIANS 4 The meat of the Holiness message is Sanctification. We believe in the doctrine of Entire Sanctification. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Sexual Chaos

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Oct 9, 2005
    based on 56 ratings
     | 11,158 views

    Pornography is sexual chaos.

    SEXUAL CHAOS: THE PROBLEM OF PORNOGRAPHY I Thessalonians 4:1-8 S: Pornography C: Sexual purity Pr: PORNOGRAPHY IS SEXUAL CHAOS. KW: Answers TS: We will find in our study answers to four questions about pornography that should be asked by the church. Type: Propositional The ____ question we must ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Rodgers avatar

    Lust Series

    Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Nov 3, 2005
    based on 84 ratings
     | 23,481 views

    The second message in a series on the seven deadly sins.

    Virus – Hidden Infections in the Spiritual Life Lust – 1 Th. 4:1-8 Intro: Video Clip – It’s Just Sex Trans: Last week we started a new series on the (7) deadly sins – Virus. Our goal is to place these deadly sins under the microscope of God’s Word to understand their infectious tendencies ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist