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  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    Thanksgiving - Grateful To Whom, My Dear?

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 24, 2001
    based on 884 ratings
     | 71,227 views

    I encourage you to take two safeguards to protect your Thanksgiving - two things that you need to remember.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK A. By Presidential Proclamation, this Thursday is traditionally a day of national Thanksgiving. So I want to call your attention to two great thanksgiving ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Timothy Peck avatar

    Building A Confident Church Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 30, 2001
    based on 164 ratings
     | 17,634 views

    Five essential "bricks" for building a confident Church.

    When this church finally decided to build our new worship center back in 1996 all my pastor friends told me to pack my bags. One of my former seminary teachers suggested that I update my resume. You see, building projects have a reputation for tearing churches apart. And through the years a general ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Randall Terrill avatar

    How To Get The Most Out Of Life

    Contributed by Randall Terrill on Nov 17, 2000
    based on 54 ratings
     | 4,201 views

    How to honor Christ in difficult circumstances

    How To Get The Most Out Of Life I Thessalonians 5:16-18 Introduction: 1. The Rule of St. Benedict (The Love of Christ must come before all else) 2. Three admonitions to help us I. Be Joyful Always 1. Things that steal our joy 2. Things that bring us ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Marvin Penner avatar

    Ephesians 1: 5-8 Series

    Contributed by Marvin Penner on Mar 20, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 3,862 views

    Objective: To understand that thanksgiving should have it’s foundation in what God has done in salvation in order to survive the hard times and to begin to build that foundation.

    Thanksgiving Sunday Oct. 8/00 Meeting Creek Objective: To understand that thanksgiving should have it’s foundation in what God has done in salvation in order to survive the hard times and to begin to build that foundation. Scripture Reading: Ephesians 1: 3 - 10 Tell the Story of the Roman slave ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Alan Perkins avatar

    Giving Thanks Series

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 30, 2001
    based on 353 ratings
     | 52,538 views

    A thankful spirit is a distinguishing feature of a Christian.

    Thanksgiving is coming up, as you all know. When you think of Thanksgiving, what do you think of? Well, mashed potatoes and gravy, homemade rolls, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, pumpkin pie, and of course, turkey. At least, that’s what most people think of. But in the past few years, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Troy Mason avatar

    Don't Worry, Be Happy

    Contributed by Troy Mason on Apr 21, 2001
    based on 50 ratings
     | 5,275 views

    God’s desire for our happiness here on earth

    Don’t Worry, Be Happy Subject: God created us to be happy people Proposition: To show the congregation that Christ is the Way to true happiness here on earth. I. Introduction: Several years ago the #1 song on the pop charts was titled: “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”. It was an upbeat song with an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Warner Pidgeon avatar

    Relationships With Leaders, One Another And God.

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jul 24, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,398 views

    Paul instructs the Church concerning their relationships with their leaders, with one another (calling them to be very patient) and with God.

    So we come this week to the end of St. Paul’s first letter to the church in Thessalonica; and I’m sure it’s worth reminding ourselves that Paul wrote this letter to the people of the church. He did not write his letter to the leaders of the church. He wrote it to the Church. The letter began like ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Steve Hereford avatar

    How To Be Thankful

    Contributed by Steve Hereford on Sep 7, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,677 views

    Do you know that you have been called to be thankful? In fact the Apostle Paul says that we are "always" to be thankful. Join Pastor Steve as he shares "How to Be Thankful" from 1 Thessalonians 5:18.

    In 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, the Apostle Paul says to the believer"s at Thessalonica, "Rejoice always; pray without ceasing: in everything give thanks; for this is God"s will for you in Christ Jesus." God"s will is that we always "rejoice, pray and give thanks." Erwin Lutzer, said, "You can learn to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Ed Wood avatar

    It's A Family Matter Series

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Apr 6, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,088 views

    8th (last) is series on 1 Thesselonians (8 of 8).

    IT’S A FAMILY MATTER 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 INTRO: Paul’s favorite name for believers was brethren. He used it at least 60 times in his letters; and in the two Thessalonian Epistles, he used it 27 times. Paul saw the local church as a family. Each member was born again by the Spirit of God and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Overcoming Regrets Series

    Contributed by Kent Wise on Oct 13, 2006
     | 5,793 views

    Sermon tells the believer about how regrets take away your joy.

    Overcoming Regrets 1st Thessalonians 5:12-22 February 26, 2006 1st Thessalonians 5:12ff 12 Now we ask you, brothers, to respect those who work hard among you, who are over you in the Lord and who admonish you. 13 Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Tom Shepard avatar

    Radical Rejoicing Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Oct 30, 2006
    based on 27 ratings
     | 7,885 views

    This sermon tells us to rejoyce always - but there are seven aspects of 1 Thess. 5:16-22 that we need to apply to life.

    Radical Rejoicing Text: “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.” 1 Thessalonians A ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Prayer

    Contributed by Clint Shrum on Jan 9, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 20,238 views

    5 elements of prayer

    PRAYER I Thessalonians 5:12-18 Intro: I am confident in saying the most neglected part of our spiritual life is prayer. More than church attendance, testifying, bible studying etc…prayer is often not a part of our daily lives. Even more so a lot of Christians only pray at church or when they are ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Virginia Tate avatar

    In All Things Rejoice

    Contributed by Virginia Tate on Feb 12, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 11,846 views

    Why and how do we rejoice and give thanks?

    In All Things Rejoice, Pray and Give Thanks 1 Thessalonians 5:16-5:18 Why and how do we rejoice and give thanks? As I share the word of God with you, I pray that you and I may experience “being Spirit filled.” Actually I am very confident that we would experience that as we pay all our ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Doug Henry avatar

    More Words To Thessalonica Series

    Contributed by Doug Henry on Dec 30, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,896 views

    A ton of instructions for this church that are still relevant for the church today.

    Warnings, Exaltations, & Instructions: More Words to Thessalonica 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22 I want to take a poll this morning as we get started. How many of you like to talk on the phone? How many of you don’t like talking on the phone? I fall somewhere in the middle of the two extremes – it ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Don Jaques avatar

    What's So Great About Gratefulness?

    Contributed by Don Jaques on Dec 1, 2005
    based on 57 ratings
     | 16,674 views

    When we choose to give thanks to God in all circumstances, we reap the benefits of God’s blessings. The hearer will understand WHY he/she should give thanks to God and be motivated to develop the discipline of grateful living.

    INTRO In “The Hiding Place”, Dutch woman Corrie ten Boom wrote of her family’s experience undergoing the trial of concentration camps under the Third Reich in World War II. Though not Jews themselves, she, her father, and her sister, Betsie, were sent to a series of prison camps for harboring Jews ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational