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  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Give Thanks In Every Circumstance

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 16, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,993 views

    One of the greatest privileges of being a Christian is to have the capacity to give thanks regardless of what happens. It is easy to be thankful when things are going our way, but a Christian can rise above any situation to thank God for causing all thing

    How To Give Thanks in Every Circumstance by Paul Fritz 1 Thessalonians 5:16-5:18 Have you ever noticed that people who habitually ungrateful are stranger to happiness? Illustration: One day a TV reporter asked a mason, "How do you like your job? I hate it, he said. Its this most boring job in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Give Thanks In Every Circumstance

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 18, 2006
    based on 17 ratings
     | 7,048 views

    Have you ever noticed that people who habitually ungrateful are stranger to happiness?

    How To Give Thanks in Every Circumstance 1 Thessalonians 5:16-5:18 (NIV, NIRV, TNIV, KJV) Have you ever noticed that people who habitually ungrateful are stranger to happiness? Illustration: One day a TV reporter asked a mason, "How do you like your job? I hate it, he said. Its this ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Thanksgiving - Grateful To Whom, My Dear?

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 24, 2001
    based on 885 ratings
     | 70,458 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

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    Building A Confident Church Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 30, 2001
    based on 164 ratings
     | 16,986 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

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    P.u.s.h. Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 6, 2001
    based on 78 ratings
     | 8,833 views

    The church needs to PUSH through in prayer for the breakthrough. We need to Prayer Until Something Happens.

    P.U.S.H.- sermon Thesis: The church needs to PUSH through in prayer for the breakthrough. We need to Prayer Until Something Happens. Opening Illustration: Song by Mark Schultz “ He’s my son” Mark states, “On May 22 1998, my friend John Baird’s 14 year-old son was diagnosed with Leukemia. I wrote ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Marvin Penner avatar

    Ephesians 1: 5-8 Series

    Contributed by Marvin Penner on Mar 20, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 3,589 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
     | 50,817 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

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Give Thanks In Every Circumstance

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 304 ratings
     | 33,384 views

    Jeremiah wrote, "From them shall proceed the voice of thanksigiving and the sound of those who make merry and I will multiply them and they not will be diminished." (Jer 30:19)God does not want more grumps but grateful people to give Him greater glory, ho

    Have you ever noticed that people who habitually ungrateful are stranger to happiness? Illustration: One day a TV reporter asked a mason, "How do you like your job? I hate it, he said. Its this most boring job in the world." That same reporter asked another mason on the other sided of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Paul Apple avatar

    3 Perpetual Practices To Ensure Personal Spiritual Vitality

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 31 ratings
     | 5,809 views

    A. Rejoice Always B.

    A. Rejoice Always B. Pray Without Ceasing C. Give Thanks in Everything "for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus" ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Let The Spirit Enhance Your Self-Control Capacities

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 21, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 4,513 views

    The Holy Spirit gives us a special grace of self-discipline that comes with being completely controlled by the Spirit of God. Ask the Lord to help you overcome your natural tendency to shy away from what God wants you to think, do and become.

    Let the Spirit Enhance Your Self-Control Capacities 1 Thessalonians 5:6-18 Illustration: SPIRITUAL POWER In a seminary missions class, Herbert Jackson told how, as a new missionary, he was assigned a car that would not start without a push. After pondering his problem, he devised a plan. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What Do You Think About Prayer?

    Contributed by Jon Daniels on May 27, 2004
    based on 21 ratings
     | 3,064 views

    This is a short "devotional" sermon about prayer based on Oswald Chambers’ May 27 devotion in "My Utmost for His Highest." Good for prayer meeting.

    “WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT PRAYER?” 1 Thess. 5:17 INTRO – Oswald Chambers devotional for today, May 27 – “Thinking of Prayer as Jesus Taught.” I. Be sure that you have a correct concept about prayer. A. What is your mental concept about prayer? In other words, when you think of prayer, what ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why We Pray Without Ceasing Series

    Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 9, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 40,270 views

    Daniel’s prayer life provides the example and the explanation of persistence in prayer.

    Why We Pray Without Ceasing The Daniel Story Introduction: For nearly a year we have been digging into the theme of prayer. We have examined some of the basic principles regarding the power of prayer. We took the Lord’s Prayer apart phrase by phrase. We looked deep into some of the places the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Principles Of Christian Living

    Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Jun 22, 2001
    based on 49 ratings
     | 8,973 views

    This sermon is about the basic principles of the christian life.

    PRINCIPLES OF CHRISTIAN LIVING OUTLINE 1.PRAYER 2.PIETY 3.PATIENCE 4.PEACE 5.PERFORMANCE 6.PROMISE 7.PASSION THE MESSAGE PRINCIPLES OF CHRISTIAN LIVING 1.PRAYER I Thesselonians 5;17 Prayer is a fundamental exercise in the life of a Christian. The Bible says ’ pray without ceasing ’. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • OLAYINKA ALAMU avatar

    Why Thanksgiving?

    Contributed by Olayinka Alamu on May 5, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,182 views

    Why should we give thanks

    Why Thanksgiving? 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (AMP) 16Be happy [in your faith] and rejoice and be glad-hearted continually (always); 17Be unceasing in prayer [praying perseveringly]; 18Thank [God] in everything [no matter what the circumstances may be, be thankful and give thanks], for this is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Brian Moon avatar

    Getting Warm With Your Prayer Life Series

    Contributed by Brian Moon on Sep 6, 2002
    based on 47 ratings
     | 5,094 views

    Part 2 of this series designed to keep our "fire" for God through spiritual disciplines. This message shows what prayer is and gives some common approaches to it.

    “The Cure for the Common Cold” part 2 (Getting warm with your prayer life) Brian A. Moon Story – Testimony of healing from prayer by Doug Gates Last week we began a new series called “The Cure for the Common Cold” which is looking into a cure for those times that we lose our passion for God. Most ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed