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  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Identify A Counterfeit

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 30, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 5,458 views

    Today we live in a media saturated world where we find dozens of "medicine men and women" dishing all kinds of partial truths. We all need the Holy Spirit’s discernment to identify counterfeit teachers, leaders and purveyors of ideas that are not 100% tr

    How to Identify a Counterfeit (2 Cor. 11:12-18) Today we live in a media saturated world where we find dozens of "medicine men and women" dishing all kinds of partial truths. We all need the Holy Spirit’s discernment to identify counterfeit teachers, leaders and purveyors of ideas that are not ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Proudly Christian

    Contributed by Craig Smee on Aug 13, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,508 views

    One wonders why there are so many people who claim to be Christian but so few people proudly being Christian.

    Identifiable USE SLIDES STOP ON POUDLY SOUTH AFRICAN I think it is important to most folk that they have a good reputation. Every one would like others to think highly of them. I know that since I have come to Christ, my name is important to me, not because I am self orientated, but because my ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Gene Gregory avatar

    Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People?

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Mar 17, 2006
    based on 75 ratings
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    A look at several biblical reasons for Christian suffering.

    WHY DO BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE? - Read 2 Corinthians 11:16-33 As we look at this passage, we wonder, "If God is in control, and He is; and if God is all powerful, and He is; why did He let all of this stuff happen to His man Paul? If God is in control, why do bad things happen to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Identify An Abuser Of Authority

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Apr 3, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,008 views

    Let us identify twenty of the characteristics of abusers of the truth, their positions of authority and their opportunities

    How to Identify an Abuser of Authority (2 Cor 11:12-20) "I would die before taking your money. I’m giving nobody grounds for lumping me in with those money grubbing preachers vaunting themselves as something special. They’re a sorry bunch - pseudo apostles, lying preachers, crooked workers - ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Family, Love, And Grace Series

    Contributed by Antonio Torrence on Sep 15, 2006
    based on 20 ratings
     | 11,797 views

    To truly accept God’s love, we must learn to love ourselves as well as others.

    Family, Love, and Grace 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 I. On the surface Madea’s Family Reunion is comedy about family and love. For families to survive love is necessary and crucial. It may be a cliché but what the world needs now is love. What the family needs now is love. What the church needs now is ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    "Power For The Powerless!"

    Contributed by Kevin Smith on Oct 3, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 10,247 views

    What do ya do when you feel powerless?

    2nd Corinthians 12:7-10 Awww come on and praise the Lord everybody. God is awesome! And he is truly worthy to be praised! Amen. Amen. You may be seated in the prescense of the Lord. Ushers, let the worshippers in, that they may hear a word from the Lord. I dare not try to read this text again, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Lie: God's Children Are Not Supposed To Feel Pain Series

    Contributed by John Raulerson on Oct 20, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,964 views

    We live in a world where people, even Christians, believe they are entitled never to suffer pain. Yet, God uses suffering for His glory.

    Series: Lies Satan Tells GOD’S CHILDREN ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO FEEL PAIN 2Corinthians 12:1-10 Clyde Reid says in his book, "Celebrate the Temporary" "One of the most common obstacles to celebrating life fully is our avoidance of pain. We do everything to escape pain. Our culture reinforces ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Where Can I Find My Strength In Suffering? Series

    Contributed by Ross Anderson on Oct 25, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,224 views

    God does not always remove affliction, but uses it to reveal his power as we embrace our weakness.

    We’ve been talking this month about suffering, because I know how many of you have been going through difficult things in recent times. (Let me say that if you want a copy of these 7 messages on “Making Sense of Suffering,” sign up on the tape request form on that little desk in the back corner.) ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Question About Heaven Series

    Contributed by Keith Foskey on May 2, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,473 views

    Will I know people in Heaven, and will I know people I love who did not make it?

    Sermon Series: “Questioning the Faith” Sermon #3 “Question about Heaven” (Some thoughts and illustrations taken form other sermoncentral.com contributors) Text: II Corinthians 12:1-7 OPENING JOKE: Janet Sketchely was trying to teach her children the truth of salvation while reading through their ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Boasting

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 25, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,552 views

    What Paul is about to do in this passage is contrary to his character. He never had any problem boasting about Christ and telling of His sufferings, but he was always hesitant to speak of his own painful experience as a servant of the Lord. However, bec

    THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: A sightseeing bus was making the rounds through Washington, D. C., and the driver was pointing out spots of interest. As they passed the Pentagon building, he mentioned that it cost taxpayers millions of dollars and that it took a year and a half to build. A little ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Suffering

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 25, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,044 views

    Some of Paul’s religious assailants in Corinth were no doubt Jews. They hurled the charge at Paul that he was no true Hebrew. They said he had apostatized from the faith and that he could not possibly be a faithful minister of God. With this in mind, Paul

    THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: The only survivor of a shipwreck washed up on a small uninhabited island. He cried out to God to save him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a rough hut and put his few possessions in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Grace

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 25, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,850 views

    In the previous chapter Paul’s focus of attention has been on earthly, physical experiences in the gospel. In order to avoid exalting himself he describes these experiences in the third person.

    THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: To seek to earn, merit, or purchase salvation is to insult the Giver. Imagine yourself invited to a banquet in the White House by the president of the United States. You are seated at a table that is filled with the choist foods. Every effort is made to give you a most ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Thorns Of Life

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 9, 2006
    based on 90 ratings
     | 43,689 views

    The thorns of life are many, but the grace of God is sufficient in our weakness.

    Text: “…a thorn in the flesh was given to me…” (2 Corinthians 12:7) What is a thorn? The American Heritage Dictionary says that a thorn is a modified branch in the form of a sharp, woody spine. It can cause sharp pain, irritation, or discomfort. How many of you have ever been struck by a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    God, Why Do You Allow Suffering? Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 24, 2006
    based on 66 ratings
     | 23,982 views

    How can a just God permit suffering in our lives?

    OPEN: A woman who was employed as a dental receptionist told this story: I was on duty when an extremely nervous patient came for root canal surgery. He was brought into the examining room and made comfortable in the reclining dental chair. The dentist then injected a numbing agent around the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God's Speed Bumps

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 4, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,683 views

    The final sermon in the summer 2006 Series, “Being God’s People by Serving, Obeying, and Giving.”

    The summer before my senior year in high school I had one of those spiritual experiences that is hard to explain because it was only God and me in my bedroom one warm August evening. It is the kind of experience that made at least one of my parents, when all was said and done, scratch their head ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God