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The Ingredients Of A Life Of Faith Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Jul 10, 2001

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Three specific ingredients necessary for a life of faith, drawn from the life of Abraham as recorded in Hebrews 11.

A Study of Hebrews 11 Sermon # 2 “The Ingredients of a Life of Faith” Hebrews 11:8 – 19 Have you ever stopped to think about how you get God’s approval in life? Can you gain God approval by being religious? No. Can you ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:8-19

Denomination: Baptist

Please Don’t Come For Christmas Part 4

Contributed by Tom Bartlett on Dec 22, 2009

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4 Reasons why Jesus Shouldn’t have come

Please Don’t Come For Christmas – Part 4 4 reasons why Jesus shouldn’t have come Celebration Church – December 20, 2009 We’ve come to the end of the series, please don’t come for Christmas and apparently that’s what happened last week, people stayed home. Well some braved the weather and we had ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:46-48

Denomination: Baptist

Individual Purpose Vs. Corporate Purpose

Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 1, 2008

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Doesn’t God have a purpose for mankind in general or for the church as a whole? Isn’t focusing on individual purpose a little self-serving? Aren’t we pushing individualism at the expense of the Body of Christ?

Up to this point, Purpose Weekly has focused on individual purpose. But what about corporate purpose? Doesn’t God have a purpose for mankind in general or for the church as a whole? Isn’t focusing on individual purpose a little self-serving? Aren’t we pushing individualism at the expense of the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith Accounting 101 Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on May 18, 2008

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The "ledger of life" has the debit side filled with sins...the sheet must be balanced.

Faith Accounting 101 Romans 4:1-8 * Institutions of higher education have a system of numbering their classes which allows the student to know the difficulty (in theory) of a class. As you know, these range from numbering beginning with 1 for freshman to 6 or 7 which is doctoral level. The ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

The Keys To Heaven

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Feb 26, 2007

based on 26 ratings

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Message based on Jesus’ words in Matthew 16:19.

The Keys to Heaven Matthew 16:13-20 February 25, 2007 How many of you have ever been locked out of your car? It’s okay – you can admit it. Frustrating, isn’t it? Okay, maddening. Maybe you can relate Returning home one afternoon with my two daughters, Kimberley, age two, and Kristi, six ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Potential Of Problems Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Oct 24, 2011

based on 44 ratings

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The prototype of today’s deacons is found in our passage. It is an account of men being set aside by the Holy Spirit and the Jerusalem Church to resolve a fellowship problem.

ACTS 6: 1-7 THE POTENTIAL OF PROBLEMS [1Timothy 3:3-16] The prototype of today’s deacons is found in our passage for this evening. It is an account of men being set aside by the Holy Spirit and the Jerusalem Church to resolve a fellowship problem. The Church had been expanding in a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Baptism Of Christ Series

Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Dec 21, 2015

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The perfect example of Christ's obediance

Introduction The outline for this message came out of the "Preacher's Outline and Sermon Bible." Our question today is “what is baptism all about? The answer is found in studying Jesus' baptism and John's reaction to Jesus' baptism. Lets outline our passage this way: 1. The ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Wrong With Christianity - Part 3

Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Jun 13, 2019

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This is the final message of the series.

What’s wrong with Christianity – Part 3 This series looks at some of the things that Christianity teaches that many Christians are not in agreement with. Today is Part 3 of “What’s Wrong With Christianity?” As I said before, these messages are not asking what’s wrong with Christianity. Instead, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:24-27, Romans 1:32, Isaiah 5:20-21, 2 Timothy 3:1-4, Matthew 3:2, Matthew 4:17 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

To Obey Or Not To Obey Series

Contributed by Sue Richard on Jun 2, 2004

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Fearing and obeying God needs to come first in the Christian’s life

TO OBEY OR NOT TO OBEY Today’s passage is probably the most difficult one in Romans. How should the strong commands of this Scripture be interpreted when Paul himself didn’t always practice what he preached? It would have been easy to skip over Romans 13 in our series of preaching through ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1-7

Denomination: Brethren

How Do We Justify Ourselves Before God Who Is Holy And Without Sin?

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Jan 24, 2003

based on 16 ratings

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What it means to be justified before God

How do we justify ourselves before God who is holy and without sin? As you may have read in the paper this week about he person who was fat and wanted to get money from McDonalds because they offer food that made him fat. He wanted to justify his reason to be fat. Who or what would you like to ...read more

Scripture: Job 9:1-8

Denomination: Wesleyan

"What Forgiveness Looks Like" Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Nov 16, 2004

based on 19 ratings

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Just what does real forgiveness look like?

In our passage for today, Paul speaks about the dangers of unforgiveness. He tells us that unforgiveness . . . A. Negatively impacts our influence on others - v. 29 B. Negatively impacts God’s influence on us - v. 30 Consequently, he tells us to all those things associated with unforgiveness - ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:29-32

Denomination: Baptist

#3basketcase Holders Snuffing Out The Light Series

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 18, 2002

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Part 3 looks at how basketcase holders snuffing out the light.

#3 BASKETCASES HOLDERS, SNUFFING OUT THE LIGHT By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Dear friends: Part#3 OF 4 PART Basketcases holders. TEXT: 2 Corinthians 11:33 And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands. Matthew 10:42And whosoever shall give to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Fear Is Foreign To The One Full Of Faith Series

Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Nov 13, 2003

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Though there are plenty of things in the world that worry us, Jesus shows us how to overcome fear: by trusting him!

Pentecost 5 Matthew 10:24-33 You know that your company is downsizing, and your boss asks to see you in his office. This is the first year that you fill out your income taxes by yourself, and the I.R.S. informs you that you are going to be audited. You go into a routine check-up at the clinic, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:24-33

Denomination: Lutheran

Noble Vessels Series

Contributed by Mark Opseth on Dec 18, 2011

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This is part four in the Carpenter's Workshop Christmas series. The Master Carpenter is preparing for himself a gift - the Church, the Bride - to be presented to him at His Second Coming. This message addresses us as noble vessels.

Just one week before Christmas. Imagine all the workshops – some like this one – running full steam, working hard to finish their Christmas gifts. Woodchips and sawdust cover the floor, reminding us that each project took time and care to transform a piece of wood into something to be ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:15-21

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Love Displayed

Contributed by Jason Jones on Dec 26, 2011

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Exposition of John 3 regarding the sending of God’s Son on Christmas was part of one of the greatest displays of the immeasurable love of God ever.

Text: John 3:16, Title: Love Displayed, Date/Place: NRBC, Christmas Eve 2011 A. Opening illustration: I had a Greek professor in seminary who was a great help to me. He taught us how to love our wives. He wrote “The Myth of Adolescence” and taught us how to love our children. He ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Baptist

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