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Paul's Three Prayers For The Philippians

Contributed by Christopher Arch on May 13, 2023

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This is a series on Philippians.

Title: “Paul’s Prayer for the Philippian Believers” Script: Phil. 1:9-12 Type: Expository Series Where: GNBC 5-14-23 Intro: One of the great paradoxes of the Christian faith is that God wants us to talk to Him about everything that is going on in our lives, even though He already knows ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:8-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Christmas Is About Accepting Things We Don't Like

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Dec 19, 2020

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God is calling us to accept people and situations we don't like because God is doing something in our lives that is far bigger than any of us. Mary and Joseph had to accept each other to keep the Christmas story going.

Christmas It’s About Accepting Things We Don’t Like 12/20/ 2020 Matthew 1:18-25 Colossians 3:12-17 2020 has been quite a year for us. How many of you have had to accept some things that you did not like, that were forced upon you this year? Some of us did not like the quarantines, the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25, Colossians 3:12-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Temptation Scheme Series

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Nov 18, 2021

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The devil is always trying to gain a foothold in our life, and he begins his initial onslaught of attacks with the temptation to sin. Temptation "can" be overcome! We must overcome it, so we can refrain from committing sin.

Satan is looking to pound on our weakest areas . . . When we leave an opening by yielding to temptation, he’ll take advantage. - Kent Crockett(1) In Ephesians 4:27, the Apostle Paul warned, “Do not give the devil a foothold” (NIV). The devil is always trying to gain a foothold in our life, and he ...read more

Scripture: James 1:12-15, 1 Corinthians 10:13

Denomination: Baptist

John Series Sermon 28 The Rejection Of Jesus' Claim John 5:40-47 Series

Contributed by Rodney Fry on May 29, 2022

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Men reject Jesus’ claim to be “equal with God” (Jn. 5:18). Jesus gave six reasons for their rejection.

(5:40–47) Introduction: men reject Jesus’ claim to be “equal with God” (Jn. 5:18). Jesus gave six reasons for their rejection. 1. People refuse to come to Christ (vv.40–41). 2. People do not love God (v.42). 3. People accept false messiahs (v.43). 4. People seek the approval and honor of mere men ...read more

Scripture: John 5:40-47

Denomination: Baptist

3 Prayer Requests Of The Apostle Paul

Contributed by Christopher Arch on May 5, 2025

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Expository series on Philippians.

Title: Three Prayer Requests of the Apostle Paul Scripture: Phil. 1:9-11 Type Expository Series Where: GNBC 5-4-25 Intro: As a pastor it’s relatively common to have people ask me to pray for them about certain matters in their lives. One of the great paradoxes of the Christian faith is ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:9-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Birth Pains

Contributed by John Oscar on Jun 30, 2025

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A Sermon Detailing some of the things we will see in the days leading up to the rapture and tribulation

Birth Pains CCCAG 6-29-25 Scripture-(Matthew 24:1-8) Introduction: Last week, we finished our series on the book of Daniel. Over the next few weeks, we will look at some of the other prophetic references in the bible that deal with both our present day and the near future. As we look at these ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:1-8, 2 Timothy 4:3

Denomination: Assembly Of God

All His Treasures Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 5, 2025

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Jesus teachings on treasures emphasize that true wealth often lies not in material possessions, but in intangible things like love, knowledge, relationships, a love for God and having personal character.

Video Transition: Treasures Series: All His! Thesis: We have talked about how everything we have belongs to the Father God – everything we possess and even our very lives belong to Him! Our Series Verses: Deuteronomy 10:14: "Behold, to the Lord your God belong heaven and the highest ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-24, Luke 12:34, Matthew 13:44

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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

The Keys To Heaven

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Feb 26, 2007

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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

Replacing Fear Of Man With Fear Of The Lord Series

Contributed by Don Jaques on Jun 16, 2005

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All Christians should be far more concerned with what God thinks about them than what men and women think.

Replacing Fear of Man with Fear of the Lord June 11/12, 2005 Don Jaques MAIN IDEA: All Christians should be far more concerned with what God thinks about them than what men and women think. AIM: Those who hear this message will be convicted of their fear of man, and will be released from the fear ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 29:25

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

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

The Potential Of Problems Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Oct 24, 2011

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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

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

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