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  • Jimmy Chapman avatar

    Are You Vulnerable?

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Aug 8, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 11,782 views

    The best way to stay away from defeat is to avoid the things that make you susceptible to defeat.

    Are You Vulnerable? Judges 18:1,2,7-11,27,28 The book of Judges is an unusual book. It is a book that seems to be constantly recording the downfall of Israel. It records for us the failure of Israel to make progress. In chapter 18 we find the tribe of Dan seeking a settlement in the land of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When God Is Your Travel Agent Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 13, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 7,295 views

    If the goal of your life is to avoid as many problems as possible, then don’t take a journey with God!

    When God is Your Travel Agent (Exodus 15:22-27) 1. All of our lives are filled with uncertainty; Some of us accept that reality and adjust to the unforeseen as best we can. 2. Others frantically create rules or routines to give ourselves the sense that we have reduced life’s uncertainties -- ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Making The Spirit Smile Series

    Contributed by Keith Crouch on Aug 15, 2004
    based on 13 ratings
     | 2,771 views

    This message is part of series through the book of Ephesians and deals with how to avoid the grieving of the Holy Spirit.

    Making the Spirit Smile Ephesians 4:30-32 I. The Personhood of the Spirit (v. 30a) A. The Witness of Jesus Christ (John 14:17, 16:13) B. Our Potential Effect on the Spirit 1. We Can Choose to Have Fellowship With Him (Gal. 5:16) 2. We Can Choose to Be Controlled (Eph. 5:18) 3. We Can Choose to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pat Cook avatar

    Making Deals With The Devil Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 12, 2005
    based on 44 ratings
     | 13,048 views

    16th in series on Joshua. This talks about compromise, and avoiding it by listening to God’s voice.

    Joshua 9:1-26 – Making Deals with the Devil A New York family bought a ranch out West where they intended to raise cattle. Friends visited and asked if the ranch had a name. “Well,” said the would-be cattleman, “I wanted to name it the Bar-J. My wife favored Suzy-Q, one son liked the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • M B avatar

    Relevance Or Relic: Pairing God's Anointing With A Calling Or A Corpse

    Contributed by M B on Aug 25, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,441 views

    Avoiding the common pitfalls that slow churches & christians down and learning to operate in God’s anointing.

    TITLE: RELEVANCE OR RELIC: PAIRING GOD’S ANOINTING WITH A CALLING OR A CORPSE TEXT: 1 KINGS 19:19-21; 2 KINGS 2:1-18; 5:20, 24-27; 13:14-21 1 Kings 19:19-21 19 So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How Not To Be A Religious Leader

    Contributed by William Mouser on Nov 28, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,316 views

    In training his disciples to be leaders, Jesus pointed to the religious leaders of his day as examples to avoid.

    Psalm 43, Micah 3:5-12, 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13,17-20, Matthew 23:1-12 How Not to be a Religious Leader There’s an old story about three boys who are bragging about rich their dads are. The first boy said, "My dad is so rich. He writes a few paragraphs on a piece of paper. Calls it a poem. And he ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Suffering Is Good

    Contributed by Myron Loss on Jun 9, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,573 views

    The purpose is to help change our errant thing about how suffering is to be avoided at all cost.

    Suffering is Good God had one Son without sin; He has no sons without suffering. St. Augustine Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Todd Leupold avatar

    Overcoming Foolishness Series

    Contributed by Todd Leupold on May 22, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 10,601 views

    Everyone knows how to be a fool, but God’s Word instructs us how to avoid foolishness.

    OVERCOMING THE FOUR “F”s: FOOLISHNESS INTRODUCTION: Anyone ever have an embarrassing moment . . . or two . . . or three . . .? Let me tell you, I am an expert on being a fool. Like everyone else, I have had my share of embarrassing moments. Costumes Mullet (slide) Left-handed wood ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Hays avatar

    The Company We Keep

    Contributed by Mike Hays on Apr 15, 2004
    based on 54 ratings
     | 16,621 views

    We need godly wisdom in order to avoid the snares of those whose path leads to destruction.

    The Company We Keep… Proverbs 1:7-19 The invitations go out every day. They’re in the mail, they’re on our front doorstep, they’re waiting for us at the street corner, they’re lying around the offices where we work, and they’re posted all over the neighborhoods where we live. They come by way of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    I Can Beat This Temptation

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jun 18, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,393 views

    This message deals with what we need to do to avoid temptation and to see it for what it really is.

    I Can Beat This Temptation 6/12/05 Proverbs 23 29-35 I Corinthians 10:9-13 Is there anyone here who faced temptation this past week? You may have found yourself in the ring, ready to give that knockout punch, only to discover that temptation was a little stronger and a little quicker ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    "Using Your Gifts Properly" Series

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Aug 28, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,317 views

    Temptations to watch out for in using our spiritual gifts. How to avoid falling into these traps of Satan.

    Iliff and Saltillo UM Churches August 31, 2003 “Using Your Gifts Properly” John 15:1-17 INTRODUCTION: During the month of August we have been talking about spiritual gifts--reminding us that each of us has been given at least one and usually more than one gift when we become a Christian. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • John Hamby avatar

    Three Dangers With Reference To The Second Coming Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Feb 6, 2003
    based on 96 ratings
     | 11,307 views

    Examines three danges that we as Christians need to avoid in our thinking about the Second Coming.

    A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 47 “Three Dangers with Reference to the Second Coming” Luke 17:20-36 Whenever something climatic occurs in our world; whether it be “The Persian Gulf War” in 1990, or the September 11 Terrorist Attack in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jason Pettibone avatar

    A Real Respect For Life Series

    Contributed by Jason Pettibone on Nov 2, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,885 views

    Jesus challenges us to raise the level of our respect for others beyond merely avoiding murder.

    A Real Respect For Life “What does God expect of me?” “How do I, as a follower of Jesus, live in a way that reflects His Lordship in my daily decisions?” Those are the questions that shape the Sermon on the Mount, which we read in Matthew. I am leading you through this amazing part of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • James Bohrer avatar

    Don't Drift Away Series

    Contributed by James Bohrer on Jan 14, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,888 views

    Dealing with how to avoid the ever constant danger of drifting away from our walk with Christ.

    A lawyer who had recently purchased a Cape Cod home overlooking the harbor of Nantucket asked Ol Beauford to do some outdoor painting. He had the money and Beauford was known for good solid work. Beauford arrived in the morning as the lawyer was rushing out the door. He quickly explained what ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    Warnings On Hypocrisy Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Nov 8, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,057 views

    To be called a hypocrite is one of the most hurtful criticisms there is, how do we avoid Hypocrisy?

    Hypocrisy Clean on the outside and dirty on the inside. Wow! Jesus spoke about that concept a number of times throughout the gospels using word pictures like whitewashed tombs all clean and pretty on the outside and full of dead men’s bones on the inside. On my first trip to Africa one of ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan