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  • Donnie De loney avatar

    What Do I Do About Habitual Sins?

    Contributed by Donnie De Loney on Mar 28, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,153 views

    Habitual Sins that continue to come up in our lives. How do I overcome those things? The sermon points us in the right direction.

    What Do I do about Habitual Sins? Romans 8:1-17 Introduction Subject: What I’m talking about is The Fight with the Flesh. Compliment: How Can We Overcome Sin Tendencies in our life? In Romans 7:14-25 98% of the text describes Paul the Apostles struggle with sin. Instead of depressing us this ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Famine In The Promised Land Series

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Oct 26, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,829 views

    In beginning an interim pulpit ministry, God directed my attention to Abram/Abraham as a paradigm of faith. Some will object to the almost typological approach to these texts.

    Famine in the Promised Land Text: Genesis 12:1-20 Today, may or may not be the beginning of a journey together. But whether God allows me to stay with you over a long period of time or whether today is merely a temporary lesson for an eternal purpose, God has placed this message on my heart. Today, ...read more

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    Moving Forward

    Contributed by Corey Berti on May 12, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 33,717 views

    Sometimes we let our circumstances, both good or bad, hold us back from moving in the direction God wants to go...forward.

    For weeks now God has put in my spirit…to move forward. Now what that means to me & what it means to you might be 2 different things, but everywhere I look…the concept keeps popping up. It’s what is stirring in me lately, it’s what keeps me going & I don’t believe ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    What Do I Do When God’s Leading Doesn’t Add Up? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 20, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,803 views

    A look at the fact that the Magi did not come to Bethlehem but to Nazareth. The sermon uses that truth to talk about following God's direction instead of the man's leading.

    STAR OF BETHLEHEM MYTH: The star led the Magi to Bethlehem. - We’ve all seen this in a hundred Christmas plays. - Unfortunately, it doesn’t happen to be the way that the Bible actually says the story happened. - This morning I want to talk about the way the Bible says the story ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Overcoming Fear And Opposition Series

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Nov 14, 2011
     | 5,050 views

    What are you afraid of? God directs us in how to face and overcome fear and opposition to the gospel by tools of faith that Philippians reveals to us.

    Jenny and I were listening to public radio in the car recently and the guest being interviewed was Steven King. Does everyone know who he is? I have never read his books but he has written about 49 and has a new one that is just out about the assassination of Kennedy entitled 11/22/63. His ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Psalm 10 - A Prayer For Justice Against The Wicked Series

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Oct 1, 2015
     | 11,062 views

    This psalm is one that deals with the matter of the unrighteous wicked who often usurp their control over the righteous. It directs us toward effective prayer in these matters.

    A PRAYER FOR JUSTICE AGAINST THE WICKED TEXT: Psalm 10:1-18 Psalms 10:1-18 KJV Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble? [2] The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. [3] For the wicked ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Son's Gift

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Dec 7, 2017
    based on 2 ratings
     | 10,930 views

    Receive Christ’s gift of His Spirit, who delivers you, who dwells within, and who directs you to know God intimately.

    Just a few days before Christmas one year, a postal worker at one of the main sorting offices found an unstamped, handwritten, messy envelope addressed to God. Curious, he opened it and discovered that it was from an elderly woman who was in great distress because all of her savings – $200 – had ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Fight Off What Comes Naturally (Idolatry)

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Mar 8, 2020
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,520 views

    Doing what comes naturally will not lead us in the direction of drawing closer to God. Naturally we have a bent away from the things of God.

    Fight Off What Comes Naturally Exodus 20:1-21 1 Peter 2:9-12 3/6/2020 Some things that come naturally to us can prove deadly if we give ourselves over to them. Have you ever been driving and got sleepy at night. You do things to fight off that natural desire to sleep. You may open ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Cpr For A Healthy Walk Part 2 Series

    Contributed by David Welch on May 30, 2018
     | 2,764 views

    Message 2 in our exploration of the the foundation directives for a healthy walk. This message continues exploration of the elements involved in continually cultivating a dynamic relationship with God.

    Chico Alliance Church “CPR for a Healthy Walk" Part 2 INTRODUCTION Paul identifies an internal war between the flesh and the spirit for control of the soul. Are we living on a spiritual plane or a fleshly plane? Is God our primary focus or our fleshly appetites? Is our mind set on the things ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • Patrick Agbonkpolor avatar

    Seek The Lord In Righteousness

    Contributed by Patrick Agbonkpolor on Dec 31, 2020
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,946 views

    As we commence a new year we need to break up our fallow ground and take time to feel the Lord for divine direction and guidance.

    TOPIC: SEEK THE LORD IN RIGHTEOUSNESS. TEXT: HOSEA 10:12 " Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he comes and rains righteousness upon you." We rejoice with you all for making it to the New Year, 2021. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Evangelizing Our Community

    Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Dec 31, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,675 views

    As we begin a new year I customarily preach one or two messages that help to give us direction for the coming months. This year will be no different.

    As we begin a new year I customarily preach one or two messages that help to give us direction for the coming months. This year will be no different. Last year God began to sharpen our focus on evangelism and we ended the year in a big way— By the grace of God we began to lay the foundations for ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Justin Steckbauer avatar

    The Spirit Of Holy Warfare

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 27, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,170 views

    Today, we consider holy warfare. For this I will direct you to a famous story that William Booth recounts, and is commonly referred to as “What will you do?”

    “You must fight devils, lies, fleshly indulgences, hardships, disappointments, and everything that sets itself up against God, or that is apposed to the living of a holy life, or which threatens the damnation of man. At all risks and consequences, you must fight for God and the salvation of souls.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    The Thing Behind The Things Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Oct 4, 2023
     | 1,484 views

    The terrible things of this life will happen. Jesus Christ directs our hearts to repentance in all cases and for that to be our heart’s default setting. Repent.

    JUST JESUS: CHAPTER BY CHAPTER THRU LUKE The Thing Behind the Things LUKE 13:1-5 #justJesus STORY 1 Mr. Deer was just like all the other deers in the forest. He liked making lots of bucks at his job in the leaf jerky factory. He liked to go stag to the dances in the forest without a date. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Helping People Find And Follow Jesus Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Dec 28, 2023
     | 1,607 views

    As a church family, we have two competing goals that give us direction, feed our values, and guide our leaders as they make decisions.

    HELPING PEOPLE FIND AND FOLLOW JESUS ACTS 3, 4, 5 #hpffj INTRODUCTION The purpose of Cincinnati Christian Church is “to help people find and follow Jesus.” That’s it. That is what we do and it is who we are as a church fellowship. As a church family, we have two competing goals that give us ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Unique Apostleship Of Paul.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 3, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,011 views

    Paul received the gospel, he says, by direct revelation from Jesus. Also, his commission as Apostle to the Gentiles came directly from Jesus.

    THE UNIQUE APOSTLESHIP OF PAUL. Galatians 1:11-24. The gospel which was preached by Paul was “not according to men. For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ” (GALATIANS 1:11-12). Paul elaborates on this assertion throughout the rest of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational