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  • Rev. Timothy Porter avatar

    Three Rights In A Left Culture

    Contributed by Rev. Timothy Porter on Jan 19, 2021
     | 1,017 views

    The Bible says God expects you to show mercy to everybody. How are you supposed to do that?

    “Treat everyone you meet with dignity.” 1 Peter 2:17 (The Message) The Bible says God expects you to show mercy to everybody. How are you supposed to do that? Here are three simple, practical ways to be God’s agent of mercy in the world. 1.) Forgive people when they mess up “When people sin, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    [#25] An Exhortation For Them To Have The Same Mind Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Aug 12, 2019
     | 2,722 views

    This passage demonstrates the simple but often neglected principle that we should not expect every believer to be fully mature.

    Date: 2/25/19 Lesson # 25 Title: An Exhortation for Them to Have the Same Mind • “Special Notes” and “Scripture” are shown as endnotes. • NIV Bible is used throughout unless noted otherwise. Scripture: Philippians 3:15-17 (NIV) 15 All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Faithful Deacons Series

    Contributed by Troy Walliser on Nov 5, 2020
     | 4,116 views

    As we align ourselves to the BIBLICAL model of church leadership, we can expect God to provide the GROWTH.

    Faithful Deacons Acts 6:1-7 This morning we come back to our series through the book of Acts. We arrive at chapter six. One of the things that Luke, the inspired author of the book of Acts, has done is to comment regularly on the explosive growth that was happening in the early church. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Would You Not Join The Church? Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Sep 3, 2020
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     | 3,983 views

    Christians are expected to unite with a congregation of the faithful in order to fulfil the ministry God assigns each follower of Christ.

    “Those who received his word were baptised, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. “And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Have A "merry" Christmas!

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Dec 21, 2018
     | 3,693 views

    In the midst of chaos, our expectations often leave us disappointed. Thoughts on how to have a MERRY Christmas!

    How to have a Merry Christmas? 1 John 1; 1 John 4; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 December 23, 2018 It still boggles my mind that we are 2 days away from Christmas! This year has been the longest possible shopping season and amazingly next year, will be the shortest. I’m not sure which is better. Some ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Genie God Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on May 22, 2017
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,589 views

    We call out to God expecting God to be a genie and grant us our every wish and prayer.

    Believing and not Believing The Genie God April 30, 2017 I’m going to jump right in and get right to it, then take a step back and talk about this series. I’m going to read something I found on a Christian Internet forum. The title was “I no longer believe in God!” This is part of what was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Anointed Ruler, Divine King

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 15, 2017
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     | 6,544 views

    The Old Testament expectation was inclining towards the coming of the warrior king. Instead, He appeared as the man on the donkey.

    ANOINTED RULER, DIVINE KING. Zechariah 9:9-12. In a series of visions, Zechariah reached beyond the needs of his own time to the coming of Jesus. In Zechariah 9:1, the eyes of men, and all Israel, were looking towards the return of the LORD to His city and Temple. The departure was foretold by ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Casting Away

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on May 18, 2018
     | 4,566 views

    We must have confidence in the Word of God with no ifs or maybes if we expect to see our reward

    Casting Away “Cast not away therefore your confidence which has great recompense of reward” (Hebrews 10:35). 1. Ifs and Maybes: Ifs and Maybes are what get us into trouble. What if God doesn’t do it? What if He won’t do it? What if He won’t do it for me? We never say God can’t do it because ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Before Victory Comes Obedience Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Sep 4, 2013
     | 8,306 views

    The story of David & Goliath has a lot to do about obedience, but this sermon may not be what you expect...

    Sermon Brief Date Written: August 28, 2013 Date Preached: September 1, 2013 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: A Series in 1 Samuel Sermon Title: Facing the Giants of our Time Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 17 [HCSB] Introduction: What are the giants of our time? In our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Gold Standard Series

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 10, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,350 views

    God doesn’t merely want to meet our expectations, God wants to raise our standards.

    The Gold Standard I want to apologize if what I’m about to share is repetitious. I think my opening illustration was shared with me by our friend and Chairman of Deacons, Robert Johnson, a few months ago, but I’m not positive. Anyway, in 1900, a company called the Detroit Automobile Company ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Hearing God's Voice Series

    Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Apr 10, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,563 views

    Part 3. When we are in relationship with God we should expect to hear God speaking to us.

    If we are not experiencing God’s abundant life we need to ask ourselves why? I think we can boil the problem down to one of three issues: 1) We might have a relationship problem with God. Over the last couple of weeks we have looked at the importance of knowing God, having a personal relationship ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Mount Up

    Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on May 2, 2011
    based on 24 ratings
     | 50,474 views

    God does not expect His children to be in the valley or at the tail region. Rather, He wants them to be at the top.

    Beloved, our message this week focuses on the right position God wants His children to be. God does not expect His children to be in the valley or at the tail region. Rather, He wants them to be at the top. Deuteronomy chapter 32 verses 11-12 say, “As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Promise Of Christmas Series

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Dec 15, 2014
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     | 12,601 views

    The Christmas season is a time of promise and expectation. God promises to be hands on involved and invest eternity into our lives.

    Intro: The living God Yahweh revealed in Jesus Christ is a promise making and a promise keeping God!! In an article in Time Magazine dated 24th Dec 1956, it reads: The old legend that there are 30,000 promises in the Bible is a bit off, according to schoolteacher Everek R. Storms of Kitchener, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Rahab, The Harlot

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Dec 24, 2014
     | 7,353 views

    To prove that even the least expected person to receive grace will receive grace once that person acted in faith.

    I. EXORDIUM: Do you live by faith like Rahab? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To prove that even the least expected person to receive grace will receive grace once that person acted in faith. IV. TEXT: Joshua 2:14 (Amplified Bible) 2:14 And the men said to her, Our lives ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Promises Are Meant To Be Kept

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Nov 5, 2012
    based on 7 ratings
     | 30,445 views

    Promises are not made to be broken. They are meant to be kept. God keeps His. He expects us to keep ours.

    Promises Are Meant To Be Kept Jeremiah 42:5-6 Words come easy, often uttered without any thought or sincerity behind them. When we are faced with difficult situations or unknowns, we cry out to God saying, “God show me what I should do and no matter what I will do it.” “No matter ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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