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  • Melvin Shelton avatar

    Our Position To The Powers That Be.

    Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Sep 29, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,334 views

    There is not a law in our state that says you are to love me but there is a law against you killing me.

    Our position to the powers that be. Rom. 13:1 -- 7. 10/05/03 There was this sheep farmer who lived in the hills of Idaho. Everyday, a man would go to a ridge and watch the sheep farmer tending his sheep. He decided he would count the sheep and pull a fast one on the farmer. So, he spent on a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Joy Of Being God's Friend

    Contributed by Jim Miller on Nov 3, 2003
    based on 31 ratings
     | 4,066 views

    If we remain in Jesus love, we’ll experience joy and know what it means to be a friend of Jesus.

    John 15:9-17 Feeling a little better now that we’ve slowed down a bit. Last week, went back and picked up how God prunes us, disciplines us, trains us to create his image in us. Tom Landry used to say, “The job of a football coach is to make men do what they don’t want to do, in order to achieve ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Joseph: On Being A Real Father

    Contributed by Glenn Abel on Jun 16, 2003
    based on 174 ratings
     | 14,525 views

    This sermon uses the name JOSEPH as an acrostic with each letter representing a characteristic in the life of this famous father figure.

    JOSEPH (Matthew 1:18-21) There are many monumental statements we associate with fathers. Statements that reverberate down through the corridors of time. Statements like: Ask your mother. I was watching that! It’s only blood, wipe it off. I’m not lost. I’m taking a short cut. Today as we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Cost Of Being A Real Father Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jul 7, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,856 views

    Sermon 4 0f 17 on 1 Corinthians. Paul was a spiritual father to those he taught about Jesus. He writes of the work and trust that God gave him and others like him in the ministry of the good news of Jesus.

    The Cost of Being a Real Father Paul was a spiritual father to those he taught about Jesus. He writes of the work and trust that God gave him and others like him in the ministry of the good news of Jesus. It is a work of fatherhood and spiritual nurturing that does not end with teaching. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What Will Your Memorial Be?

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on May 27, 2003
    based on 294 ratings
     | 42,093 views

    What others will remember us for - according to Jesus.

    What will your memorial be? If someone looks back on your life years from now, what will they remember about you? None of us will probably have our names in the history books of the future. What is more likely to happen is that we will be remembered by those whose lives we’ve touched. The woman ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Secret To Being A Positive Thinker

    Contributed by Don Schultz on Jul 11, 2002
    based on 60 ratings
     | 9,290 views

    How can you be hopeful,joyful, enthusiastic, in a world and life full of problems? Here you find the answer...

    Romans 8:18-25: THE SECRET TO BEING A POSITIVE THINKER Have you ever heard someone say, “You should think more positively. You should be a positive thinker.” Sometimes that’s easy. Sometimes, it’s not. For example, think about the flooding in Texas. I read about one man down there, whose ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Being A Christian Can Be Painful! Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 25, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,683 views

    We should invest ourselves in the Lord, even while suffering.

    Being A Christian Can Be Painful! (I Peter 4:12-19) 1. C. S. Lewis once remarked that “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts in our pain; it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” Today’s sermon is about suffering, trials, and stressful experiences. 2. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Challenges Of Being A Cheerful Giver

    Contributed by Joseph Betz on Nov 22, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,291 views

    Lay Sermon on Stewardship. The focus is on the historical and social responsibility of being a Christian and giving and does not mention biblical tithing.

    "The Challenges of Being a Cheerful Giver" Sermon Preached by Joseph A. Betz Setauket Presbyterian Church, NY October 22, 2006 Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9: 6-15 The Apostle Paul writes, "God loves a cheerful giver." The original Greek word he used was hilaron for cheerful, which translates into ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Disagree Without Being Disagreeable

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Jun 13, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,016 views

    “Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires”

    Disagree Without Being Disagreeable: John 8:48-52 Introduction: No matter how good of a communicator you are, you will come to a time in a relationship when you must learn how to politely disagree. The Bible gives us an excellent illustration of this when Jesus showed his disciples how to disagree ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Being Human: Bummer Or Blessing

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Dec 29, 2007
     | 3,511 views

    The good neews is that where we are, God is and is at work in our behalf.

    Title: Being Human: Bummer and Blessing! Text: Hebrews 2:10-18 Thesis: The good news is that where we are, God is at work in our behalf! Introduction The Merriam-Webster Word of the year in 2007 is “w00t.” It is a new word that emerges from online gaming and is an acronym for “we owned the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What's It Like To Being Lost? Series

    Contributed by Denny Feasby on May 21, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,439 views

    A series on the Lost

    What’s It Like To Being Lost? Luke 15:11-24 Intro: There is one thing Christians and non-Christians agree on – they both dislike evangelism. The word alone conjures up images of “in your face” confrontation. Therefore Christians usually avoid gospel showdowns and most of the non-Christians are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Danger Of Being At Church And Not In Church

    Contributed by Mcclinton Hall on Jul 12, 2004
    based on 106 ratings
     | 53,468 views

    This sermon deals with how we sometimes miss what God has for us by not attending church or when we do attend, we don’t worship like we ought to.

    The Danger Of Being Church At And Not In Church Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Flury avatar

    The Basics Of Being A Consecrated Believer

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Sep 21, 2004
    based on 55 ratings
     | 8,288 views

    In the midst of civil and religious ruin, harsh living conditions and spiritual apathy Ezra is used by God to revive Israel as he demonstrates the basics of being a consecrated believer.

    THE BASICS OF BEING A CONSECRATED BELIEVER Ezra 7:6-10 EZRA 7:10 For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments. Introduction: The Israelites returned to Jerusalem after having been taken into Babylonian captivity for 70 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Petty avatar

    The High Cost Of Being Lost

    Contributed by Michael Petty on Oct 28, 2004
    based on 48 ratings
     | 9,934 views

    A sermon that challenges us to count the cost of living a life that has been given to the world and not to Jesus Christ

    "The High Cost Being Lost" Luke 12:16-21 I. Introduction There is an expression that we see a lot on popular youth clothing, it appears on our trucks and it even appears in some advertising. "No Fear" or as we say in the country, "Ain’t Skeered". Now I am not exactly sure where that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ralph Andrus avatar

    Evidences Of Being Stirred By The Spirit

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Aug 1, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,086 views

    Evidences of Being Stirred By The Spirit

    Evidences of Being Stirred By The Spirit I. The Spirit Stirs - Ez. 1 Cyrus the Great d. 529 B.C., king of Persia, founder of ACHAEMENID power and the Persian empire. He conquered MEDIA between 559 and 549 B.C., Lydia (see CROESUS) in 546, and BABYLONIA in 538. In EGYPT he laid the basis for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist