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  • GUY GLASS avatar

    Being Thankful For Our "Gots” , Not Ungrateful For Our "Nots”

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Feb 9, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,262 views

    A message looking at the life of Job as he moved from wealth to poverty, and how he remained thankful

    BEING THANKFUL FOR OUR “GOTS” NOT UNGRATEFUL FOR OUR “NOTS” Job 1:1-12 Job 1:1-12 In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil. 2 He had seven sons and three daughters, 3 and he owned seven thousand sheep, three ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Can I "Be Perfect As God Is Perfect"? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jun 1, 2010
    based on 10 ratings
     | 13,496 views

    What did Jesus mean when He called us to be perfect?

    A Supremely Baptist Excuse: “I’m just a sinner saved by grace.” This is something that we love saying and we mean it as a way to emphasize that there is no way to earn your way to heaven. That is absolutely true – salvation can only come by grace through faith. Too often, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living Beyond Being Down And Out (Part I) Series

    Contributed by Danny Pinksen on Jun 29, 2007
     | 4,088 views

    The Bible offers great advice and instruction on how to deal with many of life’s everyday challenges including being down and out.

    Living Beyond the “Down and Out” (Part 1) [ILLUS: Almost everyone knows I love the outdoors. As we were flying in over Florida, the scenery was every bit as beautiful as people say it is and the pictures indicate. Every year thousands of birds migrate south for the winter. I’m not referring to ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Living Beyond Being Down And Out (Part Ii) Series

    Contributed by Danny Pinksen on Jul 2, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,393 views

    The Bible does offer great advice and instruction on how to deal with and overcome many of life’s everyday challenges including being down and out.

    Living Beyond the “Down and Out” II (Advice adapted from Rick Warren’s “God’s Answers to Life’s Difficult Questions”) {DVD – Laughter is Contagious} [ILLUS: “Laughter Really is the Best medicine” states Sue Casiglia – Lets look at some highlights from her study: > The affect of laughter on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Family Fairytales: "Being A Mom Looks Like This" Series

    Contributed by Fred Shackelford on May 16, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,656 views

    Have you ever felt that to be the perfect mom, you have to look a certain way or dress a certain way. There's only one standard for motherhood, and that only to be found in the Word of God.

    Family Fairytales: “Being a Mom Looks Like This” Luke 1:34-38; Matthew 12:46-50; John 19:25 Sunday Morning, May 8, 2011 Mother’s Day Springhill Baptist Church I’ve been looking forward to being here with you today, because I believe that this is the real deal. The things ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A King Who Never Thought Of Being Persuaded As A Christian Series

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Feb 11, 2013
     | 5,100 views

    I. EXORDIUM: Are you taking this opportunity to be saved? or to grow with the LORD? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: General III. OBJECTIVES: To show that people need to entertain the GOSPEL being preached to them for that is the right time for their

    I. EXORDIUM: Are you taking this opportunity to be saved? or to grow with the LORD? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: General III. OBJECTIVES: To show that people need to entertain the GOSPEL being preached to them for that is the right time for their salvation. IV. TEXT: Acts 26:28 (New Living ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Being Rich Can Make Us Spiritually Poor Series

    Contributed by Peter Toy on Mar 28, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,130 views

    If we don’t learn to handle our wealth in a godly manner, it can separate us from God.

    Being rich can make us spiritually poor. A story is told of a rich man who was on his death bed. He called in three of his friends, a pastor, a doctor and a lawyer to give them a strange request. He gave each of the men an envelope with one million dollars in it. He instructed the men that during ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Being Encouragers, Equippers And Trainers Of Children, Youth And Families Series

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Oct 14, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,661 views

    A sermon that focuses on the congregation and individual members being encouragers, equippers and trainers of children, youth and families

    This week we explore what it means for us as individuals and God’s congregation to be encouragers, equippers and trainers of children, youth and families… Today’s reading from Mark 10:13-14 highlights how the Christian faith is different from many views in the world about ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Stop Being A Baby About Jesus’ Ascension

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on May 17, 2015
     | 4,683 views

    Stop Being A Baby About Jesus’ Ascension (He may be concealed, but he’s not gone.)

    Have you ever tried to play hide-and-seek with a newborn? Try it the next time you’re around a baby who is less than three months old and you’ll find out that it isn’t much fun. Why not? Because babies that young haven’t yet developed a sense of “object ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    When Being Good Isn't Good Enough Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 21, 2014
     | 9,740 views

    Seventh in this series. The main point of the Parable of the Good Samaritan is that eternal life isn't a matter of what I must do for God bu rather what God has done for me.

    This week as I was preparing for this message I did as I often do after I first spend time with the text itself and looked at some other sermons on this passage just to get a feel for how others handle this parable. And in the process I ran across what seemed to me to be a pretty good sermon on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Four Things That Get In The Way Of The Church Being A Family Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jun 26, 2015
     | 7,960 views

    The passage commands us to treat our church family like family. What are some of the things that get in the way of us doing that well?

    WHY TREAT EACH OTHER LIKE FAMILY? We are God’s eternal family. - 1 Timothy 5:1-2. - Because we are family! - Why is this so needed today? a. The prevalence of loneliness in our society. b. The joy of being “where everybody knows your name.” c. How hard life is and how much ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Unmasking Al Queda:biblical Propehcy Being Fulfilled

    Contributed by Kayode Eleyinte on Aug 7, 2013
     | 4,772 views

    Not many christian understands that one of the bible prophecy is playing out in the Middle East and as regards the rise of radical Islamic terror groups. We are at the threshold of the fulfillment of age-long prophecy. We need to watch.

    The al queda terror group has been around for quite some time.They had been a big threat to the lives and properties of many nation in Asia,both Central Asia and Middle East.Their murderous activities has leap over the borders of Asia into Europe,America and Africa.The fear of al queda has ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    Do We Have To Keep Being Extra Faithful? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 18, 2019
     | 3,526 views

    Our religious ritual can make us feel like we are the extra faithful when we are really failing to give God what He wants.

    - We had several night visions one after the other in the chapters up to this point in Zechariah. As we come into chapter 7, two years have passed. And there are signs of progress on the temple – the walls are rising! - So is everything great? Not exactly. - The people of Bethel come with a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Kind Of Church Do We Want To Be?

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Oct 26, 2019
     | 4,961 views

    Elijah told the messengers that the king would die because he did not consult God about his injuries and whether it would result in death, instead of trying to consulting a false god! In other words there are consequences to sin!!

    2 King 1:1-Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. 2-Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria, and was injured; so he sent messengers and said to them, “Go, inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Being Kind When It's Hard Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Oct 31, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,522 views

    Matthew 5:38-48

    JUST BE KIND - Being Kind When It’s Hard November 17, 2019 Matthew 5:38-48 (p. 678) Introduction: Amber Guyger had just finished a 13 hour shift as a Dallas Police officer and was on her way home. She was texting her boyfriend who was also a cop. She pulled into her parking ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ