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  • Richard White avatar

    To Be: Mournful Series

    Contributed by Richard White on Oct 15, 2011
     | 3,409 views

    What do we mourn? Loss of loved ones, jobs, opportunities and the like. We are called to mourn our loss of our relationship with God.

    To Be Mourning. Illust: I helped him cry. Some commentators deny that this mourning is for sin (e.g., Bonnard). Others (e.g., Schweizer) understand it to be mourning for any kind of misery. The reality is subtler. The godly remnant of Jesus' day weeps because of the humiliation of Israel, but they ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Being A Forgiver Series

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Nov 15, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,257 views

    What it takes to be a grace giver - kindness, tenderheartedness, forgiveness.

    Introduction We have come to the end of a chapter rich with teaching about the church and the individual Christian life. Let’s review briefly. The first three chapters of Ephesians form one glorious doxology extolling the riches we have received in Christ Jesus. Chapter 4 addresses the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    "Be Joyful" Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Nov 16, 2010
     | 11,657 views

    God's will for each of His children is that we live the joy sustained life.

    In this passage, the apostle Paul clearly tells us some things that are God’s will for each of us in Christ Jesus. Since success in life could be defined as “Knowing the will of God and being in the center of it,” this passage is one that we should carefully meditate on and seek ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Being A Pest Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Nov 18, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,239 views

    The tenacious widow serves as a lesson about prayer for us. God doesn't mind if we are prayerful pests. He'd much rather have us pray for any reason or any occasion than have us remain silent.

    Luke 18:1-8 “Being a Pest” INTRODUCTION Prayer is one of the core spiritual disciplines of the Christian life. Billions of Christians have prayed throughout the millennia (along with those of other faith traditions). Thousands of books have been written on the subject of prayer, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    "Be Thankful” Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Nov 23, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 18,071 views

    God calls upon His people to have a thankful heart and an "attitude of gratitude."

    Paul mentions three things that are God’s will for each and every one of His children. In this series, we have considered how it is God’s will that we be joyful (v. 16) and prayerful (v. 17). Now, we will turn our attention to verse 18, where we are told that it is God’s will for each of His ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Being Blessed

    Contributed by Douglas Snipes on Dec 8, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 19,100 views

    We can either be blessed or bound. Let

    BEING BLESSED Psalm 1 Everyone wants to be blessed. I have never met anyone yet who wanted to be cursed and not blessed. The sad thing is that most people either do not know how to be blessed or if they do know they refuse to do what it takes to be blessed. An old Chinese proverb says, “If ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Sign Will Be! Series

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Dec 20, 2011
     | 3,471 views

    Isaiah, fore told the coming of one born of a virgin, his name was to be God with us!

    The words came like the sound of wind in distant shady trees, gently floating, rustling remote, just heard, like a lark singing out of sight as it hovers in the light blue of summer skies leaving those who heard the tuneful song wondering, if they really did hear, if the sound was but a figment of ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Being A Father

    Contributed by Andy Barnard on Dec 27, 2008
     | 6,041 views

    How to update your fathering skills

    "A man knows when he is growing old because he begins to look like his father." Did you know that Father’s Day started in the church? Dr. Robert Webb conducted what is believed as the first Father’s Day service at the Central Church of Fairmont, West Virginia in 1908. Sonora Dodd wanted to honor ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Being And Becoming

    Contributed by Michael Hopkins on Feb 2, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,301 views

    A sermon on the Presentation of Christ in the Temple (also called Candlemas)

    I wonder if you’re familiar with fresh lychees? The fresh fruit is much more pleasant than the tinned variety. They are small fruit about the size of a walnut. On the outside is rough and robust skin, which might lead you think it wasn’t worth opening, but when one peels it, inside is a soft, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The "Be" - Attitudes

    Contributed by Christopher Nerreau on Nov 2, 2009
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     | 4,504 views

    In the beattitudes, Jesus introduces the kind of life those who seek the Kingdom of God should lead.

    “THE “BE”-ATTITUDES” “The Righteousness of the Kingdom of Heaven” Mt. 5:1-12 Fr. Christopher M. Nerreau Introduction: (READ PASSAGE) • In our gospel reading today we arrive at Jesus Sermon on the Mount. In this sermon Christ goes after the heart of man, taking us ever deeper into the spiritual ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    On Being Peacemakers Series

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Jun 23, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 7,765 views

    Part III of the Four Part Vision: As the redeemed children of God, we are called to live lives that reflect the peace that Christ won for us on the Cross. This message is a practical introduction to Biblical Peacemakers.

    Texts: “If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ’every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ If ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Being An Encouragement Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Apr 23, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,332 views

    In this lesson we learn how the Thessalonians were such an encouragement and how we can be one also.

    Introduction: A. If I asked you to turn to someone near you this morning, and in 30 seconds or less give them some encouragement, would you know how to do that? 1. Chances are, many of us would struggle with that assignment, perhaps for a number of reasons. 2. Let me ask you this: “Do you ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Being Cool

    Contributed by Kelly Benton on Mar 14, 2013
    based on 19 ratings
     | 10,515 views

    A Youth Group message that shares what God sees as being cool and what the world views as being cool.

    A. God’s Design for “Cool” B. Cool Doesn’t Try- C. Be honest- if you have to try to be cool you probably aren’t! D. Reasons why cool doesn’t have to try 1) Being Cool is an honor that others give you 2) Truly Cool people focus on others, not themselves ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Tim Smith avatar

    Being A Blessing

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 29, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,043 views

    Our call to go in this new direction was not unlike the call of Abraham in our Scripture today. God said, “Go!” Go where? “I will make you into a great nation,
and I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing...

    Being a Blessing Genesis 12:1-3 When I arrived here more than six years ago as Pastor, I met with the congregation in small groups, and asked 3 simple questions: “What do you like about the church? What do you want to keep the same? What do you want to change?” Out of those ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Being Grateful

    Contributed by Dan Santiago on Oct 17, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 44,740 views

    This sermon says that gratefulness is important to our God.

    BEING GRATEFUL Luke 17:11-19 INTRODUCTION ILLUSTRATION Five years ago before he succumbed to cancer, Tony Snow, former political commentator, speech writer and White House press secretary, said the following to the 2007 graduating class at the Catholic University of America: ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist