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  • Don Baggett avatar

    The Battle To Believe

    Contributed by Don Baggett on Nov 22, 2007
    based on 51 ratings
     | 8,528 views

    How much blessing does God want you to have? How abundant does He want your life to be? According to the way many people tend to think, God is going to get more glory out of His children’s life if they are sick, poverty stricken, and under a mountain of

    What do you believe about believing? Here were two blind men who came to Jesus for help. Jesus could have just touched them, or better still, simply spoke the word, and they could have been healed of their blindness. But instead, He asked them the question, “Do you believe I can do this?” He ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Kycek avatar

    Attributes Of A Believer

    Contributed by John Kycek on Aug 10, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,899 views

    3 attributes of a well-rounded believer: being a person of character, courage, and conviction.

    God is looking for people with: • Courage • Conviction • Character You may be sitting in your seat thinking: I don’t have courage... Today, I want to encourage you – God wants to use you! I Samuel 16 (Paraphrase vs. 1-11) 12 ...then the LORD said, "Rise and anoint him; he is the one." 13 So ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    Confess And Believe

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 21, 2013
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,985 views

    Made righteous through the righteousness of Jesus, which we receive by faith in Him. Whoever believes in Jesus shall not be ashamed. Whoever calls upon His name will be saved. Sincere faith leads to public confession of Christ.

    CONFESS AND BELIEVE. Romans 10:9. According to a Roman historian, the Emperor Claudius ordered all the Jews to leave Rome after public disorders caused by the preaching of the claims of Jesus Christ in the synagogues. This fact is echoed in the Scriptures, where we find the Jewish Christian ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Gary Stebbins avatar

    Joy In Believing Series

    Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Jun 7, 2011
     | 4,974 views

    During this series we will be looking at Paul’s letter to the Philippian church. Paul founded the church at Philippi and wrote the letter during a time of imprisonment in Rome. One of the themes in the book is joy. (some thoughts taken from a series by Cr

    Philippians Pt5- Joy in Believing Study of Philippians- letter- meant to convey life. Last week looked at v2.16- Word of Life- Jn 5:26 (NASB) “For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself; We were created to drink of this same life- Jn ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Compromising Believer Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Feb 23, 2015
     | 6,348 views

    How often do we as Believers of Christ compromise with our faith?

    The Israelites were God’s chosen People and so they already had a King; God Himself was their King! But the Israelites wanted a human king just like the rest of their neighbors. The Israelites were basically saying, “God is not good enough” when they asked for a human king! How ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • A. Todd Coget avatar

    The Power Of Believing Series

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Sep 27, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
     | 17,580 views

    This sermon explains how spiritual gifts are tied to the resurrection and how we therefore should respond to them.

    The Power of Believing Acts 28:1-10; Mark 16:9-20 September 29, 2002 Intro: A. [J. David Hoke, Pastor of New Horizons Community Church, in Vorhees, N.J.] The Age of Enlightenment brought us to a place where we greatly esteem reason and intellect. Logic is important to us. And we like to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • John Lowe avatar

    The Thief That Believed

    Contributed by John Lowe on Nov 29, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,462 views

    The story of the dying thief is a perfect example of Christ’s power to save and of His generous willingness to receive all who come to Him, regardless of how good or bad they are. The saving of the dying thief is much more similar to our salvation experie

    The Thief That Believed “And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, "To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.”-Luke 23:42-43. PORTION OF SCRIPTURE READ BEFORE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Owens avatar

    Whoever Believes Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Oct 18, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,545 views

    In this sermon we focus on our response to such a great gift. Who has the gift been given for? Whoever. How is it received? Faith. Who can be saved? Whoever Believes.

    Introduction: A. We return today to one of the best known passages in all the Bible – John 3:16. 1. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. (Jn. 3:16) 2. We have looked at the fact that God is and that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Seeing Is Not Believing

    Contributed by Kelvin Parks on Jul 25, 2009
    based on 44 ratings
     | 26,266 views

    Well done, my “F” servant. Folks talked about you. Called you everything but a child of God. They said that you would not amount to anything. But I call you mine.

    SEEING IS NOT BELIEVING Hebrews 11:1-6 Preached on 19 July 2009 at Shiloh Baptist Church Waukegan, IL by Rev. Kelvin L. Parks Let us open up our hearts and our Bible to Hebrews 11:1-6 (v.1) Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (v.2) For by it (Faith) ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Only Believe! Series

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Jan 12, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 11,533 views

    Faith sometimes begins by stuffing your ears with cotton!

    Only Believe Mark 5:21-24, 35-43 Mark 5:21-24 21 When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake. 22 Then one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus, came there. Seeing Jesus, he fell at his feet 23 and pleaded ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Believe Only.

    Contributed by Asuquo Emmanuel on Jun 24, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,160 views

    Some christians have faith and unbelief operating in them at the same time but as christians we ought to believe only.

    Some christians have faith and unbelief operating in them at the same time but as christians we ought to believe only.It has become common today in Christedom that many peoples faith though tried by fire - by the tough times and hardship of life is still impure and corrupt by unbelief, doubt and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jeffrey Sims avatar

    Seeing Is Believing Series

    Contributed by Jeffrey Sims on Apr 23, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,849 views

    This sermon focuses on the resurrected Christ appearing to His disciples. Along with us having the ability to see Jesus in our everyday life.

    So, the ladies have been to the tomb and found it empty, they have told the others and Peter and John have seen for themselves. Everyone has left the tomb except Mary and that’s when strange sightings, supernatural sightings, unbelievable stuff, begins to happen. Mary has an encounter with a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Donny Granberry avatar

    The Believer Is Equipped Series

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Oct 16, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,733 views

    Message series using football examples to reveal spiritual concepts. We also made our own video illustrations for these messages. On this message I used a maniquin dressed in a football uniform as a visual aide.

    Get In The Game “The Believer Has Been Equipped” Good morning and thank you for choosing to worship with us today here at Central. It is our desire that you enjoy the warmth and fellowship of the people of God, that you have a life changing experience with God, and that you discover the plan He ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Glory Of The Believer PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 29, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 862 views

    Explore the profound truth, privilege, power, and glory that comes from truly believing in Christ and living out that belief daily.

    Good morning, Church! As we gather today, I want to draw our attention to a powerful scripture in the book of John, Chapter 1, verse 12. It reads: "Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God." The simplicity of this verse contains ...read more

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  • Michael Stark avatar

    Struggling To Believe Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Mar 19, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,320 views

    Each Christian has likely struggled with doubts at one time or another. God's Word is given not only to reveal the Father, but to encourage us that we are accepted in the Beloved Son as we believe Him.

    “Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, ‘We have seen the Lord.’ But he said to them, ‘Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist