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  • Gaither Bailey avatar

    Blessed

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jan 27, 2023
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    Jesus spoke words of wisdom in the Sermon on The Mount

    Blessed – Matthew 5: 1 - 12 Intro: There he stood on a Sunday afternoon in the Golden Corral Restaurant, with 2 gallons of Thousand Island dressing dripping from his hair, his glasses, down his face, all over his jacket, pants and shoes. A service person had been ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Blessed Assurance Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Mar 13, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,578 views

    In 1 John 3:19-24, John tells us how we can have blessed assurance.

    A. Last week we took a one week reprieve from our 1 John Series in order to review God’s commands and promises about giving. And I hope that lesson was a blessing to you! B. To get us started on today’s subject of assurance, I want to share an old story. 1. The story is told of a Lion who needed ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "Becoming A Saint"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 30, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
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    How a normal sinful person becomes a saint.

    LUKE 19:1-10 “Becoming A Saint” BY: Kenneth E. Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA Who are saints? In this day and age we often only think of those who have been Cannonized...or those who have done some remarkable things for God in the past as saints....but in the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    My God Can Do Anything.

    Contributed by Jeff Pearce on Apr 13, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,025 views

    What happened to our faith?

    My God can do anything!!!! You believe that? Intro: What happened to Christians? 1: 95% of Christians never share their faith a) Of the 5% that do 80% are new converts b) So what happened? c) Did we decide that we got enough members of our church d) Is there some quota we’ve achieved ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Becoming A Jarius

    Contributed by Joel Ferren on Jun 13, 2001
    based on 44 ratings
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    Putting our faith in Jesus site unseen.

    Mark 5:21-24 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 Jaruis, came there. Seeing Jesus, he fell at his feet [23] and pleaded earnestly with him, "My little ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Struggle To Become Series

    Contributed by Bob Groves on Jun 22, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
     | 6,287 views

    The life long & daily struggle to become Christlike.

    Look @ Encounters With Christ... Encounters as in Moments that are Meant to Change you into Christ likeness TODAY – Simon Peter & HIS Struggle of Becoming the Person Called to be... Scripture John 1:40-42 One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Becoming An Encourager

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Jul 15, 2009
    based on 31 ratings
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    In this sermon you will see the damage of discouragement and ways of becoming an encourager.

    Are you working at becoming an encouraging person? This is vitally important! We find a good example of this lesson in II Sam. 19. King David’s troops had pursued Absalom in hopes of correcting the problem with the estranged son. Absalom was killed in the conflict. Instead of thanking his men for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Becoming Human"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 29, 2012
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     | 4,630 views

    A sermon for the New Year.

    Colossians 3:12-17 "Becoming a Genuine Human Being" It's a fact that hurt people hurt other people. If a wounded soul lobs a criticism grenade in your direction, try and defuse it with understanding. A pastor shares the following: "One time I was praying during worship, a few moments before ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Becoming Small

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Apr 5, 2022
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    We want to be big, but Jesus makes Himself small. We, too, must make ourselves small, like Jesus.

    BECOMING SMALL Mark 9:30-37 (ESV) What is wrong?—We want to be big. What is true?—Jesus makes Himself small. What to do—We must make ourselves small. How?—By… I Observing What Jesus Does for Us (Mark 9:30-32) 1. While Jesus Is Great, He Became Small (9:30-31a) ‘…He was teaching his disciples, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Blessed Are They That Mourn

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Oct 27, 2022
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     | 2,735 views

    We can either let the problems around us change us, or we can be moved by compassion to change them, and we do this by viewing them the way God sees them. People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care.

    SCRIPTURE REFERENCES (Matthew 5:4) "Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted." (Isaiah 61:1) "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Baking Bread And Becoming Perfect Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 13, 2024
     | 654 views

    A glimpse into the Kingdom of God and the way we can get there.

    Fifth Sunday of Lent 2024 Today the prophet Jeremiah, who is famous in all the world for his predictions of doom, not just for faithless Israel prior to its destruction by Babylon, has a cheery prediction. Actually, the Holy Spirit is allowing him kind of a glimpse into heaven after the general ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Curse: Why Jesus Died Series

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Apr 6, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,720 views

    We see in the Bible that the curse is why Jesus died. To remove the curse of sin and death. We will also see the cross where Jesus died and the Crown why Jesus lives.

    Intro: Paul’s letter to the Galatians is addressing what man seems always to do. Either add to or take away from God’s word. It began in the garden with Adam and Eve. Adam disregarded God’s word and Eve added to it. I’ve got to quote John Piper, “Satan is continuously at work tempting us to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Consolation Of Confession

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 28, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 4,876 views

    It seems to be one of mankind’s innate flaws--the tendency to hide his sin and wrong. But concealing our sin solves nothing. Only by confession can we hope to experience inner peace and relief.

    THE CONSOLATION OF CONFESSION Text: I John 1: 9; Ps.32: 5 Intro: As you listened to that title you may have thought to yourself that the ideas of consolation and confession simply don’t go together. After all, we don’t normally think of confession in a positive light. The idea of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Blessed Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Mar 15, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,961 views

    God wants you to be blessed. When we do not commit to God, we will be doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past.

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Last week in our reverse order journey with the Israelites on their deliverance tour, we left the nation of Israel on the cusp of ending their 40-year journey to get into the Promised Land. • Today, we go back into the book of Deuteronomy, where Moses is going to give his ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Becoming A Conduit Of Grace

    Contributed by Boomer Phillips on Mar 1, 2022
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     | 2,460 views

    One reason why God saved us is to become a conduit of His grace. We’re to become a channel into which His grace is poured and through which it’s conveyed to others. But we can’t give away what we’ve never received or experienced.

    My dad used to work as a lineman for a rural electric company. I can remember him mentioning how he would sometimes install conduits. An electrical conduit is a pipe through which wires are pulled. They house the wires to protect them from harm, and to protect people from electrical shock. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist