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  • Richard Schwedes avatar

    Using Your Tongue For Good

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Sep 13, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 10,327 views

    God has given us a wonderful gift of a tongue. Unfortunately without God’s influence it is used for evil...this sermon explores how God influences our tongue to be used for good.

    Many years ago in a Scottish village a man shared stories that he had heard about another man. He didn’t care to check that what passed his lips were true. When the story got around the village, it utterly destroyed the other man. His family, his job and his integrity were all devastated by the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    I’m Breaking Out

    Contributed by Henry Lee Clay on Apr 28, 2005
    based on 110 ratings
     | 68,564 views

    No one gets to where God wants them to be without a fight. If you are going to come to the place where God is calling you you’ve got to understand that you are in for a fight but know that with God you can break out of the enemy’s grasp.

    Isaiah 54:1-8,17 (3) I’m Breaking Out H Lee Clay I have lived long enough to appreciate the fact that anytime that you are trying to go to a new place or new level in your life and the enemy comes against you, you will tend to exercise a proclivity or instinct to hold on to everything you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Goodness And Mercy Forever

    Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Jan 13, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 26,791 views

    THIS IS A MESSAGE EMPHASIZING THE CERTAINLY AND PERMANENCY OF GOODNESS AND MERCY FOR THE BELIEVER. IT IS THE LAST PART OF A SERIES ON THE 23RD PSALM.

    GOODNESS AND MERCY FOREVER PSALM 23:6 INTRODUCTION: A LITTLE BOY WAS ASKED ONE DAY IF HE KNEW WHERE THE LORD LIVED? HE SAID, YES! THE LORD LIVES IN OUR BATHROOM!” THE SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER ASKED HIM, “WHATEVER MAKES YOU THINK THAT?” THE CHILD RESPONDED, “WELL EVERY ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Finding The Courage To Follow Christ

    Contributed by David Scudder on Aug 14, 2011
     | 6,889 views

    We have before us a story of two followers of Christ who had gotten very discouraged. They had surrendered their lives to follow Jesus Christ, but then all of their hopes were dashed when Jesus was arrested, tortured, humiliated, and put through a slow an

    Purpose: To show how Christ brought two wayward followers back into fellowship. Aim: I want the listener to solve his discouragement by focusing on Christ with other believers. INTRODUCTION: We have before us a story of two followers of Christ who had gotten very discouraged. They had surrendered ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    ¡reavivemos Tu MÁxima PreocupaciÓn!

    Contributed by Byron Perrine on Apr 22, 2020
     | 1,249 views

    La Cuaresma es un tiempo de reflexión. Este mensaje tiene la intención de alentar a aquellos que están perplejos por su propio pecado y ayudarlos a darse cuenta de que existe una posibilidad siempre presente de cambio.

    Bueno aquí estamos. La primavera ha surgido, por lo visto. El horario de verano ha comenzado, y hemos estado disfrutando de un clima maravilloso, un poco temprano, ¡pero quién se queja! No me sorprendería que algunas familias hayan salido de picnic. He hecho trabajo en mi ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Travis L. Billings avatar

    Responsibilty Of Mature Christians

    Contributed by Travis L. Billings on Aug 12, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,984 views

    Spiritual droughts will happen. That is unavoidable. But what are the responsibilities of the Mature Christian towards the newer Christians? What are some things that a Mature Christians should do to help the newer Christians to grow in the faith?

    12 Nations. Willing to put aside any and all differences for the purpose of securing a future for mankind. Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Djibouti. Those are the countries. They have pledged to build a 9 mile wide band of ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Christian Baptism =christian Discipleship

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 7, 2008
     | 3,651 views

    To follow Chist is to get into the wheelbarrow!!

    Proverbs 3: 1-24 1 My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, 2 for they will prolong your life many years and bring you prosperity. 3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Christian Parenting: Christian Habitudes

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jun 21, 2023
     | 1,084 views

    We are faced with the truth that it is our calling and responsibility as parents and grandparents to diligently share about Christ with our children and grandchildren. (Sermon 1 of 3)

    CHRISTIAN PARENTING: CHRISTIAN HABITUDES Deuteronomy 6:1-25 #parenting RESPONSIVE READING FROM DEUTERONOMY 6 (ESV) READER: [verses 1-3] “Now this is the commandment—the statutes and the rules—that the LORD your God commanded me to teach you, that you may do them in the land to which you are going ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Maturing In Our Faith

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on May 6, 2014
     | 4,772 views

    How to motivate and encourage others.

    Maturing in our faith INTRO.- ILL.- There once was a man whose life long dream was to sail around the world in his boat. • And as he set off on his Voyage • There was a crowd of people laughing at him on the pier • They were saying things like you’ll never make ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    What's In A Name? ("Christian" Or Christian) Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on May 2, 2009
    based on 17 ratings
     | 21,938 views

    What’s in a name? What is a Christian? What is a Christian and what makes a Christian a Christian?

    What’s in a name? “christian” or Christian Acts 11:21-26 NIV 21 The Lord’s hand was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord. 22 News of this reached the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. 23 When he arrived and saw the evidence of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Please. . . . Don't Destroy Your Life.

    Contributed by A.c. Morgan on Apr 4, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 6,689 views

    Encouragement in the value of your life.

    One of the most precious things God gave mankind is life. If we would take time to look around not at people but at the things created by God we will see that in all of His creations He has placed life. Life in the trees themselves; life in the grass itself; life in the water; life in the air. . . ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    The Sleeping Bride

    Contributed by Magdi Malky on Oct 20, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,336 views

    A Reviving and encouraging message for Christians

    THE SLEEPING BRIDE Reading Song of Songs 5:2-8 2I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night. 3I have put off my coat; how ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Stark avatar

    Can A Christian Be Lost Again?

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jan 7, 2012
     | 4,324 views

    Eternal life means unending life; this is what Christ offers. Some, however, are convinced that His gift is probationary. The life He offers is meant to encourage us, and not to intimidate us.

    “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. I and the Father ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Douglas Phillips avatar

    Where Do I Find My Hope

    Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Apr 20, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,724 views

    WE LIVE IN A WORLD OF GREAT TURMOIL AND DANGER. CHRISTIANS ARE BEING BRUTALLY EXECUTED FOR THEIR FAITH. WHERE CAN WE FIND HOPE IN THE MIDST OF TRIALS? WHERE DO WE FIND HOPE IN THE MIDST OF OUR DAILY LIVES?

    WHERE DO I FIND MY HOPE 1 PETER 4:12-18 WE HAVE BEEN TALKING IN THIS SERIES ABOUT THE HOPE OF THE CHRISTIAN. I’VE SHARED WITH YOU SOME THINGS THAT PEOPLE HAVE SAID WE CAN DRAW HOPE FROM, AND I’VE SHARED DIFFERENT PLACES IN THE BIBLE WE CAN TURN TO FOR ENCOURAGEMENT. WE LIVE IN A WORLD OF GREAT ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christian Giving - Christian Confusion

    Contributed by Anthony Perry on Sep 5, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 12,728 views

    When it comes to Christian Giving we are misinformed, confused, and have mixed emotions. This is a basic look at Christian Giving.

    Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8: 1-15 Message: Christian Giving - Christian Confusion Anthony Perry Jr. Every Sunday I grab two little golden plates and I walk to the center aisle as I say, “It is time to receive our tithes and offerings.” What is a tithe? What is an offering? Are we required to give? ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist