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  • Howard Strickland avatar

    "4 Factor's In Developing Friendship With God"

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Sep 26, 2007
    based on 25 ratings
     | 10,769 views

    This will teach men and women how to develop friendship with God!

    "4 Factor’s in Developing Friendship with God" James 4:7-10 7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Lament and mourn and weep! Let your ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How God Has Developed David

    Contributed by Créteur Fabien on Dec 2, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,204 views

    It cannot have a full development of our personality if it ny does not have a social life. For these reasons, God gave by his grace the gift of his brotherly love. It was the case for David. Indeed, such was the degrees and the durability of fraternity wi

    COMMENT DIEU A DÉVELOPPÉ DAVID Lecture : 1 Sam 18/1-5, 15 et 30. ADavid avait achevé de parler  Saül. Et ds lors l’âme de Jonathan fut attachée  l’âme de David, et Jonathan l’aima comme son âme.@ Introduction Il ne peut pas avoir un plein développement de notre ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Nine Steps To Develop A Healthy Conscience

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 5, 2004
    based on 45 ratings
     | 11,408 views

    Be thankful if you have a good conscience. When it gives you a warning whistle, pay attention! Then fight to preserve your faith and keep your conscience clear. That jarring sound is there to help you stay in fellowship with Christ

    Nine Steps to Develop a Healthy Conscience (Hebrews 9:13-9:14) "How much more shall the blood of Christ, who by virtue of His eternal Spirit has offered Himself as an unblemished sacrifice to God, purify consciences from dead works and lifeless observances to serve the ever living God." (Heb ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Develop A Strong Prayer Habit

    Contributed by Tom Feola on Oct 24, 2012
     | 5,478 views

    How to develop a strong Prayer Habit is a teaching on making prayer a priority in our lives.

    How to develop a strong Prayer Habit There seems to be two kinds of Christians when it comes to prayer. 1st. Those who love list and formula's to prayer. I am finding out that we don't need more heavy loads but we need to bring our loads to Jesus. Matthew 11:28-30 (NKJV) 28 “Come to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Developing A Fervent And Effective Prayer Life*

    Contributed by Richard Papafio on Jan 24, 2019
     | 2,234 views

    Don't let your prayer life be boring, invite Precious Holy Spirit to join you and you will enjoy every prayer session

    May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: *DEVELOPING A FERVENT AND EFFECTIVE PRAYER LIFE* Romans 8:26-27 King James Version (KJV) 26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Developing A Servant’s Heart

    Contributed by Robert Webb on Mar 1, 2016
     | 5,978 views

    How we should serve God

    Developing a Servant’s Heart To serve means someone is involved in or engaged in an activity. Christians are called to be servants: John 12:26 (NIV) 26 Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me. As we serve and as we ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Keeping New Years Simple Series

    Contributed by John Dixon on Jan 24, 2016
     | 5,194 views

    Develop a Positive Attitude Toward The Church

    PHILIPPIANS 3:3 -16 (NASB) 3 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you. 2 Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision; 3 for we are the true circumcision, who worship in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Sharing Our Mail Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Nov 13, 2011
     | 2,681 views

    Exploring development and implementation of church to church interaction.

    “When this letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea.” Sometimes we forget that the letters Paul wrote are not mere theological treatises, meant to provide sermon fodder for preachers desperate for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Discovering Our Future

    Contributed by Dr. Ronnie Grizzle on Feb 11, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,999 views

    Exhorts Christians and the church to look at the future and develop a plan to work with God for the Kingdom. Is shows how the Devil will try to hinder this progress.

    DISCOVERING OUR FUTURE MATTHEW 4:1-11 February 11, 2007 Thompson Creek Baptist Church As I was trying to put together the thoughts for today, I kept thinking about the team that has been put together by God in our church. We all want to know what the future holds. I feel it is very important ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Passing The Towel Series

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Sep 7, 2004
    based on 28 ratings
     | 6,776 views

    Service is central to Spiritual development and growth of the Church. A look at Jesus and the early Church supplies a great example of the process for building workers.

    (Open with an illustration: Hold up, one at a time, several kinds of towels and mention their use: paper towel, dish towel, face towel, bath towel and beach towel). The story is told of a young Christian nurse that began working with lepers in India, bathing their wounds and bringing them food ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    State Of The Church 2008

    Contributed by Greg Carr on Jan 15, 2008
    based on 18 ratings
     | 4,019 views

    A message on where we are and where we are going and how we are going to get there.

    I want to start off by saying that I am pleased with where our church is at this point in history, we are healthy, we are growing, we are persevering, but in the same breath, let me say that I believe that we are capable of so much more. We are growing spiritually but we need to grow more. We are ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    This Church Is A Pentecostal Church

    Contributed by David Mcnally on May 24, 2012
     | 5,529 views

    As we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost we appreciate the ministry of the Holy Spirit, without Whose presence in it, this church, every church, would only be a gathering of people.

    SERMON – Every church a Pentecostal church Today is Pentecost, which some people call Whitsun or White Sunday, because priests and ministers used to wear white robes to symbolise the Holy Spirit who came down on Jesus in the form of a dove immediately after he had been baptized by Jordan in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Marks Of A Healthy Church

    Contributed by Gary Davenport on May 14, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
     | 5,391 views

    If we hope to make a difference in our churches, we need to know what a healthy church looks like. More important, we need to know how sick churches can be made well. bgv

    A study of ‘Marks of a Spiritually Healthy Church’ of Christ #1 Marks of a Healthy Church What We Expect and What We Should Know Play a word game with me. What comes to your mind when you read the word church? Do you picture a steepled building, dark wooden pews, crosses, offering plates? Do you ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Church Vs. The Church

    Contributed by Jack Russell on Feb 7, 2004
    based on 20 ratings
     | 5,813 views

    Man’s view of the church is often very different from the one Jesus demonstrated and Paul described.

    I can stand anywhere in my back yard and see my church. It sits rather majestically at the apex of our little town. Its stained glass windows chronicle its founders. Inside, a huge chandelier hovers over our pew. I don’t know who appointed us to sit in that particular pew, but it must have been ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Chris Cuthbertson avatar

    Let The Church Be The Church

    Contributed by Chris Cuthbertson on Jun 6, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,183 views

    God wants His church to grow and He commissioned us to evangelize, and if the church is doing its job it should grow, but numerical growth in itself is not evidence that God is blessing. It’s important to remember that the goal is to try to restore the church of the 1st century in its principles.

    Let the Church Be the Church Acts 2: 36 – 47 A newspaper reporter was doing a story on growing churches, and in preparation for that story he interviewed a number of preachers. I want to share the questions asked of these preachers and then give you my answers to them. One of the questions he ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ