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  • D. Greg Ebie avatar

    Thanksgiving – Your Heart Condition

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Feb 26, 2006
    based on 138 ratings
     | 33,995 views

    THANKSGIVING – Your Heart Condition Thanksgiving is much more than a holiday celebration; it is more heart condition! It is more than a celebration of food; it is the celebration of faith!

    THANKSGIVING – Your Heart Condition • Philippians 4:4-9 (NIV) Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! [5] Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. [6] Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Oh, To Be Rich

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 9, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,809 views

    Man thinks of worldly riches but God thinks of heavenly riches.

    Then one from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me” (v. 13). People were always following Jesus; perhaps out of curiosity, perhaps they really believed in what he said, perhaps they were looking for a miracle or healing to take place, or for other ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    "Blessings And Curses" - I

    Contributed by Ray Scott on Jun 1, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 21,569 views

    This message deals with the blessings and curses of God as given from Mt. Ebal & Mt. Gerizim. Beware of God’s CURSES ... Be ready to receive God’s BLESSINGS.

    “Blessings & Curses – I” INTRODUCTION: Read Deut. 11:26-28 I like to have things spelled out for me if someone ask me to do a job … what is the RIGHT WAY, WRONG WAY. Have you ever had a job to do, and no one told you WHAT to do, or HOW to do it? There are 2 ways it can turn out … a BLESSING or ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Church's Response To Ungodliness Series

    Contributed by Joe La Rue on Jul 10, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,053 views

    An examination of what the Bible says should be the response of the Church to sinful acts and sinful people.

    Title: The Church’s Response To Ungodliness Series: Living Godly Lives (Sermon # 5) Text: 1 Cor 16:13; Eph 4:15 Date Preached: July 13, 2008 COPYRIGHT © Joe La Rue, 2008 (All Rights Reserved) Introduction A. I doubt that anyone here this morning will be surprised that I would say that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Compromise? No, It’s Time To Stand Up!

    Contributed by John Gaston on Apr 8, 2013
    based on 77 ratings
     | 45,735 views

    Like today, Daniel and his friends faced an onslaught of hedonistic culture attempting to overpower their faith and morals. They determined to resist the influence and God rewarded them by promoting them to the highest positions in Government. It's time f

    COMPROMISE? NO, IT’S TIME TO STAND UP! Dan. 1:3-20 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. One hot summer day, a man was filling up his black pickup truck at the local gas station. He wasn't very careful, and he got gasoline all over his jacket's left sleeve. 2. He ignored it, and left the station after ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Fulfilling God’s Purpose

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 28, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,134 views

    To accomplish God’s good purpose, we are to respect all people, love other believers, fear God, and honor those who rule over us - even when something doesn’t seem good to us. These kinds of actions may fan a spark of belief in those who observe our respo

    Opening illustration: Sometimes when I want to start a fire, the wind puts it out. But when I try to keep a fire burning, wind keeps it going. So, in the first situation, I label wind “bad” because it thwarts my plans; in the other, I label it “good” because it helps me ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Guidelines For Christianity: Fruit Of Kindness

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 30, 2015
     | 6,619 views

    The Lord wants to make a difference in our world today through our acts of kindness.

    Mamie Adams always went to a certain branch post office in her town because the postal employees there were always friendly. One day, she went there to buy stamps and the lines were very long. Someone told her that there was no need to wait in line...because there was a stamp machine in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Getting Into God's Word (2) Series

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Aug 27, 2013
     | 4,259 views

    The Bible is the most-read, most-loved and most controversial book of all time. Almost everybody has one and everybody has questions about it. This three-sermon series will help Christians get into God's Word and get God's word into them.

    Getting into God’s Word (2) Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 1/13/2013 If you weren’t here last week, I started off this year talking about the Bible. Like it says in your bulletin, the Bible is the most-read, most-loved and most controversial book of all time. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    What The Bible Says About Sex, And How To Obey It

    Contributed by Ken Henson on May 18, 2014
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     | 4,748 views

    a description of what the Bible says about sex, along with some practical advise about how to obey what God commands

    What the Bible Says about Sex 1. THE ORIGIN of SEX God’s first commandment to human beings was “be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth”-a commandment to Adam and Eve to have sexual relations and make lots of kids who, in turn, are to have lots of kids. This is stated by God ...read more

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    Are You Prepared For Change

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jan 10, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 21,383 views

    This message focuses on how we should prepare ourselves for change. Based on Solomon's wisdom of the ant.

    Are You Prepared For Change? Scriptures: Isaiah 6:8; Proverbs 6:6-11; 30:24-25 Introduction I was reflecting on the song “A Change Is Gonna Come” by the late Sam Cooke. This past December marked the fiftieth anniversary of his death under mysterious circumstances. Before his ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Place For Tired People Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Feb 4, 2015
     | 6,909 views

    Revival, Refreshing, Hope

    THE WELL – A Place for Tired People John 4:6-8 February 6, 2022 Introduction: Last week we discovered that the well is a place for divine appointments...a place where our lives intersect with Jesus, but the well can also be a place where our lives intersect with others...providentially. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Rich Fool Series

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Jun 15, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,254 views

    The parable of the rich fool

    27. Who is Jesus? March 06th, 2010 The Rich Fool Jesus has been putting the religious leaders in their place. As a result crowds have gathered by the thousands. These people have been trampling over each other trying to get to Jesus. While Jesus is teaching about hell someone in the crowd asks ...read more

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    Investigating The Hero King - An Introduction Series

    Contributed by Rob Woodrum on Oct 21, 2010
     | 3,427 views

    Introducing Luke's gospel, considering the background and purpose, as well as the first four verses.

    Luke 1:1-4 “Investigating the Hero-King” What is significant about the date 9-11-01? Do you remember where you were when it happened? What kind of impact did that event have on the world? What changed because of it? It’s safe to say that the terrorist attack that destroyed the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Sacrifice Of Silence: How Men Pray

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 4, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,988 views

    Men can pray in their own way by doing what they know is right to do, by listening to the Lord as well as speaking, and by holding others and God Himself accountable to keep promises.

    The young Australian pastor had just received his first assignment. It was to a remote sheep-ranching settlement deep in the Australian outback. He had arrived during a period of prolonged drought, and was making pastoral calls to his far-flung flock of ranchers, who were trying to keep their ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Cross And The World Series

    Contributed by A. B. Simpson on Oct 8, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,174 views

    God’s most precious gift to us lost and sinful men was the Lamb of God. A classic sermon by A. B. Simpson

    "If the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbor next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls" (Ex. 12:4). The Paschal lamb was God’s special type of Jesus Christ, "the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world." The lamb selected for the Hebrew ...read more

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