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  • Greg Nance avatar

    Imitators

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Oct 30, 2002
    based on 57 ratings
     | 9,836 views

    We need relationships that mentor us into Christlikeness, but we also need to be a mentor for others.

    Imitators (1 Cor 4:16 NASB) I exhort you therefore, be imitators of me. (1 Cor 11:1 NASB) Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ. (Eph 5:1 NASB) Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; (1 Th 1:6 NASB) You also became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • David Flowers avatar

    Trust Series

    Contributed by David Flowers on Jul 3, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,399 views

    Part 1 of a 8 part series called Relating to God: What We Can Learn About God Through Our Closest Relationships On Earth. How is trust in God like trust in human relationships? How is it different?

    Trust Part 1 in series Relating to God: What We Can Learn About God Through Our Closest Relationships On Earth Wildwind Community Church David Flowers February 7, 2009 We’re starting a new series today. The series itself has kind of a long name. I’m calling this series: Relating to God: What We ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    This Is What I Came To Do

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 25, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,721 views

    The pressure of the crowd must never be allowed to take precedence over a right relationship with God.

    THIS IS WHAT I CAME TO DO. Mark 1:29-39. 1. The first Deacon (Mark 1:29-31). After the synagogue service in Capernaum, Jesus and His four companions went to the home of Simon and Andrew (Mark 1:29). Was this the first after-church fellowship - or perhaps even the formation of the first ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Kingdom And Chaos - Finding A Faithful Friend

    Contributed by Brady Boyd on Feb 14, 2019
     | 2,042 views

    The church was formed by the Holy Spirit as an alternative community of people living in relationships with one another.

    Kingdom and Chaos Finding a Faithful Friend February 17, 2018 There are three relational dimensions woven into our journey as Christ followers. 1. God’s relationship to us. 2. Our relationship to God. 3. Our relationships with one another. • The church was formed by the Holy Spirit as an ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    This Thing Called Marriage

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Apr 4, 2011
    based on 11 ratings
     | 7,855 views

    A sermon that can also be used as a marriage or relationship seminar. Ephesians 5:22-30

    Have you noticed that, as much as couples seem to ’get along’, they also spend just as much time ’not’ getting along? Statistics show that in the late 1800’s, only one out of every 34 marriages ended in divorce. By the mid 1900’s, one out of every 7 marriages ended in divorce, and through ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Are You A Disciple?

    Contributed by Jerry Owen on Mar 6, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 12,821 views

    Much of the church today has watered down the gospel so much in order to just attract attenders that Lordship and discipleship are completely foreign concepts. Many want only a casual relationship with Christ, but Christ is not a casual relationship God.

    ARE YOU A DISCIPLE? Matthew 16:13-27 This week I was in my storage room looking for something. I reached to the top shelf and felt fur and claws. A flying squirrel jumped up on a box and stared at me. I yelled for Lana to come. Why? Because I needed a sermon illustration. She got there with a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    An Invitation To A Party Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 21, 2014
     | 13,795 views

    Fourth in this series. The parable of the Weeding Banquet pictures God's invitation to a relationship with Him.

    I don’t know if you’ve ever really thought of in quite this way, but the gospel accounts of Jesus show that He really enjoyed a good party. Since the beginning of the year, I’ve been reading John’s gospel account and there we find that the very first miracle that Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Do Over

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Mar 5, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,148 views

    Sermon using the parable of the fig tree to speak of the relationship between repentance and bearing fruit.

    9 / Do Over Intro: Three demons got together and they were trying to find ways to conquer the world. The 1st demon went throughout the world proclaiming, “There is not God!” Even though few people acted as if there was a God, they knew in their hearts that this message was not true. The 2nd ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Go! And Be Comforted And Filled - Matthew 5:4,6 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jul 30, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 284 views

    Jesus begins His public teaching ministry not in a temple, but on a hillside. The crowds gather. The disciples sit close. And the Lord opens His mouth to speak words that turn the world upside down.

    Go! And Be Comforted and Filled - Matthew 5:4,6 Opening Prayer: Gracious Heavenly Father, We come before You in need of Your truth, Your comfort, and Your righteousness. Open our ears to hear, our minds to understand, and our hearts to receive all that You want to say to us through Your Word ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Brad Bailey avatar

    Learning To See Others Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Dec 8, 2021
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,138 views

    Learning to See Others Series: Building Better RELATIONSHIPS October 3, 2021

    Learning to See Others Series: Building Better RELATIONSHIPS October 3, 2021 Intro My added welcome... to each of you here and online....It’s a gift to share this time together... growing together. I want to begin by asking us to reflect for a moment. Are you a safe person? I don’t mean are you ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Bread From Heaven

    Contributed by Larry Young on Aug 5, 2003
    based on 74 ratings
     | 10,328 views

    A vital relationship with Jesus Christ is the only way to secure eternal life.

    Yogi Berra is one of the most famous and successful baseball players of our time. He played nearly 2200 games in the major leagues. – mostly for the New York Yankees 75 of those games were world series games. His success is marked with statistics, but his fame outside of baseball grew because ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Creating A Fighting Marriage Series

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Aug 6, 2003
    based on 18 ratings
     | 5,174 views

    We can have disagreements without destroying our marital relationship.

    Making A Masterpiece Marriage Series Creating A Fighting Marriage (3 of 3) February 16, 2003 Chester’s FBC, Chester, IL Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: A couple had been arguing about everything for years. Both spouses were tired of living in their state of perpetual conflict. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Uprooting The Roots Of Jealousy

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 12, 2001
    based on 25 ratings
     | 5,368 views

    How to recognize and uproot the main causes of jealousy and envy that ruin relationships

    The Roots of Jealousy (Acts 13:42-52) Illustration:It is the eyes of other people that ruin us. If all but myself were blind, I should want neither a fine house nor fine furniture. Benjamin Franklin. 1. Why do you suppose that many people allow jealousy to hinder their relationships, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Great Invitation

    Contributed by Paul Etterling on Jun 18, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 10,807 views

    An exploration of the invitation that Jesus Christ issued to come into a personal relationship with Him.

    25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. 26 Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight. 27 All things are delivered unto me of my ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Happens When A Christian Sins?

    Contributed by David Lansdown on Apr 15, 2003
    based on 205 ratings
     | 33,718 views

    When a Christian sins relationship is NOT altered, position is NOT altered, BUT fellowship is broken.

    WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A CHRISTIAN SINS? PSALM 51 Scripture makes it abundantly clear that if we believe in Jesus and have put our trust in Him, then we are His, and nothing or no-one can change that. How wonderful it is to know that we are secure in the Lord Jesus Christ! WELL THEN, SINCE THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist