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  • Joe Bedy avatar

    The Spirit Led Life Part 9 (Faithfulness) Series

    Contributed by Joe Bedy on Apr 24, 2002
    based on 48 ratings
     | 4,048 views

    Faith, many people get close to the edge of faith but stop one step short of falling into the arms of God.

    Joe Bedy Central Christian Church St. Petersburg, Fl 33711 April 2002 Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, Gal 5:23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Faithfulness- from the Greek pistis-which is ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Final Thoughts

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Nov 8, 2014
     | 4,667 views

    In John's final thoughts and instructions as he closes this epistle, we see encouragement to pray for each other, admonishment for sin in our lives and a warning about the future.

    Final Thoughts 1 John 5: 16-21 Intro: Don’t you just love this time of year. The air is brisk and there is a sense of cleanliness in the air this time of year. . Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner. Tis the season to be jolly and happy. . There is another holiday that is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Secret Place (Matthew 6:1-6) Series

    Contributed by Jm Raja Lawrence on Feb 23, 2026
    based on 1 rating
     | 198 views

    God is not impressed by your performance. He is drawn to your privacy. This Lenten season, He is calling you away from the crowd and into the secret place where only He sees.

    THE SECRET PLACE Morning Lent Prayer, Day 4 INTRODUCTION There is a place God keeps calling you toward. Not a stage. Not a platform. A room with a closed door, where no audience exists except the Father. Jesus did not say, "If you pray." He said, "When you pray." Prayer is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Fear Of God Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Dec 19, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,572 views

    #4 in Christmas series on fear. What were the shepherds afraid of? God’s presence.

    Luke 2:8-20 – Fear of God I found a website called Funny Historical Accounts. It tells the unfortunate story of 24-year-old Danny Simpson of Ottawa, Ontario. In 1990 Mr. Simpson was given six years of imprisonment for robbing a bank of $6000. In the robbery, he used an old Colt .45 pistol. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tesh Njokanma avatar

    Carried By God

    Contributed by Tesh Njokanma on Jul 2, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 46,560 views

    Let the everlasting arms of God comfort and lift you higher.

    Text: Isaiah 46:3-4 “Listen to me, O house of Jacob, all you who remain of the house of Israel, you whom I have upheld since you were conceived, and have CARRIED since your birth. Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you and I WILL CARRY YOU; I will sustain ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Rick Pendleton avatar

    Intimacy With God

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Nov 9, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 12,440 views

    This sermon has one main point... "YOu are as intimate with God as YOU choose to be."

    Intimacy With God Psalm 27 Let me ask you to help me this morning. SLIDE #2 I want you to fill in the blank. “For me, the most important thing in life is ___________.” Now, let me tell you this, If your answer was anything but YOUR relationship with God… you are not as intimate with Him as you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Listening To The Voice Of God

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Apr 3, 2024
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     | 2,640 views

    Our main question this morning: How do we listen to God?

    LISTENING TO THE VOICE OF GOD John 10 & 1 Samuel 3 #hearingGod INTRODUCTION… colinwbates.com/chinese-character-for-listening/ [adapted] The Chinese language calligraphy character for the word and concept of “listening” is made up of different elements of good listening: Across the top of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Allan Quak avatar

    Why The Lord's Prayer Works Series

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Apr 30, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,920 views

    The closing section of the Lord's Prayer ... for yours is the kingdom etc ... is not from the NT. Yet, closing the prayer this way gives us a pattern to get us through life and death

    Message Why Prayer Works A sermon on 1 Chronicles 29:11 The Lord’s Prayer is used by Christians all around the world. You may or may not know that the Lord’s Prayer is found in the Bible. You also may or may not know that there are two versions of the Lord’s Prayer written in the Bible. Matthew ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Got God?

    Contributed by James Groce on Apr 18, 2001
    based on 65 ratings
     | 3,753 views

    Nebuchadnezzar dreamed a message that God was giving him about man’s history from his time forward.

    Got GOD? ---------------- Dan 2:3 And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream. Dan 2:31-35 Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness [was] excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof [was] ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Pursuing Holiness: Embracing God’s Promises Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 16, 2024
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     | 954 views

    2 Corinthians 7:1 is a profound verse that calls us to live lives that reflect the holiness of God.

    Pursuing Holiness: Embracing God’s Promises 2 Corinthians 7:1 Introduction: Today, we turn our attention to a profound verse that calls us to live lives that reflect the holiness of God. Our key verse for this message is 2 Corinthians 7:1 (NLT): "Because we have these promises, dear friends, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Draw Near To God Series

    Contributed by Brad Dyrness on May 3, 2002
    based on 94 ratings
     | 24,025 views

    When God created man he didn’t create him from a distance, he created man different that anything else he created. That creation was a illustration about how he wanted man different that any other living thing. In the Garden God already knew what happen

    Draw Near to God... Intimacy With God April 7, 2002 By Brad Dyrness In the Book of Genesis there is the story of God making man. Gen 2:7 . 7And the LORD God formed a man’s body from the dust of the ground and breathed into it the breath of life. And the man became a living person. God took a ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Richard White avatar

    Draw Near To God

    Contributed by Richard White on Dec 8, 2003
    based on 26 ratings
     | 9,445 views

    In order to understand Christmas, and to have abundant life we must draw near to God.

    Draw Near to God AS 4:7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    Return To God Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Dec 2, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,834 views

    See the blessing of repentance and seek His presence in prayer.

    Israel is weak, politically and spiritually. • Politically they have been suffering under the threat of the Philistines, for decades. • They are at war with them in chapters 4-6, and now 20 years later, in chapter 7 they are still at war. • How long do they need to fight on? ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    "God Incarnate.”

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Nov 16, 2001
    based on 37 ratings
     | 4,616 views

    First Sunday in Advent Year A. December 2, 2001 Psalm 122 Title: “God incarnate.”

    First Sunday in Advent Year A. December 2, 2001 Psalm 122 Title: “God incarnate.” Psalms one hundred twenty to one hundred thirty-four, are commonly called Songs of Ascent, sung on the pilgrimage to Jerusalem for the three major annual festivals- Passover, Pentecost and Tabernacles. Psalm 122 is ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Rich Anderson avatar

    Encouragement Series

    Contributed by Rich Anderson on Feb 18, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 20,821 views

    I suspect all of us can identify a Barnabas or two in our past who gave us a second chance. Maybe it was a parent or a relative or a teacher or a church leader or a close friend. Christianity means second chances.

    God wants to come to His world, but He wants to come to it through man. This is the mystery of our existence. He wants to come to this world through you. Proverbs 15:23 says, “A man has joy by an apt answer, and how delightful is a timely word.” I enjoyed a Charles Schulz cartoon ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church