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  • Dean Courtier avatar

    Don't Act Like A Christian Just Be One! Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Nov 11, 2009
    based on 19 ratings
     | 36,900 views

    Being a Christian isn’t like wearing a winter coat, one minute we put it on because we’re cold, and then the next minute we take it off and store it away until harsh weather rolls in. Yet that’s how many of us act. We pull out our church clothes, our chur

    Do you ever feel like you are just going through the motions of being a Christian? Being a Christian isn’t like wearing a winter coat, one minute we put it on because we’re cold, and then the next minute we take it off and store it away until harsh weather rolls in. Yet that’s how many of us act. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Lionhearted And Lamblike: The Christian Husband As Head, Part 2 Series

    Contributed by John Piper on Mar 29, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 8,183 views

    What Does It Mean to Lead?

    Ephesians 5:21-33 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lionhearted And Lamblike: The Christian Husband As Head, Part 1 Series

    Contributed by John Piper on Mar 29, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 17,240 views

    What it means for a married man to be the head of his wife and of his home.

    If the Lord wills, both today and next week we will focus on what it means for a married man to be the head of his wife and of his home. We focus on this for two reasons. One is that the Bible says in Ephesians 5:23, “The husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church.” We ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christian Army Values - Keeping The Faith, A Soldiers Pledge

    Contributed by William Akehurst on Jun 19, 2009
    based on 21 ratings
     | 15,887 views

    Our US Army has Values. Living up to the Army Values means...YOU LIVE UP TO A HIGHER STANDARD. This message uses ARMY Values and Compares with GOD’S ARMY VALUES. Paul’s writings show us how to act and live in light of a military background.

    5.31.2009.Sermon.Keeping the faith By William Akehurst, BA HSWC 1 Timothy 6:12 Paul’s writings show us how to act and live in light of a military background. So, Lets take a look at our Military for a moment www.goarmy.com Living the Army Values IT MEANS YOU LIVE UP TO A HIGHER STANDARD Many ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Olivet Discourse A Message For Today’s Christian. Series

    Contributed by Viji Roberts on Mar 21, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,721 views

    The longest answer given by Jesus to the disciples' question. What message do we have for us today from the Olivet Discourse.

    Mathew 24; Mark 13; Luke 21. SCRIPTURE READING: Mt. 24:1-35. A. REVIEW Mathew arranges his Gospel narration in a systematic way, in fact, into five distinct groupings or DISCOURSES. The closing formula that indicates to the end of the discourse is the phrase: "when Jesus had finished ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Mark H. Stevens ThD avatar

    Going To Church Doesn't Make You A Christian!

    Contributed by Mark H. Stevens Thd on Dec 9, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 15,442 views

    Hpw does one really know if they are SAVED?

    Going to church does not make you a Christian; nor does saying a prayer, going down an aisle, passing a catechism, telling yourself that you are, or trying to be a decent person. You can only be a Christian if Christ is in you, which can be tested and proven according to the scriptures. We are ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Why Is There Often So Little Joy Among Christians?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Dec 12, 2014
     | 2,750 views

    A look at our frequent lack of joy and how more clearly understanding what God has done for us can remedy that.

    A QUESTION: Why is there often so little joy among Christians? - Luke 1:14. - This verse highlights the joy that John will bring: “a joy,” “delight,” “rejoice.” - Is that atypical? Is joy supposed to be a standard part of the Christian life? - I believe that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Do Some Christians Not Respond To The Word Of God?

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Mar 12, 2010
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,077 views

    No doubt that we are in the last days. One cannot look into this old world and not see the rise of sinful conditions. This rise should concern us as believers. Yet Scripture clearly tells us that things were going to get worse as time spins down. It w

    WHY DO SOME CHRISTIANS NOT RESPOND TO THE WORD OF GOD? PROPOSITION: WE NEED TO RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD! INTRODUCTION: No doubt that we are in the last days. One cannot look into this old world and not see the rise of sinful conditions. This rise should concern us as believers. Yet ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Guidelines For Christianity: Blessed Are Those Who Hunger And Thirst Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 26, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,535 views

    Without the proper intake of water, your body will suffer greatly. The same can be said of your spiritual life if you don’t have a proper intake of righteousness.

    We’re in a series focusing on the (8) attitudes Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount we’re to have as His disciples. We are learning that each of these attitudes determines our altitude. Jesus offered these beatitudes to remind us that God isn’t focused on man’s outward ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hey! A Christian Can’t Do That! Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 30, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 26,448 views

    There are things we face in life that do not fall neatly into the right or wrong categories. There are some things we’re faced with, some areas of conduct that the Bible really doesn’t address. That’s what Paul is addressing.

    INTRODUCTION Open your Bibles, please, to Romans 14. Today I want to talk about, “Hey! A Christian Can’t Do THAT!” I heard about a guy who crossed the street in front of his house to go to the mailbox and get the mail. And after he got the mail he was walking back across the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Things That Make Christians Different From The World: Prayer

    Contributed by Terry Frazier on Jul 14, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,077 views

    Prayer is critical and vital to a Christian's life. We pray to our God, the God of the Bible but the world "prays" to false Gods and idols. There are clear differences between how Christians pray and how the world prays. Christians need to highlight these

    Prayer, it is a very deep and personal subject and one that is to be taken very seriously and There are very clear and distinct differences between what we as Christians call prayer and what the world calls prayer. Not only are there differences in what we call prayer there are major differences in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Things That Make Christians Different From The World: Money Series

    Contributed by Terry Frazier on Aug 3, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,421 views

    The world at large treats money and wealth as just something to be attained and used for themselves. The world doesn't generally acknowledge that God is the giver of the gift of producing wealth. Christians unfortunately aren't a whole lot different in th

    Things That Make Christians Different From The World: Money Money is a hot topic for people today. With the U.S. economy not nearly as strong as it used to or should be, with many companies (including the one that Diane and I work for) not giving raises like they should or not at all, the cost of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Go Light Your World - A Christian Response To Bullying Series

    Contributed by C Jordan on Oct 14, 2012
    based on 7 ratings
     | 18,252 views

    This past week, a 15 year old teenage girl in BC committed suicide. This message is a Christian response to the very real issue of bullying.

    GO LIGHT YOUR WORLD: REFUSE TO DO NOTHING! THE STORY BEHIND THE MESSAGE: • Wednesday I saw a video on youtube that had been posted by a 15 year old BC girl named Amanda Todd. • This girl had been brutally bullied into a deep depression until finally – one month after posting this video – she ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Things That Make Christians Different From The World: Sin Series

    Contributed by Terry Frazier on Sep 29, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,582 views

    Sin entered the world through Adam and Eve. Since then all people are born into this world with a sin nature that we cannot fix on our own. The world tries to ignore the sin nature, tries to "manage" their sin nature and they fail every time. While Christ

    Things That Make Christians Different From The World: Sin In this series I have been preaching about the differences between Christians and the world we have to talk about sin. Sin is what separates us from God as people. We are all born in sin and until people accept Jesus Christ as Lord and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • William D. Brown avatar

    What Is A Christian 1 Peter 4: 12-16

    Contributed by William D. Brown on Mar 21, 2011
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,106 views

    Let me start by saying what the Christian faith is, Christianity has a set of core beliefs that define it from the religions of the world. Christianity has some basic truths and without these basic truths Christianity fails to be truly Christian.

    1 Peter 4: 12-16 WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN? 3-19-11 Let me start by saying what the Christian faith is, Christianity has a set of core beliefs that define it from the religions of the world. Christianity has some basic truths and without these basic ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist