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  • David Dykes avatar

    How Should We Treat Someone Who Messed Up? Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Aug 11, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 18,074 views

    Everybody needs to be loved, but when someone has failed, they really need to hear that they are loved. But God loves us while we are still sinners and none of us deserves His love. We need to practice restoration because there may be a time when we will

    INTRODUCTION We’re on an exciting verse by verse study of the book of 2 Corinthians I’m calling, “Hope for Cracked Pots.” Today we’re going to answer a very important question: “How should we treat someone who messed up?” One of the most touching moments ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Call To Forgive

    Contributed by Brian Barrett on Oct 18, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,991 views

    It is a message that will cause us to face feelings that maybe, have been pushed away, or covered over. Maybe for so long that we have forgotten about them until that issue rises up again. It is a message that will help us to handle these feelings the Bi

    The Call to Forgive Tonight’s message contains thoughts that I’ve had since early in the week. It is a message for you and a message for me. It is a message that will speak to you and it speaks to me. It is a message that will cause us to face feelings that maybe, have been pushed ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Reconciliation?

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,226 views

    Jacob Meets Esau. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: Genesis chapter 33 verses 1-20. Ill: • The Victorian artist James Whistler; • Showed scant respect for the hierarchy of any profession. • When his poodle fell ill with a throat infection, • The artist immediately sent for the country’s leading ear, nose, ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    The Blaming Game

    Contributed by Joe De Leon on Nov 14, 2013
     | 7,825 views

    Many people try to use different excuses or justifications why they cannot serve the Lord the way they should. They blame the church, they blame their family, they blame their husband or wife... They insist on holding on to a victim mentality...

    The Blaming Game Ro.12:1-2 Church of God of Prophecy Sacramento, Ca. 11-14-2013 Many people try to use different excuses or justifications why they cannot serve the Lord the way they should. They blame the church, they blame their family, they ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Forgiving Our Family

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 28, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,005 views

    Why is it that the hardest people to forgive are often those we love the most???

    Forgiving Our Family Matt. 18:23-35 Today I want to address the first of the Giant issues in the family... Forgiveness. It seems ironic, crazy even, that we would ha ve to talk about forgiving our wife, our husband, or kids, our parents, our siblings. These are the people we love! You would ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    As We Forgive Our Debtors Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Mar 10, 2013
     | 3,557 views

    A discussion about "as we also have forgiven our debtors" in the Lord's Prayer

    Intro We are continuing in our series entitled: Soul Matters: Shaping life around the Lord’s Prayer. As we’ve gone line by line through this prayer… we begin to grasp that Jesus reveals the power of prayer is not about getting God to serve our will….but about how we ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Hatred – A Path Of Self-Destruction.

    Contributed by Robert Sickler on Mar 11, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,757 views

    Hate is a mental condition that harms the mind, body and spirit, which if allowed to remain will also destroy our relationship with God.

    Introduction The Hatfield and McCoy feud was recently on TV; this is one of the saddest things I have ever watched. It is so wrong for people to hate people just because of their name or because of something they have done in the past. When Christians hate people they are in direct violation of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Someone Is Praying For You

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 15, 2014
     | 12,443 views

    You are going to make it because Jesus Himself is praying for you. Our text tells us that Jesus does pray for us in heaven. We will also examine other passages that tell us how Jesus has prayed for us, and how He is praying still.

    Someone Is Praying for You: Jesus Christ, Our Intercessor Text: John 17 & Hebrews 7:23-25 23 Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing. 24 But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. 25 Therefore He is also able to save to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Cancer Of Unforgiveness Series

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 24, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 16,957 views

    Joseph forgave his jealous brothers when he had a chance to hurt the ones who hurt him. However, forgiveness is me not hurting you, for hurting me. Can you find the unforgiveness of your heart and lay it down? It is a cancer that will kill your soul.

    Sermon Title: THE CANCER OF UNFORGIVENESS Text: Genesis 50 Series: Greatest Chapters of the Bible Dr. Larry Petton Cross Pointe Community Church January 26, 2014 Message #3 in series _________________________________________________________ The story is told by Ernest Hemingway of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Forgiveness: Choose To Forgive Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 13, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,918 views

    Forgiveness is the gateway to freedom, from bitterness and resentment. Forgiveness is a choice we make. It chooses to see the good. It comes through the grace of God.

    I believe most of us know the Story of the Prodigal Son by now – a father with two sons, and one decided to take his share of inheritance and left home. • The other stayed and worked hard in the field to please the father. • His younger brother eventually squandered everything ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Don Schultz avatar

    Recognize And Respect God's Plan For Your Life

    Contributed by Don Schultz on Jan 3, 2013
     | 8,850 views

    See how Joseph looked at his life and learn how to look at your own.

    Genesis 45:3-8, 15 (Monday) Recognize and Respect God's plan for your Life. 3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still living?” But his brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified at his presence. 4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    Up And Down The Ladder

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Apr 15, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,580 views

    To be a real success in life, we need to climb down the ladder of success, just as Jesus did when He humbled Himself. (this sermon uses a ladder on the stage)

    Up and Down the Ladder Philippians 2:1-11 January 20, 2013 (this sermon uses a ladder on stage. This is not an original idea, but I can't recall where I heard of this.) We’re always trying to get ahead. There's always a ladder to climb (get ladder) and the higher up the ladder we go, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David DeWitt avatar

    Grace To Forgive Series

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Apr 22, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,691 views

    God gives us the grace to forgive others

    A childhood accident caused poet Elizabeth Barrett to lead a life of semi-invalidism before she married Robert Browning in 1846. There's more to the story. In her youth, Elizabeth had been watched over by her tyrannical father. When she and Robert were married, their wedding was held in secret ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Todd Wagner avatar

    Children's Stories? Jonah And The Whale

    Contributed by Todd Wagner on May 1, 2013
     | 13,308 views

    This book is about God's great love for everyone and about man's stubborn refusal to participate with God in loving others.

    Well, we have been looking at children's stories. Stories we've just kind of always known. In fact, what we do with our 0- to 4-year-olds here is we have a curriculum called Bible Biggies where we tell them all the big stories of the Scripture so they can be aware of those stories. Way too often, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    All Ye All Ye All Come Free

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Jun 14, 2013
     | 8,248 views

    There was a game that we use to play as kids, back in the time when kids actually went outside to play. The name of the game that we use to play was called Hide-N-Seek; some may remember it as touch the tree or kick the can.

    “All ye All Ye All Come Free” By Pastor M.L. Maughmer, Jr. Hebrews 10:19-25 “Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; And [having] ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic