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  • Jerry Cosper avatar

    Loving One's Neighbor Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 7, 2012
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     | 6,246 views

    How do we know if we really know God? We are on our 2nd test to help us look at ourselves and see how strong our relationship is with God. Do we love our neighbors?

    How do we know if we really know God? We are on our 2nd test to help us look at ourselves and see how strong our relationship is with God. Do we love our neighbors? If we criticize, grumble, gripe, backbite, ignore, neglect, curse, abuse, slander, hate, or mistreat our neighbors in any way, then ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Taking Inventory Series

    Contributed by Andy Stanley on Mar 16, 2012
    based on 8 ratings
     | 40,328 views

    Recovery begins when a group of people, especially the church, those of us who say forgiveness is just waiting on the other side of personal transparency, lead the way.

    Find additional Free Resources for This Sermon Series: http://store.northpoint.org/recovery-road-starter-kit.html Well, if you weren’t here last week we’re in Part Two of a series. And if you’re new to our church, we basically take messages or ideas and talk about them until we run out of things ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Do Right When Done Wrong

    Contributed by Steve Miller on Mar 20, 2012
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     | 8,664 views

    If you've ever been wounded, hurt, done wrong, then it is important that you respond by doing right.

    Title: How to Do Right When Done Wrong Text: Rom. 12:14, 17, 19-20 (Preached before inmates at Wateree River Correctional Institution, SC. Designed to be a brief sermon) Introduction Prison is a place where people carry around a lot of hurt. Carry the hurt they’ve caused as well as carry ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Answering Anger

    Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Oct 2, 2012
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    It's not anger that is the problem for Christians, it's how we deal with anger that causes problems - learn what the Bible teaches us to do in anger from Ephesians 4:26-27.

    Not long ago there was a golfer who was having a really bad day. He was having such a hard time that when his ball went into the water on the 13th hole he picked up his bag – spun it like a discus – and threw it in the lake and stormed off the course. The rest of the golfers chuckled to ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Holy Spirit? What's That? Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 12, 2011
     | 4,441 views

    A sermon on the Holy Spirit and sanctification from Romans 8:5-13 (Material adapted from Dr. Jack Cottrell's book, Set Free, the last chapter of the book)

    HoHum: What a tragedy if Clark Kent never knew that he was Superman? Can we imagine Clark Kent on his deathbed, looking down and muttering, “What’s that big ‘S’ on my T-shirt? Superman? What’s that?” How sad! All his life he could have been catching speeding ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How To Have A Happy Year

    Contributed by David Scudder on Apr 1, 2012
     | 2,623 views

    In order to have a happy year we have to take care of the past, before we can work on the future.

    Ephesians 4:15, 25 Matthew 18:15-17 Luke 17:3-4 Matthew 5:43-48 Purpose: To lay out the major pit falls that come when discord is evident in the church. Aim: I want the listener to demonstrate love through forgiveness and avoiding gossip. INTRODUCTION: Two men who lived in a small town got into ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Tyranny Of The Good Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Apr 9, 2012
     | 3,399 views

    Priorities, grace, vision, others

    TYRANNY OF THE GOOD James 2: 14-17 (p855) February 12, 2012 INTRODUCTION: Here is an amazing statement I believe with all my heart…. “One of the worst enemies of Christians can be good things in the church.” Here is how David Platt begins his book “Radical ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Dropping The F (Forgiveness) Bomb

    Contributed by Ty Tamasaka on Apr 13, 2012
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     | 6,331 views

    We often think that forgiveness is for the one who offended us. In this lesson we learn that we need to drop the forgiveness bomb on other because it frees us from bitterness and anger.

    Dropping the F-Bomb! How many of you know that when you receive Jesus to be your Lord and Savior, you receive forgiveness of your sin? If we are going to learn to be more forgiving and to forgive others, we need to first know that Jesus has forgiven us. When I was younger, I remember running ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • David Lange avatar

    I Am Created To Encourage Series

    Contributed by David Lange on Sep 30, 2013
     | 13,583 views

    God has called us to encourage others daily.

    I AM CREATED TO ENCOURAGE The Bible tells us in 1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NIV) 11 “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” As we continue to learn about our new nature in Christ, the need to crucify self to fulfill God’s purpose for ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Encouraged To Encourage

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Nov 22, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 47,912 views

    God encourages us so that we could encourage one another

    Encouraged to Encourage 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 The story seems so modern. A man who seems to be in a rut in his job gets a call from his boss about a terrific new opportunity overseas. Things had not been going so well where he was. Everything he tried to do was a dead end. So this opportunity was ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Retroceder Para Poder Avanzar

    Contributed by Jose Favela on Jul 21, 2012
     | 11,930 views

    Este es el tercer Sermon de la campaña Espiritualidad Emocionalmente Sana, del Pastor Peter Scazzero y que nosotros dimos el pasado año empezando en el mes de Diciembre. Esta camapña fue toda una bendicion. Este es el tercer mensaje e la serie, donde habl

    ESPIRITUALIDAD EMOCIONALMENTE SANA. PARTE 3: RETROCEDER PARA PODER AVANZAR. Vamos a comenzar leyendo juntos Génesis 50:15-17 y luego vamos a orar, ¿De acuerdo? “Al reflexionar sobre la muerte de su padre, los hermanos de José concluyeron: «Tal vez José nos guarde rencor, y ahora quiera ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Forgiveness

    Contributed by Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Aug 2, 2012
    based on 8 ratings
     | 30,038 views

    How can we get to the point that we are able to forgive each other’s sins, all of those sins, from the bottom of our hearts?

    Right here at the beginning of this sermon, let us quietly and honestly ask whether we know anyone from our own circle of friends and family whom we have not forgiven for some wrong that person might have done us; a person from whom we once separated ourselves in anger—perhaps not even in open ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Love - #4 Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Aug 13, 2012
     | 5,427 views

    This culture is longing for an authentic view of Christianity and God demands it. This series paints a picture of the Authentic Christian.

    Love Authentic Christianity - #4 of 7 Jerry Watts John 13:34-35 * For the last several week we have been visiting, from the Bible, what it means to be an Authentic Christian. There are two reasons I have felt led to do this: 1) This world needs to see an Authentic Christian and be influenced by ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Significance Of Indiscretion-2

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Aug 14, 2012
     | 3,328 views

    2 of 2. Genesis records the significance of the indiscretion of Noah’s younger son, Ham. Understanding the significance of indiscretion imparts wisdom/ is instructive to God’s people. Indiscretion holds significance for...

    The SIGNIFICANCE OF INDISCRETION-II—Genesis 9:18-29 Attention: Discreet— ‘Careful & circumspect in one's speech or actions, esp. in order to avoid causing offense or to gain an advantage.’ M-W—1) Having or showing discernment or good judgment in conduct & especially ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christians Are Abnormal In How They Related To Enemies And Abuse Series

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 17, 2012
     | 3,884 views

    Continuing series on the Sermon on the Mount- Christians are Abnormal - Looks at a Christian response to abuse and insult.

    CHRISTIANS ARE ABNORMAL IN HOW THEY RELATE TO ENEMIES AND ABUSE Matthew 5:38-48 April 15, 2012 Before I address our topic for this morning, I want to confess that what the Bible says is not always easy to do and I have on occasion struggled in this very area myself. Several years ago a person ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist