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  • Pat Cook avatar

    You Can't Handle The Truth Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Jul 29, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,933 views

    13th in long series on Joshua. This sermon speaks about Achan’s sin, and the relevance of truth telling. Ties together Prov.23:23 (the cost of the truth, and the value of it) and Eph.4:15 (doing it in love) as well.

    Joshua 7:19-20 – You Can’t Handle the Truth Max Lucado, in his book Just Like Jesus, tells this story. A man received a call from his wife just as she was about to fly home from Europe. "How’s my cat?" she asked. "Dead." "Oh, honey, don’t be so honest. Why didn’t you break the news to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Damaging The Truth - That Ain't Right Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 4, 2005
    based on 66 ratings
     | 13,051 views

    Should a Christian always tell the truth? And what happens when we don’t

    OPEN: I once read the true story of a husband and wife that returned from a day of shopping to find that the light on the answering service was flashing. The husband went over and activated the machine. The only message was from a friend of his wife Janet. The friend had called to say she had ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Truth, Obedience, And Other Antique Virtues

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 4, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,862 views

    The unpopular notion of absolute truth, and how obedience leads us to truth

    TRUTH, OBEDIENCE, AND OTHER ANTIQUE VIRTUES 1 John 2:3-6 March 5, 1995 INTRO: A few weeks ago, during our Friday night devotional, I asked my teens how many of them had seen "Schindler’s List", Steven Spielberg’s recent movie about the Holocaust. I asked them: was the Holocaust right or was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Stanley Vasu avatar

    Vital Truths For Effective Soul Winning

    Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,809 views

    THIS SERMON HIGHLIGHTS VITAL TRUTHS FOR EFFECTIVE SOUL WINNING AND STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF SPIRITUAL EMPOWERMENT IN EVANGELISM

    VITAL TRUTHS FOR EFFECTIVE SOUL WINNING ************************************************ OUTLINE 1. WHEN WE SHARE CHRIST WITH PEOPLE WE MUST RELY ON THE HOLY SPIRIT TO CONVICT THEM OF SIN AND THEIR NEED FOR CHRIST AND REVEAL CHRIST TO THEM. 2. WE MUST BE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT AND WITNESS ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Why Truth Matters: The Source Of Lies Series

    Contributed by Daniel Richter on Oct 10, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,573 views

    A look at what has happened to Truth in our society.

    I. Introduction a. Brief Recap Last week we began a series on the question of Truth, on why Truth matters. We looked at the shift in the way people think and in what people believe. That shift has gone from believing in an Absolute, unchanging set of morals and Truths, to the new belief that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    The Way, The Truth, The Life - A Funeral Sermon

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Nov 3, 2006
    based on 57 ratings
     | 20,729 views

    This sermon was for the funeral of a believer.

    A funeral is a trying time. We come together and many of us know each other, many of us do not know each other. We’re drawn by a need to say goodbye. To mark something that for all intents and purposes feels like an ending. A departure. If you were like me you were shocked to hear that Steve had ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Four Simple Truths About Salvation

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 3, 2006
    based on 67 ratings
     | 29,536 views

    four simple truths about salvation

    FOUR SIMPLE TRUTHS ABOUT SALVATION Romans 10:1-13 The humorous story is told of a baseball manger who decided to play a rookie in right field one day. The regular fielder wasn’t happy about it and loudly makes it know from the bench that it was a big mistake to play the kid. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    24.9 The Truth About Lying Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Aug 26, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,569 views

    We continue in our look at a day in the life of Christ, looking at his comments on lying in the Sermon on the Mount

    Jesus hasn’t even gotten to coffee break yet and already he has shaken people’s worlds in what their conception of happiness and righteousness are. He has talked about how not killing was part of the moral fabric of society, respecting life from conception to natural death kept society from ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Facing Reality Or Fighting God's Truth? Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 12, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,468 views

    We are better off taking our position as lost and helpless sinners before God than we are fighting Him with our objections and rationalizations.

    Facing Reality or Fighting God’s Truth? (Romans 3:1-20) 1. LONDON (Reuters) - A leading British brain surgeon has been suspended from work following a dispute over a bowl of soup. Dr Terence Hope was sent home from the Queen’s Medical Center in Nottingham, where newspapers say there is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Three Simple Truths About Missions

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 9, 2006
    based on 98 ratings
     | 14,911 views

    Missions is the HEART of Christ; Missions is the HOPE of the Condemned; Missions is the HEALTH of the Church

    THREE SIMPLE TRUTHS ABOUT MISSIONS You may or may not know it but the words mission, missions, or missionary are not found in the Bible. In fact, the word rapture or trinity are not found in the Bible. Though they are not Bible words, they sure have become a part of the Christian vocabulary. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kevin Ruffcorn avatar

    I Am The Way, The Truth And The Life Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Feb 17, 2006
    based on 21 ratings
     | 7,392 views

    The life of faith is a journey along the path of life with Jesus. It also is opening ourselves up to the truth of the Spirit

    John 14: 1-14 “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life” INTRODUCTION Everyone is searching for a home, in actuality it is the one desire humans have that cannot properly be satisfied on this earth, because this earth is not our home. In a spiritual sense, everyone is like Patch Adams, striving ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Terry Laughlin avatar

    Title: Stabilizing Truths, Part 1

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Mar 2, 2006
    based on 23 ratings
     | 2,969 views

    There are “Stabilizing Truths” for God’s obedient children. The stabilizing truths found in today’s message are for those who have a place of servanthood among the Body of Christ. Just what are those stabilizing truths that a child of God could grasp t

    Title: Stabilizing Truths, Part 1 Theme: The Goodness of God Listen as I read 2 Peter 1:2-4, “Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him who called ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Rick Crandall avatar

    Timeless Truths To Help Your Grief

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Mar 16, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,279 views

    Funeral sermon for a 26-year-old man who had a tragic illness and death.

    Funeral Service for Stuart Morse Kilpatrick Funeral Home / McClendon Baptist Church Sermon by: Rick Crandall March 13, 2006 Outline: *Life can be extremely hard, but there are 3 eternal truths that can help you in the days ahead... 1. The 1st timeless truth is that God is good. (Ps 25:6-7, Ps ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Eddie Snipes avatar

    Part 1 - Unity Through Truth Series

    Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Mar 29, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,008 views

    Unity is vital to any church, but the Bible does not teach unity at all cost. Part 1 of this series examines the Biblical concept of Unity through the truth of scripture.

    Unity and Sound Doctrine (Part 1) Scriptural unity is founded upon sound doctrine and a local church cannot have true unity without building its foundation on the truth of God’s word. A good example of this is explained in Ephesians 4:11-16 11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Worship God In Spirit And In Truth

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 17, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,619 views

    Our worship must be spiritual (with pure spiritual motivations led by the Holy Spirit that resides within us) and according to the truth of the whole counsel of God found in the Bible

    How To Worship God In Spirit and in Truth by Paul Fritz John 4:22-4:24 Worship - To give honor, adoration and praise to God in all aspects of life The Purpose of Worship 1. To express our love for the Lord. (Luke 10;27) 2. To obey His commands to give worship to Him above all gods. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational