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  • David Henderson avatar

    "Stephen: A Heart Of Commitment"

    Contributed by David Henderson on Nov 24, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,371 views

    It is always right to do the right thing, even if it is difficult. Jesus never said the Christian life would be easy. Remember, the symbol of the Christian life is a cross.

    HEARTBEATS “Stephen: A heart of Commitment” Acts 6:8-15 and 8:54-60 One of the things that are clear as you look at the gospels is that popularity can be costly. Most of us if we would admit it, certainly desire to have it. But we sometimes don’t realize what it can cost us. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dean Courtier avatar

    The Cost Of Discipleship: Following The Way Of The Cross Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Nov 16, 2016
    based on 5 ratings
     | 13,641 views

    The cost of being a disciple and what it means to Follow The Way of The Cross. May each of us willing follow the way of the cross.

    As we continue in our series on dynamic disciples or dynamic discipleship, this month our focus has been on the cost of being a disciple. This morning we are going to consider together what it means to follow the way of the Cross. What is the way of the cross? The way of the cross is following ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Separating Good From Evil

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Nov 10, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,221 views

    We are not the final judge of the world-that is God’s job. We are to remain faithful to God’s word even during hard times, but if we do go astray, we have opportunities to mend our ways. We have the time and the grace we need to make changes.

    Those of you who have tended lawns and gardens know how important it is to keep weeds under control. You have to pull them out or use chemicals. It’s a lot of hard work, especially if you have to figure out what is a weed and what is a good flower or blade of grass. After all, sometimes the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Revd. Martin Dale avatar

    The Kingdom Of God

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 31, 2006
    based on 51 ratings
     | 11,813 views

    We see in this passage that the kingdom of God is available to all, that it was achieved through the Cross and that it is costly.

    02-04-06 NR/NC Story: 26 Christians were crucified at Nizhizaka Hill in Nagasaki, Japan on 15 February 1597. Amongst them was a young seventeen year old boy, Thomas Kosaki, who had been sentenced to die for his Christian witness - along with his father. He wrote a letter to his mother the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    When Life Doesn't Make Sense Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,021 views

    Being a mother can be a costly thing. But following the call of God to be a mother of the Savior can be a costly thing as well. As Christians, sometimes, we tend to sanitize the Christmas story. We think of it as a heartwarming story of a young mother giv

    A Scandalous Love Affair: when life and faith doesn't make sense Luke 1:26-38 Dick Hillis tells the story of a mission trip to Africa. “She was lying on the ground. In her arms she held her tiny baby girl. As I put a cooked sweet potato into the mother’s outstretched hand, I wondered ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    When God Seem To Be Asking For Too Much From You

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 25, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,333 views

    A look at the conditional obedience we often offer God, in comparison with Joseph's complete and costly obedience.

    ASKING TOO MUCH? Often our willingness to obey God comes with a pre-set spending limit. Main illustration: An American Express card vs. a Walmart pre-loaded card. This is a Walmart pre-loaded card with $50 on it. If I give it to you, you can buy whatever you want. . . up to $50. This is an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kerry Haynes avatar

    Reckless Worship

    Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Apr 7, 2019
    based on 3 ratings
     | 11,739 views

    Mary, the sister of Lazarus, points us to reckless worship that is costly, active, personal, and sometimes judged.

    John 12:1-8 Reckless Worship Every time you see Mary, the sister of Lazarus, in scripture, you find her sitting at the feet of Jesus (Luke 10:39; John 11:32; 12:3). This lady knew how to worship. She knew—when many others did not—that Jesus was the long-awaited Christ. After all, he raised her ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dedication, Building Dedication

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Jul 27, 2005
    based on 88 ratings
     | 72,917 views

    Dedication is Costly. The Dedication of this building has been costly to some of us. Physically, mentally, emotionally, it hasn’t been necessarily an easy ride, but we are finally here. The high cost of dedication takes me back to Solomon’s dedicat

    Intro: Bertoldo de Giovanni is a name even the most enthusiastic lover of art is unlikely to recognize. He was the pupil of Donatello, the greatest sculptor of his time, and he was the teacher of Michelangelo, the greatest sculptor of all time. Michelangelo was only 14 years old when he came to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tom Shepard avatar

    Christmas Love: The Story Of God's Gift To Us Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Dec 20, 2006
    based on 295 ratings
     | 90,943 views

    This is a sermon about God’s gift to us. How it is 1. Usefull 2. Costly 3. Effective

    Christmas Love: The Story of God’s Gift to Us Christmas was an exciting time and Joie was excited too. He was only 10 years old and he was as excited as any ten year old boy could be. For him Christmas was still a time of wonder. He did the things most 10 year olds do. He played ball, rode his ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    Securing Divine Help Through Sacrificial Living Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jan 27, 2026
     | 3 views

    Sacrificial living is a lifestyle of total surrender and costly obedience that provokes divine help and attracts supernatural intervention.

    SECURING DIVINE HELP THROUGH SACRIFICIAL LIVING By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Romans 12:1 Key Verse: “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” — Romans 12:1 ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Ralph Andrus avatar

    03 Life Encounter: It's Extravagance Series

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Mar 9, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,993 views

    LIFE ENCOUNTER IS - ➊ RARE - Spared Not ➋ COSTLY - Delivered Him Up ➌ OBTAINABLE - Give Us

    Rom. 8:32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? Either television writers have finally run out of ideas for bad situation comedies or the baby boomers’ nostalgic longing for their 60s youth is simply in control ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Value Engineering

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Mar 4, 2012
     | 4,311 views

    No servant is above his master, and the disciples of Christ are called to follow Him to the Calvary, however costly this may be.

    Who’s coming off of a great week? Me too. But my brother made me homesick with a photo of the beach where we grew up. Living in Hawaii, I was never much of a surfer, but I did enjoy boogie boarding. There’s nothing quite like catching a wave, sliding along the waters’ azure arch. ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    Wisdom For Overcoming Errors

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Aug 15, 2025
     | 112 views

    No one is beyond making mistakes, but with the wisdom of God, you can live in accuracy and avoid repeating costly errors

    WISDOM FOR OVERCOMING ERRORS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Ecclesiastes 10:5-10 Key Verse: “If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.” (Ecclesiastes 10:10, KJV) Supporting Texts: Proverbs 4:7, Hosea 4:6, James ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Dean Courtier avatar

    Not Giving Up: The Disciple Who Is Renewed From The Inside Out - 2 Corinthians 4:16 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jan 2, 2026
    based on 1 rating
     | 282 views

    Discipleship is not a sprint; it is a long obedience in the same direction. Following Jesus is glorious—but it is also costly, stretching, and often exhausting.

    Not Giving Up: The Disciple Who Is Renewed from the Inside Out - 2 Corinthians 4:16 “That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day.” (2 Corinthians 4:16, NLT) Introduction: Following Jesus When Life Wears You Down Church, discipleship is not a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Maurice McCarthy avatar

    The Dung Gate

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Mar 5, 2012
    based on 7 ratings
     | 21,271 views

    Illustrated sermon, drama appended to sermon. A message about the need to remove garbage and how ancient Jerusalem had people for that task. It is a nasty dirty job, that Jesus did for us. Message and drama were very well received.

    The Dung Gate PPT 1 series slide PPT 2, 3 Scripture Text Ne 2:9 So I went to the governors of Trans-Euphrates and gave them the king's letters. The king had also sent army officers and cavalry with me. Ne 2:10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal