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  • D. Dewaine Phillips avatar

    Shrewd As Serpents Series

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Mar 28, 2022
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     | 4,626 views

    “Be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves” (Mt. 10:16). This verse is not advocating hypocrisy. We are not to employ the methods of the ungodly, but we should posses a similar creative capacity. We need to be clever in our dealings.

    In Matthew 10:16, Jesus advised us to “be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves.” Was Jesus telling believers to be two-faced hypocrites? Was He saying we need to be unjust in our daily activities and dealings, and then turn right around and act like model Christians on Sunday? No. Jesus was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Salt And Light

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Oct 1, 2014
     | 7,189 views

    We are called by God to influence this world for Christ. We are to be a light into this dark world that offers hope to a dying world.

    Salt and light Matthew chapter 5:13-5:16 This morning we look to a familiar verse of Scripture. It is the Scripture where Jesus tells us to be the Salt and Light to the world. It is Jesus teaching the multitude of people that followed Him, the disciples that worked close with Him and each one of ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Star Wars: The Original Version

    Contributed by James O. Davis on Dec 22, 2015
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    We too are living in a rapidly changing world. The world we have known in the past is not going to be the world of the future.

    When Michel Gorbechev was President of the former Soviet Union in the late 1980s, a good friend of his became an astronaut and was sent into space for a short, routine mission. The trip was supposed to last for only a few days, but while he was away from planet earth, the government of his country ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Life-Changing Prayer Series

    Contributed by James Wallace on Dec 28, 2020
     | 7,508 views

    Want to pray prayers that change the world, or even your world? Daniel changed the world with his prayer in Daniel 9. What characterizes the kind of prayer that changes the world?

    Well, it’s the first of November, and two days from now one of the most contentious Presidential elections in our history will, perhaps, be decided. I read a newspaper article this week that said that not only Americans but even the people of other nations are anxious about what will be happening ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

  • Larry Grant avatar

    A High-Way For Our God

    Contributed by Larry Grant on Jun 23, 2024
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     | 1,304 views

    These verses point out the preparations the church must make for the Kingdom if we want to see the Lord move among us in a time of power and glory. God’s “High Way” always stands in contradiction to the World’s “Low Way.”

    Isaiah 40:3-5 A High Way For Our God June 23, 2024 Isaiah is writing about the coming of the Messiah. These verses were partially fulfilled through the ministry of John the Baptist. Matthew 3:3 says In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, "Repent, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Daring To Shine Series

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Sep 9, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 11,275 views

    As disciples of Jesus we are called to shine like stars in this dark world

    Daring to Shine Philippians 2:12-18 September 3, 2006 Morning Service Introduction One summer my brother and I went on our annual fishing trip to Lake Erie and one of the side trips that we made was to an old lighthouse. The lighthouse had been used to signal ships to avoid the shoreline and to ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Ray Ellis avatar

    The New Year Is Aglow With Opportunities Series

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Nov 1, 2005
    based on 31 ratings
     | 53,965 views

    This sermon looks at Daniel as a model for living in the world but not compromising to the world.

    The New Year is Aglow with Opportunities Daniel 1:1-7 Romans 5:1-8 (Message) As we enter the 21st Century in America we are faced with many challenges and opportunities. As a Christian we are rowing upstream against a society that is basically anti-Christian. Many things about the future are ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Alan Perkins avatar

    A Failed Church?

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 17, 2003
    based on 66 ratings
     | 5,961 views

    God’s view of "failure" vs. the world’s view.

    This morning, I’d like to offer some thoughts on where we’ve been, where we are now, and where we go from here. I don’t claim that this is a comprehensive summary of our history as a church; nor do I present this as the final, authoritative word on what we’ve suffered and accomplished. For one ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Listening To The Wrong Teachers

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Feb 14, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,970 views

    Caution against listening to the world’s ideas about Jesus.

    Listening to the Wrong Teachers Matthew 16:5-12 January 21, 2007 I’ve mentioned in the past that I didn’t grow up in a Bible-believing home. We didn’t read the Bible, never had a Bible study, and didn’t have Sunday School. My main exposure to the Bible growing up came during the summers when ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    What Is The Grace Of God? Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Jun 19, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,205 views

    It is GRACE that seperates Christianity from the rest of the world’s religions!

    Sermon Brief Date Written: April 12, 2007 Date Preached: April 15, 2007 Where Preached: OZHBC (AM) Sermon Details: Sermon Series: The Doctrines of the Faith Sermon Title: What is the Grace of God? Sermon Text: Eph 2:8-10 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Converted On A Cross!"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 20, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,255 views

    A sermon on the world’s perception of the church vs the authentic Jesus.

    Luke 23:33-43 “Converted on a Cross!” (Many of the ideas for this sermon come from Everything Must Change by Brian Mclaren) By: Ken Sauer, Pastor of Grace United Methodist Church, Soddy Daisy, TN www.gbgm-umc.org/grace-sdtn The Rock Band Jethro Tull has a song entitled Hymn 43 in which they ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Merwin Rylaarsdam avatar

    Narnia: Always Winter, Never Christmas Series

    Contributed by Merwin Rylaarsdam on Jan 4, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,229 views

    A world without Christ is a world that is "always winter and never Christmas."

    Sermon – “Always Winter, Never Christmas” Scripture – Isaiah 40 There is a strange phenomenon that is happening in the world today. Two unlikely groups of people have gotten together and are excitedly talking about the same thing! It’s strange that Hollywood and the Evangelical church are ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Passin’ Thru

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jan 21, 2014
     | 3,523 views

    We should be in the world, but not of the world; we are merely passing through.

    Passin’ Thru January 19, 2014 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We should be in the world, but not of the world; we are merely passing through. Focus Passage: Philippians 3:17-21 Supplemental Passage: "YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY." (1 Peter ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Christopherson avatar

    Redefining Significance (How To Surprise Your Biggest Critics) Acts Part 7 Series

    Contributed by Jeff Christopherson on Jan 15, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,823 views

    contrasting God’s and the world’s understanding of a significant life...

    Redefining significance: how to surprise your biggest critics Acts Series: ¡§Completely Irreligious, Yet Radically Christian¡¨ Part 7 Pastor Jeff Christopherson - February 23, 2003 Acts 4:1-22 I. HOW OUR WORLD DEFINES SIGNIFICANCE: 1. Success. (People speak of my ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    Let You Shine Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Aug 6, 2014
     | 7,503 views

    Being the light of the world is a cooperative effort between God and ourselves.

    Let You Shine Text: Phil. 2:12-18 Introduction 1. Illustration: Jesus himself said to his disciples, "[L]et your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works, and give glory to your Father in heaven." (Matthew 5:16) 

This is a concept that is sometimes a ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist