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  • Riaan de Villiers avatar

    Called To Be A Spiritual Hero

    Contributed by Riaan De Villiers on Jan 23, 2006
     | 2,290 views

    What is my calling? How can I make a difference in my generation? What does God want me to do? Does these questions sounds familiar? Come and find God’s purpose for you.

    Called to be A Spiritual Hero We are standing at the beginning of a new year with lots of challenges in front of us. I believe the biggest challenge is to find your calling and to live out that calling. Romans 8:28 – 30 Romans 8:28 ALT: But we know that to the ones loving God all things work ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Spirit Of God

    Contributed by Jim Belcher on Oct 1, 2009
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     | 4,987 views

    What did it mean for God to send down his Spirit on the day of Pentecost? When the Spirit of God fills you, how do you know it?

    Some kind of power came from outside; a transcendent energy. How are we filled with the Spirit? Reminder: Pentecost was 50 days after Easter, 10 days after the ascension. They had been told by Jesus to wait for it. In the forty days between Easter and the Ascension Jesus had instructed them on ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Character Trait 11: A Healthy Church Is Influential Series

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Apr 9, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,293 views

    Jesus Christ commanded His church to be influential. We have a commission to impact people, principles and culture for Christ and His kingdom. How do we do this. We respond to His call to follow Him and be salt and light.

    Intro: The philosophies or ways of thinking of the world lead to a devaluing. The worldly philosophies of the 19th century led to the idea of a golden era with no more war or rumors of war. There were many that believed that a utopia would result from the right thinking of man. They really ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Lesson About Salt Series

    Contributed by James Lee on Nov 10, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,871 views

    Thank you Pastor John Hamby for the original message. Much of this has remained the same, simply because it spoke to our need so well.

    I want to begin looking at our theme for 2014, which is “Learning to be the light.” We’ll start by looking a passage in Matthew 5 and before we look at the idea of being light I believe we need to look at this concept of being salt. Since Jesus added salt to light, here, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Salt And Light

    Contributed by Betty Johnson on Sep 6, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,632 views

    A simple sermon on what it means to be "salt" and "light" in our world.

    Salt & Light Lake Bronson 8 Feb. 98 Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16 A recent secular survey, where 1300 senior executives across America were asked to list, in order of priority, what they thought was the most important characteristic within an organization. - 90% listed integrity as # 1 - 90% ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    You Know What Has Happened...

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Apr 22, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,876 views

    EASTER (A) - You know what has happened: Christ rose from the dead to forgive everyone's sins.

    “YOU KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED…” (Outline) April 4, 2010 - Easter Sunday - ACTS 10:34-43 INTRO: Death is the natural process of living. At death decay takes over. The body returns from where it once came: “Ashes to ashes, dust to dust”. There is no ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Are You Salty?

    Contributed by Jay Bunting on Feb 5, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,367 views

    This sermon looks at and compares how a Christians life should be like that of salt to others.

    5th Epiphany 2011 Matthew 5: 13-20 Are you salty? This week I heard someone ask this question about the church, it asked, “If your church was removed tomorrow from your neighborhood, from the community, would anybody notice?” I know YOU would notice, but what about the people in our ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Seven Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know- Tohu- Worthless Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jun 2, 2017
     | 4,399 views

    TOHU is not a word we would want associated with our spiritual life.

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • I hope you have enjoyed our journey through the 7 Hebrew words every Christian should know. • As we live life we have to make a major decision, that decision is HOW AM I GOING TO LIVE MY LIFE? • Put another way, one of the gifts we all have is time; however, the gift of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Truth About Treasure Series

    Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Feb 9, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,499 views

    We live in a culture that is consumed with possessions and wealth. In fact, most are judged more by what they have accumulated than the character they possess. It seems as if most can never get enough.

    The Truth about Treasure Matthew 6: 19-24 In our text, Jesus addresses an issue that was prevalent in His day. He was surrounded by many who sought worldly gain. They were often preoccupied with acquiring material wealth and possessions. We too live in a culture that is consumed with possessions ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Abc - The Building Blocks Of Faith - Corruption Series

    Contributed by Robert Butler on Apr 8, 2024
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     | 555 views

    God creation was perfect until humanity decided it wanted to be God.

    Today we continue our series entitled, The ABC’s of faith. The larger idea is based on the idea that we learn over time through an exploration process of success and failure. Everything we come to know and understand is built over time on the foundation of trial and error. We learned last week, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 25, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,260 views

    Emphasize the importance of turning to Jesus Christ, the ultimate balm for our wounded souls, and recognizing the consequences of neglecting God's provision for healing and restoration.

    Good morning, family! Today, we are going to delve into a message from the Book of Jeremiah - a message that speaks to us about healing, hope, and the consequences of neglecting God's provision. In Jeremiah 8:22, we find a poignant question asked, "Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician ...read more

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    The Valley Of Shadows Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 10, 2019
    based on 4 ratings
     | 18,344 views

    In a world that is dominated by those who defy, avoid and simply fear death, David simply says "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil." Why was it that David could be so confident?

    OPEN: “Life is short, and death is sure. Sin the cause. Christ the cure.” Vladimir Lenin - the first communist dictator of Russia - died in 1924. Shortly after his death, authorities decided to maintain his body in a mausoleum. So, for the past 95 years Lenin’s body has been on display in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Planning Series

    Contributed by Daniel Villa on Mar 6, 2003
    based on 128 ratings
     | 74,360 views

    Wise people have a sense of what Jesus wants and have plans to achieve them. Wise people have a sense of their God-given destination and have made plans to arrive there.

    PLANNING: IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING, YOU’RE GOING TO END UP SOMEWHERE ELSE “To man belong the plans of the heart, but from the LORD comes the reply of the tongue. All a man’s ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the LORD. Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Origens Of Death Series

    Contributed by Robert Higgins on May 1, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,772 views

    Death is not a dead end street, it is not an end but a doorway to eternal life.

    Life After Death – Part One Overview There have been quite a number of folks (5 families in the past two months – Bernita Sample’s husband passed on Wednesday morning) in our congregation who have had loved ones die in the past few months. My own family had to come to grips with saying goodbye to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    No Other Name For Grace But Amazing Series

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Jan 30, 2003
    based on 121 ratings
     | 6,206 views

    Who are you as a sinner? Who are you as a saint? Are You living as a walking dead man or a Resurrected saint?

    NO OTHER NAME FOR GRACE BUT AMAZING! Ephesians 2:1-10 WHO YOU ARE AS A SINNER: 1) YOU ARE DEAD, (VERSE 1) “As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins,...” Sinners are DEAD. They are not SICK! When you were a sinner, you did not need RESUSCITATION ; you needed RESURRECTION! ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God