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  • Sigurd Grindheim avatar

    The Way To Life Goes Through Death

    Contributed by Sigurd Grindheim on Feb 4, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,793 views

    Sermon on the nature of Christian life as denying oneself and taking up one’s cross.

    In the kingdom of God the way to life goes through death. Jesus says, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.” The kingdom of God is bizarro ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Epiphany Of The Lord

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Dec 8, 2018
     | 5,451 views

    Allowing oneself to be invaded and rearranged by objective value is what makes life worth living.

    The Epiphany of the Lord is when Christ was made known to the magi, who represent all the nations. Today, when we say that someone has had an epiphany, we mean that the person has had a moment in which they have achieved a realization, an awareness or a knowledge of something. An AHA! MOMENT, ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Fruit That Is Always In Season: Self-Control Series

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jun 22, 2017
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    Controlling oneself means placing ourselves under God's control, the best place to be.

    Has this ever happened to you? You find a bowl full of delicious looking cherries sitting on the table. They’re clearly meant for eating so you grab a couple. They’re sweet and delicious so you have a few more. You sit down, get out your phone to check messages while you absent-mindedly continue to ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    How Can I Get Life Under Control?

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Sep 1, 2015
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    Implementing a constant communion with God is a great help for keeping oneself under control in life.

    1. Title: How Can I Get Life Under Control? 2. Text: I Thessalonians 5:16-18 3. Audience : Central Christian Church, July12, 2015 4. Objectives: -for the people to understand that prayer is central to dealing with life’s challenges, and to understand what it means to pray continually -for ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Acceptable Fasting

    Contributed by Dr. Abraham Obadare on Dec 16, 2017
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    In the sight of God, fasting is not just denying oneself the pleasure of food but actually meeting the needs of others.

    Memory Verse: “Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke?” Isaiah 58:6 NKJV Definition: According to The New Unger's Bible Dictionary, fasting in the Hebrew language is called ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Deceitful Kisses

    Contributed by Gino Cascieri on Dec 6, 2001
    based on 46 ratings
     | 5,730 views

    Examines cases in the Bible where the receipent of a kiss was deceived.

    "Deceitful Kisses" Text: Proverbs 27:6 Intro: What we have contrasted in our verse is the difference between a faithful friend and an enemy. A faithful friend will sometimes will do or say something to us that will be unpleasant and described in our verse as a wound. However, the motive behind ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Wise Warning

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Nov 1, 2010
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    Christians are warned against being deceived by false prophets.

    A Wise Warning Matthew 7:15-20 INTRODUCTION A. “If you are going to place poison on a shelf where you have healing medicines, you had better label it clearly.” B. Life is full of warnings. 1. Cigarette packs warn of lung cancer and other medical problems. 2. Medicines warn against ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Richard Cook avatar

    Deception Of Our Perception

    Contributed by Richard Cook on Aug 20, 2009
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     | 7,139 views

    Sermon about denying our perception of sin and worldliness and start percieving things as God would percieve them

    II Tim 3: 8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. 9 But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was. 10 But thou hast fully known my doctrine, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Honesty - Silence Is Not Always Golden

    Contributed by Jeff Riedel on Jul 2, 2014
     | 9,818 views

    Seeking God and having the ultimate relationship with Him requires complete honesty. Covering our faults and failures is no good to anyone. This message challenges the hearer to examine how honest he/she is with the Lord, himself and others.

    SERMON: The next person, after hearing this message, who tells a lie, no matter how big or small.....will fall over immediately and die. Ok maybe not, but hey, It could happen you know. Wait, it did happen.... Wait....it does happen......Wait.....it happens all the time. More on that in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Testimony Against Motivational Speakers & Personal Development Gurus

    Contributed by Chris Kanyane on Jul 25, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,240 views

    The sermon is based on real personal testimony against motivational speakers, personal development gurus and life coaches. All motivational speakers, personal development gurus and life coaches believe in God. But what kind of God? Learn more.....

    The 1990s period was an epoch period for me: I went to university, after four years of successful university studies began working. It was when I was working that I got exposed to a plethora of many ideas, or put it simply I came across self anointing ideas. To use the modern popular language I ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    Kingdom Breakers

    Contributed by Richard Papafio on May 3, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,487 views

    There are wolves in sheep clothing who are in the Kingdom of God to break it so they come with deceptive tongues to confuse people about doctrines, dos and donts that are non existent. Be careful of these demons

    May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: *KINGDOM BREAKERS* Romans 16:17-18 King James Version (KJV) 17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. 18 For they that are such serve not ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Kelvin McKisic avatar

    Darkened - Disobedience Series

    Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on Jun 25, 2023
     | 1,059 views

    Second in the series of 21 states of man apart from God. This one covers the five Ds, darkened through disobedience.

    21 States of Man without God (Second in series) In the continuation of our series about the 21 states of man without God we will look at the five Ds of our condition that cause us to live apart from God. These five Ds are: darkened, dead in sin, deceived, defiled or filthy, and disobedience. And ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dr. Jerry Hulse avatar

    The Church At War

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Sep 18, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,807 views

    Saints, there is a colossal invisible war between good and evil taking place around us and just as retired Generals we see on TV explaining the strategy of of our enemy, this message will serve to open our eyes to expose the strength and methods that our enemy loves to use against God's people.

    SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES (Romans 7:14-25) (14) "For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin." (15) "For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Barry O Johnson avatar

    You Are Who God Says You Are

    Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Oct 9, 2024
     | 1,061 views

    This message looks at some of the things our Father says about us

    The Mona Lisa, an oil painting on a poplar wood panel, is the most famous painting in the world. Painted by Leonardo da Vinci sometime between 1503 and 1519, when he was living in Florence, it now hangs in the Louvre Museum in Paris, where it remains an object of pilgrimage to this day. Say “The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Who Is Leading?

    Contributed by W. Leon Morrow on Mar 7, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,830 views

    This sermon is designed to guide the members of the congregation to deny oneself, to take up ones cross, and to follow Jesus.

    There are tremendous lessons in our Holy Scripture. There are lessons not only in the words, or the content, but that there are lessons for us even in the construction of the writing—there are lessons in the style as well as in the words themselves. For example, in Mark the disciples had been ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist