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  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    This Is No Time For Sleeping

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Sep 21, 2022
    based on 4 ratings
     | 30,011 views

    The Christian life is a walk, it's a run, but never forget... it is a fight, and the warfare is real, and we get tired, but we cannot go to sleep. A sleeping saint is a powerless saint and is no threat to the devil.

    1 Thessalonians 5:5-9 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. [6] Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. [7] For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Are You My Brother's Keeper? PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 24, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,567 views

    This sermon emphasizes our Christian responsibility to love, care for, and support each other, reflecting Christ's love and bridging connections like He did.

    Good morning, beloved family of Christ. Today, we gather under the shelter of God's love, in the embrace of His grace, and in the light of His Word. We are not here by accident. We are here because of His divine orchestration, because He has a message for each of us today. We will be turning our ...read more

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  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Give Unconditional Love

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,824 views

    1. Love Endures Long - Love is slow to lose patience.

    1. Love Endures Long - Love is slow to lose patience. It does not show irritation, undue anger or exhibit a hot temper. Love has the courage to change the things it can, the serenity to accept the things it cannot change and the wisdom to know the difference. 2. Love is Kind - Love looks for a way ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Exhortation To Humility

    Contributed by Leo Primero on May 2, 2003
    based on 18 ratings
     | 9,457 views

    What is humility? A freedom from arrogance that grows out of the recognition that all we have and are comes from God.

    Exhortation To Humility Text: Phil 2:1-4. If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Shrek -- Ugliness Series

    Contributed by Chris Thron on Sep 8, 2002
    based on 30 ratings
     | 6,145 views

    The movie ‘Shrek’ is about ugliness. By ‘ugly’, I don’t just mean appearance, I mean something about them makes them unattractive to others, made fun of by others, don’t like about themselves, makes them feel inferior. Prayer: Father, we lift ou

    Shrek Introduction (before movie). Read –Phi 2:5-11 Let this mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus, To whom, though himself in the form of God, it did not seem that to take for oneself was to be like God; But he made himself as nothing, taking the form of a servant, being made like men; And ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jesus On Becoming Rich Forever Series

    Contributed by Daniel Villa on Oct 17, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,054 views

    Jesus teaches kingdom people what true riches and how one can become rich forever.

    JESUS ON BECOMING RICH FOREVER Matthew 6:19-24 Jesus wants to make you rich. This is one of the reasons why Jesus came. The Apostle Paul states that Jesus, who was rich, became poor, so that through his poverty people might become rich (2 Cor. 8:9). Matthew records Jesus definition of true ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    God Gives Us His Face

    Contributed by Paul Kallan on Dec 24, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 1,934 views

    To make life possible, man needs a face more than goals. God becomes man in order to give us His face.

    Today we celebrate Christmas. And today’s gospel, John 1.1-18, tells us that the Word of God is the Word of life. This Word is the Light of life. The Word of God lights up for us the way we must live. The outline of the right way of living lies in this Word. This Word, this Light, fashions the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    296 – Dozen Reasons For Compassion

    Contributed by Joel Vicente on Feb 14, 2005
    based on 26 ratings
     | 2,830 views

    Why care? What was Christ’s ministry about? What were the pillars of the church concerned about? What was Paul eager to do?

    Illustrate Humor: Homer, a handsome dude, walks into a sports bar around 9:58 PM. He sits down next to this blonde at the bar and stares up at the TV. The 10:00 news was on. The news crew was covering a story of a man on a ledge of a large building preparing to jump. The blonde looks at Homer and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Can I Give Jesus? Series

    Contributed by John Raulerson on Dec 12, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,858 views

    God gave His best: shouldn’t we give our best this Christmas.

    Christmas: It=s All About Giving WHAT CAN I GIVE TO JESUS? Luke 2:1-20, Matthew 2:1-11 Over the past couple of Sundays as we approach Christmas, we have considered the thought: Christmas: It’s All about giving. We examined how much God the Father gave when He gave His Only Son on that first ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Abominations

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 28, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 4,240 views

    things God hates

    Intro: growing up there were three things that I didn’t like to eat. One was mustard, now I can tolerate it, the next was ham, I am sure there are some pigs happy about that, and the last is lemon pie. Over the years we learn each others likes and dislikes. So Lauri doesn’t fix me ham or lemon ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Meditation

    Contributed by Colin Coombs on Oct 2, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 7,827 views

    Encouragement to meditate on the Lord

    Progressive Meditation Psalm 104:34 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD. Meditation means active contemplation, not wandering reverie. It depends on purposeful concentration of the mind on the subject of meditation, and deliberate expulsion of discordant thought and ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Angels

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Dec 12, 2004
    based on 27 ratings
     | 6,597 views

    A study of Biblical teachings about angels.

    Angels Heb. 1:13, 14 INTRO.: subject of much study and discussion. Bible has much to say about angels. If we accept reality of spiritual things, we must be interested in this subject. Play a prominent role in the drama of redemption. In the life of Jesus: predicted John’s birth and named ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Everett McCoy avatar

    Beyond Thanksgiving (2 Of 2 In Series) Series

    Contributed by Everett Mccoy on Aug 3, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 8,601 views

    Thanksgiving is Powerful (see message 1) but praise takes us to the next level.

    Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. Psalms 100:4 (KJV) Review of last week – the Power of Thanksgiving What is Implied? I am blessed I am not the source of my blessing I have identified the source I am acting on ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Good Manners Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Nov 22, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,151 views

    We've been brought up to say, "Thank You," when someone gives us something. With all of God's blessings our lives are one BIG "Thank you."

    Luke 17:11-19 "Good Manners" INTRODUCTION Every Christmas season I enjoy watching the movie "Santa Clause," with Tim Allen. For me, the movie is filled with gems about life and faith. One such gem occurs early in the movie. Scott Calvin finds himself at Santa's workshop after his first ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Gifts They Brought

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jan 3, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,671 views

    Sermon for Epiphany Sunday, 2013 Year C

    Matthew 2: 1 – 12 / The Gifts They Brought Intro: Today we celebrate one of the 7 principal feast days on the Christian calendar. It is a fixed day --- the 12th day after Christmas--- so it migrates through the days of the week. Epiphany celebrates the “revelation” or ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed