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  • Don Schultz avatar

    Look At The Cross, Then Look At Yourself

    Contributed by Don Schultz on Feb 13, 2014
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     | 7,296 views

    The best place to go if you want to be "better" as a Christian - the cross...

    Look at the cross, Look at yourself Philippians 2:6-8 (Jesus), being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, 7 but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Love Your Neighbor As Yourself Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 16, 2013
     | 4,755 views

    The council fathers get specific about how we can help the poor.

    Monday of 1st Week in Lent 2013 Gaudium et Spes You Shall Love Your Neighbor One of the great heresies of modern time is a subtle one based on the notion of sola fide or “faith alone.” That was Martin Luther’s great mistake, of course. The only place in the NT where we read ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Do It Yourself Soil Analysis

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Dec 21, 2012
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    Sermon on the Parable of the Soils

    Do-it-yourself Soil Analysis Matthew 13:3-23 This morning I preached the parable of the Thumb. Tonight I have one of my favorite parables--parable of the SOILS Let's read vv. 3-9 Interpretation: Sower = God "as He sowed" --many ways… preaching, music, bible, friend, etc. Seed = ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Can You Forgive Yourself?

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Apr 15, 2013
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    We need to deal with our past in order to experience not only the forgiveness that Jesus brought to us on the cross , but to understand that his grace is sufficient. Forgiving ourselves is part of the Christian package. Beloved, His grace is sufficient!

    For those unfamiliar with an Anglican Service there are four Scripture readings before the message. Today’s readings were: Acts:9:1-20; Psalm 30; Revelation 5: 11-14 and John 21:1-19. Today’s Gospel reading .... points to a person who Jesus had called to be ............a fisher of men. He was ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    "Would You Recognize Yourself?"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 11, 2010
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    A sermon about Christian hospitality.

    Matthew 19:13-15 “Would You Even be able to Recognize Yourself?” By: Ken Sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN As many of you know, the week before last, I spent some time in Lake Junaluska, North Carolina at a continuing education retreat. Our main speaker was ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Go Wash Yourself In The Jordan

    Contributed by Steve Cleary on Nov 14, 2009
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    Go wash yourself in the Jordan

    GO WASH YOURSELF SEVEN TIMES IN THE JORDAN. (2 KINGS 5:10) The story of Naaman the leper, recorded in 2 Kings 5, illustrates much about the work of God and our response to Him. v1 Naaman, a Syrian, was supposedly an enemy of Israel in the sense that he was not a Jew. He was highly regarded by ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dedicate Yourself To Daily Prayer Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jun 2, 2011
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    Why all Christians need to dedicate ourselves to daily prayer: 1. It is God’s priority for us (vs. 1) 2. It brings God’s peace to us (vs. 2) 3. It pleases God (vs. 3) 4. It helps accomplish God’s purpose for people (vs. 4-6)

    New Habits for a New Year Part 2: Dedicate Yourself to Daily Prayer 1 Timothy 2:1-6 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - Jan. 25, 2009 *What is God like? We could never get to the end of describing His goodness and glory. But today I want to focus on the fact that He has come to seek ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Examine Yourself Before Partaking Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Nov 26, 2011
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     | 19,525 views

    In this lesson we learn that we are to examine ourselves before partaking the Lord's Supper.

    Scripture We continue our study in The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians in a series I am calling Challenges Christians Face. One of the challenges that Christians face is the issue of proper Christian worship, and for the past two weeks we have been looking at the Lord’s Supper as an ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Know Yourself (Short Homily)

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Feb 10, 2012
    based on 69 ratings
     | 18,287 views

    This is a very short Homily titled "Know Yourself". That was used for the opening of a Men's retreat weekend.

    Let me share a reading from the Gospel of Mark with you. " They came to Bethsaida. Some people brought a blind man to him and begged him to touch him. He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village; and when he had put saliva on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Do You Love Yourself? Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 7, 2014
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    We are to love. We are to love our neighbor. We are to love our neighbor as we love OURSELVES.

    1. Matthew 7.12 a. Why "Golden Rule"? In AD 222-235 Roman Emperor Alexander Severus adopted the golden rule as his motto, and displayed it on public buildings, and promotes peace among religions. Some say the golden rule is called golden because Severus wrote it on his wall in gold. b. It is NOT ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Humble Yourself Before The Lord Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 11, 2018
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     | 12,579 views

    The heart of Josiah was responsive to God and he was humble before Him. God gives grace to the humble.

    We looked at the most evil King last week, Manasseh, who repented at the last minute and did what he could to restore the worship of God. • But his attempt at making right what he has done wrong for so many years, was too little, too late, to make a lasting impact. • Even his son Amon who ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Throwing Yourself On The Mercy Of God

    Contributed by Peter Pilt on Apr 29, 2019
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    People in the bible often appealed to the Mercy of God or they threw themselves on the Mercy of God....Not something that we do so much these days....But we should. This is a sermon on God's Mercy.

    In Matthew there is a story of a woman who threw herself on the mercy of God Matthew 15:21-22 21 Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Dont Join Yourself To Idolaters

    Contributed by Richard Papafio on Jun 4, 2019
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    Do not enter into relationships with idolaters. They would lead you away from God and turn you away from worshipping Him. They would cause you to be an unworthy member of the Body of Christ

    May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: *DONT JOIN YOURSELF TO IDOLATERS* 1 Corinthians 6:13-17 King James Version (KJV) 13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    3 Reasons To Discipline Yourself Series

    Contributed by Jordan Muck on Oct 11, 2016
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     | 6,797 views

    Understanding the disciplines in everyday Christian life.

    Series: Discipline – Week 1 Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2 Title: 3 Reasons to Discipline Yourself Focus: Establishment of Spiritual Disciplines 2 Questions every teenager asks when to the topic of discipline: 1. Are you serious, why discipline? 2. I accepted Christ, I know I’m going to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Can You Forgive Yourself?

    Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Apr 10, 2016
    based on 5 ratings
     | 18,519 views

    So often we wallow in guilt and shame, long after we have asked Jesus to forgive us. What if we could be free of that for good? Is self-forgiveness biblical? If not, how can I move forward out of my despair? Peter is a case in point.

    John 21:1-19 Can You Forgive Yourself? Self-forgiveness is the big rage in pop psychology today. I did a quick search on Amazon.com this week, and came up with over 12,000 hits on the subject of self-forgiveness. Yet, the interesting thing is, the Bible has absolutely no mention of it at all! ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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