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  • Jim Erwin avatar

    Love That Keeps Yourself In Control Series

    Contributed by Jim Erwin on Dec 14, 2007
     | 4,224 views

    Responsible love will help us with self control.

    Love that Keeps Yourself in Control Responsible Love with Others – Part 1 Romans 13:8-14 We want to look at how God teaches us as Christians to love. I want to call this love “responsible love.” You can love someone responsibly or irresponsibly. The Bible teaches us to be responsible in our love ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Have Yourself A Mary Christmas

    Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Nov 28, 2007
    based on 121 ratings
     | 44,039 views

    Exposition of Luke 1:26-38

    Have Yourself A Mary Christmas Adapted from the sermon Christmas According to Mary by Jonathan McLeod Luke 1:26-38 Mothers can teach us a lot if we will listen to them. Several years ago the Knoxville TN Sentinel newspaper carried the story of police chief Phil Keith who during a televised ...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
    based on 5 ratings
     | 20,689 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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    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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    Be Yourself, Everyone Else Is Taken

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Sep 26, 2007
    based on 101 ratings
     | 49,657 views

    We run into many problems not only in Church but also in life in general when we never become comfortable with whom we are, and the great value we have to offer. We each have a treasure hidden in our lives that we take for granted and if we aren’t carefu

    TITLE: BE YOURSELF, EVERYONE ELSE IS TAKEN SCRIPTURE: GENESIS 27:19-24 / I SAMUEL 17:37-50 I want to spend a few minutes this morning building this message about the importance of being you. As we continue to grow this ministry and define various leadership roles, I believe that it will be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    And You Call Yourself A Christian? Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jul 6, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,353 views

    The danger that confronts religious people is that they rely on their performance to gain right standing with God.

    Scripture Several years ago I was pulled over by a police officer for running a red light. “Why did you do it?” he asked. “Well, Officer,” I explained. “I am a pastor. One of the members of our church is about to have open heart surgery at Harrisburg General Hospital. I got off to a late start ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Doing Right For God Not Yourself Series

    Contributed by Aaron Legendre on Nov 1, 2007
     | 3,138 views

    This sermon is about giving for god not for yourself.

    Doing Right for God not Yourself. Good morning everyone. I would like to start today off with a little story. It’s a true story of two different people. The first person we will call him Dave for the sake of argument. Dave heard about a little boy who had no toys. He went out to a local thrift ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Seperate Yourself From Delays

    Contributed by Willie Fagg on Nov 17, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,925 views

    Spiritual Maturity

    The Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, from your family, and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you.” God told Abram to do three things: (1) leave his country, (2) separate himself from his family, (3) and go to a land that God promised to show him. Abram followed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    A Call To Give Yourself To God Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 18, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 11,970 views

    The Apostle Paul gives us six truths that are vital for living the Christian life.

    Scripture Let’s continue our study in Paul’s letter to the Romans. We are in Romans 12. Paul is now going to make a grand declaration about the first principles of Christians living. He’s going to issue a Christian manifesto on living the Christian life. You can’t get more practical—or ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Loving Your Neighbor As Yourself

    Contributed by Lauro C Hernandez on Oct 3, 2014
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     | 11,080 views

    LOVING ONE ANOTHER

    “Loving Your Neighbor as Yourself” Luke 10:25-37 “25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Seeing Yourself As God Does Series

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Aug 15, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,865 views

    Israel had repeatedly witnessed God’s power; why were they intimidated? It’s a perception problem called low self-esteem, and it’s how the enemy prevents you from winning. The Israelites quickly forgot their Red Sea deliverance...

    Seeing Yourself As God Does Numbers 13:1-2, 30-33NKJV A man in the prairie observed an eagle fatally wounded by gunshot. He writes: “With his eyes gleaming…he slowly turned his head, giving one last…longing look towards the sky. He’d often swept those starry spaces ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Finding Freedom From Yourself Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Feb 3, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,558 views

    One of the greatest obstacles to you finding freedom in a world that seeks to bind you…. IS YOU!

    Finding Freedom From Yourself One day Jesus left the crowds to pray alone. AND BTW MGCC - that is a really good thing to do at times. To leave the noise and the crowd (yeah, they’ll be fine without you) and to get alone with God. IN FACT – for some in this room that is exactly what you need to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Shawn Drake avatar

    Freedom Letter- Resist Yourself Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Nov 29, 2020
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,096 views

    This is the 36th sermon in the Action Series. This series began during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study in Acts will also include the letters written to the Churches. This is the 2nd sermon from the Letter to the Galatians.

    Series: Action [#36] FREEDOM LETTER- RESIST YOURSELF Galatians 1:11-24 Introduction: We are living in uncertain times and I hate it. The media’s version of COVID-19 response and the Presidential Election is nothing but hopeless for most Christians. I have had to do so many things ministry wise ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Perry Greene avatar

    Do You Love Yourself? Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 7, 2014
     | 6,984 views

    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

  • Carlos Jones avatar

    Protect Yourself From The World

    Contributed by Carlos Jones on May 27, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,350 views

    Ephesians 6:16 says take up your shield of faith. We must protect ourselves from the things of this world and the only way we can do that is by taking up our shield of Faith.

    Protect yourself from the world Introduction: Ephesians 6:16 You have to protect yourself from the world, There are Things that will make you mad at people: People do rude things Talk to you crazy Try to get over on you Disrespect you There are things that make you get mad at family: Take you ...read more

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