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  • Brian Atwood avatar

    Never A Discouraging Word

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Aug 3, 2004
    based on 121 ratings
     | 9,729 views

    Questions to ask yourself when you are tempted to criticize.

    According to the old western ballad, "Home on the Range", the range was a place, "where never is heard a discouraging word, and the skies are not cloudy all day." Fanciful thought. Never hearing a discouraging word would be pleasant. But that really wasn’t true in the old west and it’s certainly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love Without Excuses

    Contributed by John Mayes on Oct 12, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,839 views

    Love your neighbor as yourself without making excuses.

    Love your neighbor as yourself without making excuses. One of the greatest commandments we have is to love our neighbor as we love ourself. However, this commandment is so profound that we often come up with excuses in order to avoid obeying God’s word. Just like the "expert in the Law" in Luke ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Ralph Andrus avatar

    Questions About Backsliding

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jul 27, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
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    A Short Outline on questions to ask yourself about backsliding

    Questions About Backslding I. What If I Claim To Be Saved And Yet Live A Sinful Life. 1. There is a possibility that I have never been saved 2. There is a possibility that I am in a backsliddenm condition. 3. Examples of backslidders in the Bible II. When Am I In A Backslidden Condition? 1. - ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dying To Selve

    Contributed by Paul George on Oct 14, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,718 views

    "Test yourself to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves!”

    Because there were individuals in the Corinthian congregation who believed they were Christians and were not Paul wrote in his letter to the church, “Test yourself to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves!” There are a number of ways we can examine ourselves. We can compare ourselves with ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Brad Nicar avatar

    The New You: "Paradigm Shift" Series

    Contributed by Brad Nicar on Jan 3, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,599 views

    Does a "paradigm shift" need to take place with yourself?

    THE NEW YOU: “Paradigm Shift” Romans 8:11 - 11 The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you. The New Year brings new resolutions. Many ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Pleasing Your Master Series

    Contributed by John Mccormack on Jan 8, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,929 views

    FOCAL POINT: ARE YOU PLEASING YOURSELF OR YOUR MASTER?

    PLEASING YOUR MASTER TITUS 2: 9-10 KEY VERSE: TITUS 2: 10 FOCAL POINT: ARE YOU PLEASING YOURSELF OR YOUR MASTER? INTRODUCTION: SLAVERY WAS A REALITY IN THIS CULTURE IN CRETE. AMONG THE SLAVES WERE UNDOUBTEDLY CHRISTIAN SLAVES OR PAUL WOULD NOT HAVE USED THIS EXAMPLE. THE APPLICATION ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Truth Or Consequences

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Aug 6, 2012
     | 2,421 views

    You must ground yourself in the Truth or face the consequences.

    Truth or Consequences September 23, 2007 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: You must ground yourself in the Truth or face the consequences. Focus Passage: I John 2:18-27 I. Deny the Christ a. Anti-Christ – against Jesus; opposed to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Missing The Message Of Christ Series

    Contributed by David Scudder on Apr 14, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,465 views

    It is dangerous to come to church faithfully and not commit yourself to Christ.

    Missing the Message of Christ Hebrews 6:4-5 Purpose: To warn against relying on an external Christianity. Aim: I want the listener to find assurance of salvation in a changed life. INTRODUCTION: What you think you see is not always what you get. Many years ago there was a terrible railroad ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Discerning God's Will Series

    Contributed by Troy Campbell on Mar 10, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,427 views

    God's will is easy to find, learn how to discover it for yourself.

    Hearing God’s Voice – 3 “Discerning God’s Will” Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” You are going to get to know your Pastor ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Bob Faulkner avatar

    Election In The Prophetic Books Of The Bible Series

    Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Nov 13, 2015
     | 4,190 views

    Prophecy is brim full of the election message. See for yourself.

    Isaiah Isaiah is brim-full of the message we seek. Chapter one deals with Israel and the heaping of judgments on her. Yet hidden beneath the surface is the promise of God that Israel must in the end be saved, for though the country is desolate, the cities are burned, strangers devour the land, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    The Lord Is My Portion In The Land Of The Living Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Sep 22, 2025
     | 228 views

    God Himself is the believer’s ultimate inheritance, security, and satisfaction in this life and in eternity.

    THE LORD IS MY PORTION IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Psalm 142:5 – “I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.” Supporting Texts: Lamentations 3:22-24; Psalm 16:5-6; Numbers 18:20; Psalm 73:26 INTRODUCTION: In ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The God Who Disgraces The Enemy Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Aug 3, 2025
     | 174 views

    To disgrace the enemy means to expose and overthrow their plans in such a way that they are publicly humiliated and rendered powerless.

    THE GOD WHO DISGRACES THE ENEMY By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Psalm 118:10-12 Supporting Texts: Colossians 2:15; Exodus 14:24-25; Isaiah 41:11-13; Daniel 6:24; 2 Thessalonians 1:6 INTRODUCTION: The God we serve is not indifferent to the oppression, accusations, and threats of our enemies. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    God Sends Helpers To His People

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 1, 2025
     | 432 views

    God never intends for His people to struggle alone. Throughout Scripture, we see that He raises helpers to support, strengthen, and uplift His children in times of need.

    GOD SENDS HELPERS TO HIS PEOPLE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Exodus 17:12 "But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    He That Winneth Souls Is Wise No. 16

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 31, 2022
     | 1,189 views

    The Prime Minister of Israel, David Ben Gurion, was once asked what MUST they have to defend themselves from their Arab neighbors.

    He replied, "The only thing we need are things which begin with the letter 'A'." He then explained: We need: • A lot of tanks. • A lot of money. • A lot of guns. • And a lot of soldiers. In order for us Christians to win this war in soul winning, everything we MUST have also ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gregory Thomas avatar

    Fighting With Revived Courage

    Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Feb 6, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,869 views

    Your giants appear with revived courage in moments when you are to weak to fight for yourself...

    Fighting with revived Courage 2 Samuel 21:15-22 2 Samuel 21:15 Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint. 21:16 And Ishbibenob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational