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  • Derrick Tuper avatar

    Grow Up! (Part Two)

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Sep 21, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,559 views

    How can I tell if I’m spiritually mature?

    GROW UP! (Part Two) Why should I grow? Why is it important for us to focus on spiritual maturity? One reason is so I can know God’s will. Progressing in spiritual maturity will enable me to discern God’s will and it will allow me to approve of God’s will. I will see that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Getting Roughed Up Spiritually!

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 1, 2023
     | 3,403 views

    Have you ever been roughed up in this life?

    (1) You men who have played football you know what it means to get roughed up! (2) You ever been in a bad car wreck you know what it like getting roughed up! (3) You who have fallen down a stair case you know what it like being roughed up! We all who know what it is like being roughed up! But ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "What's Up With The Parables, Jesus?" Series

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jul 20, 2015
     | 7,051 views

    The disciples asked Jesus why he spoke in parables. A parable is like an allegory or a fable-a practical story that illustrates a moral or spiritual concept. Jesus hadn’t used parables to this extent before now. Let's find out why he used parables.

    “WHAT’S UP WITH THE PARABLES, JESUS?” Matthew 13:3-23 INTRODUCTION: In verse 10 the disciples asked Jesus why he spoke to the people in parables. A parable is like an allegory or a fable-a practical story that illustrates a moral or spiritual concept. Jesus hadn’t really ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Zacchaeus’ Big Climb Up.

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Oct 1, 2021
     | 2,831 views

    About tax collectors: Tax collectors contract with Romans to collect taxes in a particular town or region, and pay a substantial fee for their franchise.

    Zacchaeus’ Big Climb Up. Luke 19:1-10TPT Jesus has a divine need to connect and covenant to all mankind. His need for all individuals out weighs His personal wants and, or, desires. Every move Jesus made, He made with purpose. God’s intention through His Son according to Luke 19:10, is to seek and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Standing Up Under Pressure Series

    Contributed by Allen Kemp on Feb 4, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,373 views

    How believers can resist pressure from the outside and from within to compromise our theology and morals.

    Intro-comparing the Ephesus church, orthodox but with out love, vs. Pergamum and Thyatira, compromise and tolerance. How do we feel when we Jesus described as “He who has the sharp, double-edged sword”? It’s a nice feeling if we know that Jesus is fighting for us against our enemies. And that he ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Funeral Service: Step-Up

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jan 5, 2022
     | 1,882 views

    “Had I given up in that season of the loss of my first wife, had I given up and thrown [away] [God’s] strength and just started to living into addictions and living into my feelings and going out and living how I wanted to, I would not be living in the promises that I’m living today.”

    The spiritual step-up is increasing one’s faith and prayer life and service to God when a tragedy or trial hits you, like the death of a loved one. Admittedly, when life gets too heavy, it's hard to step up, so Jesus invites us to lighten our load so we can take a step in faith. And, Anna, ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    When The Brook Dries Up

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 16, 2022
     | 3,359 views

    Somehow we have the mistaken idea that the Christian life is like a fairy tale.

    That is, you accept the Lord as your Savior, and then you can live happily ever after, and never have another crisis in your life! But there is no such life for any of us while we are here on earth. It does not matter: • If a person is rich or poor • What country a person lives in • What family a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Gearing Up For Your Race

    Contributed by R. Darrel Davis on Sep 17, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,245 views

    A message of encouragement for those times when the race of life gets difficult

    Gearing Up for Your Race Hebrews 12:1-2 Introduction: United States runner Marla Runyon has been legally blind for 22 years. Even so, she competed in the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. In fact she qualified for the finals in the 1500 meter race. (Marla finished eighth, three ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living Up To Your Name

    Contributed by Lacell Sherman on Jul 22, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
     | 8,142 views

    As Christians we should mirror the image of our lord and savior Jesus the Christ.

    Scripture: 1 John 4:17 17Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. Romans 8:29 29For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Take Up Your Cross

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Oct 5, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,041 views

    Trying to do things in our own strength can result in disappointment and frustration. But when we give our burdens to Christ the cross we are carrying is lighter.

    Take Up your cross Isaiah 53 Mark 8:27-38 I remember hearing a radio broadcast of Dr. James Dobson. He was retelling a story about his son Ryan who was about three years old at the time. Little Ryan had gotten up early one morning before his Dad and Mom. He managed to climb up onto the kitchen ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    "Giving Up--Never An Option"

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Oct 16, 2003
    based on 56 ratings
     | 16,392 views

    Why the Christian should never consider giving up.

    Iliff and Saltillo UM Churches October 12, 2003 “Giving Up--is Never an Option” Matthew 9:22 Galatians 6:1-10 INTRODUCTION: Think back on a time in your life when you gave up on something or someone and years later you said, “I wish I would have stuck it out just a little bit longer.” I “gave ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Growing Up Is Hard To Do Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Feb 8, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 6,165 views

    All Christians are to be growing Christians.

    GROWING UP IS HARD TO DO I Corinthians 3:1-17 S: Spiritual growth Th: Live the Difference Pr: ALL CHRISTIANS ARE TO BE GROWING CHRISTIANS. ?: How? How do we do that? KW: Contrasts TS: We will find in our study of I Corinthians 3:1-17 three contrasts that show us how to be growing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Shape Up Or Ship Out Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 8, 2003
    based on 65 ratings
     | 8,839 views

    The Life of Samuel, Part 3 of 5.

    SHAPE UP OR SHIP OUT (1 SAMUEL 3) In The Last Days Newsletter, Leonard Ravenhill tells about a group of tourists visiting a picturesque village who walked by an old man sitting beside a fence. In a rather patronizing way, one tourist asked, “Were any great men born in this village?” The old man ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Giving Up On Being God Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Jan 23, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,324 views

    We are devoted to the truth.

    A PEOPLE WITH PURPOSE: GIVING UP ON BEING GOD Acts 2:42-47 S: Church C: Purpose of the Community Th: A People with Purpose Pr: WE ARE DEVOTED TO THE TRUTH. ?: Why? KW: Reasons TS: We will find in our study based on Acts 2.42 three reasons why we should be devoted to the truth in Scripture. Type: ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    On That Great Gettin' Up Morning

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 26, 2009
     | 9,800 views

    For Remembrance Sunday: getting past grief means crying out honestly and insistently for help, and it means having confidence in the God who raised Christ from the dead and thus defeated death itself.

    The hymns we have sung and the Scriptures we have read have one important word that is common to all of them. That word is "morning". "Morning", as in "good morning". "Morning" is an important Biblical image. I am leading us to worship around the symbol of morning today because I want us to use it ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist