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  • Howard Strickland avatar

    Advice That Will Change Your Life

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Feb 10, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 19,731 views

    Verse upon verse teaching from Proverbs. Chapter 18 of the book of Proverbs. As you read the verses it is in the NKJ translation; however, when breaking each verse down you will find many translations to help you teach.

    Advice that Will Change Your Life Text: Proverbs 18:1-24 A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; He rages against all wise judgment. 2 A fool has no delight in understanding, But in expressing his own heart. 3 When the wicked comes, contempt comes also; And with dishonor comes reproach. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Words Can Hurt Or Heal

    Contributed by John Quigley on Sep 14, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,057 views

    Showing how Christian people can be hurtful with their words or helpful.

    Jas 3:1-12 NKJV My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment. (2) For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. (3) Indeed, we put bits in horses' mouths ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pretenders? Wounded? The Cave You Fear?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 5, 2023
     | 1,002 views

    Sometimes you will find the greatest treasurers hidden in the cave you fear the most to enter. Mimic, imitate... TAKE HEED.

    PRETENDERS? WOUNDED SPIRITS? THE CAVE YOU FEAR? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube:Wade Hughes) I am very limited but I think PEOPLE DO NOT PRETEND TO BE HURT. PEOPLE PRETEND TO BE OK AND EVERYTHING IS FINE. JESUS HAS CLIMBED THE MOUNT OF OLIVES AND HIS BOYS ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Word Pictures In 2 Timothy 2

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Dec 11, 2021
     | 4,507 views

    There are 6 beautiful word pictures in 1 Timothy 2 that teach us about the Christian life. This is a basic skeleton outline to add your own meat to.

    Word Pictures in 2 Timothy 2 TEXT: Turn to 2 Timothy 2 INTRODUCTION Paul used word pictures frequently as did Jesus (parables), David (“fly with the wings of a dove”), writers of Proverbs. Illus. – A pastor gave a Bible lesson using a nut as an object lesson. After the service a lady who had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Salty Christians

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Jul 9, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,739 views

    Jesus' says "Ye are the salt of the earth." This sermon looks at 3 characteristics of salt to show how Christians should influence the world around them.

    Salty Christians Chuck Sligh July 8, 2012 A PowerPoint presentation of this sermon is available by mailing a request to me at chucksligh@hotmail.com. VIDEO CLIP: Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Christian: Salt of the Earth (51 sec.) TEXT: Matthew 5:13 – “Ye are the salt of the earth: ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fearfully Made

    Contributed by Rich O' Toole on May 8, 2024
     | 808 views

    The Lord has intricately designed every person

    Fearfully Made Psalm 139:1-18 Good morning and happy Mother’s Day. Wives and mothers are such an important part of our lives, so we should take the time to recognize and appreciate them. I want to start this morning by giving you a top-five list of things we should not say to Mom. 5. I bought you ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    It’s A God Thing - Prophecy! Series

    Contributed by Vera Hughes on Feb 20, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 10,620 views

    Spiritual gifts could be abused. Prophecy of God should run contrary to the scriptures. In this sermon, we will review the gift of prophecy.

    INTRODUCTION: Today, we have been looking in general at the theme of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Thus far, we have found that God does not want us to be ignorant regarding the gifts of the Holy Spirit for he has given the gifts of the Holy Spirit by his appointment to each one of us for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Love Or Cosmetology? Series

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Sep 15, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,176 views

    Valentine's Day: If church members do Christian things like feed the homeless or go on mission trips, and these acts are done without love, then people are just wasting their time. Without love, God doesn’t care what we do for Him.

    Neil Postman writes in his book Amusing Ourselves to Death, “that we have reached the point where cosmetics has replaced ideology [or “practice”] as [a] field of expertise.”(1) The verb “cosmeticize” means, “to make something unpleasant or ugly superficially attractive.”(2) It’s common for people ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Our Principle Assets(2023)-6

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Aug 15, 2023
     | 881 views

    6 of 7. Paul & Sosthenes opened their letter to the Corinthian church by informing them of their most important spiritual assets. The local(our) church has important spiritual assets. But What are some of those assets? A Principle Asset of the Christian church is...

    Our PRINCIPLE ASSETS-VI—1Corinthians 1:7a(:1-9) ATTENTION: Pound Cake—My wife makes a fantastic ‘sour-cream pound cake’, in the manner of Herb Traub’s ‘Pirate’s House’ restaurant in Savannah, GA. What makes the cake stand out above others is the deliciously delectable ‘crust’ that forms on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    My True Child In The Faith Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 8, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,333 views

    1 Timothy 1:1-2 shows us several truths about living in God's church today.

    Scripture Today, we begin a new study in the letters of Paul to Timothy and Titus. Paul wrote two letters to Timothy and one letter to Titus. These three letters are usually called “the Pastoral Epistles” because they were written to pastors about dealing with pastoral matters in their respective ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Ministry

    Contributed by Ronnie Smith on Jul 16, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,598 views

    A divinely called and scripturally ordained ministry has been provided by our Lord for the threefold purpose of leading the Church in: Evangelization of the world. Mark 16 15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospe

    A divinely called and scripturally ordained ministry has been provided by our Lord for the threefold purpose of leading the Church in: Evangelization of the world. Mark 16 15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He that believeth and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Studies In Ephesians: Why Gifts? Series

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Oct 18, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,281 views

    This is study in Ephesians about the importance of the spiritual gifts.

    Note: This is a study through the book of Ephesians as done in 1995. One of the main sources I used at the time was Beacon Bible Commentary vol. 9. Title: Why gifts? Theme: To show the importance of the gifts in the church. Text: Eph 4:7-17 7 But unto every one of us is given grace God ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Activate God's Plan

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 5, 2015
     | 7,822 views

    Can we define God's purpose --- We must intensely spend our time, talent and energy on eternal values. Make wise choices.

    ACTIVATE GOD'S PLAN... By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Jeremiah 33:3 (KJV) Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. Jeremiah 33:3 (MSG) 'Call to me and I will answer you. I'll tell you marvelous and wondrous things ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Unity Of The Spirit

    Contributed by Rev.dr. Windham-Mendoza on Mar 3, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,939 views

    This sermon addresses the needs of the everyday Christian to be unified within The Body Of Christ.

    “I Therefore, the prisoner of The Lord, beseech you that ye may walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye have been called. With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love.” Ephesians 4:1-2 When you hear these words spoken by Paul The Apostle in his ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Tongues - A Language Of The Spirit In The Believer

    Contributed by Caleb Onwuka on Oct 16, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,796 views

    Speaking tongues is very important in the life of a believer. It's benefits are enormous. In this sermon we are looking at the benefits of speaking in tongues.

    Speaking in tongues is one of the great blessings of having the Holy Ghost at work in your life. The word "tongues" in Greek is "glossa" meaning a tongue, or a language used by a specific nation in distinction from others. In-other words "tongues" in the kingdom is our lingua. We are a special ...read more

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