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  • Warner Pidgeon avatar

    Living As Children Of Light Series

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Mar 27, 2011
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    Using 2 video clips I begin by encouraging people to turn to Christ if they haven’t yet. Then I unpack this passage as to what it means to live as children of light, full of forgiveness, avoiding even a hint or a whiff of impurity.

    (Note to the reader: I began this talk by showing a video called Ribbons, available from PremierTV2006: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9K86vcHOLI. It shows how Jesus took upon himself the penalty for sin and all that binds us; see 1 Peter 2: 24-25.) ‘[Jesus the Messiah] himself bore our sins in ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Streaming: Live- Presenters To End-Users Series

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Apr 3, 2011
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    Living in the light is to be visible evidence of God-like living.

    20110403 Web Site Title: Streaming: Live Presenters to End-Users Text: Ephesians 5:8-14 Thesis: Living in the light is to be visible evidence of God-like living. Lenten Series: Reflecting, Repenting and Returning to God The Lenten Season is a time for reflection, repenting of our sin and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Our Walk In This World

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Apr 4, 2011
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    In our text, God gives us some principles of our walk in this world. 1- Imitate God 2- Stay clean

    INTRO.- Walk in the way of love, one version reads. What is your walk in this world? II Corinthians 13:5 “Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you—unless, of course, you fail the test?” Occasionally, we need to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Daniel J. Little avatar

    Marriage - To Serve And Protect Series

    Contributed by Daniel J. Little on Dec 2, 2011
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    Husbands and wives pledge their bodies to one another for companionship and protection

    Marriage - To Serve and Protect January 16, 2011 Scripture Reading: Ephesians 5:1-2, 15-33 Ephesians 5:1-2 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. 2 And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. 15 Look carefully then how ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    "Find Out What Pleases The Lord"

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Apr 25, 2011
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    LENT 3 - Believers find out what pleases the Lord when they learn that this truth is not found in the darkness. What pleases the Lord means living in Light.

    “FIND OUT WHAT PLEASES THE LORD” (Outline) March 27, 2011 - Lent 3 - EPHESIANS 5:1-10 INTRO: To find out what pleases the Lord” is our loft goal this morning. All people know how to please themselves. For the most part people generally also know what is pleasing to ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Wisdom In Christ Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 14, 2012
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    Paul explains what it means to have wisdom in Christ. 1- We expose the darkness 2- We use time wisely 3- We respond to the Spirit

    INTRO.- Wisdom. Who doesn’t need it? ILL.- A preacher said: When I was a young minister, a funeral director asked me to hold a grave side service for a homeless man with no family or friends. The funeral was to be at a cemetery way out in the country. This was a new cemetery and this man ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How Time Flies

    Contributed by Steven Buhr on Jan 25, 2008
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    Making the most of our time and the opportunities that God puts across our path in life.

    January 6th, 2008 – How Time Flies… Well, another year has gone. The year 2007 is now history. It seems such a short while ago we were yelling Happy New Year for 2007, planning the Launch Service for Westshore Community Church and having 85 people fill the church, getting news of Dan’s tumour, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    War Not Peace

    Contributed by Sylvester Fergusson on Jan 25, 2008
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    Christians are not at liberty to live at peace with the enemy. We are a people that are constantly at war. We have no orders to surrender

    WAR NOT PEACE! Scripture Reading: Eph. 5:1-11 INTRODUCTION Amidst all the prophesies that have been told regarding the end of the world. There is one prophesy which stands head and shoulders above all others. One prophecy, which pinpoints the end of the world with greater accuracy, than all ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

  • Joe Friend avatar

    Are You Different Now?

    Contributed by Joe Friend on Feb 6, 2008
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    In the church there are a lot of Rip Van Winkle Christians--who go to sleep not long after they made the decision to follow Christ.

    Ephesians 5:8-14 INTRODUCTION: How many have heard the statement, “They are as different as day and night.”? Paul is using this same kind of contrast between darkness and light when he is speaking of the old life without Christ as compared to the new life in Christ. In this scripture Paul is ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God Pleasers

    Contributed by Robert Cox on Oct 30, 2007
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    WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT PLEASES GOD

    EPH 5:1Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children 2and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. 3But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Live As Children Of Light

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jun 2, 2008
    based on 30 ratings
     | 14,365 views

    1- Seek to the please the Lord 2- Have nothing to do with darkness 3- Make the most of every opportunity 4- Be filled with the Spirit

    INTRO.- Live as children. ILL.- It was at the end of the school year, and a kindergarten teacher was receiving gifts from her pupils. The florist’s son handed her a gift. She shook it, held it overhead, and said, "I bet I know what it is. Some flowers." "That’s right" the boy said, "but how ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Light Walkers

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Apr 2, 2008
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    Don’t get angry at people in spiritual darkness for not being able to see what’s obvious to you. Instead, bring them some spiritual light

    Light Walkers -- Plato once said: “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark: the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” Instead of trusting Christ, modern-day thinkers insist on using human wisdom alone for answers to eternal questions. The tragedy of this ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Christopher Nerreau avatar

    Walk In A Manner Worthy Of Your Calling

    Contributed by Christopher Nerreau on Apr 4, 2008
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     | 7,408 views

    All of us are either walking toward or away from God. In today’s sermon we will look at the three themes Paul provides to determine which direction we are walking - Love, Light and Wisdom.

    “A Walk Worthy Of Our Calling” Ephesians 5:1-8,15 04/06/2008 by Chris Nerreau TITLE: Your Walk SCRIPTURE: Ephesians 5:1-8,15 DATE: 04/06/08 May the words of our lips and the meditation’s of our heart be always acceptable in thy sight, giving praise glory and honor to Your name our Rock and ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

  • Pat Damiani avatar

    Who's The Boss? Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Apr 13, 2008
    based on 24 ratings
     | 21,198 views

    48th in a series from Ephesians. Being filled with the Holy Spirit means giving Him control of my life.

    A henpecked husband was advised by a psychiatrist to assert himself. "You don’t have to let your wife bully you," she said. "Go home and show her you’re the boss." The husband decided to take the doctor’s advice. He went home, slammed the door, shook his fist in his wife’s face, and growled, "From ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James Lowe avatar

    When The Devil Blocks The Door Go Through The Roof

    Contributed by James Lowe on Mar 22, 2008
    based on 52 ratings
     | 109,692 views

    Getting our needs met

    When the devil blocks the door, go through the roof Mark 2: 1-? 1 ¶ And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. 2 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God