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  • Jason Jones avatar

    Hallmarks Of Love 2 Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Mar 1, 2010
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     | 4,516 views

    Exposition of 1 Cor 13:4b-5a regarding biblical love

    Text: 1 Corinthians 13:4b-5a, Title: The Hallmarks of Love 2, Date/Place: NRBC, 2/28/10, AM A. Opening illustration: Her fiancé was called into the army, so their wedding had to be postponed. At the Battle of the Wilderness he was severely wounded. His bride-to-be, not knowing of his condition, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dennis Lee avatar

    Time To Engage: "Stir Up The Gifts”

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Feb 16, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 899 views

    There’s a call God gives to His people signaling He’s about ready to move. The call is so they can be ready, so they can prepare their hearts and minds to fulfill the call. And through their obedience the power of the Holy Spirit descends with His gifts.

    Time to Engage “Stir Up The Gifts” 2 Timothy 1:5-7 Watch on YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgYVQ5xF_44 There’s a call God gives to His people signaling He’s about ready to move. The call is so they can be ready, so they can prepare their hearts and minds to fulfill the ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    Setting Things In Order

    Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Sep 24, 2015
    based on 21 ratings
     | 15,494 views

    To establish that the evangelist or minister is charged with "setting things in order and ordaining elders in every city and every church." This lesson discusses the characteristics of church leadership and clarifies the phrase: "the husband of one wife."

    INTRODUCTION Outline 1. The Evangelist's Charge: "Set Things in Order" 2. The Eldership's Charge: "Hold Things in Order" 3. The Evil Teacher's Charge: "Get Things in Order" Introductory Remarks 1. Paul's work in Crete needed to be completed before he ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Where's Your Worth? Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 2, 2013
    based on 56 ratings
     | 63,591 views

    Where do you find your "self-worth"? Is it in God, or in yourself? The Pharisees looked for their importance in themselves and ended up robbing God of His glory to gain their own. How can avoid the traps that ensnared these highly religious leaders?

    OPEN: "Sometime, when you're feeling important Sometime, when your ego's in bloom Sometime when you take it for granted, You're the best qualified man in the room. Sometime when you feel that your going, would leave an unfillable hole, Just follow this simple instruction, and see how it humbles ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Golden Goal Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 7, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,763 views

    The "Golden Rule" is both simple and profound and sums up the lifestyle Christians should embrace. But what does this "Rule" mean to us, and how can we live it to its fullest?

    (Asking the audience) What Is Golden Rule? “Do unto others as you’d have them do unto you.” That’s a simple and yet powerful statement that has caught the imagination of the world, and it’s almost as if nobody (before Jesus) had ever thought about that! ILLUS: Several years ago, there was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Qualified For A Noble Task Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Aug 24, 2022
     | 2,516 views

    By God's design the church is supposed to be lead by elders who are older, spiritually mature men who meet important qualifications. In this sermon, we examine the qualifications for elders from 1 Timothy 3.

    Introduction: A. How many of you have enjoyed the Disney film, “The Lion King?” 1. You remember, then, that Mufasa was the king of the Pride Lands. 2. He had a son named Simba, and an evil brother named Scar. 3. Scar usurped the throne by murdering his brother, and driving Simba, the king’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Honoring Elders

    Contributed by Raymond Perkins on Jan 24, 2003
    based on 91 ratings
     | 20,370 views

    A lesson concerning what the Word teaches about Church Leadership.

    HONORING ELDERS I Timothy 5:17 INTRODUCTION: Dan Huxley owns a world record in an unusual category: he pulls airplanes. The most remarkable happened on October 15, 1997 when he broke his own record. On that day at the Mascot Airport in Sydney, Australia he strapped a harness around his upper ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    An Elder Is A Man

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Dec 5, 2000
    based on 95 ratings
     | 6,271 views

    Elders are not models of perfection, yet the church does have a responsibility towards them.

    Morning Message Central Church of Christ December 3, 2000 John Dobbs AN ELDER IS A MAN Introduction: There is no doubt that to be an elder is to be in a position of great influence, great responsibility, with great demands. It isn’t just any man who is willing to serve in this way. It isn’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Importance Of Character Series

    Contributed by Mike Hullah on Jul 27, 2011
    based on 9 ratings
     | 21,260 views

    Another in the leadership series, The Importance of. This sermon points out the greater virtue and importance of character over gifting.

    CHARACTER AND GIFTING 1 Samuel 12:1-5 Now Samuel said to all Israel: "Indeed I have heeded your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you. And now here is the king, walking before you; and I am old and grayheaded, and look, my sons are with you. I have walked before you from ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Michael Stark avatar

    If You're Thankful And You Know It...

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Oct 8, 2022
     | 2,360 views

    A message delivered on the Sunday before Thanksgiving. This is a study of the impact of a thankful heart on the follower of the Christ.

    “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Responsiblity For The Truth Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Mar 31, 2005
    based on 40 ratings
     | 11,775 views

    # 8 in a series on 1 Timothy this message deals with Timothy’s charge to stand for the truth.

    “Living For Christ In A Confused and Confusing World” A Study of Paul’s Letters to Timothy Sermon #8 “The Responsibility for the Truth!” 1 Timothy 4:1-16 Chapter three ends with a reference to the church as “pillar and foundation of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Do You Love Me? A Haunting Question For A Busy Church

    Contributed by Tom Lawson on Jan 6, 2001
    based on 220 ratings
     | 9,952 views

    An inductive sermon exploring the idolatry of our (often Christian) busyness in light to the need for "Sabbath times" of relationship-building

    DO YOU LOVE ME? A Haunting Question for a Busy Church John 21:15-17 and Deuteronomy 5:12-15 I love my wife Linda. I do. Now, to be honest, there are times that I do not enjoy being with her. But I do love her. To be painfully honest, she’s not a very exciting person for me to talk. There ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Eric Snyder avatar

    Connecting To A Common Purpose Series

    Contributed by Eric Snyder on Oct 29, 2002
    based on 86 ratings
     | 12,186 views

    Small groups #2

    Connecting to a common purpose # 2 of Core values of Christian community values Eric Snyder, Minister, Farwell Church of Christ October 13, 2002 What’s the difference between a southern zoo and a northern zoo? A southern zoo has a description of the animal on the front of the cage, along with a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Johnny A. Palmer Jr. avatar

    Introduction To Colossians

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Mar 30, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,845 views

    Paul and Timothy discussed

    Intro: 1. “When it was time, in the gracious plan of God, to proclaim the Gospel throughout the world, Paul was the special instrument chosen by God to lead the way in world missions…Paul’s missionary work made his very prominent in the Bible. In fact, outside of Jesus Christ, no ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ron Ferguson avatar

    Dealing With Tensions And Conflicts In Churches And Church Organisations – Practical Examination And Suggestions – Part 4 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Feb 21, 2024
     | 709 views

    We need mature men in ministry, tried and tested and well established in the bible. Many times the pastor finds himself in the middle of problems and tensions, some serious, particularly when it comes to complaints about others. A cult following must not happen to any minister. Humility!

    DEALING WITH TENSIONS AND CONFLICTS IN CHURCHES AND CHURCH ORGANISATIONS – PRACTICAL EXAMINATION AND SUGGESTIONS – PART 4 Problems and tensions in the church often begin small and escalate. They can be difficult to remedy and this series of articles looks at some areas that cause tensions and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational