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  • Mike Wilkins avatar

    Spiritual Discipline Of Service Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on May 23, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 12,510 views

    Service of others can bring us closer to God if we treat it as a spiritual discipline

    Tilling the Soil of The Soul May 14, 2006 The Spiritual Discipline of Service The Spiritual Disciplines are meant to be ways to draw closer to God. We meditate, not just to achieve inner peace, but to have God fill our emptiness; we fast to increase our hunger for God; we study to have our ...read more

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    Finding Our Native Tongue Series

    Contributed by Eldon Reich on Aug 24, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,854 views

    This sermon deals with the lost language of the Christian. We have become a part of the world so much that we no longer have a distintive language.

    FINDING OUR NATIVE TONGUE John 8:42-44 Friends, did you know that there are 6000 languages in the world One is said to disappear every fortnight—2 weeks. 200 years ago the German explorer Alexander von Humboldt stumbled upon a village in what is now Venezuela. While there he heard a parrot ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Parting Words Series

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 12, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,524 views

    We commemorate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection annually and claim to personally experience the resurrection of Christ in our own lives. If however there is hostility toward the church and organized religion, something about the resurrection of Christ

    • I showed a comic slide to start, which asked the question, "Did anyone hear what the chairman of the board’s parting words were?" The point is how we can walk through an experience, meeting, etc., and totally miss what it was all about. The big question facing us this morning is that very ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Three Benefits Of Worshiping God Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Apr 17, 2009
    based on 104 ratings
     | 116,934 views

    This sermon looks at three benefits of worship. 1. Worship gets your FOCUS on God 2. Worship increases your UNDERSTANDING of God 3. Worship helps build your CONFIDENCE in God

    Three Benefits Of Worshiping God For centuries being a worshiper of God has meant offering the right sacrifices – following the right set of rules – obeying a certain set of guidelines and worshipping on the right day week or in the right place. Do you remember the woman at the well? Jesus is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Marked By Freedom Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Dec 2, 2009
    based on 36 ratings
     | 13,162 views

    Motive is what is dealt with, & the church today needs to examine the motive for our ministries. We know what we are doing, but do we know why we are doing it? Many a good work is ruined before God because of a bad motive.

    GALATIANS 6: 11-18 MARKED BY FREEDOM [2 Corinthians 11:18-33] The Holy Spirit inspired Paul to add these closing words to give one more contrast between the legalists & the Spirit-led Christians. The Spirit-led live for the glory of Christ, not the praise of man. Motive is what is dealt ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Unwavering Faith Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jul 10, 2011
    based on 14 ratings
     | 22,753 views

    Abraham believed and followed God's promises and God credited him with righteousness. Because of Jesus' death and resurrection, we, like Abraham, can be accounted as righteous through faith also.

    ROMANS 4: 19-25 UNWAVERING FAITH Salvation is not something earned. It is a free gift. It is not something deserved, it is from God's grace to all who will actively take God at His Word. In this passage there is another example which illustrates Abraham's justification by faith. God gave ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Contend Pt. 1 What Do We Believe? Series

    Contributed by Paul Culbertson on Mar 22, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,041 views

    We cannot just be a church that simply says we believe, we need to be ready to share what and why we believe it!

    March 10, 2013 LOVE DOES. contend pt. 1 WHAT DO WE BELIEVE? Good morning! Two hunters were out hunting and come upon what appeared at first as an abandoned farm. The barn was sagging, the house was in disrepair, and there were junk cars and car parts lying around. The only thing that made it a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Don't Grow Weary In Doing Good

    Contributed by Clay Gentry on Aug 5, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 27,863 views

    Christians battle against the weariness associated with doing good. Today, more than ever the church needs Paul's exhortation, “do not grow weary in doing good” (2 Thessalonians 3:13). In this lesson we'll explore the different avenues of this teaching.

    The worst enemy of enthusiasm is weariness. That tired feeling that results from having run out of strength, patience, and endurance. All of us have been there. We decide to start something great and wonderful, and then in the matter of a few days, or weeks, or months we are tired of it. What once ...read more

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    Fidelity In All Things, Especially Marriage

    Contributed by Andre King on Oct 17, 2015
     | 5,167 views

    Fidelity and Loyalty are needed in all areas of our lives, especially marriage.

    • I’VE BEEN IN THIS PULPIT FOR MORE THAN A YEAR AND THIS IS THE FIRST LESSON THAT I’VE ATTEMPTED TO PREACH ON MARRIAGE. • MAYBE I WAS AFRAID. TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK FROM THE WORD OF GOD ON A PARTICULAR SUBJECT, ONE MUST FEEL THAT HE HAS A MASTERY OF IT OR AT LEAST A WORKING ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Character Of A Disciple Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015
     | 6,149 views

    What are the characteristics of being a disciple of Jesus Christ. This sermon seeks to answer that question

    The Character of a Disciple 1 John 4:16-17 “Would you tell me which way I ought to go from here?” asked Alice. “That depends a good deal on where you want to get,” said the Cat. “I really don’t care where” replied Alice. “Then it doesn’t much ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • David Moore avatar

    Reach Out And Touch The Lord

    Contributed by David Moore on Aug 5, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 16,734 views

    This sermon speaks of Christ’s power after every resource has been exhausted and shows how that profession must lead to confession.

    Reach Out And Touch The Lord Text: Mark 5:25-34. Introduction: Once again we find ourselves in the fifth chapter of Mark’s gospel and you will recall that this section of the Gospel is filled with impossible cases, and is often referred to as the Home Of The Hopeless. Here Jesus shows that He has ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Anyone Thirsty? Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Oct 8, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,292 views

    Unpacks the concept of "spiritual thirst."

    INTRO Ads for Gatorade… thirst is a desire waiting to be quenched. They would tell us, there’s nothing like a good thirst. That is what Jesus speaks to this morning. John 7:37-39 On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Entitlement Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Jun 16, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 12,324 views

    Entitlement is when people feel that the world owes them something without having to do anything to earn it. We llok at entitlement in our culture and then see what Scripture has to say about it

    Entitlement James 4:1-3 and 2 Thessalonians 3:6-12 In his commencement speech to the Wellesley High School Class of 2012, English teacher David McCullough delivered some sobering words: “None of you is special. You are not special. You are not exceptional.” He called the graduating ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Revive Us Again! Series

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 25, 2010
    based on 24 ratings
     | 20,370 views

    Nehemiah looked at the people & realized that they were spiritually dying on the vine. They were God’s people, & they weren’t acting like it. Somehow, there needed to be a revival among the people.

    MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (This is the eighth of a Leadership series featuring Nehemiah. Some ideas & illustrations in these messages were based on or benefited greatly from, to varying ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God's Wrath On Disobedience Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on May 22, 2013
     | 10,810 views

    When we 'say' we are believers but don't live out the life God has called us to live, then we are useless to God and a mockery to the Gospel and a laughingstock to the world!

    Hosea 7 [HCSB] May 22, 2013 Oak Park Baptist Church – Wed Bible Study Series Hosea Bible Study A Study of the Minor Prophets Hosea (750-725 BC) HOSEA to Israel (Northern Kingdom) We have moved thru the 1st six chapters of Hosea and we have learned several things: 1st we have learned that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist