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  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Remedies For Jealousy

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 4, 2003
    based on 27 ratings
     | 6,306 views

    Concentrate on accomplishing what you can do for God and do not worry about other’s responsibilities. Paul wrote, "Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth."

    1. Recognize that jealousy is rooted in immature and selfish desires. Paul wrote, "When you are jealous of one another and divide up into quarreling groups, doesn’t that prove you are still babies, wanting your own way? In fact, you are acting like people who don’t belong to the Lord at all." (I ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How God Sees A Rebellious

    Contributed by David Austin on May 19, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,796 views

    The person who is in a rebellious state towards God should understand the seriousness of their condition

    HOW GOD SEES A REBELLIOUS HEART Whether we realize it or not, our view of God and what He is like will often determine what kind of person we are. Example. If a person sees God as a supernatural tyrant that is waiting to strike them down each time they make a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Living Sacrifice

    Contributed by David Seeley on Jan 2, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 10,255 views

    We are to present ourselves to God as a living sacrifice surrendered totally to Him for His use and glory.

    I. The Exhortation. “I beseech”—This word is a strong word meaning to beg, to implore. It carries a much stronger thought than merely asking for something or making a casual recommendation. II. The Motive. “By the mercies of God.” All of us have been recipients of God’s mercies. His mercies are ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    How Can The Lord Help You Overcome Feelings Of Jealousy?

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 94 ratings
     | 16,443 views

    Jealousy is a receipe for self-destruction

    1. Recognize that jealousy is rooted in immature and selfish desires. Paul wrote, "When you are jealous of one another and divide up into quarreling groups, doesn’t that prove you are still babies, wanting your own way? In fact, you are acting like people who don’t belong to the Lord at all." (I ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Perspective Differences To Consider In Improving Communications

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 17 ratings
     | 2,137 views

    Paul, the apostle said, "I have become all things to all men that by all means I may save some.

    Paul, the apostle said, "I have become all things to all men that by all means I may save some." ( I Cor. 9:19-23) Paul was a master at learning how to communicate in terms that were most contextually effective. Good communicators spend as much time considering the needs of their audience as they ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Contrasting Healthy And Unhealthy Ways Of Viewing Spiritual Gifts

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 91 ratings
     | 3,857 views

    Take an evaluative look at the ways spiritual gifts are being used in your life and in your fellowship.

    Unhealthy Views of Spiritual Gifts * Useful for gaining popularity, status and power * Useful for helping one stand out from the crowd * Useful for self-aggrandizement (Increasing one’s power, rank or wealth) * Useful for protecting oneself from other’s accusations about worthlessness * Useful for ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Assessing The Levels Of Faith Development In Counselees

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 19, 2001
    based on 19 ratings
     | 1,676 views

    Assessing The Levels of Faith Development in Counselees

    Assessing The Levels of Faith Development in Counselees Romans 1:17 1). Sensory Faith - When someone becomes a Christian they depend on the teachings of their immediate mentor, friend, or Pastor. Relying on what their senses tell them to be true, the young believer is dependent on those who ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Invisible Guards

    Contributed by Samson Musyoki on Sep 24, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,122 views

    CHRISTIANS ARE NEVER ALONE. THERE IS NO CAUSE TO FEAR WHEN YOU HAVE JESUS BY YOUR SIDE.

    INVISIBLE GUARDS PROVERBS 3:24-26 When you lie down you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, for the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being snared. Am reminded of an ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Love

    Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Jan 16, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,026 views

    We will discover what love is after the revelation of God himself.

    The Definition of Love 1 Corinthian 13: 1-8 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of aprophecy, and understand all mysteries and all ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    I Have A Body On My Back

    Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Dec 31, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 14,245 views

    Our flesh is our enemy.

    I Have A Body On My Back Rom 7:24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? Rom 7:25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin. It was the custom of some ancient tyrants, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Let Us Be Overshadowed By The Spirit Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 30, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,272 views

    "This generous trust has to be nourished, and so we need to invoke the Spirit constantly."

    Thursday of 17th Week in Course 2017 Joy of the Gospel Today’s Gospel is a reprise of part of the Gospel from last Sunday. There will be a division at the end of time, at the general judgement. Each of us will die and face what we call the “particular” judgement, based on whether we die with the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    When Bad Things Hapen Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jul 6, 2016
     | 4,786 views

    Job is a man with abundant blessings and a sincere faith. Still he experiences tragic loss.

    Job 1:1-22 “When Bad Things Happen” INTRODUCTION There are times when we believe in ideas that are not true. Though it may not make much sense here in the Valley of the Sun, but I grew up believing that if I didn’t dress warm enough for the harsh fall and winter days I ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Robert Butler avatar

    Forged For Be More Than A Personality Cult Series

    Contributed by Robert Butler on Oct 15, 2019
     | 2,743 views

    Being a Christian is a calling to the hard work of shaping the metal of our lives (our character) into a form that expresses God’s masterpiece within all of us.

    Over the next few weeks, we will be looking to 1 Corinthians to come to a better understanding of what it means to call oneself a Christian. As Christians, we are called to live a very distinctive way. Being a Christian is a calling to the hard work of shaping the metal of our lives (our ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Hope And The Little Child Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 12, 2021
     | 2,395 views

    A child, and especially the child Jesus, is above everything a sign of hope.

    Monday of 3rd week in Easter Today’s Gospel is so brief that we might be tempted to overlook it, as we are often tempted to ignore a little child. But many commentators believe that when Jesus said that we must turn and become like this little child, he was pointing to Himself. Pope Benedict ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    What Does Jesus Do For Us

    Contributed by Pastor Duncan Shabane on Feb 27, 2021
     | 1,569 views

    When Jesus came into this world, what was His purpose, why did His Father sent Him to us, maybe there is a spiritual truth hidden in His revealing

    1) Jesus died for us Script: Colossians 1:19-23 **who is Jesus? ___(Col 2:9) **what did He do? ___He died to reconcile us to the Father (2 Cor 5:19) **why did He die for us? ___we were alienated....this is our position...isolated from God....we were separated from God...this is a spiritual state ...read more

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