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  • Royce Hendry avatar

    Don't Guess! Take The Test

    Contributed by Royce Hendry on Dec 6, 2000
    based on 209 ratings
     | 16,375 views

    Examine yourself before the Lord’s Supper.

    I Cor.11:28 & II Cor.13:5 DON’T GUESS, TAKE THE TEST INTRO: The owner of a large warehouse was concerned about his profit margin, and he decided to make an on site inspection. He saw a young man leaning up against a wall apparently not working. The owner said to him, "How much do you make per ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Are You Not In Hell?

    Contributed by Robert Glass on May 20, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,757 views

    Ask Yourself, Why Am I Not In Hell?

    Why Are You Not in Hell? The subject matter of a critical discourse should be a familiar subject. “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathan Edwards is such. The concepts of sin and the wrath of God are of interest to all. Such as, how does God feel toward sinners and what will be their ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Little Humility -- For Heaven's Sake

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 30, 2011
    based on 45 ratings
     | 20,139 views

    Contrasting the Gospel to the cultural gospel of loving yourself.

    My daughter was a little upset when I called her last week. She had gone to the traditional service at her church in Tennessee, instead of the contemporary service they usually attend. The senior pastor who is proficient in both Hebrew and Greek, and taught at the seminary level, preached on ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    2015 Resolution #1 - Thou Shall Not Compare Series

    Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Apr 27, 2017
     | 5,344 views

    begin the new year by not comparing yourself to others

    It’s hard to believe. . . just last week we were observing Christmas, with feasting and presents and remembering the Christ Child. It was meant to be a time of celebration and joy. The practice of making New Year’s resolutions goes back over 3,000 years to the ancient Babylonians. There is just ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    Godly Training

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 16, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,027 views

    What does it mean to "train yourself to be godly?"

    GODLY TRAINING I TIMOTHY 4:7-8 Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives tales, rather, train yourself to be godly. What does it mean to train yourself to be godly? Four words or phrases stand out to me... 1. TRAIN This word speaks of effort, discipline, hard work, dedication. It ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Focus

    Contributed by Rev. Timothy Porter on Dec 11, 2020
     | 3,389 views

    Instead of focusing on yourself focus on things that matter

    Three Things To Focus On Instead Of Yourself Pastor Timothy Porter The Bridge Church Upstate Colossians 3:2 (NLT2) 2 Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. Let heaven fill your thoughts; don’t spend your time worrying about things down here.” Colossians 3:2 (TLB) ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What Does It Mean To Be Christian?

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Feb 3, 2022
     | 1,895 views

    What does it mean to call yourself a Christian?

    What does it mean to be a Christian? 2 Peter 1:3-11 Introduction- Good morning – Welcome to service, I pray that the Lord will bless our time together and that you receive His precious anointing and wisdom for your life. Can you believe that we are in the last Sunday of the year and moving into ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    How To Develop A Spiritual Appetite Lesson 6 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Aug 14, 2025
     | 192 views

    Ask yourself what brings most satisfaction?

    “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled” (Matthew 5:6). A. RECOGNIZE YOUR NEED FOR INTIMACY WITH GOD 1. More than knowledge, or being saved, or serving Him, it is knowing God personality/intimately. 2. Questions from today’s verse: a. What does it ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bob Faulkner avatar

    Election In The Prophetic Books Of The Bible Series

    Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Nov 13, 2015
     | 4,200 views

    Prophecy is brim full of the election message. See for yourself.

    Isaiah Isaiah is brim-full of the message we seek. Chapter one deals with Israel and the heaping of judgments on her. Yet hidden beneath the surface is the promise of God that Israel must in the end be saved, for though the country is desolate, the cities are burned, strangers devour the land, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Unwrap Your Spiritual Gifts Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 30, 2014
     | 13,768 views

    One source of frustration in the church is that people are trying to do the wrong ministry, play the wrong instrument. That is tragic. But do you know what is even worse than that is having your instrument, but refusing to play it.

    INTRODUCTION Let’s open our Bibles together to Romans, chapter 12. Today I’m going to be talking about “Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gift,” so I have a little gift that I am going to be unwrapping in a moment. I’m preaching through the book of Romans, verse after verse, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Something Good Is Going To Come Out Of This

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Aug 21, 2010
    based on 122 ratings
     | 117,237 views

    I don’t know what kind of fire you’re walking through, but the good news is " Something good is going to come out of this"

    Dan 3:2-30 The first thing I want to do tonight, is prophesy to you: Something Good Is Going To Come Out Of This. I know tonight some of you are going through the greatest fire of your life, and it’s the kind that hurts, and the kind that makes you cry, And I know it’s going to sound ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Everlasting Father

    Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Jan 27, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,749 views

    WE CAN TAKE GREAT COMFORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT IN THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A WONDERFUL HEAVENLY FATHER WHO WILL BE WITH US NOW AND FOREVER.

    How many people have finished their shopping? Did you hear about the guy who went out and bought his wife a beautiful diamond ring for Christmas? His friend said, “I thought she wanted a new SUV?” She did,” he replied. "But where am I gonna find a fake Jeep?” The Bible has ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    The Doctor Is In. Who's Speaking Into Your Life? Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Mar 24, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,020 views

    Lucy is best known in the Peanuts comics for her five cent advice, which is neither helpful or uplifting. Different people spoke into Nehemiah's life and he had to decide who he would listen to.

    The Doctor is In I don’t know if Lucy is anyone’s favorite character in the Peanut’s universe. But the reality is that we all either know a Lucy or are a Lucy and if you are a Lucy there is really no way to see that as complimentary. Lucy is not a nice person, she calls ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    New Life--New Hope

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on May 1, 2018
     | 15,085 views

    This sermon looks at both Naomi and Peter and shows how God reveals Himself to them offering them both new life and new hope

    New Life New Hope April 22, 2018 Ruth 1:6-18 John 21:1-14 Have you ever started something that you were real excited about doing but something came up and it distracted you from what you were hoping to complete so that you never quite got around to finishing the project that you started. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • David Owens avatar

    Respecting And Rebuking The Saints Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Sep 12, 2022
     | 2,715 views

    In 1 Timothy 5, Paul focused Timothy's attention on specific groups in the church and how to minister to them. In today's section, Paul shared with Timothy how to rebuke specific individuals, how to honor elders, and how to deal with elders who sin.

    Introduction: A. One day a man passed by an enclosure at the zoo and noticed that in the enclosure was both a large lion and an active monkey. 1. The man said to the zoo keeper, “How well does that work having both a lion and a monkey in the same cage? The zoo keeper said, “It works ok for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ