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  • Steve Smith avatar

    Preparing For The Best Series

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Oct 14, 2008
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    Persecution can and is real. The key is how we approach it. Peter offers 2 lessons of encouragement: We must "Cultivate Christian Love" and "Practice the Lordship of Christ".

    INTRODUCTION Persecution is real for the believer. While it comes in many different ways, it is real – The group we’ve been studying about in 1 Peter suffered this horror in much a different way than we do as Christians today: Dr. M.R. DeHaan put it this way: In the early days of the church. . . , ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Byron Harvey avatar

    Bound And Determined Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Mar 30, 2009
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     | 6,581 views

    Paul is warned not to go to Jerusalem, but he is bound and determined to trust God and go, even if it costs him dearly.

    “Bound & Determined” Acts 21:1-16 July 6, 2008 Two questions as we begin this morning: how do you know you are really trusting God? What do you do when the will of God involves doing something that will really cost you? I. A Desperate Plea - :1-6 READ VV. 1-3 - This ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Byron Harvey avatar

    Under Arrest Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Mar 30, 2009
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     | 7,205 views

    Paul goes to Jerusalem and is arrested; is he doing the will of God?

    “Under Arrest” Acts 21:17-36 July 13, 2008 Could Paul have been wrong? Certainly, as I’ve repeated, he was a man, a man of flesh-and-blood, and he was not above sin! There are two points in today’s passage at which different commentators believe that Paul made an error. There ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Idols? Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Feb 14, 2011
     | 7,459 views

    An idol is anything we place above Jesus Christ; so, let us constantly evaluate our calendars and our checkbooks.

    What is the main point of the 2nd Commandment?? We find God’s 10 Commandments in Exodus 20 and Deutoronomy 5. The 2nd Commandment states, You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Keeping The Faith When Times Are Tough Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Sep 16, 2012
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     | 10,507 views

    RECENTLY, SOMEONE SHARED WITH ME A “RULE OF THUMB” FOR THEM PERSONALLY. IT GOES LIKE THIS, “WE ARE ALL PROBABLY ABLE TO HANDLE THREE CRISES IN OUR LIVES AT ANY GIVEN TIME.” WELL, I THINK THAT PAUL IS PROBABLY AT HIS LIMIT HERE! HE HAS TO ADJUST TO A WH

    KEEPING THE FAITH WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH Acts 9:19-31 and after taking some food, he regained his strength. Saul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus. 20 At once he began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God. 21 All those who heard him were astonished and asked, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Command And A Call !!!

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Mar 8, 2012
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    To exhort those being persecuted to leave all matters into the hands of the ONE , who has said "Vengeance is mine".

    The Command and a Call “Winners do not do different things, they do things differently”…wrote the wise management guru Shiv Khera in his book “You can win”. I want to rephrase this sentence oozing wisdom slightly and put it this way “Christians may not do ...read more

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    Faith To Face Family Series

    Contributed by Mark Tonkery on Feb 3, 2012
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     | 3,454 views

    Faith to face your family when they reject your Christian faith.

    Faith to Face Family Text: Hebrews 11:4 Introduction I. Since May 10, 2010 Nurta Mohamed Farah has been imprisoned at her home in southern Somalia because she became a Christian, according to Compass News Direct. According to witnesses, Nurta's family keeps the 17-year-old chained to a tree by day ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Terry Frazier avatar

    The Body Of Christ: Death By A Thousand Cuts

    Contributed by Terry Frazier on Feb 25, 2012
     | 5,340 views

    As members of the body of Christ, we as Christians need to pay more attention to the persecuted members of the body of Christ world wide.

    The Body Of Christ: Death By A Thousand Cuts This message today will and should cause all of us to be sad, very sad but also very much encouraged too! I will inform you of some great human tragedies and I will also show you just how brave and faithful some foreign Christians are and in so doing I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Taylor avatar

    Paul’s Perspective On Adversity Series

    Contributed by David Taylor on Mar 6, 2014
     | 4,579 views

    Philippians - Manual of Joy Paul’s Perspective on Adversity

    Philippians - Manual of Joy Paul’s Perspective on Adversity 1:12-18a David Taylor We are working our way through the letter to the church at Philippi. One of the main themes is that joy is central to our lives when Christ is central in our lives. Joy is not a choice, not an attitude but is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    But If Not

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Apr 11, 2014
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     | 18,406 views

    Making a commitment to serve the Lord no matter what.

    Daniel 3:16-19 KJV Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. [17] If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Charles R. Peck avatar

    They Laid Hands On Them

    Contributed by Charles R. Peck on Dec 9, 2013
     | 1,876 views

    The early church in conflict with the elders of the city.

    And They Laid Hands on Them Acts 4:4 It was just a short time after the church was birthed that the apostles began to understand what Jesus had said concerning the Kingdom of Heaven. He had told His disciples, “If the world hates you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.” In ...read more

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  • Paul Clemente avatar

    Never Give Up What Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jan 28, 2013
     | 8,572 views

    Jesus instructs all His Believers to never give up certain things.

    Let us continue to learn from our Lord Jesus Christ in the Gospel of Luke Chapter 18….. Last week, we noted the main instruction from Jesus Christ to His Disciples: Always pray and never give up! In context, we learned, We are to always talk to God with everything that we do and ask if we are ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Allen James avatar

    Suffering For Jesus Series

    Contributed by Allen James on Feb 14, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,414 views

    Final message in Approved series through the Beatitudes explores the idea of being persecuted for righteousness sake.

    Suffering for Jesus • Matthew 5:10-12 Two Common Approaches re: Suffering for Jesus: Too Light-hearted about it… Confuse Temptation and Trials with persecution… Introduction: Persecution is more about our spiritual preparation than it is about our personal ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dennis Lee avatar

    Harassment: The Blessing No One Wants Series

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Jun 15, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,602 views

    This is the last sermon in our beatitudes section of our Sermon on the Mount Series. It deals with how we handle persecution and harassment, by recognizing the source, responding positively, refusing to retaliate, rejoicing as we remember the reward.

    Sermon on the Mount “Harassment: The Blessing No One Wants” Matthew 5:10-12 Tonight we’re finishing the beatitudes section in our Sermon on the Mount series. The message we’ll be looking at is how we are to handle being harassed or persecuted for our faith. It’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

  • David Owens avatar

    Joy For The Journey Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Oct 16, 2017
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     | 18,754 views

    We can rejoice no matter what is going on around us or to us. Paul demonstrates this in the book of Philippians. This sermon is the introduction to a series on the letter to the Philippians.

    A. I heard about a waitress who couldn’t get a smile out of her customer no matter how hard she tried. 1. The sad old woman sat there looking miserable, depressed and dejected all through dinner. 2. As the lady paid her bill and was leaving, the waitress warmly said, “Have a nice day!” 3. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ