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  • Michael McCartney avatar

    Keys To A Healthy Spiritual Family Pt 1 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 22, 2009
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    We need to learn the keys to having a healthy family if we want to fend off the attack of the enemy on our families.

    Keys to a Healthy Family? Thesis: We need to learn the keys to having a healthy family if we want to fend off the attack of the enemy on our families. Texts: Ephesians 5: 1-33; Ephesians 5:1-33 ( NIV ) Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Keys To A Healthy Spiritual Family Pt 2 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 22, 2009
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    We need to learn the keys to having a healthy family if we want to fend off the attack of the enemy on our families.

    7 Keys to a healthy spiritual Family part b Thesis: We need to learn the keys to having a healthy family if we want to fend off the attack of the enemy on our families. Texts: Ephesians 5: 1-33; Ephesians 5:1-33 ( NIV ) Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Imitation Is The Sincerest Form Of Flattery Series

    Contributed by Neil Olcott on Sep 10, 2009
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    Paul continues on contrasting the life of an unbeliever over against a Christ follower. The point is there should be a difference! We are not to mimic those who are far from God, but rather, we should imitate God.

    Eph. 5:1-20 Imitation is called the sincerest form of flattery! But we sometimes need to be careful who we are imitating! A new missionary recruit went to Venezuela for the first time. He was struggling with the language and didn’t understand a whole lot of what was going on. Intending to visit ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Richard White avatar

    Who Are You Looking At?

    Contributed by Richard White on Sep 11, 2009
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    If we are to be imitators of God we need to be studying him so well that when people see us, they see HIM

    Who are you looking at? Eph 5:1-21 Growing up I used to love to watch an impressionist named Rich Little. He was so cool when doing John Wayne, Johnny Carson, Jay Leno and other such stars. One of my favorite shows was Rich Little doing “A Christmas Carol.” He did it solo, using his talents as ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    From Dark To Light Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 11, 2011
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    There are three people from whom we cannot hide if we are to mature as Christians: God, ourselves, and our brothers and sisters in Christ.

    When I was in high school we got a little orange cat from the pound. We named him Kumquat because he was such a very small orange; he fit in the palm of your hand. He didn’t stay that way, though. He grew. But he never figured it out. He had formed the habit of sleeping on the round needlepoint ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Scott Chambers avatar

    Too Close Makes Us Uncomfortable Series

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Mar 1, 2011
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    is the fourth message in a series that will be a journey of discovery to gain a better understanding of the Holy Spirit's power, presence and role....This message looks at how we often experience discomfort with getting closer to the Holy Spirit.

    The majority of Christians are extremely curious in regard to the Holy Spirit. We have heard accounts of people supposedly getting the Spirit. The vast majority of us over the years have received some vague teaching in regard to Him. However, if we were really honest we would have to admit that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    People The Church Cannot Do Without

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Mar 2, 2011
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    Adapted from another pastor on SC, this message speaks to the need of the local church to have a special breed of people,

    People the Church Cannot Do Without Ephesians 5:1-17 / 1 Peter 2:9-10 * It was in the hill of Caesarea Philippi as recorded in the 16th chapter of Matthew where Jesus initially mentioned the church. In the everyday vernacular Jesus turned to Peter, who had just expressed a strong, supernatural ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living As Children Of Light Series

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Mar 27, 2011
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    Using 2 video clips I begin by encouraging people to turn to Christ if they haven’t yet. Then I unpack this passage as to what it means to live as children of light, full of forgiveness, avoiding even a hint or a whiff of impurity.

    (Note to the reader: I began this talk by showing a video called Ribbons, available from PremierTV2006: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9K86vcHOLI. It shows how Jesus took upon himself the penalty for sin and all that binds us; see 1 Peter 2: 24-25.) ‘[Jesus the Messiah] himself bore our sins in ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Our Walk In This World

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Apr 4, 2011
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    In our text, God gives us some principles of our walk in this world. 1- Imitate God 2- Stay clean

    INTRO.- Walk in the way of love, one version reads. What is your walk in this world? II Corinthians 13:5 “Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you—unless, of course, you fail the test?” Occasionally, we need to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Marriage - To Serve And Protect Series

    Contributed by Daniel J. Little on Dec 2, 2011
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    Husbands and wives pledge their bodies to one another for companionship and protection

    Marriage - To Serve and Protect January 16, 2011 Scripture Reading: Ephesians 5:1-2, 15-33 Ephesians 5:1-2 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. 2 And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. 15 Look carefully then how ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    "Find Out What Pleases The Lord"

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Apr 25, 2011
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    LENT 3 - Believers find out what pleases the Lord when they learn that this truth is not found in the darkness. What pleases the Lord means living in Light.

    “FIND OUT WHAT PLEASES THE LORD” (Outline) March 27, 2011 - Lent 3 - EPHESIANS 5:1-10 INTRO: To find out what pleases the Lord” is our loft goal this morning. All people know how to please themselves. For the most part people generally also know what is pleasing to ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Steven Buhr avatar

    How Time Flies

    Contributed by Steven Buhr on Jan 25, 2008
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    Making the most of our time and the opportunities that God puts across our path in life.

    January 6th, 2008 – How Time Flies… Well, another year has gone. The year 2007 is now history. It seems such a short while ago we were yelling Happy New Year for 2007, planning the Launch Service for Westshore Community Church and having 85 people fill the church, getting news of Dan’s tumour, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Sylvester Fergusson avatar

    War Not Peace

    Contributed by Sylvester Fergusson on Jan 25, 2008
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    Christians are not at liberty to live at peace with the enemy. We are a people that are constantly at war. We have no orders to surrender

    WAR NOT PEACE! Scripture Reading: Eph. 5:1-11 INTRODUCTION Amidst all the prophesies that have been told regarding the end of the world. There is one prophesy which stands head and shoulders above all others. One prophecy, which pinpoints the end of the world with greater accuracy, than all ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

  • Robert Cox avatar

    God Pleasers

    Contributed by Robert Cox on Oct 30, 2007
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    WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT PLEASES GOD

    EPH 5:1Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children 2and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. 3But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Be Imitators Of God

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jun 2, 2008
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    According to this text, in what ways should we imitate God? 1- Imitate His love 2- Imitate His holiness 3- Imitate His wisdom

    INTRO.- Who’s your favorite Hollywood actor? Actress? Would you want to be like him or her? Today, I wouldn’t want to be like any Hollywood actor, but when I was a kid I wanted to be like Leonard Slye. Who’s that? The king of the cowboys, Roy Rogers. He was one of the good guys, one of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ