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  • Tom Fuller avatar

    Living A Life Of Love Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Apr 25, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 5,709 views

    How we act and how we speak to each other really does matter to God. You may be just mirroring what you see people doing and saying around you - but is it right?

    The cover story of the September 14th issue of Newsweek magazine is very revealing about our culture today. The story is entitled: "How to say no to your kids." What I found interesting wasn’t the tips of saying "no" but on why it’s so hard for parents to do it. Some statistics jump off the ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Healthy Marriages

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 11, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 6,938 views

    Having a healthy marriage

    Last week we talked about a problem we are facing in America: Marriage is being undermined by a force of enemies coming against it. I hope in the wake of the Senate discussions that you have taken the time to call your Michigan senators and let them know how you feel about the definition of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Be Pure! Series

    Contributed by Jim Black on Mar 9, 2003
    based on 70 ratings
     | 9,172 views

    Christians are to walk worthy of our call by avoiding any hint of sexual immorality; different from the world around us.

    Be Pure! Ephesians 5:1-20 Focus: Christians are to walk worthy of our call by avoiding any hint of sexual immorality; different from the world around us. Function: To challenge & call Christians to holy living in their sexual purity. What is it that makes gold . . . pure gold so ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What Do You Have That Belongs To God?

    Contributed by Jim Twamley on Mar 26, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 6,345 views

    If you are a Christian who has something that belongs to God, Time, Talent, Money, secret sin or a painful past, it’s time to uncover those things and give them back to God.

    We begin in the Book of Joshua chapter 5:1 Joshua’s Hebrew name means “God is our Salvation” The Hebrew name Joshua is rendered in the Greek as Iesous which we pronounce in English as “Jesus”. So the names Joshua and Jesus are the same and have the meaning “God is our Salvation.” The Children of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Wesley Bishop avatar

    Basics For Dealing With People Series

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Mar 13, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 2,995 views

    This sermon shares some basic biblical principles for dealing with people.

    Intro to series: “Dealing with People.” Sometimes we say, “Life wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t for all the people.” We have to deal with people. Next week: “Dealing with the Spouse” Controversial passage. Then: “Dealing with the Kids” Parent/child relationship is vital. Finally: “Dealing with ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Christian Traits

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 19, 2006
     | 2,609 views

    This message expounds upon the important traits or characteristics of a Christian as outlined by Paul to the Ephesians.

    Text: “Be very careful, then, how you live – not as unwise but as wise” (v. 15). Introduction: I wonder how many people ever think along these lines. Many people take life for granted and do what other people do. They never stop to consider how to live. Children are influenced by their ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    What About Your Gestures?

    Contributed by Scott Carmer on Aug 21, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,568 views

    The gestures of worship - lifting up holy hands in praise - must be in sync with the gestures of holy living.

    Gesture Theology Ephesians 5:15-20 August 20, 2006 I remember the very first sermon I ever preached. It was at License to Preach School down at DePauw University during the summer of 1972, between my freshman and sophomore years in college. I knew that I was headed for seminary by that time, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Stewardship Of Time

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Feb 7, 2003
    based on 48 ratings
     | 4,830 views

    This is a message about our proper use of time.

    STEWARDSHIP OF TIME Ephesians 5:1-17 INTRO: To redeem means to reclaim by payment of money, or to recover by labor, that which has been lost or alienated; or to preserve by prudence that which is in danger. This definition is wisely applied to our use of time. I. IT IS ASSUMED THAT TIME IS ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Biblical Marriage Under Fire

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 25, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,191 views

    Marriage is under attack today from secular society and we as Christians must expose the fruitless deeds of darkness and fight for the preservation of the Biblical marriage and family unit.

    Biblical Marriage Under Attack On the lighter side of life: From the book: Wacky Laws, Weird Decisions and Strange Statues, Main Street publishers. Marriage and Family laws: a. It’s against the law for children under the age of seven to go to college in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. b. Although ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Bob Briggs avatar

    The Love Of A Believer Series

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on Nov 27, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,658 views

    the do’s and don’t of a believers love

    Christianity is different from the way non-believers live. Instead of revenge, anger, hatred, the believer takes the higher road, the road of love. Why do we love? Because Christ loves us. Amy Carmichael wrote, “If I belittle those whom I am called to serve, talk of their weak points in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Derrick Thompson, Sr. avatar

    Be Mimics Of God

    Contributed by Derrick Thompson, Sr. on Nov 21, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 3,294 views

    If we are children of God,and if God is truly our Father, then we ought to imitate or mimic our Father.

    October 26th, 2003 Let us pray Welcome.... It is good when saints can come to-gether and fell-ow-ship, and last evening we had a wonderful fellowship at the home of Bro. and Sis. Jones........... Last Sunday we used as our topic, Is Any Thing Too Hard For The Lord? and we con- cluded that there ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Gil Roman avatar

    Qué Tiene De Malo Halloween?

    Contributed by Gil Roman on May 26, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,711 views

    Aun algunos pastores y ministros se vestiran de diablos, solo para entretener a sus niños en las iglesias, Oh! Como ha entrado lo pagano en nuestras iglesias; cuando hemos sido llamados a ser luz, y si luz que hay en nosotros son tinieblas, Comó seran las

    Qué tiene de malo Halloween? (Efesios 5:1-20) Major Gil Román Pastor Bellflower Corps Bellflower CA 90706 INTRODUCCIÓN Aun algunos pastores y ministros se vestiran de diablos, solo para entretener a sus niños en las iglesias, Oh! Como ha entrado lo pagano en nuestras iglesias; cuando hemos sido ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    "...be Filled With The Spirit"

    Contributed by Asiri Perera on Jun 5, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,880 views

    Every Christian is called to be filled with the Holy Spirit

    …..be filled with the Spirit. Eph 5:18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. Introduction • (We might have expected the apostle to plead for abstinence as over against intemperance. But he takes a more startling and positive line. He urges his ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Kevin Ruffcorn avatar

    Imitators Of God Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jun 17, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,521 views

    Transformed by God’s grace, we walk before others, including our families, exemplifying the fruits of the Spirit

    Ephesians 5:1-2, 8-14 “Imitators of God” INTRODUCTION Is faith a verb or a noun? Most of us would identify “faith” as a noun. The Christian faith is a set of theological principles to which we give assent and adhere. For example, we believe in the truth that Jesus Christ lived, died and rose ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Michael Thomas avatar

    False Love Series

    Contributed by Michael Thomas on Feb 13, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 17,524 views

    There is a lot of talk about true love. But what is true love? So much of what passes for true love is really the opposite. In Ephesians 5:3-7 we learn that there is such a thing as false love and that the consequences are serious for those who are fooled

    Introduction I want to begin our time together today by telling you the true story of a duke who lived during the fourteenth century named Raynald III. Raynald III lived a life of indulgence and was obese. His Latin nickname was Crassus, which means, “fat.” One day Raynald and his younger brother, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational