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  • Don Jones avatar

    The Right Perspective Series

    Contributed by Don Jones on Jun 22, 2007
    based on 29 ratings
     | 11,089 views

    The message looks at the life of a believer and identifies 5 qualities of life.

    The Right Perspective James 1:9-18 Introduction Illus... A few years ago my neighbor was going to sell his house and move to a larger house with more land. He and his wife were very excited in the beginning and even put down a very large deposit. They kept their house because they needed a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jimmy Stewart avatar

    In Everything Give Thanks

    Contributed by Jimmy Stewart on Jul 6, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,542 views

    Your situation should never determine your joy.

    In Everything Give Thanks 1 Thess. 5 The book of 1 Thess. was likely the 2nd of Paul’s letters, written @ 52AD, after Timothy had returned to Paul at Corinth, relating to him the state of the church at Thessalonica. This church is believed to have been made up of primarily Gentile people, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    ¿existe La Felicidad?

    Contributed by Jenily Silva on Jul 24, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,150 views

    Todos anhelamos la felicidad, pero sólo pocos la poseen. La búsqueda de ella es universal y eterna. Para la mayoría de las personas la felicidad es escurridiza. Y para empeorar aún más esta creencia, muchos cristianos piensan que lo sagrado y la feli

    ¿Existe la Felicidad? Muchos la buscan pocos la encuentran Todos anhelamos la felicidad, pero sólo pocos la poseen. La búsqueda de ella es universal y eterna. Para la mayoría de las personas la felicidad es escurridiza. Y para empeorar aún más esta creencia, muchos cristianos piensan que lo ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Are You Ashamed To Praise God?” / "Why Are You Here

    Contributed by Ronnie Mcneill on Jan 18, 2007
    based on 77 ratings
     | 21,109 views

    Considering all the things that God has done for us, we should never be ashamed to give him the honor and praise that he so truly deserves.

    PRAISE!! Praise is a verb that shows action for or to something or someone. Praise can come in many forms. A handshake is a way of praise for showing approval, a simple gesture is a form of praise for showing that you in agreement with or are giving accolades. The waving of a hand or screaming ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ron Murphy avatar

    Profiting From Trials Series

    Contributed by Ron Murphy on Jan 29, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,474 views

    And introduction to the book of James, helping to answer the question, "Is There Profit in Trials?"

    Introduction I. When you approach the letter of James, the first important question to consider is “Who is the author?” A. The only real identification from within the letter itself lies in the authors statement in verse one. “James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.” B. But that ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Showing Our Thanks

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 6, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,547 views

    We can give thanks in 1)Praise of God’s Eternatlity 2) The Perception of our Frailty and 3) The Plea for God’s Steadfast Love

    Thanksgiving is a time when we can formally recognize and give thanks for the obvious and more abstract things that shape our lives here in Canada. The first recognized Canadian thanksgiving was held in 1578, at least forty years earlier than that of our friends to the south. In a misguided ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Jonathan McLeod avatar

    The Best Reason To Give Thanks

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Oct 11, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,101 views

    Give thanks because God’s love for us is eternal. It didn’t have a beginning and it will not have an end.

    Two attitudes toward thanksgiving: • Blessings are seen as coming from US, not GOD. Bart Simpson’s Thanksgiving prayer: “Dear God, we paid for this stuff ourselves, so thanks for nothing.” Prayer by the character Charlie Anderson (Jimmy Stewart) in the movie Shenandoah: “Lord, we cleared this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    Joyful, Prayerful, Thankful Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 22, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,698 views

    God has specific plans for your life, but our priority is following His broader will which reflects His desire for every believer. Paul informs us that is is God’s will that we practice three habits; when we do, they have positive consequences on our

    Joyful, Prayerful, Thankful (I Thessalonians 5:16-18) 1. A young fellow by the name of Sammy liked to hang out at Mom and Pop’s Grocery Store. Pop didn’t know what Sammy’s problem was, but the other boys would tease him all the?time, calling him Slow Sammy, and punching him on the shoulder as they ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Steve Bond avatar

    Working Out Our Salvation Series

    Contributed by Steve Bond on Oct 30, 2007
     | 5,711 views

    Scripture teaches the Christian life involves both God’s sovereignty and human responsibility. It’s not one or the other; it’s both.

    From the earliest days of the church, the relationship between the sovereignty of God and the responsibility of believers has been debated. Is the Christian life essentially a matter of passive trust or of active obedience? Is it all God’s doing, all the believer’s doing, or a combination of both? ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Get Risky For God Series

    Contributed by Steve Bond on Oct 30, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 11,733 views

    We all need someone who can speak truth into our lives, whatever the cost. We also need to be that someone for another friend. Such relationships, based on hearts united in Christ, form bonds that allow us to risk great things for God.

    Introduction I don’t know about you, but it’s easy for me to forget that the letters in the New Testament were first written as real letters. They deal with real life and real people—but I can forget that. I mean I don’t write letters that sound anything like Paul’s letter to the church in Rome! My ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Greg Cooper avatar

    Don't Worry Be Happy

    Contributed by Greg Cooper on Nov 8, 2006
    based on 15 ratings
     | 4,385 views

    We can get up everyday and face the day and what ever it brings with out losing our joy.

    TITLE: DON’T WORRY BE HAPPY TEXT: I PETER 1:8 INTRO: A lot of people just cannot seem to shake the blues. Depression sets in on their lives and nothing seems to be able to pull them out. Every time you see them they have something that has gone wrong in their lives. We have a reason to be happy. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Steve Hereford avatar

    How To Be Thankful

    Contributed by Steve Hereford on Sep 7, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,696 views

    Do you know that you have been called to be thankful? In fact the Apostle Paul says that we are "always" to be thankful. Join Pastor Steve as he shares "How to Be Thankful" from 1 Thessalonians 5:18.

    In 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, the Apostle Paul says to the believer"s at Thessalonica, "Rejoice always; pray without ceasing: in everything give thanks; for this is God"s will for you in Christ Jesus." God"s will is that we always "rejoice, pray and give thanks." Erwin Lutzer, said, "You can learn to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Give Thanks In Every Circumstance

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 16, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,269 views

    One of the greatest privileges of being a Christian is to have the capacity to give thanks regardless of what happens. It is easy to be thankful when things are going our way, but a Christian can rise above any situation to thank God for causing all thing

    How To Give Thanks in Every Circumstance by Paul Fritz 1 Thessalonians 5:16-5:18 Have you ever noticed that people who habitually ungrateful are stranger to happiness? Illustration: One day a TV reporter asked a mason, "How do you like your job? I hate it, he said. Its this most boring job in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Robert Cox avatar

    Be Happy!

    Contributed by Robert Cox on Sep 17, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 11,434 views

    MAKE A CHOICE TO REJOICE!

    Don’t worry.....be happy! Acts 16:16-25 Life is full of misery, isn’t it? Something always worrying us.....stressing us out. Stress has even become a legal defense for murder! If we stop and look at the world and the way it’s headed....gas prices....taxes......where’s the good ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Overcome Depression Or Discouragement

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 17, 2006
    based on 17 ratings
     | 5,842 views

    David wrote in Psalm 43 feelings of depression & discouragement, "Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him, The help of my countenance, and my God."

    How To Overcome Depression Or Discouragement by Paul Fritz Psalms 42:11-42:11 1. Depression (Feelings of dejection, sadness, apathy, inertia, difficulty in gaining energy or excitement, fatigue, pessimism, hopelessness, fear, attitudes of worthlessness, hopelessness, loss of interest, inability ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational