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  • Chris Appleby avatar

    A Boy With The Heart Of A King Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Apr 3, 2003
    based on 26 ratings
     | 7,459 views

    God looks on the heart not on the outside. The human ruler is at his most kingly when he bows before God, freely, willing, and out of love for God.

    By Guerin Tueno What a disaster! King Saul has gone from being the golden boy of Israel to the John Elliot of the Old Testament. Saul’s reign was like a roller-coaster ride. Started low, but then he shot up as King, and then down again. He misunderstood who’s really in charge. God isn’t some ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    God Sees The Heart

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Apr 18, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
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    To examine the qualities that led God to chose David to be king and to be used for his purpose. Hungering after God and His Presence

    God Sees the Heart 1 Samuel 16:6-13 Primary Purpose: To examine the qualities that led God to chose David to be king and to be used for his purposes. After Saul had become disobedient to the Lord, the Lord directed Saul to a family to anoint another king. David wasn’t the oldest son or in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Robert Cox avatar

    Desires Of Your Heart

    Contributed by Robert Cox on Sep 22, 2007
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    Are your desires the same as God’s desires for you?

    PSALMS 37:1 Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong; 2 for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away. 3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. 4 Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    I Don’t Know Why I Did It!

    Contributed by James Kirkland on Feb 15, 2010
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    Sin does not take long to take over and destroy your life or your world.

    Galatians 5:16-26 Scripture I Don’t Know Why I Did It! Romans 1: 25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator--who is forever praised. Amen. Disobedience, Envy, Ego was part of the first SINFUL moment. I group them together as ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Purity

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Sep 25, 2011
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    God says we’re to keep ourselves pure. To be pure means to be unmixed with any other matter, to be free anything that taints. God expects us to be holy – separated from anything that defiles. We’re to be like Him. We need pure minds, hands, and hearts.

    Purity 1 Timothy 5:22 God says we are to keep ourselves pure. To be pure means to be unmixed with any other matter, to be free anything that would taint. God expects us to be holy – separated from anything that would defile us. We are to be like Him. We are to have pure minds, pure hands, and pure ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    Knowing The Heart Of God

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 16, 2006
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    Know the heart of God for the lost. Looking at the life of Jesus, we come to understand what is needed to reach the lost - compassion.

    Sometime in July, we were looking at this passage during our prayer meeting: • Somehow I was drawn to one particular word, in verse 7. • Jesus says, “I tell you that in the same way, there will be MORE rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 righteous persons who do not need to ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Gary Stebbins avatar

    The Meditation Of My Heart

    Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Feb 23, 2012
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    A brief look at Psalm 19:14. What does it mean for the meditation of my heart to be acceptable to God? How do I control my thought life?

    The Meditation of my Heart Introduction Share- thoughts concerning what God is showing me- in hopes of encouraging others going through trials. This has been one of the most difficult periods of times in my life- yet one of the most spiritually fruitful. God- closing the gap between what I ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Ewen Huffman avatar

    Characters At The Crib- Were You There? (Christmas)

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Dec 31, 2001
    based on 14 ratings
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    A sermon at Carols by Candlelight. Teaching and evangelistic

    Carols by candlelight 16 Dec 2001 pm. Characters at the crib- were you there? Herod The last reading (Mt 2:13-18) grounds this all, doesn’t it? Places it firmly in the realm of - our world. This last year. Troubles still emanating from there & ‘religion’ - reality… not fantasy. This is no ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    Conflict: The Heart Of Conflict Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 19, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,251 views

    Conflict is inevitable. Watch your heart in a conflict. Focus on the heart of the matter. Seek to please the heart of Christ.

    Just like to share with you a funny story at the start. A man was stranded all alone on the desert island for years before he was finally rescued. His rescuers asked him what the 3 huts were that he had built on the island. It’s perplexing for one man to have 3 structures. He said one ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    A Wise Fool

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 1, 2001
    based on 137 ratings
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    Solomon’s mistakes were that he started out well, but did not end well, he was a minimalist and he allowed his strength to become his weakness.

    Have you see the bumper sticker that says, “I took an IQ test and the results were negative”? Sometimes very intelligent people can get very negative results on their IQ tests. For instance, people are paid a lot of money to write the things that appear on the packages and products we buy. But a ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    Were You There: Jesus The Crucified King Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 28, 2002
    based on 158 ratings
     | 24,849 views

    An invitation to come to the cross and meet Jesus

    Were You There? Good Friday, March 29, 2002 Intro: It is a haunting question – were you there? Of course, the literal answer for each of us is no, we weren’t actually present at the crucifixion of our Lord Jesus Christ. Not like the witnesses we have just heard from. Not like Peter, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Greg Nance avatar

    God's Missionary Heart

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Aug 8, 2010
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    God has always been on a mission. From Creation to Consumation God has been on a mission. From making us in His image to restoring us to that image, God works with missionary zeal. Matthew reveals how Jesus forms that missionary heart into the disciple

    We have been studying the gospel of Matthew. Let me get a running start on today’s lesson in chapter 10 by reviewing briefly the message of Matthew thus far: What is in the first chapter? The genealogy of Jesus and Joseph’s story. Verse 21 is the key verse: “You shall call ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Richard Francis avatar

    Prophecy: Were Are The Holy Spirit Fire Starters?

    Contributed by Richard Francis on May 26, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 10,421 views

    I beleive we need the gift of prohecy above all others in these times, for worshiping in spirit and trurth, for building the church up, fro bringing the holy fire to burn away the dross and to unleash rivers of living waters to our dying nations too peopl

    So what is a prophet? To many people the term prophets conjures up a vision of an weathered haggard person with a more than slightly, no very wild look in their eyes. Someone who is weird sitting at the back of the church with a crazy look? Even perhaps an old lady sitting in a with a crystal ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Workers In The Vineyard PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 15, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,023 views

    This sermon explores the radical grace of God's kingdom, where all are treated equally and the last are first, challenging our human notions of fairness.

    Good morning, beloved family in Christ. As we gather here today, we are united in our shared love for our Savior, and our common desire to understand His word more deeply. We are not here by accident, but by divine appointment. We are not here to merely pass the time, but to seek wisdom and truth ...read more

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  • Joel Pankow avatar

    We're Really Not That Different, Me And You

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on May 15, 2002
    based on 64 ratings
     | 15,639 views

    sermon on the unity of the Trinity and how that effects us as Christians

    May 22, 2002 2 Corinthians 13:11-14 “There is no ‘I’ in team.” Most of you are probably familiar with this term. The basic meaning is that you have to work together in order to win a game. It can’t be a “one man show.” For instance, in Michael Jordan’s earlier years in the NBA, he would ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran