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  • Gerald Steffy avatar

    What Are You Thankful For?

    Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Sep 9, 2009
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    A Christian can experience joy and thank God even under the most difficult and extreme circumstance.

    WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR? Philippians 1:3-8 Proposition: A Christian can experience joy and thank God even under the most difficult and extreme circumstance. Objective: My purpose is to challenge people to be thankful even under the most difficult circumstance in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    The Facts About Friendships - John 15:14,15

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 16, 2002
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    The Facts About Friendships - John 15:14,15

    The Facts About Friendships - John 15:13-15 We all need friends, but few understand the basics about forming quality friendships. A true friend is someone whom we enjoy mutual affection, interests and respect for. The best friends are those who are helpers in times of trouble. Those who are our ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Brian Atwood avatar

    Making My Friendships More Enjoyable Through Teamwork Series

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Oct 29, 2007
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    Spiritual truths that teach me how to make my relationships more enjoyable.

    We’re continuing our series entitled “Together We Make a Difference.” One person can certainly make a difference, and every individual is important, but TOGETHER we can have even greater influence. One bee can pollinate a flower and that’s cool - but it takes a whole hive of bees to make ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Story About Money... Keep The Change

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Feb 17, 2004
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    Jesus is telling us to use our money to help people, and to gain their friendships. And when our money is all gone, we will be left with eternal riches and our friends at our side in Heaven because they came to believe because of our good gifts.

    A STORY ABOUT MONEY... KEEP THE CHANGE LUKE 16:1-15 INTRODUCTION... Bark worse than the Bite, Campus Life, December 1980, p. 19 What is the most outrageous thing you would do for $10,000 cash? That’s the question posed by Chicago radio station WKOX, which attracted responses from more than 6,000 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Robert Higgins avatar

    Closer Than A Brother

    Contributed by Robert Higgins on Aug 2, 2006
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    David’s friendship with Jonathan was a remarkable and once in a lifetime kind of friendship.

    “Closer than a Brother” 1 Samuel 17:50 Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and he struck the Philistine and killed him; but there was no sword in David’s hand. 51 Then David ran and stood over the Philistine and took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Greg Brown avatar

    Gospel–centered Friendships (Col. 4:7–18) Series

    Contributed by Greg Brown on Jan 19, 2015
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    Exposition of Col. 4:7–18

    Gospel–Centered Friendships “Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a dear brother, a faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord. I am sending him to you for the express purpose that you may know about our circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts. He is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Battle Of The Sexes

    Contributed by Dr. Randy Croft on Nov 15, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
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    Insights into the differences between men and women...and how to keep the casualties in the battle at a minimum.

    Battle of the Sexes by Randy A. Croft Several years ago, the United States Government wasted $18,000,000 over something as small as a hyphen. The Readers Digest reported the incident and said that a hyphen was omitted when instructions were fed to a computer which was to guide a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Larry Thompson avatar

    One Is The Loneliest Number Series

    Contributed by Larry Thompson on Sep 9, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 5,833 views

    What does the Bible say about loneliness? What are key biblical principles that I should apply to develop meaningful friendships in my life?

    DEALING WITH OUR EMOTIONS – PART FOUR “ONE IS THE LONELIEST NUMBER!” GENESIS 1:26 ©LARRY L THOMPSON (2003) Introduction: Today’s Emotion Quotient tackles the feeling of loneliness. Loneliness is an emotional condition few people will admit to in polite conversation. The reason is that we think ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Estate Planning

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Apr 16, 2023
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    When you know you’ll have to depend on your friends when your luck goes sour, you build in as much good will as you can along the way.”

    Levi was puzzled. The last time Jesus told a story about a rich man whose steward was mismanaging the estate while the owner was away, the owner kicked the guy out and brought in a new men. He understood that. It was like God was the rich man and the Pharisees and the priests were the stewards, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    A Friend Of God

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Jan 1, 2016
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    A Friend's Day sermon

    A Friend of God Friend Sunday Sermon Chuck Sligh September 13, 2015 (Loosely adapted from “How to Be a Friend of God” by Bruce Howell on SermonCentral.com.) (A PowerPoint presentation is available upon request at chucksligh@hotmail.com.) TEXT: James 2:23 – “And the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Davon Huss avatar

    A Christian Is... A Friend Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 27, 2015
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    A Christian is a friend of Jesus (Material adapted from Bob Tinsky's book, A Christian Is... God's Answer to Man's Question, chapter 6, pgs. 91-98)

    HoHum: A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked- Bernard Meltzer WBTU: I had several friends when I was in grade school. We played Monopoly, fished in the pond, played hide and seek in the cornfields and woods, terrorized the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Fr Mund Cargill Thompson avatar

    Superman Taking His Glasses Off

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Feb 14, 2015
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     | 5,421 views

    Non Christians asked about friendship and I realised I had preached many a sermon about being friends with Jesus, but I had never preached and I could not find by anyone else, a sermon about how to be friends with our fellow human beings

    I heard on Wednesday how the Christian Union up in St Andrews went round other students in the university with a camera and asked “If you met God at the pearly gates, what questions would you ask him?” Interestingly there were very few questions about bone cancer or wasps that live ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Shawn miller avatar

    Finding The Proverbial Friend

    Contributed by Shawn Miller on May 29, 2015
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    Using mainly the book of Proverbs this is a topical message about what to look for in choosing our closest friends

    Finding The Proverbial Friend Introduction: In a survey of more than 40,000, Americans said these were most valued in a friend. 1. The ability to keep confidences 2. Loyalty 3. Warmth & Affection. In this digital age of smart phones, iPods, and computers, it is easy to lose that much needed ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Ronnie McNeill avatar

    Everybody Is Not Your Friend Part 2

    Contributed by Ronnie Mcneill on Oct 6, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,880 views

    This sermon is one that makes it clear that everybody that is standing in your corner really is not in your corner; so therefore, everybody is not your friend.

    Introduction: The word friend is a word that is often taken lightly or with no significance. Webster’s definition of friend is somebody who trusts and is fond of another. A true friend is one we can say has our back through the thick and the thin. A true friend is one that will be with you no ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dean Courtier avatar

    Different Friendship: Church The People Of God (All-Age Service) Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 6, 2019
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,363 views

    Matthew 18:20 says, “For where two or three gather together as my followers, [Greek: gather together in my name.] I am there among them.”

    We continue with our series Dare to be Different and this month our theme has been different friendship. This morning I want us to consider together Different Friendship: Church the people of God. Matthew 18:20 says, “For where two or three gather together as my followers, [Greek: gather ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal