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  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Why The Holy Spirit Teaches To Realize That Everything We See Should Cause Us To Trust God For What We Cannot Comprehend

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 73 ratings
     | 5,800 views

    Mature Christians learn to depend more on the Lord, His word and His Spirit’s leading than by what they can physically see. The Spirit has a way of increasing our spiritual senses to help us navigate through each day’s challenges. Ask the Lord to help you

    1. The Holy Spirit teaches us to walk more by faith than by sight. Paul wrote, "We live by faith, not by sight." (2 Cor. 5:7) Mature Christians learn to depend more on the Lord, His word and His Spirit’s leading than by what they can physically see. The Spirit has a way of increasing our spiritual ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Help Your Friends Grow In Faith

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,246 views

    Everybody has desires for good things, but some people have more faith to work towards fulfilling their desires. Actually, if we want to grow in faith, we first need to grow in love. The more we love, the more we trust.

    HOW TO HELP YOUR FRIENDS GROW IN FAITH INSTEAD OF FRUSTRATION Everybody has desires for good things, but some people have more faith to work towards fulfilling their desires. Actually, if we want to grow in faith, we first need to grow in love. The more we love, the more we trust. This principle ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Grow In Faith To Avoid The Mistake Of Over Reacting - Rom. 4:20,21

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 67 ratings
     | 7,629 views

    How to Grow in Faith To Avoid the Mistake of Over Reacting - Rom. 4:20,21

    How to Grow in Faith To Avoid the Mistake of Over Reacting - Rom. 4:20,21 Everybody has desires for good things, but some people have more faith to work towards fulfilling their desires. Actually, if we want to grow in faith, we first need to grow in love. The more we love, the more we trust. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Helping Reactionaries Grow In Faith Instead Of Frustration

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 21 ratings
     | 3,273 views

    Everybody has desires for good things, but some people have more faith to work towards fulfilling their desires.

    Everybody has desires for good things, but some people have more faith to work towards fulfilling their desires. Actually, if we want to grow in faith, we first need to grow in love. The more we love, the more we trust. This principle is illustrated by a true story told by Dr. Howard Pope. He tells ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Avoiding A Counterfeit Revival”

    Contributed by Michael Bell on Sep 6, 2001
    based on 193 ratings
     | 9,133 views

    In REVIVAL, JESUS DOES NOT JUST “PATCH-UP” YOUR OLD LIFE. HE MAKES ALL THINGS NEW!

    I¶ - I brought with me this morning some of my little boy Jack’s jeans...hole in the knee...What do you expect? A pastor’s kid ought to have “holy jeans” should he not? Oddly enough, from what I understand, the more full of holes & rugged looking a pair of jeans are, the “cooler” they’re supposed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A New Lease On Life

    Contributed by Andrew Stringer on Jan 29, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 6,871 views

    I Corinthians 15:58 tells us to keep on striving forward in our work for Christ--yet, verses 1-57 give us the ammo to accomplish this command--read why we should be stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding....

    GET A NEW LEASE ON LIFE IN 2002 I Corinthians 15:58 Introduction: 1. Paul wrote the epistle to the Corinthians to accomplish at least two purposes: a. Correction—The Corinthian church was full of carnality (chapters 1-6). b. Instruction—The Corinthian church was full of questions ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When Fault Is Found—part 3

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jun 6, 2001
    based on 48 ratings
     | 3,608 views

    Part 3 of a 5 part sermon exploring what is forfeited by religious people who deny Jesus. When fault is found with God’s grace we forfeit...

    WHEN FAULT IS FOUND Luke 4:16-30 Friday at quitting time, Jim said, ‘Boss, have you got any extra work I can do tonight?’ Sure do but I can’t pay you overtime. That’s okay, I just don’t want to go home. Why not? Well, I’ve been in the doghouse since last night. I see...Why? What did you do to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Peace, The Gift Of God's Love

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Oct 21, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 6,338 views

    Only Jesus can bring inner peace and harmony to our lives.

    Peace, the Gift of God’s Love Isa. 26:1-4 INTRO.: Few will argue with the statement peace is one of man’s constant quests in this life. We’ve tried many ways to achieve peace, even going to war. Yet, all our efforts seem futile and the world is armed and ready for war. We are engaged in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Staying Close To The Vine Series

    Contributed by Wayne Doyle on Jun 4, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,298 views

    Number 3 in a series to make the Gospel message simple enough for a child to understand.

    STAYING CLOSE TO THE VINE This is the 3rd sermon in the series “Winning this Generation for Christ” I have tried to make the message simple, so that none be lost due to lack of understanding. Scripture reference: John 14: John 15:1-8 In his book “The Star Thrower” the author tells the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Solomon, A Man Who Grew To Hate Life

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Aug 20, 2004
    based on 38 ratings
     | 7,143 views

    As we approach the book of Ecclesiastes, we get a profound glimpse into the later years of the life of Solomon, King of Israel, and gifted by God with intelligence far beyond his contemporaries. Yet, as Solomon aged, his focus changed, he was drawn away

    KING SOLOMON A Man Who Grew To Hate Life Ecclesiastes 2 INTRODUCTION: As we approach the book of Ecclesiastes, we get a profound glimpse into the later years of the life of Solomon, King of Israel, and gifted by God with intelligence far beyond his contemporaries. Yet, as Solomon aged, his focus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Enemy Within: Fatigue Series

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jan 15, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,743 views

    The Christian can sleep better if he has learned sleep comes from God, has learned to trust God, and has learned Life’s real meaning.

    The Enemy Within _Fatigue. Psalm 127:1, 2 INTRO.: How often have we heard someone say, “I was just too tired to get up and go to Sunday School?” or, “I work so hard all week, I’m just worn out by Sunday.” This kind of fatigue is an enemy of spirituality. ILLUS.: Joke about sleeping in Church ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    From Suffering To Hope

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jun 1, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,434 views

    When life seems to give us a raw deal, as Christians we can stand tall knowing our suffering can make us strong and develop in us new depths of integrity and maturity which give us our confidence about the future.

    Romans 5: 1 – 5 From Suffering to Hope Intro: You have one of those days or weeks that absolutely wear you out. All you want to do is relax and forget about everything. You sit down in front of the TV and want to escape --- There appears before you a commercial for BOWFLEX – you know the one ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Richard White avatar

    Noah Series

    Contributed by Richard White on Aug 25, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 11,660 views

    Noah was just a man who lived like a just man.

    Noah: Just a man who is a Just man Genesis 6 At a burning building in NYC Harlem district, a blind girl was perched on the fourth floor window. The firemen had become desperate. They could not fit the ladder truck between the buildings, and they could not get her to jump into the net, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Invisible Armies

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Nov 4, 2003
    based on 66 ratings
     | 17,134 views

    Spiritual blindness, its cure, and a challenge for modern Christians.

    Invisible Armies II Kings 6:15-17 INTRO.: after the division of the kingdom of Israel into Judah and Israel, the prophet Elisha ministered in the northern kingdom of Israel. Syria, also known as Aram, was a relentless enemy of Israel and conducted raids into Israeli territory. The king of Syria, at ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Jesus' Prescription For A Worry-Free Life Series

    Contributed by Daniel Villa on Oct 16, 2002
    based on 334 ratings
     | 18,298 views

    Jesus provides prescriptions for worry.

    JESUS’ PRESCRIPTION FOR A WORRY-FREE LIFE Sermon Passage: Matthew 6:25-34 Jesus forbids worry. Three times he commands his followers to not worry. For those who are already living in worry, he commands, “Stop the worrying.” For those who are about to start worry, he declares, “Don’t make that ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God