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  • Colin Coombs avatar

    What Gift Will You Bring?

    Contributed by Colin Coombs on Oct 22, 2005
    based on 25 ratings
     | 4,605 views

    The Wise Men presented their gifts from worshipping hearts, with generous spirits, and thoughtful minds. What gift will you bring?

    What Gift will You Bring? Matthew 2:11 On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshipped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh. THE GIFTS THE WISE MEN OFFERED Lessons from the Wise ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    A Good Gift Gone Bad Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Nov 1, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,824 views

    Lust craves to use people for our "needs" and desires. It is the exact opposite of the love and focus on the needs of others that Jesus calls us to.

    II Samuel 11:1-5, Matthew 5:27-30 “A Good Gift Gone Bad” (Lust) INTRODUCTION We live in a society that panders to lust. Everywhere we look—billboards, magazines, movies and television—we view provocative pictures. The goal of modern clothing fashion is to be alluring. The idea of turning ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    We Are God's Gifted People

    Contributed by Jonathan Semro on Jan 23, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,613 views

    May your heart be filled with joy as you remember God’s many gifts to you.

    1 Corinthians 12:1-11 Epiphany 2 Series C Grace, mercy and peace are yours from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. (1 Cor 12:1-11 NIV) "Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant. {2} You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Discovering Your Spiritual Gift Series

    Contributed by Sherman Gordon on May 14, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,465 views

    Every believer within the body of Christ has been given a spiritual gift(s) to aid in the growth of the church. This series is designed to help you discover your gift.

    DISCOVERING YOUR GIFT, PART II I CORINTHIANS 12:1-7 JOURNEY . . . C.PETER WAGNER’S BOOK . . . FOUNDATION AVAILABLE (NOAH, MARY, PETER) ACCEPT (MARY/MARTHA) ACKNOWLEDGE WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SPIRITUAL GIFTS? WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL? ANSWER IS: 1. IF YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN . . . 2. C. PETER ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Christ Gifted His Church

    Contributed by Paul Gauntt on Jun 1, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,751 views

    As children of God and members of the Body of Christ, we are basically clueless as to the awesome power which has been vested in Christ’s New Testament Church, through His gifts working through us.

    Virtually every cardinal doctrine in the Holy Scripture is covered in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Ephesians consists of two basic truths - positional truth and practical truth. In studying this blessed book, I counted thirty nine different benefits which are ours as members of Christ’s Body ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Receiving The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Vinnie Cappetta on Jun 6, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,119 views

    Wouldn’t it be great to sit in on one of the first conversations of the early church? We can. Check it out...

    Receiving the Gift of the Spirit Acts 1:1-7 Jesus died, buried, rose again, and for 40 days appeared to his disciples. Wouldn’t it be intriguing to sit in on those conversations of the early church? We can! However . . . Like the disciples, we often focus on the details of Christ return ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Peace--2nd Gift Series

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Jul 10, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,947 views

    2nd in Advent Series on Christmas Gifts

    A little boy and a little girl were singing their favorite Christmas carol in church the Sunday before Christmas. The boy concluded “Silent Night” with the words, “sleep in heavenly beans.” His sister elbowed him, and said, “No. Not beans, peas!” The way many of us feel by the time we are ready ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    "Love” -- The Third Christmas Gift Series

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Jul 10, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,749 views

    3rd in Advent Series about Christmas Gifts

    A little boy was coming into the world who was going to teach something to everyone about religion and what religion really is. You see, up until this little boy was born, religion was following hundreds of rigid laws, following a set guideline for living. But after He was born, religion was ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Peace, The Gift Of God's Love

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Oct 21, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 6,232 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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    God's Life Altering Gift

    Contributed by Ron Murphy on Jan 3, 2007
     | 2,274 views

    Thanks to the Sermont Central Contributor for the "G.I.F.T." format. God’s gift of faith is a life altering gift.

    God’s Gift is Imputed I. When you open your gifts on Christmas morning, remember the word “Imputed.” II. Think of the word “Imputed” as meaning, A. Not given according to your own merits, but rather according to someone else’s. B. In other words, I’m not getting a gift I deserve, but rather ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    It's Time To Open The Gift Series

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Jan 21, 2007
     | 6,929 views

    God gives each of us gifts by His Holy Spirit. Some gifts are special blessings while others may be special talents. These gifts are different for each of us, but they all have one thing in common. They must be unwrapped and opened or they have no valu

    My sermon today is the first of two sermons I’ve planned and entitled, “Serving Up God’s Miracles.” On the last day of school, children were bringing gifts to their teacher. The florist’s son brought the teacher a bouquet. The candy store-owner’s son brought the teacher a box of candy. Then the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Don't Reject The Gift

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Feb 20, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,378 views

    Christmas message about not rejecting Christ this season. Mainly evangelistic in nature.

    Don’t Reject the Gift Romans 5:15-17 December 23, 2007 Introduction Before we get started I wanted to give you the top five most overheard comments regarding bad Christmas gifts… 5. Hey, now there’s a gift. 4. If the dog buries this, I’ll be furious. 3. I love it – but I fear the jealousy it ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Discovering Your Spiritual Gift Series

    Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Feb 24, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,152 views

    This is the second message in our Living Beyond Myself series. It looks at how we use our spiritual gifts, how we discover them, and what barriers we often face...

    This week we continue our message series called living beyond ourselves... Last week we talked about how we need to break our cycle of selfishness and self-centeredness, so that God can begin to use us to our full potential. This week I want to narrow it in a little - How does God use you? Some of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Raymond Smith avatar

    Stir Up The Gift Of God

    Contributed by Raymond Smith on Jan 25, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 16,965 views

    Our Lord is seeking people who will press into what He has for us. Fully equipped and ready for every good work.

    Stir up the gift of God Reading: 2 Timothy 1:1-12 There has been for the past few months, a particular challenge: (1) To be heroes of the Lord. (2) To the men in particular, to be mighty men. Here in this gathering, I believe that our Lord is seeking people who will press into what He has ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jimmy Dillon avatar

    The Gift That Takes A Lifetime To Unwrap

    Contributed by Jimmy Dillon on Nov 1, 2007
    based on 165 ratings
     | 75,619 views

    Looks at the real gift of Christmas and how wonderful it is to unwrap it every day of our lives.

    THE GIFT THAT TAKES A LIFETIME TO UNWRAP Luke 2:1-20 INTRODUCTION This is one of the most wonderful times of the year…today it’s Christmas Eve and many are waiting with anticipation to see what gifts we get Many are wrapped in beautiful wrapping paper, and then decorated with bows, and tensil, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist