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  • Daniel Habben avatar

    Cheer Up, Christian!

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on May 7, 2006
    based on 33 ratings
     | 7,689 views

    Because we are God’s children and because our cross will soon turn into a crown we will be cheerful no matter what our circumstances in life.

    One day the reformer Martin Luther was feeling rather down. The Pope was after him. His colleagues were bickering among themselves. He felt the heavy pressure that came with being a professor, pastor, and father. And he was in excruciating pain from kidney stones. As he moped around the house ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Andrew Chan avatar

    Reasons To Give Thanks

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 24, 2001
    based on 151 ratings
     | 26,702 views

    Four keywords describe why we as Christians we give thanks to our incredible God.

    Thanksgiving Day 2000 Sermon Reasons to give thanks. BY Andrew Chan, Senior Pastor, Pilgrim Baptist, Vancouver, BC Text: Deut.16:13-17 One day Bill was hunting in the woods. It had been a slow day and he had yet to shoot any game. Suddenly, he heard a noise behind him. He whirled around and saw a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Brian Atwood avatar

    How To Cheer Up! Series

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Nov 30, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 23,815 views

    How focusing on Christ cheers me up even in the midst of the mess of life.

    "I have told you this, so that you might have peace in your hearts because of me. While you are in the world you will have to suffer. But CHEER UP! I have defeated the world! Jesus - John 16:33 (CEV) The topic today is “How to Cheer Up,” so I thought I would begin by reading some excerpts from ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bruce Landry avatar

    What's Up With Envy? Series

    Contributed by Bruce Landry on May 23, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,576 views

    We are admonished in God’s word to put away envy. Let us study how envy can destroy our lives if we do not take authority in Christ to put it away.

    ENVY (Heb. qin’â; Gk. phthonos). (1) That discontented feeling that arises in the selfish heart in view of the superiority of another (real or imagined), nearly tantamount to jealousy (Psalm 37:1; Psalm 73:3; Proverbs 24:1, 19; Phil. 1:15; etc.). (2) That malignant passion that sees in another ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James May avatar

    In Everything Give Thanks

    Contributed by James May on Nov 16, 2008
    based on 20 ratings
     | 8,399 views

    The people of God so very blessed. We need to have an attitude of gratitude all the time.

    In Everything Give Thanks Sunday, November 16, 2008 – AM By Pastor Jim May On December 21, 1620, 102 men, women and children, sailed out of their homes and into the pages of history and dropped anchor on the shores of a New World. They came seeking deliverance from tryranny, religious ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Living Up To The Name Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Feb 12, 2001
    based on 87 ratings
     | 8,688 views

    Believers were called Christians first at Antioch. What are the characteristics that made this church great.

    A Study of the Book of Acts Sermon # 22 “Living Up to the Name” Acts 11:19-30 “Now those who were scattered after the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Sharon Stonestreet avatar

    Grow Up In Christ

    Contributed by Sharon Stonestreet on Aug 11, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,296 views

    We are born into the kingdom or God, and like babies in the natural our Father God expects us to grow up.

    There was a group of tourists who were visiting a picturesque village and came upon an old man sitting beside a fence. In a rather patronizing way, one of the tourist asked, “Were any great men born in this village?” The old man replied, “Nope, only babies.” Very true, only Adam and Eve did not ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Doug Henry avatar

    Three Stages Of Giving Series

    Contributed by Doug Henry on Dec 30, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,710 views

    A look at three different types of giving in the church.

    Three Stages of Giving 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 A man on vacation was strolling along outside his hotel in Acapulco enjoying the sunny Mexican weather. Suddenly, he heard the screams of a woman who was kneeling in front of a child. The man quickly ran over to the woman and began to listen to her ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Tim Patrick avatar

    Shaping Up For God Series

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Jun 6, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 9,241 views

    This sermon will help you condition your heart to live a victorious life for God.

    Shaping Up for God! Joshua 5 What kind of shape are you in? We use the phrase “in shape” to refer to a person’s physical condition. When a person improves their physical condition we will say they are shaping up. Near the end of every summer, football ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "Time To Grow Up"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 28, 2016
     | 8,839 views

    A sermon about putting away the sin that retard our lives and growth.

    Time to Grow Up" 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 It is so easy to get lost in this life. What did the Prophet Isaiah say in Isaiah Chapter 53? "We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to [our] own way..." This is, essentially, what had been happening at the Church in Corinth--this ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • David Nolte avatar

    The Freedom Jesus Gives

    Contributed by David Nolte on Jul 2, 2017
     | 7,357 views

    4th of july sermon defining Jesus kind of freedom

    “The Freedom Jesus Gives!” 2 Peter 2:17-21 David P. Nolte Today we celebrate and appreciate our nation’s freedom. Freedom purchased and maintained by the sacrifice of the nation’s finest. From July 4, 1776 to the present we have enjoyed 241 years of freedom. Freedom sure beats the socks ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Tim Patrick avatar

    Wake Up Call

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Mar 12, 2007
     | 5,656 views

    See what it means to receive a spiritual wake up call from Jesus.

    One of the tragic moments in American history occurred on December 7, 1941. Pearl Harbor was attacked. The attack took place on a sunny Sunday morning. Over 2400 lives were lost and five out of eight battleships were sunk. The sad part of that whole event was the fact that we had advance warning ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Scudder avatar

    How To Give To God

    Contributed by David Scudder on Oct 24, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,211 views

    Using guilt to get people to give money to the Lord’s work is wrong, but it is a temptation because 37% of regular church attenders give nothing to the church, 33% of them engage in at least some form of gambling.

    Part I Purpose: To lay out God's parameters for giving. Aim: I want the listener to examine how they give to God and make any changes that are contrary to God's design for giving. INTRODUCTION: Joey Mimbs and Ralph Travis of Ellenton, Florida wrote this following song to be sung to the tune of ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Jonathan Falwell avatar

    Tis Better To Give

    Contributed by Jonathan Falwell on May 16, 2013
     | 5,676 views

    Expounding on 1 Peter 3:15-16, speaking about the urgent need to give the greatest gift of all — the good news of salvation — to the world.

    The message that we’ve heard, “A Strange Way to Save the World,” it really, really is. When you think of the manger, when you think of what God did, in John 3:16, that He loved the world so much that He sent His only begotten Son, that He came literally to die on the cross so that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Patrick Nix avatar

    Grace Vs. Gravity Series

    Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jul 13, 2010
     | 3,809 views

    Two forces at work – grace and gravity – (pulling us up or down) offerings & Christmas-time amplifies that reality...

    The Grace of Gift-Giving II Corinthians 9:6-11, 15 * Two forces at work – grace and gravity – (pulling us up or down) Christmas amplifies that reality * Most unusual Christmas message – while most preachers work at emphasizing Christ, turning our attention away from presents…I’d like to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist