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  • Rick Burdette avatar

    Caution Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Jul 9, 2012
     | 6,546 views

    Satan, his attacks, alertness, self-controll

    “CAUTION” 1 Peter 5: 8 (p859) July 8, 2012 INTRODUCTION: I found one of my favorite slideshows online while preparing for this message…it was entitled….”Today Ridiculous Caution Signs” Want to see “them? Well, I’m going to show them ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Lesson 10: To Abstain From Sexual Immorality Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Aug 20, 2018
     | 5,995 views

    The apostle believed that there were certain subjects and doctrines in which they needed further guidance and instruction. Chief among these was the misunderstanding that had arisen concerning the second coming of the Lord Jesus.

    7/8/18 Tom Lowe Lesson 10: To Abstain From Sexual Immorality (1Thessalonians 4:3-8) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8 (NIV) 3 It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; 4 that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Be Still And Know PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 20, 2025
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     | 38 views

    The sermon invites us to slow down, release control, and find peace by trusting God’s presence and sovereignty amid life’s noise and anxiety.

    Friends, some weeks feel like living in a wind tunnel. The headlines howl. The phone hums. The calendar crowds. Even our prayers can sound like hurried headlines—fast, faint, fragmented. And yet, in the middle of the noise, God offers a chair in a quiet corner, a deep breath for a weary chest, a ...read more

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  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    God’s Second Word: Worship & Serve No Other Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jul 19, 2010
    based on 39 ratings
     | 38,893 views

    Freedom to truly live comes only through proper self-control is the message of the 10 Commandments. The purpose of God’s law is deliverance not domination. Obedience does not subjugate; it saves and delivers.

    [GOD’S TEN WORDS SERIES] EXODUS 20: 4 - 6 GOD’S SECOND WORD: WORSHIP AND SERVE NO OTHER In New York Harbor the STATUE OF LIBERTY stands with torch held high. She faces the Atlantic Ocean and the old countries beyond, with her back turned toward the country she honors. She holds high the hope ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Spirit God Gave Us

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Aug 21, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,732 views

    The Spirit of God lives in each twice-born follower of Christ. Because He lives in us, we are enabled to walk in power, to love as God loves, and to act with divine wisdom. God calls us to be controlled by the Spirit He placed in each of us.

    “God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” [1] She was a recent convert to Christ, and she was in tears when she phoned me. The lady was suffering from disquieting events that were occurring each night. Each evening after retiring to her bed, a malevolent presence ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Consuming Power Of Sin Series

    Contributed by Bobby Oliver on Jul 9, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,894 views

    Sin starts with pride, sin wants control, sin is destructive, and sin is deceptive.

    The Consuming Power of Sin Exodus 10:1-20 - We’re continuing our study through the book of Exodus. - As we study each passage, we’re asking the question, “What can I learn about honoring God from this text?” - Last week, we looked at the seventh plague, the plague of hail, and how it illustrated ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How God Closes One Door And Opens Another

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 12, 2001
    based on 111 ratings
     | 19,916 views

    God guides us by using closed doors and opens doors if we are willing to submit to His total control

    How God Closes One Door and Opens Another (Acts 16:6-18) Illustration:Sir Alexander Mackenzie is a Canadian hero. An early fur trader and explorer, he accomplished a magnificent feat when he led an expedition across Canada from Fort Chippewyan on Lake Athabasca to the Pacific Ocean. His incredible ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    He’s Always On Time

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Dec 7, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 17,820 views

    All the events, and circumstances of life are in the hands of the Lord. Q&A: How would your faith be, if you knew God wasn’t surprised by your circumstances and is working toward a holy and healthy conclusion?

    He’s Always On Time Luke 2:6NIV Luke 2:6 while they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, Time: 6256- eth, now, certain, always, continually, due season, divinely appointed. Jon Walker writes: “We manage, waste, spend and save time. We wish it would come… we wish it would ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Transformed By Truth: Living God’s Way Each And Every Day Galatians 5:22-23 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jun 28, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,053 views

    Embrace the transformative power of God’s love and grace, inspired by the fruit of the Spirit outlined in Galatians 5:22-23. Explore the daily decisions we make to embody love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

    Transformed by Truth: Living God’s way each and every day Galatians 5:22-23 Welcome to a new day, a fresh opportunity to embrace the transformative power of God’s love and grace. Each morning brings a choice: how will we navigate the challenges and blessings ahead? Inspired by the fruit of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Mar 15, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,089 views

    We have as much of the Spirit of God within us as we clear out room of ourselves.

    Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit Lent #1, March 13, 2011 Matt. 5:3 Intro: Welcome to the first Sunday in Lent, the season of preparation for Easter. While many of us like the idea of spontaneity, with its surprise and playfulness, we also recognize that the things in life that really are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Struggling When Others Disappoint Us Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Sep 18, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,513 views

    July 1989. When others disappoint us, it is often because they do not meet our expectations, and anger is natural. God feels that about us. But God allows us to reap the consequences of our sin in Christ’s cross takes into Himself that burden and transf

    He was a fuzzy-faced young man with a twangy West Virginia accent and an angular chin as craggy as the hills from which he had come. You had to notice him, small though he was, because he carried a Bible as big as the side of a barn and painted in the same bright fiery color. It was obvious that he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Grace Of God

    Contributed by Jeff Taylor on Mar 15, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,477 views

    Grace will set you free from the tyranny of other people. Some of you are prisoners to other people's foolish opinions, their unreasonable demands, their domination and manipulation of your life. Quit trying to please the tyrants who are trying to control you.

    Grace will set you free from the tyranny of other people. Some of you are prisoners to other people's foolish opinions, their unreasonable demands, their domination and manipulation of your life. I want you to hear this. Quit trying to please the tyrants who are trying to control you. Take ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Be Imitators Of God

    Contributed by Mathew Philip on Mar 22, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,478 views

    The goal of the Christian life is perfect imitation of God because God is the only one who is perfect. He’s full of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. God made us to imitate our creator.

    The Lent Season is a season of testing our spiritual health and readiness for the end of our life in this world or the second coming of Christ. The annual call to observe a holy Lent by self–examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self–denial; by reading and meditating on God's Holy ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    The Kingdom Of Heaven Part 2 - Israel - A Nation Chosen By God Series

    Contributed by Stephen Smith on Sep 23, 2019
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,348 views

    A message explaining the reason why God chose Israel for himself and outlining the purpose he had (and still has) for this special nation.

    The Two Kingdoms The Kingdom of Heaven part 2 Israel – A nation chosen by God In spite of the many scriptures predicting a coming, earthly kingdom of heaven, many Christians persist in believing that Israel has been passed over - rejected as a people of God because of its continual, persistent ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Mission Possible: Remote Controlled Bmw's And Other Cool Stuff (2 Of 6) Series

    Contributed by Everett Mccoy on Jul 27, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,951 views

    Second in a series: It is the TOOLS that make our action heroes believable. This message encourages people to use God’s gifts to accomplish great things!

    Intro to the Series And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. Mark 16:15 (NKJV) In this series, we are illustrating some life principles with scenes from our favorite stories. We are possibly the most entertained culture in history. If we are not ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal