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  • Joseph Stapleton avatar

    What Makes God Smile?

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Feb 17, 2009
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    A sermon designed to mak us think of ways to please Our God and Father in heaven.

    WHAT MAKES GOD SMILE? (All my sermons use illustrations from Sermon Central and scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) Have you ever wondered if by something you said, or by your actions, you have made God smile? I know as a parent there are things that my children do and say that make me ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Craig Benner avatar

    God Honors Those Who Honor Him

    Contributed by Craig Benner on Oct 10, 2019
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    The Bible is clear with respect to what pleases God and those things that do not please Him. God wants to honor His people, but they must honor Him as well.

    The sons of Eli did not honor God at all. Eli was guilty of honoring his sons more than he honored God. He ended up paying a terrible consequence for his actions. 1 Sam. 2:29 How must we honor God? I. With your Time ---David sought the Lord early ---Samuel began as a child in his ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Richard Schwedes avatar

    What Brings A Smile To God's Face?

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Nov 8, 2018
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    A sermon in the character of an observer who was seeing the events that unfolded in Mark 12:38-44, where he see the difference between the religious rulers and the widow, and we explore not only what this means for us but what this story reveals about God.

    I will never forget that day. I was sitting near the back waiting to worship and out of the corner of my eye I could the one everyone was talking about. This is the one who was challenging some of the religious authorities, not with violence but with love and something called grace. And there ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Jeff Budzinski avatar

    Are You A Servant Of God?

    Contributed by Jeff Budzinski on Jun 29, 2007
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    Serving the Lord Jesus is a choice and a lifestyle that has rewards beyond your comprehension. When we serve God, we change our attitude from pleasing ourselves to please others. God requires us to serve Him with everything we have, including our finance

    Introduction · Serving the Lord Jesus is a choice and a lifestyle that has rewards beyond your comprehension. · When we serve God, we change our attitude from pleasing ourselves to please others. · God requires us to serve Him with everything we have, including our finances. · When we serve Jesus, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Kenneth Trent avatar

    Imitators Of God

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Jul 19, 2003
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     | 3,798 views

    When we endeavor to manifest God-like characteristics in our life, we are well-pleasing to Him. The benefits we receive by "being imitators of God" are substantial.

    IMITATORS OF GOD "Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma." Ephesians 5:1-2 I. To imitate God, one must evidence God-like characteristics in their daily ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Richard Papafio avatar

    Let The Life You Live Worship God

    Contributed by Richard Papafio on Feb 19, 2019
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    Our lives should bear fruits that will affect the world positively and please God. Listen to Precious Holy Spirit and follow His leading to live the life pleasing to God

    May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: *LET THE LIFE YOU LIVE WORSHIP GOD* Romans 12:1-2 King James Version (KJV) 12 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Balancing Inward And Outward Service

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Jan 10, 2021
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    This sermon is going to focus on Mary and Martha’s different approaches to pleasing to pleasing God and suggest that a balance of both service and reflection is what pleases God.

    Balancing Inward and Outward Service Luke 10:38-42 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 I remember the day when I said YES to the Lord. I was born that day of the water and Spirit and felt an overwhelming peace that comes from being eternally adopted as God’s son. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ron Hicks avatar

    God's Wants And Desires For You

    Contributed by Ron Hicks on Jun 15, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,695 views

    Ever consider what really pleases God? I think it has something to do with the mind.

    God’s Wants And Desires For You Eph 6:10-18 10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Kraig Pullam avatar

    When I Move, You Move....just Like That!

    Contributed by Kraig Pullam on Feb 17, 2014
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    Following God's instructions into unkown territory becomes the antithesis for faith that pleases Him.

    I want to begin my sermonic presentation by making a clear cut statement that I believe everybody needs to know and believe—and that is God has created everyone of us to live by faith. And as a consequence, every child of God is wired to perform and live by faith. Now what that means is that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Paid It All

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Feb 25, 2013
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     | 8,188 views

    Jesus' sacrifice was completely sufficient and acceptable to please God.

    Jesus Paid It All February 24, 2013 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Jesus' sacrifice was completely sufficient and acceptable to please God. Focus Passage: Hebrews 10:11-18 Supplemental Passage: He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark A. Barber avatar

    Will The Real Holy Spirit Please Stand Up? Series

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Aug 12, 2013
     | 4,015 views

    It is a terrible mistake to separate the Work of the Holy Spirit from the Person and work of Jesus Christ as revealed in Scripture

    Will the Real Holy Spirit Please Stand Up? I John 4:1-6 Introduction We have seen that sound doctrine and sound love are both essential to the Christian faith and must be held together and not against each other. Living in love and living the truth of the gospel are what gives us assurance that ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • A.C. Morgan avatar

    Please. . . . Don't Destroy Your Life.

    Contributed by A.c. Morgan on Apr 4, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 6,472 views

    Encouragement in the value of your life.

    One of the most precious things God gave mankind is life. If we would take time to look around not at people but at the things created by God we will see that in all of His creations He has placed life. Life in the trees themselves; life in the grass itself; life in the water; life in the air. . . ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • Dr. JWT Spies avatar

    Please Tell Me Who Told You That

    Contributed by Dr. Jwt Spies on Nov 5, 2021
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     | 7,309 views

    Knowing the differences of whose voice that you are listening to

    In this book of genesis we are given a narrative, a description and a chronicle of this place that has been articulated to be considered perfect. This place is known all over the planet as the Garden of Eden. It was a place of contentment and joy. Mankind was created to care for and enjoy this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Please Do Not Let Your Fruit Spoil

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Nov 23, 2004
    based on 49 ratings
     | 3,528 views

    Nine perils of allowing spiritual fruit to spoil. Failure to fully appropriate the fruits of the Spirit lead many to a false assumption that they are not doing anything wrong. (Symptons include possessiveness, frenzied actions, passivity, leniency, s

    Please, Do Not Let Your Fruit Spoil (Gal 5:22,23) Many believers are suffering needlessly because they are not allowing the Spirit of God to exhibit the fullness of the nine fruits of the Spirit in and through them. Consequently, many tolerate the leaven of neutrality, apathy and indifference ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Aubrey Vaughan avatar

    "Will The Real Christianity Please Stand Up?"

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Feb 13, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,347 views

    This sermon looks at the misconceptions people have today in regard to Christianity today.

    “Will the real Christianity please stand up?“ Misconceptions Does not matter who you meet these days you can be guaranteed that people will have their own ideas and opinions about Christianity, many of these ideas will be from a sincere belief imbibed from tradition and the culture around them ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist