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  • Jeffrey Sims avatar

    Get Closer To God

    Contributed by Jeffrey Sims on Jan 20, 2015
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     | 8,038 views

    How we can get closer to God and become attached to the True Vine through Prayer, Study, and Worship

    Do you want to bear fruit in the coming year? You should if you’re a Christian. Bearing good fruit is all about staying attached to the true vine, hopefully today we can get some insight on how to stay attached to Jesus and begin some new growth in our physical as well as our spiritual ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    I Will ... Have A Closer Relationship With God Series

    Contributed by Jeffrey Sims on Jan 21, 2016
     | 8,072 views

    I will statements that we need to embrace in order to have a better relationship with God. Through the use of I will statements we can grow as Christians into more than we imagine

    Last week we talked about starting with a clean slate, forgetting about the shoulda, wouldas , and coudas and focusing on the I wills, I cans, and the I ams. Today I want us to look at one of the most important things that we can do in our lives and that is to have a closer relationship with ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Get Closer To Jesus

    Contributed by Rich O' Toole on Feb 1, 2023
     | 1,861 views

    Jesus heals Jairus' daughter and a woman with blood flow issues; showing how to get close to Jesus

    Get Closer to Jesus Mark 5:21-43 Good morning. Have you ever looked at someone else’s walk with Christ and wondered why they seem to have a closer relationship with Jesus, than you do? Early in my walk with Christ, I tried to improve my relationship with Him with human performance; i.e., most of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Time For Self-Examination Series

    Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Nov 25, 2018
     | 7,178 views

    Self-examination fuels spiritual formation. If you aren't growing closer to God, you're falling away from Him.

    John Wesley (1703-91), English theologian, evangelist, and founder of Methodism, was so concerned with building a righteous fellowship that he devised a series of questions for his followers to ask each other every week. Some found this rigorous system of inquiry too demanding and left. Today, the ...read more

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    Setting The Record Straight PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 26, 2023
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    This sermon explores how Christian life involves striving and commitment, viewing trials as opportunities to grow closer to God and rely on His strength.

    Good morning, beloved family of God. It is a joy to gather with you today, under the canopy of God's grace and in the warmth of His love, to share in the wisdom of His word. Today, we are going to be focusing on a scripture passage that is as profound as it is poignant, as challenging as it is ...read more

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    A Closer Look At Faith Series

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Feb 23, 2004
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    We always need to be advancing and growing in our faith, but we cannot do anything without faith. Today all things have to make sense and it is not easy to trust God, but faith can move mountains.

    “A Closer Look: Faith” Introduction: We live in a world in which it is hard to have faith. People expect everything to make sense logically and faith very rarely fits into people’s equations. We as the church are supposed to be based and founded on faith. Faith is what keeps us going and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Crisis Vs Christ PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 19, 2024
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    This sermon encourages embracing life's storms as opportunities to grow closer to and trust more deeply in Jesus Christ, our Savior who calms our fears.

    Good morning, beloved family of faith. We gather here today, not as strangers, but as brothers and sisters united in the love of our Savior, Jesus Christ. We are bound together by the grace that has been so generously bestowed upon us, and it is in this spirit of unity and love that we come ...read more

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  • Bob Soulliere avatar

    A Closer Look Series

    Contributed by Bob Soulliere on Nov 27, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,188 views

    The birth of John the Baptist puts a different spin on the birth of Jesus. We get to see the birth and life of Jesus through the eyes of relatives who were going through the same odd happenings

    Falling in love with Jesus Luke 1:68-80 A closer look Based on the book with the same name by Rubel Shelly Part II-B ILL: History tells us that early in the nineteenth century the whole world was watching with bated breath the campaigns of Napoleon. There was talk everywhere of marches, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "Come Closer!"

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Feb 8, 2005
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     | 13,159 views

    "Come Closer!" 1) A holy command that frightens 2) A gracious invitation that comforts

    Chris, could you come up here? Come closer please. Closer. Closer! Did you notice how hesitant Chris was to come close to me? The closer I asked him to come the more wary he became. That’s only natural because I never told Chris why I wanted him to come close. For all he knows I am going to scold ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Faithful With Little For The Sake Of The Little

    Contributed by Nate Herbst on Mar 13, 2009
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    It is easy to be faithful with little hoping to "graduate" to the big but God’s desire is that we would be faithful with little for the sake of the little, trusting and growing closer to Him with correct motives.

    Faithful with little Lk.16:10 - Faithful with little. 
 Ministry relevance - 1 Cor. 4:2 (minister must be found faithful) and 1 Tim.1:12 (We’ve been found faithful so He has put us in ministry), Pr.11:3 (Erin will read). 
 Remember FAITH: God used it on us 1st (James 3:1, 1Tim. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Closer Walk

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Apr 13, 2015
     | 9,001 views

    God wants us to walk closer with Him so that we might better understand just how wonderful we are and how wonderful this thing called life is. It is only truly wonderful when we live our life in the light of God’s presence.

    A Closer Walk with God in 2015 Psalm 139 Have you ever spent much time contemplating Gods presence? There are a lot of people who do not believe that God exists and struggle to put up with people like us. David was a shepherd before he was King of Israel and he had a lot of time to think about ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    A Closer Walk

    Contributed by Gary Holt on Jul 29, 2023
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    We can learn from Enoch to walk with God, that God expects us to walk by faith and that without faith we cannot please God or enter heaven

    “A closer walk” Hebrews 11:5-6 I didn’t know I was competitive: - until I got this new watch that tracks my steps - It told me I was supposed to walk about 5700 steps a day - I did that, and then I did 10,000, 14,000 camping Last Thursday: - I started walking south and got to about 4000 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Growing In Christ Series

    Contributed by Ron Murphy on Mar 12, 2007
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     | 6,535 views

    If we truly want to grow in our relationship with Christ, we must allow Him to deal with the issue of pride.

    Introduction: I. I would like to begin this morning, by asking you, “What is the most difficult thing you have every undertaken to accomplish?” A. As you think about that question, maybe your mind goes to, 1. The workplace, a. Maybe a difficult task that your boss gave you, or b. Maybe ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Growing In God Series

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jan 11, 2016
     | 9,217 views

    Growing in God – Psalm 84 - sermon by Gordon Curley – PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info

    SERMON OUTLINE: (1). My Delight is in the Lord (vs 1-4) (2). My Strength is in the Lord (vs 5-8) (3). My Trust is in the Lord (vs 9-12) SERMON BODY: Ill: • I know many of you are familiar with the poem ‘Footprints’. • And I know that it has blessed many a Christian. • Someone has penned a ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Warner Pidgeon avatar

    A Call To Grow!

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jul 8, 2006
     | 1,689 views

    God calls us to grow in our intimate relationship (if we are married), in our brotherly love, and in our attitude to work.

    We have just read from a portion of the Bible which could be seen as impossible for a ‘Priest’ to relate to. After all (you might think to yourself), what would a ‘Priest’ know about the intimate relationship between a man and a woman! After all (you might think to yourself), what would a ‘Priest’ ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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