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  • Eddie Snipes avatar

    Thou Shalt Not Covet / Thou Shalt Not Steal. (Part 7 Of 8) Series

    Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Feb 15, 2008
    based on 15 ratings
     | 17,896 views

    This study takes a look at the Ten Commandments from a New Testament perspective.

    Thou shalt not covet / Thou shalt not steal. Coveting and stealing are closely related. The majority of the time when someone gives into the temptation to steal, the first step was to covet. The word covet means to have a desire for, long for, lust after or sigh after something that does not belong ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Roots Of Jealousy

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 164 ratings
     | 38,158 views

    The Roots Of Jealousy (Acts 13:42-52)

    The Roots Of Jealousy (Acts 13:42-52) Illustration:JEALOUSY It is the eyes of other people that ruin us. If all but myself were blind, I should want neither a fine house nor fine furniture. Benjamin Franklin. There is a fable of an eagle which could out fly another, and the other didn’t like ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Where Is Your Mind Set?

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 97 ratings
     | 16,388 views

    Where Is Your Mind Set? (Rom. 8:6-8)Attitude determines so much about a person. Here are some tips in setting your mind on being an overcomer.

    Where Is Your Mind Set? (Rom. 8:6-8) Quote:Let the mind of the master be the master of your mind. Illustration:Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: To choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s way. Viktor Frankl, concentration camp survivor. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Help For The Broken Heart

    Contributed by Mike Turner on Jul 15, 2005
    based on 38 ratings
     | 13,316 views

    In his time of heartache, David found help. So can we !

    Help For The Broken Heart Psalms 55 I. The Sorrow........His Heart Was Aching. David was a man after God’s own heart, and yet he experienced heartache. All of us go through difficulties in our life that are so deep, and so ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Overcoming Faith's Obstacles

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 20, 2004
    based on 78 ratings
     | 9,189 views

    Here is a list of obstacles to trusting God and the steps necessary to overcome them.

    Obstacles to Faith Rom 4:18-21 18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, "So shall your offspring be." 19 Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead-- since he was about a ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Developing A Cause Mentality

    Contributed by Kerry Bauman on May 24, 2005
    based on 67 ratings
     | 5,344 views

    A call to consider the cost of following Christ.

    Developing A Cause Mentality Text: Luke 9:57-62 Developing A Cause Mentality Text: Luke 9:57-62 Introduction: (Senator John McCain was held as a prisoner of war in a North Vietnamese camp for several years. He relays this story about his interment.) In the final years of our imprisonment, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    How To Run The Race Pt.1 Series

    Contributed by Eric Peloquin on Dec 1, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,517 views

    This is the first in a series focusing on the need for God’s people to learn the importance of bearing up under opposition and trials so that God’s Kingdom might be established in us and in the world.

    How to Run the Race (Pt. I) Sermon – July 24th 2005 Perseverance is a word and in particular a concept that is largely foreign to people in Western society. But it is something that we, as God’s people must grasp. We have to trust that as we do the work of God, He will do His part – He will give ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    In His Steps

    Contributed by Chris Stevens on Feb 17, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,780 views

    Peter tells us that Christ left us an example, to the point of death, and we must follow "in His Steps."

    A story is told of a father and son driving down a lonely road as a blinding snow storm begins to fall, unable to see the father pulls to the side of the road there he sees off in the distance the lights of a farmhouse. The warm feeling of seeing the beacon of hope in the distance is overcome by ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Solutions For Jealous Tendencies

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 19, 2003
    based on 58 ratings
     | 8,139 views

    Jealousy creates destructive behavior. The best people of the day were swept up in a wave of jealous retribution. "But the Jews aroused the devout of the city and instigated a persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district."

    The Roots Of Jealousy (Acts 13:42-52) Illustration:JEALOUSY It is the eyes of other people that ruin us. If all but myself were blind, I should want neither a fine house nor fine furniture. Benjamin Franklin. There is a fable of an eagle which could out fly another, and the other didn’t like ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Where Are You

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Oct 30, 2007
    based on 25 ratings
     | 44,726 views

    This message is based on an article written by my good friend, Dr. Richard Sparling, and looks at several facets in the question God asked Adam and Eve; Where are you?

    WHERE ARE YOU? GENESIS 3:1-24 INTRODUCTION: • The Story of Genesis 2:15-17 • Chapter 3 • 1-6 – The Temptation And Fall o There is a play on words here. The words for crafty and naked are very similar o Biblically speaking, nakedness could be defined as being oblivious to evil • 7-8 – The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Enough Is Enough: Too Much Ministry Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 3, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,245 views

    Because Jesus lived on earth as a man, he typically experienced human limitations. His human side needed a balance between rest and ministry (work), and he was not afraid to say no.

    Enough is Enough: Too Much Ministry (Mark 1:29-45) 1. This last week was different. Marylu and I went to visit Bruce and Joyce Moore. 2. We met them in 1984, back when I was 27. They were still in Ecuador, and we would see them every or every other year. When Hannah was young, she dubbed them ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Dwelling In The House

    Contributed by David Gragg on Sep 21, 2013
     | 6,275 views

    It is easy to look at our day to day experiences and think that we will be covered up and defeated. When we realize what God has laied out for us and truly understand our position, life is good.

    Dwelling in the House Psalm 23 Intro: We are not like everyone else. We are unique in this world because it is not our home. We are not alone, because the creator of this world has called us to live in his house as one of his. When we dwell in his house both here and there… everything ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    You Good For Nothing Series

    Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Sep 23, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,956 views

    "Jesus presents a clear description of what it is followers are to be like internally and how they are to live outwardly in the Sermon on the Mount."

    Review SOTM- Mtt 5-7 … You Good for Nothing. We learned (5:17) Jesus did not come to abolish- Law Jesus made Himself the pivotal point in History. The entirety of the OT points towards His coming, and when He came, He introduced His Kingdom. Mtt 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach and say, ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Strong Leadership In Painful Times Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 5, 2011
     | 4,500 views

    Discipline in the church and in the family have their similarities. Whether a conflict is with children in our family or God’s household in a church family, several principles apply.

    Strong Leadership in Painful Times (2 Corinthians 2:1-11) 1. WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Frank and Louie the cat was born with two faces, two mouths, two noses, three eyes — and lots of doubts about his future. Now, 12 years after Marty Stevens rescued him from being euthanized because of his ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    7 Ways To Avoid Sexual Sin

    Contributed by Angelo Camungao on Jun 16, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,929 views

    When was the last time you stopped to remind yourself of the battle we are fighting?

    As some of you already know, last week was hard. A good friend of mine disqualified himself from ministry due to an inappropriate relationship with a woman in his church. While the need for vigilance in this area is fresh on my mind, I want to try to redeem this tragedy by offering the following 7 ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal