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  • Alison Bucklin avatar

    On His Majesty’s Service

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Sep 18, 2023
     | 870 views

    True greatness is not power but service.

    Ann Henderson came home from her doctor’s appointment looking much the same as usual. Maybe she was a little quieter, but not enough to cause comment. The whole family was home for dinner that night, for once. She was grateful. She would only have to say it once. She waited for a moment when nobody ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    A Call To Holiness And Reverence

    Contributed by David Mende on Oct 31, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 15,044 views

    This sermon exhorts young people to live holy and reverential lives. I would be delighted if you could rate this sermon and give brief feedback.

    INTRODUCTION (SECURE ATTENTION) & BACKGROUND OF THE PASSAGE: PRAY before starting the sermon. I’m concerned about today’s youth. Today’s youth have more avenues for temptation than any other generation in the past. With the tap on a phone screen, the youth are exposed to all sorts of evil. Many ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jul 31, 2003
    based on 41 ratings
     | 5,967 views

    The gifts of the Spirit have split churches and keep Christians apart – and they bewilder non-Christians – so that the church becomes a circus than a place to get saved. But there are good reasons for the gifts if used properly.

    For an audio copy of this message go to: www.LivinWatersWeb.com With all the controversy over spiritual gifts – why have them at all? The gifts of the Spirit have split churches and keep Christians apart – and they bewilder non-Christians – so that the church becomes a circus than a place to get ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Worship In The Splendor Of Holiness Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 10, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,216 views

    In Psalm 96, the Psalmist gives four commands and backs up each command with a reason for their obedience. Psalm 96:1-13 shows us the coming of the Lord to rule as king over all the earth.

    Scripture Today is the Third Sunday of Advent in 2021. We continue in our sermon series, “Christ’s Advent in the Psalms.” On this Third Sunday of Advent, I want to examine Psalm 96. You may recall in our study of the life of King David that after he had been anointed king over Judah and Israel, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit Series

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Feb 6, 2006
    based on 51 ratings
     | 66,567 views

    The fruit of the Spirit is not an optional extra for believers but must be evident in all

    The Fruit of the Holy Spirit Galatians 5.16-25 I don’t know if you are any good at telling the differences between plants. I am not sure if you are any good at telling one tree from another. But it is made a lot easier when we can see the fruit hanging on the tree. Fruit marks a tree out as ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by David Mcnally on Feb 27, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 41,816 views

    Every Christian possesses the fruit of the Holy Spirit; we have to nourish them so they grow. The fruit are positive characteristics; gifts; we cannot manufacture them, and certainly cannot witness without displaying them.

    Galatians 5: 22-23 The Fruit of the Spirit The contrast is stark the sinful nature results in: sexual immorality, impurity, debauchery, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissentions, factions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and the like, in other words, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Power Of The Holy Spirit Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jan 29, 2022
     | 3,987 views

    This message looks at how the Holy Spirit gives us the power to live well and to die well.

    Power of the Holy Spirit A few years ago, we had just arrived back in Port Canaveral from our February cruise and had taken the shuttle to the Alamo car rental lot. We did all the things we needed to rent our car. We showed them our licenses and declined seven upgrades, three insurance offers ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Be Holy In This Broken World Series

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Apr 1, 2013
     | 8,429 views

    We are called to stand out in this broken world as we wait for Jesus to return

    You can listen to this message in full here:- http://www.nec.org.au/index.php/listen-to-a-sermon-series/revelation/ Message I’m starting with a series of photos Grade 2 That is me. My parents were really great in that they collected all my school photos from pre all the way to grade 12. So I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Holy Spirit Power Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Oct 7, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,638 views

    The Holy Spirit gives us power to accomplish His plans.

    Holy Spirit Power Acts 2:1-13 Rev. Brian Bill October 5-6, 2019 Read Acts 2:1-13 while playing sounds of wind and showing video of Fire This weekend, we’re encountering some of the most important words ever written because this passage describes something entirely new and amazing. Here we see ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Power Of The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Amar Chandnani on May 22, 2025
    based on 2 ratings
     | 651 views

    The Holy Spirit, transforms our thoughts, intentions, and purposes to be Intune with the truths of God so that we can be empowered to live like Christ.

    Our scripture for today is lifted from Act chapter 1:8: "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Let us pray……. The Holy Spirit is third person of the Trinity. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Holy Hound Of Heaven Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Feb 27, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,713 views

    God loves to seek sinners and longs to save them.

    The Holy Hound of Heaven Genesis 3:8-10 Rev. Brian Bill February 25-26, 2023 I’m not prone to read poetry, but I have found one poem to be both piercing and unforgettable. Published in 1893, G.K. Chesterton called it, “the most magnificent poem ever written in English.” To which J.R.R. Tolkien ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Engage With The Holy Spirit Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Oct 23, 2016
    based on 2 ratings
     | 23,143 views

    Having the Holy Spirit within you is better than having Jesus beside you.

    Engage with the Holy Spirit John 16:7-14 Rev. Brian Bill October 22-23, 2016 Eric Metaxas mentioned in a recent Breakpoint Commentary that if Americans took a theology exam, their only hopes of passing would be if God graded on a curve. LifeWay Research released results of a survey last month ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Achievement And Power Series

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Jan 24, 2003
    based on 55 ratings
     | 5,557 views

    Explores what the Bible teaches about ambition.

    An excellent illustration of the pitfalls of ambition comes from Shakespeare’s classic work Macbeth. Macbeth probably expected to have ambition delivered in a quite different way then it was. He found the answers to his quest from three witches whose prophesy foretold who the next king of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    The God Burners

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jun 3, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,288 views

    All vain-glory, ambition, ignorance, and pride, would be done away by one view of Christ in his glory. This awful vision of the Divine Majesty overwhelmed the prophet with a sense of his own vileness. We are undone if there is not a Mediator between us an

    Opening illustration: Story of a passionate British underground evangelist in Salalah, Oman. Introduction: In this figurative vision, the temple is thrown open to view, even to the most holy place. The prophet, standing outside the temple, sees the Divine Presence seated on the mercy-seat, raised ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Charles Jones avatar

    The Ekklesia - The Movement: Lies, Innuendos And The Truth

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Feb 2, 2019
     | 5,929 views

    Having ambition is good but when you use it to stand well in the sight of others and greed is in your heart, that ambition added with greed can lead to deceit and hypocrisy.

    The Ekklesia - The Movement: Lies, Innuendos and The Truth Acts 5:1-11 Text v. 4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. Nothing infuriates us ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal