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  • Joshua Antonio Xavier avatar

    Perseverance In Your Christian Life

    Contributed by Joshua Antonio Xavier on Nov 27, 2015
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     | 11,877 views

    Perseverance in your CHRISTIAN life focusing on Nehemiah. How to handle troubles!!

    What do you understand from the word perseverance?? Perseverance is doing something in spite of facing difficulties or troubles or delay! Another word for perseverance might be Determination! * What are some of the thing's that we persevere in?? Exam's, Studies, Sports, Carrier, Spirituality, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What God Gives To Christians Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on May 6, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,783 views

    What has God given to Christians and how does it impact life?

    Last week we started our study of 1 Peter; please open your Bibles there…. We noted that this is a letter to encourage all Christians. Peter, an ordinary fisherman, was called, taught, and empowered by the Lord Jesus Christ. Peter’s call from Jesus was to strengthen Christians. As we ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Christian Response To Social Evil

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jan 19, 2024
     | 1,742 views

    How shall followers of Christ respond to the growing wickedness of our world?

    “[Jesus] said to [His disciples], ‘Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven. But before all this they will lay their hands on you and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Attractive Christianity

    Contributed by Ben Peak on Jan 3, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,545 views

    What will it take to reverse some of the damage we have done to ourselves and the church’s image? I believe it will take Christians really living like Christians.

    You know, it’s startling today to realize exactly how people look at Christianity. To much of the world Christians are just a nuisance. We are just a bunch of crazy fanatics who try to impose innumerable rules upon everyone else. We’re just a bunch of do-gooders who always find ways to condemn ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Christian 12 Steps

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on May 8, 2014
     | 5,067 views

    Recently I had a witnessing opportunity with an alcoholic who wanted nothing to do with Jesus but was devoted to the "god as we understand him" promoted in the 12 step program. This is a closer look at those steps and how they compare to Scripture.

    Recount the interaction between the alcoholic and me at the dinner we were catering with Barb in Collins Center. He was drunk He did not want to hear about Jesus He kept referring to "god as I understand him" 12 Steps of AA (written in the past tense for some reason) 1) "We admitted we were ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    A Christian Passover Seder

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Apr 11, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 432 views

    This Passover Seder (service) has been adapted and "Christianized," to remember and celebrate how believers have been set free from the bondage of sin and brought forth into the promised land of eternal life in Christ.

    REMOVAL OF THE LEAVEN – Have Leavened Bread Hidden Leader: Welcome to our Passover Seder. Let us ready our hearts to celebrate and tell the story of deliverance, freedom, and redemption. We must all consider ourselves to be like the Hebrew slaves in Egypt, meaning we must understand ourselves to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Be A Spiritual Lifeguard

    Contributed by Ryan Akers on Feb 24, 2006
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     | 2,838 views

    A lifeguard can’t save a life without the proper training, but even with training they still won’t be a lifeguard until they put that training into action. As Christians we must train to reach a lost world, but having all the tools means nothing until we

    HOW TO BE A SPIRITUAL LIFE GUARD 19Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Place Yourself On The Manual Mode

    Contributed by Allan Kircher on Dec 10, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,617 views

    God calls us into His harvest. If you are living in isolation from the world and the only friends you have are in your comfortable bible study, Wednesday night church get-togethers, Sunday school, Christian picnics you will never experience the joy of sha

    Place yourself on the Manual mode Rev. Allan Kircher Now I’m old enough to remember when the cars sold were all manual. Manual brakes, manual transmission, manual locks, manual radio—you had to turn a knob to search for a radio station. Manual air conditioning—roll down the windows. I used to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Angel On Your Shoulder

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Feb 17, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,707 views

    I believe that God does indeed assign His angels to protect police officers and soldiers and all those who willingly put their lives on the line for others. I believe that God also assigns angels to watch over ordinary Christians and ordinary churches

    The Angel on Your Shoulder Psalm 91 It was late October and I was working midnight shift at the police station in our small town. It had been a quiet night until we got a call about a bar fight with serious injuries. It seems two friends had been drinking heavily when one decided to crush a beer ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    How Not To Act Like A Believer

    Contributed by Brian Garner on Mar 12, 2003
    based on 17 ratings
     | 2,631 views

    A backwards look at what Christianity is supposed to look like.

    A young pastor was frustrated by how things weren’t “happening” in his church and so he asked one of the deacons what the problem was. “Is it ignorance or is it apathy?” he asked. The deacon responded, “I don’t know, and I don’t care.” Look, we’ve been in the church long enough that we know what ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How Important Is Your Influence?

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Apr 30, 2002
    based on 70 ratings
     | 9,207 views

    The sermon deals with the importance of a good Christian influence on unbelievers.

    INTRODUCTION A. Hobo that comes to Mayberry. 1. Andy and Opie meet him while fishing at a local lake. 2. He steals their lunch from the car so we immediately know he is up to no good. 3. Barney arrests him for loitering and vagrancy. 4. Andy offers to let him work at his house trimming ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chris Swanson avatar

    What Should Christians Do About The Principles Of Christian Living?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Jan 18, 2023
     | 1,271 views

    Paul had recently uncovered some unacceptable behavior and now he is clarifying how we need to change our conduct into the genuine Christian conduct.

    Paul recently uncovered some unacceptable purposes behind the self-denying attitude in chapter two. Presently, in chapter three, Paul clarifies the genuine Christian conduct, the putting on the new nature by accepting Christ and viewing the old nature as dead. We change our ethical and moral ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Bona Fide- A Study Of James- Genuine Christian Living- Part 1- Introduction Series

    Contributed by Randy Edwards on Jan 9, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,711 views

    Part 1 of our James sermon series on Bona Fide Christian living

    Bona Fide A study of James Genuine Christian living Part 1 Introduction “Miraculous” “Revolutionary” “The Greatest Ever” In today’s world we are slammed with claims of greatness From the TV commercials selling hair care products to cars To Magazine ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When Christians Disagree Series

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Jan 7, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,704 views

    Unity is crucial to Christian witness. Nothing is more essential and nothing brings God glory like the love and unity of the body of Christ in a fallen world. Yet this struggle is pervasive. How does God want us to deal with it?

    Powerpoint available upon request: gwnance@bellsouth.net ask for "Powerpoint for When Christians Disagree." When Christians Disagree Philippians 4:2-3 is an unusual text that we need to slow down and look into. 2 I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to agree with each other in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Cultivating Christian Love Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Feb 3, 2014
    based on 7 ratings
     | 20,347 views

    This summation section delineates how Christians ought to live so that they will be enabled to love the life they live. In order to love the life we live Peter gives us a pattern for Christian conduct. These graces of beauty & duty are the concern of eve

    1 PETER 3: 8-12 [Renewing Hope Series] CULTIVATING CHRISTIAN LOVE [Psalm 34 / Romans 12:17-21] In this summation section before us, the Bible delineates how Christians ought to live so that they will be enabled to love the life they live (v.10) (CIT). In order to love the life we live Peter ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist