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  • Brandon Robards avatar

    Running, Rebelling, Ignoring...bad Decisions--How Do We Handle Them?

    Contributed by Brandon Robards on Aug 5, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,958 views

    Dealing with friends and family that make bad decisions.

    Running, Rebelling, Ignoring…Bad Decisions, How Do We Handle Them? Jonah 1:1-17 Jonah was given an order. God gave him a message and told Jonah to deliver it to Ninevah. It was cut and dry. No gray area here, just a direct message from God to travel to Ninevah and preach against the wickedness ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Influence Someone To Do The Right Thing

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jan 26, 2015
     | 7,587 views

    Paul was good at knowing how to talk to people. He was wise in how he chose his words. The letter he wrote to his friend Philemon is a great example of that. Let’s take a look at how Paul sought to influence his friend to do the right thing.

    HOW TO INFLUENCE SOMEONE TO DO THE RIGHT THING INTRODUCTION: Book-“How to gain friends and influence people”. Paul was good at knowing how to talk to people. He was wise in how he chose his words. The book of Philemon is a great example of that. Paul writes a letter to his friend ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    You Are Greatly Loved!

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Dec 3, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,797 views

    Friend, the reason for our mediocre lives, broken homes and debt-drenched lives is because we read more of ‘how to become rich and how to have stress-free life’ rather than the Word of God.

    You are greatly loved! Daniel 9:3 ‘And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes..’ Friend, the reason for our mediocre lives, broken homes and debt-drenched lives is because we read more of ‘how to become rich ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Perry Greene avatar

    Won't You Be My Neighbor? Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 18, 2011
     | 5,780 views

    What does it mean to be a neighbor to someone? How is it that we are to love others as ourselves? It is because God sets the pace for his people.

    Years ago PBS featured a program where the host would enter the studio, take off his cardigan sweater, and his dress shoes and put on some sneakers – all the while singing his signature song: “It’s a beautiful day in this neighborhood A beautiful day for a neighbor Won’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • James Wallace avatar

    How To Prepare For A Spiritual Confrontation Series

    Contributed by James Wallace on Jan 4, 2025
     | 418 views

    How should a church or believers deal with gross sin which is found in their midst? Ingore it? Cover it up? Tell your friends? Gossip? Why not find out what God's Word says about the subject?

    One of the most important questions any Bible-believing church must ask itself is this: How will we respond when we find that gross, even unrepentant sin is present in our church body? Many of us who fashion ourselves as born-again Bible-believing Christians might respond something like this: ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    How We Love His Leading Series

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Feb 25, 2022
     | 2,057 views

    Life is difficult with many choices - and often times we make the wrong decisions. We look for help from friends, trusted loved ones, family, and even strangers.

    How We Love His Leading John 10:10-16 Introduction O How We Love Jesus - His healing, His Salvation, His Compassion! As we make our way through John’s Gospel we just keep falling in love with Jesus! Today we want to think about loving Him for his leading. Disciples of Jesus are learners - ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Praying For The Sick Series

    Contributed by Tim Spear on Aug 31, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 13,124 views

    Jesus teaches us how to pray for the sick as He deals with the sickness of His friend, Lazarus.

    Jesus, the God Man: The Gospel of John “Praying for the Sick” John 11:1-6 Introduction: “Will you pray for my friend or family member? They are sick.” Most of the time as believers or I as a pastor the prayer requests we get from people usually have to do with someone that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Friendship: A Lesson From Belly Buttons

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 23, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,321 views

    Our navel is a constant reminder that we all started life connected to another human being; many many of us spend all of our lives trying to get reconnected to someone.

    FRIENDSHIP: A LESSON FROM BELLY BUTTONS 1 Samuel 23:14-18 14 David stayed in the desert strongholds and in the hills of the Desert of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God did not give David into his hands. 15 While David was at Horesh in the Desert of Ziph, he learned that Saul had ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Facts About Forming Friendships

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Mar 21, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,403 views

    This message seeks to advise the Church of the nature of friendship and what is involved, so that the Church can not only form new friendship, but learn to be friendly to visitors.

    Facts About Forming Friendships Text: Prov. 18:24 Intro: You may wonder why this preacher would choose a topic like friendship. “What does friendship have to do with the church, and following the Lord?” you might ask. Well, quite truthfully, the Bible has quite a lot to say about ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James Lee avatar

    I've Found A Friend In Jesus

    Contributed by James Lee on Nov 22, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,344 views

    I love the old Hymn "The Lily of The Valley," I've found a friend in Jesus and He is everything to me. I used some the words of this wonderful hymn for the outline.

    Pro 18:24 A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother There was a preacher who was walking in the country side and stopped by a farm house for a drink of water. The old farmer who lived there went out to talk to the preacher. While they ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Lacy Scott avatar

    What A Friend We Have In Jesus

    Contributed by Lacy Scott on Sep 30, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 115,822 views

    Determining the qualities of a true friend.

    WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS John 15: 12-15 Today we are here to celebrate Family and Friends Day. I want us today to think about what the word friend means. The word friend has been used so much and so casually, until it’s true meaning has become lost. It is my task this afternoon to shed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • I. Grant Spong avatar

    Who Is My Neighbor?

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jul 10, 2019
     | 4,831 views

    Let’s look at how even enemies can become good neighbors? Let’s examine the Parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:25-37 and see how it applies to us.

    After World War Two the Allies helped former enemies Germany and Japan rebuild. The hatred did not last forever. Thanks in large part to Allied aid, former enemies became close friends and two of the world’s strongest economies were given life. Let’s look at how even enemies can become good ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dave McFadden avatar

    "A True Friend Builds You Up" Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 20, 2004
    based on 120 ratings
     | 39,243 views

    A true friend will seek to make you a better person.

    "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another." - Proverbs 27:17 (NIV) Today, I want us to think together about yet another aspect of true friendship. As our passage tells us, a true friend is one who builds you up. They will try to help you become a better person! how? 1. A true friend ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rodelio Mallari avatar

    How Christians Should Live

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
    based on 10 ratings
     | 14,133 views

    Too many people profess to be Christians but DON’T actually live the Christian life. Their Christianity consists mainly of going in and out of church on Sunday and special days. Friends, going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than going to

    Intro: Too many people profess to be Christians but DON’T actually live the Christian life. Their Christianity consists mainly of going in and out of church on Sunday and special days. Friends, going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than going to a funeral home makes you a corpse! ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How Can The Lord Help Us Find Comfort During The Loss Of A Dear Friend?

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 28 ratings
     | 4,920 views

    How can we find comfort during the loss of a family member or friend? 1.

    How can we find comfort during the loss of a family member or friend? 1. Ask the Lord to be your comforter in times of grief. Paul writes, "Who comforts us in all our sorrow so that we can offer others, in their sorrows, the consolation that we have received from God ourselves." (2 Cor. 1 :4) 2. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational