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  • Simon Rundell avatar

    How Foolish Of Me To Think That God Was Beneath Me...

    Contributed by Simon Rundell on Dec 20, 2000
    based on 54 ratings
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    Contrasts the notion of Christ as foundation with Christ as Capstone, leading us up towards God.

    Sermon: 28th March 1999 (My very first sermon before beginning at Theological College) "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord’s doing, and it is amazing in our eyes"? Ladies and Gentlemen, When a Parish sends one of its congregation for training ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    How Can I Discern God's Truth Today

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Nov 10, 2001
    based on 36 ratings
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    Teaching on how we can decipher truth in a maze of "spirituality" that we find ourselves in today

    How Can I Discern God’s Truth Today The obvious fact is that people disagree. That can lead to conflict, wars have been fought over disagreements. Yet, every Christian wants (or should want!) to be able to separate fact from fiction. A. SEARCH & CHECK THE BIBLE 1. Listen with openness to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Lesson 2: How To Know The Bible Is God's Word

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 3, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
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    Series: Foundational Doctrines of the Faith

    A. INTRODUCTION 1. Christianity is a religion of the book. 2. What happens when you give up the authority of the Bible? a. You have no final proof. b. You will deny its contents. c. Your life is a rudderless ship in a stormy sea at the mercy of every wind that blows. 3. The Bible has dual ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Can A Good God Send People To Hell? Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 19, 2002
    based on 90 ratings
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    Questions: 1. What is hell like? 2. Is hell forever? 3. How can a good God send people to hell?

    It is captivating to watch the movie industry and their fascination with spiritual issues — twisted as they may be at times. There are any number of films dealing with angels, the spiritual world, and even heaven and hell. One of the most graphic of these was the film Ghost starring Patrick ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    How Do We Please God? - Pt 1

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Oct 5, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
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    How do we please God? By regularly examining our motives and priorities against God’s standards.

    Recently someone in our congregation shared a photocopy of an article from the May 13, 1955 (that’s right, 1955) issue of Housekeeping Monthly entitled The Good Wife’s Guide that feature tips on how to please their husbands when they come home from work. Here are some excerpts: • Have dinner ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    How Do We Please God? Pt 2

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Oct 5, 2004
    based on 13 ratings
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    We please God when we follow God’s plan of salvation

    Last week I spoke of pleasing God and indicated that for some the word pleasing is a negative term due to life experiences. As I prepared for this morning, I determined to define the phrase pleasing God before we go further into this series because sometimes the same phrase or word has a different ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    How Do We Please God? - Pt 3

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Oct 5, 2004
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    We please God when we read, believe, understand, and practice what the Bible says.

    Mark Twain once said, “Never learn to do anything. If you don’t learn, you will always find someone else to do it for you.” This week has been a week of learning for every single one of us. I spent parts of four days at a seminar in Indianapolis and by the second full day had a headache from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    How Do We Please God? Part 4

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 7, 2004
    based on 13 ratings
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    We please God as we allow God to make us “new creatures in Christ.”

    A few weeks ago I said, “We are always learning – formally and informally. We never stop learning something each and every day of our lives.” A key part of learning is thinking. One of the things that we do when we think is to create opinions about people, places, events, and even ourselves. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    How Do We Please God? Part 5

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 7, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
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    We please God by following the Holy Spirit and allowing the Holy Spirit to change us from the inside out.

    Have you ever tasted or smelled chlorine? It’s that wonderful smell we smell when we get near a swimming pool. It is designed to keep bacteria from growing in the pool and making us sick. Those with pools know how important it is to get the right balance in the water between too much chlorine and ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    How Do We Please God? Part 6

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 7, 2004
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    We please God when we do our part in fulfilling the Great Commission.

    This morning I begin with what might be to some of us a loaded question that I am asking for you to verbally respond to: When you hear the words missionary or missions what do you think of? (Allow for responses) Thanks for your responses. Now can I ask you to think about the following statement ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    How Do We Please God? Part 7

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 7, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
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    We please God as we live in peace and harmony with each other.

    This morning I again begin with a question that I would like three volunteers to answer, “What has been the most peaceful and relaxing vacation or day away from home that you have ever had and why?” I wasn’t sure what we were going to hear this morning but I was fairly sure that “peace and ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Grab Your Ticket: How God Planned Christmas Series

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Dec 25, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 8,919 views

    2nd in two-part series on Christmas using the Polar Express Movie as a backdrop. (See important note at top of sermon text)

    {NOTE: This series is best used with the clips provided by HomeWord with Jim Burns and Max Lucado. You can find many free resources at this link: http://www.homeword.com/PolarExpress/ You may also be able to secure the clips by contacting them.} This Christmas Season - Believe “Grab Your Ticket: ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    How Do I Know That God Loves Me?

    Contributed by Greg Addison on Mar 27, 2007
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    This is a basic question that many people ask. They want evidence or proof that God’s love is real. Here are at least 9 evidences of God’s love from the greatest verse about His love.

    1) How Do I Know that God loves me? John 3:16 2) Because His love is … Personal – Genesis 1-3; Hebrews 12:1-2; Eph. 2:8-10 His love for you is personal both from Him and to you. God so loved and He loved you. 3) Planned He did not do this by accident, but gave to accomplish a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Can You Know If It's Really God

    Contributed by Clint Shrum on Jan 3, 2007
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     | 1,828 views

    Knowing the Spirit of God

    HOW CAN YOU KNOW IF IT’S REALLY GOD? I John 4:1 Certainly we know there are false prophets in this world. Some are doing it for power and some for financial gain. But I believe God is so prevalent that is we look closely we can determine whether or not It is really Him. WE CAN KNOW IT’S REALLY ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "How To Reach The Level God Wants You To Be”

    Contributed by Lauro C Hernandez on Jan 17, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,856 views

    How to reach the level God wants you to be in

    “HOW TO REACH THE LEVEL GOD WANTS YOU TO BE” Daniel 10:19 “y me dijo: Muy amado, no temas; la paz sea contigo; esfuérzate y aliéntate. Y mientras él me hablaba, recobré las fuerzas, y dije: Hable mi señor, porque me has fortalecido.” INTRO: I. YOU WILL HAVE A REVELATION / TENDRÁS UNA REVELACIÓN ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God