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  • Darryl Bell avatar

    How's Your Memory? Series

    Contributed by Darryl Bell on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 7,388 views

    Remembering Jesus’ in the Lord’s Supper, we share in his death and his life.

    “How’s Your Memory?” Mark 14:12-26; 2nd Lent; 2nd of 7 in “All for You” series; The Promise; 3-12-06; Darryl Bell How is your memory? I heard of an older couple that was having some trouble remembering so they took a memory course together. A few months later the husband was out work-ing in his ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Patience, The Why And The How Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 29, 2010
     | 5,079 views

    This message from chapter 5 deals with patience.

    Patience – the Why and the How James 5 CHCC: November 28, 2010 INTRODUCTION: When my wife heard I was preaching about patience today, she started laughing … for some reason … It made me think of an old saying: "Patience is a virtue; attain it if you can; seldom in a woman ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How To Handle Complainers

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 44 ratings
     | 5,902 views

    Paul’s prudence evidenced the Spirit’s leading not only in his content but also in his approach to people

    How to Handle Complainers Illustration:Don’t complain and talk about all your problems--80 percent of people don’t care; the other 20 percent will think you deserve them. Mark Twain. Illustration: A heavy wagon was being dragged along a country lane by a team of oxen. The axles groaned and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Prepare For Easter

    Contributed by Bob Hostetler on Mar 13, 2002
    based on 804 ratings
     | 69,057 views

    A different kind of Palm Sunday message, one that looks forward to Easter

    How to Prepare for Easter Scripture: Luke 19:28-44, Matthew 21:1-11 We all prepare for things in our own ways. For example, Gary Manka exercises 6 days a week for about ninety minutes. His routine starts with prayer, followed by a lengthy set of stretching exercises. He says sometimes ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Love The King

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Mar 14, 2002
    based on 21 ratings
     | 7,278 views

    How should we love King Jesus?

    2 SAM.19:24-30 "HOW TO LOVE THE KING" * This is one of those passages in the Old Testament that doesn’t receive much attention. * In these verses, we witness the reunion of David and a man who loved the king more than his own life! * In these few verses, there is a valuable lesson for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How The Flesh Develops Series

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 29, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,268 views

    This is the second sermon in a series of two from the perspective of The Exchanged Life which seeks to help the believer to see what programmed flesh looks like.

    I want to give you a little more insight into the development of the flesh and attempt to enable you to see more practically what it looks like. But first a little more definition. Langdon Gilkey has pointed out the chief characteristic of flesh as self-centeredness in his statement: ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Manage Conflicts

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 17 ratings
     | 4,027 views

    Why Try to Manage Conflicts? - Some conflicts are beyond our ability to resolve so learn to do what is within our area of responsibility and leave the rest of pressures to the Lord’s control

    1. Why Try to Manage Conflicts? - Some conflicts are beyond our ability to resolve so learn to do what is within our area of responsibility and leave the rest of pressures to the Lord’s control. (I Pet. 5:7,8) 2. Every conflict situation has thc potential for making us bitter or better (Heb. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How We Grow

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Sep 27, 2015
     | 5,411 views

    Most folks want their church to grow, but what are the practical steps to make that happen? This message addresses three areas that need to be prepared if we are going to see growth in our churches.

    Growing the Church You ever think about Church Growth? You ever wonder about whether or not Cornerstone is growing? Does it every cross or mind, is it even relevant in your life? There are some folks at Cornerstone who honestly never think about church growth, they attend, they enjoy the ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    How To Beat The Blues

    Contributed by Jamie Wright on Jul 22, 2006
    based on 39 ratings
     | 5,800 views

    Everyone gets discouraged from time to time. here is a good formula to beat those BLUE times in your life

    How to Beat the B-L-U-E-S Pastor Jamie Wright * May 4, 2005 Psalm 42:5 “Why am I so sad? Why am I so troubled? I will put my hope in God and once again I will praise Him! B- Believe the positive Story of Mikey Dalton Your outlook determines your outcome Your attitude determines your ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Reverence The Lord.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 8, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 408 views

    The outworking of our covenant relationship with the LORD.

    HOW TO REVERENCE THE LORD. Psalm 34:11-22. PSALM 34:11. David addresses his hearers as “children” - like disciples receiving instruction at the feet of their Rabbi. The Scottish metrical version reads: “O children, hither do ye come, And unto me give ear; I will you teach to understand ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How About The Truth

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Aug 11, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,351 views

    A study in the book of Jeremiah 38: 1 – 28

    Jeremiah 38: 1 – 28 How about the truth 1 Now Shephatiah the son of Mattan, Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchiah heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken to all the people, saying, 2 “Thus says the LORD: ‘He who remains in this city shall die by ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    How's Our Perspective?

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Mar 14, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,642 views

    This sermon is about keeping perspective in our ministry.

    Isn’t it great when we meet someone who has their life in perspective? I mean they don’t have an inflated view of who they are or their importance. It’s a Wonderful Life is one of my all time favorite Christmas movies, if not one of my favorite movies period. Most of us are familiar with the ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    How To Handle Conflicts

    Contributed by Adrian Rogers on Apr 26, 2011
    based on 14 ratings
     | 22,164 views

    A classic sermon from Adrian Rogers about resolving conflicts in relationships, particularly in marriage.

    Take your Bibles and find James chapter 1, would you please, and when you’ve found it look up here. In a moment we’re going to begin reading in verse 19. One Lord, one love - achieving intimacy in marriage: that is not easy. Why is it? Well, we’re different, male and female. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Behave In Church

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 8, 2001
    based on 106 ratings
     | 12,033 views

    The Scripture tells us how to behave toward our leaders and toward one another.

    HOW TO BEHAVE IN CHURCH I Thessalonians 5:12-15 INTRO.- ILL.- A young mother went to her doctor for an appointment. She took her little five-year-old son with her and made no attempt to restrain him from ransacking an adjoining room. Finally, after hearing a bunch of bottles being rattled, she ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How To Handle A Scandal Series

    Contributed by David Owens on May 20, 2008
     | 5,396 views

    In this lesson we discover the necessity of church discipline for both the individual and the congregation.

    Introduction: A. I’m told that Willie Nelson (the country singer) apparently at one time owned a golf course. 1. He said the great thing about owning a golf course was that he could decide what is par for each hole. 2. For you non-golfers, par is the number of hits of the ball you are allowed ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ