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  • Michael McCartney avatar

    How Teachable Are You?

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 15, 2004
    based on 41 ratings
     | 19,085 views

    When you are through learning from others you are through! God wants us all to have a teachable spirit!

    How Teachable Are You? Opening Illustration: One child wrote a letter to God. Dear God, I read your book and I like it. Did you write any others? I would like to write a book someday with the same kind of stories. Where did you get your ideas? Best Wishes, Sarah Thesis: When you are through ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How We Live

    Contributed by John Nadasi on Jul 23, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 7,123 views

    A funeral sermon for my father-in-law after an arduous week of settling an estate. Carpe Diem message inpired by the death of a loved one.

    It hardly seems real. This last week has been spent doing all the things Necessary to close an estate. Its been arduous to say the least. But, everything that has needed to happen has happened. Except for one thing. There has been little time to actually be able to sit back and grieve The ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Timothy Smith avatar

    How To Honor Parents Series

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 2, 2004
    based on 27 ratings
     | 14,318 views

    3rd in a 5 part series applying Biblical answers to family concerns. Using the 10 commandments as the Biblical basis.

    HOW TO HONOR PARENTS EXODUS 20:12 & EPHESIANS 6:1-3 INTRODUCTION: Minister Dave Gable tells the story of Jill, their 6-year-old, who was “helping” him in the front yard of the parsonage. She chattered away about her Sunday school lesson on Adam and Eve. Dave thought he’d test her. “Did you ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Respond To Hardship

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 3, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,684 views

    When we look at life from an eternal perspectives it alleviates stress and helps us focus on God’s perspectives rather than our own limited-selfish view-point.

    How to Respond to Hardship (John 15:20) Illustration: All the Ethiopian teenager had to do was tell the men who were beating her that she no longer believed in God, and they would have stopped. Yezeshewall was being detained and beaten because of her faith in Christ. But she told her tormentors, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Overcome Adversity Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Aug 3, 2004
    based on 56 ratings
     | 21,338 views

    In this message we will meet a guy named Joseph who will teach us how to overocme adversity (faith factor - part 8)

    How To Overcome Adversity The Faith Factor – part 8 Dear brothers and sisters, whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity for joy. 3For when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. 4So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be strong in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How's It Going To End?

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Aug 7, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,225 views

    Questions about life and death

    Having just returned from 6 days of vacation that included three different hotels (and rides on 6 different roller coasters in two different amusement parks) I can relate to Stephan Brown’s comments about packing and unpacking while on vacation. He says, “some people when they go on vacation, they ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Darrell Stetler II avatar

    How To Really Be Free Series

    Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Aug 8, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 4,774 views

    Christian liberty -- what is it? Being able to drink occasionally? Watch R-rated movies without guilt? Some would say so. . . but what does the Bible really teach about our liberty? *HANDOUT INCLUDED*

    Exactly how free are we as Christians? What does it mean to be brought back into bondage? Isn’t that what denominational and school rules do? What does the majority of Christians say? What does the Bible have to say? For an opener, read the controversial interpretation of Christian liberty ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    How To Treat The Successful Series

    Contributed by Mark Magee on Aug 11, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,668 views

    I want us to learn from Jesus as he interacts with a man with great success-- a Roman Centurion!

    A. "Welcome" B. Dody Gadient, a school-teacher for thirteen years, decided to travel across America and see the sights she had been teaching about. Traveling alone in a pick-up with a travel trailer in tow she launched out on her great adventure. One afternoon rounding a curve on I-5 near ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How To Be A Good Parent Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 2, 2004
    based on 66 ratings
     | 27,803 views

    Would you like to be a successful Christian parent? Would you like to raise your children so that they’ll please God? Paul gives us powerful guidelines on how to make a difference in our child’s life.

    OPEN - I read a poem several years ago that went this way: If you love something, set it free. If it comes back to you, it is yours... If it doesn’t, it never was. But, if it just sits in your living room, messes up your stuff, eats your food, takes your money, and doesn’t appear to realize that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How To Overcome A Slump

    Contributed by David Dewitt on May 4, 2004
    based on 75 ratings
     | 7,071 views

    The greatest slump that we can experience as Christians is a loss in our love for Christ. This is a message that I prepared for Superbowl Sunday 2004.

    How to Overcome a Slump Revelation 2:1-7 February 1, 2004 Morning Service Introduction As everyone knows I really like football and today is one of the greatest days in professional football; its Super bowl Sunday. This is the game that determines who is the champion of the entire league. It is ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Jose Gomez Sr. avatar

    How Great A Grace

    Contributed by Jose Gomez Sr. on May 5, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,080 views

    The power of God’s Grace empowers us for everyday living.

    2 Tim. 1:6 - Stir up the gift of God that is in you. Paul is encouraging his son in the faith - Don’t let anything or anyone discourage you. - It’s our responsibility to keep that fire burning. #1. The enemy will trie to use people and situations to stomp off, put out or steal your fire, Thats ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Respond To Persecution

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 6, 2004
    based on 58 ratings
     | 6,959 views

    We live in a world that is loath to experience any persecution for the sake of righteousness, truth and enduring freedom. No wonder we see reports on TV that continually promotes victimology in their daily reports. However, Jesus reminds Christians that

    How To Respond To Persecution (John 15:20) We live in a world that is loath to experience any persecution. Few seem willing to endure hardship for the sake of righteousness, truth and enduring freedom. No wonder CNN and the New York Times continually promotes victimology in their daily reports. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Kevin Keeling avatar

    How Will You Walk ?

    Contributed by Kevin Keeling on May 8, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,557 views

    Phil 3:16-19 16 Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing. 17 Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. 18 (For many walk, of whom I

    Phil 3:16-19 16 Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing. 17 Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. 18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Overcome Temptations

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 17, 2004
    based on 220 ratings
     | 23,554 views

    Jesus taught us to pray, "Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil." Discover the key components, the reasons for and the means for overcoming temptations.

    The Terror of Temptations 1 Corinthians 10:13: "For no temptation (no trial regarded as enticing to sin, no matter how it comes or where it leads) has overtaken you and laid hold on you that is not common to man (that is no temptation or trial has come to you that is beyond human resistance ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Phil Anderson avatar

    "How To Fail Successfully"

    Contributed by Phil Anderson on May 17, 2004
    based on 12 ratings
     | 3,964 views

    Taking a look at how we should respond to times of spiritual failure...a look at Peter.

    “How to Fail Successfully” Matthew 14:25-33 MT 14:25 During the fourth watch of the night Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. "It’s a ghost," they said, and cried out in fear. 27 But Jesus immediately said to them: ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God