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  • Troy Borst avatar

    On Trial: Grace Or Guilt?

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Oct 2, 2014
     | 5,072 views

    Today we are going to look at Romans 8:1-4 which is the response of Jesus Christ to our accusers on the “sinful nature” team. Let us read the response of the defense and I believe along the way you and I will gain some perspective on grace and guilt.

    GRACE OR GUILT ROMANS 8:1-4 INTRODUCTION Order in the court! I am going to ask you to put yourself on trial this morning. I want you to imagine that you are sitting in the court room of life and you are in the hot seat. You are on trial. Your actions and thoughts are on trial. Your attitudes ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Lord Is My Shepherd

    Contributed by Rev. Randy Barker on Oct 6, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,973 views

    the good shepherd

    Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. my sermon ideas and illustrations are often taken from many sources including those at Sermoncentral.com, there could be instances where other ...read more

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    A Study Of The Book Of Romans Lesson #20 Series

    Contributed by James May on Oct 7, 2014
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     | 7,085 views

    Continuing Study of the Book of Romans chapter 8:29-8:39

    Book of Romans Lesson # 20 By Rev. James May Romans Chapter 8:29 – 39 At the end of our last lesson we talked about Romans 8:28 where Paul writes, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Jesus Is Both - All In All

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Oct 14, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,916 views

    To show that JESUS is our All in All, He's Everything to us. 21 Characteristics of JESUS. I learned this from my dream dated October 11, 2014, then I researched each one from the Bible to get the proof of text. GLORY to GOD!

    I. EXORDIUM: Do you know why you got healed? Because JESUS the Healed by the LORD is within you. Colossians 1:27 (Amplified Bible) 1:27 To whom God was pleased to make known how great for the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ within and among you, the Hope of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Lion Of God Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 19, 2014
    based on 28 ratings
     | 53,001 views

    Quick question: Who was Othniel? Give up? Most people would. He's not all that memorable to most believers... but he was to God. God chose him to be the very first judge of Israel. But why him, and why should we care?

    OPEN: “Muhammad Ali” was probably one of the greatest heavyweight boxers in the sport's history. Not only was he a skilled boxer, he was very good at self-promotion, and he’d use clever pieces of short poetry to catch the imagination of his audience. For example, before his fight ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Rich Man And Lazarus Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Oct 27, 2014
    based on 10 ratings
     | 88,086 views

    Jesus told the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus to show that being rich should not be equated with being righteous. The rich man had everything he wanted. But he didn't have what would get him to heaven.

    LUKE 16: 19-31 [PARABLES IN LUKE] THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS [John 11:45-53; 12:10-11] After challenging the pharisees and scribes Jesus told the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus to show that being rich should not be equated with being righteous. The rich man had everything he wanted. But ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Unleashing Your Spiritual Vitality-3(2015) Series

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Sep 15, 2015
     | 4,363 views

    3 of 3 Peter steered the Christians of Asia into the vitality born of their privilege in Christ. What characterizes/Looses/Releases that vitality? To unleash the privilege of spiritual vitality, we must commit to....

    UNLEASHING YOUR SPIRITUAL VITALITY/Vigor-III—1Peter 1:13-21 Vitality Born of Privilege Attention: Vitality is tied to freedom...Freedom to move as you please....To live life to the fullest thru God’s blessing...To live for Him with Exuberance, Excitement, with Anticipation...To be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Mortals Are Entitled To Grace

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Sep 16, 2015
     | 3,644 views

    To show that GOD loves mankind or us so much because He wanted us first to avail of His Grace and then His eternal life, all kept in JESUS for the sake of JESUS and in JESUS's Name.

    I. EXORDIUM: Who is your Keeper? JESUS. The GOD of Peace. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 1 Thessalonians 5:23 (Amplified Bible) And may the God of peace Himself sanctify you through and through [separate you from profane things, make you pure and wholly consecrated to God]; and may your spirit and soul ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Psalm 7 - How To Endure A Grudge Series

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Oct 1, 2015
     | 11,292 views

    This message encourages that one deal with their personal grudges against others and work toward true reconciliation.

    HOW TO ENDURE A GRUDGE TEXT: Psalm 7:1-10 Psalms 7:1-17 KJV Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite. O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me: [2] Lest he tear my soul like a lion, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Preparing For What Lies Ahead Series

    Contributed by Manny Salva Cruz on Oct 5, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 16,393 views

    God prepared Joshua for the conquest ahead by allowing him to meet the man with the drawn sword who is the Theophany of Christ. In the same manner, we need to prepare for what lies ahead by looking intently to Christ as the Commander of the Lord's Army.

    SCRIPTURE READING: Joshua 5: 13-15 (NIV) 13 Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?” 14 “Neither,” he replied, “but as ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Extravagant Giving

    Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Nov 5, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,448 views

    The stories of the two widows provide for us to understand and practice the spiritual discipline of giving. We serve a giving God, we are transformed through giving and giving brings balance and harmony in our lives.

    Scripture: Mark 12:38--44; 1 Kings 17:8-16 and Hebrews 9:24-28 Subject: Giving - Extravagant Giving Proposition: The two widows stories show us how to be extravagant givers. INTRO: Greetings in the name of our LORD and Savior Jesus Christ! This morning, November 8th is a special day ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    What About Homosexuality? Series

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Nov 11, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,752 views

    This sermon seeks to answer 3 questions about homosexuality including; Is homosexuality a sin? What about gay marriage? Can you be gay an still be a Christian?

    WHAT ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY? We are concluding our series today on Love and Marriage. We have looked at the biblical basis for marriage and last week looked at what happens when marriage is broken through divorce. In today’s world, you cannot talk about marriage without also addressing the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Constant Love

    Contributed by Doug Gorman on Apr 11, 2016
     | 8,543 views

    God's Love is never Lacking - Our Faith Is...

    Romans 8:38-39: “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Together We Stand Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Apr 21, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 25,584 views

    The value of working together.

    “Together We Stand” Ecclesiastes 4:4-16 Let’s begin this evening by reading the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sowing The Seed Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on May 1, 2016
     | 25,911 views

    When you go and sow, the kingdom of God will grow.

    Sowing the Seed Mark 4:1-20 Rev. Brian Bill April 30-May 1, 2016 How many of you plant a garden each year? Do you have seeds in the soil yet? I love that springtime is sowing time. I drove up to Madison on Tuesday afternoon for a speaking engagement and saw some farmers preparing their plots ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist