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  • Chris Miller avatar

    Attitude Check: 2 Challenges To Your Attitude

    Contributed by Chris Miller on Apr 10, 2019
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    Attitude is a major influencer, and Paul issues two challenges to our attitude.

    Read Phillippians 4:6-9. Introduction A family who had twin boys wanted to teach them a lesson about attitude. They took each boy and placed him in a room by himself. The room was full of horse manure. They told the boys they had to stay in their rooms for an hour, then they would come get ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Kingdom Is Like...mustard Seeds And Yeast Series

    Contributed by Brady Boyd on May 13, 2019
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    Both a mustard seed and yeast are small and seemingly insignificant.

    The Kingdom Is Like … Mustard Seeds and Yeast May 12, 2019 Matthew 13:31-33 NIV He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Thermometer Or Thermostat: Which Are You?

    Contributed by John Gaston on Mar 9, 2022
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    A thermometer tells how hot or cold something or someone is. It doesn’t try to change its environment. A thermostat, on the other hand, alters the temperature. Christians should be thermostats, changing their neighborhoods, families, work, etc.

    THERMOMETER OR THERMOSTAT: WHICH ARE YOU? Mt. 5:16 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A Pastor told one of his faithful church members, “Mrs. Smith, I appreciate your devotion. You are present at all the services!” 2. Mrs. Smith: “Yes, it’s such a relief, at the end of a long, hard week, to come to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Brought To Life; Brought Together

    Contributed by David Taylor on Sep 10, 2024
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    Today we are in Ephesians 5:18-21, a section on Walking in Wisdom as we continue to consider what it means to live out what God has done in us.

    We are continuing our series in Ephesians, Brought to Life; Brought Together. As we say every week, Ephesians can be divided into two sections, chapters one through three describe what God has done in us while chapters four through six call us to live out what God has done in us. Today we are in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    When David Almost Became Saul

    Contributed by John Gaston on Nov 20, 2024
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    David allowed the same spirit of revenge that was on Saul to influence him into murdering all the men of Nabal’s house. God sent Abigail to save him from ruining his character. May God give us such friends! who'll save us from doing wrong!

    WHEN DAVID ALMOST BECAME SAUL 1 Samuel 25:13-31 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A boy refused to take a bath. His mother insisted. He still objected. His mother asked, “Why do you think you shouldn’t?” 2. He replied, “My Sunday school teacher said we shouldn’t do anything in private we wouldn’t do ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    James: The Quiet Disciple Lesson 3 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Sep 27, 2023
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    Don’t judge a person’s spirituality by their outward shy or quiet disposition. James was chosen by Jesus as one of His inner three.

    A. QUIET AND OVERLOOKED 1. Why are some people quiet? a. They don’t like to talk. b. They don’t have anything to say. c. They are shy. 2. “Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before” (1 Thessalonians 4:11, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Josiah The Boy King

    Contributed by Don Campbell on Jul 2, 2023
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    Paul commended the genuine faith of Timothy, saying that it had first dwelt his mother and grandmother. Josiah's father and grandfather were the worst of the worst, causing Israel to become more idolatrous than the surrounding nations. Josiah broke the pattern.

    JOSIAH, THE BOY KING 2 Kings 22:1-23:30; 2 Chronicles 34:1-35:27 INTRODUCTION A. The prophecy (1 Kgs 13:1-3). B. Fast forward 300 years to its fulfillment (2 Kgs 23:15-16). I. GOD’S TESTIMONY TO JOSIAH (2 KGS 22:1-2) A. Josiah’s life epitomizes the truth spoken by his contemporary, Ezekiel ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Thorn In Our Flesh PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2023
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     | 1,957 views

    Explore the purpose and power of God over the "thorns" or challenges in our lives.

    Good morning, family! Today, we'll be diving deep into 2 Corinthians 12:7. We're going to explore the reality of a thorn in our flesh, the purpose of it, and most importantly, the power of God over that thorn. You know, Charles Spurgeon once said, "Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil ...read more

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    Thermostats And Thermometers

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Aug 6, 2012
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    We should influence the world around us – not be influenced BY the world

    Thermostats and Thermometers August 23, 2009 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We should influence the world around us – not be influenced BY the world. Focus Passage: Matthew 5:13-16 Supplemental Passage: And do not be conformed to this world, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Vote!

    Contributed by Robert Cox on Oct 14, 2008
    based on 15 ratings
     | 11,501 views

    It’s time to reclaim our heritage!

    PROVERBS 14:34 Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a reproach to any people PROVERBS 29:2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan The title of this sermon is ’Why didn’t somebody do something?’ I took this from a story we heard at ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Word Power Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Feb 20, 2013
     | 6,426 views

    If you and I want the influence of our lives to have a multiplying effect in this world, then we must hear the Word; believe it and do it!

    A lawyer, a doctor and a preacher were hunting together when they came upon a big buck. All three of them shot at the same time, and the buck immediately dropped to the ground. The lawyer, the doctor and the preacher rushed in to examine their prey, but they could not determine whose shot had ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Standing On The Word

    Contributed by Sylvester Fergusson on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 19,888 views

    Many read the bible for different reasons but why was the bible written? There is a purpose for reading the bible and we should let it accomplish its purpose in our lives.

    Standing on The Word. Opening Hymn Closing Hymn Scripture Reading: Ps. 1 Let us turn to the Jeremiah 36:1 - 4 (KJV); And it came to pass ¶And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, Take thee a ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

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    Abundant Living: A Lifetime Of Learning

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 8, 2011
     | 4,400 views

    Someone said, "Ecstatic experiences will not free us. Without knowledge of the truth, we will not be free." This talk explores the value of Bible study.

    An Invitation to Abundant Living “Lifetime of Learning” Philippians 4:8-9 Instead of studying for the last exam of their college careers, four seniors spent the night partying in the house they had rented off campus. The next morning they waited until the test would be almost finished, and then ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Everything You Do Matters

    Contributed by Trae Durden on Sep 17, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 19,548 views

    This sermon demonstrates how every action we take has impact on the world around us. Influence is a powerful tool of the faithful Christian!

    Everything You Do Matters The Butterfly Effect The law of cause and effect is no mystery. The butterfly effect was considered by some scientists years ago, with the idea that when a butterfly flaps it’s wings, the waves created in the air as those flaps traveled around the earth could ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Bible Gives Illumination Lesson 5 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 6, 2019
     | 2,600 views

    The Influence of the Bible

    A. INTRODUCTION: THE INFLUENCE OF THE BIBLE 1. Jesus never wrote one word of the Scriptures. 2. Jesus was the Word and His miracles, sermons, and salvation had to be passed on. “In the beginning was the Word” (John 1:1). Jesus “suffer(ed) for sins, raise from the dead . . . be preached to all ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist