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  • Michael Stark avatar

    Imperfect Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Nov 26, 2020
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     | 5,256 views

    If someone is looking for perfection in the Bride of Christ, they are not likely to find it. People focus on an ideal symmetry, but God gives His perfection to imperfect. We will be perfected at the return of our Saviour.

    “He had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him.” [1] Most of us don’t have to look very far to find things we don’t like about ourselves. Young women are trained by society to starve themselves in order to achieve a look they imagine will bring ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pentecost: The Glory Is Back

    Contributed by David Ferguson on Apr 3, 2014
     | 5,974 views

    The glory of God, which was manifested among Moses and the Israelites and in the person of Jesus, now rests inside you and me.

    I. Reminders of His glory “When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing ...read more

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    Love Is Patient And Kind Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 8, 2016
     | 10,566 views

    When I love like Jesus loves I look beyond what a person has been to what he or she can become

    Many of you are probably familiar with this quote that has been attributed to Mahatma Gandhi: I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ. Although that often repeated statement is attributed to Gandhi, there is actually no evidence that he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Spiritual Mourning Series

    Contributed by Mitchell Skelton on Dec 26, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,382 views

    As much as being "poor in spirit" is diametrically opposed to the conventional wisdom of today’s culture, so to with the thought that happiness could be connected with mourning. If there is one thing that the world tries to avoid it is mourning. Everyth

    Spiritual Mourning Matthew 5:4 #2 of 8 in series INTRODUCTION Last week we started a series of sermons on the Beatitudes of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. We considered poorness of spirit and the role it plays in salvation. One must first realize that he is in sin before He can come to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Train Up A Child In The Way He Should Go Series

    Contributed by Brett Crosson on May 10, 2019
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    It is crucial to train our children well, so they will not depart from those things we embed within their hearts and lives.

    “Train up a child in the way he should go and even when he is old he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6) Definition of this word...train...in the original Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary: “to narrow, to initiate, to discipline, to dedicate. Let’s look at each of these words so that we can ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Be Proactive Series

    Contributed by Pastor Dempsey Daniels on Jan 1, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 16,176 views

    1 or 7 in series on Personal Change

    Be Proactive Proverbs 29:18 In most dictionaries you won’t find our word of emphasis though it is used in most management literature. It means more than merely taking initiative. It means that we are responsible for our own individual lives. Our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Husband & Wives, Heirs Together Series

    Contributed by Philip Myers on Nov 8, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,798 views

    The relationship between Husband and Wife

    HUSBAND AND WIVES HEIRS TOGETHER (PART ONE) Introduction I Peter 3:1-12 Ephesians 5:22,25, 33 Wives – adornment of beauty that will last (comes from within). God’s marriage plan: Wives Submit to husband (being a doer of the Word) – “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” God ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Spiritual Disciplines

    Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jun 27, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,927 views

    This sermon focuses on 4 Myths about the spiritual disciplines and one reality; the reality that spiritual transformation into Christ likeness does not begin with the spiritual disciplines, but it begins with you.

    We are continuing on in the series that we are calling Discipleship. We define discipleship as ordinary people learning to live everyday life like Jesus. We decided here at Bellevue Christian Church that there are three primary ways that help facilitate your discipleship here: to gather, to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    To See Or Not To See

    Contributed by Bradley White-Findeisen on Mar 8, 2011
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     | 6,456 views

    receiving or not receiving spiritual sight

    All through Scripture, blindness is used to represent the spiritual inability to see God's truth. As a man is physically blind, he cannot see God's visible revelation. That is he can't see the trees and the earth and the sky. But as a man is spiritually blind, he cannot see God's invisible ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    God's Way In The Wilderness

    Contributed by Jaco Bester on Feb 13, 2013
     | 13,790 views

    A reflection on the fact that God often meets us in the most difficult places...

    MEETING GOD IN THE WILDERNESS... ISAIAH 40:1-11 Introduction: Someone once said that it is “only when we are brought to the end of ourselves (in other words our own strength and ability) that we are in a position to see more of God than we have seen.” How true is it that it is often ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    God's Word: It's A Beautiful Thing Series

    Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Dec 26, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,301 views

    This sermon helps delve into the key theme of Titus: that the Gospel of Jesus makes a real difference. Specifically in this text, it is the tranforming, lasting, beauty of his word.

    God’s Word: It’s a Beautiful Thing They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. . . what is beautiful to you? For Tony Conza, it is a 6” sub. (Short story of the Blimpie Guy) Tony Conza embodies what American Dreams are made of. He started off small, working on Wall Street, but with no ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    This Is My Body Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Mar 23, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,030 views

    A meditation on the meaning of Christ’s sacrifice as we prepare to share at the Lord’s Table.

    MATTHEW 26:26 “THIS IS MY BODY” “As they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, ‘Take, eat; this is My body.’” “The Body of Christ,” mumbles the priest as he places a wafer on the tongue of each worshipper. Those participating in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Beyond The Myths Of Marriage Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Feb 16, 2018
     | 5,108 views

    Beyond the Myths of Marriage

    Beyond the Myths of Marriage Series: Making Relationships Work: Love, Sex & Marriage September 17, 2017 – Brad Bailey Focus: Marriage is less about personal fulfillment and more about personal growth… a truth which frees the unmarried and married alike from false pursuits and expectations. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    When The World Became Bigger

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Jun 21, 2021
     | 1,344 views

    When the World Became Bigger Christmas Eve 2020 Brad Bailey

    When the World Became Bigger Christmas Eve 2020 Brad Bailey Note: This message was developed for the year in which a pandemic effected all gathering. As such, and used for outdoor in-person gatherings. While there is initial reference to how people may feel “contained” due to the restrictions felt ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    They Will Be Called Sons Of God Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Sep 7, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,643 views

    A peacemaker is someone who is actively seeking to reconcile people to God and to one another and who breathes truth and righteousness into conflict.

    They Will Be Called Sons Of God #BlessedAreThePureInHeart Matthew 5:9 It’s 30 AD and Jesus has been: preaching, teaching and healing people for about a year. AND SO - there is a very large group of people following after Jesus. AND – as Matthew chapter 5 opens up, it’s time for Jesus to give His ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ