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  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Join The Team: Togetherness

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 29, 2005
    based on 86 ratings
     | 27,992 views

    How good and how pleasant for brethren to dwell together in Unity. Come be "WITH ME!"

    TOGETHERNESS? JOIN THE TEAM By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I do this as a two part series. I once was young, and now I am old, and I find great peace and consolation in a simple thought, "WITH." I love it when my wife is "with me." We can be in the same car and not be with each ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Kelly Benton avatar

    Sharpen One Another

    Contributed by Kelly Benton on Feb 22, 2006
    based on 64 ratings
     | 19,565 views

    Purpose: Have the listener realize we all need a friend to help us stay sharp in Jesus.

    "Sharpen One Another" Scripture: (Proverbs 27:17) Purpose: Have the listener realize we all need a friend to help us stay sharp in Jesus. Introduction: The mayor of Philadelphia and his wife were sitting at a McDonald’s restaurant one day when the mayor noticed his wife in deep conversation ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Married, But Not Best Friends, Pt. 4 Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Feb 23, 2006
    based on 128 ratings
     | 11,361 views

    Final in series. Features 3 ways wives will never change their husbands. Free link included to all 4 messages in formatted text, handouts, and PowerPoint resources.

    Married, But Not Best Friends, Pt. 4 Song of Solomon 5:16 3 Key Words to unlocking the door of marital friendship: • Companionship—time together. • Conversation—talking together. • Commitment—trying together. For our friendship to continue and grow, there must be a mutual respect for each ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tim Huie avatar

    How To Recognize A Real Friend Series

    Contributed by Tim Huie on Apr 24, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,714 views

    How can you tell a real friend? Solomon gives us some concrete answers, and they may surprise you!

    1. Illus. of Don Johnson • Actor best know for his roles in Miami Vice and Nash Bridges. • Back in the 70’s went through a truckload of cocaine and alcohol. He wrecked a half dozen cars, etc. • In 1983 checked into a rehab center and got clean. Turned his life around. • A reporter asked him if he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Crandall avatar

    Good Signs Of Godly Wisdom Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Aug 26, 2012
     | 5,889 views

    1. I make the right requests (vs. 1-3). 2. I form the right friendships (vs. 4-5). 3. I receive the gift of God’s grace (vs. 6-7a & 10). 4. I trust in the promise of God’s power (vs. 7b).

    Christianity Where the Rubber Meets the Road Part 9: Good Signs of Godly Wisdom James 4:1-7 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - April 15, 2012 BACKGROUND *Everybody needs Godly wisdom. And last time, the key verse for us was James 3:17, which tells us that the wisdom from above “is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tunde Owolabi avatar

    What Manner Of Friends

    Contributed by Tunde Owolabi on Aug 25, 2013
     | 8,536 views

    Relationship & Brotherhood

    Text: Mark 2; 1-5 And again He entered Capernaum after some days, and it was heard that He was in the house. 2 Immediately many gathered together, so that there was no longer room to receive them, not even near the door. And He preached the word to them. 3 Then they came to Him, bringing a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Lalachan Abraham avatar

    What Is Fellowship? Series

    Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Apr 8, 2014
    based on 7 ratings
     | 17,116 views

    "God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another"

    Open your Bible to the Epistle of 1 John, and I would like for you to follow with me as I read from chapter 1 verse 3 to 8 “We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Curing Church Conflict-2

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Feb 21, 2011
     | 2,334 views

    2 of 3. James revealed the solution for conflict within the local church body. There is a known cure for conflict within the local church. But how is it challenged? The cure for church conflict is challenged by....

    CURING CHURCH CONFLICT—II—James 4:1-17 Attention: A man limps into a hospital to have his foot X-rayed, & is asked to wait for the results. Some time later an orderly appears & hands the man a large pill. As he’s handed the pill, a mother with a small child in need of immediate attention enters & ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bart Leger avatar

    My True Best Friend

    Contributed by Bart Leger on Mar 6, 2011
     | 4,113 views

    How can we respond when we feel like the whole world is against us and we can't see any end in sight. What if our friends don't seem to be helping much? Here we find out from Job how he beat his depression and came out the other side with his sanity and f

    My True Best Friend Job 19:25 March 6, 2011 (The basic outline of this message is inspired by Roger Campbell in his "Preach For a Year #1) This morning let’s look at a man going through a tough time. He’s a farmer/rancher. He loses everything he’s got in one day. The day starts ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Pat Cook avatar

    With Friends Like These Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Dec 5, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,973 views

    #14 in series. What kind of qualities does Paul commend? What are we to do with this list? Convert to "checklistianity"?

    Colossians 4:7-17 – With Friends Like These Turn with me to the book of Colossians, almost for the last time. Today we are looking at Paul’s list of friends, as found in 4:7-17. Next week we wrap up the book, looking at 4:18, thinking of Paul’s chains, and our own. Today we will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • K. Edward Skidmore avatar

    Thick Skinned And Tender-Hearted

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 21, 2011
    based on 13 ratings
     | 14,222 views

    This message from my youth ministry days was my attempt to explain the reasons some churches were unfriendly and some individuals were thoughtless with regards to the feelings of others in the church. The text is 1 Peter 3:8-18

    Thick Skinned and Tender-hearted TEXT: I Peter 3:8-18 INTRODUCTION: “I was a stranger in the city. The church sign read, ‘Welcome‘, so I went in. I smiled at the Sunday school children as they rushed to their classes. Neither they nor their parents greeted me. After I sat ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Johnny A. Palmer Jr. avatar

    What A Friend We Have In Jesus Series

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Feb 10, 2012
     | 6,977 views

    The man who was friendly with God.

    Intro: 1. As his UCLA football team suffered through a poor season in the early 1970s, head coach Pepper Rodgers came under intense criticism and pressure from alumni and fans.Things got so bad, he remembers with a smile, that friends became hard to find. He said, "My dog was my only true ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Shawn Rose avatar

    An Accountability Partner

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on Jan 3, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,438 views

    Having trouble keeping that New Year’s resolution? Get an accountability partner!

    AN ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNER Text: Ecclesiastes 4:9 – 12 Introduction: • How many of you have made New Year’s resolutions? o Read Bible, diet, quit smoking, spend more time with family, be a better Christian • How many of you have already broken your New Year’s resolutions? • Hard to commit ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Sheila Crowe avatar

    What A Christian Feels

    Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Jun 8, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,808 views

    prayer

    Sermon: What a Christian Must Feel James 4 May 15, 2005 A bishop was visiting a church one day and was invited to dinner with the chairman of the board and his wife and daughter. During the meal the Bishop ask the little girl what she thought of church. She said that a person must be ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Mark Opperman avatar

    Marks Of A True Friend Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 10, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 13,595 views

    Christianity begins and ends with relationship. It’s not so much about finding a true friend as it is being a true friend. Paul gives us clues that will help us become a true friend to those around us.

    Marks of a True Friend Ephesians 6:19-24 Intro: This is the final message from our series in the book of Ephesians. We’ve uncovered some gems along the way. In chapter 1, we learned about the blessings of being in Christ and how God’s life can be expressed through our lives. In ch. 2, we talked ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God