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  • Byron Sherman avatar

    Maintaining God’s Intent For Marriage(& Singleness)-9

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Nov 10, 2020
     | 1,584 views

    9 of ?. Paul answered the inquiries & clarified the concerns of the Corinthian Christians regarding marriage. How are Christians to maintain God’s intent for marriage? Maintaining God’s intent for marriage(& singleness) demands a concentration upon...

    MAINTAINING GOD’s INTENT For MARRIAGE(& Singleness)-?IX—1Corinthians 7:10-17(7:1-17) (Making Marriage(& singleness) Worthy of its Creator) Attention: My wife & I are ‘empty-nesters.’ Our children are all grown & out of the house(small but respectful ‘hallelujah’ with fingers ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Be Intentional #10-Sharing The Good News Of Jesus (Pt. 2) Series

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Mar 31, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 4,717 views

    Second message on witnessing - this one focusing on some practical helps.

    Be Intentional #10 – Sharing the Good News (Part 2) 1 Peter 3:15-16 March 30, 2003 Introduction Two weeks ago we looked at the issue of sharing the good news, and we talked about 4 things we need to do on a foundational basis to be effective in telling others about Jesus. The first was that we ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Maintaining God’s Intent For Marriage(& Singleness)-7

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Oct 22, 2019
     | 1,886 views

    7 of ?. Paul answered the inquiries & clarified the concerns of the Corinthian Christians regarding marriage. How are Christians to maintain God’s intent for marriage? Maintaining God’s intent for marriage(& singleness) demands a concentration upon...

    MAINTAINING GOD’s INTENT For MARRIAGE(& Singleness)-VII— 1Corinthians 7:1-9 (Making Marriage(& singleness) Worthy of its Creator) Attention: For the first time, I saw a glimpse of just how Pharisaical I had been as a husband. I had not washed my bride with the water of God’s word. Rather, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Maintaining God’s Intent For Marriage(& Singleness)-8

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Feb 11, 2020
     | 1,847 views

    8 of ?. Paul answered the inquiries & clarified the concerns of the Corinthian Christians regarding marriage. How are Christians to maintain God’s intent for marriage? Maintaining God’s intent for marriage(& singleness) demands a concentration upon...

    MAINTAINING GOD’s INTENT For MARRIAGE(& Singleness)-VIII— 1Corinthians 7:1-9 (Making Marriage(& singleness) Worthy of its Creator) If we are careful to nurture God’s Intent in our marriages, then they will NOT end up ‘on the skids’ as do worldly marriages! Paul answered the inquiries ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Maintaining God’s Intent For Marriage(& Singleness)-5

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 12, 2019
     | 1,651 views

    5 of ?. Paul answered the inquiries & clarified the concerns of the Corinthian Christians regarding marriage. How are Christians to maintain God’s intent for marriage? Maintaining God’s intent for marriage(& singleness) demands a concentration upon...

    MAINTAINING GOD’s INTENT For MARRIAGE(& Singleness)-V—1Corinthians 7:1-9 (Making Marriage(& Singleness) Worthy of its Creator) Attention: Excuse Me Driver: A guy in a taxi wanted to speak to the driver so he leans forward & taps the plexiglass separator. The driver screamed, jumped up ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Marriage Covenant

    Contributed by Jeff Taylor on Jun 20, 2025
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     | 288 views

    In this message, I will show you through Scripture what God's true intentions are for the most sacred of all covenants, "The Marriage Covenant".

    What is God's true purpose for marriage? What is the marriage covenant? Do I have a marriage covenant with my spouse and God? These are the questions that are in desperate need of answers! And not just any answers. These are questions that only the Bible can answer. These are questions we ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Maintaining God’s Intent For Marriage(& Singleness)-6

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jun 26, 2019
     | 1,764 views

    6 of ?. Paul answered the inquiries & clarified the concerns of the Corinthian Christians regarding marriage. How are Christians to maintain God’s intent for marriage? Maintaining God’s intent for marriage(& singleness) demands a concentration upon...

    MAINTAINING GOD’s INTENT For MARRIAGE(& Singleness)-VI—1Corinthians 7:1-9 (Making Marriage(& singleness) Worthy of its Creator) You will notice that I have added a qualification to the focus of marriage to include singleness. That is because the apostle Pauls’ discussion includes the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love

    Contributed by Truuke Ameigh on Apr 30, 2003
    based on 19 ratings
     | 5,933 views

    Love needs to be shared with your community.

    Love Give each child a penny. Have a basket filled with one penny for each member of the church and the Sunday school. Ask the children how they might spend a penny. (Bubble gum, Penny Candy). It doesn’t buy much does it? If you only think about yourself when you think of love, it is the same ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Love

    Contributed by Johanna Radelfinger on May 26, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 10,018 views

    What is true love? Where does love come from? It comes from God of course.

    Sermon on Love Turn in your Bibles to 1 Corinthians 13:1-7: “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

  • Richard White avatar

    Love Is

    Contributed by Richard White on Jul 9, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 14,620 views

    Love is the greatest of all gifts and it is the one that will never cease.

    Love is (1 Cor. 13) Illustration: (Dressing with old clothes on the inside, but nice clothes on the outside.) There was once a church that was having a guest speaker. This speaker was well known throughout the Christian community, yet was virtually unknown to this particular congregation, except ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Love Series

    Contributed by Chris Santasiere on Jun 5, 2002
    based on 64 ratings
     | 14,458 views

    First sermon in a series looking at the "Fruit of the Spirit" from Galatians 5:22-23.

    “The Fruit of the Spirit” LOVE June 1, 2002 Introduction Show video clip of “Mr. Holland’s Opus”. The video clip we just showed was from the movie, “Mr. Holland’s Opus”. The plot of the movie is essentially about “bearing fruit”. Mr. Holland has been teaching music for years feeling as ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    This Is Love

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Feb 9, 2001
    based on 179 ratings
     | 23,306 views

    The apostle Paul describes the "most excellent way" of love.

    THIS IS LOVE I Corinthians 13:1-13 INTRO.- ILL.- Here are some children’s ideas about love. - Glenn, age 7 - If falling love is anything like learning how to spell, I don’t want to do it. It takes too long. (loving people takes a long time. It should take a lifetime. We should love people ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Scott Weber avatar

    Be Loving Series

    Contributed by Scott Weber on Mar 23, 2001
    based on 111 ratings
     | 13,996 views

    The fourth in a series on Matthew 24 & 25, this message focuses on being loving, since Jesus is coming back and we don’t know when.

    Because Jesus Is Returning . . . "Be Loving - Matthew 25:31-46; Luke 10:25-37" We have been studying through Matthew 24,25 - with this overall theme . . . Because Jesus is returning and we don’t know when, how should we be living? A soldier was finally returning from the Vietnam war. He called ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Lou Nicholes avatar

    Love

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 27, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,521 views

    Gomer broke Hosea’s heart but because if it she made it possible for him to give the world a picture of the “divine lover.” He promised His love in the repeated “I will” statements to the Jewish people.

    THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: One night I had a dream. I was walking along the beach with the Lord, and across the sky flashed scenes of my life. In each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand. One was mine and one was the Lord’s. When the last scene of my life appeared before me, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 27, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,638 views

    This short chapter pictures the nation’s exile and return. The Lord makes known His plans for the redemption of the prodigal nation. Although this chapter is short, its prophecies survey God’s past (v. 1), present (vv. 2-4), and future (v. 5) relationship

    THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: I read about a young man who was determined to win the affection of a lady who refused to even talk to him anymore. He decided that the way to her heart was through the mail, so he began writing her love letters. He wrote a love letter every day to this lady. Six, seven ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist