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  • Rodney Fry avatar

    Vine & Branch Study Series

    Contributed by Rodney Fry on May 26, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,921 views

    PART 4 A lot of this sermon series is like the study the Vine & Branch Study

    Part 4 of 4 What Do I Believe About Getting Close To God? 1.Think of a time when you felt especially near God. List three words that describe how that felt. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO ABIDE? To abide means to remain intimately connected to Jesus Christ. In vineyard terms, abiding happens at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Turning Hardship To Joy

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 24, 2004
    based on 54 ratings
     | 5,468 views

    Sometimes God allows things to get difficult so He can produce greater joy in and through and with us. Jesus knew that His Father often used tragedy to cause people to look to heaven for solutions to their problems.

    John 15:11-16 Illustration: A cynic asked an elderly believer who had endured great physical pain for 20 years, "What do you think of your God now?" The godly sufferer replied, "I think of Him more than ever." Sorrow can be the means of bringing us heart-to-heart with God. When repeated strokes ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jesus: A Friend Many Seek

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 11, 2005
    based on 54 ratings
     | 7,221 views

    Fanny Crosby captured the essence of this sermon when she wrote, "What A Friend We Have in Jesus."

    JESUS: A FRIEND MANY SEEK John 15:12-16 12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command. 15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Why And How We Rejoice And Be Thankful Always?

    Contributed by Barnabas Park on Apr 29, 2005
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     | 7,881 views

    Why and how can and should we rejoice and give thanks in whatever circumstances. Why, because of the gospel. How, by, while holding to the gospel, keeping the new commandment

    Why and how do we rejoice and give thanks? As I share the word of God with you, I pray that you and I may experience "being Spirit-filled." I am very confident that we would experience that as we pay all our attention to the word of God, which I am going to share. The bible says, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Staying Connected

    Contributed by Bradley Boydston on May 2, 2005
    based on 40 ratings
     | 20,105 views

    Teaching style sermon on staying the mystical connection with have with Christ the vine.

    John 15:1-17 by Brad Boydston Cornerstone Covenant Church Turlock, California Sunday, 10 April 2005 [Biblical text from the TNIV. Some of the illustrations are gratefully ripped off from your sermons on SermonCentral.com] Last year I tore out the grapevines I had planted 6 or 7 years ago. I was ...read more

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    Building Relationships That Last: Seriously Sticking Together

    Contributed by Joe Harding on May 21, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 3,712 views

    BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS THAT LAST: SERIOUSLY STICKING TOGETHER

    BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS THAT LAST: SERIOUSLY STICKING TOGETHER JOHN 15: 1-17 JANUARY 30, 2005 INTRODUCTION: HOLY LAND BURIAL! A man, his wife and mother-in-law went on vacation to the Holy Land. While they were there the mother-in-law passed away. The undertaker told them, "You can have her shipped ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Better Christian

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jul 29, 2004
    based on 44 ratings
     | 11,513 views

    Do you desire to be a better Christian? Most Christians sincerely want to be better. But how do we become better Christians? Some people say that reading the Bible or other Christian books will make you a good Christian. Other people say that doing a lot

    Text: "Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing" ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Unconditional Security? (Pt. 1) Series

    Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Jul 30, 2004
    based on 31 ratings
     | 3,423 views

    A two-part series on the subject; based on passages in the gospel of John and Hebrews.

    There are many benefits in preaching through an entire book of the Bible. One is that the preacher is not able to “avoid” the difficult passages – the controversial passages; those passages the sincerest of believers may disagree on. This morning we will delve into such a passage. Our ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    The Ultimate Sacrifice

    Contributed by Rev. Mark Davis on Aug 5, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 11,095 views

    911 - Sacrifice - Jesus

    The Ultimate Sacrifice Friendship John 15:9-17 9"As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Twelve Types Of Spiritual Fruit

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 18, 2004
    based on 45 ratings
     | 11,036 views

    The Master is seeking a harvest. In lives He’s redeemed by His blood; He seeks for the fruit of the Spirit, And works that will glorify God. A fruitful life is a joyful life

    Twelve Types of Spiritual Fruit - John 15:1-16 Jesus taught: "You did not choose me but I chose you that you should go and bring forth much fruit." Jesus said: "You will know them by their fruit." Illustration: Imagine the beauty of fields where the tassels of dark green corn and heads of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Eleven Ways God Improves Us With Pruning

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 28, 2004
    based on 54 ratings
     | 34,315 views

    Jesus said that His Father prunes His children. The richest, the fullest, the most fruitful lives are those that have been strengthened through the painful process of tribulation. We have no right to believe that God will use us until He has cut away wha

    Eleven Ways God Improves us With Pruning (John 15:2) Illustration:Every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. --John 15:2 I have several grapevines in my garden, and each year I cut out loads of long, spindly vines. Unless I remove these, they will take all the strength ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Part 2: Fasting & Prayer Series

    Contributed by Brad Froese on Aug 30, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 10,050 views

    Fasting is a powerful weapon in spiritual warfare: a type of Christ’s sacrifice. Through fasting, we lay down our life (needs, wants, desires) for a friends...

    “The Weapons of Spiritual Warfare II: Fasting & Prayer” (Roll delicious food footage) When it comes to food, we humans can get pretty territorial, can’t we? Food is an all-consuming passion for people today, especially here in America! We love our food, don’t we? Some of us eat to stay alive, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Finding Encouragement Through Discouraging Times

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 12, 2004
    based on 57 ratings
     | 2,787 views

    When you’re depressed, remember to take advantage of the spiritual antidepressants in the words of Jesus. Find your joy, hope, and friendship in the Lord Jesus and speak against the sadness that seeks to steal your joy.

    Finding Encouragement Through Discouraging Times (John 15:11-15:13)"These things I have spoken to you so my joy may be in you." Illustration: David strengthened himself in the Lord his God. --1 Samuel 30:6 Talking to oneself is something many people ridicule in others and vow they’ll never do ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jesus Our Friend

    Contributed by Dean Morgan on Sep 15, 2004
    based on 64 ratings
     | 44,485 views

    Before we begin the message this morning we need to have a better understanding of what it means to say that Jesus is our friend. According to Webster’s Dictionary a friend is: 1.A person whom one knows well and is fond of; intimate associate; close a

    TEXT: John 15:14, 15 TITLE: JESUS OUR FRIEND Before we begin the message this morning we need to have a better understanding of what it means to say that Jesus is our friend. According to Webster’s Dictionary a friend is: 1. A person whom one knows well and is fond of; intimate associate; close ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    What Is Your Purpose In Life?

    Contributed by Kevin Keeling on Mar 19, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 9,701 views

    John 15: 1-14 I am the Vine ye are the branches

    What is your Purpose in life? John 15: 1-14 Into: Let us take a Walk, I am the Vine ye are the branches I. The Purposes of Purification A. V 2 “Take up” To lift up to make clean Sin keeps us from services “dirt” V 3 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist