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  • Daniel Olukoya avatar

    My Life Is Not For Sale

    Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Apr 17, 2009
    based on 12 ratings
     | 44,200 views

    The Bible makes us to understand that the spiritual existed first before the physical. Once you understand this principle, many things become clear. The Bible also makes us to understand that things like bondage, freedom, power, anointing, etc. are spirit

    MY LIFE IS NOT FOR SALE Dr. D. K. Olukoya The Bible makes us to understand that the spiritual existed first before the physical. Once you understand this principle, many things become clear. The Bible also makes us to understand that things like bondage, freedom, power, anointing, etc, are ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Life In The Real World Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Apr 20, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 13,770 views

    13th in a series from Ecclesiastes. Life in the real world requires us to choose things which are better, even though they may not be perfect.

    Although it has been around in some form for quite some time, it is only in this century that so called “reality TV” has become a staple of television programming both here in the United States and around the world. Because of the popularity of shows like “Survivor” and “American Idol” as well as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Handling The Issues Of Life Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Apr 28, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,886 views

    How to recognize and handle the "issues" (I.E. problems, arguments, disagreements, and the like) in a manner which honors God.

    Handling the Issues of Life Romans 14:1-12 * Let’s begin our time this morning thinking of a duo, duet, and a “one-two” punch. This duo has the ability to steal, kill, and destroy. It can steal your reputation, kill your faith, and it can destroy your testimony. This dangerous duo is our heart ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kevin Ruffcorn avatar

    New Life In Christ Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Apr 29, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 51,906 views

    Jesus didn’t die to make us good. Jesus died and rose again from the dead so that we may have new lives.

    2 Corinthians 5:16-21 “New Life in Christ” INTRODUCTION What makes something new? Does “new” mean the same as “never-been-used-before”? We talk about getting a new car, and many of us purchase a car with four or five miles on the odometer and that wonderful new car smell. Others of us ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Jesse Bennett avatar

    Jesus Meaning Of Life Series

    Contributed by Jesse Bennett on May 3, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,081 views

    Many people don’t have life they don’t even know what life is/ They don’t understand life they live there lives very pessimistically: John 10:10 10The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, an

    Jesus The meaning of live Jesse Bennett Bible Baptist Church Shawnee Oklahoma John 11:1-26 I want to tell you: Jesus is the only reason we live. Jesus came so that we might have life. John 10:10 10The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Life's Toughest Questions

    Contributed by Tim Huie on May 6, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,754 views

    The answers to life’s toughest questions can be found in one simple verse of scripture, "In the beginning God!"

    LIFE’S TOUGHEST QUESTIONS GENESIS 1:1 1. Illus. of my kid’s questions • “Why is grass green? Why is the sky blue? Why do ant bites hurt?” • As they got a little older, “Why is that lady so fat? What’s wrong with that man’s face?” 2. All of us are born with a questioning nature. As children, our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Life With Each Other Series

    Contributed by Bobby Daniel on May 6, 2009
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     | 4,556 views

    2nd sermon in a 3 part series on John 15.

    Life with Each Other Living in the Vineyard Series John 15:12-17 Introduction What is this? (show plant from window and wait for answers) I’m not so sure where the actual name is, you may…I call it an anomaly…a plant that I haven’t killed. Remember, I have the black thumb of death. What I want to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gene Gregory avatar

    Living A Different Life

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Dec 8, 2008
     | 3,422 views

    Expanded outline. Deals with being filled with the Spirit.

    LIVING A DIFFERENT LIFE These are trying times. These are trying times for many of you. There are those these days that are having family struggles. Some are praying over wayward children. Some are having financial difficulties. Some of you, like Jene, are dealing with health issues and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Life According To Plumb

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 10, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,024 views

    We are drowning in a sea of impurity. Everywhere we look we find temptation to lead impure lives. The psalmist asked a question that troubles us all: how do we stay pure and holy in a filthy environment? Where can we find that strength and wisdom?

    Opening illustration: Charlie Riggs has been called “the man behind Billy Graham.” For nearly 40 years, Riggs was the director of counseling and follow-up for Mr. Graham’s evangelistic meetings. In his counselor training classes, Charlie taught thousands of people the basic principles of how to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Lining A Diliberate Life

    Contributed by Joseph Nordyke on Dec 13, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,455 views

    We must live for God deliberatly, not blown to and fro.

    Living a deliberate life LUKE 14:28-35 Carefully weighed considered; studied; intentional. A person tells a deliberate lie. *When living for Christ we MUST live deliberate lives * We cannot afford to live haphazardly, or spur of the moment 1) A deliberate life is one that is carefully ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Wonderful Words Of Life

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 17, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,242 views

    Knowledge of the Bible is essential for us to life fruitfully, and it is critical to pass on that knowledge to our children, for whom it can be made exciting.

    I’m glad they’ve brought "All in the Family" back on TV. I never did see what the fuss was, frankly, when it came out the first time. And now it still seems fresh and insightful and funny. To me, the best pieces of business in "All in the Family" are those scenes in which Edith starts out to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Quint Pitts avatar

    Sticking To The High Life Series

    Contributed by Quint Pitts on Dec 20, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,891 views

    How does Small Group involvement help us velcro to the abundant life that Christ offers?

    STICKING TO THE HIGH LIFE The High Life—Part 6 Life’s major trials seldom send a memo telling us they’re on the way. Instead, like an uninvited guest, they just show up and barge right in. I’ve watched hundreds of people face difficult or confusing circumstances over the years, I’ve noticed a ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Ray Ellis avatar

    Jesus Is Life And Light

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Dec 22, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,106 views

    The Apostle John in the fourth Gospel has a lot to say about Jesus being both “Life” and “Light.” John 1:4 “In him was life, and that life was the light of men.”

    Jesus is Life & Light John 1:1-5 Carollyn and I spent Thanksgiving this year with our son Tim and his family in Garden Grove, CA. The day after Thanksgiving we traveled in the evening to Riverside, CA to attend the Festival of Lights. The Mission Inn Hotel in Riverside, CA. has sponsored the ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Ray Ellis avatar

    The Greatest Life Of All

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Dec 22, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,297 views

    Ever since the announcement of the angel to the shepherds announced that Jesus was good news of great joy, we have been singing about the “Joy” that Jesus brings.

    The Greatest Life of All -A Life of Joy- Luke 2:9-14 The angel of the Lord gave a reassuring word to the shepherds: “Don’t be afraid! I bring you good news of great joy for everyone! The Savior – yes, the Messiah, the Lord – has been born tonight in Bethlehem, the city of David.” Luke 2:10-11 ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    The Way, The Truth And The Life

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Dec 22, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,001 views

    This is an evangelistic message preached at a Christmas outreach event THE HEAVENLY JOY. The coming of Jesus solved man’s greatest need - to know the way, the truth and receive life.

    We all have needs. When someone helps us solve that need, we are happy. • When you are hungry and someone gave you food, or when you fall and someone lift you up. We all had that experience. When the need is great, the joy is greater. • None of us is a superman. We all need help at some point ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible