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  • Shawn Ragan avatar

    Take Up Your Cross

    Contributed by Shawn Ragan on Mar 30, 2001
    based on 75 ratings
     | 5,669 views

    We need to take up our cross and follow Jesus

    Take Up Your Cross Meridian Church of God Seventh Day March 3, 2001 INTRODUCTION Good Morning… Story: Abraham and Isaac from Genesis 22:1-12 “We see what Abraham was willing to do for God” List of what God has done for me today/this week TAKE UP YOUR CROSS What God has done for us: We have ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Take Up Your Cross

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 10, 2001
    based on 387 ratings
     | 73,715 views

    What does it mean to "take up" or "bear a cross? What does it mean when someone says, "I want to take up my cross and follow Jesus"?

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK This morning I want us to look at a passage of Scripture found in Mark 8:34-35. "Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples & said: ‘If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself & take up ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Is Your Peace A Cover-Up?

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,684 views

    Many people think they have peace but peace can be a coverup of the truth. True peace comes from God.

    Introductory Considerations 1. The situation was not a good one for the people of Israel. Many of them, including the prophet Ezekiel had already been carried off to exile in Babylon. The Babylonians had surrounded the city of Jerusalem and laid seige to it. The people were prisoners in their own ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Take Up Your Cross!

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jun 20, 2005
    based on 118 ratings
     | 28,816 views

    When Jesus talks about us denying ourselves, taking up a cross & following Him – what does He mean? What does the Bible teach about "cross-bearing?"

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2011) This morning I want us to look at a passage of Scripture found in Mark 8:34-35. "Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples & said: ‘If anyone would come after ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Helen Allen avatar

    Take Up Your Cross

    Contributed by Helen Allen on Mar 12, 2006
    based on 19 ratings
     | 8,811 views

    The storms and trials of life are part of the process of God building us into his kingdom.

    Imagine a situation where a homeless man is begging on the streets of London. A well-dressed man in a stretch limo pulls up next to him and offers him a job as vice-president of his company. You might think that sounds like a fairy tale; but that is exactly what God has done for us. We don’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Make Up Your Mind Series

    Contributed by Juan Lane on Sep 5, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,816 views

    Men we need to make up our minds about we we want

    Make Up Your Mind (Divorce Series) Scripture Reference: James 1:8 James 1:8 - A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. INTRODUCTION First of all I would like to say that when God ordered me to start this series on divorce I ran just like Jonah. I never wanted to teach on divorce ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Take Up Your Cross

    Contributed by Stephan Brown on Mar 24, 2004
    based on 45 ratings
     | 4,973 views

    Inspired by "The Passion of the Christ" demonstrates how because of Christ’s suffering our life is not our own--and we must die to self, sin, and this world.

    Take Up Your Cross Having recently seen the movie the Passion of the Christ several times, I’ve been reflecting on the meaning of the Passion. Of course, I know that the purpose of Christ’s death was to bring forgiveness of sin. But at the same time, I wondered what the purpose could be in ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Living Up To Your Potential

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Apr 9, 2003
    based on 49 ratings
     | 5,834 views

    Samson possessed great potential for God, but gave into temptations that eventually destroyed him. Why do so many people with great promise fritter away their opportunities? Let us look at the life of Samson to discover how to not waste our God given abil

    The Lord gives every person great potential, but few seem to come close to realizing it. Illustration: Samson possessed great potential for God, but gave into temptations that eventually destroyed him. Why do so many people with great promise fritter away their opportunities? Let us look at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Living Up To Your Name

    Contributed by Lacell Sherman on Jul 22, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
     | 7,954 views

    As Christians we should mirror the image of our lord and savior Jesus the Christ.

    Scripture: 1 John 4:17 17Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. Romans 8:29 29For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Keeping Your Guard Up

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Dec 7, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 8,253 views

    guarding against spiritual deception in the world we live in.

    Intro: at our house we have posted a beware of dog sign, we did it as a joke because the only thing Milo could do to hurt anyone is maybe lick them to death. Webster defines the word beware—to stay on guard, to be alert. The Bible gives us some verses that say: keep your guard up Keeping Your ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Locked Up In Your Memory

    Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Apr 17, 2009
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,452 views

    A message that will show how we lock up the memories of our past and allow them to prohibit us from moving foreward.

    Locked Up In Your Memory Genesis 16: 1-3 They set out from Elim, and all the congregation of the people of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had departed from ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Take Up Your Cross Series

    Contributed by Richard White on Mar 22, 2012
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,906 views

    Does not sound very appealing in winning people to Christ. WE understand in dying we gain.

    Take up the Cross Luke 9:23 Not a Fan series In church planting we employ several marketing tips from the business world. One of the biggest marketing tips is to have a great slogan. Make your product so appealing the public will see that they cannot live without it. Lets see how that works I ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Picking Up Your Christ Series

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Feb 4, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,840 views

    This sermon deals with 3 things we must do to be a disciple according to Jesus's invitation to come follow Him.

    Picking Up Your Cross Glenville 2/3/2013 Esther 4:1-16 Mark 8:34-38 We are in week 5 of our Insanity For Christ series. We have looked at Who Is God--Why Jesus, Who Am I-- Why Am I Here, What’s The Cost, Fanatic or Fair Weather Fan and today we look at Picking Up Your ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    Take Up Your Cross Series

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Mar 19, 2013
     | 10,556 views

    As we work our walk to the cross for Easter celebration, We see many things that Jesus desires to teach us as we journey.

    Take up your cross Matthew 16:21-16:28 Introduction- Good morning everyone Would you please turn to the book of Matthew chapter 16:21-16:28 We will begin today a mini series called “ Journey to the cross.” I hope to show you in God’s Word what the cross should mean to us as ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Make Up Your Mind

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Dec 27, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,497 views

    Christmas is a reminder of the decision we need to make for Christ. Make up your mind is a sermon to get your congregation thinking again about the decisions that have to be made.

    Make up your mind James chapter 1:5-8 This morning I have a Christmas thought, not necessarily a Christmas message. Next Sunday, we will look at the Christmas story. Looking at Matthew 1 and Luke 2. I want to look for a moment at the earthly parents of the Christ child. I want you to see the ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene