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  • Lou Nicholes avatar

    Stewardship

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 25, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 11,142 views

    One of the things in Christian circles that tends to be done in a careless manner is the handling of money. The apostle Paul in this passage organizes the collection of funds for the saints in Jerusalem so that it will be managed honestly and faithfully.

    THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: A man had a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital. He could receive little company and was to avoid excitement. While in the hospital a rich uncle died and left him a million dollars. His family wondered how to break the news to him with the least amount of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Floundering

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 27, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,605 views

    Israel’s foolish acts are listed (vv. 1-7), and her floundering is portrayed (vv. 8-16). God’s desire for Israel was healing and restoration. Instead they were involved in lying, theft, robbery (v. l), blatant contempt of God (v. 2), political corruption

    THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: I read a humorous story about a woman who fell out of a second-floor window and landed in a slow-moving garbage truck. Half-buried in the litter, she tried without success to get the truck-driver’s attention. A foreign diplomat standing on the sidewalk saw her and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Doing One Thing

    Contributed by Darrell Jones on Jan 8, 2005
    based on 28 ratings
     | 3,103 views

    The secret to success is to find our true calling in life and pursue it with all our heart. We always find time to do what is important to us.

    Doing One Thing Psalms 27:4 Phillipians 3:13 In business, Orville Redenbocker sought to do one thing and to become the best at it. He cultivated the best popcorn, studied on the best methods of popping and packaging, years after his death his popcorn still noted as being the best. As a small ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Stone One: Action Series

    Contributed by Richard Clouse on Dec 19, 2002
    based on 38 ratings
     | 4,736 views

    David chose five stones before he faced Goliath. These five sermons will illustrates the five "stones" we can use to defeat giants in our lives.

    (Five Stones that Kill any Giants!) 1 Samuel 17:1-58 Here are some truths we have learned so far. God is in the miracle business. God wants us to get out of our comfort zones and step out in faith. When we do, mountains will arise to bring discouragement and despair. We know how to move ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Our Standing In Christ

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Jul 25, 2003
    based on 29 ratings
     | 4,160 views

    This outline sets for our standing in Christ as it relates to our position, possessions and prospect that is our through the grace of God.

    OUR STANDING IN CHRIST "Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in the hope of the glory of God." Romans 5:1-2. I. OUR STANDING IN REGARD TO OUR ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Giving

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Apr 6, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,848 views

    In this passage, Paul answers a question the Corinthian believers had asked about a collection he was taking for the poor and then shares his personal travel plans. The Corinthians had apparently heard from the Galatian churches that he was taking an offe

    THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: On the way home from church the father was complaining, "That church service, the sermon was too long, the music was too loud and the building was too hot." His son in the back seat replied, "I don’’t know, Dad, I thought it was a pretty good show for a buck." (Source ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dead To Sin – Alive In Jesus

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Feb 19, 2013
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    We must remember that once we are in Jesus, we are dead to sin and alive in Him!

    Dead to Sin – Alive in Jesus Feb 17, 2013 Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We must remember that once we are in Jesus, we are dead to sin and alive in Him! Focus Passage: Romans 7:1-6 Supplemental Passage: Even so consider yourselves to be dead ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Does Jesus Care About Us? Series

    Contributed by Bob Garbett on Sep 2, 2011
     | 5,532 views

    Examines question asked of Jesus - "Don't you care about us?"

    Mark 4:35-41 What kind of questions do you think you might ask Jesus? In today’s message, we will look at the question, “Jesus, don’t you even care?” Maybe you are, or you have been in a position where you wanted to ask that question. I. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Laboring Love

    Contributed by Randy Sceroler on Feb 20, 2010
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,476 views

    God's Love for you and I is Active and so should ours be toward one another. This sermon will help y0u understand the importance of our saying I love you and what it means to carry it out,

    Laboring Love Valentine Day Message “We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives of the brethren.” 1 JOHN 3:16 A LOVE THAT LABORS WILL DO SEVERAL THINGS 1. LABORING LOVE WILL BRING SECURITY. "We Know" A. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    If You Want Real Joy Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Feb 27, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,222 views

    This is the 4th sermon in the series "Royalty".

    Sunday Morning January 17, 2010 Bel Aire Baptist Church Series: “Royalty” [#4] IF YOU WANT REAL JOY… 2 Chronicles 17:1-11 Introduction: Do you ever feel spiritually weak? The Bible tells us that the joy of the Lord is our strength. How do we experience the joy of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Accepting The Challenge Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Russell on Feb 23, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 10,717 views

    Will the church accept the challenge of Christ to share the Gospel to the ends of the earth?

    "Accepting the Challenge" (Acts 1:1-11) INTRODUCTION Now that Christ was physically gone, he gave the disciples (and the church) their "job description." * Matthew 28:18-20 * Mark 16:15-16 * John 20:21 The perpetual message and challenge for believers is to go and transform the world. Challenge ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What A Biblical Church Looks Like Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Russell on Mar 17, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,169 views

    The church in Antioch was filled with "real" Christians and shows us what a biblical church looks like.

    * The book of Acts holds up a mirror to our church today so we can get an accurate picture of how well we are functioning as a biblical church. * Many outward things about the church has changed in 2000 years, but what the church is and what we are to do has not...nor will it ever. * Yet a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fire Vs. Desire

    Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Nov 22, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,692 views

    Jermiah sees his country surrounded by its enemies ravished, conquered and desecrated and is overcome by a deep sorrow that breaks out in grief

    Fire & Desire Jeremiah 20: 7-10 Introduction Now, you can understand ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Transcendent Vision Of The Human Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 29, 2009
     | 3,215 views

    The push for homosexual marriage is a denial of the transcendent nature of man, who is called to union with God, and to marriage which images the union of God and the Church.

    August 31, 2009 Monday of 22nd Week in Course Caritas in Veritate Without a transcendent vision of the human person, without the vital link to God, there can be no true human development. What development is planned is “entrusted exclusively to man, who falls into the trap of thinking he can ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Vocation Of Human Development Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 18, 2009
     | 3,090 views

    The vocation to human development comes from God, but prophetically also comes from those who are least developed; we must respond by sharing Christ with them or they are not fully developed.

    Feast of St. Matthew Sept 21, 2009 Caritas in Veritate The call of St. Matthew is, in a sense, the call of every Christian. We have looked upon human development as a call to grow the entire human person, and the entire human family, toward its full meaning. This is an integrated development of ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic