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  • Paul Apple avatar

    Live For God, Not For Sin

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000
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     | 2,232 views

    E. (6:12-14) APPLICATION: LIVE FOR GOD, NOT FOR SIN -- EXHORTATION AND MOTIVATION TO USE GOD'S GRACE TO RESIST FULFILLING THE DESIRES OF SIN AND TO OFFER OURSELVES TO GOD AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR DOING GOOD 1.

    E. (6:12-14) APPLICATION: LIVE FOR GOD, NOT FOR SIN -- EXHORTATION AND MOTIVATION TO USE GOD'S GRACE TO RESIST FULFILLING THE DESIRES OF SIN AND TO OFFER OURSELVES TO GOD AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR DOING GOOD 1. (:12-13) The Exhortation that we are to carry out a. Resist fulfilling the desires of sin ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Faith Worth Living For

    Contributed by Gerald Van Horn on Nov 1, 2006
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     | 2,537 views

    Satan knows his days are numbered and he is doing all he can to destroy our faith.

    Faith Worth Living For Jude 1:3 Jude is the only book in the Bible that is one chapter. However, what great treasurers are found in this book. Throughout the ages many believers have given their lives for their faith. Any faith worth dieing for is worth living for. It is evident that in ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Principles For Better Living

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 22, 2010
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    Scriptural principles to make life better. 1- Stay cool, don’t blow your cool 2- Try faith, don’t let faithlessness rule 3- Be possessed, don’t give in to obsession

    INTRO.- ILL.- I like the story about the preacher who had a microphone in his hand as he preached, and as he moved around the platform he would jerk the cord as he went. Then he moved to one side, getting wound up in the cord and nearly tripping before jerking it again. After several circles ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Living Out The Gospel Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 23, 2023
     | 1,387 views

    Paul defends his apostleship, his divine message and his commission to the Gentiles. He highlights the conduct and the crux of the Gospel - justification by faith in Christ.

    Gal 2:11-21 Living Out the Gospel ES 15 Oct 23 2538 11But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. 12For before certain men came from James, he was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    What Does It Mean To Be Directionally Challenged?

    Contributed by John Mccaherty on Nov 19, 2004
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    What’s the worse thing that can happen to us in this world? Sickness, Loss of love one, Job loss Actually Jesus says that the world will set stumbling blocks in front of us, in order to lead us into sin. The worst thing is to live life only to loose it.

    What does it mean to be Directionally Challenged? Matthew 18:7-14 kjv Matthew 18:7-14 Mt 18:7Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh! therefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living Up To The Name Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Feb 12, 2001
    based on 87 ratings
     | 7,861 views

    Believers were called Christians first at Antioch. What are the characteristics that made this church great.

    A Study of the Book of Acts Sermon # 22 “Living Up to the Name” Acts 11:19-30 “Now those who were scattered after the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living With Resurrection Power

    Contributed by Glenn Newton on Jun 29, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,626 views

    This morning I want you to know that there is something so Powerful, so Great that your life, your Outlook, Your Future can all be totally Transformed, or changed.

    Living With Resurrection Power March 31, 2001 Pastor Glenn Newton John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” This morning I want you to know that there is something so Powerful, so ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Because He Lives

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 18, 2007
    based on 61 ratings
     | 32,346 views

    Comfort we can gain through Easter.

    BECAUSE JESUS LIVES - Read Matthew 28:1-10 A man was walking down a street when he noticed in a store window a beautiful painting of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. He stood there gazing at the picture for the longest than realized that a little boy was standing beside him. He patted the little ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living On A Shoe String

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Feb 3, 2018
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    Stewardship is not a mater of quantity but quality. The widow did not have much but Jesus said "she gave her all".

    Our text today depicts an event in the live of Jesus when He was just sitting back and observing people. He is not keeping tabs on what the people are putting to the treasury, but He is seeing the attitude of the spiritual heart of those who are bring their gifts to God. What is in our heart is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living The Blessed Life.

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Sep 7, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,058 views

    Psalm 1 does not teach the duty of obedience so much as it invokes affection for the Torah. In Psalm 1, the righteous are not those who obey the Torah, but are those who delight in the Torah.

    Living the Blessed Life. Psalm 1:1-6NKJV The desert is abundant with life, but there is a stark contrast between plants that are near water and plants that are in the drier parts of the landscape. Those plants near the water display abundant growth. Those plants that are near the water display ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Our Living Hope PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 4, 2024
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     | 2,381 views

    This sermon explores the transformative power of hope found in Jesus Christ, encouraging believers to live lives filled with this divine hope.

    Good morning, dear family of faith. We gather here today, not as a crowd, but as a community. A community bound together by a shared faith, a shared hope, and a shared love. As we gather in this holy place, let us remember that we are not just spectators, but participants in this glorious tapestry ...read more

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    Can These Bones Live? PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 23, 2024
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     | 645 views

    This sermon explores surrender, submission, and obedience to the Spirit, using Ezekiel 37:3 as a guide for spiritual transformation and renewed faith.

    Welcome, dear friends, to this sacred gathering where we draw nearer to our Creator and seek His wisdom. As we gather in His name, let us open our hearts and minds to the transformative power of His word. Today, we turn to the profound passage of Ezekiel 37:3, a scripture that invites us to ...read more

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    "Because Jesus Lives"

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,671 views

    An Easter Message that declares the resurrection of Jesus as a historical fact.

    “Because Jesus Lives” -The Resurrection is a Historical Fact- Mark 16:1-7 Matthew 28:18-20 In His closing remarks before his ascension into heaven Jesus gave this promise, “I’ll be with you always to the very end of the age.” Our hope today is the fact that Jesus rose from the dead. He is alive ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Living While Dying Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jun 7, 2010
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     | 4,098 views

    By remaining faithful even in the face of tribulation, we prove the genuineness of our faith and can be assured of eternal life, even in the face of physical death.

    I’d like to begin this morning by reading a portion of an article from the January 2008 issue of “Christianity Today” titled “A Victorious Family.” [Read first part of article]. We’ll come back and finish this account of Necati and Semse a little later, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Key To Blessed Living Series

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Mar 10, 2011
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     | 4,518 views

    The three components of faithful and blessed living are the Liberty, Labor and Lessons in the Word of God.

    Psalm 119 is the longest Psalm in the Bible. There are 22 stanzas with eight verses per stanza in this book. It is also the longest chapter in the Bible and is an alphabetic acrostic Psalm. Just as your pastor uses alliterations for teaching purposes, the writer of Psalm 119 uses a similar ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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