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  • Daniel Habben avatar

    Be What God Has Made You - Salty Christians!

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Oct 17, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,845 views

    Jesus calls Christians "salt." This title reminds us of the new nature, and special assignment God has given to all believers. (Sermon adapted from Feb. 4, 1999 sermon by John C. Jeske.)

    It’s that season of the year again. Time to dig in the attic or make a run to Value Village and put a costume together for Halloween. So what do you plan on dressing up as this year (ask several children in congregation)? May I offer a costume suggestion? How about dressing up as a box of salt? No, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Am I A Salty Christian? - Part 1 Of 2

    Contributed by Naveen Balakrishnan on Jun 1, 2005
    based on 30 ratings
     | 4,755 views

    Jesus commands us that we are to be salty Christians in this world.

    “AM I A SALTY CHRISTIAN?” MATTHEW 5:13 – PART 1 OF 2 1. The PRESCRIPTION to ADHERE. (v. 13a) Ye are the salt of the earth 2 Chronicles 13:5; Ezra 6:9-10; 7:21-23; Mark 9:49-50; Luke 14:34 a. Salt PRESERVES. Genesis 19:26; Leviticus 2:13; Numbers 18:19; 2 Chronicles 13:5; Ezekiel ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Am I A Salty Christian? - Part 2 Of 2

    Contributed by Naveen Balakrishnan on Jun 1, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,964 views

    Jesus commands us that we are to be salty Christians in this world in part 2 of 2.

    “AM I A SALTY CHRISTIAN?” MATTHEW 5:13 – PART 2 OF 2 1. The PRESCRIPTION to ADHERE. (v. 13a) Ye are the salt of the earth a. Salt PRESERVES. b. Salt PERMEATES. c. Salt PURIFIES. d. Salt PLEASES. e. Salt POISONS. f. Salt PROMOTES. 2. The PROBLEM to AVOID. (v. 13b) but if the salt have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bruce Ferris avatar

    Why The Christian Should Abstain From Alcohol And Drugs

    Contributed by Bruce Ferris on Jan 14, 2006
    based on 49 ratings
     | 15,035 views

    Sunday, March 16, 1997 is Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Sunday. It is biblical to abstain from using alcohol and drugs. Alcohol and drug abuse has reached a frightening level. Recent statistics indicate 105,000 Americans die each year in alcohol re

    Sunday, March 16, 1997 is Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Sunday. It is biblical to abstain from using alcohol and drugs. Alcohol and drug abuse has reached a frightening level. Recent statistics indicate 105,000 Americans die each year in alcohol related deaths. It is also estimated that 18 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Peter Schmidt avatar

    We Christians Still Follow The 3rd Commandment Series

    Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Jan 14, 2004
    based on 50 ratings
     | 4,379 views

    As we study the Sabbath law, we remember that God gives us laws for our benefit. We Christians still follow the 3rd Commandment. So 1 - Remember to obey it. 2 - Remember to benefit from it.

    Pentecost 2 Deuteronomy 5:12-15 Let’s say that you had a friend at work that you found out was a Christian. This co-worker was a very strong Christian; they didn’t just know their Bible very well, but more importantly they really lived the Christian life. And so you felt that you wanted to get to ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    How To Have A Successful Year In Your Christian Life

    Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Mar 3, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,519 views

    Guidelines for having a successful Christian life.

    HOW TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL YEAR IN YOUR CHRISTIAN LIFE! Psalms 1:1-3. Ps 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Hee Haw Christian! Gloom Despair Agony On Me

    Contributed by Darrell Jones on Feb 21, 2003
    based on 48 ratings
     | 4,142 views

    Too many of God’s people are living like the old Hee Haw song, "Gloom despair and agony on me Deep dark depression, excessive misery If it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all, Gloom despair, and agony on me Four things you can do when

    Four things you can do when you have tragedies,death, or disappointments. (1) You can become bitter, accuse and blame God. (A) Murmurers: Murmuring begins in the thoughts or mind. ie. thoughts of discontent, or of being mistreated by the Lord, or being misunderstood by God’s people (1Cor. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Martin Kim avatar

    The Christian Life Is The Best Option We Have On This Earth

    Contributed by Martin Kim on Sep 21, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,915 views

    Explains why the life God offers is so much better than a life of sin.

    Even if there were no heaven to gain I¡¯d still choose to be a Christian! I want to get to know you better, so this morning I¡¯ve decided to begin with a couple of questions. How many of you love Jesus with all your hearts? How many of you would be here today if there were no heaven to gain? ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

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    Christians, Do We Use God's Name In Vain?

    Contributed by Joe Rowland on Nov 21, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,044 views

    Dream 9-29-08 I dreamed that my brother, Terry, was preaching a sermon on using God’s Name in vain. He emphasized phrases such as “GOOD GOD”, “JESUS”, “GOD”, “LORDY, LORDY”. He said all kinds of phrases we use that are wrong. He said that we use these

    Christians, Do We Use God’s Name In Vain? Isaiah 45:11-19 11 Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me. 12 I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Lionhearted And Lamblike: The Christian Husband As Head, Part 2 Series

    Contributed by John Piper on Mar 29, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 8,174 views

    What Does It Mean to Lead?

    Ephesians 5:21-33 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lionhearted And Lamblike: The Christian Husband As Head, Part 1 Series

    Contributed by John Piper on Mar 29, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 17,224 views

    What it means for a married man to be the head of his wife and of his home.

    If the Lord wills, both today and next week we will focus on what it means for a married man to be the head of his wife and of his home. We focus on this for two reasons. One is that the Bible says in Ephesians 5:23, “The husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church.” We ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Bondage Or Liberty? You Choose: But Christians Are Free People!

    Contributed by Kelly Durant on Jun 29, 2015
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,938 views

    The rules or laws of a nation or a church is not our main message, our main message, rather it is Jesus Christ’s liberating and soul saving love!

    Bondage or Liberty? You Choose: But Christians Are Free People! Re: 4th of July Kelly Durant 7- 2015 John 8:36 36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. Gal 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • John Gullick avatar

    Building Well - Cladding - Establishing Your Christian Identity Series

    Contributed by John Gullick on Jul 27, 2015
     | 5,375 views

    A sermon that suggests thay when we let Christ bu8ld our identity then we are seen to be wrapped in Christ.

    Galatians 1:11-24 New International Version (NIV) Paul Called by God 11 I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin. 12 I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ. 13 For you have ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Craig Condon avatar

    Paul’s Prescription For Christian Love And Unity

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Dec 5, 2015
     | 7,819 views

    When we focus our attention on Jesus’ humble sacrifice, we see human pride and sin. It’s only when we depend on God that we receive salvation. God calls us to humility each and every day.

    Have you ever faced opposition while on your Christian walk of faith? If so, you’re not alone. Opposition to the Christian way of doing things has existed since Christianity began. In the passage from Philippians 2:1-13, Paul is trying to deal with a rift that has occurred within the church ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    The Christian’s Duty To Our Political Leaders Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 29, 2014
     | 7,301 views

    An examination of the call for us to pray for our political leaders as well as some of the reasons that we usually fail to fulfill that obligation.

    THREE WAYS WE INTERACT WITH OUR POLITICAL LEADERS: 1. We complain about them. - Today this is our default position. Everyone is terrible, everything is terrible. This one’s a liar, that one’s a thief. This one is kicking puppies, that one hates babies. - And so we complain. 2. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist