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  • Ed Wood avatar

    The Need For Discipline

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 17, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,203 views

    Too many Christians live undisiplined lives. This sermon will give direction in how to live a disciplined Christian life.

    THE NEED FOR DISCIPLINE 1 Corinthians 9:27 I. DISCIPLINE YOUR WILL (Ephesians 6:6). A. Discipline means “training that develops self-control . . . accep-tance of or submission to authority and control”—Webster. B. In his most excruciating hour, Jesus submitted his will to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ronald Moore avatar

    The Forgotten Command

    Contributed by Ronald Moore on Jul 1, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,274 views

    Rebuke those you love.

    In 2 Timothy 4:2 the Apostle Paul tells Timothy to "Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, Rebuke, Exhort, with all long suffering and reaching." Well today there is a lot of Exhorting going on, and some convincing, but we have forgotten how to rebuke in a Christian ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    How To Avoid Sexual Sin.....run

    Contributed by Mark H. Stevens Thd on May 31, 2015
     | 3,712 views

    God never told men to STAND in the face of sexual sin He commanded us to RUN.

    It seems like every week there is a preacher, politician, or leader falling prey to sexual misconduct…WHY? The Bible gives the clearest and most direct answer…RUN. Fornication is defined as “unlawful or illicit sexual intercourse” (Webster). It pertains to sexual relations ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Seeking God's Wisdom Series

    Contributed by Matthew Stoll on May 29, 2007
    based on 25 ratings
     | 18,429 views

    We make choices everyday and in order to make the best decisions we need to seek God’s wisdom. This was delivered on graduation Sunday.

    Illustration The faculty of a college were in their annual meeting when, suddenly, an angel appeared. Turning to the Dean, the angel said, "I will grant you one of three choices -- infinite wisdom, infinite wealth or infinite health." The Dean thought for a minute, then replied "Wisdom." "So be ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Ray Ellis avatar

    Your Greatest Freedom

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Jul 2, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,330 views

    This message responds to the 21st century views in America that believe all truth is relative.

    Your Greatest Freedom -Truth Will Set You Free John 8:31-36 As we celebrate the 4th of July this week we need to praise God that for now we are still “A Nation under God.” We live in a country founded upon the principles of freedom. For the past 230 years America has been led for the most part ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Faith And Hope Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Aug 25, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 74,679 views

    Discusses the differences between faith and hope.

    Faith Part 6 – Faith and Hope Scripture: Luke 17:4-6; Mark 11:24; Galatians 5:5; Romans 8:24; Introduction Last week I shared with you about walking in your profession of faith. I dealt with profession as a “job” and as a “confession”. As I have been going through this series, I have been ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Celebrate Christmas - Advent Part 4 Series

    Contributed by Charles Wall, Jr. on Oct 29, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,671 views

    Today I would like to wrap this study up on Advent by asking the question - how can we respond to these truths we have studied together? And in trying to think of what would be an appropriate response I have gone not to the Bible but instead to a hymn, a

    We have been taking the diff. Sundays in December to reflect on Advent - the coming, the arrival of Jesus Christ into this world. And we have much to be thankful for concerning Advent for as we have seen we had a great, great need, a desperate need for Advent. And Advent was something that every ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Revealing Jesus

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Apr 5, 2011
     | 6,983 views

    Like John the Baptist, God is calling and dispatching us to witness and testify to the way, the truth and the life in Christ Jesus.

    INTRO This morning, we’re going to turn back to the Gospel of John and dovetail with last week’s message. Last Sunday, we walked down the hallowed halls of Biblical history and gazed upon the portrait of grace embodied in Jesus Christ. We stared intently into the word of God, as the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Everyone Who Sins Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 3, 2010
    based on 51 ratings
     | 12,154 views

    1- Everyone who sins breaks the law 2- Everyone who sins needs a sinless savior 3- Everyone who sins and keeps on sinning knows not

    INTRO.- Everyone who sins. Some people don’t think they do. ILL.- A preacher named Eddie Martin tells this story: I have met a few people who have tried to convince me that they were not bad sinners. I met such a lady in Bluefield, West Virginia. This well-dressed woman came forward at ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "Superhero In The Making" Series

    Contributed by Thomas Monroe on Sep 10, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,754 views

    This is the first of a series of messages encouraging people to pursue the faith demonstrated by those in the Bible.

    “Superhero in the Making” Hebrews 11:1-3 Faith: Webster says a belief in something for which there is no proof. The world says no proof, but the Christian says there is plenty of proof. There is evidence of His power experienced personally and witnessed by others ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Wood avatar

    You Can M-O-V-E Mountains

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 17, 2004
    based on 66 ratings
     | 8,413 views

    A simple Acrostic sermon to help listeners remember how to walk and live the Christian life.

    YOU CAN M-O-V-E MOUNTAINS Matthew 17:20 I. M-OTIVATION IS NEEDED (Mark 11:24). A. Many Christians lack motivation. Merely existing from day to day, they fail to live victoriously. B. Mountain-moving Christians are motivated by God’s love. They possess an inner ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeremy Farmer avatar

    Ylead? Series

    Contributed by Jeremy Farmer on Oct 23, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,849 views

    In this message, we will discover why leadership is essential in our walk with God.

    Lesson #1: Leadership is absolutely essential What does being a leader mean? What do leaders do that other people don’t? 1. There is a vacuum of leadership today Judges 2:10-11 ”After that whole generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation grew up, who knew neither the Lord ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Desperate Cry For Help

    Contributed by Bishop Daryl Townes on Nov 4, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 15,830 views

    A SERMON OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO CALL ON THE NAME OF JESUS FOR HELP

    Text: St. Mark 10:46-52, St. Luke 18:35-43 Introduction The word desperate according to Webster dictionary means: “without care for danger: reckless as from dispair; (2) resorted to in the last extremity:drastic (3) in frantic need. Our text takes place at the entrance or the border of Jericho ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Discipline Of God

    Contributed by Clarence Clough on Nov 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,890 views

    It is the child God loves that he disciplines; the child he embraces, he also corrects

    The Discipline of God Define discipline: Training expected to produce a specific type or pattern of behavior- ___Websters II New Riverside University Dictionary, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1984, ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Calmness In The Storm

    Contributed by Lucy Paynter on Feb 21, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,948 views

    Life is not a bed of roses.

    Storms will come. Everyone has their own definition of what they are going through. You may say you are going through fire,or many waters. No matter how you define your challenge allow me to call it the storm. According to the Webster dictionary a storm is a a violent disturbance of the atmosphere ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational