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  • Jeff Simms avatar

    The Decisions We Make

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on May 21, 2003
    based on 67 ratings
     | 11,623 views

    This is about the standards we use in making decisions

    1 Corinthians 10:23-24 This passage today is really about the standards we use in making decisions. If you’ve ever had a difficult decision where the answer wasn’t crystal clear you need to understand the principle that Pauls sets forward here. There are many decisions we make that aren’t moral ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Making A Marathon Marriage Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on May 29, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 14,264 views

    The Lord calls us to keep the covenant of marriage. We must guard ourselves so that we do not break faith with our marriage partner.

    Making a Marathon Marriage After breaking up with his fiancée, a young man realized the error of his ways when he wrote: “Dearest Marie, No words could ever express the great unhappiness I’ve felt since breaking our engagement. Please say you’ll take me back. No one could ever take your place in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jack Perkins, D.Min., LADC, CSAC, CCLC avatar

    Making Wise Investments Series

    Contributed by Jack Perkins, D.min., Ladc, Csac, Cclc on Jul 27, 2021
     | 1,933 views

    Perhaps the greatest challenge the church faces is finding her place in changing world, on that doesn’t appear to be getting better. John gives an imperative for the church, make investment on in God’s promises which are eternal, not in a worldview that is destined to fail.

    Our society is infatuated with extremes, there seems to be no common ground for living. I developed a model, Pathway to Recovery, that illustrates this dynamic. While at a bookstore, I observed a group of students. They were polls apart when discussing religious thought. I had made the comment to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Making A Rarity Commonplace

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Apr 29, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,105 views

    God's desire is that every Christian be an encouraging person... Barnabas is a good example of a good example.

    Title: Making a Rarity Commonplace Text: Hebrews 10:23-25 Thesis: God desire is that every Christian be an encouraging person. Introduction When I grew up we often gave our friends nicknames… Bob Hutchins was “Hutch.” Robert Sanden was “Ralph.” His older brother ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Faith And Decision-Making

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Dec 20, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,617 views

    We are called on the make decision all the time, from long ranging decisions to simple ones. How did the early church go about making a life and death decision at the infant stage of their existence?

    Passage: Acts 4:23-31 Intro: I was amazed to discover on the web this week that for some churches, the question is not what time their Christmas Day service should be, but whether they should have it at all! 1. decision making in the church can be a quagmire, with all those opinions flying ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Kraig Pullam avatar

    The Difference The Gospel Makes

    Contributed by Kraig Pullam on Feb 19, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 27,024 views

    Jesus, in one of is illustrative messages, reveals to His disciples the uniqueness of the gospel

    What would you do if you had a blind man behind the wheel of your car and he kept wrecking your car? Here he goes into the ditch. There he goes into the other lane. And again he collides with inanimate objects. And yet again, he goes through the stop sign. What would you do? Would you say, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Making The Uncommon Common Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on May 16, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,030 views

    We are "grace-full" when we are one another-oriented.

    MAKING THE UNCOMMON COMMON Matthew 7:12 S: Golden Rule Th: Grace-Full Living Pr: We are “grace-full” when we are one another-oriented. ?: How? How do we do this? How do we follow the Golden Rule? KW: Practices TS: We will find in our study of Scripture, four practices that will aid us in being ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • T. Michael Crews avatar

    Making The God Connection

    Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Nov 30, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,449 views

    Exposition of 2 Sam. 24

    Connecting 2 Sam. 24 Most people want to connect with God. A little boy wanted $100 very badly. He prayed for weeks, but nothing happened. So, he decided to write a letter to God requesting $100. When the post office received the letter to "God, USA", they decided to send it to the President. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Make The Devil Pay

    Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Nov 27, 2017
     | 23,080 views

    When a person dies, especially a young person, we celebrate the life at the person's funeral. We shouldn't be celebrating a life that has been taken far too soon. Instead, God's children should make the devil pay for taking that life.

    Recently, I delivered the eulogy for my niece who was killed in a car accident in Memphis, Tennessee. Patricia, her mom asked me to do the eulogy and I said I would. So my wife flew down to Memphis that Friday and I drove down the following Monday. There was something stirring in me over that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Wayne Lawson avatar

    Let's Make A Deal

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Sep 19, 2012
    based on 14 ratings
     | 33,827 views

    We know that Hezekiah was a man of faith, we also know that his prayer was a prayer of faith. So it doesn't surprise us that the Lord heard it and granted Hezekiah his request.

    TITLE: LET’S MAKE A DEAL SCRIPTURE: II KINGS 20:1-6 One of the most popular television game shows of the 1960’s and 70’s was called LET’S MAKE A DEAL. In that particular game show, contestants would BUY – SELL – TRADE - anything and everything from pair of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gene Gregory avatar

    The Choice We Make

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Mar 22, 2021
     | 4,155 views

    Next in series on John. Examines how we can make excuses for disobedience, or we can choose to follow the Lord and and see Him do great things through us.

    John 10 (3) The Choice we make - Read John 10:22-30. Back when Gladys had her cancer, I remember going with her to the doctor and sitting in the backroom, waiting for the doctor to come in. As we waited, I got up and walked around the room, looking at the posters of human anatomy. It is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Colossians: Making The Journey Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on May 10, 2025
     | 659 views

    The Christians in Colosse had lost their way, and the purpose of Colossians was to show them the way back.

    It was a dinky little town, and we had lost our way. We were touring a village in England, by the name of Bampton, it’s major claim to fame today is it was the home of the library, rectory and church used in the filming of Downton Abbey. In the TV series, the church was St. Michael and All ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Jimmy Chapman avatar

    An Extreme Make Over Series

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Dec 15, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,933 views

    Acts 9 is one of the most exciting chapters in the early history of the church. The conversion of Saul of Tarsus, the leading persecutor of the early church was perhaps the greatest event in church history after the coming of the Holy Ghost at Pentecost.

    AN EXTREME MAKE-OVER Acts 9:1-31 Acts 9 is one of the most exciting chapters in the early history of the church. The conversion of Saul of Tarsus, the leading persecutor of the early church was perhaps the greatest event in church history after the coming of the Holy Ghost at Pentecost. If you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charles Jones avatar

    Prayer Makes The Difference Series

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Mar 4, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,851 views

    Prayer is that activity whereby a person who is trying to live the life of a beleiever seeks to open up his or her mind and heart to the promised help and guidance of God the Father.

    by Bishop Charles C Jones Matthew 6:5-8 Text verse 7 There can be no doubt at all that when it comes to the activity of what we call Prayer we will find that it is the very heart beat of every saved beleiver. It is the defining mark of every believer that say's to those ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Bruce Lee avatar

    Nurturing Relationships That Make Disciples

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on Jan 11, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,342 views

    Today I want to talk about “Nurturing Relationships That Make Disciples.” The Bible teaches us that relationships are really important to living a Godly life.

    “Nurturing Relationships That Make Disciples” But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.” Ruth 1:16 Intro: Today I want to talk about “Nurturing Relationships ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational