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  • Bruce Allen avatar

    Faith Pleasing God - Updated

    Contributed by Bruce Allen on Apr 14, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,187 views

    Faith - Salvation, Living, Rewarding - Pleasing God.

    Hebrews 11:5-6 – Faith Pleasing God 5 By faith Enoch was translated so that he did not see death, and he was not found, because God had translated him; for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed McNeely avatar

    Pleas, Please & Salvation By Grace Series

    Contributed by Ed Mcneely on Oct 13, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,677 views

    When God has you down you tend to look up, and if God has you down, there is a way out--his way. Faith and not pleas is the key.

    PLEASE, PLEAS & SALVATION BY GRACE: Undeserved delivery Jonah 2, Psalm 100, Hosea 2:19-20 This morning… let your mind go back to about the time of Christ in Jerusalem. You are going into the temple to celebrate Yom Kippur—the Great Day of Atonement. This is the day that your sins will be covered ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Please Open Before Christmas

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Dec 21, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,358 views

    God has given you a Christmas Present that he wants you to open BEFORE Christmas! Don’t wait!

    PLEASE Open Before Christmas John 3:16 What do you want for Christmas? Just ask any member of my family. I am the hardest person in the world when it comes to Christmas presents. No, I am not a “Bah-hum-bugger”, nor am I unappreciative of what anyone gives me. I just rarely have anything that ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Tim Huie avatar

    The Truth About Pleasing God Series

    Contributed by Tim Huie on Jan 16, 2009
     | 4,299 views

    Pleasing God means understanding His will and doing it! But... how do we know the will of God?

    THE TRUTH ABOUT PLEASING GOD (1) COLOSSIANS 1:9-10A 1. Illus. of Paul C. • His daddy was an alcoholic who grew violent when he drank. • As a boy, Paul was beaten with a shovel, etc. • No matter what he did, his daddy would find something wrong with it, fly into a rage, and beat him. • When he grew ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Christopher Nerreau avatar

    Take Pleasure In Pleasing God

    Contributed by Christopher Nerreau on Mar 15, 2009
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     | 5,759 views

    Seeking personal pleasure is seen as the highest priority of modern culture. In our passage today Paul affirms the opposite to be true: humanity’s chief goal ought to be to take pleasure in pleasing God. The question we are going to address today is ho

    TITLE : TAKE PLEASURE IN PLEASING GOD TEXT: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 INTRODUCTION: Background to the Letter: Chapters 1-3 o The oldest letter in the NT (50 AD) o Written to a Church Paul established himself o The Church was heavily persecuted and many were martyred. First by the Jews and then the ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

  • Ritchie Guerrero avatar

    Live A Life To Please God Series

    Contributed by Ritchie Guerrero on Oct 20, 2020
     | 8,885 views

    Colossians 3:23-24 "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward."

    10-18-2020 (1st Onsite Worship, after lockdown; Leaders only) Series 3 : Theme : Promote Excellence Live a Life to Please God 1 Thessalonians 4:1 Living to Please God 4 As for other matters, brothers and sisters, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Scott Bresee avatar

    The Pleasing Aroma Of Living Worship

    Contributed by Scott Bresee on Sep 16, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 11,129 views

    In Romans 12, Paul instructs us as believers on what type of worship is pleasing to the Living God.

    The Pleasing Aroma of Living Worship Text: Romans 12:1-2 In Genesis 8, we see the life of Noah, a man noted by God as “a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God”. Noah was a man of God in the corrupt days and world in which he lived. He fearfully obeyed God in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Who Do You Please Series

    Contributed by James Mccullen on May 12, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 6,599 views

    We must please God, and Paul gives us such an example. It is my desire to preach the Bible during the entire sermon. Please note all points and sub-points are tied to the scripture. This sermon is expository in style, you will have to open, and keep o

    WHO DO YOU PLEASE Galatians 1:10-17 NASB 10 For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ. 11 For I would have you know, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not ...read more

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    Solitude And Prayer Help Us To Do God’s Work

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Feb 7, 2015
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     | 5,619 views

    We need to be motivated by what God calls us to do and not by what other people expect us to do. We have to do God’s will even if it doesn’t please people. God’s message is not in sync with the rest of the world.

    A Baptist minister and his wife decided to get a new dog. Ever mindful of the congregation, they knew the dog must also be a Baptist. They visited kennel after kennel and explained their needs. Finally they found a kennel whose owner assured them he had just the dog they wanted. The owner ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Manny Salva Cruz avatar

    Moses, The Man Who Pleased God Series

    Contributed by Manny Salva Cruz on Aug 9, 2015
     | 20,976 views

    We cannot please everyone but we need only to please God, our Creator. In this message, we will learn three desires that Moses had that win the approval of God. Our goal is that we will also gain God's approval for everything we do.

    MOSES, THE MAN THAT PLEASED GOD SCRIPTURE READING: Exodus 33:14-20 14 The Lord replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” 15 Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. 16 How will anyone know that you are ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Paul Apple avatar

    Strive For Excellence In Pleasing God

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 70 ratings
     | 6,113 views

    GROWING DISCIPLES MUST STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE IN PLEASING GOD A.

    GROWING DISCIPLES MUST STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE IN PLEASING GOD A. Our Present Level of Obedience Should Be the Foundation For Striving For Excellence in Pleasing God (:1-2) (rather than the excuse for settling for mediocrity or the mountaintop for sliding to the valley) 1. Growing Disciples Need ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Far Too Easily Pleased

    Contributed by Rusty Davidson on Feb 19, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,428 views

    The sermon shows how we can exchange the temporal pleasures of this life for the eternal pleasures of God.

    Far Too Easily Pleased Text: Psalm 36:5-8 I. Introduction Quote: C. S. Lewis - If we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Johnny Bley avatar

    Honey, Please Follow The Map

    Contributed by Johnny Bley on Feb 12, 2002
    based on 47 ratings
     | 3,229 views

    When we we are lost or confused on our life’s journey, we can check the MAPS to find our way back to the straight and narrow path.

    “Honey, Please Follow the Map!” John 11:25-26 Ladies, do these words sound familiar? Have you ever been traveling and you’ve lost your way, and the only solution was to consult the map? Well, we are like this in our spiritual lives aren’t we? We know where we want to go, but somewhere ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Rickman avatar

    Living A Life That Pleases God Series

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Oct 8, 2010
    based on 14 ratings
     | 48,839 views

    God wants you to experience the fullness of a life that is pleasing to Him by knowing who you are in Christ and abiding In Him.

    October 10, 2010 Morning Service Text: Colossians 1:10; John 15:1-8 Subject: What God Wants Title: Living a Life that Pleases God We continue this morning with our series, “What God Wants”. As I told you last week that this is not about what God wants from you, but what He wants for you, even ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Grant Adams avatar

    Living And Giving That Pleases God

    Contributed by Grant Adams on Jul 1, 2020
     | 2,449 views

    . It is possible to be sincere about what you are doing, and what you are doing be right, but the way be wrong in the sight of God.

    In just about everything we do in life, there is a right way and a wrong way to do it. The other day I was called to bail out a man from jail. My advice to him was, “The principle for which you acted was right, but the way you did it was wrong.” I will be the first to admit I have acted for some ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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