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  • Gregory Griffin avatar

    How To Please God With Your Giving

    Contributed by Gregory Griffin on Jun 1, 2002
    based on 223 ratings
     | 23,458 views

    Sermon on Giving. Basic principles on pleasing God with your giving.

    How to give and please God Luke 21:1-4 DBC 6/02/02 Gregg Griffin <(((((>< Congregational Scripture Reading: II Corinthians 9: 6-8 Now that you have all the moans and groans out of your system, having heard the sermon title. Lets take and honest look at what it takes to give and please God. My ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Does My Heart Please God?

    Contributed by Kevin Keeling on Mar 19, 2004
    based on 25 ratings
     | 6,838 views

    DOES MY HEART PLEASE GOD?

    DOES MY HEART PLEASE GOD? Psalms 78:72 So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands. Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. A HEART THAT PLEASES GOD MUST! I. Be Saved Romans ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Nate Herbst avatar

    Short Challenge: Lives That Please God Series

    Contributed by Nate Herbst on Jan 15, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,753 views

    This is a short challenge on how to practically live life in a way that pleases God.

    Short Challenge: Lives that please God. 1 Jn.4:19 - we love God because He first loved us. How do we respond. 1 Thes.4:1 - “Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Grace Is Not A License To Do As You Please

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Jul 12, 2008
     | 3,283 views

    A sermon for the 9th Sunday fater Pentecost, Proper 10, Series A

    9th Sunday after Pentecost [Pr. 10] July 13, 2008 “Series A” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, you sent your Son, Jesus the Christ, to reveal your will for our lives and to redeem us from sin and death. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Determining To Please Him In Every Way PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 14, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
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    Encourages believers to live in faith, understand obedience, and strive to please God in all circumstances, guided by His word and the Holy Spirit.

    Good morning, brothers and sisters. It's a joy to be here with you today. We stand on the edge of a new day, ready to step into the light of God's word. We are here, not by chance, but by the grace and love of our Lord. Our passage today comes from 2 Corinthians 5:9. It says, "So we make it our ...read more

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    What Do You Look For In People? Series

    Contributed by Rob Hall on Dec 1, 2014
     | 4,317 views

    challenge our perspective of people

    What do we look for and what do we see in people? Text: Mt. 11:1-9 Intro: 1. Consider some of the statistics about attractive people 2. Jesus asks a good question in Mt. 11:7 What did you go out to see? I. JESUS AND JOHN Mt. 11 A. John the Baptizer was in prison and sent disciples to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The People Of The Covenant Lord: The Church Is The People, Not The Steeple Series

    Contributed by Gregg Strawbridge on Jul 8, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
     | 3,981 views

    This sermon as part of the series on the covenant relationship of God and His people, explains the form and function of the church as the people, not the steeple.

    INTRODUCTION: C.S. Lewis’ Screwtape Letters, writing, of course, as an elder devil to a younger devil, "One of our great allies at present is the Church itself. Do not misunderstand me. I do not mean the Church as we see her spread out through all time and space and rooted in eternity, terrible as ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Hurt People Hurt People, Be Kind To The Unkind

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 20, 2014
     | 6,517 views

    Few learn the lesson that hurt people hurt people, so we react to their actions instead of acting in love. BE KIND TO THE UNKIND and break the cycle.

    BE KIND TO THE UNKIND... THEY NEED IT THE MOST... Hurt people hurt people? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I have a pencil to give to each person with an eraser on it... INTRODUCTION: It is very hard to give kindness away... it seems to always return... WHY NOT ERASE UNKINDNESS WITH ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    God’s People Are A Persecuted People

    Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 9, 2015
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    God’s People Are A PERSECUTED People

    Daniel 3:8-30 1: God’s People Are A PERSECUTED People from discrimination in the workplace ……….to government mandates against our beliefs….. to imprisonment, physical torture and even execution. 1. The Reason For It. (a) They were persecuted for their STANDARDS. 12 ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Prayer Of Jabez - Hurting People Hurt People Series

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Nov 22, 2022
     | 2,080 views

    Message of how people who are hurt hurt others.

    Title: Hurting People Hurt People Theme: To show how Jesus helps us overcome our pain. Text: John 4, Acts 9, Luke 8, Each morning she would get up with one task on her mind, “How to avoid people?” You see she had been hurt. Deeply she had been scared. Whether it was abuse by the 5 husbands ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Andrew Dixon avatar

    Choose Right - Choose Life

    Contributed by Andrew Dixon on May 3, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,279 views

    It is God’s gift to us that we have the ability to make choices. However, the choices we make also have consequences and let us learn how we can choose right and choose life.

    We read in Deuteronomy 30:19, I am now giving you the choice between life and death, between God's blessing and God's curse, and I call heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Choose life. (GNB) These were the words of Moses to the people of Israel as he admonished them to choose ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Our Call: It Is Never Easy Working With People... Hurt People Hurt People.

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 1, 2017
     | 4,164 views

    Idleness really hurts families, churches and our nation. Idleness is a learned behavior that leads to hurt people hurting people. What are we learning? What are we teaching?

    IT IS NEVER EASY TO WORKING WITH PEOPLE WITHOUT GOD'S PLAN? DEALING WITH HURT PEOPLE! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com WE ACCEPT BURIED TALENTS AS THE NORM... TAKE OWNERSHIP... FIND A JOB FOR PEOPLE. WE NEED TO DEVELOP PEOPLE SKILLS. TEXT: 1 Timothy 5:13 And withal they learn to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Todd Catteau avatar

    Jesus' Guest List

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Apr 19, 2024
     | 1,175 views

    You’re probably heard the saying, “You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time”. You would think that Jesus could please all of the people all of the time. But he didn’t.

    You’re probably heard the saying, “You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time”. That sounds true from my experience. No one can please all of the people all of the time, but … if there ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Somebody’s Watching You!

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jan 31, 2021
     | 3,160 views

    'Somebody is watching you.' - 1 Peter chapter 2 verses 12-25 - sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    SERMON OUTLINE: (1). The command for submission (vs 13a): (2). The motive for submission (verse 13b) (3). The extent of submission (verse 13c-14) (4). The reason for submission (verse 15) (5). The Attitude of Submission (verse 16) (6). The application of submission (vs 17) (7). The example for ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Ricky Tuttle Thd avatar

    All For Nothing

    Contributed by Ricky Tuttle Thd on Jul 15, 2022
     | 1,534 views

    I would like to ask a simple question today. What confidence do you have in your salvation? In other words; what do you base your salvation on?

    “All For Nothing” Philippians 3:4-7 I would like to ask a simple question today. What confidence do you have in your salvation? In other words; what do you base your salvation on? I meet with many people and I try to enquire as to their salvation. Many will ask a simple question; are you saved ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist