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  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Remind The People

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 20, 2014
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    Let’s look at those Christian responsibilities and be reminded about how they apply to us. 1- Remind the people to obey those in authority 2- Remind the people to be considerate toward all 3- Remind the people to remember God’s love

    INTRO.- ILL.- Fanny Crosby, was an American mission worker, poet, lyricist, and composer. A lifelong Methodist, she was one of the most prolific hymn writers in history, writing over 8,000 hymns and gospel songs, with over 100 million copies printed. This is despite her being blind from shortly ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Principles And Patterns Of Submission: Government Series

    Contributed by David Taylor on Feb 6, 2014
     | 3,901 views

    Living on Mission in a Foreign Land Principles and Patterns of Submission: Government

    Living on Mission in a Foreign Land Principles and Patterns of Submission: Government 1 Peter 2:13-17 David Taylor We are in the third week of our new Series, “Living on Mission in a Foreign Land,” based upon 1 Peter 2.11-4.11. Today we look at “Principles and Patterns of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Principles And Patterns Of Submission: Servants Series

    Contributed by David Taylor on Feb 6, 2014
     | 3,782 views

    Living on Mission in a Foreign Land Principles and Patterns of Submission: Servants

    Living on Mission in a Foreign Land Principles and Patterns of Submission: Servants 1 Peter 2:18-25 David Taylor We have begun a new Series, “Living on Mission in a Foreign Land,” based on 1 Peter 2.11-4.11, to highlight Peters belief that our lives, actions and our words, are to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Obeying Your Authorities Series

    Contributed by James Dunn on Jun 26, 2007
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     | 3,933 views

    This is Message 12 of a 13 part series taken from the Book of Ephesian describing "The Power of a Blessed Life."

    Obey Your Authorities Ephesians 6:1-9 I. Seen in An Orderly Family A. Children Obey Parents “…obey your parents in the Lord…” B. Parents Teach Children “…bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.” II. Seen in An Orderly Workplace A. Obey the boss. "…obey your earthly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Aarssen avatar

    Authority In Question

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Mar 14, 2009
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    Through out history we have wrestled with those in authority over us. Nations go to war because their authority is challenged. People argue and fight because we do not always agree with those who are in charge. This makes it very confusing for the Chris

    Authority in Question 1Kings 3:16-38 Matt 10:16-18 Today our scripture passages remind us that God is the one who makes Kings, rulers and authorities and God our Father also equips us to deal with them. Sometimes we reach out to authority figures like in 1 Kings and the story of the baby and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    To Protect And To Serve

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jan 7, 2015
    based on 9 ratings
     | 13,832 views

    We invited the local Chief of Police to speak to our congregation and to our youth. After his talk, this is the short message we gave to close the service.

    TO PROTECT AND TO SERVE That motto is used to describe the original description of our federal government’s purpose. It is primarily to protect "we the people" from those in our society that would hurt us so that Americans can live in the pursuit of happiness. That being said, it would be ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Ricky Tuttle Thd avatar

    Do I Obey Those In Authority Series

    Contributed by Ricky Tuttle Thd on Sep 6, 2024
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    As we continue in our text we come upon a very relevant subject; do I obey those in authority? This is not an easy subject because the answer is yes and no.

    “Do I Obey Those In Authority?” Acts 4:15-22 As we continue in our text we come upon a very relevant subject; do I obey those in authority? This is not an easy subject because the answer is yes and no. Romans 13 would be a great place to understand about obedience to those in authority; yet I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    To Obey Or Not To Obey Series

    Contributed by Sue Richard on Jun 2, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,997 views

    Fearing and obeying God needs to come first in the Christian’s life

    TO OBEY OR NOT TO OBEY Today’s passage is probably the most difficult one in Romans. How should the strong commands of this Scripture be interpreted when Paul himself didn’t always practice what he preached? It would have been easy to skip over Romans 13 in our series of preaching through ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Remember Who You Are To Obey Series

    Contributed by Alan Tison on Aug 7, 2010
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    As we continue our series through Mark, I want us to see why it is important to allow Jesus to have authority over your decisions, your possessions and your life. For if we are going to be the “little Christ”; it will be because we recognize the authority

    Authority – The power or right to control, judge or prohibit the actions of others. Authority – A person or group having power. Authority – An expert in a particular field. Authority – The ability to influence or control others. These are just a few of the definitions one ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    To Obey Or Not To Obey

    Contributed by John Gail on May 21, 2016
     | 10,979 views

    sermon from Jonah chapter 1 that looks at the disobedient intentions of Jonah and compares them to today's Christion

    TO OBEY OR NOT TO OBEY Text: Jonah 1:1 - 17 Jonah’s instructions were crystal clear. There were no excuses that he didn’t get the message or that he didn’t understand what was meant by the instructions or that he was confused by what he was being told to do. God told Jonah to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan avatar

    Obey Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Nov 14, 2016
     | 4,915 views

    Children must obey parents in order to get the blessings.

    CHILDREN OBEY YOUR PARENTS Obey your parents in everything (Col.3:20) Remember that this command is in the context of Col 3:16, letting the Word of Christ richly indwell, being filled with God's Word is being filled with God's Spirit, all parents must saturate their children's minds and hearts ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Eyriche Cortez avatar

    Our Authority Is Our Ally

    Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on May 6, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,475 views

    Parents are the youth’s best ally.

    Every hiker must have a backup plan. Even if we are not planning to be lost, we must have a backup plan if ever we got lost. One of the ways is to leave our trip plan behind. According to the Hiker’s Responsibility Code, “You are responsible for yourself, so be prepared… To leave your plans. Tell ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Richard Papafio avatar

    Authority And Respect

    Contributed by Richard Papafio on Jul 16, 2019
     | 3,202 views

    Respect authority as instituted by God. Consider not the humanity of a person in authority but the divinity working through him

    May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: *AUTHORITY AND RESPECT* 1 Corinthians 11:2-3 King James Version (KJV) 2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you. 3 But I would have you know, that the head of every ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Obey God Or Obey Sin

    Contributed by David Leach on May 20, 2015
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    Obeying God results in righteousness, holiness and eternal life

    Obeying God results in righteousness, holiness and eternal life Rom 6:16-22 Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one's slaves whom you obey, whether of sin into death (that is, current separation from the life of God, and on the road to permanent ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Nettie J Pennington avatar

    Obey God Rather Than Man

    Contributed by Nettie J Pennington on Sep 15, 2024
     | 240 views

    Be subject to authorities but obey God rather than man where there is a conflict.

    Who are you, whom do you serve? I pray you are a Christian, a Christ follower, and a Child of God. Who do you say you are? Children of God obey the laws of this earthly world AND the law that established all earthly rules, God’s Law. Humans are subject to appointed and divine powers. Man is ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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