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  • Mark Hall avatar

    God’s Measure Of Your Thoughts Series

    Contributed by Mark Hall on Apr 11, 2024
     | 1,183 views

    God who created every heart knows the deep thoughts and secrets of our hearts. I give my full permission for this sermon to be used in its fullest for the glory of God.

    GOD’S MEASURE OF YOUR THOUGHTS The message for this morning is a topic that you most likely have not heard before. However, I assure you this topic describes how God will one day measure our lives. In this series, I have shown you how God will measure our obedience, our prayers, our sacrifice and ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Battle For The Mind: Taking Thoughts Captive Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Jul 16, 2025
     | 46 views

    You have around 6,000 thoughts per day. According to cognitive neuroscience, the average person generates 6,000+ thoughts daily. The question isn’t if you’re thinking—but what are you thinking? And more importantly, who is influencing those thoughts?

    The Battle for the Mind: Taking Thoughts Captive June 29, 2025 Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship 1 Corinthians 10:5 INTRODUCTION: The Mind is a Mindfield You have around 6,000 thoughts per day. According to cognitive neuroscience, the average person generates 6,000+ thoughts ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    One Dark Blot

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 24, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,860 views

    Many of us are given to obsessive behavior. Healing comes when we name it for what it is and accept a healthy substitute. A relationship with Christ will erase destructive obsessive behavior.

    Success in life is about one-half drive and one-half perspective. To get anywhere, to accomplish anything, you have to mix both drive and perspective. You have to blend both drive and push, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, the ability to back off and look at your drivenness. Most of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Think On These Things

    Contributed by Robert Glass on Oct 15, 2011
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     | 23,921 views

    What should a Christian Focus his thoughts on.

    Think On These Things Every moment of every minute in every hour of every day, we are thinking. You are even thinking right now. The daily Newspaper gives us things to think about, the cable TV is full of things to think about; even the car radio ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • David Dykes avatar

    The Slippery Slope Of Sin Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 29, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 12,073 views

    If you entertain thoughts about entering into a sexual relationship with a person and you begin to fantasize it and visualize it, then you can step over the line and you can commit adultery in your heart and it all began with a tempting thought.

    INTRODUCTION Please open your Bibles with me to Romans 1. We are going to start looking again at the passage of scripture that begins with verse 18 but culminates in the end of the chapter where we are today. The topic of the message today is on sin–and yes, I am against it. Grady Nutt, a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Promises For Every Need: A Dirty Mind Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Nov 10, 2020
     | 3,475 views

    Thread: Aim for the Heart We find the Apostle Paul describing the push and pull and tension and struggle between good and evil and righteousness and unrighteousness that happens inside the mind of each person. Every person who has ever lived deals with the sinful nature.

    GOD’S PROMISES FOR EVERY NEED: A DIRTY MIND 2 Timothy 3:1-17 #EveryNeed INTRODUCTION… The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (p) I don’t know what kind of movies you all like, but one of my favorite types of movies are westerns. I like “Sons of Katie Elder.” I like the original “True Grit” and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Getting Past Self-Indulgence

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 6, 2009
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     | 4,111 views

    Self-indulgence does not mean denying yourself what you actually need, but meeting needs easily turns into obsession. The way out is service to others.

    Whoever first baked Pecan Sandies should be made a saint. I love Pecan Sandies cookies! The taste of crunchy pecans, the texture of shortbread. I don’t care if you are from Georgia and pronounce it pee-kan, I’ll insist that Pecan or pee-kan Sandies are the finest cookie on the market. And so ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Discern Between God's Will And A Thoughtful Suggestion - Acts 21:1-4

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Mar 14, 2002
    based on 84 ratings
     | 14,420 views

    How to Discern Between God’s Will and A Thoughtful Suggestion - Acts 21:1-40

    How to Discern Between God’s Will and A Thoughtful Suggestion - Acts 21:1-40 Perhaps one of the greatest difficulties we face is deciding what is God’s will and what is a thoughtful suggestion from a friend. Many people are eager to give good advice, but it may not be God’s will for your life. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Faith In Action” Series

    Contributed by George Bannister on Jun 4, 2003
    based on 144 ratings
     | 41,146 views

    This message deals with some practical ways that faith is lived out in our lives. It is a part of my series on the book of Hebrews.

    TEXT: Hebrews 11:23-29 TOPIC: “Faith In Action” INTRODUCTION: How strong is your faith? If you had to rate it on a scale of one to ten, where would your faith fall? Real faith is not demonstrated in the confines of a Sunday Morning worship service. It is revealed in the difficult times of life. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Husbands Be Considerate

    Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jan 15, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,629 views

    Husbands be considerate of your wives.

    HUSBANDS BE CONSIDERATE 1 Pet 3:7 Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers. Be understanding. Be chivalrous. The woman has ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Milton Smith avatar

    Single-Mindedness According To God

    Contributed by Milton Smith on Apr 28, 2009
     | 2,763 views

    Biblical Insight for Overcoming the Daily Issues of Life

    In Deuteronomy 6:4 Moses proclaimed to the children of Israel: "Hear, O Israel the Lord our God is one Lord." In this context the word "one" implies unity and singleness.In short, Moses declares that God, in his triune personality (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), is unifiedin one collective ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Transform Nuh Conform Series

    Contributed by Nigel Martin on Aug 21, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,779 views

    This is the hour for you to get your minds stayed on God if true transformation is to take place.

    Waltham Park NTCOG Sunday, February 22, 2009 Text: Romans 12:1-2 Theme: Transform nuh conform (my problem is with my head) Introduction There is much debate as it relates to those who profess to be Christians. Many criticize the church and our young people are not exempt as it relates to what we ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Aftershocks

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Mar 22, 2011
    based on 17 ratings
     | 8,780 views

    The aftershocks in Japan have been intense. We need to learn how to respond after shock.

    TITLE: AFTER SHOCK SCRIPTURE: ST. MATTHEW 24:4-8 / ST. LUKE 21:11-12 (This Sermon drew upon a few of the points in a sermon by Rev. Jerry Shirley, January 2010) I want to spend some time this morning addressing what the Word of God has to say about the great tragedy we have all been watching ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ralph Andrus avatar

    Praise Changes Things

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Mar 25, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,599 views

    Praise began at the dawn of time and Praise continues in the Twilight of time

    Praise Changes Things Ps 148 AGATHE von Trapp, a member of the musical family which inspired the film The Sound of Music, died at 97 on Thursday Jan 30 2010, She was called Liesl in the Oscar-winning 1965 movie • Sound of Music first played on Broadway – 1959 • Made into ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Stewardship Of Our Minds Series

    Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Mar 30, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,284 views

    Part 3 of a series on stewardship. This one is about being good stewards of our minds.

    Topic: Stewardship of our minds Text: 2 Corinthians 4:4;10:3-5 Introduction Today I am going to finish up our series on stewardship by looking at “How to be good stewards of our minds.” Being good stewards of our minds is easier said than done because our minds are being attacked ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God