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"When God Gives You A Little More Time" Series

Contributed by Ronnie Mcneill on Dec 3, 2005

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This sermon shows how God will and can change His mind to give us a little more time and to show us that our condition is not our conclusion.

Introduction: The word time is a word that is often taken for granted. We are all guilty of often wasting time. We are all guilty of not using our time wisely. The old cliché says, “Time waits on no man.” The American Heritage College Dictionary defines time as a nonspatial continuum in ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 20:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

How To Minister To People Of Different Ministry Maturity Levels

Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 14, 2004

based on 41 ratings

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"And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints." (Eph. 6:18)

How to Minister to People of Different Ministry Maturity Levels Eph. 6:18 - "And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints." Illustration: Many people prayed for God to use the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Thoughts

Contributed by Donna Kazenske on Dec 25, 2002

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The Lord loves His people so much that He can’t keep Himself from thinking about us. We are always on His mind.

By: Donna J. Kazenske Psalm 40:5 – Many, O Lord my God, are Your wonderful works which You have done; and Your thoughts toward us cannot be recounted to You in order; if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. When I meditate on Psalm 40:5, I find myself so amazed ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 40:1-17, Psalm 139:17

Denomination: *other

To The Distant Country And Back

Contributed by Michael Trask on Mar 19, 2007

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The Prodigal went to "a distant country". "The Distant Country" is not a foriegn state, but rather a sinful state of mind....that leads to ruin. But there is a way back.

“There was a man who had two sons. the younger one said to his father, ‘father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. Not long after that, the younger Son got together all he had, set off for a distant country....” The “distant Country”. The young man ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Lutheran

Establish Growth As A Process

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 25, 2006

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We are an event minded people, but growth is not a one time event, good healthy growth is a planned process. Good growth must be more than accidental!

GROWTH AS A PROCESS By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: Mark 4:17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended. Jude 1:12 These are spots in your feasts of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Are You Guilty Of Stinkin' Thinkin'?

Contributed by Jeffrey Benjamin on Nov 15, 2001

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You’ll recognize stinkin’ thinkin’ when you allow God to transform your mind. He’s a tranformer, not a conformer. How about you?

Text: Romans 12:2 Theme: Renewing the mind Thesis: Do we become what we think about? Title: Are you guilty of Stinkin’ Thinkin’? Someone once asked Dr. Albert Schweitzer, “What’s wrong with men today?” After a brief pause he said, ”The trouble with men today is that they simply don’t ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:2

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Deny, Take-Up & Follow

Contributed by Shishir Bhandari on Aug 17, 2004

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We must bear in mind that there’s no shortcut to Calvary and to Heaven. There’s only one way, that is denying yourself and following Jesus Christ.

Introduction: Whoever wants to follow the Lord and becomes a disciple pays a great price. As believers we have five callings. First, we were called to salvation. Then we became babes in Christ born with a new spirit of obedience. As we progressed we are called to be members of the body of Christ, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Are You With Me?

Contributed by Donny Tatimu on Oct 26, 2002

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God just want you to make up your mind, about who you going to follow, Christ or Antichrist? You can’t be neutral!

ARE YOU WITH ME (GOD)? Revelation 17:14 “This (Antichrist) will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the CALLED and CHOSEN and FAITHFUL!” Today, we all are in red-alert because we are in the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 17:14

Denomination: Charismatic

Lay Down Your Life

Contributed by Claud Owens on Aug 6, 2002

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What does it mean to "Love the Lord your God with all of your heart, all of your soul, all of your mind, and all of your strength"?

LAY DOWN YOUR LIFE Mark 12: 28 - 31 In the gospel according to Mark, chapter 12, verse 30 Jesus says, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." If you think about it that is a lot of loving. All of your heart. There ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-31

Denomination: Church Of God

Set Free Series

Contributed by Carl Willis on Oct 29, 2008

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The demoniac was possessed by a legion of unclean spirits. One encounter with Jesus set him free, seated at the feet of Jesus fully clothed and in his right mind.

Set Free Mark 5:1-20 Mark 5:1-5 (HCSB) Then they came to the other side of the sea, to the region of the Gerasenes. As soon as He got out of the boat, a man with an unclean spirit came out of the tombs and met Him. He lived in the tombs. No one was able to restrain him any more – even with ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Living Faith Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Nov 1, 2009

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Real faith involves the whole man, & it must include the will. The mind understands the truth, the heart loves the truth, & the will must act on the truth for it to truly be faith.

JAMES 2:21-26 LIVING FAITH [Genesis 15 & 22] Biblical truths demand demonstration in daily life. Real faith, dynamic faith, results in a changed life. James used Abraham and Rahab as examples of dynamic saving faith, since both of them responded in faith to the message of God. Faith is ...read more

Scripture: James 2:21-26, Hebrews 11:7

Denomination: Baptist

We Are Called To Obey

Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Mar 16, 2008

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As disciples of Jesus Christ we are called to have the same mind as Jesus Christ, which includes obeying our Heavenly father even through difficulties.

Today’s message is based on our reading from Philippians chapter 2, verses 5 to 11. Now to understand this text a little clearer it is helpful to look at the few verses before hand. We see that this text addresses the church, the Body of Christ. It addresses each one of us as members of the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Denomination: Lutheran

Jesus Speaks On Retaliation Series

Contributed by Rev. Bruce A. Shields on Aug 23, 2008

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Part 9:Sermon on the Mount Series - Jesus talks about how we need to be mindful of the greater way, and how retaliation is not the path of a follower of Christ.

The Great Commission Part 9 – Sermon on the Mount – Retaliation Pastor Bruce A. Shields House of Faith – www.PS127.org WELCOME INTRODUCTION TO SERMON † The Sermon on the Mount – The Beatitudes † We are the Salt, staying pure with God’s Holy Word † We are the Light, showing that Word to the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-42

Denomination: Bible Church

Servant Leadership Part 3: Applications In Everyday Life Series

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Jan 30, 2010

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One question which comes to our mind when we think about Servant Leadership is this. Is this really applicable in my day to day life?

Servant Leadership - Part 3 Applications in Everyday Life I have been studying various ways in which people apply Biblical principles to their lives. Some very interesting facts have come to my notice. Let me narrate a couple of them here. After a Sunday school lesson on Ten Commandments, the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:25-28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sometimes We Look Around But We Don't See What's Going On

Contributed by Robert Tallent on Jul 7, 2013

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God always has us on His mind and even when we don't realize it, He is taking care of everything we need

Sometimes we look around but don't see what's going On. 2 Kings 6:8- 17 I God knows what we need before we need it. vs 14 and they came by night, Notice what the Bible doesn't say. That Elisha ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 6:8-17

Denomination: Baptist

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