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Please Do Not Let Your Fruit Spoil

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Nov 23, 2004

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Nine perils of allowing spiritual fruit to spoil. Failure to fully appropriate the fruits of the Spirit lead many to a false assumption that they are not doing anything wrong. (Symptons include possessiveness, frenzied actions, passivity, leniency, s

Please, Do Not Let Your Fruit Spoil (Gal 5:22,23) Many believers are suffering needlessly because they are not allowing the Spirit of God to exhibit the fullness of the nine fruits of the Spirit in and through them. Consequently, many tolerate the leaven of neutrality, apathy and indifference ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Compassion: Just Do It

Contributed by Brian Stevenson on Nov 24, 2006

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Jesus models a life filled with compassion because he is looking for more people to show compassion and to fulfill a great need.

I’m going to give you a quick quiz. Don’t worry, it’s easy! I’ll give you a word and you give me the opposite. READY? The opposite of Fast is… Slow. The opposite of Long is… Short. The opposite of Cold is… Hot. The opposite of Young is… Old. The opposite of Soft is… Hard. The opposite of Sour ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38

Denomination: Vineyard

Finishing Strong SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Oct 11, 2023

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In order to be a Christian, you have to be focused on growing spiritually.

Good morning, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ. I am so grateful to see each one of you here today, gathered in the house of the Lord, ready to receive His Word. We are here, not by accident, but by divine appointment. God has a message for us today, a message that will challenge us, inspire ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:2-3

Topics: Endurance

Working Together To Get The Job Done

Contributed by Dr. Phillip Paschal on Dec 5, 2001

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Working Together.

INTRODUCTION: WE CAN ACCOMPLISH MORE BY WORKING TOGETHER THAN WE CAN BY WORKING ALONE. IF WE ARE GOING TO EFFECTIVELY MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THIS WORLD, IT’S GOING TO TAKE A UNIFIED EFFORT FROM ALL OF US. GENERAL MOTORS, HOBART, AND OTHER CORPORATIONS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL THROUGH THE YEARS BECAUSE ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 4:1-6, 3 John 1:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

The Original X-Games Series

Contributed by Jonathan Russell on Oct 13, 2011

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This message explores the extreme and radical commitment required of believers to accomplish God's will

INTRODUCTION * X-Games / Extreme Sports: term for certain activities perceived as having a high level of inherent danger and that are counter-cultural (give examples...) * The need for “extreme” with the Gospel - high level of danger involved: both for the carrier and the receiver ...read more

Scripture: Acts 19:1-41

Denomination: Baptist

The Be-Attitudes - Part Viii Series

Contributed by Carl Willis on Mar 18, 2003

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God blesses those who are treated badly for doing right.

Today is our final sermon in the series entitled "The Be-Attitudes." We will be addressing the issue of persecution. Our background passage today comes from Matthew 5:10-12. Matthew 5:10-12 (CEV) God blesses those people who are treated badly for doing right. They belong to the kingdom of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:10-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Courage In Prayer

Contributed by Greg Nance on Jan 25, 2009

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God’s people have found courage through prayer throughout history. There is no time like the present to reach up and be recharged with God’s blessings through prayer.

Courage in Prayer How do you handle being hated for your Christian faith? What do you do? In a minute we will look at Acts 4. We’ll see what God tells us about courageous praying here. (Acts 4 records how opposition arose during the early days of the church and how the early disciples handled ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Building And Battling"

Contributed by Pastor Dre on Apr 29, 2014

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Here is a sermon that encourages us to keep on building in the midst of battling...

Building and Battling Nehemiah 4:18 18 For the builders, everyone had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me. This morning I would like to speak a message that I believe The Lord has placed upon my heart. It is entitled "Building and Battling" Just ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 4:18

Denomination: Pentecostal

Peter's Exhortation On Preparing For Suffering Series

Contributed by Tony Fox on Apr 22, 2016

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Will there come a time in America when Christians' faith will literally be on trial in courts of law? If you doubt it, you're wrong. We are living in the beginning of those times. What should we do? See what Peter wrote to the strangers scattered abroad.

Faith on Trial Ready to Answer… April 17, 2016, a.m. (1Peter 3:13-17) Command Baptist Church And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good? But and if ye suffer for righteousness 'sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled; ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:13-17

Denomination: Baptist

Christian Behavior In The Shadow Of Exploitation

Contributed by Guy Glass on Aug 23, 2006

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This message looks at the behavior of believers in a world that often exploits them.

Christian Behavior In the Shadow of Exploitation Hebrews 13:1-8 INTRODUCTION: Since the beginning of the church, Christians have been subject to abuses, prejudices, and negative acts. Here are a couple of examples that occurred recently, …: June 5, 2006 -- DENTON, TEXAS (ANS) -- Secret Service ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Dynamics Of God’s Good News

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 5, 2012

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Today we want to look at what made Paul and his team successful as they traveled around sharing the good news about Jesus. Several dynamics emerge from these verses in 1 Thess. 2 that will help us become more effective in sharing God’s grace with others.

Dynamics of God’s Good News 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 Intro: Have you ever felt like a failure in something you were trying to accomplish or be successful at? Sometimes we feel discouraged in our life roles (as a student, as an athlete, as a friend, as a parent, as a husband or wife, as a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

’turn Your World Upside Down’ Series

Contributed by Michael Jakes on Jan 4, 2013

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One of the definitions of the phrase ’turn upside down’ is to ’change completely’...what can we learn through these verses about how we can turn our world upside down?

’Turn Your World Upside Down’ pt.6 in the series, ’LESSONS FROM MACEDONIA’ Acts 17:1-9 One of definitions of the phrase ’turn upside down’ is to ’change completely’.What Paul and Silas were doing no doubt caused a stir,but they were on a mission to bring about change through Jesus Christ in the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:1-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Nehemiah - A Bold Builder

Contributed by Jack Woodard on Jul 7, 2011

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In a day when his nation lay in ruins from the Lord’s Judgment, the Lord needed a man Bold enough and Committed enough to lead His people to rise up and rebuild. Nehemiah was that man. This message describes the man the lord uses to get the job done

TEXT: NEHEMIAH 6:15 TITLE: BOLD BUILDERS Author: JACK WOODARD ______________________________________________________________ "So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty two days!" [Nehemiah ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 6:15

Denomination: Baptist

Beginning To Rebuild Series

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Sep 3, 2001

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How Nehemiah begins to re-build the walls of Jerusalem.

Introduction In this morning’s text, we will look at how Nehemiah begins to re-build the walls of Jerusalem. I think that the state of walls of Jerusalem / is not a bad picture / of the state of some of our parishes in England today. Perhaps the state of repair of the walls will not epitomise ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 4:1-23

Denomination: Anglican

God...made Us Alive With Christ

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Mar 7, 2008

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Lent 4 (B) - God made us alive with Christ because he is rich in mercy. God made us alive with Christ when he saved us by grace.

GOD…MADE US ALIVE WITH CHRIST (Outline) March 2, 2008 – LENT 4 - Ephesians 2:4-10 INTRO: Scripture uses earthly opposites to help believers understand the mysteries of things divine. Jesus used many common, earthly opposites to help the people of his day comprehend faith. A few of these ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:4-10

Denomination: Lutheran

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