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  • Paul Barreca avatar

    What Do I Do When Someone Sins Against Me?

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Mar 15, 2016
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    Sometimes, it is necessary to bring about confrontation, not so that you feel better and are happy, but so that relationships are restored, and sinners are brought back to obedience.

    What do you do when you are hurt by the sinful actions of others? Authors Timothy Lane and Paul Tripp provide us with examples of people who are hurt by the sinful actions of others. As you read these stories, you will perhaps identify some of the feelings of frustration that can arise when others ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Fagedabowdit!

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Mar 24, 2014
     | 5,207 views

    If we are going to be able to move forward then we need to forget what is behind.

    FAGEDABOWDIT Last week I talked about how we need to have confidence in God. We need to have confidence in God so we can overcome sin and get through the difficulties in life. If we lack confidence we won’t grow and reach our full potential. Today, in carrying on the theme of looking at ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Majesty And Glory Of Your Name Series

    Contributed by Pastor Jeff Hughes on Mar 25, 2014
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    The first message in a short series on Psalm 8, inspired by Clay Crosse's rendition of "The Majesty and Glory of Your Name" and Psalm 8 itself! God's creation is wonderful and beautiful--but how God and man is above it all. Why is God mindful of man?

    The Majesty and Glory of Your Name Psalm 8:1 The Majesty and Glory of Your Name Over the next few weeks, we will be studying King David’s Psalm 8. It is one of the Psalms that shows, the title of this short series describes, the “Majesty and Glory” of God. There is a song by ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    The Apostle Peter Series

    Contributed by William D. Brown on Apr 1, 2014
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    Peter also called Simon; Simon Peter's father's name was John sometimes referred to as Jonas or Jonah. -- We know nothing more about his parents. ~Simon was a very common name. There are at least seven Simons in the Gospel accounts.

    #8~ THE APOSTLE PETER 1-25-14 The New Testament gives a more complete picture of Peter than of any other disciple, with the exception of Paul. ~Peter also called Simon; Simon Peter's father's name was John sometimes referred to as Jonas or Jonah. -- We know ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Have Come To Bring A Sword Series

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Apr 2, 2014
     | 11,925 views

    Jesus said that He did not come to earth to bring peace but a sword! If that's true, how can He be the Prince of Peace we celebrate at Christmas time? Does He really intend to divide families or bring reconciliation?

    Review of what we’ve covered so far this Lenten season: Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God Jesus came to bring life Jesus came to fulfill the law and the prophets Today we'll be taking a look at another of the statements Jesus made about why He came to earth. Matthew ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    The Fall Of Man

    Contributed by John Lowe on Apr 9, 2014
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    At the beginning of the Bible, we find the first sin and the fall of man. Satan was behind it. Because he hated God, he wanted to destroy His creation. Satan made his attack on our first parents, while they were in the Garden of Eden.

    March 16, 2014 The Fall of Man Genesis 3:1-8 Introduction A conscientious Bible teacher was trying to teach his class of small children about the nature of sin. He hit a snag when he started telling them that we are all born in sin. One little girl gave him a puzzled look, and then said very ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    7 Reasons To Reach The Lost For Christ

    Contributed by Donnie De Loney on Apr 13, 2014
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     | 12,147 views

    REASONS TO REACH THE LOST

    7 REASONS TO REACH THE LOST FOR CHRIST Reading: Luke 19:1-10 Summary: Zacchaeus was like many other people around us. Smiling in the outside but hurting and crying in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Signs Of New Life - Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Jason Pettibone on Apr 14, 2014
     | 5,080 views

    what does a disciple who is living worthy of his calling do?

    EPHESIANS # 9 TEXT - Ephesians 5: 3-20 Signs of the NEW Life, Part 2 Sigmund Freud wrote in the introduction of his work- A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis- that each of us has areas in our lives are like nature parks of big cities. Parks are separate from the urban landscape, with trees, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Do You Know The Shepherd? - The Reality Of The Valley

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Apr 30, 2014
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    The Valley is a reality but it is only temporary. We are called to go through the Valley, not to dwell, to stay in it. The Valley will make you or break you. Beloved let the valleys transform you into the image of Christ. (Updated April 2018)

    For those not familiar with an Anglican Service there a four Scripture readings that proceed the Message. Today's appointed readings are: Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 23; 1 Peter 2:19-25 and John 10:1-10 BIBLE "Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil, for you are with ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Purpose Of Prayer

    Contributed by John Lowe on May 7, 2014
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    We are to pray so that we might commune with God and share with Him the most deeply felt needs of our lives. We are to express to God the gratitude and the praise and the joy we feel in Him and in salvation. Paul elaborated on the purpose of prayer.

    Title: The Purpose of Prayer Text: “Meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains, that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.” (Colossians 1:3-4). Bible Reading: Colossians ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Satan Rules The World Because He Is Stronger Than Anyone Not Now In Christ

    Contributed by David Leach on Jun 1, 2014
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     | 6,171 views

    God tells us emphatically in the Bible He is not ruling the world but Satan, the Evil One, is: 1 Jo 5:19 ....The whole world is under the rule of the Evil One.

    God tells us emphatically in the Bible He is not ruling the world but Satan, the Evil One, is: 1 Jo 5:19 ....The whole world is under the rule of the Evil One. TEV Luke 4:5-6 Then the devil...showed Him (Jesus) all the kingdoms of the world, and ...said “...this (the world) has been ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    He Owns It All

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jan 20, 2013
    based on 7 ratings
     | 22,340 views

    How much happier God’s people would be if they would embrace this truth: God owns it all; He has all of the rights to what He owns. Anything and everything you and I have belongs to Him.

    He Owns It All Psalm 50:10-12 In our culture we are tempted to as 1 Timothy 6:17 says, “trust in uncertain riches”. John Wendel and his sisters were some of the most miserly people of all time. Although they had received a huge inheritance from their parents, they spent very little of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hey, I’m Talking To You Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jan 24, 2013
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     | 10,822 views

    A study of the book of Isaiah chapter 46 verses 1 through 13

    Isaiah 46: 1 – 13 Hey, I’m Talking To You Bel bows down, Nebo stoops; their idols were on the beasts and on the cattle. Your carriages were heavily loaded, a burden to the weary beast. 2 They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but have themselves gone ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Controlling What Controls Us

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Jan 27, 2013
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     | 7,800 views

    Part of preparing to celebrate Easter is examining ourselves, whether there is anything not of the new creation in us.

    I’d like to talk to you this evening about humility. Humility has been much misunderstood and, frankly, is quite unpopular today. We can say, “Pride cometh before the fall,” but to really live that out requires radical commitment—a lifestyle that the world is unable to ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Jesus Illustrates "Called" And "Chosen"

    Contributed by Ray Geide on Feb 12, 2013
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     | 14,846 views

    What do the words, called and chosen, mean? Jesus illustrated it twice.

    Jesus Illustrates "Called" and "Chosen" There are two Bible words that are pivotal to the Calvinist view: "called" and "chosen". Calvinism says that before time began God went through the people who would live on the earth and picked out certain ones to be saved. These are the chosen ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible