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  • Robert Leroe avatar

    "all Things New, A New Year Message"

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Dec 14, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,667 views

    For many of us, a new year is a time for resolutions and getting rid of bad habits. Today is January the 8th…so far, so good! Someone was writing down New Year resolutions: “Gain weight, save less money, set realistic goals.”

    Norman Vincent Peal spent New Year’s Eve in Rome. A friend warned him to stay inside his hotel for his own safety, because people have a habit of throwing old, unwanted things out their windows on New Year’s Eve. He explained, “If you should be walking down the street, you’re likely to have an ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Jonathan Kruschel avatar

    Give Thanks Always?

    Contributed by Jonathan Kruschel on Dec 30, 2019
     | 3,773 views

    When will you give thanks? Our thankfulness is so often dependent upon the circumstances of our lives. Find a continual source of gratefulness in God and what he has and continues to do for you in Christ Jesus.

    What do you see? Is the glass half empty or is the glass half full? The answer is, “Yes” since both are true. But we sometimes use that expression to describe a person’s outlook on life. Are you a glass-half-full kind of person – the optimist, OR are you a glass-half-empty kind of person, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Keys To Understanding The Basic Values Of Beliefs And Behaviors Of Contrast

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 15, 2001
    based on 19 ratings
     | 2,546 views

    KEYS TO UNDERSTANDING THE BASIC VALUES OF BELIEFS AND BEHAVIORS OF CONTRASTING CULTURES

    KEYS TO UNDERSTANDING THE BASIC VALUES OF BELIEFS AND BEHAVIORS OF CONTRASTING CULTURES Several years ago Clyde and Florence Kluckhohn along with fellow anthropologist Frederick Strodtbeck, gave the world a unique tool for assessing values. They looked at how people analyze the answer to five ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Vic Folkert avatar

    In Christ, I Am...confident Series

    Contributed by Vic Folkert on Aug 17, 2018
     | 6,876 views

    When we lack confidence, we need the eyes of our hearts to be opened, to comprehend the hope to which God has called us, the riches our inheritance, and the resurrection power in us.

    In Christ, I am…Confident—Ephesians 1:15-23 (Series on Ephesians: In Christ, I Am…) We have all known people who struggle with lack of confidence. It is not that they lack opportunity or ability; they just lack the confidence to believe they can succeed. ***I grew up across the street from ten ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Is Christianity Reasonable? Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 17, 2014
    based on 24 ratings
     | 33,519 views

    The question of whether Christianity is reasonable all depends on what answer you're looking for. What answers does the world seek and what is it about the answer the cross gives that is better than what many folks want?

    OPEN: I once read about a dishonest manager who was wanting to hire someone for his accounting department who thought like he did. He ended up with 3 applicants for the job and he proceeded to interview them the next day. The first applicant came in and sat at the desk and he and the manager ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • John Gaston avatar

    Brighter & Brighter Until The Final Day

    Contributed by John Gaston on May 12, 2021
     | 4,788 views

    It's easy to get stuck in negativism in this life, but as Christians, our destiny is good beyond our wildest dreams. Proverbs 4:18 captures this with rare insight, telling us to look ahead to our incredible future.

    BRIGHTER & BRIGHTER UNTIL THE FINAL DAY Prov. 4:18 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Driving to work, a man had to swerve to avoid a box that fell out of a truck in front of him. Seconds later, a policeman pulled him over for reckless driving. 2. Fortunately, another officer had seen the carton in ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Hope When The Night Stays Long And The Wind Blows Cold

    Contributed by Michael Blankenship on Dec 24, 2000
    based on 77 ratings
     | 5,947 views

    A Sermon of encouragemnet for the Christmas Season

    1 Peter 1:13-21 Hope when the night grows long and the wind blows cold. Jellico First Baptist Church, Jellico Tennessee. Web Site: www.jfb.faithsite.com/default.asp Bro. Michael Blankenship: Pastor Sunday Morning December 24, 2000 When Christ our Savior came as a baby to the manger at Bethlehem, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Keys To Successful Interpersonal Relationships

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,728 views

    1. Love must be based in God's reality.

    1. Love must be based in God's reality. Love should not be hvpocritically Pharisaical. The unconditional love of God is enduring without exhibiting undue anger, irritations, or annoyance. Love has the courage to change the things it can, the serenity to accept the things it cannot change and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Ralph Andrus avatar

    Give Your Thanks

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Nov 20, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,321 views

    ❶ The giving of thanks is a habit should be learned ❷ The Results of Giving Thanks ❸ Practice the Thanksgiving Habit

    - All of us are creatures of habit, and each of us has some good habits and some bad habits. - We are what we are largely because of the habits that we have developed. - Some of these habits have been developed carefully and deliberately. - Others we have just drifted into and adopted ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Shawn Drake avatar

    A Letter Of Forgiveness- Have A Different Perspective Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jun 11, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,744 views

    This is the 153rd sermon in the series "Action". This is the 2nd sermon from Philemon.

    Series: Action [#153] A LETTER ABOUT FORGIVENESS- HAVE A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE Philemon 1:11-16 Introduction: Are you a person that sees the glass as ½ full or ½ empty? I want each of you very quickly to take the Life Orientation Test. (The Life Orientation Test (LOT) was first ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jonathan McLeod avatar

    Sunday's Coming

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Mar 24, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,102 views

    When Jesus was crucified on a Friday, He knew that Sunday was coming. When we go through "Friday experiences," we can also look forward to Sunday--the day of our resurrection!

    To receive a free weekly sermon by email, please contact jonrmcleod@yahoo.com [This sermon was introduced with the video “Sunday’s Comin’” by Igniter Media Group.] Jesus was crucified on a Friday. That day was filled with brutality, humiliation, pain, and death. But Jesus knew that Sunday was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • William Wyne avatar

    A Prayer In Beginning A New Year

    Contributed by William Wyne on Feb 28, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 17,749 views

    The believers focus in facing the unknown.

    You can begin the New Year however you choose to, you were made that way by a sovereign God to choose the path of your attitude and action that you desire. However the outcome is often intrinsically tied to your choices. Because every choice we make has an end result, good, bad, or indifferent. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Randy Croft avatar

    Dealing With Perfection (Itus)

    Contributed by Randy Croft on Nov 15, 2002
    based on 65 ratings
     | 7,774 views

    Does God expect to much...do we?

    Dealing with Perfectionitus by Randy Croft How many of you like to make mistakes? When you mess up a recipe or business transaction, are you harder on yourself than you should be? Do you allow yourself to make mistakes? In some areas of our world, we must have 100% perfection. 99.9% ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Joel Pankow avatar

    Jesus Lives, And So Does Hope

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Apr 5, 2002
    based on 37 ratings
     | 7,450 views

    how the hope of the resurrection permeates our lives and thinking

    April 7, 2002 1 Peter 1:3-9 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade—kept in heaven for ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Mike Turner avatar

    Containing Our Complaining

    Contributed by Mike Turner on Feb 13, 2004
    based on 141 ratings
     | 22,224 views

    Paul wrote: "Do all things without murmuring or complaining ?" Pretty tall order isn’t it ? This sermons deals with "Containing our Complaining"

    “CONTAINING OUR COMPLAINING” Phil. 2:14, Deut. 1:26-38 On the seventh day God rested....and on the 8 th day God started answering complaints. A man dreamed of joining a monastery. His goal in life was to become a monk. So one day he went to a monastery and talked to the head monk and said, “What ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist