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  • Colin Coombs avatar

    Responding To Responsibility

    Contributed by Colin Coombs on Mar 19, 2006
    based on 36 ratings
     | 3,794 views

    Encouraging responsibility towards God; Fellow Christians; and the unsaved.

    I Thessalonians 4:1 - 12 I. OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PLEASE GOD I Thessalonians 4:1dear brothers and sisters, we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You are doing this already, and we encourage you to do so more and more. [NLT] a. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Personal Responsibility Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jul 12, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,047 views

    Exposition of Galatians 6:3-6 about a Christian’s responsibility to God to do certain things

    Text: Galatians 6:3-6, Title: Personal Responsibility, Date/Place: NRBC, 7/15/07, PM A. Opening illustration: “It’s not my responsibility,” said the nurse’s aide, “because it’s a large puddle.” The housekeeper did not agree. “Well, it’s not mine,” she said, “the puddle is too small.” What a sharp ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jim Drake avatar

    Restoring Responsibility Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Dec 1, 2007
    based on 44 ratings
     | 9,325 views

    Many people think all that’s involved in being a Christian is walking an aisle or praying a prayer. That might be how God called you to salvation, but that’s not the end of it. Responsibilities come with being a Christian.

    1. The responsible example of giving 2. The responsible location of giving 3. The responsible attitude of giving 4. The responsible abundance of giving 5. The responsible priority of giving EZRA 2:68-70 In his book, The Quest For Character, Chuck Swindoll tells about a terrible thing that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Father's Responsibility

    Contributed by Dan Steadman on Mar 10, 2004
    based on 39 ratings
     | 7,218 views

    Results of both good and bad fathering

    Romans 8:28 A FATHER’S RESPONSIBILITY 15/06/03 1 Timothy 5:8 I read recently of a Christian couple whose two beautiful teenage daughters, ages 19 and 15, were drowned during an outing. What a horrible tragedy. But the father wrote, "Although it has been the most ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Right Response Series

    Contributed by Alan Tison on Dec 20, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 6,793 views

    How do you respond to the news a savior is born in Bethlehem? Many people repond in different ways, yet the shepherds responded correctly. This is number 3 in a 4 part series "I’m dreaming of a right christmas"

    Introduction – You just might not be responding to Christians properly . . . If you turn on the lawn sprinklers on Christmas Eve to keep carolers away If you get your Christmas tree at a rest stop at night If you give bathroom fixtures as Christmas gifts If your favorite Christmas movie is Jurassic ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Response To Crisis

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Feb 16, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,615 views

    Although Hezekiah was highly favored of God, he was not exempt from sickness and disease. Hezekiah, amiddle age righteous king finds himself sick. Death is the common lot of all and we too must, “set your house in order.”

    Subject: A Response to Crisis Text: Isaiah 38:1-8 Isa 38:1 ¶ In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live. 2 Then Hezekiah ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Responses To The King Series

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Sep 17, 2022
     | 1,099 views

    When was the last time you evaluated your relationship and response to Jesus? If you are a Christian, how do you show that Jesus is important to you? Let’s learn from the different responses Jesus received from others!

    Responses to the King Matthew 26:1-16 (Read Scripture) This morning we'll look at the contrasts of responses to King Jesus in the text. And here's what we need to recognize: However we respond to Jesus, God is still in control. Just as this morning's text reveals, whether the plot ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    The Responsibility Of The Watchman Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 12, 2024
     | 719 views

    A challenging passage on the essential responsibility of the spiritual watchman. How does this idea apply to today?

    IN ANCIENT DAYS: There would be a watchman on the city wall to warn of impending danger. - Ezekiel 3:17. - 2 Samuel 18:24-27; 2 Kings 9:17-20. - In ancient times there was literally a watchman on the city wall, scanning the horizon for danger. When an army appeared, the quick alarm spread by the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christian Responsibility Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 7, 2021
     | 1,547 views

    Jesus came not to destroy the Law but to fulfill it. But in so doing Jesus made us not merely servants of God, but sons and daughters of God.

    Homily for Monday of the 19th week in course Did the early followers of Jesus consider themselves to be Christians or Jews? The answer is that their discipleship to Jesus was, in their minds, the completion of Judaism. Jesus came not to destroy the Law but to fulfill it. But in so doing Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    Responsibilities In The Church

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 30, 2022
     | 1,966 views

    Today I want to talk about the two most important responsibilities in the church.

    Illus: An unknown person wrote a letter to the editor of the newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday. The complainer said, "I've gone for 30 years now," he wrote, "and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 sermons. But for the life of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Responses To The Resurrection”

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Mar 24, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,141 views

    People still respond to the fact of the empty tomb today in much the same way as did the soldiers and the women on that first Easter morning.

    Four friends were talking about death. One asked the other three, "When you are in your casket and people are mourning you, what would you like to hear them say about you?" The first man said, "I’d like to hear them say that I was a fine physician in my time and a great family man." The second ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Mary's Response Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Dec 2, 2016
     | 8,559 views

    Mary's response to what looked like and impossible task is what makes her special.

    INTRODUCTION • Wow, we are closing in on another Christmas, and as we do, I want to take you on a journey for the next three weeks in a series called MARY CHRISTMAS. • SLIDE #1 • During this time of the year, churches typically focus on the Christmas season, and at FCC, we will do ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Response To Evil

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Apr 24, 2007
    based on 88 ratings
     | 4,562 views

    How must we respond to the evil that took place at Virginia Tech? 1- We must exhibit compassion 2- We must ask God 3- We must not blame 4- We must point to the truth

    INTRO.- We all know what took place at Virginia Tech on Monday, April 16th, of this last week. A 23 year-old South Korean Senior student at the school went on a shooting rampage, killing 32 students and professors and then killing himself. Some 15 others were wounded. You know well about school ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    The Responses To Christmas

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Dec 7, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,900 views

    Three different responses to the news of Christ’s birth: (1) the Magi, passionately seeking Christ to worship Him; (2) King Herod, eager to get rid of Christ, do not want Him to sit on his throne; and (3) Jerusalem, apathetic to the prophecies rega

    Matt 2:1-12, 16-18 We see here 3 different responses to the news of the birth of Jesus Christ. • First, we see the Magi in a passionate search for the child Jesus. • Second, we have King Herod also eagerly seeking to find the child, but so that he could kill him. • And thirdly, we see the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Paul George avatar

    Christian Responsibility

    Contributed by Paul George on May 8, 2003
    based on 26 ratings
     | 10,421 views

    Most Christians agree daily reading of the Bible is a right and responsibility

    A CHRISTIAN RIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITY Acts 17:11 Most Christians agree in order to assure spiritual growth Christians should read the Bible daily. They should verify what they have been taught. Luke tells us the Bereans were more noble-mind in their character shown by their open-mindedexamination ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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