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  • Rick Crandall avatar

    Will You Confess Jesus?

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 31, 2009
     | 2,820 views

    God doesn’t just want us to confess our faults. He wants us to confess our faith. And based on the Scripture today, here is our confession.

    Will You Confess Jesus? Luke 22:31-34 & 54-62; Luke 23:44-46; Luke 24:1-12 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - May 31, 2009 *One time someone in a crowd shouted out to Billy Graham, “God is dead! God is dead!” With kindness, Billy Graham replied, “That’s strange, because I just ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How God’s Working Enables Good Works Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Jul 25, 2010
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,480 views

    God graciously works obedience into the lives of his people.

    Scripture Introduction Christians have disagreed and debated, since the earliest days of the church, God’s role versus the believer’s role in growth in godliness. Some Bible verses, considered by themselves, seem to support popular phrases like, “Let go and let God,” or “I can’t; God can.” Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Navigataing The Gray Areas

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Jan 30, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,820 views

    We are acting in love when we are considerate of the other person’s conscience.

    Title: Navigating the Gray Areas Text: I Corinthians 8:1-13 Thesis: We are acting in love when we are considerate of the other person’s conscience. Introduction: In the Roman Catholic Church there is a list of the seven deadly sins: Pride, Envy, Gluttony, Greed, Lust, Wrath, and Sloth. In ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Out Of The Saltshaker

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jun 10, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 11,724 views

    God wants to flavor us with His goodness so we can let others taste and see that He is good. Salty Christians are authentic, maintain their flavor, and aren’t afraid of change.

    Out of the Salt Shaker Matthew 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.” Intro: Did you know that salt is a miracle? It’s composed of 2 poisons: ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The God Of All Comfort

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 24, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 22,862 views

    Paul, Pt. 9

    THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT (2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-6) Everything that could go wrong went wrong for Will Smith’s character in “The Pursuit of Happyness.” He invested his money into buying and selling bone-density scanners. One of his $250 scanners was stolen by a hippie and another by a lunatic. The lack of ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    Abiding In The Truth Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Dec 9, 2012
    based on 17 ratings
     | 29,276 views

    Our passage speak about abiding in Christ. To abide in Christ is to abide in His Word & way. As we abide in His Word & way the Holy Spirit teaches us & molds us into the image of God’s Son. Abiding in Christ is the practice of righteous, which is the w

    1 JOHN 2: 24-29 ABIDING IN THE TRUTH [John 15: 1-11] We reveal our value of Jesus Christ by the degree to which we allow the life of Christ to be reproduced in our lives. To know that Jesus Christ was characterized by love & yet not demonstrate His love proves that we think little of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Gratitude That Adorns The Gospel-3

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Dec 4, 2018
     | 1,798 views

    3 of 8. For the Christians in Rome, Paul delineated the relationship of gratitude to the Gospel. But what manner of Gratitude properly adorns the Gospel of Christ? OR... How can your Gratitude adorn the Gospel of Christ? Gratitude adorns the Gospel thru...

    GRATITUDE That ADORNS The GOSPEL-III—Romans 1:15-25 OR: Gratitude That Graces The Gospel Attention: Most every window of our house(the pastorium) is decorated with a wreath. The circular nature of the wreath obviously references God’s eternity, Christ’s eternity, & thus the eternity of God’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Ask, Seek, And Knock

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Aug 14, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,469 views

    Jesus encourages us to pray regularly and faithfully. Why? How?

    8.18.19 Luke 11:6-13 “Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and tell him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, 6 because a friend of mine who is on a journey has come to me, and I do not have anything to set before him.’ 7 And the one inside replies, ‘Don’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    How Can I Be A Better Person?

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 9, 2021
     | 4,920 views

    You must walk by faith and NOT talk by faith. You demonstrate faith not by what you say but by what you do. Faith shows up in your feet, not just in your feelings.

    Like you, I have made so many attempts at improving in areas of my life. I struggle with patience with certain people – someone put a hand over my family’s mouths at this point. If I know anything about anything, I imagine you have your struggles as well. The Bible offers you some weapons of how ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    Spiritual Discipline Of Worship (Part 1) Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jul 9, 2021
     | 3,300 views

    Continuing our look at growing closer to God through Spiritual Disciplines. Looking at the discipline of worship.

    Spiritual Disciplines: Worship July 11, 2021 In the last year, our world has dramatically changed. We’ve dealt with issues we possibly never expected to deal with in our lifetimes. Whether it was issues regarding social justice, employment, and most especially the corona virus. We’ve had to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Self-Esteem Or God Esteem - Lesson 5 / Conclusion - Your New Identity Found In Jesus Series

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Dec 10, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,122 views

    IV. YOUR NEW IDENTITY FOUND IN JESUS A. The Law Of Life B. Christians Under Construction VII. CONCLUSION AND REVIEW

    When we teach the subject of the Christian life, we offer the content of the life of Christ dwelling within us by the Holy Spirit. Any of the principles that I have been sharing with you regarding setting your mind on the things of Jesus, confessing His Word, and stirring up praise and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    An Eggsample Of Folly

    Contributed by David Nolte on May 12, 2021
     | 2,451 views

    We are often like the character Humpty Dumpty. Peter was too.

    Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, all the King’s horses and all the King’s men could not put Humpty Dumpty together again! There is more than a nursery rhyme there. It is a parable of life, its injuries and the failure of human effort alone. This is an EGGsample of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    Go For The Big Life

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Apr 22, 2014
    based on 17 ratings
     | 39,810 views

    Many Christians are living far below the blessed life that God has prepared for them, it's time to break out and break through into the life God has prepared for us.

    Joshua 14:7-13 KJVS Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh-barnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart. [8] Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    Unregretted Sorrow Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jan 5, 2015
    based on 5 ratings
     | 11,146 views

    God desires to bring about repentance so that we might be cleansed & not lose the blessings of salvation. This repentance may not be instantaneous but may take time spent in sorrow. Godly sorrow brings about repentance that brings new faith, deeds & zeal.

    2 CORINTHIANS 7: 8-13 [GAINING PERSPECTIVE Series] UNREGRETTED SORROW [Luke 24:44-49/ Matthew 26:75-27:5] Near the close of Paul's missionary career the apostle summed up his preaching around two points, as "repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ"(Acts 20:21), These two, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Larry Wilson avatar

    Paul And The Church Series

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Feb 12, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,957 views

    The ministry can be the best of jobs and the worst of jobs, and it all has to do with the people. How does one endure the ministry? He must truly love the church. See the example of Paul.

    Salvation: Why? and How? or, SALVATION: ITS NEED AND PROVISION Romans Chapters One to Five Calvary Baptist Church Series Begins Sunday, September 30, 2012 Sermon 2: A Preacher and a Church October 14, 2012 Romans 1:8-13 Romans 1:8-13 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist