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  • Dr. Scott Caudill avatar

    Do You Really Know The Lord?

    Contributed by Dr. Scott Caudill on Apr 24, 2002
    based on 64 ratings
     | 14,813 views

    You say you know the Lord Jesus Christ. Do you really know the Lord?

    Do You Really Know The Lord? Philippians 3:7-11 Now we’ve studied from Paul’s epistle to the Philippian believers on numerous occasions before and found by doing so that this particular epistle has come to be known over the years as the epistle of Christian joy. I believe the reason will be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jimmy Chapman avatar

    How Is Your Counting?

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Oct 10, 2001
    based on 41 ratings
     | 3,015 views

    salvation is not of WORKS

    Philippians 3:1-8 October 7, 01 vbc How is your counting? The key word in our text in the small word "count" found in verses 7 and 8. The word means to evaluate and to assess. "The unexamined life is not worth living," Socrates once said. The third chapter of Philippians is Paul’s personal ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    To Do Or To Be

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 24, 2001
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,220 views

    This sermon deals with the characteristics of a Christian based on Paul’s life in Philippians 3:1-11.

    "To Do Or To Be" 7/28/95 Text Philip3:1-11 OT Prov. 2:1-8 Matthew 7:13-27 For the Christian, "to be or not to be", isn’t the question, but rather "to do or to be is" the issue that we face. More times than not we opt for doing rather than being. Many people don’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Knowing Christ Vs. Knowing About Christ.

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Mar 25, 2001
    based on 84 ratings
     | 6,634 views

    Year C. Fifth Sunday in Lent April 1st , 2001

    Year C. Fifth Sunday in Lent April 1st , 2001 Lord of the Lake Lutheran Church Web page http://lordofthelake.org By The Rev. Jerry Morrissey, Esq., Pastor E-mail pastor@southshore.com Philippians 3: 4b -14 Title: “Knowing Christ vs. Knowing About Christ.” A few verses above in chapter three ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Alan Perkins avatar

    Resolving To Seek Christ Series

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 29, 2001
    based on 80 ratings
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    Our one great resolution in the New Year should be to seek Christ.

    I hope everyone had an enjoyable and blessed Christmas. I hope that, amidst all the travelling, and feasting, and gift-giving, and family reunioning, and football watching, you were able to remember that what we are really celebrating during this season is the birth of Jesus Christ. As you may ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Alan Perkins avatar

    Balance

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 30, 2001
    based on 139 ratings
     | 18,946 views

    How do we order our lives to do the things that are really important, without always feeling rushed and overwhelmed?

    How many of you here this morning consider yourselves to be unbalanced? No, I don’t mean mentally unbalanced. I’m talking about feeling that your life is out of balance, that you’re spending too much time, and money, and energy on some things, and not enough on other things. I’m talking about ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charles Mallory avatar

    The Right Righteousness

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Mar 31, 2001
    based on 100 ratings
     | 6,347 views

    How developing the right kind of "righteousness" can develop "Christlikness" within us.

    BACK WHEN THE TELEGRAPH WAS THE FASTEST METHOD OF LONG-DISTANCE COMMUNICATION, A YOUNG MAN APPLIED FOR A JOB AS A MORSE CODE OPERATOR. ANSWERING AN AD IN THE NEWSPAPER, HE WENT TO THE OFFICE ADDRESS THAT WAS LISTED IN THE PAPER. WHEN HE ARRIVED, HE ENTERED A LARGE, BUSY OFFICE FILLED WITH NOISE ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Quintin Marrow avatar

    Forgetting What's Behind. Straining For What's Ahead.

    Contributed by Quintin Marrow on Apr 3, 2001
    based on 37 ratings
     | 9,621 views

    Forsaking all past achievements and human advantages, St. Paul strains ahead to be found in Christ; this striving is by faith, and results in an imputed righteousness from God, a sharing in the sufferings of Christ, Christlikeness and participation in the resurrection of the dead.

    “Forgetting what’s behind. Straining for what’s ahead.” April 1, 2001 The Rev’d Quintin Marrow St. Anne’s Episcopal Church Oceanside, California The Text: Phil. 3:8-14 In sixteenth-century France, the start of the new year was observed on April first. It was celebrated ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Owen Bourgaize avatar

    Paul's Spiritual Autobiography

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Apr 7, 2001
    based on 104 ratings
     | 6,784 views

    Paul frankly discloses his spiritual balance sheet in terms of What he Renounced and What he Received in converting to Christianity, and looking back 30 years later, What he once Counted and What he still Counts.

    PAUL’S SPIRITUAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY Nothing fascinates me more than a good biography. Perhaps, like me, you’re curious to know the motives that are behind the person’s actions and to learn how his character develops. It’s all the more interesting when a great man or woman write their own life story - ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Atherton avatar

    The Mathematics Of Heaven

    Contributed by Mark Atherton on Apr 10, 2001
    based on 44 ratings
     | 3,887 views

    a look at Philippians 3:1-11

    The Mathematics of Heaven Philippians 3: 1-11 ----Resume = Resurrection Rom. 3:20; Php. 3:7 ----Resume + Relationship = Resurrection Acts 15:11 ----Resume = Rubbish Php. 3:8 Rom 4:4-5 ----Relationship = Resurrection!! Php. 3:10 This sermon looks at four mathematical equations that Paul ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Neal Gray avatar

    Gain Christ Jesus

    Contributed by Neal Gray on Oct 23, 2001
    based on 44 ratings
     | 3,102 views

    Entire sanctification means knowing where righteousness comes from. Any righteousness we have comes to us on the basis of faith in Christ Jesus. Thus, it is easy to give up any puny notion that our earthly qualifications gave us merit.

    "The Holiness Lifestyle: Gain Christ Jesus" Author: Dr. Neal Gray Passage: Philippians 3:1-11, KJV Purpose: Entire sanctification means knowing where righteousness comes from. Any righteousness we have comes to us on the basis of faith in Christ Jesus. Thus, it is easy to give up any puny notion ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Howard Flynn avatar

    Funnking With Straight A's

    Contributed by Howard Flynn on May 17, 2001
    based on 144 ratings
     | 5,233 views

    Human goodness is not good enough for God

    Did you ever get an F in school? I did when I was a freshman in high school because I wanted to play more than study. Thus, at the end of an eight-week term I wound up with an F in biology, F as in Flynn. My parents were furious and promised dire retribution if I didn’t bring that grade up to a ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

  • Justin Meek avatar

    The Christian Attitude

    Contributed by Justin Meek on Jun 6, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 26,153 views

    In order to grow as Christians we must have the proper atitude towards our Christian lives.

    NOTE: I am indebted to Jim Mooney of sermoncentral.com for the idea for this sermon. I took his basic idea from the sermon “How to Have a Winning Attitude” and customized it to fit my own style and congregation. The Christian Attitude Phil: 3:8-14 Introduction: THERE IS A SHORT STORY BY G.W. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jimmy Davis avatar

    A Winning Christian Attitude

    Contributed by Jimmy Davis on Jun 11, 2001
    based on 383 ratings
     | 27,109 views

    A winning Christian attitude includes a positive attitude. As a believer we can become mighty in the Spirit of the Lord, and develop a heart of a champion when we are willing to give ourselves to the mind of Christ.

    Sermon.977 See # 602, 614, 640, 729, 739 “A Winning Christian Attitude” From the pulpit of Bayview Baptist Church, Sunday, June 10, 2001 Philippians 3:7-14 A winning Christian attitude includes a positive attitude about yourself, God, the church, and other people! The same victorious life ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Arthur Good avatar

    Benefits Of Sacrifice

    Contributed by Arthur Good on Jun 16, 2001
    based on 58 ratings
     | 82,505 views

    What we "gain" through humble sacrifice for God.

    Theme: What we gain through sacrifice. Introduction: Philippians 3:7, 8. In scripture we find a principle that shows us that to make the greatest gains spiritually, we must be willing to sacrifice things physically. These “things” may include our possessions, time, money, convenience, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal