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  • Craig Benner avatar

    Play Dough Or Pliable Clay?

    Contributed by Craig Benner on Jan 7, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,814 views

    Don't be a silly putty christian. Bouncing around and taking on all shapes and forms. The Potter is looking for material that He can mold and make into a vessel of honor.

    Pliable Clay or Silly Putty? Text: Jer. 18:1-6 What substance are you? If only a vase could speak. It started out as an ugly chunk of dough, placed upon the wheel of the potter, spun around uncountable times with pressure applied; shaping and reshaping. Then it was sent to a ferociously hot ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Playing To Win: Get In The Game

    Contributed by C Jordan on Jan 22, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,241 views

    Christianity is a contact sport. The true joy in the journey of faith comes when we get out of the stands and onto the court. Let’s get in the game and play to win!

    PLAYING TO WIN: GET IN THE GAME OPENING TEXT: “24 Remember that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize. You also must run in such a way that you will win. 25 All athletes practice strict self-control. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Playing The Fool To Defeat The Fool Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 29, 2012
     | 5,078 views

    No matter how diligently you walk with God, some people within a congregation may look down upon you and falsely criticize you. Sometimes you should ignore the criticism and move on. At other times you need to respond. Paul provides a case study of fight

    Playing the Fool to Defeat the Fool (2 Corinthians 11:1, 5-15) 1. A Louisiana man has been released from death row, becoming the 300th prisoner nationwide to be freed after DNA evidence showed he was innocent. Of those 300 prisoners, 18 had been on death row, according to lawyers from the New ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Playing The "Spiritual" Indiana Jones!!!

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Jul 19, 2012
     | 4,251 views

    Discovering "hidden treasures" in God’s Word, especially in relation to the Priestly Work of our Saviour with an air of an Explorer like Indiana Jones...

    PLAYING "SPIRITUAL" INDIANA JONES Action: Display of Picture of Indiana Jones in action Yes, Indiana Jones stories are juicy and spicy, for they stoke the fires of inherent sense of discovery in all of us. Add to that breathtaking stunts and adventure, ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Saints Pray; Angels Play Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Aug 5, 2015
     | 7,951 views

    When God's people pray, God's dispatches His angels to accomplish His plan. That means our prayers really do matter, so keep on praying until God comes through.

    Some time ago, I came across a prayer from an unknown author that I’ve learned to appreciate more and more the longer I live. It goes like this: Dear God, So far today, I've done all right. I haven't gossiped. I haven't lost my temper. I haven't been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish or over ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Playing Head Games (Chess)

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 28, 2015
     | 6,242 views

    Seems people are bored today, we love games. Well, consider the game of chess. Check, counter, check mate? We must think ahead and plan to avoid the traps.

    WILL WE PLAY HEAD GAMES WITH OUR ETERNITY... By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (Fodder for this lesson from Todd Strandberg and Ron Riffe) THERE IS CRY FROM THE WORLD TODAY... ENTERTAIN ME! (Touch each point briefly) WE DESIRE TO PLAY AT WORK, WORK AT PLAY, WORSHIP ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Pressure Points - Playing Favorites

    Contributed by Betty Johnson on Nov 17, 2013
     | 5,474 views

    Sermon preached to coincide with Adult Study on James called Pressure Points.

    Pressure Points - Favoritism/Partiality Scripture: Matthew 22:15-22 I’ve been preaching once a month on the subjects that are coming from the Adult SS Class’s study of James. Last week we talked about temptation - that was at the end of their section. This month, I thought we could ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Are We Playing The Role Of The Victim?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 25, 2014
     | 6,093 views

    Many comed to the table crushed and broken... They play this hand of being a victim until the victim spirit in turn crushes the individual. Get up and press on...

    ARE WE PLAYING THE ROLE OF VICTIM? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I. IT IS EASY TO DEVELOP AND FEED A VICTIM SPIRIT... ONCE WE ACCEPT THE WORDS, ATTITUDES, AND DEVELOP A THOIUGHT PATTERN... WE CAN FALL INTO THE TRAP... I AM A VICTIM... THE WORLD OWES ME... A. There was a huge ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Don’t Play Favourites Series

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Oct 15, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,292 views

    God doesn’t show favourites and neither should we

    You Can Listen to the Full Sermon Here:- http://www.nec.org.au/index.php/listen-to-a-sermon-series/practical-faith/ Message James 2:1-13 "Don't Play Favourites" Everyone wants to feel loved. Corporate leaders and the lowest paid workers. White collar, blue collar and unemployed. The oldest ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Where The Deer And Antelope Play

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Apr 30, 2012
     | 7,789 views

    A talk on Paul's instruction to remain strong in the Lord amidst temptations in a worldly-culture.

    Text: 1 Cor 16:13-14, Title: Where the Deer and Antelope Play, Date/Place: NRBC, 4/29/12, AM Opening illustration: Background to passage: All of these words are present tense imperatives. Main thought: Paul gives them a final word of exhortation as he closes out the letter ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Bible Teaches By Word-Plays Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 7, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,177 views

    There are many forms of the Word of God, by which God teaches us of His intention to bring us into eternal union with Jesus, the Bridegroom.

    Monday of 14th Week in Course Verbum Domini The Word of God is changeless. First, the content of the Word of God is always the same–Love poured out for human beings, for us all. Second, the person of the Word of God is always the same, Jesus Christ, the enfleshment of the Father’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Don't Play Games

    Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on Feb 26, 2016
     | 7,749 views

    This message is about repentance and the three games people play to keep from repenting.

    Don’t Play Games Luke 13:1-9 As many of you know, I received a really cool sewing machine for my birthday. It has the ability to embroider designs on material. I have been playing with the machine since I got it. I now can make some really cool designs. But it did not start that way. ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Brad Bailey avatar

    Real Faith Will Not Play God Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Apr 1, 2021
     | 2,834 views

    Real Faith Will Not Play God Series: Real Faith (Book of James) Brad Bailey – November 8, 2020

    Real Faith Will Not Play God Series: Real Faith (Book of James) Brad Bailey – November 8, 2020 Intro... My added welcome to each of you gathering today...to all the Vineyard family and friends. As Joel and Marlo shared...this past week began with the earthly loss of Cindy Pang...a dear part of our ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Bola Folakemi Praise avatar

    You Have A Part To Play.

    Contributed by Bola Folakemi Praise on May 6, 2020
     | 2,879 views

    The scripture makes us to understand that no one can come to Jesus except the father draws him. It is only God that can touch the heart of whoever He wants to touch for repentance and salvation to take place.

    "No one can come to me, unless the Father who sent me makes them want to come. But if they do come, I will raise them to life on the last day." The scripture makes us to understand that no one can come to Jesus except the father draws him. It is only God that can touch the heart of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Games People Play With God

    Contributed by John Gaston on May 27, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,438 views

    One-third of church goers have quit watching online services and experts predict they will never come back to church! They are falling away. They are playing games with God and we must alert them to the terrible consequences.

    GAMES PEOPLE PLAY WITH GOD Isaiah 1:13-17 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. An avid fan of the Washington Redskins took his dog to a friend’s house for an afternoon of watching their favorite team. The friend was surprised to see the dog, but felt like the dog might be more exciting to watch than the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God