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  • Rick Boyne avatar

    Playing Footsie With The Devil

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Apr 18, 2018
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     | 5,601 views

    It's hard to walk with Jesus when you're playing footsie with the devil. We must live a life of holiness no matter what else is around us.

    Playing Footsie with the Devil April 15, 2018 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We must live a life of holiness no matter what else is around us. Focus Passage: Ephesians 5:1-16 Supplemental Passage: What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Playing For The Right Team Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Mar 26, 2016
     | 4,125 views

    Worship in spirit and in truth is always directed to God above everything else. I want for my audience to understand how worship tends to get misdirected, and why that is such a grievous error; to know what worship directed toward God truly is

    Welcome to the stadium! This is now the 3rd week we’re taking a closer look at worship, and we’re doing that in the context of something that most all of us already think about – a stadium – how, just like a big football game, there are a lot of parallels between what you ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    All The Characters In This Play.

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Apr 2, 2001
    based on 167 ratings
     | 5,660 views

    Year C. Sunday of the Passion/Palm Sunday April 8th, 2001

    Year C. Sunday of the Passion/Palm Sunday April 8th, 2001 Luke 23:1-49 Lord of the Lake Lutheran Church The Rev. Jerry Morrissey, Esq., Pastor e-mail: pastor@southshore.com web page: http://lordofthelake.org/ Heavenly Father empower each of us here at Lord of the Lake Lutheran Church to develop the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Rules We Play By

    Contributed by Monty Newton on May 2, 2009
     | 2,322 views

    In all we do and say, we point the way to Jesus Christ.

    Title: The Rules We Play By Text: Acts 4:1-12 Thesis: In all we do and say, we point the way to Jesus Christ. Introduction: Most games have rules that players play by. However, sometimes, as has been my experience with playing with our grandchildren, players sometimes change the rules or make ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Playing Follow The Leader

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 20, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,873 views

    Leadership and followship demand truth, grace, and sacrifice to be effective. A story-sermon, reworked from one originally done in 1999.

    The desire to be “somebody” is deep within all of us. We want to be distinguished, we need to be acknowledged, we must be somebodies, not nobodies. That desire to be “somebody” can lead us to glorious accomplishment, or it can lead to the depths of degradation. It’s all in what motivates us. Do ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Playing Games With Sin

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 16, 2014
     | 5,354 views

    Sin is more than an outward act, sin is a STATE OF MIND. Sin is much like a dandelion you can fight it your whole life and it tends to spring up again and again. Sin starts as a seed of thought and roots from there.

    PLAYING GAMES WITH SIN... Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Numbers 32:23 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Narnia: Playing With Fire

    Contributed by Raymond Blacketer on Nov 24, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,717 views

    A Sermon on the holiness of God amidst a people of stiff necks who tend toward idolatry and seek to domesticate God.

    INTRODUCTION: Not to be Bargained With One of the volumes of C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia is the creation story of the world of Narnia, where animals talk; a land ruled by the Christ-like Lion Aslan. In this book, called The Magician’s Nephew, a little boy named Digory, whose mother is dying, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    "God Doesn't Play By Our Rules"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 19, 2004
    based on 198 ratings
     | 53,366 views

    The Church should be the place of celebration.

    Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 “God Doesn’t Play by Our Rules” By: Kenneth Emerson Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org During a conference on comparative religions, experts from around the world debated, what, if any, belief was unique to the Christian ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Refusing To Play Favorites Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Sep 30, 2012
    based on 7 ratings
     | 12,521 views

    If you want God's favor, don't treat people with favoritism.

    Something very interesting happened on Monday night when people who normally hate on the Packers were suddenly on their side when a blown call by the replacement officials gave the win to the Seahawks. Even Bear fans expressed sympathy to me all week. Well, except for one guy who called me a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    They Are Not Playing Our Song Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jul 16, 2014
     | 3,467 views

    A study of chapter 8 of Revelation verses 1 through 13

    Revelation 8: 1 – 13 They Are Not Playing Our Song 1 When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. 2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets. 3 Then another angel, having a golden censer, came and stood at ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Playing A Losing Game!

    Contributed by David Aswat on May 23, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,022 views

    To show that we cannot win at the game of sin.

    SUBJECT: GAMBLING TEXT: Lk. 12:13-21 THEME: Meeting The Needs of The Person Through The Word of God! TITLE: Playing A Losing Game! INTROD.: Definition of Gambling - .... PROP.: We Cannot Win At The Game of Sin T/SENT.: By briefly looking at three aspects ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Tim George avatar

    The Problems With Playing God Series

    Contributed by Tim George on Sep 17, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 5,684 views

    This passage deals with how pride tends to cause us to play God and the problems that go along with that.

    "Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He who speaks evil of a brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. Who are you to judge ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Atherton avatar

    Play To Your Potential Series

    Contributed by Mark Atherton on Mar 31, 2001
    based on 41 ratings
     | 3,309 views

    Paul tells us to live up to what we have already attained. This is a crucial obligation of every believer. We must walk in the light that we have.

    Play To Your Potential Philippians 3:16 -- Don’t worry about what you don’t understand. "What I don’t understand about the Bible does not worry me; What I do understand does!" Mark Twain --God gives understanding. -to those who have ears to ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • James Wilson avatar

    Games People Play

    Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
    based on 208 ratings
     | 6,557 views

    The authentic Christian doesn't play lame games

    Games People Play Jonah 4:1-11 I hope you've enjoyed our study of Jonah these past few weeks as much as I have. I don't know about you, but I've related to Jonah's mistakes. When he tried to outrun God, I thought of times when I've been out of the Lord's will and resisted His Word. When He ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Relentless: Playing To Win

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Dec 25, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 10,878 views

    Michael Jordan said: “I play to win. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.” How does this philosophy apply to our Christian lives?

    RELENTLESS - PLAYING TO WIN (Consumed Youth Conference in Courtenay, BC) INTRO TO SPEAKER: Director of the Revolution Master’s Commission, youth pastor for the past 14 years, married with 4 children. ILLUSTRATION: How many of you have heard of Michael Jordan? · He led his team to 6 NBA ...read more

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