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  • Edward Hardee avatar

    It Is A Matter Of Faith Series

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Aug 15, 2025
     | 388 views

    Faith is key to the believers life. Faith is part of our DNA as a follower of faith. Without faith it is impossible to please God.

    Title: It is a Matter of Faith – Our DNA Theme: To show that faith is priority in the life of Christian. It is part of our DNA Text: Hebrews 11 Opening Scripture Joh 4:46-54 So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman whose son was ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Love One Another PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 25, 2023
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     | 2,367 views

    Real love is not just an emotion, but a choice and an action that we must actively live out in our relationships to please God.

    Good morning, church family! Today, we're going to explore the depths of what real love looks like in our lives and how we can actively live it out in our relationships. C.S. Lewis said, "Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be ...read more

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    A Pleasant Sweet Fragrance PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 8, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 982 views

    Encourages Christians to radiate positivity, pervade their surroundings with Christ's love, and persevere in love and forbearance, embodying the pleasing aroma of Christ.

    Good morning, beloved family of God. It's a joy to gather here in His presence, just as we are, with hearts open and ready to receive the Word of God. It's a beautiful day, not because the sun is shining, but because the Son is reigning. Today, we're going to look at a passage from the second ...read more

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    The Rewards Of Failure PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 24, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 753 views

    This sermon encourages perseverance in failure, adopting Christ's mindset, and avoiding complacency, to live a life pleasing to God and beneficial to others.

    Good morning, beloved family of God. It is indeed a joyous occasion to stand before you today, to share in this sacred space of fellowship and learning, and to lift our hearts and minds to the wisdom of God's Word. We are here, not by coincidence, but by divine appointment. For in His infinite ...read more

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    Mindset = Lifestyle Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 30, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 26,617 views

    Most people really want to try and please God. But if they don’t have faith it is a frustrating experience, because most people think the way you please God is by ceasing to do bad and getting it all together. But we don’t have the power to do that.

    INTRODUCTION I’m preaching through the book of Romans, verse after verse, and I personally believe if you could compare the whole Bible to a mountain range, then the book of Romans would definitely be the Himalayan mountains and Romans, Chapter 8, would be the Mount Everest towering over all ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Mangyaring Bigyan Ng Masagana Ang Mga Maralita (Please Give Generously To The Poor)

    Contributed by James Dina on Nov 21, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,570 views

    Sinumang magsasara ng kanyang tainga sa pagsusumamo ng mga maralita ay tatawagin siya at hindi sasagutin kundi ililigtas ng Panginoon ang mga maralita sa lahat ng problema. Ang mga kalakal na ipinagkait natin sa mga nangangailangan ay magpapatotoo laban sa atin sa araw ng paghuhukom.

    MANGYARING BIGYAN NG MASAGANA ANG MGA MARALITA (PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY TO THE POOR) "Huwag mong ikait ang mabuti sa kinauukulan, pagka nasa kapangyarihan ng iyong kamay na ito'y gawin." (Mga Kawikaan 3:27) Tungkulin nating gumawa ng mabuti sa mga taong gusto at ibahagi ang mayroon ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Doing Those Things That Please God, Part 1 (Matthew 6:1-15)

    Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Dec 13, 2024
     | 999 views

    Our look at the Sermon on the Mount continues as we read about Jesus' teachings on good works, the importance of authentic prayer, and the futility of worry.

    Matthew 6 teaches about the life of faith that should characterize a true follower of God. In this chapter, Jesus stresses the importance of proper motives about giving, prayer, and fasting; three common and legitimate ways to practice righteousness which can become easily compromised due to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Doing Those Things That Please God, Part 2 (Matthew 6:18-34)

    Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Dec 18, 2024
     | 382 views

    This is a continuation of the teachings of the Lord Jesus gives in His "Sermon on the Mount" as written in Matthew 5-7.

    After the Lord Jesus presented the "model prayer" (vv.9-15) as an aide in helping us talk to God the Father in love, devotion, and faith, He turned His attention to the issue of fasting or abstaining from food or a particular activity for a period of time as an act of worship and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Live A Godly Life

    Contributed by Mark Beaird on Apr 7, 2003
    based on 129 ratings
     | 24,401 views

    In our text, Paul points out to Timothy several pitfalls to avoid and actions to take in keeping his life pleasing to the Lord.

    HOW TO LIVE A GODLY LIFE © 2001 Mark Beaird Text: I Timothy 6:11-12 In the movie Karate Kid, young Daniel asks Mister Miagi to teach him karate. Miagi agrees under one condition: Daniel must submit totally to his instruction and never question his methods. Daniel shows up the next day eager ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Focus Your Attention

    Contributed by Tammy Garrison on Jul 1, 2002
    based on 88 ratings
     | 7,385 views

    This sermon is the third in a series on Romans. It addresses Paul’s comments concerning pursuing human nature or pursuing what is pleasing to the Spirit.

    bibliography: Harry The Dirty Dog, Galations 5:19-, Romans 7:14-25, ADHD, John Wesley I want to tell you a story from my childhood. It’s not about me or my family. Its a story from a book I got as a child when my mother enrolled me in a book of the month club. Its amazing how those stories ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Christian Way To Punish Your Enemies

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Feb 7, 2003
    based on 69 ratings
     | 7,614 views

    The Christian not only pleases God when "he overcomes evil with good" but the Christian way for dealing with wrong is infinitely more effective.

    THE CHRISTIAN WAY TO PUNISH YOUR ENEMIES “If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty give him water to drink. For so you will heap coals of fire on his head and the Lord will reward you.” Proverbs 25: 21-22 We often hear people talk about “getting even with their ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Do You Know Him

    Contributed by Kevin Williams on Jan 24, 2004
    based on 73 ratings
     | 38,563 views

    Many people know of God, but they do not know Him. Knowing God requires that we live our life to please him.

    In Texas, a mother lures her three children one by one out of the comfort of their beds and the warmth of their home and stoned them to death. And then when asked why she did it, she said God told her to. A man in California is accused of murdering his pregnant wife and throwing her and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dreaming Dreams And Seeing Visions

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jul 11, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 19,753 views

    What should be the vision for a congregation that is pleasing to the Lord? The answer is given in a study of the first message preached by Peter following the Resurrection of the Lord.

    “And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams; even on my male servants and female servants in those days I will pour out ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    P.r.a.y. / Y = Yield

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Jan 29, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 9,956 views

    Prayer is not just about getting; it’s also about giving. Prayer that pleases God is prayer that yields to His will.

    There once was a man who had fallen on hard times. He desperately needed guidance. So he decided he would open his Bible, close his eyes, and put his finger on a verse, hoping the verse would reveal God’s will for him. He opened his eyes and looked at the verse he had pointed to. It was Matthew ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Secret Of Successful Christian Living

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Aug 3, 2003
    based on 77 ratings
     | 14,280 views

    The secret of living a successful Christian life, or to say, a life that is pleasing to God is found in the declaration: “they first gave themselves to the Lord”.

    THE SECRET OF SUCCESSFUL CHRISTIAN LIVING “Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia: that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their liberality. For I bear witness that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist