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  • David Wilson avatar

    A List Of Stuff God Hates

    Contributed by David Wilson on Jul 19, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,227 views

    This sermon deals with the list of things God hates-- and why He hates them.

    A List of Stuff God Hates by David Wilson Proverbs 6:16-6:19 A Checklist that God Hates Proverbs 6:16-19 There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Wake Up Caleb

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Oct 15, 2009
    based on 79 ratings
     | 44,001 views

    I believe inside of Every Christian is the spirit of Caleb, This sermon is my attempt to call that spirit and anointing to attention.

    In our test we are looking at the children of Israel who fail to take possession of thier inheritance, not because it was not available but because they were not willing to confront thier adversaries to get it. God was angry at the rebellious self preserving Israelites, but he took a great deal of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Familiarity Breeds Contempt- And Children Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 22, 2015
     | 5,244 views

    1) God’s plan in creation is for men and women to marry and have children. 2) In this fallen world, marriage is not God’s best for everyone, and having children is not God’s calling on all couples. 3) Focus on Ephesians 6:1-4 (from John Piper)

    HoHum: “Familiarity breeds contempt -- and children." Mark Twain WBTU: Must go back to the context here. At the end of Ephesians 5 Paul talks about marriage. He does give the role of the husband and the role of the wife in marriage, but there is so much more. In Ephesians 5 Paul is ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Heard And Yet Rebelled

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Dec 7, 2013
     | 2,980 views

    To show that you are the one to decide if you have a harden or softened heart when you heard GOD's Words.

    I. EXORDIUM: Have you heard and still able to rebel? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that you are the one to decide if you have a harden or softened heart when you heard GOD's Words. IV. TEXT: Hebrews 3:16 (Amplified Bible) 3:16 For who were they who heard and yet ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Godly Dads

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 24, 2024
     | 554 views

    We honor fathers who not only gave us life, but who also show us how to live.

    Opening illustration: While waiting for an eye examination last year, I was struck by a statement I saw in the optometrist’s office: “Eighty percent of everything children learn in their first 12 years is through their eyes.” I began thinking of all that children visually process through reading, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Released: For Fathers For Sons

    Contributed by Ed Cole on Jun 13, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
     | 14,222 views

    A classic sermon by Edwin Louis Cole on the forgiveness that sometimes must occur between fathers and sons.

    (Sermon Central Subscribers’ Free Gift: www.MajoringInMen.com/SermonCentral) Introduction 1. John 20:22-23 2. Ephesians 6:1-4 How Forgiveness Works 1. Forgive yourself: If you’ve committed a sin and God has forgiven you of that sin, but you have not yet forgiven yourself, then ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Covenant Family Series

    Contributed by Gregg Strawbridge on Jul 8, 2002
    based on 27 ratings
     | 7,254 views

    Because the family is in covenant with God, our relationships are to be governed by the stipulations of the covenant which call us to responsibilities leading to blessing. Those duties are outlined as Wives submitting to their husbands in all things, Husb

    INTRODUCTION: American Domestics: Husband and father largely preoccupied, passive at home. Largely a spectator, rather than a leader. Wife does bulk of the work and works outside of the home. Mother that takes the duties. Children as unprincipled worldlings Think of the late 20th/early 21st ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The "S" Word: Parents And Children Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on May 9, 2007
    based on 30 ratings
     | 28,976 views

    Paul continues his expansion on the concept of submission he introduced in verse 21 by describing what it should look like in the parent / child relationship.

    1. A Spirit-filled home requires submissive children (6:1-3) a. Submissive children obey their parents (6:1) b. Submissive children honor their parents (6:2) c. Submissive children bless their parents (6:3) 2. A Spirit-filled home requires submissive parents (6:4) a. Parents who are submissive ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Quanna "Jealous" Series

    Contributed by David Scudder on Jul 17, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,705 views

    Today we are going to look at another name for God found in verse 14 of our text. Before we look at what it means for God to be jealous, let's look at why God brought up the subject of jealousy.

    Purpose: To explain how and why God is jealous God. Aim: I want the listener to have a holy reverence for God and a fear of offending Him. INTRODUCTION: Today we are going to look at another name for God found in verse 14 of our text. Before we look at what it means for God to be jealous, let's ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Biblical Advice On Love

    Contributed by John Hamby on Feb 12, 2016
     | 10,901 views

    Valentine's Marriage on Biblical Love.

    Biblical Advice On Love 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, 13 I am going to do something today that I do not normally ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Anger Issue

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Sep 4, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,806 views

    When our temperature begins to rise, and we start to get angry over a slight or a wrong, what are we to do? I mean, is it possible to be angry and not sin? In Sunday Morning’s message will be looking at what the Bible says, “Be angry, and do not sin.”

    The Anger Issue Ephesians 4:26-27 Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpH0NtBfAWY In the Apostle Paul’s letter to the church in Ephesus, he makes one of the most controversial and one of the most discussed statements from his writings, if not in the Bible itself. “Be angry, and do not sin: ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

  • Thomas Swope avatar

    Teach The Children

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jan 29, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,960 views

    A study in Psalm 78: 1 – 72

    Psalm 78: 1 – 72 Teach the children A Contemplation of Asaph. 1 Give ear, O my people, to my law; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth. 2 I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old, 3 Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. 4 We will not hide ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Stay Faithful To The One Who Is Faithful Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Aug 20, 2015
     | 9,262 views

    A study of the book of Hebrews chapter 3 verses 1 through 19

    Hebrews 3: 1 – 19 Stay Faithful To The One Who Is Faithful 1 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus, 2 who was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was faithful in all His house. 3 For this ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    In Lies We Trust

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on May 21, 2019
     | 4,812 views

    A study in the book of Jeremiah 7: 1 – 34

    Jeremiah 7: 1 – 34 In lies we trust 1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 2 “Stand in the gate of the LORD’s house, and proclaim there this word, and say, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, all you of Judah who enter in at these gates to worship the LORD!’?” 3 Thus says the LORD of ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Amos -- Amateur Prophet Series

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Sep 21, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 11,065 views

    Amos was a businessman, not a prophet -- but he saw things in his society that needed to be examined. "Judgment is coming," is the theme of his preaching.

    Amos 5:6-14 6 Seek the LORD and live, or he will sweep through the house of Joseph like a fire; it will devour, and Bethel will have no one to quench it. 7 You who turn justice into bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground 8 (he who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns blackness into dawn ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed