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  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    The Pattern Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Sep 24, 2011
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    The pattern that Paul refers to is sound teaching but it includes several thoughts. 1- Keep the teaching 2- Guard the deposit 3- Show the mercy

    INTRO.- NLT 13 Hold on to the pattern of wholesome teaching you learned from me—a pattern shaped by the faith and love that you have in Christ Jesus. Hold to the pattern. What’s the pattern? It depends on what you’re talking about. There is a pattern for almost anything and everything. ILL.- ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Trusting Prayer In A Time Of Need

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Oct 12, 2011
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    This is a short devotional outline looking at the 27th psalm and the thoughts David had concerning God and his protection from his enemies.

    A TRUSTING PRAYER IN A TIME OF NEED PSALM 27:1-4 I. A SURE DEFENSE – 1-3 a. GOD IS MY LIGHT i. SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION ii. SOURCE OF UNDERSTANDING b. GOD IS MY SALVATION i. MY STRONG FORTIFIED PLACE ii. A PLACE THAT REMOVES MY FEAR c. GOD IS MY STRONGHOLD i. MY DEFENSE ii. THE STRENGTH OF MY ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    In Debt And Ready To Pay

    Contributed by Monte Brown on Apr 20, 2010
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     | 2,614 views

    Long before man even thought of ever being in such a society that is geared around borrowing. You and I were in debt in another way.

    Introduction Many of us have had a part in creating this economic “debt set society.” Long before man even thought of ever being in such a society that is geared around borrowing. You and I were in debt in another way. 1. The Source of Our Debt Paul tells us that we assumed a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Life Priorities For A New Year

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Feb 2, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,823 views

    A few short thoughts from Matt. 6 that will help us make important changes with God’s help in the coming year.

    Life Priorities for the Coming Year Matthew 6:25-34 25 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Lessons In Apologetics #6: Pantheism

    Contributed by Frederick Meekins on Mar 3, 2011
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    As a worldview, Pantheism has plagued the religious thought of both the East and West from ancient times on up through our contemporary day.

    If Deism is the belief that God is so transcendent from the cosmos He created that He no longer participates directly in it, Pantheism must be the worldview at the other end of the continuum believing that a higher power exists as Pantheism holds that God is so immanent with the universe that God ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Revival’s Song

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Mar 21, 2011
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    We can make the choice to sing a new song to God; and allow the joy of the Lord to transform our thoughts, and usher in a revival of the heart.

    Did you hear cannons fire on Thursday morning? I have to tell ya, the two-fold pounding of the avalanche cannon awoke me from my sleeo. I laid there in bed and thought, No! We didn’t get snow last night. Sure enough, though, God dumped nine inches of fresh snow onto the mountains ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Don't Live Like A Fool

    Contributed by Richard Cook on Aug 14, 2009
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    In your relationship with God you can be thoughtful and cautious, or you can be heedless. We cant afford to be heedless in our walk with God!

    1“Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, 4but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Cautions When Studying The End Times

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Apr 20, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,960 views

    An introductory message meant to help people look at the study of end-times prophecy with caution rather than going into it without thought and prayer.

    Cautions When Studying the End Times Various Scriptures February 22, 2009 NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT IS FROM ANDY STANLEY’S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE." Me: I’ve mentioned before that I love a good mystery. I like reading them and I like watching them. A few nights ago I watched ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Making The Most Of It

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Feb 15, 2010
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    Paul calls on us to 'make the most of' or 'redeem the times." How do we accomplish this? This message offers some thoughts.

    Making the Most of It Ephesians 5:15-33 * It was my Senior Year of High School. The last year to play football. I had missed my entire Sophomore year of playing because of a broken ankle and now I found myself riding the bench for the first 2 games as a Senior. We had a truly good football coach, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lord, I Need Patience And I Need It Now

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 11, 2008
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    A sermon on patience (Seed thoughts from Max Lucado and Cornelius Plantinga, Jr <Article in Christianity Today called "Trying Patience on for Size>)

    Sermon for 2/10/2008 “Lord I need patience and I need it now!” Introduction: “Lord I need patience and I need it now!” WBTU: A. Begin by reading 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 C. Let’s first get the sponge wet. Cannot use a sponge until it gets wet. Let’s get our hearts wet with God’s love before we ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Hope, Help And Happiness

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 22, 2009
    based on 106 ratings
     | 20,845 views

    I want us to think about three thoughts, which most people seek after or focus on in life: hope, help and happiness.

    INTRO.- ILL.- A group of friends went deer hunting and paired off in twos for the day. That night one of the hunters returned alone, staggering under an eight-point buck. "Where’s Harry?" he was asked. "Harry had a stroke of some kind. He’s a couple of miles back up the trail." "You left Harry ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Getting Permission!

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Dec 29, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,363 views

    Just some random thoughts: Do not expect everyone to be happy that you follow Christ Do not expect to be understood . Do not expect to be appreciated

    Matthew 8:28-34-When He had come to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, there met Him two demon-possessed men, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way. And suddenly they cried out, saying, “What have we to do with You, Jesus, You Son of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Dash

    Contributed by Luther Sexton on Dec 5, 2015
     | 14,508 views

    The Dash is a message written from the thought that our entire life is depicted as a dash on our tombstone. Different emotions and stages of life are discussed.

    I am resending The Dash. I think I sent the wrong copy before, because this version has no quotation marks, bullets, or apostrophes. I retyped this one from notepad or an old Works program. If it still doesn't work, let me know. THE DASH I. Almost every human being has one. Some have decayed, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Are You Confused Part 3 Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jul 9, 2017
     | 4,763 views

    This is the conclusion of my series "Are You Confused?" Part 3 focuses on the movies (images, thoughts, desires) that continously play in our minds.

    Are You Confused – Part 3 Scriptures: Romans 12:2; Joshua 24:15; 1 Kings 18:21; Mark 5:25-34 This message will conclude this series titled, “Are You Confused.” In Parts 1 and 2, I focused on how Christians are confused about our identity and our authority as Christians. If we do not understand ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Sparkling Beetles!

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Sep 28, 2015
     | 4,007 views

    How thoughtful God had been to fix those bulbs on their foreheads so that they don’t have to grope blindly in the dark.

    Sparkling Beetles! Psalm 119:105”Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Sunday morning as I was praying and preparing for the church service, God suddenly brought to my memory the ‘sparkling beetles’ that I saw in my childhood days, in the hilly area of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal