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  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Living With The Enemy Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 27, 2002
    based on 254 ratings
     | 25,580 views

    Jesus taught us to forgive our enemies... but I’d just as soon not, thank you. Why is it so important for me to forgive people who have worked so hard at being my enemies?

    OPEN: Clarence Darrow, the famed criminal lawyer once joked: "Everyone is a potential murderer. I have not killed anyone - but I frequently get satisfaction out of obituary notices." APPLY: Now, why would we find that humorous? We find it funny because it comes so close to the truth. Of all the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Living In Expectation

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Dec 8, 2003
    based on 65 ratings
     | 13,085 views

    It is hard to be excited about the Second Coming after over 200 years of waiting -- how then do we continue to wait in expectation?

    College students today have it easy! My son is a student at the University of Central Florida and I have watched him register for classes. The way he does it is to go to the computer, get on the Internet, and in 5 minutes he’s registered for all of his upcoming classes. Back in my day, we had ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Enthusiastic Living Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 29, 2003
    based on 96 ratings
     | 25,169 views

    The difference between living and existing can often be traced to one’s philosophy of life. The God-given philosophy of life involves many aspects, but today I’d like to summarize part of that philosphy through three "Remember" statements.

    Enthusiastic Living (Ecclesiastes 9:7-18) Intro 1. Kids pretend things to take away boredom….. (1) We’d walk to the store pretending we are trying to lose Martians who were following us (2) Kids who need medical treatments often try to make games of things… 2. As we age, we tend to lose ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Handicapped Lives

    Contributed by Sang Kwon on May 12, 2002
    based on 26 ratings
     | 5,720 views

    overcoming our weaknesses

    Introduction When we read biography, it sometimes tend to show that there is a perfect human being in the world. Even from the Bible we can easily find people like Job, Abraham, and many others who have walked their lives just faithfully all the time. One day God appealed to Abraham and said, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Carl Willis avatar

    Living At The Cross

    Contributed by Carl Willis on May 21, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,488 views

    Christ’s example at the cross is our example for life.

    Living At The Cross Colossians 2:13-14 I. God’s grace and mercy revealed A. Your condition 1. disobedient 2. dead 3. sinful 4. indicted 5. God’s enemy B. God’s provision 1. new life 2. unconditional forgiveness 3. clean ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Living Testimony

    Contributed by Lyn King on Jun 15, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 17,308 views

    This sermon was preached as a father’s day sermon. Jairus risk his all for his daughter’s wholeness.

    "A Living Testimony" Mark 5:21-43 Jairus a first century man whose name means "whom God enlightens." There are many fatherly examples contained within the pages of our Bibles. Men like Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Philip. Some of their examples of fatherliness teach us what not to do in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dying To Live Series

    Contributed by Wes Richard on Mar 29, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,973 views

    Because Christ has died and we have died with him, sin no longer has the power to do us in. But, if we open the door, sin can still hurt us.

    During this period of time leading up to the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, we are focusing on the book of Romans. Romans is the longest, the deepest, the most penetrating explanation of what the death and resurrection of Jesus means for God’s people. So, it is fitting that we take a ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Shawn Drake avatar

    Living In Hope Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Feb 1, 2003
    based on 100 ratings
     | 13,006 views

    This is the 1st sermon in the series "Hope In The Darkness".

    Series: Hope In The Darkness (Study In 1 Peter) [#1] LIVING IN HOPE 1 Peter 1:1-12 Introduction: 1 Peter 1:1-2 1. In A.D. 64, Nero burned Rome and guess who he blamed? Christians. Christians were being severely persecuted. They were being fed to lions, beheaded, crucified, burned, etc¡K ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living In Holiness Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Feb 7, 2003
    based on 58 ratings
     | 7,017 views

    This is the 2nd sermon in the series "Hope In The Darkness".

    LIVING IN HOLINESS 1 Peter 1:13-21 Introduction: 1. Christians were scattered all over the world because of persecution; but Peter told them to live in hope because there was coming a day that they would be in Heaven. 2. The fact that believers have eternal life in Heaven to look forward to is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sacrificial Living.

    Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Sep 10, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 11,936 views

    The option isn’t whether we will conform; rather, the choice is to whom will we conform.

    Sacrificial living. Rom. 12:1 -- 8. 09/14/03 Paul spent the first 11 chapters of this book telling us that we can be saved by the grace of God through faith. He told how that God sent his son into the world to die on the cross for our sins. I pray that I have made that plain through the first ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul George avatar

    Living By Faith

    Contributed by Paul George on Sep 29, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,089 views

    There are those who claim we must be sanctified, that is holy, before we can be justified. They claim universal holiness or obedience must precede justification.

    There are those who claim we must be sanctified, that is holy, before we can be justified. They claim universal holiness or obedience must precede justification. Unless they mean that justification at the last day, the claim is not only impossible it is contradictory. It is not a believer in ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • James May avatar

    Living With The Bats

    Contributed by James May on Oct 15, 2003
    based on 23 ratings
     | 7,318 views

    David was in a state of depression while in the Cave of Adullam. He was in there with all the bats, both winged and two-legged. But he found a way out of that cave and so can we.

    LIVING WITH THE BATS Psalms 142:1-7, "<Maschil of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave.> I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication. I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble. When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Christopher Goelzer avatar

    Live The Vision

    Contributed by Christopher Goelzer on Jan 20, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 5,225 views

    Encourage and empower beleivers to live according to God’s promises

    NIV Genesis 28:20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, "If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear 21 so that I return safely to my father’s house, then the LORD will be my God 22 and this stone that I have set up as a pillar ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Jody Brock avatar

    Living Faith

    Contributed by Jody Brock on Jan 30, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,557 views

    Sermon about faith as a principle for living every day of our lives and having the kind of faith that is pleasing to God.

    Well let me ask you a question. What difference did your faith make to you yesterday? What effect did your faith have on what you did yesterday? Now what was yesterday? It was Saturday. What did you do on Saturday? Well you might have cut the grass, maybe you went to play golf, maybe you ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Proverbs For Living

    Contributed by Abraham Shanklin on Jan 31, 2004
    based on 31 ratings
     | 9,907 views

    This book of Proverbs is a fathers’ counsel to his son. Every young person and young at heart ought to read a verse from this book on a daily basis. This book speaks to life and how it can be lived.

    Living the Life Series: Proverbs For Living (PFL) Scripture Reference: Proverbs 2:1 – 10 Introduction We are a culture that is overwhelmed with acronyms, initials, abbreviations, and catchy phrases that paint the picture or tell the story of people, places, or things. There is no shortage of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational