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  • David Scudder avatar

    What Does Serving God Look Like?

    Contributed by David Scudder on Dec 13, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,561 views

    Are you a follower of Jesus Christ? Before you answer let’s look at God’s Word together today. Our text today shows us two ways that we can know that we are following Christ.

    Hebrews 12:12-17 Purpose: To describe how a Christian should live his life. Aim: I want the listener to find needed changes in their walk with Christ. INTRODUCTION: Today we are going to look a text that is imbedded in the book of Hebrews. We find the word THEREFORE three times in this chapter. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Conditioning In Discipleship Series

    Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Jun 15, 2016
     | 9,898 views

    Many believers suffer "burn-out" or from lack of preparation. Like any other pursuit, if we are to be effective in service, we must make the proper preparations and condition ourselves spiritually.

    The Conditioning in Discipleship 1 Corinthians 9: 24-27 Over the past several weeks we have been discussing discipleship and what the Scripture reveals about being a disciple of Christ. I am convinced the Lord desires every believer to be a disciple, but discipleship is not immediate following ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Revelation Lesson #12 Series

    Contributed by Phillip Smith on Apr 3, 2024
     | 541 views

    Is Jesus declaring to John the events of his Spirit birth in the Spirit Realm? Is this part of the reason Satan was cast out of Heaven to earth? Let us study chapter 12.

    A thorough study of the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show his servants things which must shortly come to pass. (Rev. 1:1) Welcome to our study of the Revelation of Jesus Christ given unto Apostle John. I am Phillip Smith, your host and fellow servant of our Lord and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 3, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,831 views

    To emphasize the importance of persistence in prayer.

    Good Morning, church. I hope you all are doing well and are ready to delve into God’s word. We are going to talk about persistence in prayer today, and our key Scripture is Luke 18:1-5. Oswald Chambers, a renowned Christian evangelist and teacher, once said, "Prayer does not fit us for the greater ...read more

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    Diligence Matters Series

    Contributed by Robert Odle on May 13, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 12,361 views

    The pursuit of godly character requires two things: (1) put God first, and (2) remove forces that erode God’s influence

    Character Counts! Diligence Matters (Proverbs 4:20-27) Theme: Character development is not an important part of life?it IS life! Purpose: What do I want to happen in the hearer when I preach this sermon? A. Increased knowledge. After I preach this sermon, the hearer should be able to state ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    My Favorite Psong Series

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Jul 26, 2015
     | 5,911 views

    David deals with the basic questions of life in this popular psalm.

    Bob Buford wrote a great book entitled Halftime. No, it’s not a football book. It’s a book about finding significance in life. Bob Buford was a business man who had spent the first half of his life searching for success, and came to realize his real search was for significance. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Is Porn Really All That Bad? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jul 18, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,999 views

    This sermon looks at five opening questions about pornography.

    FIVE STARTING QUESTIONS: 1. HOW SUBSTANTIAL A PROBLEM IS PORN IN AMERICA TODAY? Three numbers: a. Porn is about a $100 billion industry in America, which is 100 times higher than revenues 20 years ago. - Note that these numbers are just “the porn industry.” That is, the legal, W-2 filing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Agents Of Grace: Saul Series

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Sep 27, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,407 views

    Saul was the anvil on which God pounded David for 13 years. Why? To remove the sinful impurities of self-sufficiency and pride.

    The Japanese samurai sword is thought by many to be the best in the world. It can take 15 men, 6 months to make 1 sword—a sword that can be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars! Why does it take so long and cost so much? Well you can’t just go out into the mountains where there are ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Recipients Of God's Mercy Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 29, 2021
     | 2,474 views

    To accept God's purpose in election, we need to understand the sovereignty of God, His nature and His will for our salvation.

    In Romans 9-11 Paul took the opportunity to address the thorny question of the Jews and their rejection of the gospel. • He expresses his heart for the Jewish people. He hopes they will understand the salvation of God and be saved, and yet knowing that many would reject the Messiah. This does not ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    God Wants You Happy Series

    Contributed by Craig Groeschel on May 30, 2008
    based on 37 ratings
     | 31,623 views

    You will hear people talk about this. You will hear it on TV today with TV preachers. You’ll read books about it, and you will hear it over and over and over again, and it is a message that feels very good. Here is the urban legend. It goes something

    Urban Legends #2 [Video, Eerie Sounds] Well, I wanted to give you a little bit of, kind of a little bit of scoop on the now famous haunted house video. If you are new with us, we were promoting our legends, and we were at a house where there is an urban legend, where a little girl was supposed ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    The Partnership That Brings Spiritual Power Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Nov 27, 2019
     | 2,819 views

    Using Mary and the birth of Christ, this sermon explores the partnership of our willingness and the Holy Spirit's power to bring about amazing results.

    SEEING THE POWER OF GOD: God’s vision for Mary involves a combination of her willingness and the Holy Spirit’s power. - Luke 1:35. - In this situation, it means that Mary’s humble willingness to trust and serve team up with God’s power. The result is the miraculous birth of the Savior. - In the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Manifestation Of Faith

    Contributed by Sean Lester on Jan 5, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,171 views

    This passage tells us how great people acquired faith to do great things for God.

    The Manifestation of Faith Rev. Sean D. Lester Hebrews 11:1-40 Introduction A. I want to be a man of faith. Jesus said that if I had the faith of a mustard seed I could command a mountain to move. I could drive away the demons that torment people. I could walk on water or calm a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Meek Series

    Contributed by Mike Hamilton on Oct 28, 2003
    based on 36 ratings
     | 11,992 views

    The meek are those who have gone through "brokenness" (Poor in Spirit), mourned their sinful condition (that which led to brokenness) and now they submit to Christ (meek).

    “The Meek” Matthew 5:5 “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.” Review: The term “blessed” literally means “approved.” True Happiness comes when one receives God’s approval. The fundamental question that everyone who reads the Sermon on the Mount is faced with is, who’s approval ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Perils Of Vain Philosophy

    Contributed by R. Escoanyelin Ortiz on Nov 25, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,276 views

    PHILOSOPHY IS NOT CHRISTIAN

    "SEE TO IT THAT NO ONE CARRIES YOU OFF AS SPOIL OR MAKES YOU YOURSELVES CAPTIVES BY HIS SO CALLED PHILOSOPHY...." (COLOSSIANS 2:8 AMPLIFIED BIBLE). THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE IN THE BIBLE WHERE THE WORD PHILOSOPHY IS USED. WHAT IS PHILOSOPHY? PHILO MEANS LOVE AND SOPHY MEANS KNOWLEDGE. THUS, PHILOSOPHY ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Taking Back The Family Series

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Nov 9, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,552 views

    Explores David journey to Ziklag to take back his family and applies it to taking back our family today from the devil

    Title: Going back to Ziklag Theme: Show the importance of taking back our families. Text: 1 Samuel 30:1-8 Introduction In chapter 30 of 1 Samuel we are coming to the end of the Davids wilderness wanderings. I know you know of Israel’s wandering in the dessert for 40 years, what you may not ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God