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  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    Raised Up For Righteousness Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Mar 13, 2008
    based on 34 ratings
     | 7,555 views

    The Lord works sovereignly over the world & individuals because He created both the world & its people. It is His right as Creator & Sustainer. What God does He does in righteousness in order to bring forth righteousness.

    ISAIAH 45: 8-13 RAISED UP FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS The Lord works sovereignly over the world and individuals because He created both the world and its people. It is His right as Creator and Sustainer. Those created have no right to rebelliously question the Creator’s ways. What ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wayne Nickerson avatar

    Righteousness Exalts A Nation

    Contributed by Wayne Nickerson on Oct 3, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 17,732 views

    National sin calls for God's judgment. What happens when a nation does not worship God. Need for revival and the church to be the church.

    RIGHTEOUSNESS EXALTS A NATION TXT: Prov 14:32-34 The wicked is banished in his wickedness, but the righteous has a refuge in his death. 33 Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, but what is in the heart of fools is made known. 34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    A Word To The Wise On Righteousness Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 26, 2013
    based on 76 ratings
     | 38,295 views

    God calls us to live righteous lives. But Romans tells us that no one is righteous. So, God wants to me to be righteous. I want to be righteous... but no one is righteous so I can’t be righteous. How can that possibly make sense?

    OPEN: Back in 1929, Chicago had a problem. In fact, the tentacles of that problem infested much of the nation around Chicago. The problem had a name. And that name was Al Capone. Capone was a criminal. A wicked man who literally ran the city of Chicago. He owned most of the politicians and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Roger Hasselquist avatar

    Faith Is Accounted For Righteousness

    Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Aug 23, 2021
     | 2,369 views

    God has always required those who want to be righteous to place their faith in Him. This has been always been true. As far back as Abraham in the Old Testament it has been true.

    Alba 8-22-2021 FAITH IS ACCOUNTED FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS Romans 4 John Newton, who wrote the song “Amazing Grace”, once said: “Down through life I have forgotten a lot of things. But these two things I remember. The first is that I am a great sinner. The second is that I have a great Savior.” Anyone ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Scott Maze avatar

    My Need For Righteousness Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 3, 2021
     | 1,887 views

    Evil is more complex that you imagine. There’s greater depth to evil that you can comprehend. Evil is so widespread that it demands you consider there’s a supernatural and spiritual network of evil ones instigating criminal and immoral behavior.

    Sgt. Steven McQueen of Charlie Company of First Battalion and 28th Infantry Regiment was recently shot in the head with a bullet from a machine gun. He was around twenty feet away from an insider attack in Afghanistan in 2018. An insider attack is when Taliban fighters pose as friendly Afghan ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Roshelle Brenneise avatar

    The Danger Of Comparative Righteousness Series

    Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Jun 6, 2021
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    Thank God I Am NOT LIKE............

    February 06, 2021 The Context: “To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told a story”: The Parable {Luke 18:10-14}: "Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood up and ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

  • Gbemisola Fafowora avatar

    Jesus - Our Righteousness

    Contributed by Gbemisola Fafowora on Oct 24, 2018
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    The finished work of Jesus Christ made us His righteousness

    When Jesus resurrected He made us His righteousness and this helps us to approach the throne of grace without any form of condemnation. We are so loved by God that He sees us as righteous because of His Son Jesus Christ. Let's go into the scriptures to confirm this great promise of our Father. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Richard Papafio avatar

    Righteousness Is Faith In God

    Contributed by Richard Papafio on Nov 25, 2018
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     | 2,798 views

    Dont be deceived to work at obtaining righteousness. Your faith in Jesus would produce all the good deeds

    May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: *RIGHTEOUSNESS IS FAITH IN GOD* Romans 4:1-5 King James Version (KJV) 4 What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? 2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Ian Humphrey avatar

    Sow To Yourselves In Righteousness

    Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 9, 2015
     | 7,576 views

    Revival

    Hosea 10 v. 1 - 15 v. 12 "Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you." Note The :- 1. CHALLENGE OF GOD - ch 10 v. 1 "Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Chris Swanson avatar

    Suffering For The Sake Of Righteousness

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Nov 26, 2022
     | 1,265 views

    The purpose of Job is to give a demonstration of the sovereignty of God and the value of true faith.

    Undoubtedly, everybody has heard about Job at some point in time. The book was written to discuss the age-old question, “Why do the righteous always seem to suffer?” Introduction to the book of Job: • It is one of the five books of poetry: 1. Job 2. Psalms 3. Proverbs 4. Ecclesiastes 5. Song of ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    Salt, Light, And Righteousness.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 4, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,084 views

    Our righteousness is in Him.

    SALT, LIGHT, AND RIGHTEOUSNESS. Matthew 5:13-20. I). SALT AND LIGHT. Matthew 5:13-16. The metaphors of salt and light follow immediately after Jesus’ profile of the blessed Christian. The meek shall inherit the earth (Matthew 5:5) because meekness is not weakness, but quite the contrary. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Brad Beaman avatar

    The Lord Our Righteousness Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Jul 17, 2022
     | 3,627 views

    The name of the king, Zedekiah means the righteousness of Jehovah. Jeremiah predicted he would be cut off and a branch would be raised up called, Jehovah-Tsidkenu: The Lord is our righteousness. (Jeremiah 23:6). Jeremiah was the true prophet and proved to be right on both accounts.

    There is a famous quote of Abraham Lincoln when some said to Lincoln, I hope that the Lord is on our side. Lincoln replied, that does not concern me, whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side Lincolns reply gives us an insightful perspective of the contrast between ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Roger Hasselquist avatar

    The Armor Of God: Righteousness

    Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Jul 16, 2023
     | 1,807 views

    Dr. Bradford Reaves, minister with Crossway Christian Fellowship in Hagerstown, Maryland, told how when he was a police officer, he wore a piece of body armor every day.

    Alba 7-16-2023 THE ARMOR OF GOD: RIGHTEOUSNESS Ephesians 6:14 Dr. Bradford Reaves, minister with Crossway Christian Fellowship in Hagerstown, Maryland, told how when he was a police officer, he wore a piece of body armor every day. It was heavy, bulky, and hot, but it provided protection and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    Jesus Is The Man Of Righteousness Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Aug 11, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,056 views

    Psalm 1:1-6 shows us the path of blessing and fulfillment in life.

    Introduction We are continuing in our short series of sermons that I am calling “Jesus in the Psalms.” We are looking at a few different psalms in the Psalter because they are particularly clear in pointing to the person and/or work of Jesus. Last week I mentioned that there are 150 psalms in ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Phillip Smith avatar

    Standing Steadfast In Righteousness

    Contributed by Phillip Smith on Oct 25, 2024
     | 710 views

    We are about to embark upon a great privilege given us by God Almighty, an offering of participation in the future of our lives; whether to abide in the guidance of God Almighty or to be left to the abominations of the king–nation’s leader.

    We have heard it said that we must obey the powers of earth; kings, rulers, laws, etc. for they have been ordained by God. Romans 13:1. 13 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Is this an absolute command? Are we ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ