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  • Bruce Smith avatar

    Directions

    Contributed by Bruce Smith on Mar 13, 2002
    based on 156 ratings
     | 30,284 views

    Which way are you going

    DIRECTIONS Which way are you going TEXT: Psalm 37:23 Psalm 37:23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, And He delights in his way. The Lord Himself delights in his ways So who is this good man in whom the Lord delights The person in whom God delights is one who follows God, trusts ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    In The Valley Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Oct 18, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 26,195 views

    God’s presence when life takes us in the valley

    September 3, 2006 Psalm 23:1-6 In the Valley A couple of years ago, a church in Seattle, Washington was having a big kick-off Sunday. It was the weekend after Labor Day and they wanted to do something for their children’s programs. So they brought in Barney the Dinosaur. They learned, Kids ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Or Simon-The Real Cross Carrier

    Contributed by Matthew Morine on Apr 12, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
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    Who really carried the cross to calvary? Did Simon or Jesus? It may appear that Simon carried the cross for Christ but truly Christ carried the cross for Simon.

    JESUS OR SIMON-THE CROSS CARRIER In every young man’s life there comes a defining moment. The moment where a young boy knows that he has taken a large step towards manhood. This moment happens quickly but after it has past the boy will never go back again. It is the moment where a boy ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Sharing Our Lord With Joy Series

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 14, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,053 views

    Seeing the Unseen Christ allows us to delight in introducing others to Jesus

    Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area I got to see both the Giants and Niners play from time to time. Because of that I was in the park when Willie Mays stroked homers to right-center field at Candlestick. Nothing gave me greater joy than watching Montana put together a last minute drive and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    Incarnation

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Dec 16, 2011
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    The Word creates the universe and all that is within it and centuries later he presents Himself in human form as a helpless little baby, all to woo us.

    Incarnation Advent #3 Dec 11, 2011 Blackness. Deep, inky, heavy, darkness. The kind that presses in from all sides, crushing, chaotic and formless, and yet powerful. It is not eyes-shut blackness – it is eyes wide open blackness, pupils straining to dilate further, desperate for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    This Life...that Life

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Aug 3, 2010
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    We can live the new life in Christ by continually working at three changes: in our thinking (our minds), in our doing (our bodies), and in our being (our spirit).

    THAT LIFE...THIS LIFE August 1, 2010 Colossians 3:1-17 (NRSV) 1 So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, 3 for you have died, and your ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Maintaining Purity In A Sinful World

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jan 26, 2025
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    Living in a world filled with temptation, immorality, and sin, maintaining purity as believers can feel like a constant challenge. The pressures of society, media, and peer influence often pull us away from God’s standards of holiness. However, as Christians, we are called to live pure lives.

    Title: MAINTAINING PURITY IN A SINFUL WORLD By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Peter 1:15-16 "But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy." Supporting Texts: Romans 12:2; Matthew 5:8; 1 ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    We Don't Do Distractions

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Feb 24, 2025
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    As children of God, we are called to live out our faith continually, day by day, in a world that constantly pulls us in different directions and is always striving for our attention. At times we all live as if we have an unlimited time to accomplish our God given work.

    We Don’t Do Distractions By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. OPENING: - John 3:19 says, “And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil”. I like so many I am sure have found myself being drawn in by the news ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • Ed Taylor avatar

    Sensitive Servanthood Series

    Contributed by Ed Taylor on Jun 2, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,112 views

    We should to deal with others with skill and grace.

    1. “The ability to avoid offense” & “sensitive perception” 2. “a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others.” • That’s how the DICTIONARY DEFINES “TACT” • The ability to deal with others with skill & grace. • The Bible declares: Prov 15.23 A man has joy by the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Trading Yokes And Finding Rest

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on May 28, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,997 views

    Are you weary and tired and in need of rest? Come Jesus says and trades yokes so that through submission to Him one will not only please Him but be granted rest for one's soul both now and forever more!

    Trading Yokes and Finding Rest Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 Ever get so tired that your bones ache and your mind so exhausted that you can barely think? You know one of those days that all you want to do is crawl into bed and sleep? Are you weary from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    Spiritual Discipline Of Meditation Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jun 25, 2021
     | 2,929 views

    An ongoing look at Spiritual Disciplines and their benefit in our lives. Looking at Christian Meditation

    Spiritual Disciplines - Meditation June 27, 2021 Have you ever had something happen in life where at that very moment you were unable to think rationally? Sometimes, it’s those little things, little decisions, and you just feel paralyzed about what to do. And there are also those monumental ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Perry Fowler avatar

    Finding The Love Of Your Life Series

    Contributed by Perry Fowler on Mar 20, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 389 views

    Life is about what you love. Jesus said that we should love God with all our heart, soul, and mind. The Book of Titus challenges us to discover, "Who or what is really the love of your life."

    Life is about what you love. In the last 300 years the way people see life and the definition of a “successful life” has changed. It has moved from morality to money; from God to goals, from Christ to culture. This is not new; this same setting was the type of culture Paul was addressing in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bruce Landry avatar

    Of Life Before Accepting Christ Series

    Contributed by Bruce Landry on Mar 31, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,281 views

    We are not to dwell in our lives before Christ, but I is good to cognitively think about what our lives apart from Christ were. If we seriously consider it, then we will not so quickly be pulled back into such turmoil and strife.

    “Of Life Before Accepting Christ”Ephesians 2:1-3 A Life of Death… A Life of Sin… A Life of disobedience under God’s wrath… Donald Grey Barnhouse, led the son of a prominent American family to the Lord. He was in the service, but he showed the reality of his conversion by immediately ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Alive Beyond This Life Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 13, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,532 views

    God wants to give us life beyond this life, for God is love and live is never diminished. It is not something we attain by knowledge, but by trust. Two sweatshirts are pulled on and off to illustrate two ways of thinking about life beyond this life.

    God is love. So the Bible says, and that is, in a sense, all we need to know. God is love; and just as when you love someone you do not abandon them, so also the love of God, richer far than tongue or pen can ever tell, reaches to the highest height and to the lowest hell, and keeps on going ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    Three Kinds Of Peace

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 8, 2022
     | 3,120 views

    A Christian man got very involved in collegiate football. He had one team in particular that he pulled for each week. When they won, he had a wonderful week-end, but if they lost he had a terrible week-end.

    His joy and peace within his heart each week was determined by the football team that he supported. He was allowing a couple dozen college boys that he did not know personally decide on what kind of week end he was going to have. The fact is, many folks allow THINGS and PEOPLE to decide what kind ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist