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  • Jeff Strite avatar

    How Did I Get Into This Mess? Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 14, 2013
    based on 97 ratings
     | 31,034 views

    Is it sinful to borrow money? Is it evil to declare bankruptcy? And why do so many people seem to be in financial trouble today?

    OPEN: Years ago, I had a friend who attended a Bible Study at my home. He shared with our study that when he graduated from High School, he had a life goal. His life goal was to be a million dollars in debt before he reached the age of 30… and THEN he’d declare bankruptcy. He said he ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Our Unchanging God Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on May 13, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 23,442 views

    The moment we are born, we begin to age. We grow, develop, and then deteriorate ­ and our memory is one of the first things to go. Our only hope in life is this: God never changes. He is the one constant we can count on while everything around us ra

    Our Unchanging God Now that my 40th birthday is in my rear-view mirror, I can laugh about all the cards and balloons I received. 90% of the cards I got made some kind of crack about how old 40 is ­ but a few people were kind to me ­ very few. The staff gave me a little party on Tuesday complete ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Defrosting Your Spiritual Assets Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Mar 26, 2003
    based on 478 ratings
     | 129,248 views

    In order to serve according to our giftedness, we must make sure that we not only understand spiritual gifts, we must discover, develop and deploy our gift mix. Since ignorance about this topic may be a chief cause of retarded spiritual growth, it’s impe

    Defrosting Your Spiritual Assets A man from Illinois decided to travel to Wisconsin to go duck hunting. He shot and dropped a bird, but it fell into a farmer’s field on the other side of the fence. As the flatlander climbed over the fence, a dairy farmer drove up on his tractor and asked what was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Much Time Do You Have Left?

    Contributed by Dennis Jones on Feb 15, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 10,130 views

    Recently I have developed a new urgency about something that I had in the back of my mind. It involves a question that we all have but cannot answer. How much time do I have left? The average lifespan of people throughout the earth today is between 70-

    Recently I have developed a new urgency about something that I had in the back of my mind. It involves a question that we all have but cannot answer. How much time do I have left? The average lifespan of people throughout the earth today is between 70-75 years. That is not a morbid thought or ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Saul And David: Great Men Of Faith! (Part 3 Of 3)

    Contributed by Dana Visneskie on Nov 29, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,052 views

    This final sermon shows what influenced Saul and David’s faith. David was influenced by God and Saul was influenced by the people. They were both great men of faith but in two different areas. I show how we can develop our faith in God like David and...

    Title: Saul and David: Great Men Of Faith! Text: I Sam 17:1-58 Pray!!! Review from last 2 sermons - Too develop a heart after one must learn from the character of David. - In the first sermon I talked about how God prepared David’s life or fighting bears and lions to face Goliath. - There are 3 ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How Should I Act, Anyway?

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Mar 15, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,229 views

    How many times have we heard someone say as an excuse to the way they act, "That’s just the way I am and I can’t help it"? Christ is concerned with the way we act, and there are certain characteristics he wants us to develop in our lives.

    HOW SHOULD I ACT, ANYWAY? A. Have you been in an UNCOMFORTABLE situation where you didn’t know how to ACT? 1. Undoubtedly we all have at one time. ILLUSTRATION: It could be that you started work at a new JOB and you had no idea what you were supposed to DO or how to ACT. When you went to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Holy Spirit In You. Series

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Aug 12, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 19,117 views

    This sermon looks at the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer. The Holy Spirit whom enables the believer to witness in the world Acts 1:8.To develop unity in the Church Eph 4:1-6. And equips the Christian to live Holy lives and bear fruit Gal:5:16-25

    “The Holy Spirit in you.” The coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost is the gift of the risen Christ in dwelling His followers. The Day of Pentecost marks the inauguration of the coming of the Holy Spirit. Jesus had ascended to the right hand of the Father and as promised the people ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Steps To True Prosperity Part 3 Series

    Contributed by Jeff Budzinski on Jul 30, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,645 views

    • Last week we discussed some other steps to walk in true prosperity. o All of the laws that govern prosperity hang on the law of love. o We must always make decisions that line up with love to develop the character of love. o God is not going to put

    Introduction • Last week we discussed some other steps to walk in true prosperity. o All of the laws that govern prosperity hang on the law of love. o We must always make decisions that line up with love to develop the character of love. o God is not going to put financial wealth, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Gordon McCulloch avatar

    Have You Any Idea Of How Powerful It Is, To Wait On God?

    Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Dec 9, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,936 views

    One of the most difficult things for Christians to do is to wait on God. Why is it this so important? This my friend is exactly what God wants us to do, … to wait, that way he can change and develop us more into what he wants us to be. Read on and enjoy!!!

    Welcome Today we continue our study into the New Testament, and move onto 2nd Peter, and it is amazing that we will cover similar ground to that of Paul in Thessalonians. The theme of today’s service is on waiting, … that is waiting on answered prayer or the promises of God; and ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    End Times Midrash: Rapture And Tribulation Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 26, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,484 views

    God obviously wants us to know what will happen in the End Times because his Word contains so much about those times. The New Testament teachings about the end times are often developed from Old Testament passages, like Daniel 12:1-3.

    End Times Midrash: Rapture and Tribulation (Daniel 12:1 and many New Testament verses based on this verses) 1. A lot of people fear the world is going to end in 2012, based upon the Mayan calendar. Other people are hearing trumpet sounds in the sky, like a shofar. 2. What does the Bible say ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    Seven Things You Can Become That...

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on May 17, 2015
    based on 7 ratings
     | 27,169 views

    "Seven things you can become" - These are good things you want to be "That don't necessarily cost money" So we can afford to develop them "That can help meet the needs of others" - And that is important!

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK SEVEN THINGS YOU CAN BECOME THAT DON'T NECESSARILY COST MONEY, THAT CAN HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF OTHERS This sermon is one where the title is much longer than usual. But I think we'll get some good out of it. Let's start by ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Grant Adams avatar

    Lazarus Is Dead And I Am Glad Series

    Contributed by Grant Adams on Jun 20, 2024
     | 844 views

    What a strange, startling statement. Lazarus, the beloved brother of Martha and Mary the sister who helped Jesus and love Him, had developed a serious terminal illness. Now he had died and our Lord, who loved him. Verse 5 was rejoicing in the fact of his death.

    What a strange, startling statement. Lazarus, the beloved brother of Martha and Mary the sister who helped Jesus and love Him, had developed a serious terminal illness. Now he had died and our Lord, who loved him. Verse 5 was rejoicing in the fact of his death. The word “glad” here is the Greek ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "to Be A Winner, You Must Learn How To Lose."

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Apr 22, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,155 views

    To succeed in life, we must learn how to lose with dignity. Analyzing our setbacks and developing our skills helps us identify our weaknesses. Success isn't about winning but learning from our failures, which helps build character and achieve victory.

    SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES (Philippians 3:7-8) [7] "But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ." [8] "Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jim Drake avatar

    Got Problems? Deal With It! Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Apr 28, 2008
    based on 15 ratings
     | 10,509 views

    Ezra was facing a problem and came up with a solution that ended in success. From that, we can see how this godly leader dealt with a problem. And from that, we can develop our own how-to list. We can see three key components to dealing with the problems

    How do you deal with problems? 1. Recognize the problem 2. Come up with the right solution 3. Properly identify success One of the complaints some people have about expository preaching is they say it’s not practical. They say that when you just preach directly from the text of the Bible, you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Grief-Crisis Counseling

    Contributed by Brian Buriff on Apr 22, 2007
    based on 18 ratings
     | 4,754 views

    When tragedy strikes someone near you, how will you help them? Seven (7) ways to effectively help those in crisis-grief. A practical follow-up teaching sermon developed just after the April 16th (2007)Virginia Tech Shootings. A biblical view of the gri

    Lamentations 1:1-21 – Portrait Of Grief I. INTRODUCTION A. Elizabeth Kubler Ross - On Death & Dying B. Five Stages Of Grief 1. Shock, Denial & Isolation 2. Anger 3. Bargaining 4. Depression 5. Acceptance II. JEREMIAH’S BEREAVEMENT OVER FALL OF JERUSALEM A. Look At Jeremiah’s Grief ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God