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  • Russ Barksdale avatar

    More Genuineness Series

    Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Mar 2, 2016
     | 3,934 views

    Hypocrisy is dangerous. Motives matter.

    GENUINENESS 6:1 Any atheists with us this morning? You’d be surprised. We might all say that we are believers, but really the proof is in the pudding; and in this case the pudding is not what we say, but what we do; how we live. In my 40 years of attempting to be an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Cage Of Religion Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Apr 24, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,510 views

    We all want to live life to the fullest, yet we seem to be held back. What cages us in? What locks us down? What fences us in? It is a fight to get out, but victory is possible!

    Ultimate Cage Fighting Pt. 4 – The Cage of Religion I. Introduction Round 1, we battled the Cage of Fear. Round 2, we squared off against the Cage of Death. In Round 3, we slugged it out with the Cage of Addiction. Today, we take on what may be an even tougher opponent . . . the Cage of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Thomas H avatar

    Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Keeping Up Appearances (Heavenly Mrs Bucket) Series

    Contributed by Thomas H on Nov 24, 2011
     | 25,904 views

    Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Keeping up Appearances (Heavenly Mrs Bucket)

    Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Keeping up Appearances (Heavenly Mrs Bucket) Manuscript In the 1990s there was a TV show from Britain called “Keeping Up Appearances.” Who remembers it? The reruns are still showing if you haven’t seen it and want to. The series is about a lady called ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Grant Adams avatar

    The Betrayal, Denial And Trial Of Christ

    Contributed by Grant Adams on Jul 22, 2024
     | 483 views

    We enter Chapter 18, a new section of this gospel. Even though we see Him in humiliation and suffering, the emphasis is on his dignity, power, and glory.

    We enter Chapter 18, a new section of this gospel. Even though we see Him in humiliation and suffering, the emphasis is on his dignity, power, and glory. Verse 1, Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus’ Place of Prayer Brook Cedron, between Jerusalem and Mount Olivet. Matthew 6:6, we are instructed to have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    How To Avoid Hypocrisy In Your Life

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on May 29, 2013
    based on 7 ratings
     | 14,413 views

    A look at four keys to avoid hypocrisy in our lives.

    WHAT IS SO BAD ABOUT HYPOCRISY? For the Christian, it’s the false security; for the non-Christian, it’s the disillusionment that happens when you look closely at Christians’ lives. - Luke 12:1 – “hypocrisy.” a. For the Christian, it’s the false ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dan Cormie avatar

    Leading Indicators Of Spiritual Decline (Part 1)

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 18, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,697 views

    Signs your spiritual life is headed in the wrong direction

    4, August 2002 Dakota Community Church Leading Indicators of Spiritual Decline Part I Introduction: When there is economic decline, governments pretend all is well. When there is spiritual decline, Christians pretend all is well. Sometimes you know but other don’t and sometimes others know and ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • Richard Tow avatar

    Pure In Heart: Defined Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Apr 10, 2023
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     | 2,488 views

    In this sixth beatitude, we must understand the standard Jesus is setting with the with the phrase "pure in heart.". If we set the standard too low, we fail to enter into the fullness of the blessing. If we set it too high we forsake the pursuit as futile.

    Intro We are studying the Beatitudes with an interest in how to position ourselves for revival. What attitudes of heart are conducive to experiencing more of God’s grace and participating in what he is doing. The Beatitudes provide insight for participating in the kingdom of God because this is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    I'm Ok.

    Contributed by George Crumbly on Sep 7, 2005
    based on 26 ratings
     | 5,480 views

    God looks on the inside where as man look on the outside

    “I’M O.K?” by George Crumbly Matthew 5:17-20 Sunday AM July 22, 2001 Sheridan, Arkansas (This message David Rings did on a video. I have used it at least 8 times and have had a tremendous response. You will need two different colored socks with one of them having the end cut out exposing all of ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    The Power Of Contrast Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 25, 2016
     | 5,396 views

    There is nothing like a contrast to make the point; Jesus used the idea of contrast to highlight Who He is, and to distinguish external religion from true devotion.

    The Power of Contrast (Mark 12:35-44) 1. Illustration … a few years ago,. Trying to tell someone about the Windfarm on I-65 in NW Indiana. This person had never seen the big windmills, and was thinking of a place with 3 tiny windmills on US 31.. or the types farmers use to pump water in ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    The Problems Of Counterfeit Goodness

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 54 ratings
     | 4,999 views

    Many people practice counterfeiting without actually realizing what they are doing. A counterfeiter tries to make an imitation of something genuine to deceive, defraud or pretend something to be what it is not in reality. Ananias’s lie to the Holy Spirit

    1. Many people practice counterfeiting without actually realizing what they are doing. A counterfeiter tries to make an imitation of something genuine to deceive, defraud or pretend something to be what it is not in reality. Ananias’s lie to the Holy Spirit was probably the crowning act of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    A Feast, And A Question Of Fasting.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 3, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,158 views

    A warning against mixing things that differ.

    A FEAST, AND A QUESTION OF FASTING. Luke 5:27-39. I. The Call of Levi, and the feast at his house (Luke 5:27-32). Wherever we live, under whatever regime, tax collectors are unpopular. It was no different in first century Israel, where Levi’s trade involved collaboration with the Romans, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Matthew Grise avatar

    Taming The Tongue

    Contributed by Matthew Grise on Dec 30, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,753 views

    How Genuine Faith Reveals Itself in Our Speech

    JAMES LIVING THE REAL LIFE: CULTIVATING A FAITH THAT WORKS TAMING THE TONGUE JAMES 3:1-12 INTRODUCTION Turn, if you would, in your Bible to James chapter 3. We now turn our attention to one of the most practical matters that James deals with in his letter to the Jewish Christians scattered ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Greg Nance avatar

    Rewarded In Full

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Jul 10, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,957 views

    Jesus tells us how to live heavenly kingdom lives with instructions that keep us on track.

    In Matthew 6 the word “Father” occurs twelve times. Matthew presents God as our Father over and over again stressing it and awakening us to the relationship God wants to have with us through Jesus Christ, His son. In fact, Matthew ends with the great commission where Jesus tells the apostles to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Scott Chambers avatar

    Rehoboam: Not Everything Is As It Seems To Be Series

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Apr 2, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,853 views

    This message shows how Rehoboam's public life was vastly different that his private life and the problems that this can cause.

    Magicians make their living by seemingly altering our perception of reality. Many of these tricks are accomplished through what is known as sleight of hand. The guiding principle of sleight-of-hand, articulated by legendary close-up magician Dai Vernon, is "be natural." A well-performed sleight ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Christopher Benfield avatar

    The Fundamentals Of Fasting Series

    Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Feb 2, 2022
     | 3,429 views

    Fasting is something that creates uncertainty and anxiety in the minds of many. I think if we will take the time to consider what our Lord has to say and seek to understand fasting, we will become more comfortable with it.

    The Fundamentals of Fasting Matthew 6: 16-18 We have come to a portion of Scripture that is little discussed in our day. I don’t think I have ever heard this passage preached or dealt with at length. The focus of this portion of the Sermon on the Mount is fasting. That may be something the average ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist