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  • William D. Brown avatar

    Judgment # 2 "The Judgment Of Self” 1st Cor.11: 31-32 Series

    Contributed by William D. Brown on Nov 8, 2008
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    -#2- {self-judgment of our daily sins}, after we’re saved.

    JUDGMENT # 2 “THE JUDGMENT OF SELF” 1st Cor.11: 31-32 8-02-08 Today we’ll continue our study to do with “the seven judgments” that we find in the Bible. Listen as I read today’s text verses found in 1st Cor.11: 31-32 For if we would judge ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jehovah-Jireh “the Eternally Self Existent One Who Will Provide” Series

    Contributed by David Scudder on Jun 13, 2011
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    This name for God is revealed when Abraham faced the greatest trial of his life.

    Purpose: To exalt God as the great provider. Aim: I want the listener to rejoice in God's glorious provision of salvation. INTRODUCTION: Jehovah Jireh is one of the many compound names for God. Most of these names comes from a specific event where Jehovah (Yahweh) personally intervenes in ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Jehovah-Rapha “the Eternally Self-Existent One Who Heals” Series

    Contributed by David Scudder on Jul 3, 2011
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    Today we are going to learn why God would allow so many Jews to be thirsty and then lead them to a pool of worthless water.

    Purpose: To show how God used bitter water to display His power. Aim: I want the listener to be confident in God’s ability to solve any problem. INTRODUCTION: Today’s text occurs right after God delivered the Jews from slavery in Egypt and from the entire Egyptian army. Excitement and ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Prayer - Pharisee Or Publican

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jan 22, 2010
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    This message talks about the differences in the prayer of the Pharisee and the Publican.

    Text: “Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed” (Mark 1:35). Was there a time in your life when you got up early while it was still dark, left the house to find a quiet secluded place where only ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Ray Ellis avatar

    Barriers And Antidotes To Healthy Relationships

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Nov 15, 2005
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    Our goal as a congregation is to build healthy relationships so together we can make a greater impact upon our surrounding community.

    Barriers and Antidotes to Healthy Relationships Philippians 2:5-11 Romans 12:5 “Christ makes us one body and individuals who are connected to each other.” (God’s Word Translation) For the past month we have been involved in “40 Days of Community.” The goal of our study has been to build healthy ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    "Endless Love" Is Not A Maudlin Song Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 4, 2003
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    Radical discipleship is self-giving for the sake of the world, and not self-satisfaction nor giving only to those who please us.

    When you learn to sing, you must learn to sing scales. Scales start with “do” on the low end and you step up until you get to “do” again, where the frequency exactly doubles the one where you started. That’s a scale. The syllables that you sing come from a medieval Spanish ballad. “Do re mi ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Live In The Image Of God"

    Contributed by Jay Mcphearson on Mar 19, 2004
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    ¡§The key to an honest and accurate self image is knowing the basis of our self worth ¡V our identity in Christ.¡¨

    A college student who had always lived in the city was visiting a ranch in Arkansas. He was fascinated by all the animals. He had never seen so many before so it wasn¡¦t unusual when He blurted out, ¡§What an unusual looking cow. Why doesn¡¦t she have any horns?¡¨ The rancher explained, ¡§Well, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Bob Ashcraft avatar

    No Co-Dependency

    Contributed by Bob Ashcraft on May 29, 2001
    based on 66 ratings
     | 5,100 views

    Co-dependency means anything that aids you in self-destructive behavior. The worst self-destructive behavior is not trusting God!

    No Co-Dependency!  Many of us have grown up learning to “pull ourselves up by our boot-straps”  We have been taught that, “God helps those… who help themselves.”  “When the going gets tough,… the Tough get going.”  These may sound good, but really are unbiblical and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Alan Perkins avatar

    The Tax Collector And The Pharisee

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 21, 2002
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    Self righteousness and a critical, judgmental spirit usually go together. Why? Because self righteousness is a zero-sum game.

    Over the next few weeks we’ll be looking at some of the parables of our Lord. A parable is a fictional story told to illustrate a spiritual reality. Jesus told many of them. As a preacher, He knew that what people often remember best about a sermon are the illustrations. He understood that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Identity Question

    Contributed by Ejike Monwuba on Nov 28, 2007
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     | 11,124 views

    Identity crisis can lead a person to self-pity, self-abasement, suicide or even to copy or compare himself with others.

    THE IDENTITY QUESTION TEXT: EXODUS 3: 11 - “And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?” Illustration: A furious Father in a moment of rage and anger called his four-year-old son(Jude) a goat because the boy ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • David Welch avatar

    Managing Anger God's Way Pt 3 Series

    Contributed by David Welch on Jun 30, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,808 views

    Third in a series on managing anger.

    “Managing Anger God’s Way” Pt 3 REVIEW Ephesians 4:26 tells us to be angry. Only four verses later we are told to “put away all anger and wrath.” Which is it? Be angry or put anger away. We have learned that there are two sources of anger. There is Spirit-generated anger and flesh-generated ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    "You Cannot Serve God And Wealth.”

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Sep 14, 2001
    based on 180 ratings
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    Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 23, 2001 Luke 16: 1-13 Heavenly Father thank you for Jesus teaching that it is in our own best self-interest to be “interested” in the welfare of others. Amen. Title: “You cannot serve God and wealth.”

    Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 23, 2001 Luke 16: 1-13 Heavenly Father thank you for Jesus teaching that it is in our own best self-interest to be “interested” in the welfare of others. Amen. Title: “You cannot serve God and wealth.” Jesus relates a parable about a prudent ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • David Welch avatar

    Managing Anger God's Way Pt 4 Series

    Contributed by David Welch on Jun 30, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,993 views

    Fourth in a series on anger managment

    “Managing Anger God’s Way” Pt 4 REVIEW Anger is an automatic inner mental/emotional stirring that empowers me to respond to perceived or actual events, people or circumstances perceived as wrong, evil or threatening to my well being. There is Spirit-generated anger and flesh-generated anger. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Meekness Not Weakness Series

    Contributed by Adrian Warnock on Feb 15, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,479 views

    The antidote to "self-esteem" - othewise known as pride.

    Meekness not weakness By Adrian Warnock Audio available at http://jubilee-church.org/sermons/kingdom/meek.wma 8th Feb 2003 (Mat 5:5) Like the other beatitudes, this one is completely contrary to what the world says- the world says blessed are the RICH, the Happy and the assertive. Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Experiencing The Word Of God Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 2, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 11,698 views

    1. Being a student of the Word takes effort. 2. Being a student of the Word turns effort into joy. 3. Being a student of the Word turns the written Word into the Living Word.

    Ravi Zacharias, a Christian intellectual who travels around the world lecturing in secular settings on spiritual themes, tells of an experience he had in Columbus, Ohio. He writes, “A few weeks ago, I did a lectureship at Ohio State University. As I was being driven to the lecture, we passed the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist