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  • Jim Butcher avatar

    What Did Jesus Mean By "Whoever Loses His Life For Me Will Find It" Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jul 19, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 34,432 views

    A look at Jesus' difficult (and frequently ignored) teaching that "whoever lose his life for me will find it." What does that mean? What does it look like to live that out?

    WHAT DOES "LOSE YOUR LIFE TO FIND IT" MEAN ANYWAY? It means to pursue Jesus’ path even at the expense of my desires. - Matthew 10:39; Matthew 16:25; Mark 8:35; Luke 9:24; Luke 17:33; John 12:25. - This is a foreign concept to many Christians. In the American church we largely ignore this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kelvin McKisic avatar

    Sitting On The Fence Of Salvation

    Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on Oct 20, 2024
     | 1,183 views

    This sermon explores the dangers of spiritual complacency, urging believers to avoid lukewarm faith and instead strive for genuine commitment to God.

    Praise the Lord this morning, cherished family of faith! It's such a joy to stand before you today, not as a stranger, but as a fellow traveler on this road of faith, a road that is often winding, often challenging, a lot of times hilly leading to valleys of trials, but always leading us closer ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Political Signs, Rain Lilies And The Vineyard Labor Reward Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 13, 2020
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,100 views

    We need to subject all our political opinions an conversation to the continuing need for repentance called to us by Scripture.

    25th Sunday in Course 2020 It’s seems like the political yard signs this election cycle have been cropping up for two years, like the rain lilies that sprout overnight after a heavy downpour. If your convictions about the relevance of your faith to society have made you politically aware and ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Jonathan Russell avatar

    Getting To Know God Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Russell on Oct 13, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,484 views

    This sermon focuses on how Paul revealed God's heart and desire at Athens

    INTRODUCTION * To know God biblically means to know him as the Bible reveals him, not as we imagine him or as someone portrays him * The importance of knowing God biblically: Proverbs 9:10 = knowing God helps us understand life better than if we do not know him biblically * The paradox of knowing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kevin Ruffcorn avatar

    A Humble Walk

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Nov 12, 2018
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,935 views

    God desires justice, kindness and humility in the lives of God’s people

    Micah 5:2-5, 6:6-8 “A Humble Walk” INTRODUCTION The world of the people to whom the prophet Micah spoke was in shambles. Jerusalem was under siege. The rulers were self-serving and corrupt. They were forsaking the Lord and causing the people to seek other gods and worship idols. There was no ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Tim Hinrichs avatar

    Back To School

    Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Sep 13, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 18,538 views

    We are in training in God's school of Christlikeness. Having already received the diploma, we are transformed by Christ to renounce the past, live godly lives in the present, and look forward to our future with hope and not fear.

    This week we sent our son back to school as he had his first taste of Junior High. Sometimes I look back to my High School years and believe it or not I wish I could do it over again and learn those lessons that I didn’t take so seriously and also not worry so much about things that ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Justin Steckbauer avatar

    Consumed With God: The Pursuit Of God Series

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 23, 2024
     | 962 views

    We are consumed by God completely… while our obsession used to be selfishness and self destruction and we were very excited about that, we now pursue knowing God with abandon.

    My wife tells me that I sometimes become nearly obsessed with certain things. I get so focused on something it consumes me. I fall into the pool after staring into it too long. Are you like that? I have a bit of an obsessive, addictive personality. I want it and I want more. I want to learn more. ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Timothy Finch avatar

    The Science Of Addition

    Contributed by Timothy Finch on Mar 6, 2006
     | 6,382 views

    The focus of this meesage is to "spur on" the believer to a life of dedication, desire, and discipleship.

    1 Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours: 2 Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. 3 His divine power has given us ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bobby Sims, Jr. avatar

    Are You Thirsty?

    Contributed by Bobby Sims, Jr. on Dec 5, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 13,053 views

    TO encourage the God’s people to have a deep desire to worship the Lord.

    Are you thirsty? John 4:14 ---- Rev. B.J. Sims, Jr. Inspired by Joyce Meyers We all have things that we seem to think that we can’t live without. Ask my wife; she’ll tell you that I’m the same way. I think that I can’t make it with out being involved with golf some kind of way. Whether its ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Stronghold: Purity Series

    Contributed by Bob Aubuchon on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 66 ratings
     | 8,004 views

    God desires a pure life, heart and mind in His children.

    What do you think of when you think of purity? Purity is probably a word that has lost some of its edge in a society that is so impure. God desires a pure life , heart and mind within in. He desires it to be stronghold to hold us in the midst of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Curry Pikkaart avatar

    Everything Has A Price Series

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Apr 15, 2014
     | 11,085 views

    Everything has a price.

    “The Journey of a Lifetime: Everything Has a Price” Mt. 21:1-11 A teenaged boy – let’s call him Fred – with great academic potential was unable to go to college because he could not afford it. But one day Fred received a call from the college to which he had applied ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Jerry Flury avatar

    Have You Taken Your Spiritual Temperature Lately?

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jun 8, 2012
    based on 8 ratings
     | 17,163 views

    2 Corinthians 13:5 tells us to examine ourselves to see if our faith is what it should be. Like Laodecia, many are unaware of their spiritual temperature. What about you? Have you taken your spiritual temperature lately?

    Have You Taken Your Spiritual Temperature Lately? Revelation 3:14-20 The church at Laodicea was one of two churches in the opening chapters of Revelation that were apparently unaware of their spiritual temperature. The other was Ephesus. Laodicea is a picture of a worldly church that has all the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Matthew Stoll avatar

    I Am...the Good Shepherd Series

    Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Jan 24, 2007
    based on 45 ratings
     | 12,560 views

    To demonstrate Jesus’ care for us and desire that we follow him.

    With the DaVinci Code book and now the movie coming out soon, there have been people, even Christians, calling into question, who the real Jesus is? Two weeks ago, we began looking at the Jesus’ self declarations in the book of John, Jesus’ “I AM” statements. Jesus telling us who he claimed ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    The Power Of A Broken And Contrite Heart Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 7, 2025
     | 338 views

    God is drawn not to the prideful or self-righteous but to those who are broken in spirit and contrite in heart.

    THE POWER OF A BROKEN AND CONTRITE HEART By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 2 Samuel 12:13 Supporting Texts: Psalm 51:1-17, Isaiah 57:15, Joel 2:12-13, Luke 18:9-14, 1 John 1:9 INTRODUCTION: The story of David’s fall into sin and his subsequent repentance remains one of the most profound ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • David Cook avatar

    Experiencing Revival Through The Bible

    Contributed by David Cook on Feb 1, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,426 views

    God's word changes lives of those who desire it.

    Intro: Can God’s Word bring real life change to people today? The Bible is the living Word of God (Heb. 4:12). It is infallible and has God Almighty as its Author. This book is called the “Word of life” and brings strong hope to those who believe it. Illus: In Genesis – ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist