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  • Pastor Randall Timblin avatar

    Godly Contentment Is The Way To Go

    Contributed by Pastor Randall Timblin on Oct 30, 2017
     | 4,295 views

    How can we achieve 'Godly Contentment' vs what the World has to offer in its stead.

    To be content means that one is Happy. Happiness is a state of one’s being when things around them are going as expected or well in the person’s opinion. It can be a sense of satisfaction or fulfillment, however fleeting. Our environment is temporal at most—always changing—fluid in nature. If ...read more

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    Building The Kingdom Community Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 17, 2015
     | 5,239 views

    The fire that Jesus longs to cast on the earth is the Holy Spirit building a community of hope.

    Thursday of 29th week in course 2015 Joy of the Gospel Those who are or were enslaved to sin, as Paul teaches, were liberated from righteousness, but it did them no good. When we have a habit of sin–whether it is pride or sloth or envy or lust or anything else–we really can’t do ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Letting Go Of Our Golden Tickets

    Contributed by Kyle Meador on Nov 30, 2000
    based on 91 ratings
     | 7,039 views

    The church must release our self-righteousness, pride and entitlement if we are going to offer Jesus to our community.

    Letting Go of Our Golden Tickets Remember the classic children’s movie, “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?” It starred Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. He’s basic a reclusive owner of a famous candy factory who starts a global craze by offering five children a tour of his factory and a lifetime ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The High Cost Of Being Too Busy

    Contributed by Johnny Carver on Feb 28, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 13,697 views

    This message urges each one of us to take a look at our priorities. Are we at peace with God and our self?

    Scripture: 1 Kings 20:35 – 43 Title: “The High Cost of Being Too Busy” Introduction: Ahab inherited the kingship over Israel when his father died. Ahab’s name is associated with evil royalty because of the way he lived. Ahab married Jezebel who was even more wicked than him. Ahab set up altars for ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    My Sufficiency

    Contributed by Jimmy Giffin on May 31, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 5,391 views

    Do we really need the approval of man in our walk with God. Paul addresses low-self esteem

    MY SUFFICIENCY Text: 2 Corinthians 3:1-6 In this letter Paul is addressing a problem that a lot of people face today. That is a problem of low self esteem. We as humans seem to need and almost thrive on the approval and affirmation of others. We just love for people to acknowledge our ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Story Of Christmas

    Contributed by Emil Boniog on Dec 18, 2003
    based on 25 ratings
     | 8,084 views

    From the story of Christmas, I learned practical lessons about SOVEREIGNTY, SOUL-MATE, SUBMISSION, AND SELF-SACRIFICE.

    THE CHRISTMAS STORY Luke 2:1-20 The play we just watched is called “The First Noel.” Of course, “Noel” is the name of the boy in the play. However, the word noel has its origin in the French language and it means Christmas. So, the “first noel” means the first Christmas. I saw two dominant ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Are Saved To Serve Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 5, 2004
    based on 41 ratings
     | 54,110 views

    Learn from the servanthood of Christ. (1) choose service over self-interest, and (2) think like a servant.

    A request was made by the mother, for her sons James and John to sit with Jesus in His Kingdom. Jesus was born for a purpose – to serve a need; to serve God’s purpose · He was born a SERVANT! From the day He was born until the day He died, He was serving SOMEONE · He was tasked by Someone to ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    What Is Great Faith?

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Jun 29, 2003
    based on 74 ratings
     | 29,727 views

    PENTECOST 2(C) - Believers discover that great faith is not self-centered but Christ-centered and humbly trusts in God.

    WHAT IS GREAT FAITH? Luke 7:1-10 - June 22, 2003 LUKE 7:1-10 71When Jesus had finished saying all this in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. 2There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die. 3The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Parable Of The Pharisee And The Tax Collector Series

    Contributed by Kerry Bauman on Aug 17, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 19,982 views

    The sin of self-righteousness is subtle and often undetected in our own lives, yet it often has devastating consequences.

    The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector Text: Luke 18:9-14 Introduction: A grocery store checkout clerk once wrote to advice-columnist Ann Landers to complain that she had seen people buy "luxury" food items--like birthday cakes and bags of shrimp--with their food stamps. The writer ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Where Is Your Confidence?

    Contributed by Mickey Bell on Feb 15, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 9,981 views

    Today’s world tells you to have self-confidence so what is wrong with that? Find out!

    Confidence - Trust or faith in a person or thing Here’s what the world is trying to get you to believe. And some of us are buying into it. · Confidence builds life. · You can have whatever you want with self-confidence. You’ll go just as far in life as your self-confidence will allow. To a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Joseph, Do What You're Told

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Dec 21, 2007
     | 2,162 views

    Joseph is held up as an example of the type of person we are encouraged to be by stepping beyond self and thinking of the welfare of others.

    Matthew 1: 18 – 25 Joseph, Do What You’re Told Intro: What manger scene or Christmas pageant would be complete without Joseph, “father of Jesus.” Fathers all say and do pretty much the same things. Here is my list of the top 5 things father’s say. “Ask your mother.” “Do I look like I’m made ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    "Steadfastness": Our Pursuit For Our Growth Part 5 Series

    Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Sep 7, 2010
     | 5,817 views

    Let us conquer life’s challenges through the right commitments, adding steadfastness to self-control.

    Have you ever expressed your belief in a loving way but to your dismay your friends still accused you of being biased or opinionated? Or, you made a stand about an issue in your company and yet you end up being ridiculed for what you stood for even if your stance was actually right? Or, you tried ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hardening Of The Attitude

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Sep 28, 2008
     | 4,074 views

    Apathy is a Disease of the Soul. Full of indifference, preoccupied with self and causing backsliding. Discover it’s cause and remedy.

    It was sometime near midnight when the state police found Pop Greenman. He was sitting quietly in the cab of a pickup truck almost 200 miles from home Pop wasn’t hurt, or even particularly upset. Just a little cold and bewildered. His truck had run out of gas, so he had coasted to the shoulder of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Press On Series

    Contributed by Dan Cale on Nov 28, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,361 views

    This is the sixth and finalsermon in a series of sermons looking at developing a deeper walk with Christ. It addresses the issues of self evaluation and service.

    Going Deeper Pt 6 - Press On Phil 3:2-16 This morning I want to wrap up this series on going deeper. Are you still with me? I hope that you are journeying deeper each day in your relationship with Christ. Last week I shared with you Paul’s goals for his spiritual life; To know Christ in the ...read more

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    Made To Be Like God

    Contributed by Rodney Johnson Sr., on Nov 9, 2002
    based on 45 ratings
     | 4,294 views

    The purpose of this sermon is to remind those who suffer from low self esteem, that they were made to be like God.

    "Made To Be Like God" 1. Divine Consultation (Let Us make man) A. Father B. Son C. Holy Ghost 2. Spiritual Replication (Not an exact likeness as Jesus) A. Intelligence B. Rationalization C. Proneness to worship 3. Unique Mixture A. The Thought (And God said, He spoke ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist