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  • Ken Pell avatar

    Developing An Attitude Of Gratitude

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Nov 18, 2007
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    Four tips that can help you take advantage of the Thanksgiving Season and develop an "Attitude of Gratitude" for the remainder of your life.

    Developing an Attitude of Gratitude Luke 17:11-19 Pre-Sermon Icebreaker: Today is Thanksgiving Sunday. This time next week we’ll all have a new determination.... a determination to lose the 10 pounds we put on in one week! I have a "Top Ten List" of ways you can know you overdid Thanksgiving. ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Developing An Attitude Of Gratitude Series

    Contributed by David Henderson on Nov 23, 2007
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    This message focuses on the one who returned to give thanks and answers the question: how can we help each other develop a true attitude of gratitude?

    The Simple Life at Church “Developing an Attitude of Gratitude” Luke 17:11-19 My friend Holland Barnes just got back from one of his hunting trips in N. Florida. He always gives me some deer meat so I’m interested in how his hunting trip goes. So when he got back I ask him....did you get a deer? ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Point: Develop Friendship Series

    Contributed by Todd Bishop on Mar 28, 2007
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    The second point of life is to develop friendships.

    Two weeks ago we started our series, “What’s the Point?” We learned that discovering the POINT is really about realizing our PURPOSE! Proverbs 19:21: “You can make many plans, but the LORD’s purpose will prevail” (NLT). Last week we discussed that the 1st point of life is to DISCOVER GOD! In ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Developing A Church That Cares

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on May 2, 2007
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     | 6,578 views

    building a community of faith

    Intro: ILL. A youth minister was attending a Special Olympics where handicapped children competed with tremendous dedication & enthusiasm. One event was the 220-yard dash, Contestants lined up at the starting line, & at the signal, started running as fast as they could. One boy by the name of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Populations And Human Development Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 6, 2010
     | 4,370 views

    When governments try to help the family, both family and society seem to go into decline. Our task is to restore young peoples' yearning for forming natural families.

    February 8, 2010 Caritas in Veritate St Jerome Emiliani It is very likely that one of the motivations behind Solomon’s building of the Jerusalem temple was a desire to make the Lord the personal god of the Davidic dynasty. After all, the Temple was just next door to the palace. Governments ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    No Development Without God Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 17, 2010
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     | 2,461 views

    Like Jesus and Stephen, Pope Benedict's words are rejected by a world that cannot admit its need to be changed from within.

    April 19, 2010 Caritas in Veritate The secular world doesn’t get it. In fact, the leaders of society have rarely gotten it in any age, because they don’t understand what people really want. In New Testament times, they resisted the change urged by the Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Developing A Deeper Community Series

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on May 12, 2010
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    Something is missing from the church today, and people are starting to notice. Too often the church fails to offer what it advertises: life.

    1. Church Attendance January 3, 2010 Developing a Deeper Community A husband and his wife woke up one Sunday morning and the wife began to get dressed for church. It was just about time for the service when she noticed her husband wasn’t ready and hadn’t even gotten out of bed. ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Subsidiarity And Human Development Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 20, 2010
     | 3,082 views

    Social problems must be solved on the most local level possible, just as Jesus did, but in solidarity with the community.

    March 22 2010 Caritas in Veritate Jesus bore witness to the Truth, because He is the Truth. Moreover, the Father bore witness to Jesus’s authenticity, through the miracles and through the divine voice that occasionally made itself heard at critical moments. So when Jesus came into conflict ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Developing The Father's Heart Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Mar 11, 2013
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     | 5,173 views

    Abraham reveals God's influence in his heart as he mourns for Sodom and Gomorrah.

    Developing the Father’s Heart Genesis 19:27-29 Othal Feather said, “When the compassion on the inside of the church exceeds the indifference of the world on the outside, people will fill the Churches.” Ill. Speaking of the more than 200 years of Christian missionary presence in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Developing A Positive Attitude

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 9, 2015
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    Probably nothing can contribute more to the quality of our lives than a positive attitude. And yet, sometimes it is so easy for us to become critical. And we end up focusing on the negatives.

    MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK This morning I want to talk about two passages of Scripture & “Developing a Positive Attitude in a Negative World.” A. Probably nothing can contribute more to the quality of our lives than a positive attitude. And yet, sometimes it is so ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Developing A Fulfilling Faith Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 3, 2013
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     | 7,562 views

    We can enjoy an exciting fulfilling faith if we are willing to make the investment.

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Expectations. Life is full of them. • We have expectations for what school would be like, then college, then work, marriage, and eventually retirement! • The thing about expectations is sometimes expectations are met, sometimes they are exceeded ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Developing A Zeal For God

    Contributed by Matthew Botha on May 17, 2016
     | 7,634 views

    What is the driving force in your life and what are you passionate about?

    DEVELOPING A ZEAL FOR GOD Key Scriptures: Psalm106:28-31, Rom 12:11 (NKJV) They joined themselves also to Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices made to the dead Thus they provoked Him to anger with their deeds and the plague broke out among them Then Phinehas stood up and intervened and the plague was ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Develop A Respect For Authority Series

    Contributed by Tim Pollock on May 19, 2016
     | 4,725 views

    Sermon Series by Dr. Tim Pollock

    When youth move into adulthood with high Christian values, they get a head start in life and will thankfully escape many pitfalls! Parents can’t make children have character. They can, however, provide the framework for positive growth by taking advantage of an infallible textbook – the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Developing The Outward Focus Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 17, 2014
     | 4,296 views

    Paul has addressed our personal lives, church life, family life. These are introverted concerns, about us and those we are close to. As he concludes his letter, he wants to make sure we also transition to an extroverted focus.

    Developing the Outward Focus (Colossians 4:2-6) 1. I have my taxes all done. I am one of those persons who gets stressed up by paper work and red tape, so I found it stressful just preparing my stuff for the tax preparer. So I have to tell an IRS joke. 2. The pastor got a call form the IRS. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Developing Mega-Faith

    Contributed by Rodney Fry on Apr 24, 2014
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     | 8,176 views

    In this story Jesus left the Jewish area of Galilee for the seaport of Tyre, a pagan Gentile area. This was a very un-Jewish and un-rabbinical thing to do, but He knew there was a desperate mother there. Notice the verbs describing her

    Developing Mega-Faith Scripture: Mark 7:24–30, especially verses 27–29. See also Matthew 15:21–28: But Jesus said to her, “Let the children be filled first, for it is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.” And she answered and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist