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  • How To Live In Unity

    Contributed by Alan Shulver on Jan 4, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 18,388 views

    Loving God and loving others requires that we love ourselves.

    Psalm 133 1 How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! The greatest commandment that we have been given is to love God, love our neighbor and love ourselves. This commandment consists of three parts and no part can be fulfilled without fulfilling the other two ...read more

  • Examine Yourselves

    Contributed by Roger Roark on Mar 23, 2016
     | 15,044 views

    Daily examination of our spiritual walk

    EXAMINE YOURSELVES 2 Cor. 13:5 5 Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test! As Jeremiah lamented over the destruction of the city of Jerusalem, ...read more

  • The Thing About This Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Nov 7, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,542 views

    What is the key to 2 Corinthians 4:15. You have to go back to verse six and an old testament story to get the full picture and impact to see the power of this promise.

    The Thing About "This": 2 Corinthians 4:15 (6-15) I want us to take a look at our theme verse and see if we can find the key word to unlocking the meaning and power in it tonight. I hope to be brief. 2Co 4:15 For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may ...read more

  • Secrets To God's Blessings

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 12, 2005
    based on 420 ratings
     | 148,371 views

    Many people needlessly spend too much effort worrying, working and wrestling with things without the blessings of God. In nine points Haggai’s message to the people taught them how to get their priorities straight. He gave them a word from God that rever

    Secrets to God’s Blessings (Haggai 1:1-3:23) Many people needlessly spend too much effort worrying, working and wrestling with things without the blessings of God. Haggai’s message to the people taught them how to get their priorities straight. He gave them a word from God that reversed their ...read more

  • Search Me, Lord PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 1, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,237 views

    This sermon encourages believers to invite God's transformative work in their lives through self-reflection, spiritual change, and surrender to God's Word.

    Good morning, beloved family in Christ! It is a joy and a privilege to gather together in the house of our Lord, to share in fellowship, and to open our hearts to His Word. Today, we find ourselves drawn to a particular passage of Scripture, a beautiful prayer nestled within the pages of the ...read more

  • Securing Divine Help Through Total Dependence On God Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jan 23, 2026
     | 159 views

    Divine help is fully released when a believer abandons self-reliance and rests completely on God.

    SECURING DIVINE HELP THROUGH TOTAL DEPENDENCE ON GOD By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Proverbs 3:5-6 Key Verse: “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.” — Proverbs 3:5-6 (KJV) Supporting ...read more

  • If We Make No Real Effort To Find God Daily Our Lives Decay.

    Contributed by David Leach on Jan 29, 2014
     | 4,226 views

    The joy the blessing and the necessity of diligence when it comes to connecting with God.

    If we make no real effort to find God daily our lives decay To get natural food I must allocate time and make the effort to either grow something or go to the store buy the food and then prepare and cook it – to get gas I must allocate time and make the effort go to the station and fill up ...read more

  • What Does It Mean To "make Every Effort" To Enter The Kingdom? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Dec 10, 2025
     | 307 views

    This passage has two troubling phrases: "make every effort" and "try . . . and not be able." What are we to do with those? And do they mean that God is setting up difficult barriers to get into the Kingdom?

    WHAT DOES "MAKE EVERY EFFORT" MEAN? It doesn’t mean that it’s nearly impossible but that you should focus your attention. - Luke 13:22-24a. - Jesus is asked an important question: “[A]re only a few people going to be saved?” (v. 23). - That's a great question. What is the nature of ...read more

  • Old Life – New Life Pt 1 Series

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Aug 12, 2013
     | 4,628 views

    If we are truly born again, then our new life should exhibit who we are in Christ Jesus!

    Old Life – New Life Pt 1 August 11, 2013 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: If we are truly born again, then our new life should exhibit who we are in Christ Jesus! Focus Passage: Romans 6:1-7 Supplemental Passage: Therefore if anyone is in ...read more

  • Righteous Or Unrighteous PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 25, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 127 views

    God lovingly confronts our sin, calling us to repentance and surrender, so we may experience true healing, gratitude, and restored relationship with Him.

    Some Sundays feel like a soft chair and a warm blanket. Other Sundays feel like the Father’s steady hand on our shoulder, guiding us to look straight at the mirror and see what He sees. Today is one of those tender, truthful moments. Romans 1 is a sober passage, yet it is also a gracious gift, ...read more

  • A Threefold Failure

    Contributed by Ervin Kimrey on Jul 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,700 views

    It is only when one realizes that all their own efforts have failed them in wining favor with God. Only then will one turn to the Lord in true repentance and ask for mercy.

    A THREEFOLD FAILURE Mark 10:17-27 The rich young ruler; a man with NO PEACE in his heart. A man who had failed to win favor with God His Religion had failed to give him peace with God His Riches had failed to give him peace in his heart His Righteousness had failed to give him peace of ...read more

  • Die To Live

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jun 25, 2013
     | 10,538 views

    Jesus publically announces his upcoming death. He uses the opportunity to explain what his death will produce along with highlighting the same principle for his followers in dying to self.

    DIE TO LIVE John 12:20-36 1) Looking for Jesus (20-22). Interesting-the religious leaders wanted nothing to do with Jesus. They were going out of their way to get him out of the way. But here we see some foreigners going out of their way to get close to Jesus. These Greeks were willing to go to ...read more

  • Loving The Brethren-2 Series

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Oct 21, 2015
     | 3,304 views

    2 of 8. Peter exhorted the aliens to love their brothers & sisters in Christ as they were also loved by God. Christians are to love as they are loved by God. But how are they to live out that love? God’s love is lived out thru an encounter with...

    LOVING THE BRETHREN-II—1Peter 1:22—2:12 Attention: So far in our study of 1Peter we have examined the fact that Christians are...CONSIDERED ALIEN(:1-2)... We’ve examined...WHAT’s So GREAT About GOD—(:3-12) And discovered God’s means of...UNLEASHING Your ...read more

  • (Lesson 2) Gideon: A Weak Self-Image

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 10, 2003
    based on 41 ratings
     | 4,139 views

    Gideon was at the bottom of the social ladder and filled with self-doubt when he encountered God. Because of that experience, Gideon was able to drive the enemy out of his homeland.

    A. INTRODUCTION: JUDGES 6:11-23 1. Poor. Gideon was the youngest son, of the poorest family, of the weakest tribe in Israel. "My family is poor in Manasseh, and I am least in my father’s house" (I Judges 6:15). 2. Weak Name. Gideon was also called Jerubbal (Baal fighter) after confronting idol ...read more

  • Lifting Self-Esteem Through Church Life Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 8, 2004
    based on 45 ratings
     | 5,042 views

    Although this passage is not the cure-all for self-esteem problems, it clearly will make a significant difference. Walk with the Lord and serve the Lord and you will feel better about yourself.

    Lifting Self Esteem Through Church Life (Romans 12:3-8) 1. People will try anything to build their self-esteem: A mild mannered young man came into a counselor’s office ready for a divorce. He complained that his bride was so bossy that she was driving him off the wall. He wanted things to ...read more