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  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Even In A Catastrophe, We Should Glorify The Lord By Our Lives Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 8, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,241 views

    In heaven, then, when we succeed in becoming like Christ as His servants and siblings, the Father will give us honors beyond anything we could hope for.

    Monday of the 19th Week in Course: St. Lawrence One of the directions we deacons can give at the end of Holy Mass says “Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.” The idea is to go out from the Eucharistic celebration and bear fruit, bringing the Gospel to your friends and colleagues. That ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Set Free To Serve—not To Sin Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
     | 10,809 views

    Salvation is the work of the Holy Spirit, and it can’t be gained by human effort.

    INTRODUCTION Much of the history of President Franklin D. Roosevelt is predominated by his wartime speeches. However, many historians believe his greatest speech was made eleven months before Pearl Harbor. It wasn’t called the State of the Union address back then, but on January 6, 1941 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Stub Your Toe?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 4, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
     | 4,320 views

    Let’s study how the lack of effort and slipshod work is hurting the church.

    STUB YOUR TOE? or THEY ALL? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: Luke 14:27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. 28. For which of you intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he hath sufficient to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Let Go Of My Ego

    Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 9, 2025
     | 225 views

    True victory comes when the ego dies and Christ lives through us—surrendering self to gain the freedom and fullness of His Spirit.

    Part 1 – The Waffle and the War 1. A Breakfast Battle You’ve seen the commercial. A sleepy kid stumbles into the kitchen clutching a golden waffle. Just as he’s about to take a bite, a sibling swoops in. They wrestle and shout the famous line: “Leggo my Eggo!” It’s silly, harmless, ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Experiencing The Word Of God Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 2, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 12,090 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

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    The Unsent "S.o.s."

    Contributed by Dwight Davis on Mar 13, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,171 views

    In this sermon I try to awaken a sense of urgency, both for unbelievers and professed believers alike, to examine our spiritual lives and see our immediate need for an intimate, saving relationship with Jesus Christ.

    The Unsent S.O.S. You may remember a story that was all over the news back in October of last year. Two women were rescued by the US Coast Guard after being adrift at sea for nearly 5 months. They were on sailboat that sustained damage to the mast and lost the use of its motor. Jennifer Appel and ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Talking To Yourself

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Feb 3, 2022
     | 3,201 views

    When you have had enough of living in the pigpen, you can return home knowing that the Father waits to receive you.

    “Jesus said, ‘There was a man who had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, “Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.” And he divided his property between them. Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lover Of Themselves

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 17, 2025
     | 280 views

    Self-love is a sign of spiritual decay when it replaces love for God and for others.

    LOVER OF THEMSELVES By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 2 Timothy 3:1-5 Supporting Texts: Romans 1:21-25, Matthew 22:37-39, James 4:4, Philippians 2:3-4, 1 John 2:15-17 INTRODUCTION: In these perilous times, the Apostle Paul warned that men would become "lovers of themselves"—a ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    "Virtue": Our Pursuit For Our Growth Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Sep 7, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,388 views

    Let us make every effort to add to our faith moral excellence.

    Have we ever said these words? “I know my life doesn’t look like a Christian’s life should look, but I do believe in God.”[1] People who say those words are what Pastor Craig Groeschel called Christian atheists or “people [who] believe in God but live as if he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Good Soldier Of Christ Jesus

    Contributed by Bill Mostrales on May 19, 2015
     | 3,955 views

    God's bearer - means self-denial and death-it’s an opportunity to die to pride, die to ego (self-esteem), die to sin, die to self.

    A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus 2 Timothy 2:3 (NLT) “Endure suffering along with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.” I. Is a Bearer of the Cross a. it means self-denial b. It means death-it’s an opportunity to die to pride, die to ego (self-esteem), die to sin, die to ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Understanding Works Series

    Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Jan 4, 2003
    based on 57 ratings
     | 5,846 views

    In this sermon we explore the difference between works by human effort and godly works.

    Good deeds or works fall primarily into two categories: man driven works and God produced works. Man-centered religion always works to improve self in the hope that we will reach the level of salvation. Even Christians fall into this trap. Man driven works is either the attempt to become a god or ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Pastoral Heart

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 10, 2020
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,585 views

    The gentleness, love and self-sacrifice of a mother.

    A PASTORAL HEART. 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8. Having favourably described the Thessalonians’ reception of the gospel message (1 Thessalonians 1:5-7), Paul now speaks of that first encounter from the point of view of the messengers. 1 Thessalonians 2:1. “For you yourselves know, brethren, that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jesus Our Saviour: The One Who Came To Rescue Us Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Dec 11, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 489 views

    Jesus did not come to this world to give us advice. He came to save us. He did not come to boost our self-esteem. He came to redeem our souls. He did not come to help us cope with life. He came to give us new life.

    JESUS OUR SAVIOUR: THE ONE WHO CAME TO RESCUE US ------------------------------- SERIES INTRODUCTION “DISCIPLESHIP (FOLLOWING JESUS)” As we begin this new year together, we step into a journey that is both ancient and urgently needed—the journey of discipleship. Not a programme, not a course, not ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Prayer As Trust Series

    Contributed by Robert Higgins on Apr 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,957 views

    Prayer is the ultimate act of trust for the Christian, and to be prayerless indicates a self-led, self-trusting life, in spite of our words to the contrary.

    a. This week we witnessed a terrible tragedy in Virginia – 32 men and women entered eternity, and hundreds of others stood at the precipice of eternity and glanced into it as bullets whizzed by their ears. Join me as we pray for the victims families and the future of those who survived this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Ely avatar

    Pray - Pt. 2 - Patterns Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 22, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,452 views

    Prayer is essential. Prayer is neglected. Why? Why spend the time and effort to pray?

    Pray Pt. 2 - Prayer Patterns I. Introduction Last week we began to talk about prayer and how it is essential in our lives as Christians. It is the foundation of communication with God and with others. Your prayer life reveals your intimacy levels. Who you pray to, for and with reveals how "deep" ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal