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  • Alison Bucklin avatar

    Cut It Out

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 21, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,621 views

    We are always trying to blame our sin on something else - on someone else, on society, on circumstances. But Jesus says that what makes us sin is part of ourselves.

    I stopped watching TV news three or four years ago. But you have to know what's going on, somehow, so there are a few sources I've come to trust. But guess what? They're just as depressing as TV news. Because what is actually happening is worse than what you might imagine if you stayed ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Whom Can I Blame?

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Jan 4, 2003
    based on 146 ratings
     | 17,777 views

    Self-pity has become a lifestyle for many. We can break down the walls of self-pity through the word of God.

    January 5, 2003 Morning Service Text: John 5:1:15; Acts 8:1-8 Subject: Overcoming the Victim Mentality Title: Whom Can I Blame? I want to begin todays sermon with a story from Max Lucados "The Applause of Heaven". "I have everything I need for joy!" Robert Reed said. "Amazing!" I thought. His ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • C. Philip Green avatar

    Taming The Tongue Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jul 28, 2017
     | 14,834 views

    The tongue is powerful; control it. The tongue is pernicious; contain it. The tongue is polluted; clean it up.

    A couple of hunters were out in the woods of New Jersey when one of them fell to the ground. He didn’t seem to be breathing, and his eyes were rolled back in his head. Terrified, his friend whipped out his cell phone and dialed 911. “My friend is dead! What can I do?” he cried over the phone. In ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How Jesus Provides The Perfect Example As A Fighter Of The Faith

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,777 views

    While there are many battles not worth the effort, there remain some causes that are worth fighting for.

    While there are many battles not worth the effort, there remain some causes that are worth fighting for. Paul writes, "The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Ken Henson avatar

    One Series

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Sep 28, 2016
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,031 views

    Be humble, gentle, patient & loving.Make every effort to keep the unity (do unity)

    Ephesians 4 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Troy Borst avatar

    Stop Feeling Guilty

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Aug 17, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,883 views

    All of that is important, but it is David’s record of Psalm 51 which is his diary of sorts on how he dealt with that guilt. David’s wrote his heart down on paper and we have it recorded in Scripture for us. All of us deal with guilt from many different

    STOP FEELING GUILTY PSALM 51 & PSALM 32 INTRODUCTION The movie “Saving Private Ryan” (1998) is a movie that many of us have seen and is quite a memorable movie because of its portrayal of the D Day invasion of Normandy in World War II. The movie begins and ends with an elderly man ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Derrick White Sr avatar

    (New Years Resolution Or New Years Revelation)

    Contributed by Derrick White Sr on May 11, 2017
    based on 6 ratings
     | 66,039 views

    RESOLUTIONS ARE SELF IMPOSED –SELF WILLED AND SELF PROPELLED IDEAS THAT DO NOT INCLUDE THE POWER OF GOD BUT WHAT YOU REALLY NEED IS NOT ANOTHER NEW YEAR RESOLUTION BUT A NEW YEAR REVELATION

    Psalm 1:1-3 (KJV) 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Alan Perkins avatar

    Take Up Your Cross

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 7, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 20,463 views

    Following Christ means following him to the cross.

    There are basically two kinds of sermons on the Christian life. The first type of sermon views the Christian life as a kind of puzzle to be solved, with the message going something like this: Life is full of hardships, and frustrations, and obstacles. But if you do this one thing; if you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Boy Who Stayed At The House.

    Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Jan 16, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 4,269 views

    Self-righteousness is as bad as unrighteousness

    The boy who stayed at the house. Luke 15: 25 -- 32. 01/18/04 Luke 15 is one of my favorite chapters in the Bible. In this chapter we find a number of things that were lost and found. It starts off with the lost sheep and how the Shepherd left the 99 to find the one lost. The next was the lost ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Lee Black avatar

    The Enemies Of The Cross

    Contributed by Lee Black on Aug 23, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,917 views

    The danger to being a self-god

    The Enemies of the Cross Intro:There are 3 things that Paul says about the “Enemies of the Cross.” I. They Defy Jesus.[18] A. They are Enemies, not friends of the Cross. B. They Oppose ever demand of the Cross by not giving an ear to hear ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jim Kane avatar

    The Art Of Waiting

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 10, 2002
    based on 56 ratings
     | 13,703 views

    Why is self-control important?

    The story is told about the man who prided himself on being exceedingly punctual. He followed a very precise routine every morning. His alarm went off at 6:30 AM. He rose briskly, shaved, showered, ate his breakfast, brushed his teeth, picked up his briefcase, got into his car, rode the ferry ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Levi Wright avatar

    Create In Me A Clean Heart

    Contributed by Levi Wright on Jan 12, 2001
    based on 495 ratings
     | 167,133 views

    A message of self-examination and repentance.

    Evangelist Cry Ministry Dr. Levi Howard Wright, Ph.D. "Create In Me A Clean Heart" Psalm 51:1-12 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. [1] Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Garry Lewis avatar

    The Unanswered Question

    Contributed by Garry Lewis on Oct 10, 2001
    based on 25 ratings
     | 5,623 views

    commitment to your self worth

    The unanswered question Jeremiah 8:6 What is a question? It is an expression of inquiry that invites or calls for a reply. 2. A subject or point open to controversy; an issue. 3. A difficult matter; a problem: a question of ethics. 4. A point or subject under discussion or consideration. 6. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ralph Andrus avatar

    Restore Unto Me The Joy Of Thy Salvation

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jul 27, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,640 views

    Overcoming the self-centered life

    Sun. Jan. 31/93 II Chron. 33:1-17 RESTORE UNTO ME THE JOY OF THY SALVATION A.W. TOZER Saying over enthusiasm is a problem of the church Is like sending a police squad to a cemetery at midnight in case of a demonstration by the residents. Where is the fire for holiness & ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kent Lenard avatar

    The Other Brother

    Contributed by Kent Lenard on Jun 23, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
     | 10,097 views

    Gaurding Against Self Righteousness

    I. Last week I preached about the story of the loving Father who had a prodigal son. A. His son demanded what he had coming in terms of an inheritance, and hit the road. B. He went away and lived a life that went against everything that his father had ever stood for. The NIV version of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist