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  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    Working The Garden: Interdependent Foundations & Recovering God's Image Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Apr 29, 2010
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     | 4,900 views

    God's desire for us is to have relationships where we are accepted, supported, have significance and purpose.

    Working the Garden: Interdependent Foundations and Recovering the Image of God Series: Doing Life: Relationship Skills from the Bible for Today April 25, 2010 Intro: Last week I introduced our new series topic which will take us until June, which I’ve decided to call “Doing Life: ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • J. Curtis Goforth, O.S.L. avatar

    "Waking Up"

    Contributed by J. Curtis Goforth, O.s.l. on Aug 31, 2008
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    Sermon for the 16th Sunday after Pentecost centered around the statement by Jesus, "What will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life?"

    "Waking Up" Sermon on Matthew 16:21-28 Pentecost +16-A August 31, 2008 The Rev. J. Curtis Goforth, O.S.L. There’s a great movie that came out several years ago entitled Waking Ned Devine. The movie is set in a tiny little coastal village in Ireland called Tullymore. And one of the main ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Ingredients For A Successful Life

    Contributed by Charles Forshee on Sep 4, 2008
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    The Bible give us the instructions we need to live the life God wants us to live. We have to follow those instruction, using the right ingredients, to build a successful life......

    Ingredients for a Successful Life Open your Bibles 2 Tim 3 ...... and Psalms chapter 1 While you turn there....let me quote another verse from Psalms 107:20 ..... Psalms 107:20 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. The AMP says "He SENDS forth ...read more

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    Thirsty For More!

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Oct 18, 2008
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    We don’t feel like healthy trees that are planted by water because we ignore God’s word. Get into God’s word and become an "oak of righteousness" (Is 61:3).

    -No good infantryman ever gets lost -I’ll extend that out even more, no good man ever gets lost -A map is only for those that are weak -Men never get lost -Temporarily misoriented yes, but never lost -Oh, but have I been misoriented -When I was stationed at Ft. Riley I had just come from spending ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Leonard Davis avatar

    Pleasing Ourselves - Godless Objective (Pogo)

    Contributed by Leonard Davis on Jul 22, 2009
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    Discovering and applying what Jesus taught about self.

    Pleasing Ourselves - Godless Objective (POGO) Some of you will remember the cartoon strip named Pogo. About a half century ago, back in the fifties, a favorite comic strip of many people was about an assortment of animals living in Florida’s Okefenokee Swamp. The cartoonist, Walt Kelly, referred ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Have I Done? Series

    Contributed by Matthew Bordes on Feb 28, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,460 views

    In response to Jeremiahs words we look at and answer the question: What have I done.

    02-15-2009 “WHAT HAVE I DONE?” 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: Independent/Bible

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    Selflessness Series

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Mar 4, 2010
     | 7,544 views

    Christians choose to do things out of self-lessness

    A matter of the heart – Selflessness We have been looking a Paul’s letter to the Philippians and how he just seems to exhibit an abnormal response to his current situation. The first week he opened the letter with prayers to God for the church in Philippi. How they had supported ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Lesson 2: How To Know The Line Between Right And Wrong

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Mar 24, 2010
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     | 1,176 views

    How to know how sin affects our relationship with Christ, and what God expects of us.

    A. WHAT GOD EXPECTS OF YOU 1. Separate from sin. “Be ye holy, for I am holy” (I Peter 1:16). 2. Perfection. “You shall be perfect, just as your Father in Heaven” (Matt. 5:48). B. WHAT IS THE LINE BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG? Anything that dims my vision of Christ, or ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lesson 11: Be Wary Of Addiction Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Nov 28, 2010
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     | 3,793 views

    Is there something in your life that if it was taken away your life could not go on? Is there something you just can't stop doing? You may be addicted. In fact, even many Christians are addicted to something they are not even aware of - the flesh. How to

    What's your addiction? I know that's a pretty strong statement but I want us to think about that. Put another way, what controls you? What can you not do without? What, if taken away, would mean your life was over? You might say "I'm not addicted to anything!" If that's true, then halleluiah. But ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Qué Es Su Vida

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Nov 16, 2009
     | 5,033 views

    James preguntó a sus lectores, "Qué es su vida"? acentuar la brevedad de la vida y la necesidad urgente para la guía y la ayuda de Dios si somos de hacer nuestras vidas significativas y productivas para Dios.

    Qué Es Su Vida James 4:14 Introducción Para comenzar en 1955 había un programa concurso en la televisión llamó Esto Es Su Vida. Los sujetos de la celebridad fueron tendidos una emboscada durante sus rutinas diarias ordinarias y traído en el estudio para tener un proyector brillado en su pasado. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Lie With Statistics

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 5, 2008
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     | 3,526 views

    For the Festival of Christ the King; We rely on false comparisons or we use half-truths to justify ourselves. Far better to find justification in committing ourselves to what God is about in the world.

    There are lies, and then there are lies. Little lies and big lies. Deceptions of all kinds. Some say it was Mark Twain, others British Prime Minister Disraeli, but someone remarked that there are three kinds of lies: plain lies, flat-out lies, and statistics. Plain lies, flat-out lies, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Finishing Well

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 2, 2013
     | 16,570 views

    Psalm 90 teaches us to number our days so that we might finish well.

    As we get ready to enter into the new year, many of us are busy making some New Year’s resolutions. While I’ve certainly made my share of resolutions over the years, I no longer do that. Probably, like most of you who have done that I find that I haven’t really done a very good ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • G. D. Helton avatar

    Was It The Devil?

    Contributed by G. D. Helton on Aug 10, 2013
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     | 7,373 views

    A message on Self-Decption

    Was It The Devil Sunday Morning, 07-14-13 Intro: I’m going to test either your memory or your youth with the question I am about to ask. Some of you are definitely old enough to remember and some of you were not even born yet. Have you ever heard the expression “The Devil made me do ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Elmer Towns avatar

    Jesus And Prayer

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 21, 2016
     | 4,091 views

    Jesus prayed to discover God's will.

    A. JESUS’ PRAYER INTENSITY 1. He didn’t consider prayer a light thing. “And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground” (Luke 22:44). 2. Jesus went through terrible struggles when He became our sin. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    “didn’t You Use To Be Samson?”

    Contributed by Allan Kircher on Jan 31, 2013
     | 5,474 views

    Because he hasn’t dealt with his problems, they’re going to come up again, and this time they are going to destroy him.

    Judges 16:16-30 Pastor Allan Kircher Shell point Baptist church • The story/Samson really could be titled • “Didn’t you use to be Samson?” • It’s the story/man/reached/pinnacle/career • accomplished everything a man would want to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist