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  • Eloy Gonzalez avatar

    Compassion And Light On Christmas

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Jan 3, 2004
    based on 76 ratings
     | 3,941 views

    Christmas 2: Jesus’ selfless love and compassion is offered by God to bring light and forgiveness to sinful human self-centeredness.

    In his book The Power of the Powerless (New York: Doubleday, 1988), Christopher de Vinck tells a simple story. He writes: “One spring afternoon my five-year-old son, David, and I were planting raspberry bushes along the side of the garage. A neighbor joined us for a few moments. David pointed to ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Rev. M Edmunds avatar

    "Don't Let It Stop You!”

    Contributed by Rev. M Edmunds on Oct 12, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,987 views

    There are two types of people exist within the universal body of the Church: the grateful and the ungrateful, the selfless and the self-centered, the contrite and the sanctimonious.

    Elder M. Edmunds Co-Pastor of United Ordained Church August 2001 In our text, we find two individuals demonstrating two different responses to the presence of Jesus Christ: one is a demonstration of gratitude and the other is of ingratitude. One individual responded in appreciation, while the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "The Swan"

    Contributed by Phil Anderson on May 31, 2004
    based on 73 ratings
     | 6,927 views

    What does the Bible truly have to say about our self-worth? Where do we find it?

    “The Swan” Psalm 139:1-24 PS 139:1 O LORD, you have searched me and you know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. 4 Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Philip Harrelson avatar

    Return, Return, Return, Return

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Dec 19, 2007
    based on 13 ratings
     | 7,794 views

    This is a message that is good for the beginning of a new year. It encourages self-examination and what God is calling the Church to return back to.

    Song of Solomon 6:13 KJV [13] Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies. l. INTRODUCTION – THE SONG OF SOLOMON -This book, the Song of Solomon, is a book that is not preached from very ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How To Get Out Of The Dumps

    Contributed by Kenneth Wooley on Aug 27, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,836 views

    In a self oriented society that couldn’t care less where should the believer turn? and what should he do?

    Yesterday, I took my son and 3 years old grandson to the city dump with a load of my wife’s accumulated ’treasures.’ As I was waiting to give this message I associated that experience with the person who has the feeling that nothing is going right, problems are everywhere, coping is impossible, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Stacy avatar

    The Purpose Of Power Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Sep 2, 2003
    based on 37 ratings
     | 7,551 views

    Sermon on 1 Corinthians 14 the primacy of prophesy vs. the self edification which the gift of tongues was being used for.

    We are in the Business of Creating a Temporary Settlement of the Eternal Community of God’s Family – Welcome Home! We’ve been studying our way through 1 Corinthians What we have seen is a variety of teachings on the way it was in the church in Corinth and the way it should be and what we have ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Daniel Habben avatar

    What Makes For Jaw-Dropping Faith?

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jun 11, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 6,846 views

    What Makes for Jaw-dropping Faith? 1) A God-given view of self; 2) A God-given view of Christ

    It’s usually on Saturday afternoons. You know the infomercial. It’s the one that promises to give you a jaw-dropping physique for only 48 monthly payments of $9.95. It’s hard not to pick up the phone and order that rowing machine, the stair-stepper, or whatever it is they’re selling that week ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    A Fruitful Life

    Contributed by Donato Solano on Aug 4, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,798 views

    A fruitful life is demonstrated of how much you know of God and how much changed does it bring to your self.

    INTRODUCTION The Fruitful Life begins with a desire for… I. SPIRITUAL GROWTH A. Knowledge of God (John 17:3; John 15:1-8) B. Inner-self change (“Pagkatao”; Galatians 5:22-23) A fruitful life is demonstrated of how much you know of God and how much changed does it bring to your self. When I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Carlos Camarena avatar

    El "Décimo Primer" Mandamiento Series

    Contributed by Carlos Camarena on Apr 7, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 9,040 views

    The "eleventh" commandment: James’ discussion of Jesus’ most neglected commandment: "love your neighbor as you love your self."

    El “décimo primer” mandamiento Texto: Santiago 2:8-13 Lectura Bíblica: Levítico 19:15-18 Por Carlos C. Camarena I. Introducción A. En un mundo donde los “ismos” (favoritismo, nepotismo, racismo, etc) vienen marginando a miembros de la sociedad, tales “ismos,” de acuerdo a Santiago (ver Sant ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

  • Donnie Martin avatar

    God's Contempt Of Complaint

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 1, 2003
    based on 86 ratings
     | 14,196 views

    Complaining in self-pity is a practice that hurts the heart of God, influences others to do the same, and results in God’s judgment.

    God’s Contempt Of Complaint Text: Num.11: 1-3 Intro: Complaining is an activity all of us have participated in at one time or another. Most of us utter complaints without even thinking about it. It seems almost natural to vocalize our displeasure when things don’t quite turn out as we think ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Rickman avatar

    I Know Whom I Have Beleived

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Apr 12, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,188 views

    The bible tells us that we are to trust God for all things. Then why do we rely on "self" so much?

    April 13, 2008 Morning Worship Text: Proverbs 3:5-10 Subject: Trusting God Title: I Know Whom I Have Believed Author Tim Hansel tells this story in his book, Holy Sweat. One day, while my son Zac and I were out in the country, climbing around in some cliffs, I heard a voice from above me yell, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    Invest In Eternity

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 11, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,690 views

    Are you concerned with earthly possessions or heavenly treasures, with temporary goods or eternal rewards, with self or with people? Be wise and invest in eternity.

    A man has his priorities wrong and Jesus had to tell him this parable to address it. You can be doing nothing wrong and yet not be right. • The farmer wasn’t doing anything sinful but he was not doing it right. • He is hardworking, and probably smart, seeing the way he organises his farm. • He is ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Brad Bailey avatar

    Expanding Our Souls Through Compassion Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Jun 11, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,769 views

    Our truest self lies not in independance from God but in relationship with God and others…. and finds itself when given to these.

    Last week began series entitled LIVING BEYOND SELF… Jesus understood that if we want to truly find ourselves we can’t just look within… to do so will become like the onion being peeled away to find it’s essence… We find ourselves by losing ourselves… not literally ‘losing’… but in giving ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Michael Stark avatar

    Who Told You That You Were Naked? Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Oct 14, 2012
     | 19,835 views

    Sin is defined as exaltation of the self. The message explores some of the ramifications of our fallen condition, pointing to the sole cure for sin.

    “God [asked Adam], ‘Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?’” [1] The first question God asked of the man was, “Where are you” [GENESIS 3:9]? The man’s response was the first indication that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gregory Thomas avatar

    The Senses Can Disconnect You Series

    Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Jul 27, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,282 views

    If You Walk According to your five senses you can easilly fall into self and outside of God’s will.

    The Senses Can Disconnect Us Introduction In this third chapter of Genesis we find that God created man in his own image. That’s totally correct, we are made in God’s Image; nonetheless; though we are made in the image of God we yet have ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational