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  • Alexandria Hunt avatar

    Self-Indulgent

    Contributed by Alexandria Hunt on Jan 13, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,141 views

    Conforming to the image of Christ in our attitude with our loved ones.

    SELF-INDULGENT Definition: To give free reign to; to gratify one’s own appetites, desires, pleasures or whims In what areas do people (you) self-indulge? Typical responses will be in material things, food, drink, gambling, and entertainment – addictive type activity. Did you know that ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    New Self

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Nov 22, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 4,951 views

    A sermon for the 1st Sunday in Advent

    First Sunday in Advent Matthew 24:36-44 "New Self" ""But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. As were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Self-Control?

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 74 ratings
     | 13,336 views

    What does it mena to have fruit of self-control and how can we cultivate it?

    Introductory Considerations 1. She seemed the same as the rest of us. She loved the Lord and lived for Him, taking every opportunity to serve that she could, but place a little bit of alcohol in her coke and something happened to her. She became a completely different person. Tthat which she had ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Self Control

    Contributed by Gary Washburn on Apr 11, 2002
    based on 177 ratings
     | 39,253 views

    Without this virtue of self control you will self destruct!

    Self Control 2 Peter 1:5-8 amplified Faith is to a Christian what gasoline is to a car. Gasoline is necessary to run engine. That’s not all you need; air supply, vacuum hoses draw air, oil, or won’t go very far. The Christian faith too must have some other additives or you won’t make much ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Self-Service

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 14, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,116 views

    Doing for others is one of the best ways to do for ourselves

    M onday I had the TV on and watched an interview with various actors in the new movie “Head Over Heels”. The host of the show was interviewing the models who are in the movie. At one point he asked something about how difficult it must be to live like we suppose models have to live. This one ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Interrogated Self

    Contributed by Bishop Daryl Townes on Aug 12, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,540 views

    TAKIN A SELF EXAMINATION

    The interrogated Self Subtext: Taking Inventory Text: Galatians 6:4, 1 Corinthians 11:28 Galatians 6:4 (Amplified Bible) 4But let every person carefully scrutinize and examine and test his own conduct and his own work. He can then have the personal satisfaction and joy of doing something ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Tom Fuller avatar

    Self Service Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Aug 28, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,114 views

    As Christians we desire to do things for the Lord. But sometimes we are really just doing them for ourselves. Learn how to spot self service and your attitudes while serving.

    Most Christians understand that belonging to the Lord means we serve Him and will do things that He tells us to do. We like to think that we do it because we are so thankful for what He has done, or because Jesus commanded us to preach the gospel and make disciples or because we see the example of ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Gary Stebbins avatar

    Self-Correction Series

    Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Dec 9, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,956 views

    Jesus presents a clear description of what it is followers are to be like internally and how they are to live outwardly in the Sermon on the Mount

    There was a small town that had been “dry.” A local businessman decided to build a tavern. A group of Christians from a local church were concerned and planned an all-night prayer meeting to ask God to intervene. It was not long afterwards that lightning struck the bar and it burned to the ground. ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Self-Discipline Series

    Contributed by Todd Leupold on May 18, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,812 views

    To run the race Christ has set before us such that we reach the finish line and receive the prize, we need to exercise self-discipline all along the way.

    SERIES: PRESCRIPTIONS FOR A HEALTHY & HOLY CHURCH: A Study in 1 Corinthians Applied To The Church Today III. MAINTAINING PROPER DIET & EXERCISE B.) FREEDOM TO CHOOSE FITNESS “SELF-DISCIPLINE” (1 Cor. 10:1-22) Rev. Todd G. Leupold, Perth Bible Church, May 17, 2009 AM INTRODUCTION: Last ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Aaron Johnson avatar

    Death To Self

    Contributed by Aaron Johnson on Jul 26, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,897 views

    This work reveals, from scripture, the need to die to ourselves and live life for others.

    DEATH TO SELF Aaron Johnson “Die out to self” the old man with the bad breath and thick eyebrows shouted as he pounded his fist through my back. It is the close of a hot, muggy camp meeting night. There is a crowd of people shouting and crying kneeling in the sawdust around the altar. After a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Self-Mutilation Series

    Contributed by Todd Leupold on Mar 10, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,469 views

    Sexual immorality mutilates the believer’s body and the Body of Christ through attitudes of control, impulse, and ownership.

    SERIES: PRESCRIPTIONS FOR A HEALTHY & HOLY CHURCH: A Study in 1 Corinthians Applied To The Church Today II. DEALING WITH OBVIOUS DISEASES D.) SELF-MUTILATION (1 Cor. 6:12-20) Rev. Todd G. Leupold, Perth Bible Church, March 8, 2009 AM INTRODUCTION: One of the fastest-growing and more ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bill Butsko avatar

    Self-Satisfaction

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 11, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,488 views

    Envy and self-satisfaction are destructive forces in the life of God’s children.

    Text: “For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and every evil practice” (James 3:16). I would venture to say that all of us have harbored envy at some time in our life time. It is not uncommon for us to resent someone because they have accomplished something in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Our Self

    Contributed by Pastor Steve Zimmerman on Aug 28, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,581 views

    We have become a society centered on

    Our Self We all are selfish by nature. The unhappy trend in North America is that self is becoming more and more important. Reality shows on T.V. underline the growth of this attitude; that self is the primary motive of people in this culture. The antics on these shows, we laugh at, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Daniel Austin avatar

    The New Self

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Jul 31, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,857 views

    What does a New Self in Christ look like? The New Self is Sacrificial; The New Self is a Servant; The New Self is Sanctified; The New Self is Spirit-led

    The New Self 060709 PM Text: Colossians 3:9 - 10 Introduction I think we can easily find Christians who don’t seem to be different from the rest of the world. I bet it would be difficult to pick them out as Christians at a party or a ball game. This is part of the reason that the world views ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Joseph Anderson avatar

    The Paradox Of Self

    Contributed by Joseph Anderson on Jan 25, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 11,872 views

    The importance of self in determining one's destiny. To hell or heaven.

    The Paradox of ‘self’ (Luke 9:25) “For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?” Introduction: In 2 timothy chapter 3, Apostle Paul warns us of the terrible times that will be in the last days. The idea is not something new ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist