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  • Greg Burcham avatar

    Selfish Or Selfless

    Contributed by Greg Burcham on Oct 5, 2016
     | 10,365 views

    This sermon deals with being selfless as apposed to selfish in our personal lives.

    Selfish or Selfless Back in 2013, the word of the year was “selfie”. It seems with the advent of the smart phone and even some of the latest flip phones, we have fallen in love with taking our own picture. The word selfie makes me think of the character from Greek mythology named ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Genesis Chapter Thirteen Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Jan 14, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,185 views

    These are thoughts on Genesis Chapter Thirteen. In his work, "What does every Bible chapter say..." John Hunt gives an overview of each chapter of the Bible. It is my intention to do the same thing here.

    GENESIS CHAPTER THIRTEEN OVERVIEW Overall what is happening in this chapter is Abraham and Lot leave Egypt and separate from one another. Thomas Coke (1801) – Genesis 13 Abram returns out of Egypt. A contention arising between the shepherds of Abram and Lot, they separate: Lot pitches his tent ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    I Was Just Thinking Series

    Contributed by Gordon Pike on Mar 13, 2019
     | 3,774 views

    As James points out, there are two kinds of wisdom: Godly wisdom (from above) and worldly wisdom. True wisdom is a gift from God and what we are doing with it today is not how God intended us to use it.

    As many of you have probably heard before, the Greeks had three different words to describe three different kinds of love: “Eros” … where we get our English word “erotic” from. It denotes a sexual sort of love. “Agape” … denotes a spiritual or unconditional type of love … usually used to ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    We Love To Be First

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Aug 30, 2016
     | 8,827 views

    Segmented Narrative sermon which follows a selfish/self-absorbed family that illustrates that "We Love to Be First"

    WE LOVE TO BE FIRST 3 JOHN 1:1-14 #mefirst THREAD: WE LOVE TO BE FIRST READ 3 John 1:1-14 “The elder, To my dear friend Gaius, whom I love in the truth. 2 Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. 3 It ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The "Me" Generation

    Contributed by Bob Ashcraft on Jul 24, 2002
    based on 154 ratings
     | 7,692 views

    We live in the "ME" generation. The World has become exceedingly selfish but God’s Word calls us to be selfless rather than selfish.

    The "ME" Generation - We live in the "ME" generation - Everything is about self - "Get all you can get" - "It’s my way or the highway" - "If it feels good do it" - "He who dies with the most toys, wins" - There is even a magazine called SELF - This generation can easily be called the most ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    An Exposition Of James 3 Series

    Contributed by David Wilson on Mar 4, 2009
    based on 15 ratings
     | 11,063 views

    This series dwells on viewing the book of James in its full context. This entire series is available as an ebook for the ipad via Itunes or for the Nook via Barnes & Noble’s website for the nominal fee of $4.95. A Conversational commentary

    CHAPTER THREE 3:1-12 Superior Faith Controls the Tongue As chapter three opens, James warns that very of his readers should aspire to the office of teacher because teachers are judged on a higher standard. Of course, by teachers he literally means those who want power within the church. They want ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Discipleship - Warts And All

    Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Oct 13, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,678 views

    Theme: Self-surrender/sacrifice/servanthood Proposition: Through a series of trials and errors Jesus is able to teach His disciples the true walk of a disciple - that of self-surrender/sacrifice/servanthood

    Scripture: Mark 10: 32 - 45; Psalms 104:1-9; Hebrews 5:1-10 and Isaiah 53:4-12 Title: "WARTS AND ALL" Theme: Self-surrender/sacrifice/servanthood Proposition: Through a series of trials and errors Jesus is able to teach His disciples the true walk of a disciple - that of ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Magnificent Seven

    Contributed by Larry Turner on Apr 2, 2015
     | 8,063 views

    Jesus declared that we should take up our cross and follow him. His final seven statements from the cross helps to understand what He meant.

    Mark 8:34 “Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, ‘If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me.’” Take up your cross and follow. Let’s discover what Jesus was saying to this crowd at ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

  • Justin Steckbauer avatar

    How Can I Be The Greatest In God's Kingdom? Series

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Sep 25, 2023
     | 553 views

    It was great for me, a breath of fresh air in fact, to escape that rat race, and find myself in an entirely different system, a system called the kingdom of God.

    We’re coming into the primary season that will lead up to a presidential election in about a year, and there was a debate recently, and many interviews on television, and Trump and tucker talking on Twitter, and Biden and RFK Jr. and various others on both sides of the political debate getting ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Longing For More

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 9, 2012
     | 5,718 views

    A sermon on spiritual dryness, lack of enthusiasm, lack of growth, and desires (Material adapted from Ruth Barton's book, Sacred Rhythms, chapter 1 entitled Longing for More)

    Introduction: U2 sang these lyrics: You broke the bonds and you Loosed the chains Carried the cross Of my shame Oh my shame You know I believe it Sounds great, about Jesus but then they sing: But I still haven't found what I'm looking for WBTU: Don’t jump to conclusions or judgments here. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What Is Our Ambition?

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Apr 25, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 4,711 views

    No one wants to fail. But if our ambition to succeed becomes motivated by the fear of failure, ambition can become an idol in our lives and in our church.

    IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT NOBODY WANTS TO DELIBERATELY FAIL AT ANYTHING. THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT "FAILING" IS THE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE BASICS OF FAILURE ITSELF. THE GREATEST NEWS ABOUT FAILURE IS THAT FAILURE IN AND OF ITSELF IS NEVER FINAL. YOU CAN LEARN GREAT LESSONS FROM FAILURE IF YOU ARE ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    What Is Our Ambition?

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Jul 25, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,171 views

    We can stray away from Jesus if we have the wrong ambitions for our churches.

    IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT NOBODY WANTS TO DELIBERATELY FAIL AT ANYTHING. THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT "FAILING" IS THE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE BASICS OF FAILURE ITSELF. THE GREATEST NEWS ABOUT FAILURE IS THAT FAILURE IN AND OF ITSELF IS NEVER FINAL. YOU CAN LEARN GREAT LESSONS FROM FAILURE IF YOU ARE ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Consequences Of Personal Ambition

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Sep 29, 2010
     | 6,612 views

    Many times our ambition gets in our service for the Lord.

    CONSEQUENCES OF PERSONAL AMBITION 2nd Samuel 15:1And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. 2And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Paul Changes Ambitions

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jun 6, 2015
    based on 8 ratings
     | 15,147 views

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    Paul Changes Ambitions Philippians 3:10-11 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/ambitions.html "That I may know Him" 1. Knowing Christ is personal. v. 10 Know whom? Him! Christianity is not an 'it,' it's a HIM! This is the difference between us and the world of religion. They are about rules and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Lowe avatar

    Ambition Of James And John Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jan 3, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 15,032 views

    James and John were naturally talented and dedicated to the Lord. Their mother, just like many mothers today, wanted the best for her children, and so a few days before Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, she made a request in behalf of her children.

    April 20, 2006 Near Jordan (37) Ambition of James and John Matthew 20:20-28, Mark 10:35-45 20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. From Matthew 4:21 we know that the two sons of Zebedee were the apostles James ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist