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  • Troy Borst avatar

    M16: Deny Self Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jul 17, 2024
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     | 2,472 views

    Jesus explains more fully about submitting to Him and we are challenged to “deny [ourselves] and take up [our] cross and follow [Him].” This is not easy, but does speak to our soul and the judgment to come.

    M16: DENY SELF MATTHEW 16:24-28 #m16sermons INTRODUCTION For the past few weeks, we have been digging into Matthew 16: In 16:1-4, we saw that the proof of Who Jesus is comes by His death, burial, and resurrection. In 16:5-12, Jesus taught us to check our heart to make sure we don’t have ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Hardened Hearts Grieve The Lord

    Contributed by Rich O' Toole on Nov 6, 2022
     | 1,584 views

    Jesus heals a man with a withered hand and upsets the religious leaders.

    Hardened Hearts Grieve the Lord Mark 3:1-12 Good Morning, In 2015, the Washington post reported that roughly 22 million Americans, which is 8.9 percent of the adult population, have impulsive anger issues. A Christian is said to be in a love relationship with Jesus. When we truly love someone; we ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Quiet Generosity Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Nov 15, 2019
     | 5,834 views

    If you want a real reward from God, and not just the praise of people, don’t put on a show with your giving, and don’t make a sound. Instead, give in secret, and God will reward you publicly one day.

    Genia Obal, from Montrose, British Columbia, talks about the time her 7-year-old daughter had just won $2.00 for her memory work in Sunday school. After the morning service, the pastor's wife congratulated her. The little girl proudly announced, “And I put it all in the morning's ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    A King Like This - Part 2

    Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Aug 26, 2020
     | 1,419 views

    As Jesus came to earth as a baby, destined to grow up and be the Lamb of God to be sacrificed for the sins of the world, He voluntarily limited the use of His divine attributes.

    Last time we answered two very important questions: “What does the Incarnation mean for Jesus?” and “What does the Incarnation mean for us?” What does this mean for Him? Jesus, who had come to earth as God and King, put on a body. He was God, but He restricted the independent use of His deity, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Humility

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Dec 29, 2000
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    Humility is beyond a shadow of a doubt the most significant element of walking in divine favor. It is directly opposed to pride. Where pride seeks selfish gain, humility seeks selfless gain. True humility is to esteem another more greatly than yourself.

    To humble oneself before God in repentance is mandatory for all Christians.The sin of pride is at the root of all evil. Self-exaltation and rebellion is what caused satan to be "cut down to the ground." At one time, satan was called Lucifer, which means "son of the morning." He ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The God Burners

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jun 3, 2010
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     | 3,403 views

    All vain-glory, ambition, ignorance, and pride, would be done away by one view of Christ in his glory. This awful vision of the Divine Majesty overwhelmed the prophet with a sense of his own vileness. We are undone if there is not a Mediator between us an

    Opening illustration: Story of a passionate British underground evangelist in Salalah, Oman. Introduction: In this figurative vision, the temple is thrown open to view, even to the most holy place. The prophet, standing outside the temple, sees the Divine Presence seated on the mercy-seat, raised ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Christ-Likeness

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 30, 2003
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     | 17,522 views

    All who claim Christ need to become like Him.

    INTRO.- ILL.- What do you think of my mustache? I haven’t always worn a mustache. I grew it for a fun program that we had at our last church and Elaine liked it so much that I just kept it. BESIDES, DON’T YOU THINK I LOOK AN AWFUL LOT LIKE TOM SELLECK OF MAGNUM PI FAME? Don’t answer that! It’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    In Man We Trust...the Rise And Fall Of False Prophets

    Contributed by Thomas Baird on Jun 8, 2004
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    Let us not be deceived by false prophets

    In Man We Trust! The rise and fall of false Prophets Have any of you ever been deceived? I mean, there are people all over the world that would just as soon lie as to tell the truth. Many times people will deceive others just to get what ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What We Need To Start Growing Deep

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Nov 20, 2001
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     | 5,375 views

    God longs for us to grow deep in Him, but according to Jeremiah, people have different plans. How do we then access this growth promised by God?

    What we need to start growing deep 11 Has any nation ever exchanged its gods for another god, even though its gods are nothing? Yet my people have exchanged their glorious God for worthless idols! 12 The heavens are shocked at such a thing and shrink back in horror and dismay, says the LORD. 13 ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Remember Lot's Wife

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Aug 10, 2009
    based on 92 ratings
     | 39,918 views

    The stories of Noah and Lot are actually opposites. When God destroyed the world in Noah’s day, what agency did he use to bring about the destruction? Water.When God destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, what was the agency that God used to bring ab

    Luke 17:26-32(NIV): "Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. It was the same in the days of Lot. People ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    The Lorax Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Mar 4, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,638 views

    This message looks at greed and the effect it has on the believer and his enviroment

    Read book to the end of “There is no one on earth who would buy that fool Thneed.” How many of you have read the Lorax? Anybody catch the movie yet? For those of you who aren’t familiar with the story of the Lorax, he continues to beg the Once-ler to stop cutting down all of ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    To Die Is Gain Series

    Contributed by Jefferson Williams on May 30, 2023
     | 2,295 views

    Paul struggles with the dilemma of wanting to depart and be with Christ and staying and helping the Philippians grow in their faith

    Technicolor Joy: Philippians 1:21-26 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 5-28-2023 Death is gain? Andrew Chong was a beloved doctor and elder at his church. He was in surgery and the doctor came out and told the family that there was nothing that they could do. The family was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Humble Hearts, Healing Nation Series

    Contributed by Duane Wente on Oct 13, 2024
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     | 1,078 views

    Humility is the key to fostering unity and healing. Drawing from the example of Jesus in Philippians 2 and warnings about pride from Proverbs, humility dismantles pride and invites healing, not only in our relationships but in our nation as well.

    ### ** Introduction ** Video Ill.: Danger of Pride — Church Fuel Pride and politics are a dangerous combination. Pride and arrogance have devastating consequences in politics and in real life: isolation, separation, division. ### **Illustration: The Downfall of Richard ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Let's Quarrel About Quarreling Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 24, 2019
     | 5,352 views

    James asks: “What causes fights and quarrels among you?” (verse 1). As usual, James asks a question and does not leave us hanging, but gives us an answer to help direct our minds and hearts. James pinpoints the seeds of quarrels as wrong desires inside us.

    MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK SERIES Let’s Quarrel About Quarreling JAMES 4:1-6 #JAMESatCCC INTRODUCTION… The Pig War (1859) https://www.cracked.com/article_17123_the-5-most-retarded-wars-ever-fought.html The Americans and British had a long, awkward relationship in the century after the American ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Hope Series

    Contributed by Gordon Pike on Jun 27, 2021
     | 4,563 views

    Christmas is a time to reflect upon the height and depth and breath of God’s love and the lengths that He will go to to show us His love. Christmas is a time to remember that God doesn’t demand that we love Him but gives us the choice to love Him.

    In the beginning was … nothing? A “formless void” (Genesis 1:1)? Yet the Bible says a wind (the breath of God) swept over the surface of the "water" (Genesis 1:2) so there something there ... maybe everything there … the particles ... all the molecules, all of the “substance” of the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist