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  • Jim Drake avatar

    Test 6: Pride Test, Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Jan 5, 2008
    based on 47 ratings
     | 15,498 views

    The pride test is actually a three part test. We already covered the first part when we talked about selfish pride (Pride Test, Part 1). The second part of the test is about presumptive pride. That’s where our text takes us today.

    1. Presumptive pride is futile 2. Presumptive pride is arrogant 3. Presumptive pride is sinful Well, here we are, standing at the edge of a New Year. People use this time of the year for different things, don’t they? Of course, some people just use the New Year as an excuse to party. But most ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Looking Out For #1

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Mar 17, 2008
     | 1,898 views

    We have this tendency to be selfish--to look out for #1--me, me, me. The true #1 is God and God’s ways. Jesus shows that making God #1 means not thinking we are better than others. John 13 (foot washing) is a beautiful expression of this.

    Looking Out for Number One March 16, 2008 Matthew 21: 1-11; John 13 Part One (kid’s sermon) Let me tell you about the most memorable day of my life. There I was living this average conditions with no one recognizing my worth. No one really could see the great potential that I had when suddenly ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How The Holy Spirit Can Lead You As He Led Jabez

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 16, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,063 views

    The Holy Spirit used Jabez by leading him to overcome a painful background. Jabez’s mother gave birth to him with great pain, yet the Spirit of God allowed him to become a man of great honor.

    How The Holy Spirit Can Lead You as He Led Jabez by Paul Fritz 1 Chronicles 4:9-4:10 How the Holy Spirit Can Lead You as He Led Jabez (I Chron. 4:9,10) Illustration: Oh, that You would bless me . . . and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain! –1 Chronicles 4:10 When we ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Learning To Give Honor

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Nov 17, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,705 views

    This sermon examines three lessons that are learned in the process of obeying the fifth commandment - to honor father and mother. We learn how to 1- relate to others 2- relate to ourselves 3- relate to God

    Learning to Give Honor 5-12-02 Intro: Text= 5th commandment as recorded in --Deut. 5:16 1. Here we have an INSTRUCTION for living that’s full of promise. How many would like for your “days to be long” and for it to “be well with you”? Sounds like a life full of blessing & ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    The Magnificat

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Dec 30, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 20,721 views

    Mary’s Song is her response to her calling to be the mother of the Messiah and is a Personal Testimony to God’s grace and a Prophetic Testament to God’s redemptive purposes.

    THE MAGNIFICAT The Magnificat is one of the most beautiful songs of the Christian faith - it’s Mary’s Song. William Barclay writes: "There’s a loveliness in the Magnificat but in that loveliness there’s dynamite." It’s revolutionary because the world’s values are turned upside down. I read that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Rebekah" Series

    Contributed by Ken Harris on May 14, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 12,516 views

    The purpose of this sermon is to motivate Mothers Day hearers to affirm to others that when God calls them out of their comfor zone, do as REBEKAH did - TRUST in the LORD.

    14 May 06 U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris CP Walker Multicultural Gospel Service Taegue, South Korea BIG IDEA: When God calls us out of our comfort zone, we need to do as REBEKAH did, Trust in the LORD. REFERENCES: Proverbs 3:5-6 (KJV) Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Widow At Zarephath

    Contributed by Richard Francis on Mar 21, 2006
    based on 154 ratings
     | 41,803 views

    This is a story of a mothers love, love that grovels in the dust for her child, love that gives away the last meal in faith, love that meets with God and finds his deliverance

    Mothers Today is Mothers day, hope you remembered, as do the card companies they need your revenue – There is no special reference to a mothers day in the bible so why today? That’s a bit cynical but that’s the way the of world views today, profit, good chance to squeeze a few pounds out of them on ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Life, Love And Liberty

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on Jun 27, 2001
    based on 174 ratings
     | 13,200 views

    Ruth is a 44 year old stay at home mother of five from Pennsylvania when asked why don’t you attend church she replied:

    West Greeley Baptist Church July 1st 2001 Galatians 2:20 “ Life, Love and Liberty” By Pastor Mark Hensley "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Extreme Widows! (Mark 12:41-44)

    Contributed by David Smith on Nov 4, 2007
     | 4,442 views

    My focus here is on three widows - Ruth, her mother-in-law Naomi, and a nameless pensioner who puts all her livelihood into the offertory plate!

    A priest by the name of Wes Seeliger was shopping for a motorcycle. The Harley-Davidson salesperson bragged ‘this machine will go from 0 to 150 in 20 seconds. It will hug the road at 150 km/h. It will outrun anything on wheels. What do you do for a living, sir.’ ‘I’m a priest’ Seeliger said. ‘It’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Anne Benefield avatar

    So Little Time, So Much To Do

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Mar 5, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,971 views

    We have all received grace upon grace; therefore, we are called to share our talents just as Peter’s mother-in-law did.

    So Little Time, So Much to Do Isaiah 40:27-31; Mark 1:29-39 Reverend Anne Benefield Geneva Presbyterian Church, February 8, 2009 Introduction: We continue with the first chapter of Mark. As always, Mark tells the story well and fast. His favorite word is “immediately.” There is very little ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Daniel Olukoya avatar

    The Spirit Of The Chicken

    Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Apr 9, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 23,878 views

    The Lord’s care is compared to that of mother hen for her young chickens when they are in danger. It is the wonder of wonders that sometimes people choose to abandon the cover of the wings of the Almighty.

    THE SPIRIT OF THE CHICKEN Dr. D. K. Olukoya Mathew 23:37-38 says, “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    From The Beginning To The End God Is There!

    Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Jan 2, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,576 views

    This is a sermon about the concept of giving glory to God and how that is like respecting ones mother. This is a Sermon that looks at the need for giving God/Jesus Glory as a act of faith.

    November 24, 2013 [White or Gold]
Christ the King/Reign of Christ
(United Methodist Student Day)
Jeremiah 23:1-6
Luke 1:68-79 (UMH 208) 
Colossians 1:11-20 St Luke “From the Beginning to the End He’s there” First. I think everything belongs ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid avatar

    Christ Reasons With Us

    Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Jul 15, 2015
     | 2,980 views

    Jesus' comprehension forthright---from the first miracle---the beginning of God's business to save man, to the world's watch for his return was not a mystery to his mother, Mary.

    CHRIST REASONS WITH US by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (July 13, 2015) "May be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;" (Ephesians 3:18, King James Version (KJV) [intensification]). Greetings In The Holy Name Of Jesus, My sisters ...read more

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    Denomination: Friends

  • Bill Walker avatar

    Master Of The Wedding Banquet Series

    Contributed by Bill Walker on Dec 4, 2016
     | 23,195 views

    Jewish wedding customs. First miracle of Jesus. Encounter with his mother, the master of ceremonies. family and friends of the wedding party. God's perfection and our sinfulness. Transformation.

    MASTER OF THE WEDDING BANQUET John 2:1-11 A traditional Jewish wedding is full of meaningful rituals, symbolizing the beauty of the relationship of husband and wife, as well as their obligations to each other and to the Jewish people. The dawning wedding day heralds the happiest and holiest day ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan avatar

    Mary The Virgin Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Dec 25, 2020
     | 2,622 views

    The Role of Mary in Christmas and her importance are notable. Mary pictured as a Humble Girl, She had hunger and thirst for God, hence she was honored to be the Mother of Jesus.

    Luke 1:46-55 Introduction: The First Chapter in the Gospel of Luke highlights and brings into the limelight of two godly women. They are Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist, and Mary, the mother of Messiah. Both of them were great and godly women and had no social or economic standing. Few ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist