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  • Stephen Belokur avatar

    Using Your Gifts To Serve Others - Part 1

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jan 30, 2020
     | 3,841 views

    1 Peter 4:10 admonishes us to "use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms." What is the greatest gift all believers have received? What gift does this poor, lost world need most?

    Using Your Gifts to Serve Others Please stand as we read our newest memory Scripture together … 1 Peter 4:10 “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” And our memory refresher verse(s) for today is(are) ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    The Pathway To A Greater Anointing Of God’s Power Is Death To Self

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Oct 29, 2020
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,720 views

    The path to supernatural power goes through the Cross

    Death is inevitable for all life on earth. The Bible speaks of death as both physical and spiritual. The first recorded physical death of a human was Abel, who was murdered by his brother Cain (Genesis 4:8). However, death itself, in both the physical and spiritual sense, is first mentioned ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dave McFadden avatar

    “you Were Shaped To Serve God” Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 14, 2013
     | 14,116 views

    God has uniquely shaped each of His children to serve Him by serving others.

    Today going to look at God’s fourth purpose for your life: You were Shaped to Serve God. (READ TEXT) The word, “workmanship,” can be translated, “masterpiece.” Notice, the Bible says that through faith in Christ, that is what you already are. In other words, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Teary Eyes, Stumbling Feet, Hands Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 19, 2000
    based on 39 ratings
     | 8,057 views

    Deepseated shame and objective guilt arise from a self-serving spirit, but the Cross delivers us from both and frees us to live out of gratitude.

    Mark it down. Memorize this. Engrave it somewhere. It is an ironclad rule. This will always happen: when it is the least convenient for you to respond, someone will want you to respond. When it is nearly impossible for you to get up and do what someone wants you to do, that is the very moment ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pastor Amos Dele Dada avatar

    Ten Ways To Serve Your Generation (Rescued For What?)

    Contributed by Pastor Amos Dele Dada on Jun 11, 2020
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     | 3,818 views

    We have been rescued from our enemies so we can serve God without fear, 75 in holiness and righteousness for as long as we live” Lk 1:74-75

    “We have been rescued from our enemies so we can serve God without fear, 75 in holiness and righteousness for as long as we live” Lk 1:74-75 Those who have followed my writings will notice that some terminologies and vocabularies tinkle my fancy or better said fascinate me or better said resonate ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • C Jordan avatar

    Triumphant Joy #4: Rejoicing In Loving And Serving People Series

    Contributed by C Jordan on Aug 11, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,110 views

    God created us as relational beings who experience abundant joy when we focus on loving and serving other people.

    TRIUMPHANT JOY #4: REJOICING IN LOVING AND SERVING OTHERS INTRO TO SPEAKER: This past week, Liza and the family and I went camping at Wild Oaks. INTRO TO TOPIC: This summer, we are studying the Book of Philippians, a letter written from the Apostle Paul while he was in prison. The letter is all ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • William R. Nabaza avatar

    The Lord Jesus Is My Rewarder And We Are Serving Him

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Dec 23, 2016
     | 3,591 views

    To show that we need to be a slave of CHRIST not of men for the LORD JESUS CHRIST is Both the Rewarder and the Reward.

    I. EXORDIUM: Are you a slave of CHRIST? Yes. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers/unbelievers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that we need to be a slave of CHRIST not of men for the LORD JESUS CHRIST is Both the Rewarder and the Reward. IV. TEXT: Colossians 3:24 (Amplified Bible) Knowing [with all ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • William R. Nabaza avatar

    The Lord Jesus Is My Rewarder And We Are Serving Him

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Feb 18, 2017
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     | 5,535 views

    To show that we need to be a slave of CHRIST not of men for the LORD JESUS CHRIST is Both the Rewarder and the Reward.

    I. EXORDIUM: Are you a slave of CHRIST? Yes. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers/unbelievers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that we need to be a slave of CHRIST not of men for the LORD JESUS CHRIST is Both the Rewarder and the Reward. IV. TEXT: Colossians 3:24 (Amplified Bible) Knowing [with all ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Wrestling With God

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,136 views

    Jacob Wrestles With God. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: Genesis chapter 32 verses 22-32. Ill: • James Whistler, the Victorian artist, • Showed scant respect for the hierarchy of any profession. • When his poodle fell ill with a throat infection, • The artist sent immediately for the country’s leading ear, ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Dave McFadden avatar

    “diotrephes & Demetrius – A Cantankerous & A Consistent Christian” Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Mar 26, 2012
    based on 6 ratings
     | 17,430 views

    John contrasts a God centered Christian with a self centered Christian.

    In the book of Third John, we read a tale of three Christians - Gaius, who John commended; Diotrephes, who John saw as cantankerous; and Demetrius, who John cited as being consistent in His walk with Christ. Last time we considered what John has to say about Gaius - a commendable Christian. Now ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Becoming A Servant Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Mar 26, 2003
    based on 385 ratings
     | 98,003 views

    In contrast to our self-seeking ways, Jesus is the personification of servanthood. Just as He came to serve and not to be served, we’re expected to do the same. Becoming a servant means that we swim against the cultural current and follow the model of t

    Becoming a Servant Q. What do you call a chicken crossing the road? A. Poultry in motion. Q. What do you call a boomerang that doesn’t work? A. A stick. Q. What do you call four bullfighters in quicksand? A. Quatro sinko. Q. Where do you find a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dean Courtier avatar

    Go! And Serve The King - Matthew 25:31-46 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Mar 28, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,319 views

    Every person will stand before Jesus one day. The rich and the poor. The powerful and the weak. The famous and the unknown. No one will escape that moment. And Jesus will separate people into two groups—like a shepherd separates sheep from goats. The question is: Which side will you be on?

    Go! And Serve the King - Matthew 25:31-46 Introduction: The Final Separation Every person on this earth will stand before Jesus one day. The rich and the poor. The powerful and the weak. The famous and the unknown. No one will escape that moment. And on that day, Jesus will separate people into ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Mark Thornton avatar

    Four Spiritual Checks - #4 The Nobility Of Serving God Series

    Contributed by Mark Thornton on Oct 3, 2001
    based on 85 ratings
     | 11,908 views

    This is the last of a series on Paul’s Trustworthy Sayings. This message demonstrates the value of serving God and encourages people to get involved in ministry.

    INTRODUCTION. (ILLUS.) -- Like many teenagers, I didn’t exactly know what I wanted to do with my life when I was a high-school senior. I knew that I wanted to serve the Lord (possibly in ministry / full-time service) but I didn’t know what or where. I hadn’t decided on pursuing pastoral ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    The Heavenly Bodies Made To Give Light And To Serve As Signs. Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Feb 28, 2018
     | 15,196 views

    This is the history of the fourth day's work; the creation of the sun, moon, and stars to serve as lights. God created these bodies in the sky, and assigned them several functions to benefit mankind: to make the distinction between day and night. . . . .

    May 17, 2013 Book of Genesis By: Tom Lowe Lesson I.A.5: The Heavenly Bodies Made to Give Light and to Serve as Signs. Gen. 1:14-19. (KJV) 14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Curry Pikkaart avatar

    What Am I Worth? Series

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Oct 16, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 16,783 views

    We live in a culture where the price tags have been switched. So how do we know what we're worth?

    “Getting A Clue: What Am I Worth?” Eph. 1:1-14 The Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard told a story of thieves who broke into a jewelry store but didn't steal anything; they simply rearranged the price tags. The next morning, the expensive jewelry was sold as junk, and the junk ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed