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  • Timothy Darling avatar

    No Spiritual Elite Series

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jul 16, 2007
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    There is a sad tendency on the part of all churches. That some people become regarded as a spiritual elite. That they, in some way, have more of an expectation to be heard by God and to have a say in the church’s operation than everyone else. This is a mi

    No Spiritual Elite Ephesus - Year 10 Ephesians 2:11-18 There is a sad tendency on the part of all churches, including Ephesus and Norma. That some people become regarded as a spiritual elite. That they, in some way, have more of an expectation to be heard by God and to have a say in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • Rodolfo Rivera avatar

    Spiritual Incapacity

    Contributed by Rodolfo Rivera on Aug 1, 2007
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    God wants His people, His church, to be delivered from any incapacities so that His kingdom will grow.

    SPIRITUAL INCAPACITY Matt 15: 29-31 (KJV)…29And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. 30And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • James Westmoreland avatar

    A Spiritual Malfunction

    Contributed by James Westmoreland on Oct 23, 2006
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    When we hear what God wants us to be and what he wants us to do in our worship and we do something else, this says that there is a critical "disconnect," a spiritual malfunction.

    A man was hired to paint the lines on the highway that divide the lanes. Now the company didn’t have a lot of resources so he had to do his painting on foot. After the first day at work his supervisor was very impressed when he learned that this new employee had painted three miles’ worth of ...read more

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    Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

  • Jerry Flury avatar

    Spiritual Warfare

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Oct 24, 2006
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    We are in the middle of a battlefield in a war being fought without guns and bombs. It is a battle that is being fought for the souls of men and women – and for your very soul. In this war there are three formidable foes pitted against us – the Devil, the

    Spiritual Warfare Ephesians 6:10-13 Introduction: We are in the middle of a battlefield this morning. The war being fought on this battlefield is not being fought with guns and bombs. It is a battle that often cannot be seen though it rages continually. It is being fought for the souls of men and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tom Shepard avatar

    Spiritual Freedom Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Sep 28, 2010
    based on 34 ratings
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    Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 1. Freedom from the SLAVERY OF SIN 2. Freedom from the PENALTY OF SIN 3. Freedom from the GUILT OF SIN 4. Freedom from the DEATH OF SIN

    Spiritual Freedom We as Americans believe that Freedom is the birthright of every person. It makes no difference whether a person is born rich or poor. It makes no difference whether a person is red – yellow – black or white. It makes no difference what gender a person is. It makes no ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Thomas H avatar

    Spiritual Blessings Series

    Contributed by Thomas H on Oct 4, 2010
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    This is an amazing passage which describes the spiritual blessings God has given us. Paul is so excited about these spiritual blessings that in the Greek original, this whole passage is one sentence - like a little kid whose just been to an amusement par

    Ephesians 1:3-10 Have you ever met a young child who has just been to Dreamworld for the first time? Can you imagine what he might say if you asked him how was his time there. He might be so excited that he might answer something like: Well, guess what, we went to Dreamworld and first we went ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Thomas H avatar

    Spiritual Refugees Series

    Contributed by Thomas H on Oct 4, 2010
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     | 9,251 views

    In this passage, Paul talks about how we used to be refugees - aliens, without citizenship and cut off from the promises of God. Then through Christ, God destroyed the barrier of sin that made us refugees and those who follow Jesus now have citizenship a

    Ephesians 2:11-18 Last year, we travelled back to Australia via the USA. We had a couple of days in southern California, so we decided that we would hop down to the Mexican border and pop over into Mexico for a few hours to see what it was like. I found a town on the map called Tecate a city of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Daniel Austin avatar

    Spiritual Fitness Series

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Mar 1, 2010
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    In these statements, Paul gave to Timothy, Titus, and now to us, principles which are true and dependable, truths upon which we can build our faith and our lives in Christ.

    Spiritual Fitness A trustworthy statement 08/31/08 AM Text: 1 Timothy 4:1-9 Introduction This morning we have the third lesson drawn from the letters of Paul that we often refer to as the “Pastoral Epistles”, those letters written to Timothy and Titus. In this lesson, as with the others, we focus ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jonathan McLeod avatar

    True Spirituality Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on May 4, 2010
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     | 4,130 views

    What does it mean to be spiritual?

    [If you would like to receive free sermons each week by email, please contact jonrmcleod@yahoo.com] LIVE BY THE SPIRIT Many people think that conforming to rules makes one spiritual. Others say, “I’m not religious. I’m spiritual.” What does it mean to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bill Sullivan avatar

    Spiritual Capacity

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Apr 28, 2008
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    We have a spiritual capacity, but whether we are among the "strong" or the "weak" in this sense, we are called to help one another and be patient with all.

    Spiritual Capacity TCF Sermon April 20, 2008 1 Thessalonians 5:14 (NASB77) And we urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with all men. 1 Thess 5:14 (NLT) Brothers and sisters, we urge you to warn those who are lazy. Encourage those who ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dennis Cummins avatar

    Spiritual War Series

    Contributed by Dennis Cummins on May 7, 2008
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     | 5,109 views

    The only way to strengthen both the physical and spiritual nature is through the actual battle.

    WMD’s – A Spiritual War We as believers have weapons of mass destruction Warfare – 1. the process of military struggle between two nations or groups of nations; war. 2. armed conflict between two massed enemies, armies, or the like. We are in a spiritual battle: John 10:10 (English Standard ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Mike Wilkins avatar

    Spirituality Of Creation Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on May 13, 2008
     | 3,618 views

    A new course at God at the Pub. This talk deals with how the Celts met God in and through His creation.

    Earthed Spirituality: The Spirituality of Creation Last week, when we were introducing ourselves, Sarah talked about how hard it is to be a Christian around environmentalists – since it has been Christians who have sparked the industrialization of the world and much of the environmental disaster ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Stephen Funderburk avatar

    Spiritual Drainers

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Apr 5, 2006
    based on 18 ratings
     | 13,717 views

    things that kill spiritual life

    Intro: years ago in Tallassee Alabama I went with the men of the church to the train tracks to unload a box car of lumber for the new church building. When I got home I was physically drained, I fell into bed that night. We all have known times of physical exhaustion. In the spiritual realm there ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Mark Edwards avatar

    Spirituality Money Series

    Contributed by Mark Edwards on Apr 21, 2006
     | 3,647 views

    money is the primary way we judge so many things

    "I’ll never be happy. I believe I’ll die alone. I would want it that way. I’ve been a loner all my life with my secrets and my pain. I’m really lost, but I’m trying to find myself. I just want to escape. I’m really embarrassed with myself and my life. I want to be a missionary. I think I could do ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Lou Nicholes avatar

    Spiritual Gifts

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Mar 28, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,851 views

    For a third time, Paul stresses the fact that God, not man, assigned the gifts (vv. 18, 24, 28). God gives to each person and each congregation just the gifts it needs when they are needed. No individual believer possesses all the spiritual gifts. Each be

    THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: This story was related by Donald Grey Barnhouse. Several years ago, two students graduated from the Chicago-Kent College of Law. The highest ranking student in the class was a blind man named Overton and, when he received his honor, he insisted that half the credit ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist