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  • Jim Drake avatar

    Spiritual Leadership / Faithful Followership Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Sep 2, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,105 views

    In these final verses, we see two models we can learn from. We see the model of spiritual leadership that Ezra shows us. And we see the model of faithful followership that the people show us.

    Turn with me to Ezra 10 Our passage tonight runs from verse 6 all the way through the end of the chapter. Because the passage is so long, we’re not going to read it to start off with. We’re going to read it as we go along. We have followed our remnant all the way through the book of Ezra. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Winning Your Spiritual Battles Series

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Sep 5, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 14,172 views

    winning your spiritual battles allows us to live the victorious life Jesus intended us to.

    SC 9/5/2008 Winning your spiritual battles 2 Corinthians 10:1-5 Ephesians 6:10-20 Intro- I want to talk to you about winning your spiritual battles. I want you this morning to understand a few facts- God loves you, more than ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Spiritual Violence – Part 2

    Contributed by Ed Warfield on Sep 13, 2008
     | 4,536 views

    God longs to raise up a people who will cry out in spiritually violent pursuit. He longs for a cry to be lifted up throughout the whole earth, longing for the depths of His presence.

    Spiritual Violence – Part 2 - Matthew 11:11-12 (Amp) I. The Context of Spiritual Violence NOTE: Spiritual violence must be preceded by a revelation of the Father’s heart. A. Jesus experienced a revelation of the Father’s heart 1. Matt 3:16 “…this is My beloved Son…” 2. ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Unwrapping Your Spiritual Gift

    Contributed by David Cook on Oct 18, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,473 views

    God has given you spiritual gift(s) to build and bless others in the body of Christ.

    Question: How many ministers does CWBC have? 1? 4? Everyone? Nowhere does the Bible teach the pastor is the only minister. The Bible teaches all Christians are ministers. READ 1 Peter 4:10-11. “Each one” received a gift. God is a giver. 1. GOD GAVE YOU GIFTS. THREE GIFTS GOD GIVES YOU THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Discover Your Spiritual Gifts Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 22, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 11,984 views

    Many people within the church have always confused ’Fruit of the Spirit’ with the ’Gifts of the Holy Spirit’ and talents with giftings. Gifts of the Spirit are special abilities provided by the Holy Spirit to Christians for God’s glory and building up the

    Opening illustration: You mail an expensive & wonderful gift to someone you love & adore but returns at your doorstep all soggy and wet ~ that’s what the contemporary church has been doing with God’s gift of the Holy Spirit. Introduction: Many people within the church have always confused ’Fruit ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Found Faithful In Spiritual Warfare Series

    Contributed by David Cook on Feb 26, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,675 views

    Relying on God's Spritual weapons will enable us to stay faithful in warfare.

    1 Therefore, when we could no longer endure it, we thought it good to be left in Athens alone, 2 and sent Timothy, our brother and minister of God, and our fellow laborer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you and encourage you concerning your faith, 3 that no one should be shaken by these ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Spiritual Warfare: Belt And Breastplate

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Jun 10, 2009
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     | 3,464 views

    Paul has clearly communicated the great riches we have in Christ. That is our identity. Then he communicated the walk we should have in Christ that is activity. Now he speaks of the spiritual reality of war with an enternal enemy Satan. Realize the rea

    Intro: Ephesians is a book of identity. It is a book that can be split into two parts believe and behavior. You can say that in many ways. Identity who we are in Christ, activity how we act as Christ followers. Watchman Nee breaks Paul’s letter into three parts, sit, walk, stand. Paul has ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Spiritual Warfare: Helm And Hilt

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Jun 12, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,118 views

    It is in the kiln of spiritual battle and adversity that the character of Christ is hardened in us. Our enemy is effective so we must be completely prepared with the whole, holy armor of God.

    Intro: "In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, bloodshed; they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love, five hundred years of democracy and peace, and what did they produce? The cuckoo clock" It is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Results Of Spiritual Blindness 2 Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 13, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,871 views

    Exposition of Belshazzer’s results of spiritual blindness

    Text: Daniel 5:10-31, Title: Results of Spiritual Blindness 2, Date/Place: NRBC, 6/7/09, AM A. Opening illustration: tell about Mark Driscoll’s message on idolatry B. Background to passage: Reminder of what has happened up to this point in Daniel. Babylon was on a big downslide, and Belshazzar ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joe Hayes avatar

    Spiritual Success Seeking God Series

    Contributed by Joe Hayes on Nov 25, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,985 views

    Where would we be without Prayer? Without God You can also listen at www.preaching.co.nr

    SEEKING GOD The Bible and preachers often compel the people of God to ’seek the Lord’, Isaiah tells us to "seek the Lord while He may be found", King David says "we should seek the Lord always" (see Isa 55:6, lChor 16:11). "We need not fear that in seeking God we may narrow our lives or restrict ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Spiritual Fruit Or Religious Nuts?

    Contributed by Douglas Turner on Dec 4, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 11,959 views

    Lessons from the Withered Fig Tree

    A sign posted outside a church on Highway 110 outside of Tyler, Texas once read, “God is looking for spiritual fruit not religious nuts.” Unfortunately, religious nuts abound everywhere, but in and out of the church, but spiritual fruit is rare. The importance though of bearing spiritual fruit in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Our Spiritual Checklist For 2008

    Contributed by Jonathan Falwell on Jan 14, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,709 views

    Today, as we bring this year to a close and we begin to think about 2008 and where this new year will take us, I thought it would be wise for us to take a look back at where we’ve been as a springboard for where we are going.

    Our Spiritual Checklist for 2008 On July 1, 2007, as we celebrated our 51st anniversary of Thomas Road Baptist Church, we shared an important vision for the next five years of our church. We talked about some of the goals that we want to see accomplished and why we should try to accomplish them. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Succeed In Spiritual Warfare

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Jan 14, 2008
    based on 44 ratings
     | 14,188 views

    Five keys to winning spiritual battles.

    Title: How To Succeed In Spiritual Warfare Text: Ephesians 6:10-20 Theme: The keys to winning spiritual battles. Introduction: Resisting The Devil Laurie Beth Jones tells this story in her book, Grow Something Besides Old. She talks about one Halloween night when she had underestimated the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeremy Poling avatar

    The Creative Word And Spiritual Formation

    Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Jan 15, 2008
     | 2,856 views

    God has purpose for us.

    The Creative Word and Spiritual Formation Gen 1:1 In the beginning God created the Heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Form - tohuw (to’-hoo); from an unused root ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Our Spiritual Great Divide

    Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Jan 15, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,774 views

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    Our Spiritual Great Divide Mat 26:36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. Mat 26:37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. Mat 26:38 Then ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal