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  • Dan Cormie avatar

    Leading Indicators Of Spiritual Decline (Part 2)

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 18, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
     | 7,317 views

    Part 2 of spiritual decline message

    11, August 2002 Dakota Community Church Leading Indicators of Spiritual Decline Part II Introduction: Review When there is economic decline, governments pretend all is well. When there is spiritual decline, Christians pretend all is well. Sometimes you know but others don’t and sometimes ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Denying Yourself (Spiritual Formation Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Anthony Soyao on Oct 1, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,847 views

    Knowing how to deny ourselves to our spiritual formation.

    Denying Yourself Philippians 2:1-16 1. Deny your Authority – Acknowledging that our life is under the sovereign power of God A. Who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped (Verse 6) B. We need to understand that that the world does not revolve ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    Know Your Spiritual Gifts And Use Them! Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 13, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,178 views

    Paul tells us all to know our spiritual gifts and know how to use them for the common good of the church. We also need to know that we all have different gifts but this is God’s plan and it’s a good thing to have diversity. We also need to know that each

    Series: What is the Spirit saying to the church? I received the idea for this sermon at International House of Prayer during my spiritual retreat there. I have also been asking this question to every pastor I know. Their responses have varied but my series topics are based on their responses and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Spiritual Gardening...it’s Your Responsibility!

    Contributed by Victor Ramlall on Oct 25, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,499 views

    There is nothing wrong with the Word of God as the perfect seed but in order to be effective in our lives it is important that we plant it in good ground.

    Luk 8:4-15 And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: 5 A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. 6 And some fell upon a rock; and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Seven Spiritual Lessons From A Remarkable Rescue

    Contributed by Sonny Hyde on Oct 27, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,443 views

    Observations and comparisons from the rescue of 33 miners in Chile to the "rescue" God extends to us.

    Seven Spiritual Lessons from a Remarkable Rescue 10/17/10 I. Introduction I think most of you realize, if you’ve been coming to Cornerstone for any length of time, that I’m not a “front page” preacher. I typically don’t grab the events from this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    The Spiritual Warrior’s Divine Armor Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Nov 15, 2010
    based on 39 ratings
     | 38,662 views

    This message helps you learn to appropriate God's ongoing protection for daily living. God's given us some armor. You need to know how to put it on and how to use it.

    EPHESIANS 6: 14-15 THE SPIRITUAL WARRIOR’S DIVINE ARMOR [Colossians 3:15- 17 / ] Satan opposes believers in many ways, some of them direct and obvious and other methods are indirect and subtle. He is too deceitfully powerful and ferocious for any of us. The promise of Scripture is that in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Answers To Five Big, Basic Spiritual Questions

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jul 8, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,059 views

    Jesus shares the answers to some of life's biggest questions

    Sermon Outline: Can We Know What’s Going On? After last week’s emphasis on mystery and humility, Jesus lays out some clear answers to some of life’s biggest spiritual questions. - John 3:3, 5-8. Answers To Five Big, Basic Spiritual Questions: 1. What is our starting spiritual ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Spiritual Drop-Out (The Results Of Discouragment)

    Contributed by Michael Gates on Jan 9, 2012
     | 5,929 views

    This sermon is intended to help all of us who are going through a time of discouragement, to see the steps to recovery.

    A Spiritual Drop-Out I Kings 19:1-12 FROM a true spiritual standpoint the unusual events of this familiar chapter presents one of the saddest stories and all of the Bible. And yet a story with ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    A Spiritual Drop-Out (The Victim Of Discouragement)

    Contributed by Michael Gates on Jan 9, 2012
     | 6,286 views

    Helps believers guard against discouragement in their daily walk

    A SPIRITUAL DROP OUT- THE VICTIM OF DISCOURAGEMENT Take your Bibles again and turned to 1st Kings 19:1–12 From a spiritual point of view the early verses of 1st Kings is one of the saddest stories and all the word of God. Here… One of the most fearless and faithful ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Spiritual Fruit- The Essential Product Of Dedication And Effort

    Contributed by Robert Sickler on Jan 27, 2012
     | 5,359 views

    We are spiritual trees planted by the water flowing from the word of God, and we are expected to bear fruit in keeping with our repentance.

    SPIRITUAL FRUIT- The Essential Product of Dedication and Effort ILLUSTRATION The young boy stood looking up at the naked ice-covered limbs of his favorite cherry tree. It was 4:30 in the morning and the full moon produced a silvery sheen in the ice, which almost seemed to originate within the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Our Spiritual Metamorphosis: Step 1 – Conversion Series

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Sep 12, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,784 views

    2nd in the Series on Spiritual Transformation

    Our Spiritual Metamorphosis: Step 1 – Conversion John 3: 1-10a; 16-17 As you may recall, I began last week’s message with a Poem entitled “Metamorphosis.” I would like to use a portion of the opening, as well as the closing stanzas of that poem again this week as both a reminder of some of the ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Our Spiritual Metamorphosis: Step 2 – Learning Series

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Sep 12, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,321 views

    3rd in the Spiritual Transformation Series of Sermons

    Our Spiritual Metamorphosis: Step 2 – Learning 2 Timothy 2:14-26 The time is here! The summer is over and school is back in session! The time for our children’s learning process is back on schedule. Teachers are all geared up to instruct their students in all the skills of mathematics, language ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Hal Seed avatar

    Three Ways To Hinder Your Spiritual Growth Series

    Contributed by Hal Seed on Oct 3, 2008
    based on 49 ratings
     | 22,425 views

    The Parable of the Soils describes four ways to respond to God. Three of them hinder spiritual growth. In this parable Jesus is saying, "You must take responsiblity for your personal spiritual growth."

    [This sermon is contributed by Hal Seed of New Song Church in Oceanside, California and of www.PastorMentor.com. Hal is the author of numerous books including The God Questions and The Bible Questions. If you are interested in The Bible Questions Church-wide Campaign, please visit and watch Hal’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Emile Wolfaardt avatar

    A Nation At War - Spiritual Warfare Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on May 8, 2009
     | 5,429 views

    (PowerPoint Slides freely available by emailing Emile@Wolfaardt.com) We have been at war but not in a war. Understanding the critical fight we are engaged in, and the stakes we are fighting for.

    A Nation at War Ephesians 6:10-12 There’s more to life and living in this world than meets the eye. The Bible tells us that we are in a war zone where unseen spiritual forces battle constantly. As Christians we are part of this war. While the Bible assures us of victory, the tragic reality is that ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Authority That Overcomes - Spiritual Warfare Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on May 8, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,234 views

    (PowerPoint Slides freely available by emailing Emile@Wolfaardt.com) We have been at war but not in a war. Understanding the critical fight we are engaged in, and the stakes we are fighting for.

    Spiritual Warfare (SW-02) Authority that Overcomes Matthew 28:18-19 We are standing in the face of the greatest confrontation mankind has ever known. I am further persuaded, that other than Calvary, we have entered the most intense concentration of that battle humanity has ever gone through. I do ...read more

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    Denomination: *other