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  • Charles McCall avatar

    Spiritual Exercise

    Contributed by Charles Mccall on Mar 18, 2006
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    Just as we exercise our physical bodies to be strong, we need to exercise our spiritual bodies to be strong as well.

    Timothy 4:8 Topic: Spiritual Exercise When you think of bodily exercise, you would think of running, jogging, jumping, sit ups, push ups, lifting weights, swimming, and walking. When you think of bodily exercise, you would also think of sporting event. You would think of football, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Spiritual Drainers

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Apr 5, 2006
    based on 18 ratings
     | 13,731 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

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    Spiritual Gifts

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Mar 28, 2005
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    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

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    Spiritual Progression

    Contributed by James May on Apr 17, 2005
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    Every truly Born Again Child of God should have signs of Spiritual Progression in their life. We should be ever growing, and ever becoming more committed to Christ.

    SPIRITUAL PROGRESSION by Pastor Jim May In the life of every truly “born again” Child of God, there should be a process underway be which we are brought into a place of maturity in Christ. What we were yesterday is no more, what we are today is ever changing, and what we shall be tomorrow, by ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Spiritual Cleansing

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Feb 22, 2005
    based on 31 ratings
     | 20,886 views

    An Ash Wednesday.

    Spiritual Cleansing Delivered on Ash Wednesday, 2005 By The Rev. Dr. W. Maynard Pittendreigh Senior Pastor Mpittendreigh@goodshepherdpc.org I John 1:5-9 5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim to have ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Steven Ostrowski avatar

    Spiritual Law

    Contributed by Steven Ostrowski on Mar 5, 2005
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    The importance to follow Christian Law and to not be afraid to openly share it.

    Spiritual Law Matthew 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. The reality of our society is that we cannot impose faith on others. The Constitution of the United States forbids a state sponsored religion. While the first ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Spiritual Fruit

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Sep 22, 2005
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    Christians must be Fruitful. They need do wht God designed them to do.

    Spiritual Fruit Luke 13:1-9 Last week being the anniversary of 911, we continued using scripture to point out what Jesus taught about disasters and tragedies natural or accidental and the death that leaves unfinished business. We compared two situations in Jesus Day with some of the terrible ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Spiritual Infancy

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 29, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
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    new believers

    Intro: in the weeks ahead I would like to have a growing up seminar on Wednesday nights, discussing the doctrines of Christ using Hebrews chapter 6, moving toward perfection, and having an understanding of repentance, faith toward God, baptisms, laying on of hands, resurrection from the dead, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Spiritual Warfare

    Contributed by John Yohe on Oct 7, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 6,362 views

    Faithfulness to the Word of God and obedience to the Holy Spirit will lead us to Spiritual Victory.

    Spiritual Warfare 2 Corinthians 10:1-6 By John Yohe Preached 1-16-05 1 Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you: 2 But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Spiritually Minded

    Contributed by Glen Lawhun on Aug 22, 2004
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    In order to understand the mind of the Spirit and to customize our minds to be Spiritually minded, we must understand who and what the Spirit is.

    Read Romans 8:5-14 In order to understand the mind of the Spirit and to customize our minds to be Spiritually minded, we must understand who and what the Spirit is. In Col. 2:9 the apostle Paul, writing to the church said that Jesus has all the fullness of the Godhead bodily, mean all the power ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Spiritual Genetics Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 25, 2004
    based on 27 ratings
     | 7,123 views

    The Apostles Creed - I believe in God the Father Almighty,

    Well, lots of people today believe in God. Lot’s of people today believe that we are all God’s children. But these types of beliefs are very different to belief in God as the Father Almighty. Here’s what some famous people have said about belief in God: George Clooney says "I don’t believe in ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Bruce Howell avatar

    Spiritual Amnesia

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 5, 2002
    based on 106 ratings
     | 16,850 views

    Spiritual amnesia is forgetting the blessings of God. Here are four symptoms of this shameful malady.

    Spiritual Amnesia Luke 17:11-19 Amnesia is a strange condition that involves a partial or total loss of memory. It may occur as the result of one of the following: ¡õ a blow to the head ¡õ psychic trauma ¡õ Alzheimer¡¯s ¡õ too much alcohol or narcotic use Sometimes it is temporary and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Kenneth Trent avatar

    Spiritually Fatal

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Nov 18, 2002
    based on 37 ratings
     | 2,903 views

    Taking a look at six things that can be spiritually fatal a in man’s life. Scriptural support is provided for each of the six.

    SPIRITUALLY FATAL "For many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ, whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who set their minds on earthly things." Philippians 3:18-19. I. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Richard White avatar

    Spiritual Inventory Series

    Contributed by Richard White on Jan 9, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 7,290 views

    Need to know our assets and our deficits in order to grow

    A SPIRITUAL INVENTORY 2 Cor. 13:5-9 Illustration: Businessman who falls asleep in church. EXAMINE: to give an honest account of where you were, and where you are, and what is important to you. To do this spiritually; measures prayer time, Bible reading, witnessing, scripture memory, life ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Spiritual Veterans

    Contributed by Alton Coleman on Nov 14, 2001
    based on 466 ratings
     | 115,775 views

    A Veteran’s Day Sermon

    Spiritual Veterans Scripture Reading: 2 Timothy 2:1-7 Scripture Text: 2 Tim. 2:3-4 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man who warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God