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  • Tim Patrick avatar

    Spiritual Drift

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on May 22, 2008
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     | 11,735 views

    See what happens when God’s people drift away from Him and worship other gods.

    Several years ago a scary thing happened to two young beach goers. I read this in the newspaper. Two young ladies were at the beach, I think Pensacola beach, enjoying a summer vacation and enjoying the water. They got into a raft to relax and sun bath. While floating on the raft they did not pay ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    No Spiritual Elite Series

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jul 16, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,586 views

    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

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    Spiritual Adolescence

    Contributed by Joanna Beveridge on Jan 27, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,234 views

    Just as we need to grow physically, so we need to grow spiritually

    Tonight I’m going to start by telling you a joke. A door-to-door salesman is selling encyclopaedias. He knocks on the door of a house and when the man of the house answers, the salesman begins to expound the virtues of his product. He hasn’t got very far into his sales pitch when the prospective ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Robert Cox avatar

    Spiritual Blindness

    Contributed by Robert Cox on Feb 7, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,636 views

    I once was blind, but now I see!

    JOHN 9:10 I once was blind, but now I see.......10"How then were your eyes opened?" they demanded.11He replied, "The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see." 12"Where is this man?" they asked him. "I ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Matthew Sickling avatar

    Spiritual Warfare

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 3, 2007
    based on 104 ratings
     | 27,875 views

    This sermon discusses the fact that we as Christians are egaged in an ongoing spiritual war with the forces of evil.

    Introduction: We as a nation are engaged in a War on Terrorism. Our enemy dealt a serious blow to us on September 11, 2001. Since then we have taken the fight to our enemies but they have not given up. In fact they continue to kill our young men and women serving in Iraq on a daily basis, while ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Wood avatar

    Spiritual Blindness

    Contributed by Ed Wood on May 26, 2007
    based on 44 ratings
     | 58,265 views

    Spiritual Blindness is the inability of a person to understand, perceive, grasp, comprehend spiritual truth.

    SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 INTRO: Why is it that some people are so opposed to the Gospel? And why is it that some people, whose lifestyle is so unscriptural cannot understand our rejection of their disobedience before almighty God? And how is it that some people can criticize the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Spiritual Blessings” Series

    Contributed by J. Brad Campbell on Jun 15, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 26,652 views

    this is the first in a series of sermons talking about spiritual blessings we don’t normally think of

    Seven Spiritual Blessings Part 1 “Spiritual Blessings” Foundational Text: Eph. 1:3-14 Text: Eph. 1:3 Intro: In this text we find reveled Gods plan for the entire world Eph. 1:1-3 deals with Gods will for our personal lives Now He begins to deal with the world as a whole - His eternal plan - It ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Spiritual Champions

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Oct 16, 2005
    based on 45 ratings
     | 8,934 views

    winning for Christ

    Intro: The other day a sports channel did the top 10 sports rivalries and of course, Auburn-Alabama was on that list. People in Alabama live and breathe football. I like the writings of Paul because he uses sporting terms to give spiritual lessons. Since we live in a football state, I will use ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Spiritually Ambitious

    Contributed by Rule Digal on Nov 28, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,116 views

    What is your greatest aspiration in life? Are you like James and John who aspired a closer relationship with Christ?

    Theme: Spiritually Ambitious Text: Mark 10:35-42 Introduction A. In every funeral service, lengthy eulogies would not be missed to hear. But, what is its purpose? B. Newspapers give space for obituaries. What are they for? It is man’s last attempt to impress the world that he does matter; that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Spiritual Athletics

    Contributed by James May on Sep 24, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 11,156 views

    6 points to remember as we run this race toward Heaven.

    Spiritual Athletics By Pastor Jim May Most of us have watched the Olympics on TV. We have watched as the athletes competed in all sorts of contests. Regardless of their area of competition, every athlete had to pay a high price to get to the Olympics. I know a young man who had such a dream. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Thomas Lanthrip avatar

    Spiritual Power

    Contributed by Thomas Lanthrip on Oct 15, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,157 views

    Intercessory prayer brings power into the lives of those person/s we take time to pray for. Do you take time to pray "really pray" for those you know?? This message is to encourage prayer for those who stand in need of it most.

    The Christians Prayer For Spiritual Power Intercessory Prayer Ephesians 3:14-21 Intro: Every Christian prays at some time or another in the course of their life, but this prayer for which Paul refers is not a bed time prayer, neither is it a meal time prayer of gratitude but a prayer for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charles Scott avatar

    Spiritual Blessings

    Contributed by Charles Scott on Oct 17, 2006
     | 3,054 views

    In Christ we have obtained an inheritance and a responsibility to unite heaven and earth: we also believed in him and were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until heaven and are are united.

    Ephesians 1__1-14 Proper 10 B SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS Amos 7:7-15 This is what the Lord God showed me: behold, the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand. And the Lord said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said, ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Dale Pilgrim avatar

    Spiritual Hypnosis

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 21, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,519 views

    There is a battle today for your MIND. There are tens-of-thousands if not millions of things that influence everything about you. They can be so powerful that the control they have is like hypnosis.

    Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 (The Message) Text: 5We use our powerful God-tools for smashing warped philosophies, tearing down barriers erected against the truth of God, fitting every loose thought and emotion and impulse into the structure of life shaped by Christ. 2Don‘t become so ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    A Spiritual Malfunction

    Contributed by James Westmoreland on Oct 23, 2006
     | 6,223 views

    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

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    Spiritual Warfare

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Oct 24, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 15,889 views

    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