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  • Riaan de Villiers avatar

    Called To Be A Spiritual Hero

    Contributed by Riaan De Villiers on Jan 23, 2006
     | 2,216 views

    What is my calling? How can I make a difference in my generation? What does God want me to do? Does these questions sounds familiar? Come and find God’s purpose for you.

    Called to be A Spiritual Hero We are standing at the beginning of a new year with lots of challenges in front of us. I believe the biggest challenge is to find your calling and to live out that calling. Romans 8:28 – 30 Romans 8:28 ALT: But we know that to the ones loving God all things work ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    Spiritual Gifts 101 Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Feb 2, 2006
    based on 17 ratings
     | 7,737 views

    We need not fear spiritual gits, but embrace them.

    Spiritual Gifts 101 Text: 1 Cor. 12:1-11 Introduction 1. Read 1 Cor. 12:1-11 2. Illustration: The Detroit News carried a humorous little story about Bill Cosby’s aged mother that illustrates how useless gifts are unless they are used. She had been raised in poverty, and the family had very ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Stephen Funderburk avatar

    Avoiding Spiritual Freefall

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 28, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,554 views

    Avoiding Pitfalls in Spiritual Life

    Intro: there is a commercial on television that is pretty good, it is the N.F.L. draft and the number one pick is called, he stands, smiles for the cameras, dose a Heisman trophy pose, then proceeds to fall down a flight of stairs. Falling is sometimes a funny thing: Chevy Chase made people laugh ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Avoiding Spiritual Ignorance

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 29, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,574 views

    Doctrines of the Bible

    Intro: Paul spent a lot of time defending his apostleship. He gave his conversion story on several occasions. Paul explained that even though he was a very religious man, a scholar in many ways, he did a lot of things out of ignorance. I Timothy 1: 13 states that he obtained mercy because he had ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Stephen Funderburk avatar

    Concerning Spiritual Gifts

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 29, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,709 views

    Bible doctrines

    Intro: as a Pentecostal church we believe and teach in the working of the Holy Spirit. In our individual lives and within the framework of the church. I Corinthians chapter 12 gives us 9 particular ways in which the Spirit moves in the lives of believers. Over the next few weeks, I would like to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Stephen Funderburk avatar

    Surviving Spiritual Warfare

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 29, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,391 views

    surviving life

    Intro: the other day a man said the biggest lie the devil would have people believe is that he doesn’t exist. Tonight, there is a warfare that goes on, it isn’t a physical one, but a spiritual battle, and to survive this warfare you must be equipped with spiritual things. Surviving Spiritual ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Weapons Of Spiritual Warfare

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 29, 2005
    based on 114 ratings
     | 30,829 views

    will you win the fight?

    Intro: God didn’t place us in this world to live lives of constant defeat and discouragement. Even though life is a war, God has given us weapons to win the battles of life. It isn’t that the weapons aren’t there, it is that many people live their lives not knowing how to use these weapons for ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Growing In Spiritual Maturity Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Sep 30, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 11,000 views

    In James 1:19-20 James shows us three characteristics of growing in spiritual maturity.

    Scripture The story is told of two men who were traveling along in a hot-air balloon when they began to realize that they had no idea where they were. To make matters worse, as they looked at the sky, a storm began brewing overhead and heavy clouds started rolling in. For a brief minute they came ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Kenneth Trent avatar

    A Spiritual Spring Housecleaning

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Apr 25, 2005
    based on 86 ratings
     | 16,350 views

    Let us give thought this springtime to a spiritual housecleaning that will be pleasing to God and a blessing to ourselves.

    A SPIRITUAL SPRING HOUSECLEANING “How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Thy word.” Psalm 119:9 The weather in our area has been so beautiful the past several days that many of us have been inspired to take spring housecleaning seriously. It is amazing how much ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Christopher Crane avatar

    The Spiritual Butterfly Effect

    Contributed by Christopher Crane on Apr 25, 2005
    based on 32 ratings
     | 30,087 views

    Even the small things we do have a lasting effect on the people in our lives.

    There is a theory in science that has not been widely published. It is called the "Butterfly Effect." The term was made popular recently in a Hollywood Movie. The theory seems farfetched at the outset, but this is how it can be explained; one explanation calls it the SENSITIVE DEPENDENCE ON INITIAL ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Richard Pfeil avatar

    Jesus Was Spiritually Connected Series

    Contributed by Richard Pfeil on May 17, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,144 views

    Part two of an 8 part Lenten series on Jesus with this mesasage focusing on his spiritual connectedness to God.

    JESUS WAS SPIRITUALLY CONNECTED Sunday, February 17, 2002 TEXT: Mark 1: 21-29 We are starting a series today on celebrating Jesus and discovering what makes him so attractive. Just to show you hold old I am, as a boy I remember going to McDonald’s and seeing the sign that ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    Becoming Spiritually Minded

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Aug 13, 2002
    based on 78 ratings
     | 18,225 views

    The difference between a Mature believer and an immature believer is in the mind (As a man thinketh in his heart so is he). We must grow up in our minds.

    Ro 8: 1-26 Spiritual Vs Carnal” Paul is describing the two categories of The Christian that exist within the church: #1 The Carnal Minded– Flesh (natural man) = Baby #2 The Spiritual Minded =Spiritual = Mature Minded : Thoughts, purposes, view points, opinions, perspectives, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jeff Hamric avatar

    Recognizing Spiritual Backlash

    Contributed by Jeff Hamric on Aug 17, 2002
    based on 20 ratings
     | 11,450 views

    When Christians do damage to the ememies kingdom, he attacks back. Do we recognize this as warfare? What forms can backlash take?

    RECOGNIZING SPIRITUAL BACKLASH (Mat 11:12 NLT) And from the time John the Baptist began preaching and baptizing until now, the Kingdom of Heaven has been forcefully advancing, and violent people attack it. I. We have done and usually are involved in numerous frontline advances A. Church ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Bruce Ferris avatar

    Spiritual Street People

    Contributed by Bruce Ferris on Sep 16, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,975 views

    The motivation and title for this message come from a true story which many of you have probably heard at one time or another. This story best sets the stage for what the Lord has placed on my heart concerning the state of The Body of Christ today. It i

    “Spiritual Street People” The motivation and title for this month’s article come from a true story which many of you have probably heard at one time or another. This story best sets the stage for what the Lord has placed on my heart concerning the state of The Body of Christ today. It is the sad ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tim Byrd avatar

    A Spiritual Tune-Up

    Contributed by Tim Byrd on Sep 19, 2002
    based on 87 ratings
     | 15,466 views

    What in our Christian life needs to be worked on

    SPRITUAL TUNE-UP Date: July 7, 2002 Place: Allendale Baptist Church Text: Mark 12:30-31 Several weeks ago, my family & I drove to St. Louis for the Southern Baptist Convention. We decided to drive the some 800 plus miles (seemed like 9 million mile drive). My greatest fear when traveling is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist