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  • John Gaston avatar

    "Never Take A Knife To A Gun Fight!”

    Contributed by John Gaston on Oct 6, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,758 views

    This is about spiritual warfare, about the dangers of being unprepared for spiritual battles. What makes the difference between defeat & victory? Here's five differences between spiritual champions and spiritual weaklings.

    “NEVER TAKE A KNIFE TO A GUN FIGHT!” 1 Sam. 17 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Pharaoh fought an expensive war and his country was bankrupt. He had a very valuable diamond so he decided to pawn it to float his country for about a year. 2. So he took the Star diamond down to the largest pawn shop in ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • John Bartol avatar

    Three Strikes But Not Out!

    Contributed by John Bartol on Jan 26, 2013
     | 9,559 views

    Insights into the fall of Simon Peter through his threefold denial of Christ. How God used the crowing of a rooster, the look of Christ and the prayer of Christ to bring Peter back with tears of heartfelt repentance.

    Three Strikes But Not Out. In our Scripture readings we have seen this truth illustrated in the life of Peter, one of Jesus disciples. At the Last Supper, Jesus said to his disciples. “This very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written: I will strike the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    #2doomed: Spiritually Blind And Hard Headed!

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 8, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,987 views

    This is a series on Spiritual blindness, in this lesson we consider hard headedness and stubborness as problems that blind spiritual eyes.

    #2 DOOMED TO FAILURE BECAUSE OF SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS. HARD HEADS OF SPIRITUALLY BLIND PEOPLE? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I do this lesson in two parts. I. SPIRITUALLY BLIND PEOPLE HAVE HARD HEARTS AND HARD HEADS AND THEY REFUSE CORRECTION. ARE WE PUTTING GREAT EFFORT IN ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Ron Auch Jr avatar

    The Path To Victory Pt. 2 Moses Series

    Contributed by Ron Auch Jr on Mar 9, 2025
     | 308 views

    The Challenge of Obedience Have you ever felt like you’ve made too many mistakes for God to use you? Have you ever felt disqualified by past failures?

    The Path To Victory. Pt.2 Moses Key Character: Moses Main Theme: God’s call remains even when we fail—His redemption restores us to His purpose. Introduction: The Challenge of Obedience • Opening Thought: Have you ever felt like you’ve made too many mistakes for God to use you? Have you ever ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    How Many Chances Do You Need?

    Contributed by Paul Decker on May 15, 2002
    based on 219 ratings
     | 26,279 views

    Jesus makes successes out of failures.

    HOW MANY CHANCES DO YOU NEED? John 21:15-19 S: Resurrection Sunday Th: Grace Pr: JESUS MAKES SUCCESSES OUT OF FAILURES. ?: How? KW: Stages TS: We will find in our study of Peter three stages that we go through for Jesus to make us a success. The _____ stage we go through for Jesus to make us a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jonathan McLeod avatar

    "I Doubt God Can Use Me" Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Apr 4, 2007
    based on 19 ratings
     | 21,529 views

    God uses the insecure, the unlikely, and failures.

    Weekly World News headlines: • “Batboy sighted in NYC subway.” • “People as small as ants alive.” • “Elvis is alive!” We doubt the truthfulness of those stories (for good reason). But sometimes we doubt things that are true: “God can use me.” We may believe God can use people (example: Billy ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dress For Sucess Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on May 31, 2015
     | 6,172 views

    Paul uses Roman armour to describe the characteristic of a successful Christian life

    Dress for Success Can you remember a book that you read the year you turned 16? Did you read any books the year you turned 16? As most of you know, I am a reader. My parents read to me as a child, then I graduated into comic books, anything from Casper the Friendly Ghost and the crew from ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Byron Sherman avatar

    Preserving Your Spiritual Heritage—part 2

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jan 2, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,962 views

    Part 2 of 2. The sons of Israel zealously protected/preserved their spiritual heritage. God’s people must preserve their spiritual heritage. 9 Challenges toward preserving our spiritual heritage.

    PRESERVING YOUR SPIRITUAL HERITAGE-II—Joshua 22:10-34 Jack & John/Entrepreneurs/Bungee jumping business in Casa del Sol, Mexico/Opened for business—Large crowd, rough looking(sticks & bats)—No one buying tickets/ To get crowd excited, John jumped/ John came back up with shirt torn/Quickly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian Mavis avatar

    Protein Shakes For The Soul - Getting In Spiritual Shape

    Contributed by Brian Mavis on Oct 30, 2000
    based on 155 ratings
     | 7,655 views

    We are to train for godliness like we train our bodies in the gym. I use the analogy of physical training to explain spiritual training.

    [Note to pastors: This sermon started a new ministry. In this sermon I invited people to share in a ?distance devotional program.? See point 8. I had over 400 families sign up for this!] ------------------------------------------------------- Can you believe it is the last Sunday of 1998? There are ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Johann Neethling avatar

    Diet & Exercise: A Spiritual Perspective ~ Part Ii Series

    Contributed by Johann Neethling on Oct 22, 2005
    based on 13 ratings
     | 4,803 views

    A sermon in 2 parts - how to keep the Body of Christ fit and healthy - applying spiritual lessons from our need for diet and exercise.

    DIET & EXERCISE: A Spiritual Perspective ~ Part II 1. Someone once said: “I don’t exercise at all. If God had wanted me to touch my toes He would have put them up higher on my body.” • My gym teacher told me to touch my toes. I said, "I don’t have that kind of relationship with my feet. Can I ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Emile Wolfaardt avatar

    The Belt Of Truth - Spiritual Warfare Part 9 Series

    Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on May 8, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,754 views

    (PowerPoint Slides and Cell Study Notes freely available by emailing Emile@Wolfaardt.com)

    Spiritual Warfare (SW-09) The Belt of Truth Eph. 6:14-18 This morning we come to one of the most exciting, empowering and liberating sections of our series on Spiritual Warfare - The Armor of God. This is, if you want, how to ‘dress for success.’ Did you know that the victory you want is directly ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Monty Newton avatar

    What He Said About Spiritual Pride Series

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Oct 28, 2019
     | 5,621 views

    In the story of the Pharisee and the Tax-Collector Jesus does not compare their deeds... he compares their hearts.

    Series: What He Said Title: What He Said About Spiritual Pride Text: Luke 18:9-14 Thesis: In the story of the Pharisee and the Tax-Collector Jesus does not compare their deeds… he compares their attitudes. Those who exalt themselves will be humbled an those who humble themselves will be ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    The Best Is Yet To Come

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 23, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,565 views

    Do we have an incubator aiding the growth of negative emotions? Their wedding was going to make them the laughing stock of Cana. But Jesus was there and the best was yet to come. Look at the potential of the seed.

    THE BEST IS YET TO COME… By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com ARE WE THE LAUGHING STOCK OF DOOM AND FAILURE? CAN WE HONESTLY DECLARE: THE BEST IS YET TO COME? OR HAVE WE ALLOWED OUR HEARTS TO BECOME HARDENED TO THE POINT THAT LIFE IS QUE SERA, SERA --- WHAT WILL BE WILL BE… THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Larry Turner avatar

    Scared Of Your Shadow

    Contributed by Larry Turner on Feb 4, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,845 views

    There are a lot of things that frighten us from fully serving but they are actually only shadows.

    Happy Groundhog Day. We are either going to have six more weeks of winter or spring is around the corner. How many of you knew that Groundhog Day had its beginning as a religious holiday? On the 2nd day of February there was a celebration called Candlemas Day. It was the Christian festival of ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

  • Johann Neethling avatar

    Diet And Exercise: A Spiritual Perspective – Part I

    Contributed by Johann Neethling on Oct 10, 2005
    based on 25 ratings
     | 11,298 views

    A sermon in 2 parts - how to keep the Body of Christ fit and healthy - applying spiritual lessons from our need for diet and exercise.

    DIET AND EXERCISE: A Spiritual Perspective – Part I Daniel 1: 3-16; John 4: 4-14; 7:37-39 1. We have just completed a 4 week study entitled Christian A&P 101 where we reflected on the Apostle Paul’s favorite description of the Church as the Body of Christ. We examined 4 main aspects of our ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist