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  • Ernie Arnold avatar

    The Messiah Is Coming - What Do We Do?

    Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Dec 5, 2018
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,375 views

    This sermon focuses on John's message of repentance. John answers the question - What do we do after we have repented and while we wait for the coming of the Messiah (First for them - Second for us)? John gives us some practical advice.

    Scripture: Zephaniah 3:14-20; Luke 3:7-18 Theme: 3rd Sunday of Advent - Prepare the Way Title: The Messiah Is Coming - What Do We Do? This sermon focuses on John's message of repentance. What do we do after we have repented and while we wait for the coming of the Messiah (First for them ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    A Time For Self-Examination Series

    Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Nov 25, 2018
     | 7,391 views

    Self-examination fuels spiritual formation. If you aren't growing closer to God, you're falling away from Him.

    John Wesley (1703-91), English theologian, evangelist, and founder of Methodism, was so concerned with building a righteous fellowship that he devised a series of questions for his followers to ask each other every week. Some found this rigorous system of inquiry too demanding and left. Today, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    The Growing Tree/Person

    Contributed by Ernie Arnold on May 10, 2021
     | 8,886 views

    This sermon looks at what it means to be a Psalm 1:3 person. A person who has deep roots, experiences continual progressive growth and becomes a person of great resource in their own life and in the lives of others.

    Scripture: Psalm 1; Jeremiah 17:8 Theme: Spiritual Formation Title: The Growing Tree INTRO: Grace and peace from God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit! I want to talk to you today about trees. That is right – Trees. According to the latest statics there are over 3 trillion trees ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Mark Aarssen avatar

    Try Not To Make A Manasseh Of Him

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Mar 3, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,385 views

    Children inherit physical traits and even personality traits from their parents. But the one thing that they can not inherit is Salvation that alone comes from Jesus Christ.

    Message: Can you remember a time when you went to the fridge and reached for the milk only to discover that it was past its expiration date? At that moment in time you had two choices to make - I can pour this milk on my cereal and take my chances that it just might be O.K. After all these ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Power Of Confession Series

    Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Mar 25, 2017
     | 5,674 views

    Confession is a key to spiritual formation—it frees our chains, releases Christ’s power in us, and helps us to mature as He desires, not as we desire.

    In his autobiography, Mahatma Gandhi wrote that during his student days he read the Gospels seriously and considered converting to Christianity. He believed that in the teachings of Jesus he could find the solution to the class system that was dividing the people of India. So one Sunday he ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    A New Vision Of Christ

    Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Feb 26, 2017
     | 6,307 views

    A commitment to spiritual formation leads to a new vision of Christ, that allows us to say with absolute conviction, “I have seen the face of the pilot, and he smiled at me. He is at the helm. All is well.”

    Robert Louis Stevenson tells of a ship, tossed by a violent storm, which threatened to drive it and its passengers to destruction along a rocky coast. In the midst of the terror, one daring man, contrary to orders, went to the main deck, making a dangerous passage to the pilothouse. He looked ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    A Spiritual Atm

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Feb 24, 2007
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     | 15,754 views

    Obedience to God and the blessings which follow it. Obey in our church ATTENDANCE, our TITHE, and our MINISTRY. Link included to formatted text, audio, and PowerPoint Presentation.

    A Spiritual ATM I Samuel 15:22 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/ATM.html 1 Samuel 15:22 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice. A growing, soul winning church that’s making a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sanctity Of Human Life And The Gospel

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 23, 2012
     | 5,978 views

    A sermon on the sanctity of human life and the gospel (Outline and thoughts taken from the book, Life in the Spirit: Spiritual Formation in Theological Perspective, chapter 12 by David P. Gushee)

    HoHum: Francis Schaeffer said that “cultures can be judged in many ways, but eventually every nation in every age must be judged by this test: How did it treat people? Our own is not exception. Those who regard individuals as expendable raw material do battle on many fronts with those who ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Spiritual Body Building

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Apr 25, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,543 views

    I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me! Oh, really? How did you get there? God shows us how in Philippians.

    Building Strength in Christ This past Thursday I fulfilled an assignment for a graduate class called Spiritual Formation. Each student was required to take a personal retreat and document it in a reflection paper. The assignment was this: we were to spend an entire day (eight hours minimum) ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What We Owe The Church Series

    Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Jun 8, 2020
     | 4,134 views

    This sermon follows the sermon - What do we Owe the World. We Owe the Church 1. Being available and accessible to the LORD 3. Living the Life of a Servant

    `Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-16; 1 Thessalonians 1:4-10 Theme: What We Owe Title: What We Owe The Church INTRO: Grace and peace from God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit! What a joy it is to be with all of you today! A couple of weeks ago we looked at “What we Owe the World/Others”. In ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    A Tree, A Fish, Some Bread And Water

    Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Jan 25, 2025
     | 597 views

    Learning to be obedient and fruitful in the Presence of Jesus.

    Scripture: Mark 11:12-14, 20-22; Jonah 1:17; Mark 6:38-44; John 2:1-11 Theme: Obedience – Working With God Title: A Tree, A Fish, Some Bread and Water Mark 11:12-14; 20-22 12 On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he (Jesus) was hungry. 13 And seeing in the distance a fig tree in ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    The V-Formation: The Conduit Of Encouragement To Victory

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 31, 2020
     | 5,233 views

    We must learn how important ENCOURAGEMENT is to the family and the church. Let us learn what the V-FORMATION of Geese in flight illustrates... VICTORY comes by the gift of ENCOURAGEMENT. Be honest do we practice ENCOURAGEMENT.

    THE V-FORMATION--- CONDUIT OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO VICTORY… By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com A LITTLE MOUNTAIN COMMON SENSE: Once you pickle a cucumber you can never un-pickle it? NEVER BE INTIMIDATED, BE ENCOURAGED: GOD HAS A PLAN. GOD IS GREATER… 2 Chronicles 32:6 And he set ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    A New Re-Formation (Grace Of God)

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Dec 1, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,384 views

    A Reformation Sunday Sermon based on the grace of God making us into new creations.

    Luke 18:9-14 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Ernie Arnold avatar

    Supernatural Wisdom – Yours For The Asking!

    Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Aug 26, 2019
    based on 2 ratings
     | 15,593 views

    This sermon deals with the subject of Supernatural Wisdom. Our LORD wants to give us supernatural wisdom, insight, knowledge, revelation and insight!

    Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-14; James 3:13-18 Theme: Godly Wisdom Title: Supernatural Wisdom – Yours for the Asking! INTRO: Grace and peace today from God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. As you read the Bible you begin to understand that one of the great joys of the LORD is to give to ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Ox Carts, Hemorrhoids And True Worship

    Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Jun 30, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,537 views

    This sermon is dedicated to understanding True Worship by looking at a couple of stories surrounding the Ark of the Covenant

    Scripture: Romans 15:4; 1 Chronicles 15:25-16:4 ( 2 Samuel 6:1-15) Theme: God’s Presence Title: Ox Carts, Hemorrhoids and True Worship INTRO: Grace and peace this morning in the name of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. In Romans 15:4 the Apostle Paul shares with us an ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene