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  • Bledar Valca avatar

    Goals For Spiritual Life

    Contributed by Bledar Valca on Mar 27, 2007
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     | 7,511 views

    Emphasises the need to have goal in the spiritual life

    SPECIFIC GOALS FOR MY SPIRITUAL LIFE. Philippians 3:12-14 “Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Healthy Spiritual Life

    Contributed by Shawn Raloff on Apr 7, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,719 views

    Maintaining your Christian walk involves four key activities: time with other Christians, worship, study and service.

    In today’s fast paced world many of us find it hard to remember to brush our teeth, let alone spend time improving our relationship with God. Most times we get to the end of the week promising ourselves, and God, that we will do better next week only to repeat the process again come Monday ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    About Spiritual Gifts

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Apr 18, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,937 views

    A teaching sermon on spiritual gifts; what they are, who has them, and what their purpose is. (audio will be placed at www.sermonlist.com/2007.html)

    The drama we presented this morning about spiritual gifts was a comedy, but it served one very important purpose: Bringing the subject of those gifts to the forefront so we can study and understand who has them and what their purpose is. Unfortunately, the area of spiritual gifts is just one ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Necessities Of Spiritual Growth

    Contributed by Michael Prescott on Feb 22, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,807 views

    Spiritual growth begins and continues with knowledge, spiritual understanding and wisdom regarding the absolute truth of Gods Word.

    Colossians 1:9 cont. (2 Timothy 3:1-9) (Highlight verse 7) Knowledge is a powerful thing. This passage in 2 Timothy points out the danger of it with the absence of understanding and wisdom. Ask any highly successful business man, like Bill Gates for instance, what the secret of their success is, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Secret To Spiritual Maturity

    Contributed by John Harvey on Mar 13, 2007
     | 6,526 views

    The apostle Paul descirebes love as the key to spiritual maturity.

    “The Secret to Spiritual Maturity” March 11, 2007 Intro: Many Christians have a goal of being “mature” believers. We have to ask ourselves, “What defines spiritual maturity?” Is it scripture memory, daily devotionals, volunteering at church or is it actually going on the middle school retreat? ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Moving Into Spiritual Maturity

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Mar 14, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 9,956 views

    Paul’s prayer for spiritual maturity in the church

    Intro: do you remember a time in your life where you matured past something that was childish? I remember it well. My parents would take us to the park and I would swing, slide down the slide, do the merry-go-round and have a great time. But there came a time when it became childish, and I moved ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Raising Spiritual Champions Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on May 25, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 13,483 views

    Purposeful parents practice truthful love and loving truth.

    Raising Spiritual Champions 2 John 1:1-6 Rev. Brian Bill 5/25/08 I received an invitation in the mail a few weeks ago with my name and address on it but it was obviously a mistake. They either had the wrong guy or there was a major mix-up. When I opened it up I was shocked to realize that there ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Finding Spiritual Safety Series

    Contributed by David Scudder on May 26, 2008
     | 6,067 views

    It is important to KNOW that God promises assurance of our salvation, but it is also important to SEE how it works in real life. In our text today we are reminded to imitate those who show “diligent patience” in their walk with Christ.

    Finding Spiritual Safety Hebrews 6:11-16 Purpose: To prove that we can know that salvation is permanent. Aim: I want the listener to flee to Christ and trust Him completely for salvation and rejoice in its assurance. INTRODUCTION: Little Milly had gone to bed, and her father was downstairs ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Principles Of Spiritual Growth

    Contributed by Eldron Gill on May 31, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 23,388 views

    Hebrews 5:5-14 , Principles of Spiritual Growth

    Principles of Spiritual Growth Hebrew 5:5-14 Intro. * Children can be so much fun and entertaining sometimes. * They sometimes surprise us at how quickly they grow up. * Humor - Playing House A little girl and a little boy were at day care. The girl approaches the boy and says, "Hey Tommy, wanna ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Having A Spiritual Slump?

    Contributed by Carol Patterson on Jun 9, 2008
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    What to do in a "spiritual slump"

    June 8, 2008 “When we lose our Way” I Samuel 27:1-12 Intro: Review story and comment about David being in a spiritual ‘slump’ Bible heroes had spiritual “slump” We have spiritual “slump” What do we do when we are spiritually “slumped”? I. Faith isn’t based on feelings Habakkuk 2:4 Habakkuk was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Nurturing Spiritual Appetite

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 7, 2009
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     | 15,909 views

    The lack of spiritual hunger in many Christians may be due to worldly appetite killers. Comparing the way junk food kills a person’s appetite for healthy food, the author looks at how today’s obsession with entertainment may be affecting Christian’s appet

    Nurturing Spiritual Appetite Matt. 5:6 8-2-09 Intro We take as our text this morning, Matt 5:6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.” That verse describes a blessing that I want to live in for the rest of my life. I don’t want to ever lose my ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    A Prayer For Spiritual Progress

    Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Sep 10, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 13,814 views

    For more spiritual growth to take place in our lives, we need to pray that others may experience spiritual progress now in their spiritual life.

    A PRAYER FOR SPIRITUAL PROGRESS—Philippians 1:9-11 Proposition; For more spiritual growth to take place in our lives, we need to pray that others may experience spiritual progress now in their spiritual life. Objective: My purpose is to challenge people to make progress in their ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stephen Funderburk avatar

    Place Of Spiritual Greatness

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 23, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,204 views

    the offering of Isaac and what steps are revealed in Abraham become Spiritually Great

    Intro: hearing Michael Jordan’s acceptance speech into the Basketball Hall of Fame made me realize his greatness was in his desire to be great. Every aspect of his life was moving toward greatness. There was never a doubt he would arrive at the goal, because his movement was constantly going in ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Emotionally Unhealthy Spirituality Series

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 6, 2009
     | 5,368 views

    We begin this series on emotionally healthy spirituality by examining what UNhealthy emotional spirituality looks like in relation to being a new creation in Christ.

    Back To School Emotionally UNhealthy Spirituality 2 Corinthians 5:17 September 27, 2009 This new series is entitled, “Back to School.” It is back to school because of the time of year but also because we are going to examine emotionally healthy spirituality. We are going to look at the connection ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Introduction To Spiritual Gifts

    Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Feb 10, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 10,335 views

    Introduction to the spiritual gifts mentioned in 1 Cor. 12

    Subject: Introduction to spiritual gifts Text: 1 Corinthians 12 Introduction “Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant. You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols. Therefore I tell you that no one who ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God