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  • Curtis Brock avatar

    Does Your Life Need A "Spiritual Facelift?"

    Contributed by Curtis Brock on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 44 ratings
     | 7,738 views

    Introduction: Does Your Life Need A "Spiritual Facelift?" Thesis: A person must realize the need to get life in order and take the steps to see it become reality.

    Introduction: Does Your Life Need A "Spiritual Facelift?" Thesis: A person must realize the need to get life in order and take the steps to see it become reality. Introduction: Remodeling is never an easy task. I have had the pleasure to "remodel" the only home I ever owned. It was a chore - a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Avoid The Errors Of Being Spiritually Naive

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,737 views

    Sadly, many individuals eschew subtlety or conventional spiritual wisdom and suffer for it.

    Sadly, many individuals eschew subtlety or conventional spiritual wisdom and suffer for it. Being spiritually naïve is an unconscious act of people who fail to appropriate the truth of God’s word. James once wrote, "Be doers of the word and not merely hearers only, who deceive themselves." (James ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Charles Salmon avatar

    Are You Poor In Spirit Or Just Spiritually Poor? Series

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jun 21, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,143 views

    Who are the poor in spirit, why are they blessed, and the blessing they can expect.

    Are You Poor in Spirit or Just Spiritually Poor? Matt. 5:3 INTRO.: The Sermon on the Mount, of which the Beatitudes are a part, is sometimes called "The Constitution of the Kingdom." it contrasts the true nature of the Kingdom of Heaven with popular expectations, Jewish ritualism, and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Brian Atwood avatar

    How To Tell If Your Spiritual Health Is Good

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Jun 20, 2003
    based on 179 ratings
     | 26,638 views

    Our English word "hygiene" comes from the Greek word for "sound" (sound doctrine; sound faith; sound speech) used in the Pastoral Letters - this sermon evaluates these signs of good spiritual health.

    Going to the doctor for a checkup is something a lot of people do religiously. They want to make sure their health is not failing in ways they can’t detect on their own. Not a bad idea. Likewise we are prone to miss some signs of poor spiritual health if we don’t check up on it regularly. In ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Shawn Drake avatar

    Spiritual Super Bowl: The World Vs. The Church Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jan 27, 2003
    based on 86 ratings
     | 7,231 views

    This is the 10th sermon in the series "Church On The Rocks". This sermon looks at the battle between The World and The Church.

    Sunday Morning January 26, 2003 Bel Aire Baptist Church Series: “Church On The Rocks” (#10) SPIRITUAL SUPERBOWL: THE WORLD VS. THE CHURCH 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 Introduction: 1. Today, on this Super Bowl Sunday, I want us to look at another Super Bowl that is taking place. This Super ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Darrell Stetler II avatar

    Reasons People Quit Spiritually - And God's Answers

    Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Feb 17, 2004
    based on 67 ratings
     | 5,122 views

    A trip through the "Faith Hall of Fame" in Heb. 11 to see God’s replies to some common reasons people give why they "can’t" be a Christian. *HANDOUT INCLUDED*

    Read Heb. 11 I love to read about endurance records: Endurance Records œ Longest time spent standing - 17 years man from India (leaning against a plank while sleeping) œ Longest time spent in a tree - man in Indonesia has been in a tree since 1970. œ Longest time doing CPR - two teams from ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Jim Miller avatar

    Recognizing (And Recovering From) Spiritual Abuse

    Contributed by Jim Miller on May 18, 2003
    based on 71 ratings
     | 10,853 views

    Spiritually abused Christians and spiritual abusers are more prevalent than you may think. This sermon identifies spiritual abuse and offers some remedies.

    INTRODUCTION I am a victim of spiritual abuse. And, chances are, if you have been a member of a church or religious organization for any length of time, you are too. Spiritual abuse surfaces in an assortment of forms: sometimes in-your-face flagrant; other times behind-your-back subtle. It emerges ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dave McFadden avatar

    The Disciple's Heart: Spiritual Growth (Part Three) Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 20, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,048 views

    Where does God do the work of making us more like Jesus?

    Having considered in the previous week the fact that a disciple is one who has allowed Christ to touch his heart; we began last week to think together about how a disciple is also one who is allowing Christ to trans­form his heart. The key to this process of allowing Christ to transform our hearts, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • A.C. Morgan avatar

    The Stages Of Your Spiritual Walk (Part 1)

    Contributed by A.c. Morgan on Nov 30, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 7,087 views

    This teaching gives the Christian understanding of his spiritual walk in Christ Jesus.

    The Stages of Your Spiritual Walk (Part 1) Reflections from the book “The Stages of Your Spiritual Walk” There are three stages to our Christian walk in Christ Jesus. There is the first stage in which we decided to turn our lives over to the Lord; I refer to this as the infant stage. Then there ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • Timothy Lee avatar

    How Praise Can Be A Weapon In Spiritual Warfare

    Contributed by Timothy Lee on Aug 24, 2004
    based on 104 ratings
     | 106,472 views

    Why praise can be a spiritual weapon.

    How Praise can be a weapon in Spiritual Warfare In the Old Testament Israelites cross the Red Sea, the Pharoah and the Egyptians were destroyed. Moses and the Israelites began to praise the Lord. Exodus 15:3 The Lord is a man of war; The Lord is His name. Israelites saw how He defeated ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • JOEL SANTOS avatar

    The Leaders' Spiritual Life - (Part 5 Of 7) Series

    Contributed by Joel Santos on Sep 23, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,977 views

    Paul sets before us a worthy goal-which most of us will work on for a lifetime

    1. Not a new convert 1 Timothy 3:6 The word for "new convert" is neofuton-from which we get the English word "neophyte." It literally means "new plant." Don’t put a "new plant" in a position of leadership. "New plants" need nurturing, they need fertilizer, they need someone to pull the weeds ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Michael Catt avatar

    The Basic Concepts Of Spiritual Intimacy - Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Michael Catt on Nov 5, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,486 views

    This series will assist you in developing and deepening your relationship with God.

    THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF SPIRITUAL INTIMACY - PART 2 Selected Scriptures If we are going to develop an intimate relationship with God – we need to define what that looks like. IT IS THE LIFE OF CHRIST, REPRODUCED IN THE BELIEVER, BY THE HOLY SPIRIT, THROUGH ABIDING IN THE WORD. Last time we looked ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dan Cormie avatar

    Leading Indicators Of Spiritual Decline (Part 1)

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 18, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,757 views

    Signs your spiritual life is headed in the wrong direction

    4, August 2002 Dakota Community Church Leading Indicators of Spiritual Decline Part I Introduction: When there is economic decline, governments pretend all is well. When there is spiritual decline, Christians pretend all is well. Sometimes you know but other don’t and sometimes others know and ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    Overcoming The Cause Of Many Of Our Spiritual Defeats

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 9, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,314 views

    This message deals with the consequences of sin in your life.

    Our Complaint To God: “Why have you failed us?” - Joshua 7:6-9. - Joshua comes to the Lord with his complaints. The Lord had done great things for them, not the least of which was the recently completed crossing of the Jordan River. Still, there’s no doubt to Joshua that something has gone ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Does A Spiritual Church Look Like?

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 4, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,275 views

    People have many ideas about what makes a church "spiritual," and not too many of them are biblical. In today’s sermon we will find that a spiritual church is characterized by its devotion to Jesus Christ.

    What Does A Spiritual Church Look Like? Acts 2:41-47 Introduction Illustration: The Tater Family Some families make church their home. Others find other uses for the church. Take the notorious Tater family, for example. Perhaps you’ve met some of them. · The chief of the clan is old Dick Tater, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist