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  • Dr. Jerry N. Watts avatar

    Spiritual Warfare

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Jan 19, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 14,813 views

    Peter’s view of handling Spiritual Warfare

    SPIRITUAL WAREFARE 1 Peter 5:8-11 * God uses few things to teach us like He uses “experience.” For instance, in the matter of raising children you might get one kind of answer from a non-parent and an entirely different one from a parent. The reason is because the non-parent offers what the text ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Peter Loughman avatar

    Spiritually Oblivious Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Aug 19, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,814 views

    A spiritual experience is not faith, having God speak to you is not faith, Knowing about God is not faith, doing what God says is not faith - faith is based upon relationship - Balaam is a Spiritual Counterfeit.

    You may have read in the paper that counterfeit bills have been turning up here and there around town. What you may have not heard about, is the amateur counterfeiter that was operating here in town. It turns out that this armature counterfeiter accidentally printed a large amount of 21 dollar ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Spiritual Pursuit

    Contributed by Ed Warfield on Aug 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,860 views

    Many of us are sitting around with 20 year old prophecies. It’s so easy to become disappointed, disillusioned or bitter when it seems like God hasn’t come through like we expected.

    Spiritual Pursuit - Proverbs 2:3; Matt 7:7 & Luke 11:9 Intro.: In our “crying out and lifting up our voices”. We find that God has a sort of soft spot. He is tender concerning our spiritual poverty, persistence and hunger. Jesus related a story in Luke 11:5-8 that illustrates persistence. We are ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Ed Warfield avatar

    Spiritual Violence

    Contributed by Ed Warfield on Aug 21, 2008
    based on 10 ratings
     | 11,214 views

    God responds to the cries of His children who lay hold of Him & refuse to stop asking for breakthrough in their lives. The Kingdom of God is there to be seized by those who will not be turned back by inconvenience or difficulty...

    Spiritual Violence Intro.: READ: Matthew 11:11-12 (Amp), “Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. And from the days of John the Baptist until the present time, the kingdom ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Peter Loughman avatar

    Spiritual Immorality Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Aug 26, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 17,978 views

    The ignorance of the Hebrews leads them to unfaithfulness. They are naive and think culture will not effect them spiritually. Let us overcome our ignorance and protect our faith.

    The people of Israel are on the plains of Moab across the river Jordan about 10 miles southeast of Jericho, they are preparing to enter into the promise land. The Moabites want the Israelites to leave as they are afraid the people of Israel will desolate the land of produce, so their king, Balak, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • C Jordan avatar

    Spiritual Warfare Series

    Contributed by C Jordan on Apr 24, 2009
    based on 16 ratings
     | 15,545 views

    As believers, we are engaged in a spiritual war. We need to put on all of God’s armor, so we can stand firm against all the strategies of the devil.

    THE INVISIBLE REALM #2: SPIRITUAL WARFARE OPENING TEXT: “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” (1 Peter 5:8). REVIEW LAST WEEK: “Angels and Demons” In addition to the physical realm that we see, there exists an ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Greg Nance avatar

    Spiritual Friendships Series

    Contributed by Greg Nance on May 2, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,111 views

    Spiritual body building to be able to say, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" included building relationships in Christ with that end in mind.

    Take a piece of “notes” paper from the pew in front of you. Write your answer to this question: What would you say are the three most important qualities of a good friend? Go ahead, write what you think are the three most important qualities of a good friend. We will be looking at this toward ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Tyler Edwards avatar

    Spiritual Giftedness Series

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on May 11, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,082 views

    The problem with Spiritual gifts is that they were intended to empower and unify the church and yet somehow we have allow the things that were designed to bring us together tear us apart. What are Spiritual gifts and what is their purpose?

    5: A Life of Meaning Series February 1st, 2008 Spiritual Giftedness The subject of Spiritual gifts may be one of the more controversial issues in the church today. There are many different opinions as to what they mean and how they are visible in the body. Rather than focusing on the existence ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • David Flowers avatar

    Destructive Spirituality Series

    Contributed by David Flowers on Nov 13, 2008
     | 4,483 views

    Part 2 in series Slowing Down. How do we pursue God in a way that does not damage ourselves and those around us?

    Destructive Spirituality Slowing Down, part 2 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers October 18, 2008 I want to talk to you tonight about destructive spirituality. Last week we talked about how important it is to make sure we follow Jesus the Way in the right way, lest we find that the way is ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Ben Thomas avatar

    Spiritual Growth Series

    Contributed by Ben Thomas on Nov 20, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 18,336 views

    There are many things we need to watch in our walk of life. These are some of the things we need to be careful in our walk with Lord.

    Seven traps need to avoid in spiritual walk. Luke 15: 11-32 God called us to walk with him and have the fellowship with him.In that great jopurney of victory there are traps placed by our enemy. We need to avoid these traps to become great people of God. These are some of those traps. Why it is ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Joanna Beveridge avatar

    Spiritual Adolescence

    Contributed by Joanna Beveridge on Jan 27, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,202 views

    Just as we need to grow physically, so we need to grow spiritually

    Tonight I’m going to start by telling you a joke. A door-to-door salesman is selling encyclopaedias. He knocks on the door of a house and when the man of the house answers, the salesman begins to expound the virtues of his product. He hasn’t got very far into his sales pitch when the prospective ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Robert Cox avatar

    Spiritual Blindness

    Contributed by Robert Cox on Feb 7, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,579 views

    I once was blind, but now I see!

    JOHN 9:10 I once was blind, but now I see.......10"How then were your eyes opened?" they demanded.11He replied, "The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see." 12"Where is this man?" they asked him. "I ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Matthew Sickling avatar

    Spiritual Warfare

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 3, 2007
    based on 104 ratings
     | 27,724 views

    This sermon discusses the fact that we as Christians are egaged in an ongoing spiritual war with the forces of evil.

    Introduction: We as a nation are engaged in a War on Terrorism. Our enemy dealt a serious blow to us on September 11, 2001. Since then we have taken the fight to our enemies but they have not given up. In fact they continue to kill our young men and women serving in Iraq on a daily basis, while ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Spiritual Add Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 28, 2008
    based on 105 ratings
     | 56,754 views

    If we’re not careful we can allow the "good" thing in our lives to distract us from the most important thing God wants us to see.

    OPEN: Back in 1884 John Henry Patterson formed the National Cash Register Co. and he led the company to prominence and profitability. He made it successful because he paid attention to details and kept an eye on each dept. in the company. At one point, it became apparent that the factory was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Spiritual Headship Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Nov 29, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,530 views

    Exposition of Nehemiah 8:13-18 about the heads of the households coming back for more instruction in the Word to lead their families

    Text: Nehemiah 8:13-18, Title: Spiritual Headship, Date/Place: NRBC, 11/25/07, PM A. Opening illustration: Some quote about the definition of headship from the RBM&W book, Abilene Christian University researchers, Dr. David Lewis and Dr. Carley Dodd have recently concluded a cross-generational ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist