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  • Chris Appleby avatar

    Freedom And Sensitivity To Others Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Jul 7, 2003
    based on 91 ratings
     | 26,603 views

    Make sure whatever you do leads to either you or others being built up because knowledge puffs up but love builds up.

    I’d like you all to come to a Barbecue. You won’t all fit at our place, so I’ve booked the Apollonia Temple Plaza. The evening will begin with the usual festivities. First there’ll be the slaughtering of the bull as an offering to the gods. If you’d like, you can join the procession beneath the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Four Spiritual Checks - #4 The Nobility Of Serving God Series

    Contributed by Mark Thornton on Oct 3, 2001
    based on 85 ratings
     | 12,017 views

    This is the last of a series on Paul’s Trustworthy Sayings. This message demonstrates the value of serving God and encourages people to get involved in ministry.

    INTRODUCTION. (ILLUS.) -- Like many teenagers, I didn’t exactly know what I wanted to do with my life when I was a high-school senior. I knew that I wanted to serve the Lord (possibly in ministry / full-time service) but I didn’t know what or where. I hadn’t decided on pursuing pastoral ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    C. S. Lewis' Mere Christianity (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Jeff Cheadle on Nov 18, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 7,550 views

    A summary of the "Christian Behavior" section of C. S. Lewis’ classic Mere Christianity

    The Life and Legacy of C. S. Lewis #3 “Mere Christianity (part 2)” Philippians 2.1-13 C. S. Lewis’ book Mere Christianity is important not only because of the way it articulates what Christians believe (and why) but how we are to behave (and why). In fact twelve chapters of the book are devoted to ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Fruit Of The Spirit: Love Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 23, 2000
    based on 131 ratings
     | 18,436 views

    This was the introduction to a series on the Fruit of the Spirit, and included Love.

    Has anyone here ever grown fruit trees? What type? I am not a farmer or a gardener, but in 1990 we moved into a rented house that we were told had five different types of fruit trees in the back yard. When I heard that I thought, “wow that’ll be so cool.” The day we arrived one of the first ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Funeral Amazing Grace (Revised)

    Contributed by Howard Mcglamery on Jan 30, 2004
    based on 134 ratings
     | 28,848 views

    A funeral sermon on Grace and Comfort

    Funeral Amazing Grace (revised) The Apostle Paul begins the book of II Cor. with this greeting: 2 Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Two ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Howard Strickland avatar

    Pressing On!

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Apr 29, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,921 views

    Paul would not allow ’things’ to stop him from fulfilling God’s will.

    Pressing Toward the Prize Text: Philippians 3:13-21 13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How To Give Your Christian Testimony - Part 1

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,877 views

    What if no one had ever shared the gospel with you? You would be hopeless, lost and unforgiven. This is why God wants us to share our faith. God wants you to give your Christian testimony, and Paul shows us how.

    How to Give Your Christian Testimony - Part 1 Acts 26:1-11 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - March 26, 2008 (Background Acts 25:11-27) *What if no one had ever shared the gospel with you? -Everything would be different! -- No purpose, no meaning, no spiritual help, no foundation ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    New Year's Resolution To Love As Jesus Loves

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 24, 2003
    based on 40 ratings
     | 7,552 views

    Let us ask the Lord to help His love overflow from our hearts and minds as prescribed by the word of the one who said, "By this will all men know that you are my disciples when you have love for one another."

    A New Year’s Resolution to Love as Jesus Loves 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Illustration:A father wanted to read the paper, but was being bothered by his little daughter, Vanessa. Finally, he tore a sheet out of his magazine, on which was printed the map of the world. Tearing it into small ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Evaluate Love According To The Scriptures Instead Of Human Standards

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 17, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,831 views

    "People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care!" A book about how to overcome feelings of fear and anger would be incomplete without a description of Paul’s teachings on love in I Corinthians 13. Perfect love is able to cast away f

    HOW TO EVALUATE LOVE ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES INSTEAD OF HUMAN STANDARDS One evening while appearing on CNN’s Larry King Live, Jack Kemp, the honorable congressman from New York, made an insightful comment about the reactionary religious right when he said, "People don’t care how much you know ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Mark Chapter 2 Series

    Contributed by Germain Brown on Mar 29, 2001
    based on 90 ratings
     | 5,818 views

    "Why doesn’t anything change in my home?"

    MARK CHAPTER 2 Allelujah, how many servants do we have in the house today? I said, “How many servants do we have in the house today?” All right, sit down! Ha, now let’s get started. We’re going to see how many servants we do have in the house. Praise the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Worm And The Butterfly

    Contributed by Gerry Pratt on Apr 24, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 11,391 views

    The change that takes place in a Christian’s heart should be able to be compared to the change that happens when a worm becomes a butterfly.

    So much can be drawn, by analogy, from the butterfly. A. Who here has never been drawn to the beauty and grace and freedom of the butterfly? 1. Granted, they have their mortal enemies, but if the butterfly could think and reason...what butterfly would want to give up all ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jim Kane avatar

    What Position Do You Play?

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 15, 2004
    based on 20 ratings
     | 3,717 views

    One of the ways we get in “shape” for God is as the Spirit transforms us as we discover and utilize our spiritual gifts for our place “on the team.”

    At a recent “Y” league basketball practice one of the boys’ coaches began to ask them questions about the game. “What is offense?” “What is defense?” And he explained what it means to be on defense and what it means to be on offense. Then he assigned positions. To some he assigned the position of ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Is Your Soul Being Fed?

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Aug 14, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,386 views

    We are fed by nurturing and loving others. We talk a lot about love, but are we really loving others?

    Are you being spiritually fed? I want to share several things that you can do to make sure you are being spiritually fed. First, love. As simple as that. Now that makes sense – we all want to be loved. And being loved makes us feel good. We feel supported by others when they love us. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Jimmy Davis avatar

    Jesus Changes Water To Wine Series

    Contributed by Jimmy Davis on Sep 19, 2001
    based on 69 ratings
     | 11,191 views

    Picture # 1 in the series: The 14 Candid Snapshots of the Maturing Christian as found in the Gospel of John. Jesus changes the water to wine, which is the results of believing, and what happens in the heart of a person who believes that Jesus is Christ.

    Beginning the Second “P” “The Public Ministry of Jesus” Picture # 1: The Results Of Believing; and What Happens To The Person Who Believes That Jesus Christ Is The Christ! Text: John 2:1-11 Jesus Changes Water to Wine Review: What is the purpose of John’s writing his Gospel? John 20:31 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Heals At The Pool Of Bethesda Series

    Contributed by Jimmy Davis on Sep 19, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 20,173 views

    Picture # 6 in series: The 14 Candid Snapshots of the Maturing Christian as found in the Gospel of John. Jesus heals the man at the pool of Bethesda which is a picture of the salvation of the reformed sinner and evidence that works alone cannot save.

    Picture # 6: The reformed sinner Picture # 6, the picture of the reformed sinner, is evidence that works alone cannot save! At the healing at the pool of Bethesda, we see a candid snapshot of a sinner who has tried everything to reform his life, but to no avail(John 5: 5,6). He could not save ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist