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  • Paul Apple avatar

    Closing Greetings Series

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Jul 4, 2001
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,374 views

    UNION WITH CHRIST MANIFESTS ITSELF IN PRECIOUS BONDS OF FELLOWSHIP WITH THOSE WHO LABOR WITH US IN THE GOSPEL MINISTRY

    BIG IDEA: UNION WITH CHRIST MANIFESTS ITSELF IN PRECIOUS BONDS OF FELLOWSHIP WITH THOSE WHO LABOR WITH US IN THE GOSPEL MINISTRY INTRODUCTION: cf. heavy emphasis on personal greetings and close fellowship – more so than any other epistle except Romans commends those who have been especially loyal ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Chris Appleby avatar

    A Model Of Christian Ministry Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,891 views

    Paul finishes his letter by giving us a model of Christian Ministry, or a model of passionate ministry

    Well, we come today to the end of Colossians. If you’ve been here for the last month and a half, I wonder if you can remember what the major themes of the letter have been? There are perhaps three I can think of. The most important is the centrality of Christ. I called this series, Christ the One ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Willie Fagg avatar

    Fruit Of The Spirit

    Contributed by Willie Fagg on Nov 19, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,143 views

    Insiprational

    "Fruit of the Spirit" is a biblical term that sums up the nine visible attributes of a true Christian life. Using the King James Version of Galatians 5:22-23, these attributes are: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness and temperance. We learn from scripture that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Four Soils Series

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jan 2, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,951 views

    The love of God is impartial, the word of God is essential, our response is crucial.

    Stories Jesus Told - 1 "The Four Soils" Lk. 8:5-15 INTRO.: Today, we begin a series of messages on "The Stories Jesus Told." some of them are identified as parables. Others are not and may be true stories He used to illustrate spiritual truth. Jesus was the master story teller and used stories ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Danger Of Feeding Dogs And Pigs

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Aug 8, 2005
    based on 48 ratings
     | 12,995 views

    Discerning how to recognize and respond to people who treat the gospel and its messengers with disdain or contempt.

    The Danger of Feeding Dogs and Pigs Matthew 7:6 August 7, 2005 Introduction Have you ever come across a verse or passage in Scripture that when you look at it, it just kinda makes you scratch your head and go, "Huh?" It’s okay, you can be honest. Well, our passage today is one of those for ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Michael Erickson avatar

    A Call To Ministry

    Contributed by Michael Erickson on Apr 5, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 11,776 views

    Isaiah 61:1-3- Our Motivation, Our Method and Message and Our Market

    Zechariah 3:1-7, Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord and Satan standing at his right side to accuse him. The Lord said to Satan, The Lord rebuke you Satan! The Lord, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Carl Allen avatar

    Perspectives For Success In Evangelism Series

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Dec 12, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,518 views

    1. It is important to maintain certain perspectives in evangelism... a. Many start out with great enthusiasm, but often get discouraged and apathetic b. This happens even to those who are highly skilled in teaching others 2. The problem is one th

    "PERSPECTIVES FOR SUCCESS IN EVANGELISM" INTRODUCTION 1. It is important to maintain certain perspectives in evangelism... a. Many start out with great enthusiasm, but often get discouraged and apathetic b. This happens even to those who are highly skilled in teaching others 2. The problem ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living A Life Of Faith Not Presumption

    Contributed by George Rennau on Aug 25, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,260 views

    James 4 warns us against having the attitude of those who presume to know what the future holds.

    Title: Living a life of FAITH not presumption The Associated Press ran the story of Andre-Francois Raffray. Thirty years ago, at the age of 47, he worked out a real estate deal with Jeanne Calment, age 90. He would pay her $500 each month until her death, in order to secure ownership of her ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Weapons Of Our Warfare

    Contributed by Dr.johnson Cherian on Jun 6, 2002
    based on 116 ratings
     | 32,451 views

    The Believer’s Weapons in Spiritual Warfare

    Weapons of our Warfare ---------------------- By Dr.Johnson The apostle Paul writes, “The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Michael Luke avatar

    The Invitation Factor Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Jun 23, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 17,577 views

    Loving others means that we care about their eternal destiny and their relationship with the Lord

    (This message adapted from The Purpose-Driven Life, by Rick Warren) SERIES: “THE GROWTH FACTORS” TEXT: MATTHEW 28:18-20 TITLE: “THE INVITATION FACTOR” INTRODUCTION: A. There once was a fellow that was deeply moved by the preacher’s sermon on ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Thomas Bowen avatar

    What Is The Catch

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Feb 27, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,625 views

    Calling of the Disciples, Jesus as people for trivial things to be seen in the world.

    In the past few Sabbath days we have tracked Jesus movements since John the Baptist. Last week he was run out of his home town because he expected people accept him for who he was He came home and he was no longer the carpenter’s son. He was God’s son. So either he was nuts or a sinner, ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Ronnie Knight avatar

    The Principle Of One Thing

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on Nov 10, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,409 views

    The one thing needful for every human is a personal, passionate, and purposful relationship with Jesus Christ. This sermon should challenge each hearer to reach for this one needful thing.

    Have you ever noticed how much stuff we accumulate in our life time. it doesn’t take us very long to collect a lot of stuff. A few Saturdays ago I was driving down Highway 63 past Warren and Karen’s place and noticed that they were cleaning out their garage. They had stuff strung out every where. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Alan McCann avatar

    Jonah Sulks Series

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Nov 4, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,064 views

    Jonah’s heart is revealed as not right and God is concerned with the conversion of people more than we are.

    Jonah 4 What makes you angry? Do you get angry very easily? Anger is such an important emotion but it is also a very revealing emotion. It tells us something is wrong – the problem is it does not tell us if the thing which is wrong is outside or inside us. We get angry because something is not ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Claude Alexander avatar

    Joseph In Potiphor’s House Series

    Contributed by Claude Alexander on Sep 3, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,307 views

    What is true success? True success is to have God’s blessing on your life.

    Joseph in Potiphor’s house Gen. 39:1-23 “Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an Egyptian officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the bodyguard, bought him from the Ishmaelites, who had taken him down there. And the LORD was with Joseph, so he became a successful man. And he was in ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    Are You Salty?

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 12, 2001
    based on 76 ratings
     | 7,279 views

    Why did Jesus call Christians the salt of the earth?

    INTRODUCTION READ THE VERSE! Salt, why did Jesus call these disciples the salt of the world. (Talk about salt in the shaker) First of all, Jesus tells His disciples the way that they should be when he started them out with the beatitudes, then, He tells them of the relationship of the citizens ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ