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  • David Dykes avatar

    Who's In Charge Around Here? Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,246 views

    Everybody struggles with self-control. We all wish we had more of it.

    INTRODUCTION Love is the first flavor of the fruit of the Spirit and today we come to the last, self-control. I think these two virtues are placed first and last because love is the primary fruit and drives the rest, and self-control is the virtue that holds them all together. Our scripture says, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    #7 - The Toxin Of Bitterness Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Sep 2, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,815 views

    One more message inspired by "Why Churches Die" by Dr. Caner and Dr. Brunson

    #7 – The Toxin of Bitterness (Jealousy) Hebrews 12:15 * Most of us (that is, NORMAL people) are afraid of snakes. The reason a person’s first reactions to a snake is generally fear has a Biblical and practical reason. The Biblical reason is born in Genesis when God put enmity because the snake ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christmas Gifts Series

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 30, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,462 views

    Fable of a couple who wanted to be like God and received more than they bargained for!

    CHRISTMAS GIFTS Did you have some good presents this Christmas? Perhaps you wish you had more? Sometimes it’s easy to be greedy and not be satisfied with what we’ve got. There’s a fable of a couple living in poor circumstances who were given the opportunity to make four wishes, guaranteed to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Progression Of Praise

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
    based on 15 ratings
     | 15,204 views

    Praise . . . it is more than goosebumps and music. There is a progression to praise that we must move through.

    The Progression of Praise Text: Psalm 100 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. 2 Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. 3 Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Let Us Pray

    Contributed by Andy Barnard on Dec 27, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,312 views

    Is there a Christian who is content with their prayer life. We all need encouragement to pray more.

    I want to encourage everyone to pray 1. Definition of prayer and of intercession a) Oxford i) to pray is to “ask earnestly” ii) intercede: “to plead with person for someone else” 2. Why it is important to pray a) Because Jesus prayed b) Mat 14:23 After he had sent them away, he went by himself ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Stewardship Promotes Increase

    Contributed by Marvelle Cook on May 23, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,876 views

    One must be a good Steward with what you already have; in order to receive more!

    Stewardship Promotes Increase A man on vacation was strolling along outside his hotel in Mexico, • Enjoying the sunny Mexican weather. • Suddenly, he was distracted by the screams of a woman kneeling in front of a child. • The man knew enough Spanish to determine that the boy had swallowed a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Fear And Integrity

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 25, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,009 views

    Done as three monologues: fear compromises integrity, and a compromised integrity breeds more fear.

    Takoma Park Baptist Church, Washington, DC July 13, 1986 Human beings are creatures plagued with fears and insecurities. That we have clearly established, that we talked about in certain ways last week. Of course we are a great deal more than that too. We are vastly more than a bundle of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    No Reason To Run Out Series

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Jun 22, 2010
    based on 15 ratings
     | 10,324 views

    Nothing is more embarrassing or dangerous than believers running out of fuel on the Holy Spirit.

    No Reason to Run Out Acts 4:23-31 Introduction Have you ever run out of gas? It can be embarrassing. It can be inconvenient. Your driving down the road on a mission to get somewhere, then your car starts to stutter and stall, and then just gives out. You pull over to the side of the road, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Silver Bullet 2

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 20, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,386 views

    Exposition of Numbers 25 regarding two more motivations and ammunitions for Romans 8:13.

    Text: Numbers 25:1-13, Title: Silver Bullet #2, Date/Place: NRBC, 6/19/11, AM A. Opening illustration: B. Background to passage: 1 Cor 10:6-10 gives us four OT reminders of God’s dealing with sin in His covenant people that should have known better, in order to help us fight sin in our own lives. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Family Reunion Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 25, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
     | 26,300 views

    The ultimate Christian family reunion is about the future even more than it is about the past.

    How many of you have ever been to a family reunion? What was it for? Was it someone’s 50th anniversary, or 80th birthday, or a regular event - every few years or so, to keep in touch? One of the things I really love about living here is how close together the families are. For most of ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    High Seas 4 - The Disciples Series

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Jul 24, 2011
     | 3,687 views

    Jesus has an agenda that is more important than our personal comfort and ease of life.

    Dakota Community Church July 24, 2011 High Seas 4 – The Disciples Luke 6:46-49 46 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? 47 I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice. 48 He is like a man building a ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • David Cook avatar

    What's Right With The Church?

    Contributed by David Cook on Aug 8, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,967 views

    Let's talk about what's right about the church, more than what's wrong!

    Open: Share a good and bad experience you've had with the church. Read 1 Corinthians 1:4-9 1. GOD SAVES YOU * Talk about God's Saving Grace and the peace that comes from knowing you belong to Jesus. 2. GOD ENRICHES YOU * How has faith in Jesus changed your life? Talk about the importance of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Unusual Gift Of Common Sense

    Contributed by John Perry on Jan 22, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,648 views

    If common sense is so common why don't more people have it?

    Bunbury Sun pm 23/01/11 “The unusual gift of common sense” Intro: I’ve often wondered what it must be like being a judge sitting on the bench hearing people’s disputes & having to work it all out. I conclude that to be able to function in position you need a liberal serve ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Have You Experienced The Resurrection?

    Contributed by Glenn Newton on Apr 16, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,754 views

    Jesus is so much more than a friend, a miracle worker.....He is the resurrection and the Life...

    Text: John 11:1-45 v. 5 “Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.” I’m thinking that Jesus had a lot of friends back in his day, I mean he had healed lots of people, complete strangers all over Judea and the surrounding area. Jesus, in just a couple of years time had ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Johnny A. Palmer Jr. avatar

    Background To 1 Peter

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Apr 2, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,292 views

    If we are called to suffer as Christians, God's grace is more then sufficient to enable us to endure.

    Intro: 1. One man sarcastically writes, “Every Christian shall sit in his flower-bed. He shall find a heaven upon earth and all things shall work together for good to provide him with a garden like life. Thorns and thistles shall be unknown to him and he shall sit in his flower-decked ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist