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  • Rev. Matthew Parker avatar

    God Grows Good Things

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on May 27, 2014
     | 6,036 views

    God grows good things. We have choices to make, what we will sow and what we will reap.

    Devotion for The Feast – May 27, 2014 – Matthew 13:24-43 Put up your hand if you’ve ever done much gardening. I used to think that the best way to garden is to put on a wide brimmed straw hat and some old clothes. And with a hoe in one hand and a cold drink in the other, tell ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Growing Deeper Through Discipleship Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Apr 28, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,628 views

    I relied heavily on SermonCentral contributor Larry Sarver's sermon "Defining Discipleship" for this lesson. I addressed the topic of Growing Deeper through Discipleship in two sermons.

    A. The story is told of a pig and a chicken who were walking down the road one day. 1. As they passed a church, they notice that a potluck charity breakfast was under way. 2. Caught up in the spirit, the pig suggested to the chicken that they each make a contribution. 3. “Great Idea!” ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Growing In Godliness With Spiritual Disciplines

    Contributed by Lay Man on May 26, 2015
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     | 7,084 views

    Rather, train yourself to be godly. - 1 Timothy 4:7 Life is full of times of training and discipline to our bodies. If we are studying for tests for school, we work hard and stay up late spending many hours exercising our mind to memorization. If we ha ..

    Rather, train yourself to be godly. - 1 Timothy 4:7 Life is full of times of training and discipline to our bodies. If we are studying for tests for school, we work hard and stay up late spending many hours exercising our mind to memorization. If we have a certain task to finish at a job we can ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Slow Down And Grow Up!

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on May 27, 2015
     | 5,903 views

    Based on Ephesians 4:11-15 we must learn to slow down so we can grow up. This message not only shows the need for slowing down, but gives three practical suggestions for accomplishing that goal.

    Slow Down & Grow Up! Ephesians 4:11-15 CHCC – August 24, 2014 INTRODUCTION: For the last 3 Sundays we’ve been in a series called Crazy Busy where we’re talking about how important it is to AVOID the common trap of getting our lives too full to too many things until we actually ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How To Grow An Attitude Of Gratitude

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Oct 12, 2014
     | 7,980 views

    This is a Thanksgiving message that focuses on how the true worship of the living God leads to a disposition of gratitude can give us peace in all circumstances, even the worst

    What do you think might inspire an 18-year old, young woman, to write in her diary: "Sometimes when I stand in some corner of the camp, my feet planted on earth, my eyes raised towards heaven, tears run down my face, tears of deep emotion and gratitude"? This isn’t a passage from a young ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Grow God's Kingdom

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Jul 22, 2015
     | 7,171 views

    We, like the disciples, are expected to bear fruit by spreading the seeds of faith-namely, the Good News of salvation-and nurture it as best we can. Then, we have to let God go to work. God will eventually reap the harvest and save those who hear His word

    The Gospel reading from Mark 4:21-34 is a series of parables about the kingdom of God. Jesus used parables to explain the kingdom because the kingdom is so vast that our limited human minds can't understand it on our own. Jesus used these parables to explain the kingdom in terms that we, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Growing Through Focus And Forgetting Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Jul 27, 2015
     | 6,627 views

    Focus our lives allows us to forget and move forward.

    GROWING THROUGH FOCUS AND FORGETTING PHILIPPIANS 3:12-14 NOT THAT I HAVE ALREADY OBTAINED IT OR HAVE ALREADY BECOME PERFECT, BUT I PRESS ON SO THAT I MAY LAY HOLD OF THAT FOR WHICH ALSO I WAS LAID HOLD OF BY CHRIST JESUS. 13  BRETHREN, I DO NOT REGARD MYSELF AS HAVING LAID HOLD OF IT YET; BUT ONE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Growing Deeper By Going Smaller

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Dec 3, 2015
     | 9,897 views

    The local church grows most effectively when it divides into cells to increase discipleship and increase pastoral care.

    “Growing Deeper by Going Smaller” Selected Passages Open They go by different names— cell groups, small groups, care groups, discipleship, groups, grace groups, breakout groups. Whatever they are called, the basic idea is the same: a small gathering of people interested in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Make Every Effort To Grow Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 20, 2015
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     | 15,448 views

    Spiritual growth is intentional, not automatic. When we add to our faith we will abound in fruitfulness and have the assurance of forever. We have all we need and when we use all that we have we will grow…and it will show.

    Make Every Effort to Grow 2 Peter 1:5-11 Rev. Brian Bill April 18-19, 2015 Offering: “Make Me Over” by Natalie Grant Listen to how an article from Tuesday’s Washington Post begins: “It is every pilot’s worst nightmare to hear strange sounds coming from a plane. An ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    It's Time To Grow Up Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Mar 20, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 25,671 views

    This message is part one of a two part series which focuses on our individual need to grow up spiritually. The Church is filled with baby Christians and babies cannot brings others to Christ as they require someone to take care of them!

    It’s Time To Grow Up! Scriptures: Proverbs 20:11; 22:6; 29:15; 1 Cor. 13:11; Heb. 5:12-14 Introduction The title of my message this morning is “It’s Time to Grow Up.” This message is part one of two. This morning I want to establish a foundation and give you a few thoughts to meditate on ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Together We Grow Stronger Series

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Sep 17, 2019
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     | 17,979 views

    In Christ our growth is specialized, supported and specific.

    TOGETHER WE GROW STRONGER I heard the story of a guy who went to a Raptors game. The tickets he got were terrible, upper level way in the back, so he could hardly see a thing. He noticed that there was an empty seat court side right in the center so he made his way down to the empty seat. When ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    When The Cockle Grows With The Wheat

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 10, 2018
     | 3,308 views

    God does not want anyone to perish. So He showers His blessings, His graces on all the field, and the merits of His Son enable us to become pure wheat, either in this life or after it .

    25th Sunday after Pentecost 2018 “And the servants of the householder came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then has it weeds?’ 28 He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’” In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti, Amen. We have a bush of confederate ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    What Makes The Gospel Grow? Series

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Sep 20, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,064 views

    The first commandment in the Bible is to be fruitful and multiply (Genesis 1:28). There is physical fruit, which God was talking about when He commanded Adam & Eve. There is also spiritual fruit, which Paul describes here.

    What makes the Gospel grow? Colossians 1:6 In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace. 7 You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    God’s Growing Grace

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Nov 1, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,101 views

    This sermon deals with how we are to grow in God's grace through taking off the old and and putting on the new.

    God’s Growing Grace Ephesians 4:22-24 An oxymoron is not someone who is foolish with a bad complexion. It’s a figure of speech using words that seemly contradict each other yet has a special meaning to create a special effect like, “A wise fool,” “Cruel Kindness,” “Thunderous silence,” or “Make ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    How To Grow Closer To God

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 10, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 28,130 views

    1. Choose to be friends with Christ (vs. 4-5). 2. Humble your heart before God (vs. 6-7a & 10). 3. Move toward the Master (vs. 8). 4. Complete your cleansing (vs. 8-9). 5. Trust God for your triumph (vs. 6-10).

    How to Grow Closer to God James 4:4-10 (Read vs. 1-10) Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Feb. 22, 2015 *Nothing is standing still in this world. You may think you're still, but every moment of every day, we are on a planet spinning at over 1,000 mph. On top of that we are racing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist