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  • Jerry Cosper avatar

    Guidelines For Christianity: Commandment #8 Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 26, 2015
     | 3,919 views

    There's soemthing inside of us that fascinates us with the concept of getting something for nothing.

    Let’s start this morning by taking a little informal survey. -Anyone here ever had money stolen from them? -Ok, how about tools, anyone ever have tools stolen, how about borrowed and not returned? -Anyone ever have a bicycle stolen. -Anyone ever have a car stolen. -What ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Guidelines For Christianity: Liar, Liar Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 26, 2015
     | 5,389 views

    The only problem with lying is that God takes it a lot more seriously than we do.

    Ex. 20:16, “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” Don’t lie! Joe the Butcher had only one chicken left, and he didn’t want to keep it over the weekend. The pastor of the church in town came into the store. He said, “My wife sent me to buy a good ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Guidelines For Christianity: Blessed Are The Meek Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 26, 2015
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     | 4,625 views

    Jesus wasn’t focusing on outward performance like going to church, giving, or serving. His concern was to mark out how a disciple should be on the inside.

    When’s the last time you heard someone say, “If you want to succeed in life, try being meek?” Or, “If you want to rise to the top and get somewhere in life, display meekness along the way?” Unfortunately, meekness isn’t a valued quality in our day. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Guidelines For Christianity: Blessed Are The Merciful Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 26, 2015
     | 5,327 views

    Having mercy is when God doesn’t give us what we really deserve.

    Tonight we continue with the beatitudes—the attitude we are to be or have as a Christian. Let’s talk about being merciful. Having mercy is when God doesn’t give us what we really deserve. We live in a world where it's so easy to become callused and indifferent. We are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Guidelines For Christianity: Blessed Are The Peacemakers Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 26, 2015
     | 6,269 views

    History shows that most peacekeeping efforts by and large have failed. So what does Jesus mean by being a peacemaker?

    We live in a world characterized by fighting, wars, and animosity at every level of society. It’s everywhere. Lady Astor once said to Winston Churchill, “If you were my husband, I’d put poison in your coffee.” Churchill responded, “And if you were my wife, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Guidelines For Christianity: Blessed Are The Persecuted Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 26, 2015
     | 4,876 views

    Do we really feel blessed when we are persecuted?

    A Texan billionaire w/ a beautiful daughter loved having parties at his pool which was home to a 20 ft. great-white shark. Every night he’d issue a challenge to the men: “½ my fortune or my daughter’s hand in marriage to the man who swims across the pool!” He never had a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Guidelines For Christianity: The Fruit Of Love

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 30, 2015
     | 3,881 views

    Now that we know the attitude we are to have to be called Jesus’ disciples, as a disciple we are to produce fruit.

    We have spent the last 8 Sundays discussing the beatitudes from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. These are very important first steps as we take a detailed look at Becoming a Better Christian. Let me remind you that to be a Christian requires us to have a responsibility. When we become a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Guidelines For Christianity: The Fruit Of Joy

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 30, 2015
     | 3,384 views

    Every Christian has the capacity of joy within their lives because the Holy Spirit dwells within them.

    We have spent time discussing the 8 beatitudes that Jesus says we are to have in order to be a better Christian. Then we began to look at the fruit of the spirit as outlined by Paul in Galatians 5: 22-23. Tonight, we take a look at JOY. One guy claims that his wife hasn’t spoken to him ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Guidelines For Christianity: Fruit Of Kindness

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 30, 2015
     | 6,772 views

    The Lord wants to make a difference in our world today through our acts of kindness.

    Mamie Adams always went to a certain branch post office in her town because the postal employees there were always friendly. One day, she went there to buy stamps and the lines were very long. Someone told her that there was no need to wait in line...because there was a stamp machine in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Guidelines For Christianity: The Fruit Of Goodness Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 31, 2015
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     | 5,607 views

    GOODNESS IS DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR THE RIGHT REASON

    What determines the value of something? A child may think that a quarter is worth more than a dollar bill because the quarter is shiny & pretty, or that a candy bar is worth more than a handful of dollar bills because the child wants the candy more. So what really determines value? Again, we all ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Guidelines For Christianity: The Fruit Of Faithfulness Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 31, 2015
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     | 10,013 views

    This is the difference between the fruit of faithfulness, and the gift of faith.

    We are continuing with the series on the fruit of the Spirit. “The fruit of the Spirit is . . . FAITHFULNESS . . .” Today we are looking at the fruit of faithfulness. It is very close to the spiritual gift of faith. So to make sure there is no confusion between faith and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Guidelines For Christianity: The Fruit Of Meekness Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 31, 2015
     | 4,700 views

    If we are meek, if we are gentle, then we are God controlled. We will have to be considerate to people, and we will also be considerate toward God.

    Gentleness and meekness are basically the same. Why aren’t some people gentle? There are some who say things that set you on edge, & you’re convinced that they enjoy doing it? They come into your home & say, "Where did you find that wall-paper?" And it’s obvious that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Federal Control - A Christian Reaction

    Contributed by Robert Sickler on Apr 10, 2015
     | 4,562 views

    People have willingly allowed the government to gain influence and control over almost every facet of their lives, just because of their need to believe in the existence of a higher power who offers them succor and security.

    Federal Control –a Christian’s Reaction. Illustration The young missionary arrived early in the morning at a native village where he was to share the word of God through an interpreter. The fellowship meeting would not take place until the next day so the missionary was given time to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Biblical Authority And Christian Experience

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jan 16, 2011
     | 3,991 views

    The basis for our faith and practise must be the authority of God’s Word, and not our own personal experience. This concept is explored through referring to the instruction Jesus provided to people who had believed Him.

    “Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, ‘If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’ They answered him, ‘We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, “You will become ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Christian Teacher’s Integrity

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jan 18, 2011
     | 11,696 views

    James highlighted the grave responsibility of the Christian teacher’s integrity. Inconsistencies may exist which can undermine the Christian teacher’s integrity. 4 Inconsistencies undermining the Christian teacher’s integrity are...

    The Christian Teacher’s Integrity—James 3:1-18 Attention: The teachers we remember: Elementary School: Mrs. Kluttz—1st grade Mrs. Smeltzer—2nd grade Mrs. Elaine Kluttz—4th grade These all expressed such love for us. They cared about our hurts & wanted us to succeed. In a way, these were sort of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist