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  • Aarron Ellerman avatar

    Just Be Like Jesus Series

    Contributed by Aarron Ellerman on Feb 27, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,432 views

    What does it mean to "walk in the Spirit" and how do we accomplish it?

    Series: Study of Galatians Text: Galatians 5:16-25 Title: “Just Be Like Jesus” I. The Spirit vs. The Flesh (16-18) Vs. 16 • “Walk” present active tense, so what Paul is saying is “to keep walking” in the Sprit and don’t ever stop. o Romans 6:12-14 o Romans 8:9-13 • What exactly does it mean to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Howard Strickland avatar

    Jesus' Pain Became Our Gain

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Mar 21, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,468 views

    A Good Friday Word. This was done by our community with four pastor’s involved. This chapter was broken down into four parts. this was the third out of Four lessons from Matthew

    Jesus’ Pain Became Our Gain Text: Matthew 27:32-44 32And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. 33And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, 34They gave him vinegar to drink ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Three Great Words From God

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Dec 27, 2007
    based on 28 ratings
     | 15,140 views

    Often we hear people speak disparagingly of making New Year’s resolutions. They think these promises are worthless. This cynicism could indicate that they have no hope for the coming year being better than the last. It is certainly easy to give way to

    Three Great Words from God for the Coming Year Romans 15:7-13 Intro Often we hear people speak disparagingly of making New Year’s resolutions. They think these promises are worthless. This cynicism could indicate that they have no hope for the coming year being better than the last. It is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Abraham, A Man Challenged #16 Series

    Contributed by Raymond Smith on Jan 20, 2008
     | 2,606 views

    The Weighing of God

    Abraham, a man of Challenge, Faith and Promise The Weighing of God Reading Genesis 22:1ff In the course of these studies we have seen the way in which our Lord has over many years has developed in Abraham, not just a sense, but also the reality of what his Lord was going to do through him and his ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit Series

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Feb 29, 2004
    based on 70 ratings
     | 4,058 views

    Ash Wednesday: Christ’s name elicits jeers and rejection from those who don’t know Him. But for the poor in spirit, Christ is Savior, Son of the Living God.

    Why the outcry? Why the outcry when the name or the work of Jesus is mentioned in public? The reaction to the mention of the name is like splashing ice water on people. We see it in our own lives as the name of Jesus offends – sometimes family members; sometimes friends or neighbors. We see it in ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Overcoming Challenges To Your Leadership

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Apr 3, 2003
    based on 49 ratings
     | 3,836 views

    The apostles were blessed by God with great growth in their fellowship as a result of their Spirit applied solutions to a prickly problem. Dr. Luke wrote, Then the word of God spread and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem.

    1. Remember that there are plenty of cycles of ups and downs in every relationship, ministry and group. While the first century church grew in maturity they were faced with the tensions between Grecian and Aramaic speaking Jews. The differing tribal perspectives meant that Grecian Jews felt that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Waiting Saints Series

    Contributed by Randy White on Apr 7, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,899 views

    Christians wait for the rapture through suffering, for justice, in prayer.

    Waiting Saints 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3, 13-17 Series: “Waiting, Watching, Working until the end.” 1. Second Thessalonians is a book in “regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together with Him.” 2 Thes. 2:1 2. Until that day comes, we do three ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Scourge Of Small Cords

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Mar 14, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,857 views

    The righteous indignation of Messiah at the desecration of the Court of the Gentiles.

    A SCOURGE OF SMALL CORDS. John 2:13-22. It was Passover, and the city of Jerusalem was packed with pilgrims who had gathered to commemorate Israel’s deliverance out of slavery in Egypt. Not only was it a solemn religious celebration, but also a great national statement that defied all who would ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Till The Storm Passes By

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on Oct 15, 2014
    based on 7 ratings
     | 33,168 views

    A brief devotion used to open a meeting. Intended to encourage one another to remain strong during the storms of life.

    Till the Storm Passes By Exodus 9:23-24 Intro: Have you ever noticed how that it can rain on one side of town and not on the other? Or maybe even on one side of the street and not the other? Even tornadoes have a relatively narrow path of destruction. I have seen places where homes on one side ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The "Pentaristics" Of Jesus' Disciples

    Contributed by Kayode Omotoso on Nov 13, 2014
     | 4,030 views

    Disciples have been defined as disciplined followers but what does Jesus expect as the attributes of those who He really considers His disciples?

    Jesus Christ on different occasions identified five characteristics that should typify His disciples and they are what I refer to as "Pentaristics". Disciples have been defined as disciplined followers but what does Jesus expect as the attributes of those who He really considers His disciples? ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Ross Cochrane avatar

    Part 3 - Genesis 21:14-21 - My Kingdom For A Gps! Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Aug 27, 2010
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,867 views

    DIVORCE is never pleasant, especially when children are involved, but Abraham doesn’t count on them getting lost. Most people don’t stop to think about the consequences of divorce or how much it will effect the next generations.

    Part 3 - Genesis 21:14-21 - MY KINGDOM FOR A GPS! When we left to Pastor a Church in the Whitsundays we left our children, Ben and Rachel, behind in Sydney. Rachel was still in her late teens, but both of them were already involved in Hillsong Church and did not want to leave. We remember the pain ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Warner Pidgeon avatar

    God's Promise: Jesus Can Be Born In You Today

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 9, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,775 views

    A short talk given at our December Pensioners' Praise. During the year our theme has been The Promises of God and I was asked to talk about God's promise to Mary.

    An Angel is a Messenger of God, and the Messenger said: “Do not be afraid, Mary. You have found favour with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus” (30-31). If a Messenger from God were to say to me, “Warner, do not be afraid. You have ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Ross Cochrane avatar

    Part 4 - Genesis 18:16-30 - Just Passing By And Saw Your Light On ... Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jul 9, 2010
    based on 16 ratings
     | 5,377 views

    So why did they stop off at Abraham's place first? Just passing by, saw your light on and thought we would drop in? Lord, let me have that kind of light, but what was the point of eating a meal with Abraham and then going on?

    Part 4 - Genesis 18:16-30 - JUST PASSING BY AND SAW YOUR LIGHT ON ... He slipped away into eternity peacefully the other day as we stood by his bed. The family and I held hands and prayed as an old man who loved the Lord and loved his family was in that moment absent from the body and present with ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jonathan McLeod avatar

    Vanity Of Vanities Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Jul 20, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,672 views

    Life is full of meaning when your faith is in Christ.

    [To receive a free sermon each week by email, please contact jonrmcleod@yahoo.com] WHO IS THE AUTHOR? The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem (v. 1). Who wrote the book of Ecclesiastes? • “Preacher” (qoheleth) means “one who gathers” or ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Creativity--The Opposite Of Liturgy Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 21, 2011
     | 3,118 views

    Our profession of faith in Christ is guided not only by Scripture, but by the Fathers of the Church, the historic creeds, and our liturgical tradition.

    Monday of the 5th Week of Easter Spirit of the Liturgy Mistaken identity. It’s an embarrassment, and occasionally a lethal inconvenience. Consider poor Jude here. No wonder he appears to have preferred the name “Thaddeus,” and became patron saint of hopeless causes. Even the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic