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  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Deal With Our Own Anger

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,051 views

    Recognize the damage that fleshly anger can bring. "Anger is the chief saboteur of the mind, a significant factor in the formation of many serious diseases. It is the leading cause of misery, depression, inefficiency, sickness, accidents, loss of work, ti

    1. Recognize the damage that fleshly anger can bring. "Anger is the chief saboteur of the mind, a significant factor in the formation of many serious diseases. It is the leading cause of misery, depression, inefficiency, sickness, accidents, loss of work, time wastage, financial loss in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Marriage Counseling

    Contributed by Gino Cascieri on Apr 6, 2001
    based on 196 ratings
     | 11,295 views

    This outline presents some valuable information from the Word of God about marriage which would be excellent for Christians comtemplating marriage.

    Marriage Counseling Text: Matthew 19:5-6 Introduction: Important Questions to be Considered Before Marriage: 1. Are you both Saved? When God is in the heart and the home, marriage will succeed. Scripture references: Philippians 4:13 Psalm 127:1 Non-Christian Marriages - We see that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Mistletoe Message

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Dec 27, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,551 views

    Reconciliation is a choice we need to make if we’re serious about the message of Christmas.

    “A Mistletoe Message” Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts. Christmas Eve devotional During our “Hanging of the Greens” one of our deacons was wondering whether to place a large ribbon over the doorway leading upstairs. The concern was whether it might get ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Will You Leave The Fire (Service)

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Dec 7, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,950 views

    A sermon that focuses on the big question... will you step out to serve?

    “Will you leave the fire?” Text: Psalm 16 Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” As for the holy ones in the land, they are the noble, in whom is all my delight. Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows; ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Nathan Johnson avatar

    Prayer's Missing Link Series

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Dec 31, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,331 views

    Jesus is no foreigner to prayer. He knows it intimately and He also knows that a heart that is unforgiving will make prayer ineffective and dead. The bondage of unforgiveness is something that will weigh us down so much that our prayers will be fruitles

    Prayer’s Missing Link Griffith Baptist Church – 12/30/07 A.M. Service Text: Matthew 6:9-15 Key Text: Matthew 6:14-15 The Introduction When Narvaez, the Spanish patriot, lay dying, his father-confessor asked him whether he had forgiven all his enemies. Narvaez looked astonished and said, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Handle Anger

    Contributed by Tim Huie on Apr 22, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,406 views

    There is a right way and a wrong way to handle anger!

    1. Illus. of my first church • Tensions in the church over last pastor. • Found out later that some were so angry that they were bringing firearms into the worship service! 2. The church is a divine/human institution. It is divine because Jesus is the head. It is human because we are the body! ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Going To Court With God

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Feb 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,684 views

    Going to Court with God Micah 6:1-8 Intro Novelists and dramatists often use courtrooms scenes as material for their stories. Prosecutors and defenders try their cases before jurors and judge. Both call for witnesses. The audience gets caught up

    Going to Court with God Micah 6:1-8 Intro Novelists and dramatists often use courtrooms scenes as material for their stories. Prosecutors and defenders try their cases before jurors and judge. Both call for witnesses. The audience gets caught up in the process. The tension builds until the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Value Judgments Or Judging With Value Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Sep 13, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,896 views

    Each judgment we make, though, says far more about us than it does about the issue under judgment. Paul brings this into clarity for the believer, as judgments were being made over the significance of eating meat that had been offered to idols. The resp

    VALUE JUDGMENTS OR JUDGING WITH VALUE 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 INTRODUCTION: The dictionary defines a value judgment as, ¡§an assessment that reveals more about the values of the person making the assessment than about the reality of what is assessed.¡¨ In reality, we all make judgments all the time. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Celebration Of Who You Are Series

    Contributed by John Harvey on Jul 20, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,613 views

    Because of what Christ has done for us, we have peace, have been reconciled with God, have access to the Father, are members of God’s household and have God’s spirit living in us.

    CSI: CHRISTIAN SPIRITUAL IDENTITY “Celebration of Who You Are” 07/24/05 Intro: We have been looking at who God created us to be in Christ Jesus and what that means for our lives? Today we are going to wrap up this series by celebrating what God has done for us in Jesus and what it means for us ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    No One Can Steal Your Joy

    Contributed by Richard Ridgeway on Mar 29, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 9,570 views

    A Sermon on Joy and how to keep it.

    Introduction: I can only imagine what is going through your mind now… If there were Balloon thought Bubbles what would they say? A study at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg documented that there is a unique pattern of brain wave activity when a person listens to a joke. By using ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Antichrist & You

    Contributed by Justin Yarnell on Dec 9, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,611 views

    Learn what in the world you have to do with the antichrist.

    the anti-christ and you So, just what is the anti-christ - anti & christ. The subject of the anti-christ is one of great speculation. I remember when I was growing up, people thought that Gorbechev’ was the antichrist, and then when he didn’t really turn out to be him, people thought that Bill ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    #5 - Arteriosclerosis Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Aug 19, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,599 views

    The fifth in the Wednesday night teaching series. Based on Dr. Caner & Dr. Brunson’s Book -- "Why Churches Die."

    Arteriosclerosis: A Hard Heart 1 Samuel 25:1-39 * His name was Bobby Dean. On the Saturday afternoon that He died, quite likely, he carried all the stubbornness into eternity that he lived with on earth. A couple of people have suggested that when he was greeted in heaven, he lodged some ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gene Gregory avatar

    Our Call To Take A Stand

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,870 views

    Examines the importance of Christians living uniquely different lives from those in the world. Suitable for Memorial Day.

    OUR CALL TO TAKE A STAND Standing on a small platform, a reader calls out names, “Michael Hyde. Donald Jackson. Jose Munoz.” The names being read were those engraved on “The Wall.” No one calls it anything else. It was once highly controversial. This was not a statue, no soldier on ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Wood avatar

    First Day Footrace

    Contributed by Ed Wood on May 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,656 views

    An Easter Message.

    FIRST DAY FOOTRACE John 20:1-10 INTRO: Let me tell you a riddle. It concerns a footrace between two individuals. The one who arrived first at the finish line lost the race. The one who arrived last won the race but failed to capture the prize. The one who lost the race captured the prize (REPEAT ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Passion That Will Change The World Series

    Contributed by Adrian Warnock on Feb 15, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,429 views

    Part of a series on the book of acts

    The Passion that will change the world Audio is at http://www.jubilee-church.org/sermons05/Without_being_religious.mp3 The Passion that will change the world (mp3) (Acts 20, 1 John 5: 13) By Adrian Warnock, includes testimony by Guy Lester. Notes Acts 20:1-3, 7-12, 16-36 v1-3 Paul was a man ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational