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  • Jim Butcher avatar

    How Our Beliefs Add To Our Worry

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Aug 29, 2017
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     | 5,331 views

    Worry is worsened because we believe everything our mind is telling us. Often our mind is lying to us.

    A TRUSTWORTHY SOURCE? You’re being lied to . . . by your own mind. - John 14:27. - This is bold statement, so let me unpack what I mean. - We have great confidence in our feelings. We trust them and believe them. - One of our feelings is worry. “I’m feeling worried.” Our mind is telling us ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Slow Computers And Waiting Series

    Contributed by Michael Karpf on Oct 6, 2010
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     | 4,234 views

    We must be patient in everything as we anticipate Christ's return if we want to be mature.

    SLOW COMPUTERS AND WAITING James 5:7-12 There are certain things in life I cannot live without. My computer is one of them. And of course I need to have internet access. Because what’s the first thing I do when I get up? Check my email and see if I have any messages. Especially with the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Our Enduring Confidence

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 20, 2012
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     | 8,619 views

    The writer exhorted his audience to recapture & retain their initial confidence. Effective Christians must recapture & retain their initial confidence in Christ. How is this done? Recapturing & Retaining confidence in Christ comes thru....

    OUR ENDURING CONFIDENCE—Hebrews 10:32-39 Attention: Gators! While sports fishing off the Florida coast, a tourist capsized his boat. He could swim, but his fear of alligators kept him clinging to the overturned craft. Spotting an old beachcomber standing on the shore, the tourist shouted, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Attributes Of Mercy

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Dec 12, 2021
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     | 5,608 views

    A look at the Mercies of God and how we should reflect them

    “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” (Matt 5:7 NIV) When you consider forgiving the people who have hurt you, you must always consider how much Jesus has forgiven you! You don’t deserve His love and can never earn it. He forgave you because He is a merciful, gracious God. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Our Sins Are Ours Alone, Plain And Simple

    Contributed by Howard Gunter on Sep 25, 2017
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     | 9,610 views

    We do not inherit sin. Simply said, we make a conscious choice to do or not to do.

    Our Sins Are Ours Alone, Plain and Simple The more I delve into this reading, the more intrigued I become. Sometimes God’s Words just cut right through a lifetime of humanness and totally clarify our weakness. This is just such a reading. I am not at all fond of “hellfire and brimstone” ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jesus Our Savior, Jesus Our Lord

    Contributed by James Lowe on Aug 3, 2023
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    Jesus as our savior, but also is He your LORD

    Jesus as Savior, Jesus as Lord And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? Luke 6:46 Most, if not all of us here today know Jesus as our Savior, but do we really know Him as our LORD? One day we realized we were hopelessly lost and destined for hell, and we came to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    I’ve Prayed...now What??

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Jan 4, 2020
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     | 7,003 views

    we should be in a continual state of prayer and communication with God! Our prayer life is our umbilical cord and life support system, that makes our measure of faith God has given to us, radioactive for every circumstance we encounter!

    I’ve Prayed, now what? Illus. by sermon central Bill Broadhurst, who entered the Pepsi Challenge 10,000-meter road race in Omaha, Nebraska. Ten years earlier, surgery for an aneurysm is the brain had left him paralyzed on his left side. But on a misty July morning in 1981, he stood with 1,200 ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 18, 2020
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     | 8,489 views

    As we follow Jesus, our Good Shepherd, He will lead us beside the still waters in paths of righteousness for His Name’s sake. He will also lead us straight through VALLEYS at times. This message fits everyone of us, because we all face valleys in our lifetime. You may be facing one right now!

    “THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH” Dr. Larry Petton Psalm 23 _________________________________________________________________ As we follow Jesus, our Good Shepherd, He will lead us beside the still waters in paths of righteousness for His Name’s sake. He will also lead us straight through ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Our Beliefs, Our Convictions As Christians, And As Nazarenes Series

    Contributed by Glenn Newton on Sep 16, 2002
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     | 6,211 views

    A sermon in a series on the Core Values of the Church of the Nazarene. It a sermon that reminds people that what we believe is important, and we need to know what it is we stand for.

    Our Beliefs, Our Convictions as Christians and as Nazarenes Pastor Glenn Newton 3-5-00 Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers. 1 Timothy 4:16 2 Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    The Path To Blessing - Our Lives And Our Country Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jun 21, 2011
    based on 85 ratings
     | 35,654 views

    What is the path to blessing for us personally and as a nation? That path is listed in scripture. 1- We must receive God’s correction 2- We must have God’s friendship 3- We must trust God’s wisdom

    INTRO.- We prefer blessing over cursing. We prefer to be blessed by God than to be cursed by the devil or by anything that is evil, evil people included. And there are times we wonder about our country. We wonder if God has withdrawn His blessing from America. And we may wonder the same thing ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Trying Faith

    Contributed by Kemuel Travis on Apr 7, 2014
     | 3,527 views

    To show that we can never truly have faith unless our faith is tried.

    -Q: Do you have a “TRYING FAITH”? -That's what we're going to consider this morning together -ILLUSTRATION: Bulletproof Waistcoat I read an amusing story about the first Duke of Wellington. An inventor was trying to interest him in a bulletproof waistcoat he had made. It was ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    God The Holy Spirit Series

    Contributed by Abimbola Salu on May 6, 2005
    based on 28 ratings
     | 7,543 views

    A LOOK AT GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT, HIS MANIFESTATIONS, HIS POWERS AND HIS WORKS.

    GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT BY ABIMBOLA SALU. God the Holy Spirit is the third person in the blessed Holy Trinity. Even though He is a spirit, he is alive and is a person. He exists in unity with God the Father and God the Son and as God the Holy Spirit, He completes the triumvirate. Our first contact ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Sources Of Our Hope Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Aug 8, 2011
    based on 30 ratings
     | 12,949 views

    Having been justified by faith in Jesus Christ one begins a new relationship with God. And if one has this new relationship then by God's grace they can mature in the love of God through the Holy Spirit in all the circumstances of life.

    ROMANS 5: 1-5 The Sources of OUR HOPE Chapter five calls us to rejoice in what faith can do. Luther said, "In the whole Bible there is hardly another chapter which can equal this triumphant text" (Epistle to the Romans, p. 72). It is like a mountain pass from which one revels in scenery ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus' Prayer For Us Series

    Contributed by Derek Melanson on Apr 20, 2006
    based on 466 ratings
     | 102,843 views

    Jesus intercedes for us. He offers prayer for the protection, sanctification, and unity of his followers and for those who will believe their message.

    “Jesus’ Prayer for Us” John 17 Introduction 1. One of the most encouraging experiences as a Christian is to be prayed for by someone else – and not only prayed for but prayed with. When someone prays for you in your presence, something special happens in your heart: you feel warmed and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Does God Make Us Wait?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Nov 1, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 10,244 views

    A look at some of the major reasons that God doesn't always answer our prayers when we want Him to.

    A Nagging Question: Why does God make us wait? - Genesis 15:1-3. The questions linger in our minds. Even someone with as great a faith as Abraham struggled with these questions. I want to look at some of the main reasons that He makes us wait. I realize this is not as good as telling you that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist