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  • Jimmy Haile avatar

    Many Follow, But Not Many Followers

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Jul 17, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,948 views

    There was two groups of people. 1-His disciples 2-The crowd, or multitude.

    .Mark 3:7-But Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea. And a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, and from Judea 8-and Jerusalem and Idumea and beyond the Jordan; and those from Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard how many things He was doing, came to Him. There was two ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Robert Laymance avatar

    The First True Survivors In The World.

    Contributed by Robert Laymance on Jan 22, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 2,542 views

    Back to the Beginning.We today can be a survivor if we follow Adams’ example in responding to the voice and call of God.

    The Concepts of Salvation in the beginning are the same Today. God has not changed and His Word then is His Word now! Man left to Himself WILL go astray.-Psalms.10:4 The subtility of that old Serpent,has not decreased. Satan is in force today using whatever means He has to detour us in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Owens avatar

    First Lessons In The Master's College Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Jun 4, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,953 views

    Soon after Peter's call to follow Jesus he was taught three very important first lessons in discipleship.

    Introduction: A. Once there was a school teacher who had injured his back and had to wear a plastic brace around the upper part of his body. 1. The brace fit under his shirt and was not noticeable at all. 2. On the first day of school, with the cast under his shirt, he found himself assigned to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Stuart Webb avatar

    The Cost Of Following Jesus

    Contributed by Stuart Webb on Oct 23, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,488 views

    ’When the warm fuzzies end’. When we first meet Jesus we experience the warmth and unconditional Love of God.But as we grow in God we are confronted by the challenging call to discipleship. This requires laying down our selfish desires and doing Gods will

    The Cost of following Jesus Luke 14:25-35 (New International Version - UK) Large crowds were travelling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters— yes, even his own life— he cannot be my ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Daren Mitchell avatar

    Followers Of Jesus Are Wise

    Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Dec 10, 2013
     | 4,971 views

    Jesus teaches that wisdom is about more than just making good decisions. Wisdom is a gift from God. I hope and pray that you will listen and obey these words of Jesus and make any change in your life you need to make in order to Seek Him first.

    "The fear of God is the foundation of Wisdom and the knowledge of God stuff." Proverbs 9:10 Jesus teaches us more about the wisdom of God than anyone else. In John 7 we find a story that helps us understand why His followers must be wise about God stuff. The people are celebrating a festival ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • John Howard avatar

    Follow Me!

    Contributed by John Howard on Feb 23, 2002
    based on 85 ratings
     | 23,294 views

    Our problem is when we get past the gates of salvation we sit down and wait, like we have arrived. Really that is just ebeginning of what God has for us.

    Follow Me! Matt 4:18-22 Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee when He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the lake; they were fishermen. Jesus said to them, ‘Come with me, and I will make you fishers of men.’ And at once they left their nets and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Stephen The First Martyr

    Contributed by Norman Bernad on Sep 8, 2024
     | 485 views

    Stephen bravely preached a sermon about how people like them had rejected God and Jesus. God wanted Israel to follow as their leader and king. Some of the Jews became so angry at Stephen that they threw stones at him until he died. Stephen was the first martyr of the Christian faith.

    Stephen bravely preached a sermon about how people like them had rejected God and Jesus. God wanted Israel to follow as their leader and king. Some of the Jews became so angry at Stephen that they threw stones at him until he died. Stephen was the first martyr of the Christian faith. God is doing ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "come Be Crucified! We've Got A Cross For Your Back Too!"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 11, 2023
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     | 1,442 views

    Following Christ isn't glamorous. It is hard, but it is worth it.

    “Come! Be Crucified! We’ve Got a Cross for Your Back Too” Mark 10:35-45 Have you ever seen a church sign that read, “Come! Be Crucified! We’ve got a Cross for Your Back Too!” And yet Jesus was this up-front. You can’t accuse Jesus of false advertising. When James and John come up to Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Ricardo Rodriguez avatar

    Precious Stones- First Things First Series

    Contributed by Ricardo Rodriguez on Jul 15, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,021 views

    Joshua 1:9 “Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.”

    Precious Stones First things First! 12/14/2006 - Marsing, ID Ricardo Rodriguez – pastor_rr@yahoo.com Joshua 1:9 “Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” “Mira que te mando que ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • Larry Brincefield avatar

    First Things First (Ezra #3) Series

    Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Jun 10, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 12,616 views

    Continuing Study on the Book of Ezra. First Things First. Build the altar (worship) Praise God Don’t be distracted by whiners.

    Title: First Things First (Ezra #3) Text: Ezra 3:1-6; 10-13 Introduction 1. First things first… This is a common saying… To remind us to make sure we get things in the proper order… We enjoyed a wonderful vacation in Weston, FL… But, we knew that we couldn’t just jump in the van and drive 6 ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Steve Lotze avatar

    I Have Decided To Follow Jesus Series

    Contributed by Steve Lotze on Nov 14, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 12,259 views

    This is my testimony and the first in a Series on what it really means to be a true follower of Jesus Christ.

    I Have Decided to Follow Jesus Sept. 25, 2005 Various These are my actual notes and sermon handouts and they probably mean more to me than they do to you. If you don’t understand something in my notes – feel free to e-mail me for clarification (stevenmary7@hotmail.com). Here’s some deciphering ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • C Jordan avatar

    One Thing: First Things First

    Contributed by C Jordan on Sep 6, 2012
    based on 10 ratings
     | 13,342 views

    The one thing – the most important thing – that we can do in our Christian lives is to abide in Jesus in prayer, in the Word, and in His love.

    ONE THING: FIRST THINGS FIRST VIDEO INTRO: Clip from City Slickers with Mitch and Curly discussing “One Thing.” This is an interesting movie because Mitch (Billy Crystal) is going through a mid-life crisis and finds his life is missing something, and goes looking for that ‘one thing’ – the secret ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • John Gullick avatar

    - Building Great - Building On The Foundation - Planning Series

    Contributed by John Gullick on Jun 18, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,393 views

    A sermon that looks on the first stage of building on God's foundation in a Christians life!!!

    The Cost of Building .Proverbs 16:3Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans. 1 Corinthians 3:9-17New King James Version (NKJV) 9 For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building. 10 According to the grace of God which was ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Gary Stebbins avatar

    Give It Up - First Things First

    Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Feb 5, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,805 views

    There is a principle in the scriptures of keeping the first things first. That which is first in our life is important to God. Is God first in our finances? Relationships? Time? Marriage? Etc.? )Thoughts taken from a sermon series entitled Give It Up by P

    Introduction Today- talk about giving- important topic in the Bible. Many of Jesus’ parables have to do with money. Attitude towards money-barometer-spiritual condition More important- money- principle- First Things First. Begin by watching this video- First things First As we talk about giving- I ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Edward Frey avatar

    Jesus Puts First Things First

    Contributed by Edward Frey on Aug 6, 2002
    based on 74 ratings
     | 12,177 views

    The miracle of feeding the 5,000 underlines God’s grace as he provides for all our needs.

    Prioritize. That’s what we’re all instructed to do in this busy world. As we make our lifestyles more convenient, the more demands we place on ourselves, and we find our lives become more frantic. So, we are called to prioritize – to convert our activities into a sort of Top 10 list -- picking ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran