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  • Jeff Strite avatar

    The Power Of Persuasive Prayer

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 19, 2002
    based on 160 ratings
     | 26,038 views

    Exodus 32 tells us God changed His mind. But He can’t do that can He?

    OPEN: The story is told of the sharecropper who was charged with stealing his landlord’s mule. The landlord was a rich and domineering man who had few friends among the common people, but the evidence against the defendant was overwhelming. When the jury retired to consider the verdict, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Powerful Persuasion

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Nov 26, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,822 views

    In any non-profit organization, especially like a church, you have to persuade people, either to invest time in the church or to do something that is right, or change an area that they might have chosen. How do you persuade people? Paul gives a beautiful

    Philemon ILLUSTRATION: Cicero's (106 - 43 BC) was one of the most powerfully, persuasive people of his day. He had this to say about the public in 1st Century BC, Rome. The poor: work and work, The rich: exploit the poor, The soldier: protects both, The taxpayer: pays for all three, The ...read more

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    Christ The King

    Contributed by Michael Tkachuk on Oct 26, 2020
     | 3,183 views

    Paul presents a superior view of Christ as King with a deep understanding of His death on the cross. Unlike earthly kings, Jesus reigns from a cross. God rules the world from a cross of suffering love.

    Bill stopped in at a small rural general store, looking for a bottle of mustard. The shelves were loaded with salt, bags, and bags of salt. Abe, the merchant, said he had some mustard, but would have to go down to the cellar to find it. So, Bill tagged along with him. There, to his surprise, were ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Clark Tanner avatar

    "The Persuasive Power Of The Word"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jun 22, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,609 views

    There has never been a time when it was more important than now for Christians to internalize the scriptures and be prepared to live them and speak them.

    “And he entered the synagogue and continued speaking out boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God. But when some were becoming hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the people, he withdrew from them and took away the disciples, reasoning ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

  • A. David Hart avatar

    The Persuasive Power Of A Godly Mother Series

    Contributed by A. David Hart on May 22, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 24,479 views

    To remind us of the rich blessing that we have in Godly mothers.

    THE PERSUASIVE POWER OF A GODLY MOTHER II Timothy 1:5,6 My brothers and my sisters, we’ve been blessed to once again to witness another Mother’s Day. To some we are still blessed to have our moms with us, while there are many whose mothers are gone home to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James Jackson avatar

    Pray Persuasively Series

    Contributed by James Jackson on Jan 24, 2020
     | 4,548 views

    Can our prayers really change things? Is it possible to pray in a way that persuades God to act?

    Please open your Bibles to Exodus 32. We are in week three of a series on the power of prayer. We’ve adopted James 5:16 as our theme verse for the entire series— “The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.” So we’ve been talking each week about what makes prayer powerful. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ron Freeman, Evangelist avatar

    The Art Of Persuasion (Lesson 3) Series

    Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Mar 31, 2020
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     | 2,325 views

    To establish that preaching is an art, that this skill can be taught, learned, developed and perfected. This lesson reviews the need for the church: to identify sound, capable, and, faithful men; to be trained in the "art of preaching." This lesson stresses the art of persuasion.

    INTRODUCTION Outline. 3. The Art of Persuasion Remarks. 1. This is lesson three, in the sermon-series: "The Art of Preaching." This lesson reviews the need for the church of Christ, to identify sound; capable, and faithful men, to be taught the "art of preaching" of the word of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Paul's Levels Of Persuasive Power In The Presentation Of The Gospel - Acts

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 21, 2001
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,285 views

    Paul’s Levels of Persuasive Power in the Presentation of the Gospel - Acts 26

    Paul’s Levels of Persuasive Power in the Presentation of the Gospel - Acts 26 On the vertical scale we want to look into the levels of how people speak about the case studies. While some people may speak with a high level of emotional involvement others may speak with a detached sense of calm. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Persuasion Worth Living For.

    Contributed by Jack Harris on Nov 25, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,137 views

    The example of John the Baptist furnishes a lesson for all who, with a worthwhile purpose, would choose to be totally focused in life.

    A PERSUASION WORTH LIVING FOR. John 1:19-34 Int: Ever since the fall of man there has been a longing in the human heart. All through the record of the Bible it increases, as men and women cried out for a way of deliverance, to be free at last from the power and the reign of sin. In all of history ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Davon Huss avatar

    The Word Of God Is Powerful Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 7, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,395 views

    The Word of God is prevailing, persuasive, projecting, and penetrating- based on Hebrews 4:12 (Conclusion and invitation taken from Rolland Bouchard's "It's Alive" on Sermon Central)

    Introduction: The B-I-B-L-E, yes that’s the book for me. I stand alone on the Word of God, the B-I-B-L-E! WBTU: Last week we talked about how the Israelites didn’t enter into God’s rest. Hebrews 4:2, 6, 11 What can we do to make sure that we enter that rest, heaven? By looking ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Wayne Lawson avatar

    Almost Saved

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Jul 21, 2013
    based on 6 ratings
     | 42,500 views

    This, to me, is one of the saddest incidents in the entire Bible. Looking upon this narrative we can see that this is an example of God reaching out to the sin stained heart of a man to give that man a chance to be saved.

    TITLE: ALMOST SAVED SCRIPTURE: ACTS 26:19-29 Can I talk to you this morning about the subject – Almost Saved? ALMOST - is a sad word in anybody’s dictionary. It keeps company with expressions like “If Only” and (in the South) “Near ‘Bout’ Almost is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ralph Andrus avatar

    09 Life Encounter: It's Persuasion Series

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jun 10, 2008
     | 3,588 views

    ❶ Unpersuaded ❷ The Persuasion ❸ Why Be Persuaded? ❹ Steps To Persuasion

    PEANUTS with Charlie Brown (CB) - Peanuts debuts in seven newspapers October 2, 1950 - Peanuts ran in over 2,600 newspapers - Readership of 355 million in 75 countries, and was translated into 21 languages. - Last Peanuts strip January 3, 2000 - Charles Schulz dies Feb. 12 - Charles Schultz, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Madana Kumar, PhD avatar

    Servant Leadership Part 6: Persuasion Series

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Jun 20, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,126 views

    Servant Leaders choose to use persuasion as against coercion to bring others to their point of view. How does the bible teach us this?

    When I started this series on Servant Leadership, I had promised that we will continue to look at Servant Leadership in the context of day to day life. I do not want any of us to be put off How do we convince others about something that we want done? How do we make some do something that we want ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Perspective And Persuasion (March 20, 2009)

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Oct 15, 2022
     | 719 views

    Unlike Agrippa, Festus would not have been familiar with the prophets, like Agrippa because he was not as familiar with the Jewish religion. Paul was speaking soberly about his subject.

    ACTS 26: 28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, "You almost persuade me to become a Christian." 29 And Paul said, "I would to God that not only you, but also all who hear me today, might become both almost and altogether such as I am, except for these chains." PERSPECTIVE AND ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    The Power Of Praise Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 15, 2002
    based on 341 ratings
     | 34,119 views

    Why did Jesus take John into God’s throne room first?

    OPEN: Bill Crockett tells of the time he was delivering a motivational lecture to a group of young Navy men. “I spoke in great detail about why I joined the military and how much it meant to me. Finishing my story, I pointed at a sharp looking sailor out in the audience and asked him why he ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ