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  • Mark Kang avatar

    Purity

    Contributed by Mark Kang on Jan 20, 2006
    based on 26 ratings
     | 6,648 views

    Nothing will steal the joy of your Christianity like struggling with your purity.

    "I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a girl" Job 31:1 Before I was a Christian I was an immoral, impure, club-hopping religious guy. I was enslaved to all kinds of sexual sin, relationships, pornography etc. Now I am a happily married man who has the privalage of working for ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Keep On Serving Jesus

    Contributed by Barry Edmondson on Sep 8, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 14,563 views

    a Farewell Message to a church An exhortation to keep on serving Jesus.

    “Keep On Serving Jesus” Text: Josh 24:15 Intro: 3 years ago Carole, Kyle and I arrived here in Northfield to be your pastors. It truly has been a wonderful time. You have treated us so lovingly and each of you has found a very special place in our hearts. And so It is with mixed feelings that I ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Time Such As This

    Contributed by Jeff Pearce on Apr 27, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,390 views

    OVERVIEW OF ESTHER.

    TIME SUCH AS THIS INTRO: WHY HAS GOD ALLOWED ME TO LIVE AT THIS PARTICULAR HOUR? 1: YOUNG QUEEN A) HOW DID SHE COME INTO HER POSITION? B) DID SHE INHERIT IT? C) WAS IT HER BIRTHRIGHT? D) WAS SHE OF ROYAL BLOOD? E) NO. SHE WAS AN ORPHAN GIRL OF THE CAPTIVE AND CONQUERED JEWS. POINT: THE BOOK OF ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    The Spirit Of Supportive Ministry

    Contributed by David Ibeleme on Jun 20, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,408 views

    Exploring how we should operate in the ministry of helps

    The Spirit of Supportive Ministry Diversities of Ministries - 1 Cor. 12:4-7; Rom. 12:1-5. No ministry can succeed alone, we all need help, hence the ministry of helps. The Ministry of Helps - 1 Cor. 12:28-31. It is a ministry to bring help not hell. We are all "technically" called to this ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Power...for What? Series

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jul 8, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,351 views

    Being full of the Holy Spirit’s power is important, but we need to know what for.

    Power…For what? Acts 1:8 We need the power of the Holy Spirit, but we need to understand what that means. The clearest sign of the baptism in the Holy Spirit is…POWER For what? To witness for Jesus Christ. Where the Holy Spirit is, people will be coming to Christ. We can experience the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Divine Guidance

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Dec 9, 2013
     | 5,272 views

    With a blurred, distorted vision of the future, people tend to take a wrong move that would further affect their entire life. Hearken unto the voice of God today!

    Divine guidance! Joshua 3:4”Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure. Do not come near it, that you may know the way by which you must go, for you have not passed this way before." With a blurred, distorted vision of the future, people tend to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Manna Ceased

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Jan 6, 2013
     | 8,743 views

    Nothing can be more heart-breaking when people who had once been sugary-sweet suddenly turn insipid!

    ‘Open, Simsim’ Manna ceased! Joshua 5:12”Then the manna ceased on the day after they had eaten the produce of the land; and the children of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate the food of the land of Canaan that year.” Nothing can be more heart-breaking when people ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Putting On The Mind Of Christ

    Contributed by William Nickoley on Feb 3, 2013
     | 7,799 views

    Each of us is called to put on the mind of Christ and hear God through the Spirit, so that we can know fully the love He has for us!

    Isaiah 64:4 (NIV) 4 Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him. 1 Corinthians 2:9-12 (NIV) “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Change

    Contributed by James Webster on Feb 8, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,455 views

    I lived long enough to learn one thing about myself, I don't like change

    I have lived long enough to realize one thing about myself, “I do not like change.” Every time I look in the mirror, I see change. Every time I open the newspaper I read about the changing times we are living in. When I listen to the news both locally and nationally I am reminded ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Fiery Trials

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Aug 25, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,642 views

    I’m not talking about head pain or tooth ache – I’m talking about fiery trials! Gird yourself to face it!

    Fiery trial! 1 Peter 4:12”Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you;” You’ll never find a rainbow if you are looking down! We keep concentrating on the problem, make circles around the issue, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Warner Pidgeon avatar

    Are We Following Jesus Or Not?

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Oct 4, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,605 views

    Jesus was on the road to the cross with all that came with it - rejection and suffering. His call to follow him is absolute and he calls us to 100% commitment. This short sermon challenges us to follow him in everything we do, all of the time.

    Luke 9: 57-62 Have you ever been quoted out of context? Have you ever been misunderstood? Jesus was often misunderstood, and when we hear these shocking words from the life of Jesus we are reminded that following him requires us to always follow, and not to dip in and out of following him. If I ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Wait For Another?

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Dec 12, 2007
     | 1,744 views

    We, like John, often have expectations of Christ Jesus that are not totally in accord with his will for us.

    Matthew 11:2 – 11 / Wait For Another? Intro: Not long ago, Barbara and I ordered a set of footstools that we saw in a catalog. The description said they were a deep chocolate brown. The picture was of a rich, dark, chocolate, almost black color. We ordered them and anxiously waited for them to ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Brian Matherlee avatar

    Slippery Slopes Series

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Oct 20, 2008
    based on 13 ratings
     | 6,039 views

    This message answers a question on backsliding.

    TOUGH QUESTIONS BIBLE ANSWERS Slippery Slopes July 30, 2008 The question tonight has to do with an issue we see all too much in congregations everywhere—backsliding & even turning away from the Faith. 2 Peter 2:20-22—How does this apply to a backslider who comes back to God? Let’s notice a few ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Funeral Sermon: It Is God Who Makes The Future Possible

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Nov 9, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 9,239 views

    Our future relies on what Jesus has done for us. This funeral sermon is for someone who many would consider had weak faith, but who had faith in Jesus and relied on God’s forgiveness

    I have a question for you to think about… Where or what do you gain comfort from? What do you rely on for your future? Some people put their trust in money. And recently they have been hugely disappointed. Others in having a good time. Some in friends. Some on themselves or their way of doing ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Trash In Our Trash Baskets

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Sep 11, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,020 views

    Christ Jesus has demonstrated for us the fine art of forgiveness which we must learn to use in the daily living out of our lives.

    Matthew 18: 21 – 35 / Trash In Our Trashbaskets Intro: Late one summer evening in Broken Bow, Nebraska, a weary truck driver pulled his rig into an all-night truck stop. The waitress had just served him when three tough looking, leather jacketed motorcyclist- of the Hell’s Angels type- decided to ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed