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  • Faithfulness Series

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jul 15, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 21,435 views

    The Fruit of The Spirit (Part 9) The faithful hold on to TRUTH, PERSEVERE, keep their COMMITMENTS, and make a FRESH START. This message is also appropriate for graduation. (See sermons in Word format at www.praiseag.org)

    FAITHFULNESS The Fruit of The Spirit (Part 9) Galatians 5:22-23 • Galatians 5:16-25 (NIV) [22] But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, [23] gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. INTRODUCTION: This morning we are ...read more

  • A Good Cry Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jan 12, 2012
    based on 6 ratings
     | 19,837 views

    Go ahead, have a good cry if you need to. Then let your tears draw you close to others and to God.

    There is a new trend in China’s changing culture, which I find very interesting. The trend is a Cry Bar and it’s spreading to several major Chinese cities. The first Cry Bar opened eight or nine years ago (2003) in the city of Nanjing with only a sofa, a few tables, and tissues – a lot of ...read more

  • The Spirit As Fire Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Jan 20, 2025
     | 640 views

    Throughout the Bible, God presents Himself as fire. Fire has many positive and helpful effects that reflect the way the Holy Spirit works in our lives.

    Introduction: A. This past week, our nation has watched in horror as parts of the city of Los Angeles were destroyed by wildfires. 1. As of the writing of this sermon on Thursday…25 people had died in the fires, 12,300 structures had been destroyed, and 100,000 people had been evacuated. B. It is ...read more

  • Endurance Series

    Contributed by Louis Mare on Feb 5, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,021 views

    trials and difficulties can be opportunities for growth in our faith. As we endure them, we become more like Christ and grow closer to God. So, let us consider it all joy and trust in God's strength as we face the trials in our lives. May the Lord bless you and keep you

    I want to look at James 1 verses 2-4 which says: "Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in ...read more

  • Living While Dying Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jun 7, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,444 views

    By remaining faithful even in the face of tribulation, we prove the genuineness of our faith and can be assured of eternal life, even in the face of physical death.

    I’d like to begin this morning by reading a portion of an article from the January 2008 issue of “Christianity Today” titled “A Victorious Family.” [Read first part of article]. We’ll come back and finish this account of Necati and Semse a little later, but ...read more

  • What Kind Of Person Do You Want To Be? (James 1:1-12) Series

    Contributed by Garrett Tyson on May 19, 2022
     | 2,888 views

    James encourages us to be all-in for God, responding "in faith" to testings, and steadfastly live in faithfulness toward God and people.

    Who do you want to be? (James 1:1-12) Today, we begin a new series on the letter of James. The sort of weird thing about teaching on James, from my perspective, is that I've done this before. Maybe 10 years ago, I preached through James in two little churches in Kulm and Medina. I'm ...read more

  • Faith Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Mar 13, 2020
     | 8,047 views

    Faith goes beyond mental assent; it is an active confidence in what God will do.

    Faith Hebrews 11:1-40 Faith goes beyond mental assent; it is an active confidence in what God will do. SLIDE #1 Introduction • We have been on our Journey of Faith Series through Hebrews over the past few weeks. • Remember the context of the book of Hebrews. • As a result of the pressure ...read more

  • Faith SermonCentral

    Contributed by SermonCentral on Oct 25, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 895 views

    Help my congregation see faith

    Good morning, dear members of our beloved congregation. As the sun rises and graces us with its warm, gentle light, we find ourselves gathered here in this sacred space, united by our shared faith and love for the Lord. Today, we embark on a journey, not of miles and landscapes, but of ...read more

  • When Heavens Become Brass

    Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Jul 21, 2004
    based on 134 ratings
     | 63,241 views

    The more clearly we see God’s sovereignty the less perplexed we are by man’s calamities, know that those who bless God in their trials will be blessed by God through their trials.

    The message of this week is for those who believe in the God of the suddenlies, those who know that no matter how fast the enemy has been running, just a word from the Master is enough to halt his race. After all, in the beginning, when the earth was without form and void all that was required to ...read more

  • The School Of Faith Series

    Contributed by Joel Smith on Sep 13, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,417 views

    God wants to reveal Himself to you so that He can reveal Himself through you.

    [Use children’s sermon as introduction for this sermon.] I have a reward for one of you this morning, but you’re going to have to trust me to get it. Here’s the challenge: Somewhere in this room I have hidden a candy bar and you have to find it while blindfolded. I will tell you that it is in ...read more

  • Losing Faith

    Contributed by Nicky Evans on May 27, 2017
     | 15,883 views

    How does God deal with us during those times we feel we can't go on?

    I want to talk this afternoon about ‘losing faith’. Sometimes, as we go through life, maybe even now, we’ll face a shaking of our faith, a testing so severe our faith is eclipsed, we feel we’re losing it! We feel that our struggles are too deep, Our problems are too difficult, we’ve prayed but ...read more

  • Be Faithful

    Contributed by John Johnson on Oct 26, 2014
    based on 5 ratings
     | 44,095 views

    Faithfulness to God is not always easy. Faithfulness to God may result in some problems.

    2 Tim. 2:2:3 II Timothy is Paul’s last will and testament to his spiritual son Timothy. Writing from a Roman prison cell, Paul imparts his final words of wisdom and encouragement to Timothy who is ministering in the midst of hardship and opposition in Ephesus. Paul stresses the importance of ...read more

  • Faith Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on May 17, 2021
     | 5,305 views

    So, let’s push aside everything we have read on the internet about faith, put the secular books down that make an attempt to define Christian faith, and let’s take hold of a different understanding of faith from what the world describes.

    After taking a week off from our series last Sunday to celebrate Mother’s Day, we return today. I hope all our mothers had a wonderfully blessed day and I hope your family showed their love and appreciation to you on your Special Day because you are so special to us. Today’s Holy word is FAITH. ...read more

  • Authentic Versus Counterfeit Faith (Ii) Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on May 27, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,175 views

    This message examines the qualities of saving faith as revealed in Romans 4:18-22. In this chapter, Paul uses Abraham's example to teach the kind of faith response to God that ultimately leads to eternal salvation. Hint: It is not easy believism.

    Intro A major theme in Romans 4 is faith. Paul is aggressively contending for justification by faith alone. The issue we are currently addressing is the kind of faith Paul has in mind when he uses the word. We know from James 2 that some forms of faith are dead and worthless. We know from Jesus’s ...read more

  • Four Tools We Need To Make It Through Times Of Trouble Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Feb 25, 2016
    based on 5 ratings
     | 15,132 views

    This message deals with four tools we can use from the book of James to get us through times of trial and persecution.

    FOUR TOOLS WE NEED TO MAKE IT THROUGH TIMES OF TRIAL JAMES 1:1-8 JAMES, A SERVANT OF GOD AND OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, TO THE TWELVE TRIBES SCATTERED AMONG THE NATIONS: GREETINGS. 2  CONSIDER IT PURE JOY, MY BROTHERS, WHENEVER YOU FACE TRIALS OF MANY KINDS, 3  BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT THE TESTING OF ...read more