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  • JERRY GATSON avatar

    Understanding The Mission Of Marriage Series

    Contributed by Jerry Gatson on Nov 20, 2007
     | 3,226 views

    The mission of marriage is submission for the purpose of two people helping one another to become who God has ordained for them to be.

    SUBMITTING YOURSELVES ONE TO ANOTHER (part 1) “The Mission of the Marriage” Ephesians 5:17-20 (King James Version) 17Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. 18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 19Speaking to ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Carl Allen avatar

    Understanding Your Bible Series

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Dec 6, 2007
     | 3,053 views

    There is a single concept that can help you more fully understand your Bible. It is the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

    Understanding Your Bible 1 Cor. 15:1-4 Intro For years scholars were baffled by the inscriptions in the Egyptian pyramids. Then in 1799, a soldier in Napoleon’s army found the Rosetta Stone. The stone was marked with inscriptions in Greek and in two Egyptians languages. It became the key to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tim Patrick avatar

    Understanding God's Calling

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Dec 7, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,546 views

    Discover what it means to follow God’s will.

    I want to begin by sharing three stories that have similar endings. The first story involves Chuck Colson. Chuck Colson was sent to prison for his part in Watergate during the Nixon administration. After Chuck Colson was released from prison he felt lead to start a prison ministry. As he explained ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Understanding The Holy Spirit Series

    Contributed by Doug Henry on Dec 28, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,014 views

    A Biblical look at the Holy Spirit and His role in the church and the life of the believer.

    Great Mysteries of the Faith: Understanding the Holy Spirit 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 Max Lucado once told a story in one of his books about a lady who had a small house on the seashore of Ireland at the turn of the century. The lady was actually quite wealthy, but she was also quite frugal. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Bruce Willis avatar

    Understanding "The Flesh" Series

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 29, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,077 views

    This is the first sermon in a series of two from the perspective of The Exchanged Life which seeks to help the believer to understand what the programmed flesh is.

    I often hear believers comment as they’re attempting to live the Christian life, “My life seemed a lot easier when I wasn’t a Christian.” Or, they’ll say, “Why am I having such a hard time, when those who don’t live for Christ seem to be so ‘happy go lucky’, they seem to live without a care in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chris Edmondson avatar

    Understanding The Person Of The Spirit Series

    Contributed by Chris Edmondson on Feb 4, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 10,277 views

    Introduction to the Holy Spirit and how does He engage believers.

    Understanding the Person of the Spirit Life in the Spirit, Part 1 John 14:15-16, 26 Jesus Christ is about to leave his disciples. He is about to go. He tells them in 14:1, “Let not your heart be troubled; I am going to leave you to prepare a place for you. I will come again to receive you unto ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Matthew Stoll avatar

    Understanding Your Experiences Series

    Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Feb 21, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,218 views

    Using Rick Warren’s SHAPE acronym to help understand how God gives positive and painful experiences in our life to shape our ministry.

    We are in the last week of our series “Created to be God’s Masterpiece.” Our key passage has been Ephesians 2:10, “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” We have been exploring over the last four weeks ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Understanding The Kingdom Of Heaven Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Feb 21, 2007
    based on 84 ratings
     | 32,162 views

    "The Kingdom" is a mystery to many Christians--Is it physical or spiritual? On earth or elsewhere? Present or Future? The Bible’s answers on some of these questions may surprise you. Link included to formatted text, audio, and PowerPoint Template.

    Understanding the Kingdom Of Heaven [Prelude to “Parables of Power” Series] Matthew 13:11 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/KingdomOfHeaven.html The general "theme" of Jesus’ parables is "the kingdom of heaven" a. Many of the parables start with "The kingdom of heaven is like..." - Mt ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Understanding The Serving Gifts Series

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Jan 25, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,079 views

    The serving gifts allow us to help and comfort others in the body. #4 of 5.

    Title: Understanding The Serving Gifts Series: Discovering God’s Special Gifts Text: 1 Corinthians 12:8-10; Romans 12:6-8 Theme: The serving gifts allow us to help and comfort others in the body. I. LEADERSHIP/ADMINISTRATION/RULING – PROVIDING DIRECTION TO THE BODY. Romans 12:8 “…he who ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Understanding The Red Heifer

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Jan 30, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 18,368 views

    The Red Heifer was a foreshadowing of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

    Understanding the Red Heifer “Parah Adumah” By District Elder M.L. Maughmer, Jr. Numbers 19. The Talmud (a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, customs, and history) claims that the red heifer sacrifice was the only one of God’s commands that King Solomon, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • Jim Heidebrecht avatar

    Understanding God's Law Series

    Contributed by Jim Heidebrecht on Jul 8, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,335 views

    Sermon 11 in Galatians series.

    05/20/2007 UNDERSTANDING GOD’S LAW (Gal 3:19-25) Wanting something to work a certain way when it is designed for something else Have you ever thought you had something figured out, thought you had it down, only to find out that you had it wrong the whole time? ILLUSTRATION (mine was way too ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Understanding God's Promise Series

    Contributed by Jim Heidebrecht on Jul 19, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,597 views

    Sermon 10 in Galatians series

    05/06/2007 UNDERSTANDING GOD’S PROMISE (Gal 3:15-18) Today – God’s Promise We talked about the promise and the blessings that come from the promise when Paul told the Galatians to consider Abraham, whose faith was credited to him as righteousness Promise made to Abraham in Gen 15 and affirmed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Scott Chambers avatar

    Understanding Freedom In Christ Series

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on May 7, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,142 views

    A message in an expository series on the Book of Galatians.

    “Understanding Freedom in Christ” Galatians 2:1-10 In our text Paul is continuing to craft his argument to call the Galatians back to the freedom of the Gospel. As we saw in the very first message Paul was greatly alarmed at how easily the Galatians had allowed themselves to be led back into ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Eric Hanson avatar

    Understanding Church Life Series

    Contributed by Eric Hanson on Sep 27, 2007
     | 3,315 views

    This 8 part series with application questions after each part deals with what it really entails to be a genuine contributing part of the Lord’s church in any local setting. Timeless Truths.

    UNDERSTANDING CHURCH LIFE An Equipping Course UNDERSTANDING CHURCH LIFE Lesson 1: THE CHURCH AND ITS PEOPLE Since you have received Jesus Christ, you need to learn all you can about Him and His people, the Church. There are two ways of understanding the Church. The first ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Stephen Todd avatar

    The Peace That Passes Understanding Series

    Contributed by Stephen Todd on Apr 1, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,954 views

    What are the requirements for such a deep and lasting peace?

    Philippians 4:4-7 Sunday, July 21, 2002 A few weeks ago we began this section of Philippians by saying that the theme is peace. In 4:2-3, Paul speaks of peace among the body - getting along with one another. In the section we want to look at this morning he turns to inner peace. To see how this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist