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  • Jim Kane avatar

    How Do We Please God? - Pt 1

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Oct 5, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 3,425 views

    How do we please God? By regularly examining our motives and priorities against God’s standards.

    Recently someone in our congregation shared a photocopy of an article from the May 13, 1955 (that’s right, 1955) issue of Housekeeping Monthly entitled The Good Wife’s Guide that feature tips on how to please their husbands when they come home from work. Here are some excerpts: • Have dinner ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Watch And Pray Series

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Dec 5, 2002
    based on 37 ratings
     | 19,213 views

    ADVENT 1(ILCW-C) - Watch and pray to escape because the signs are very clear and our world is very tempting.

    WATCH AND PRAY...TO ESCAPE Luke 21:29-36 - December 1, 2002 LUKE 21:29-36 29He told them this parable: "Look at the fig tree and all the trees. 30When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near. 31Even so, when you see these things happening, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Supper In The Sick Ward Series

    Contributed by Marc Bertrand on Nov 5, 2004
    based on 23 ratings
     | 4,254 views

    Jesus teaches us something. The place we often think of as a garbage dump of human refuse, becomes in God’s eyes, a sick ward. People aren’t sick and depraved because of the wrong they do, they do what is wrong, because they are sick. Jesus is the cure

    Supper in the Sick Ward Subject: Forgiveness/Repentance Theme: Healing from Sin Portion: Luke 5:27-32 Process: Inductive Intro: Is there anything so intimate as time spent over a meal? Through every known culture we discover that more happens at a meal than simply eating. At a meal conversation ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fragrance Of The Father Ii Series

    Contributed by Richard Wafford on Nov 24, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,437 views

    In order to carry the fragrance of the father with us everywhere we go, we need to deal with the coldness of our hearts and detach ourselves from the world and be good listeners.

    Key verse Psalms 46: 10 be still and know that I am God. Introduction: Tommy Tenney, The God Chasers- The reason people who know you aren’t interested in your God may be because you don’t have enough of the presence of God in your life. There is something about God’s presence that makes everything ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Where Is Peace?

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 12, 2004
    based on 36 ratings
     | 4,602 views

    We find peace in: 1. Humility 2. Believing 3. Surrender

    I recently read of a couple who retired in 1980. They were alarmed by the threat of nuclear war, so they undertook a serious study of all the countries of the world which would be least likely to experience war. They wanted to be sure they spent their last years in peace and security. They ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Second Most Uncomfortable Subject

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jun 2, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,693 views

    Stewarship - tihe - YOUR Money What should we give and what does God want?

    The second most uncomfortable subject Deuteronomy 14:22-39 Two Weeks ago we talked about the membership pledge and how it is only through the person of the church…“the body of Jesus Christ” that we will ever come close to the appearance of perfection. It is through the church that Christ lives ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    A Father's Relationship With His Sons

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on May 29, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 13,732 views

    Father’s Day Sermon. The parable of the Prodigal Son gives us insight to the kind of relationship the father had with his sons that every Dad should aspire to cultivate with their children.

    A FATHER’S RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS SONS A. Jesus introduced God as a Father of love, compassion, forgiveness; a Father we can approach with our FEARS, PROBLEMS, SINS, and STRUGGLES, and He will always be there to HELP us. COMMENT: The concern of most fathers is, “How do I as a father present God ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Already Not Yet Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Feb 10, 2017
     | 10,237 views

    The events leading up to Christ's return are happening before our very eyes, and we must be prepared for his coming.

    Already And Not Yet Text: Joel 2:28-32 Introduction 1. Tim Smith asks the question, "What do these dates have in common (1248, 1306, 1689, 1792, 1836, 1844, 1914, 1936, 1960, 1974, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 2011)? They all represent the times in which people predicted that the second coming ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Despite His Wonders Series

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Apr 20, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,541 views

    Despite experiencing the most dramatic miracles recorded, the Hebrews fell back into their ways of living as though God had done nothing for them. We are going to explore how such a relapse could occur.

    Psalm 78:32 Despite His Wonders 12/30/12 D. Marion Clark Introduction Have you ever made a comment like this? “If that I had happened to me, I would never forget.” We can say that negatively, but I mean positively. “I will never forget what you have done for me.” “I ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Spiritual Lessons From The Lord's Temptation

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Feb 5, 2014
     | 6,770 views

    The temptation of Jesus teaches us about: 1. The leadership of God's Spirit (vs. 1). 2. The righteousness of our Savior (vs. 1-4). 3. The power of Scripture (vs. 3-10). 4. The provision of new strength (vs. 11).

    Spiritual Lessons from the Lord's Temptation Matthew 4:1-11 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Jan. 23, 2013 *How long has it been since you were tempted to sin? If it's been more than 24 hours, then maybe you haven't been paying attention. Or you are a very rare person, indeed. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Persistence In Prayer Series

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Feb 22, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,836 views

    Jesus tells us to pray and not give up-He already taught the content of prayer-Persistence in the Lord's Prayer is required if we are to see God work.

    Luke 18 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, 2 saying: “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man. 3 Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, ‘Get justice for me from my ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Mixing It Up Series

    Contributed by Josh Foster on Mar 18, 2014
     | 6,862 views

    Advent is not so much about shopping; it’s not so much about lists and baking and decorations. Rather, Advent points us to the One who came and will come again. A ‘ready life’ is one lived through the power of His Spirit to serve Him in holiness.

    Why Christmas Is a Big Deal: Mixing It Up Scripture Text: Luke 1.68-79 Advent Reading: Luke 1.68-79, Advent-Peace INTRODUCTION The Bible is full-of-examples of God-calling people to do things that appeared to be a little-strange …or goofy, …or surprising. I think it just ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Noah, Not The Movie Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Mar 23, 2014
     | 9,359 views

    The story of Noah is about more than a lot of rain and a lot of animals, ultimately it is about a promise.

    Has everyone heard about the movie coming out next week called Noah? That was the trailer for it. Now understand that Noah, the Movie is not the same as Noah the Bible story. And they’ve tried to tweak it to make it work, as a biblical epic, but it just doesn’t. They’ve tried ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    No: The Key To Knowing Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Aug 30, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,523 views

    The 10 Commandments are the key to knowing God, ourselves, and love.

    Since 1997, an anti-lawsuit group from Michigan has held “The Wacky Warning Label Contest” every year. They do it to highlight the absurd effects of lawsuits on warning labels. In 2007, Kevin Soave of Farmington Hills, Michigan, submitted the winning label, which he found on a small tractor. It ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Remade Again

    Contributed by William Wyne on Sep 11, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 18,067 views

    A sermon that affirms God's ministry of a new life.

    God is revealed or described to us in the Bible in many different figures and images. I think that is done by the working of the Holy Spirit through various individuals because the Spirit knew that mortals alone could not do it. But also, God because of His nature and His Divine being leaves us ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist