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  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Intimacy With God

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 76 ratings
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    Why are so many people unable to obtain intimacy with God the way Paul did? Intimacy with God means that one has such a tight relationship that your thoughts are closely related with His all of His attributes

    Illustration:Consider the postage stamp: Its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there. Josh Billings. 1. Why are so many people unable to obtain intimacy with God the way Paul did? Intimacy with God means that one has such a tight relationship that your ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Qualifications For An Innovator

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 48 ratings
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    Today we hear a lot about innovators who start up their own dot-com business. Many innovators are not afraid to fail because they believe in the importance of change. An innovator is a person who does not mind introducing a new way of doing things to othe

    Illustration:Perhaps you may remember Hank Luisetti, the great basketball player of a few decades back. When Hank came along, virtually every basketball coach in the country insisted that his players shoot with two hands. Instead of two hands, Hank used a jerky, funny-looking, one-handed jump shot. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Reasons To Fight The Good Fight

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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    Many people do not enjoy arguing, fighting or quarreling. Yet, you can tell what a person considers vital by what they are willing to fight for. The apostles found it necessary to fight the good fight of faith against "false brethren" who wanted to restri

    Quotation: Paul wrote, "Fight the good fight of faith." Many people are fighting battles that are not really worth fighting. Illustration: When I hear my friends say they hope their children don’t have to experience the hardships they went through--I don’t agree. Those hardships made us what we ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Know If Something Is Really Worth Doing

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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    Criteria for wise decision-making

    We all have to make many decisions every day. The most difficult decisions fall in basically three categories: is it a good decision; is there a better way of doing something; is it the best decision that I can make right now. It is amazing how many people choose good things that actually become ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How The Holy Spirit Leads Us With Wisdom

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 45 ratings
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    Wise people learn to listen to the Spirit so they can be filled with the knowledge of His will with all spiritual wisdom and understanding

    How the Holy Spirit Leads Us With Wisdom Illustration:An angel appears at a faculty meeting and tells the dean that in return for his unselfish and exemplary behavior, the Lord will reward him with his choice of infinite wealth, wisdom or beauty. Without hesitating, the dean selects infinite ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How The Holy Spirit Delivers And Protects Us From Evil

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 29 ratings
     | 18,866 views

    Learn how you can be more assured of the Spirit’s protection and deliverance from evil

    How the Holy Spirit Delivers and Protects Us From Evil Illustration:The Greeks had a race in their Olympic games that was unique. The winner was not the runner who finished first. It was the runner who finished with his torch still lit. I want to run all the way with the flame of my torch still ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Detours

    Contributed by John Beehler on Mar 20, 2003
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    When you run into the cross, don’t look for a detour because you’re right where you’re supposed to be.

    Detours The 2002 Rube Goldberg Machine Contest National Challenge was to select, raise, and wave a national flag…in twenty or more steps! The idea of this contest is that groups of students are given an elementary challenge: something as simple as peeling an apple, sharpening a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Living In Christ Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Mar 30, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 7,752 views

    This is the 8th study in the study "Hope In The Darkness". This study looks at thinking like Jesus Christ in all that we do.

    LIVING IN CHRIST 1 Peter 4:1-11 We live in a time when people work very hard at telling us how to think. The world tells us to be passive and tolerant. Businesses tell us to think about their product and they do that with advertisements that sometimes should never be seen. Schools tell our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Resolving Conflicts By God's Power

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Apr 4, 2003
    based on 27 ratings
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    Conflicts can be resolved when people are willing to avoid defining the other party as incorrigible. Even though all people have a sinful nature, Spirit led individuals are able to find unity, peace and harmony through the mutuality of our shared union in

    How to Resolve or Prevent Conflicts (Acts 15:1-35) Conflicts, like the one in Acts 15, often occur because of differences of perspectives. Some people viewed the will of God differently because of their personal, cultural or religious conditioning. Resolving conflicts should always begin by ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Bring About Change

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Apr 8, 2003
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     | 5,397 views

    Jesus realized that His job was not to change everything and everyone in society. He also understood that His primary job was not to bring about social, political or economic changes in his community. (Mark 10:45) "For even the Son of Man did not come to

    Quote: Some people will change when they see the light. Others change only when they feel the heat. Traditional. Quote: Everything continues in a state of rest unless it is compelled to change by forces impressed upon it. Issac Newton, First Law of Motion. Quote: Cornford’s Law: Nothing is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Living Up To Your Potential

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Apr 9, 2003
    based on 49 ratings
     | 5,810 views

    Samson possessed great potential for God, but gave into temptations that eventually destroyed him. Why do so many people with great promise fritter away their opportunities? Let us look at the life of Samson to discover how to not waste our God given abil

    The Lord gives every person great potential, but few seem to come close to realizing it. Illustration: Samson possessed great potential for God, but gave into temptations that eventually destroyed him. Why do so many people with great promise fritter away their opportunities? Let us look at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Power Of Proper Priorities

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Apr 10, 2003
    based on 94 ratings
     | 8,394 views

    Paul teaches us in this passage about making wise choices based on God’s priorities. He writes, "Do you know that if you continually surrender yourselves to anyone to do his will, you are the slaves of him whom you obey, whether that be to sin, which lea

    What Are Your Priorities? (Rom. 6:16) Illustration:Haddon Robinson points out that one old recipe for rabbit started out with this injunction: "First catch the rabbit." Says Robinson: "The writer knew how to put first things first. That’s what we do when we establish priorities -- we put the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Life And Death Are In The Power Of The Tongue

    Contributed by Neal Gracey on Apr 11, 2003
    based on 215 ratings
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    Scripture and illustrations showing the danger of the human tongue.

    PROVERBS 18:19-21 Life and Death are in the Power of the Tongue 18:19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle. 18:20 A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Women Are Needed In Ministry

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Apr 24, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 9,040 views

    We all want to see the great commission (Matt 28:18-20) of our Lord fulfilled but there is some disagreement about the best ways to see it completed. More than two-thirds of the mission force around the world has been and is currently comprised of women.

    How to Encourage Women’s Involvement in Missions – Acts 18:26 “Apollos began to speak freely (fearlessly and boldly) in the synagogue; but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him with them in their home and expounded to him the way of God more definitely and accurately.” (Acts 18:26) ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Walking Wisely Series

    Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Feb 12, 2003
    based on 81 ratings
     | 9,537 views

    I talk about what wisdom is, why we need it today, and how to get it.

    Walking Wisely ”Wisdom for Life Series” Message I February 8, 2003 Riverwood Church Pastor Lynn Floyd Intro: Life is made up of a series of choices. Every day we are faced with them. To, what we are going to wear in the morning to what we are going to listen to on the radio, how much we are going ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist