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  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Reasons To Fight The Good Fight

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 24 ratings
     | 12,511 views

    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
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,491 views

    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
     | 17,612 views

    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
     | 19,903 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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    Dealing With Criticism

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 13, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,716 views

    Fifty-two practical ways of dealing with criticism.

    Dealing With Criticisms (Philippians 2:13-16) Without an ability to deal with criticisms many people give in to discouragement, anxiety or angry over reactions. Quote: Advice from Dr. Mitchell’s life: Someone in his congregation pointed out several faults in him and his preaching. Instead of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Fourteen Errors To Avoid Or How To Avoid Loving The World

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 10, 2003
    based on 41 ratings
     | 3,212 views

    The following are fourteen errors to avoid that people often fall into when they succumb to the love of the world

    Marks of Worldliness (I John 2:15,16) Love not the world or the things that are in the world. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life is not of the Father but is of the world. The following are fourteen errors to avoid that people ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Living In Christ Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Mar 30, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 8,234 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
     | 4,380 views

    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
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,715 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
     | 6,029 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
     | 8,654 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
     | 75,950 views

    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

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    Women Are Needed In Ministry

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Apr 24, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 9,416 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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    The Problems With Carnal Christians

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 14, 2003
    based on 31 ratings
     | 3,231 views

    Encourage people to not be argumentative through your own fine example. Paul writes, "Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.

    What are some of the best ways to relate to carnal Christians? 1. Let everyone know the advantages of being controlled by the Spirit versus the disadvantages of living according to one’s fleshly desires. Paul writes, "The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Personal Book Descriptions

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 20 ratings
     | 5,733 views

    Book descriptions and articles for missions

    1. Steps to Planting & Growing Churches - This guidebook is used as a textbook in many theological colleges around the world. It covers the Biblical basis for planting & growing churches in a contextualized manner. The book analyzes the principles, practices, & steps of planting & growing churches ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational