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  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Stub Your Toe?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 4, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
     | 3,871 views

    Let’s study how the lack of effort and slipshod work is hurting the church.

    STUB YOUR TOE? or THEY ALL? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: Luke 14:27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. 28. For which of you intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he hath sufficient to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Running The Race

    Contributed by Willem Slomp on Jan 5, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,594 views

    Make every effort to keep your eyes fixed on the Lord your God

    READ: HEBREWS 12: 1- 15 TEXT: HEBREWS 12: 14-15 SING: PSALM 125: 1,4 PSALM 18: 7, 9, 10 PSALM 38: 7, 8, 10 HYMN 9: 1-5 HYMN 10: 1, 9, 10 Beloved congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, brothers and sisters: The author of the letter to the Hebrews begins chapter 12 by picturing a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Running The Race

    Contributed by Willem Slomp on Jan 5, 2005
    based on 26 ratings
     | 5,596 views

    Make every effort to keep your eyes fixed on the Lord your God

    READ: HEBREWS 12: 1- 15 TEXT: HEBREWS 12: 14-15 SING: PSALM 125: 1,4 PSALM 18: 7, 9, 10 PSALM 38: 7, 8, 10 HYMN 9: 1-5 HYMN 10: 1, 9, 10 Beloved congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, brothers and sisters: The author of the letter to the Hebrews begins chapter 12 by picturing a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Pray - Pt. 2 - Patterns Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 22, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,007 views

    Prayer is essential. Prayer is neglected. Why? Why spend the time and effort to pray?

    Pray Pt. 2 - Prayer Patterns I. Introduction Last week we began to talk about prayer and how it is essential in our lives as Christians. It is the foundation of communication with God and with others. Your prayer life reveals your intimacy levels. Who you pray to, for and with reveals how "deep" ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Pray - Pt. 1 - Intimate Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 22, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,670 views

    Prayer is essential. Prayer is neglected. Why? Why spend the time and effort to pray?

    Pray Pt. 1 - Intimate I. Introduction Prayer is one of the foundational elements of Christianity. Folks that don't consider themselves Christian and have no intention of ever embracing Christ know that prayer is a basic tenant of Christianity. And yet, as one man said, "Of all the duties enjoined ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Pray - Part 3 - Prayer Walls Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Nov 1, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,728 views

    Prayer is essential. Prayer is neglected. Why? Why spend the time and effort to pray?

    Pray Pt. 3 - Prayer Walls I. Introduction We have talked about how prayer reveals our intimacy levels. We are intimate with who we pray to, for and with reveals how "deep" you are in your walk with your Father and with. Then last week we discussed pattern. How many of you have been consciously ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Set Free To Serve—not To Sin Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
     | 10,039 views

    Salvation is the work of the Holy Spirit, and it can’t be gained by human effort.

    INTRODUCTION Much of the history of President Franklin D. Roosevelt is predominated by his wartime speeches. However, many historians believe his greatest speech was made eleven months before Pearl Harbor. It wasn’t called the State of the Union address back then, but on January 6, 1941 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Marriage Matters Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Mar 25, 2016
     | 6,998 views

    Biblical look at marriage, in an effort to restore its rightful place in our thinking

    I want to land on my feet in life, don’t you? So, on big subjects that the world is really goofing up right now, we need solid answers. We need to be able to navigate the landing. I’m talking about Christian people being real and our faith making a difference in the way we approach ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Holy Spirit Vs. A Spiritual Nuisance Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 16, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,903 views

    If we serve the Lord in the Spirit's power, God will assist and bless our efforts.

    The Holy Spirit vs. A Spiritual Nuisance (Acts 13:4-12) 1. The Upshot newsblog carried a breath-taking article this week: Jordan Rice, a 13-year-old Australian boy, has emerged as a tragic-heroic figure in news accounts of the disastrous Australian floods, after he asked a rescuer to save his ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Do Diligence, Dads

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jun 12, 2020
     | 1,734 views

    As the spiritual leaders of families, Dads must make a diligent effort to train their children.

    1. Words of wisdom from Dads • Never slap a man who’s chewing tobacco. • Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. • There are 2 theories to arguing with a woman...neither works. • Never miss a good chance to shut up. • Always drink upstream from the herd. • If you find yourself in a hole, stop ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jake Kircher avatar

    Pressing On Towards God Series

    Contributed by Jake Kircher on Mar 1, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,344 views

    Why bother with spiritual disciplines? What’s the point? Paul says that he considers all the "things" he did worthless so doesn’t that get us off the hook?? Well...

    For those of you who were on the winter retreat, you will remember that on Saturday night Greg talked about what it means to have a real walk with God and how to continue to grow in our relationships with Him. He expressed that we all needed to be taking in “Daily Nutrition” if we really wanted to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    There Is A Lion Out There? (Fear) Series

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 18, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,264 views

    This two part lesson studies LIONS in the Bible. The lion represents FEAR! Fear is opposed to faith. Will the lion hinder us? Will the lion launch us? It is up to you!

    THERE ARE LIONS OUT THERE? HOW DID I GET HERE? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I do this lesson in two parts. ILLUSTRATION: A. I use a pint jar. I fill it up with ping pong balls. ( You can substitute: English walnuts, or something cheap, etc.) enough to fill the small jar. (A large ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Tower Of Babel Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on May 22, 2022
     | 6,280 views

    The Tower of Babel was a man centered plan. God supernaturally confused the languages and scattered the people. There are over 7,000 languages spoken in the world today. Pentecost was the Tower of Babel in reverse! The Holy Spirit comes to reach those separated from God by sin.

    Someone says, what are you saying? I can’t understand you. You are talking nonsense. Stop babbling. You know what they are referring to right? It is a reference to what happened in Genesis Chapter 11 at the tower of Babel. The story of the Tower of Babel is uber significant. It explains the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    It's All In The Seeing Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on May 10, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 3,859 views

    4th in series of 5. Two different views of this woman (John 8:1-11) The crowd saw her as damaged and worthless. Jesus saw her as damaged and valuable.

    “Honor your father and mother” is one of the Ten Commandments. It seems a bit strange to me when you look at it set along side the other commandments. Why is this so important? Why, because parents have been given such a high and worthy charge – a living soul has been placed into their care. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Drawing Closer To God

    Contributed by William Akehurst on Jun 24, 2010
    based on 9 ratings
     | 10,560 views

    5 ways to draw closer to God. 1 Submit yourself. 2 Resist the devil. 3 Wash your hands. 4 Sorrow for sin. 5 Realize your worthlessness

    20100418.Sermon.Drawing Closer to God By William Akehurst, BA HSWC James 4 From LAB notes 1-3 Quarrels among believers are always harmful. James tells us that these quarrels result from evil desires within us – we want more possessions, more money, higher status, more recognition. When we ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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