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  • Tom Fuller avatar

    Where's Your Mind Set? Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on May 2, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,543 views

    Often we want to make ourselves better but go about it the wrong way. Paul the Apostle gives us tips in how to put off the old nature and put on Christ’s character.

    In chapter 2, Paul focused on the error of elevating the mind above the knowledge of God, and focusing on taming the physical body as a way to righteousness. He chastises the use of external rules and regulations, especially those around following certain ritual days and abstaining from certain ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Bad Table Manners

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Aug 2, 2011
    based on 10 ratings
     | 15,091 views

    It is not any sin of commission that is pointed at but the sins of omission. We often think of sin as something we do wrong, and it is that. There are many things that we omit to do which is sin in the sight of God.

    TITLE: BAD TABLE MANNERS SCRIPTURE: ST. LUKE 16:19-30 There are portions found in the Gospel according to ST. LUKE that can make an individual very uncomfortable. This is such a passage. It is DESIGNED to discomfort the comfortable. And, strangely enough it comforts those who may be struggling ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Three Plus One Equals Infinity Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 14, 2002
    based on 39 ratings
     | 7,445 views

    Dramatic monologue, done as if I were Daniel, reporting on his three friends in the fiery furnace. Focus on spiritual identity in a power-hungry world.

    (Singing) “When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie, His grace, all-sufficient, shall be thy supply. The flame shall not hurt thee, He only designs thy dross to consume and thy gold to refine.” Whew! Does it seem hot in here to you? Does it feel as though the very fires of hell are about ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When Everything Falls Apart Premium Sermon

    Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,809 views

    This sermon explores how to navigate through life's challenges and hardships by exercising patient endurance as taught by Jesus, with a focus on the bleak future he predicted.

    Welcome church! I want to start with a question today: do you know what a “first-world problem” is? First-world problems are small, relatively insignificant annoyances which irritate us. These are problems of affluence, not scarcity. Examples are: Starbucks makes your coffee wrong. Your favorite ...read more

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    Reflections

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Oct 25, 2020
     | 6,483 views

    We can have a tendency to focus a lot on our image. Whether it's how we look, how we come across or how we're perceived. And to some degree we should it seriously but we can focus too much on our physical image and not enough on our spiritual image.

    REFLECTIONS We can have a tendency to focus a lot on our image. Whether it's how we look, how we come across or how we're perceived by others, our image is something we take seriously. And in part, that's a good thing. We should be concerned with how we come across and that people ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Journeying To Joy Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on May 30, 2003
    based on 567 ratings
     | 195,229 views

    Being joyful is more than just being happy. We’ll focus on the true meaning of joy and look at several “joy-busters.”

    Journeying to Joy Rev. Brian Bill June 15, 2001 Our family spent this past Wednesday at a Water Park up in God’s Country. We had a blast! There were lots of smiles and laughter. The girls really liked the wave pool and we all enjoyed slides with names like the “Corkscrew,” “Twister,” and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living Pure In An Impure World

    Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 244 ratings
     | 46,360 views

    We live in a culture that attempts to pull us contrary to our life in Christ. This sermon examines some helps to maintain a holy focus.

    Living Pure in an Impure World Psalm 119:9-11 9 How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. 10 With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! 11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You! I have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living The Spirit-Controlled Life Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Jul 22, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 14,927 views

    We need to focus on what God has done, think about what we think about, and allow the Spirt to control us.

    Living the Spirit-controlled Life Romans 8:2-11 Rev. Brian Bill 7/22/07 www.pontiacbible.org Last week we learned that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. I decided to preach on just one point because I wanted us to get it into our heads and hearts so we will never forget. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Give Thanks? Maybe? What Do I Know?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 17, 2018
     | 4,020 views

    It is easy to forget to give thanks when things are going wrong. There is a beautiful story of the king's son that had a bad attitude. We may see through the fog, but God has a plan.

    GIVE THANKS? MAYBE? WHAT DO I KNOW? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com HAVE YOU EVER FORGOT WHAT YOU KNOW? SPIRITUALLY, I THINK IT IS SO EASY TO FORGET WHAT YOU KNOW… One day when I was young I ran out of gas. It was before the cell phone. I sat and wondered what am I going ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Guilt

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on May 6, 2023
     | 3,199 views

    If you have committed a wrong that is weighing you down with guilt, even though you have repented and received God's forgiveness, please read this message of hope.

    Guilt Scripture: Psalm 32:1-5; Romans 3:22-24 The title of my message this morning is “Guilt.” I do not know about you, but there are times when I lay in bed at night thinking about things that I have done that were not right and actually hurt others. I think about the repercussions of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Worshipper Or Worrier

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 2, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,259 views

    The bow that is always bent will soon break. People are intensely worried today. To avoid worry, we must have the proper focus, and focus comes through worship. Time to sit back and let Him do what He pleases. Let Him be in the driver’s seat and you’ll ex

    Opening Illustration: In her book, Celebrate Joy! Velma Seawell Daniels gives a striking new meaning to this familiar phrase. She tells of interviewing a man who had made a trip to Alaska to visit people who live above the Arctic Circle. "Never ask an Eskimo how old he is," the man said. "If you ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Eyes In The Bible PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 4, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 100 views

    The sermon urges us to focus our attention on God, allowing His light to clear our vision and transform our hearts, actions, and perspective.

    Friends, have you ever tried to read with smudged glasses or looked through a windshield streaked with grime? You can see, but you can’t see well. Colors dull. Edges blur. You miss what’s right in front of you. Life can feel that way, can’t it? The calendar fills up, the news churns, the phone ...read more

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    No Other Gods Series

    Contributed by Michael Sawyer on Nov 10, 2013
     | 6,458 views

    This is the first in a series that I preached on the Ten Commandments. The focus of the series was on the relationship between God and us and the relevance that the Commandments still have for us from that standpoint.

    No Other Gods Exodus 20:3 "You shall have no other gods before me. The children of Israel are at Sinai. They have come to freedom by the hand of God in the plagues of Egypt, the parting of the Red Sea, and the destruction of the armies of Pharaoh. These things were done by God. Not by them. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Correcting Your Spiritual Myopia Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 17, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,327 views

    We struggle with the problem of prejudice to one degree or another by an improper focus on the externals. James addresses this problem head-on in James 2:1-13.

    Scripture The animated movie Shrek celebrates the worth of society’s undervalued people. It revolves around a boorish ogre named Shrek who finds a friend in a talking donkey—creatively named “Donkey”! Shrek unexpectedly falls in love with a princess, whom he and Donkey rescue from a distant ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    What Do You See?

    Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 11, 2006
    based on 31 ratings
     | 13,415 views

    Proper perspective is a very important thing to have. Sometimes if we’re not careful we can lose focus of what’s truly important.

    INTRO: What do you see? -Cone or a hole -Old man/young man -Frog/horse -Old woman/young woman -Faces/vase -Pelican/rabbit The following is a letter that was sent home by a daughter who was away at college: Dear Mom and Dad: I’m sorry to be so long in writing again, but all my writing paper was lost ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God