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Holy Heart Check

Contributed by Kraig Pullam on Feb 19, 2014

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Purity of heart results in a life of a clear vision of God in His fulness

I want to start off today by asking you a question that Max Lucado queries in the opening section of his book, ‘Just Like Jesus’. He asks: What if, for one day, Jesus were to become you? What if, for twenty-four hours, Jesus wakes up in your bed, walks in your shoes, lives in your ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8

Denomination: Baptist

Hinderances To A Relationship With God

Contributed by Andy Barnard on Dec 27, 2008

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Youth talk comparing relationship with someone from oppositte gender to relationship with God

Girls: what are complete turnoffs in guys Guys: what are complete turnoffs in girls Our relationship with God is illustrated by the human picture of marriage. We can therefore take courtship as a picture of intimacy with God. Things that will hinder a guy/girl relationship, will also hinder our ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:28

Denomination: Pentecostal

Prayer And Giving! Series

Contributed by Kyle Sullivan on Jun 15, 2011

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Sermon Series I preach when our Church went through Rick Warren's C.L.A.S.S. Christian Life And Service Seminars Thanks to Rick Warren for the Foundation of this Sermon Series

Part #1 Giving Definition: "Stewardship is the responsibility of managing some assets or affairs or property of someone else's." Principles of Stewardship: 1. God owns everything. Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth..." (NIV) Colossians 1:16 Who is the Owner? ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:14-15

Denomination: Baptist

Lesson 11: As They Are Taught By God To Love One Another Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Sep 3, 2018

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Just as God’s love is a holy love, so our love for God and for one another ought to motivate us to holy living.

7/16/18 Tom Lowe Lesson 11: As They Are Taught by God to Love One Another (1Thessalonians 4:9) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:9 (NIV) Now about your love for one another we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other. Lesson 11 Introduction The ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:9

Denomination: Baptist

God Works In Us And Through Us

Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Jun 22, 2001

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This sermon is about how God works in the life of a beleiver and makes him a useful vessel.

GOD WORKS IN US AND THROUGH US OUTLINE 1.PURPOSE 2.PREPARATION 3.PERFORMANCE 4.POWER 5.PART 6.PROVED 7.PERFECTION THE MESSAGE GOD WORKS IN US AND THROUGH US 1.PURPOSE Philippians 2:13 God works in us to fulfill His plan and purpose.We must not expect Him to work in our lives to ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:13

Denomination: Pentecostal

Prayer Unlocks The Glory Series

Contributed by Daniel De Bruin on Nov 5, 2015

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The church needs to understand that our praise and worship should not be a substitute for prayer. Prayer is vitally important in the lives of Christians.

The church needs to understand that our praise and worship should not be a substitute for prayer. Prayer is vitally important in the lives of Christians. As a child I heard my Mom minister at a women's prayer meeting saying, Prayer is the main artery of a believer. Once it get cut off, you will die ...read more

Scripture: James 4:3

Denomination: Bible Church

"Let's Start A Movement!" Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Jul 10, 2017

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If I want to learn to be truly happy, I want to learn from someone who didn’t have everything just handed to them, I want to learn from someone who had some struggles and was still happy. So I choose to learn from the Apostle Paul.

“Let’s start a Movement!” Philippians 1: 9-19 For those of us who really enjoy reading your probably will aware that there is a book out there on every topic you can imagine. Many offer self-help; advice on how to change your life for how to achieve a particular goal. If you want to be wealthy ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:9-19

Denomination: Baptist

Secret Ambition

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Mar 4, 2021

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This sermon is about pride, ambition and the desire to great.

SECRET AMBITION Mark 10:35-45 There is the story about a painter who was painting a picture of Oliver Cromwell. When Cromwell saw the painting he was not pleased because he did not think the painting was genuine. He therefore told the court painter to take it back and paint him ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:35-45

Denomination: United Methodist

After The Attack

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Sep 18, 2001

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Let’s make sense of how we are to face the present and the future after suffering such evil-motivated attacks on our way of life.

Job 1.1-22, 1 Timothy 1.7 September 16, 2001 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 This is the new face of war…the invisible enemy can attack anywhere…without warning…safety is a thing of the past. I…looked over at the ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:1-22

Denomination: United Methodist

Where’s The Love? Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Oct 7, 2024

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The message examines love as the motive for what we do. The context of the Love Chapter is the operation of the gifts of the Spirit (listed in 1 Corinthians 12 and regulated in 1 Corinthians 14).

Intro Our text today is found in 1 Corinthians 13. After addressing the nine gifts of the Spirit in the first part of 1 Cor. 12, Paul introduced an analogy of the human body to teach these believers the importance of valuing and caring for one another. On the one hand, these Corinthians are doing a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, 1 Corinthians 12:1-31, Galatians 6:10, James 2:1-20, 1 Peter 2:20, 1 John 4:1-21, Jeremiah 45:5, 1 Peter 4:8 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Christian Carnality

Contributed by Frank Gallagher on Nov 11, 2000

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A study of James 4 which addresses carnality vs. spirituality among believers.

Christian Carnality (James 4) [HTML formatted version of this sermon is located at: http://members.aol.com/abidingitw/james4.html] (handout follows sermon text) INTRODUCTION Jesus Himself tells us in John 8:31-32: 31 "... If you abide in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; 32 and ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What's Right With The Church

Contributed by Don Hutto on May 3, 2001

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Anybody can tell what’s wrong with the church but we need to emphasize what’s right with the church.

What’s Right With The Church Matthew 16:13-18 I. Introduction My wife and I had the opportunity to be out of town this last weekend, and we visited another church. As soon as service was over I caught myself pointing out what was wrong with the church. Their bulletin was different than ours. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-18

Denomination: Baptist

Forgiveness- What Do We Carry And What Do We Let Go?

Contributed by Simon Harrison on Apr 4, 2001

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Forgiveness is not about accepting that something wrong is somehow right, or trying to forget it: a prayerful reflection on Matthew 18.

Today I would like to say a few words about things in our lives that we carry and things that we let go. I find today’s Gospel reading one of the most challenging in the Bible. With any apology, Jesus talks quite bluntly about the forgiveness God offers to us, and the expectation God has of us, as ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:23-35

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Guarding Our Minds - Mind (Part 1)

Contributed by Dan Farrell on Jul 10, 2001

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Allowing the Holy Spirit to help us keep the "right stuff" going into our minds and the "wrong stuff" out.

INTRODUCTION: There are so many things out there which can effect us AND can effect our minds. You have the different types of media which, if we don’t guard ourselves carefully, can hurt us spiritually and in so many other ways. Music, radio, internet, television, movies, reading ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Consider The Source

Contributed by Dean Meadows on May 16, 2003

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This sermon deals with people who look for the right answers in the wrong places. Jesus is the only source for true fullfillment

Consider the Source 5/13/03 1 Kings 17:1-16 (Read 17:1-7) Have you ever heard something and you had some doubt about it and you said, “Consider the source”? In other words, the source was not a reliable one. Today we read about the prophet Elijah and God’s judgment on Ahab and the children of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-16

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