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  • Dan Borchert avatar

    Enjoy The Joy

    Contributed by Dan Borchert on Aug 29, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 6,152 views

    If we have Christ, we should have joy. There is nothing wrong with enjoying the joy. Joy is found in Christ

    3 John 1-4 Enjoy the Joy Introduction A. When is the last time you saw someone smile just for no reason? B. When is the last time you went to the store and the clerk actually seemed happy to be working? C. When is the last time you walk in your boss’s office and he seemed to be in a good ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Creating An Updraft Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 8, 2002
    based on 74 ratings
     | 9,139 views

    There’s a right way and a wrong way to "do" church. The right way is the one that takes the most work.

    A woman once told about her good friend and fellow parishioner who had just bought a house that was between the preacher’s house and that owned by the chairman of the deacons. I teased her a bit. "Now you must really walk the straight and narrow," I said. "On the contrary," she replied. "I ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Guarding Our Minds - Mind (Part 1)

    Contributed by Dan Farrell on Jul 10, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 9,772 views

    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

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Overcoming The Mistakes Of Idolatry

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 74 ratings
     | 11,186 views

    Choose this day if you will worship the Lord or contemporary idols. Find out what are the consequences for making the wrong choice.

    Overcoming the Mistakes of Idolatry (Josh. 17:1-18) Quote:Idolatry is worshiping anything that ought to be used, or using anything that ought to be worshiped. Augustine. Many people are living only for earthly pleasures that cannot satisfy their deepest longings. Millions of people vainly ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Simon Harrison avatar

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

    Contributed by Simon Harrison on Apr 4, 2001
    based on 46 ratings
     | 3,108 views

    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

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    What's Right With The Church

    Contributed by Don Hutto on May 3, 2001
    based on 505 ratings
     | 28,080 views

    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Doing The Right Thing The Right Way

    Contributed by Sherie Mercier on Sep 11, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 15,736 views

    Even when we are right, we many times do things the wrong way, not God’s way.

    Doing the Right Thing the Right Way Scripture Text: Judges 20 Why is it when we do the right thing that many times it is not the right way? Today’s lesson deals with this issue as well as how to do it the right way and not take so many times to learn it. Of course, we as humans do have the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Tale Of Two Churches Part I Series

    Contributed by David Thrower on Feb 11, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,895 views

    There is a coming conflict that will boil down to two religions - one right and one wrong. Which will you be part of?

    Much has been written about the socio-political situation at the time of the end, but we need to study more what will take place in the religious realm at those times. Common sense tells us that the closing hours of the age are about a conflict - Satan is seeking to usurp God’s place so that he ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    The Excellent Spirit

    Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Mar 1, 2005
    based on 131 ratings
     | 45,672 views

    Ignorance about spiritual warfare is a disaster and when things go wrong, people are caught in the enemy’s web.

    There was a brother called Lucky. He knew the Bible but not very fervent. One day, he was about to go to work and he prayed the usual three- minute prayer. The Holy Spirit asked him to continue and he did. After a few minutes, he decided to stop and goes to work. At the bus stop, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Safe Sin

    Contributed by Dean Morgan on Sep 1, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 5,346 views

    The word "safe sin" is an oxymoron. There really is no such thing as a "safe sin." All sin is wrong and God will judge it all.

    TEXT: Ezekiel 18:4 TITLE: SAFE SIN This phrase “SAFE SIN” is what is called an oxymoron. Oxymorons are expressions or statements, which seem to contradict themselves but nonetheless make a point. Some examples are: “Cruel kindness,” or “clean dirt,” or “tough love.” As a rule these words just ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Falsies Impacting The Church

    Contributed by Jose Gomez Sr. on May 18, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,240 views

    We are living in an age of intellectualism. The Church must be ware of wrong teachings and ideas that do harm to the body of Christ.

    Falsies affecting the Church today 1. The idea that every church is a good church. Things we hear people say; 1. As long as I am going to a church that is all that matters. -Not true! not every church preaches the correct Gospel. There is even the church of Satan. -There are so called Churches ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Forgive One Another

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Nov 1, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,886 views

    We are commanded to forgive our brother or sister in Christ when they do or say something wrong that hurts us.

    EPHESIANS 4:30-32 “FORGIVE ONE ANOTHER” A) An unforgiving spirit creates all kinds of problems in the life of an individual! * In my pastoral ministry I have counseled some who have physical difficulties, not because of sickness, not because of injury, but because of attitudes in their hearts. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Dykes avatar

    With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies? Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Aug 5, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 21,804 views

    How Job's friends show us both the wrong way and the right way to help a friend who is suffering.

    INTRODUCTION This is the fifth study in the teaching series from Job called “Turning Tears into Telescopes.” This message is entitled “With Friends Like These—Who Needs Enemies?” Since I grew up in Alabama, the birthplace of rednecks, I got a real chuckle out of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Martin Wiles avatar

    Lessons On Forgiveness

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Sep 15, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,003 views

    As God has forgiven us in Christ, so it is our responsibility to forgive those who have wronged us.

    Lessons on Forgiveness Matthew 18:21-35 INTRODUCTION One said, “Forgiveness is like the violet sending forth its pure fragrance on the heel of the boot of the one who crushed it.” For three days a fierce winter storm had traveled 1500 miles across the North Pacific from Alaska, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Patrick O'Loughlin avatar

    Do You Have The Right To Be Angry? Series

    Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Jul 1, 2010
    based on 9 ratings
     | 10,137 views

    Do we always have the right to be angry? Why do we get angry over the wrong things?

    Text: Jonah 4:1-11 Title: HAVE YOU ANY RIGHT TO BE ANGRY? Introduction Today we are finishing up our series LIVING WITHOUT REGRETS based on the book of Jonah. As we look today at Cchapter 4 we are going to see a side of Jonah that’s very un-Jonah like. • Jonah’s name means DOVE ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God