What The Body Of Christ Needs
Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jul 11, 2003
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Using the metaphor of a body, I believe that for this church to function properly as Christ would have it function, as well as each us individually, there are certain body parts that ALL of us must possess.
WHAT THE BODY OF CHRIST NEEDSI CORINTHIANS 12:12-18INTRODUCTION: Throughout the New Testament the church is likened to a physical body made up of many members each functioning in a different capacity but all being part of the same unity and working together for the proper functioning and benefit ...read more
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Denomination: Baptist
The Power Of A Tower
Contributed by Dana Visneskie on Jan 22, 2005
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This message gives life lessons found in the story of the tower of babel. I show how the power of pride, unity and communication where in a group of people and how it shaped history. It was also the introcution to my message on the Anti Christ.
Title: The Power Of A TowerText: Gen 11:1-9Pray!!!Read Text!!!Introduction:Anyone who travels to Edinburgh, Scotland will find Edinburgh castle a tower of seemingly insurmountable strength. But the truth is that the castle was once actually captured. The fortress had an obvious weak spot ...read more
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Denomination: Pentecostal
God's Cure For Dirty Feet
Contributed by James Groce on Mar 27, 2002
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We will never reach total perfection in this life, but this does not give us a license to sin
---------------------------1 John 1:5-75This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.6If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, welie, and do not the truth:7But if we walk in the light, as ...read more
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Denomination: Pentecostal
Is Greed A Poor Man's Vice?
Contributed by William Mouser on Mar 3, 2005
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Greed is every bit as much -- maybe more -- a poor man’s vice as it is a rich man’s folly.
Fifthteenth Sunday in Trinity:Scripture: Luke 12:13-21, Ecclesiasticus 5:1-10"Is Greed a Poor Man’s Vice?"The lessons appointed for today have three things in common. First of all, both contain teaching from men who were named Jesus. Jesus ben Sirach composed the passage from the apocryphal ...read more
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Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican
How Failures Should Pray Series
Contributed by David Scudder on Jun 3, 2009
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What should we do when we don’t feel worthy to come to God? What should we do when we come face to face with our own failures? The problem is that we don’t want to come to Jesus when we feel dirty.
Purpose: To describe what godly repentance is.Aim: I want the listener to pray properly when they sin.INTRODUCTION: We have all failed God. We have all felt like failures. What should we do when we come face to face with our own failures? Jesus said we should come to Him: Matthew 11:28-30 28 ...read more
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Denomination: Independent/Bible
Mercy – The Fifth Step To Happiness Series
Contributed by Tom Shepard on Feb 20, 2008
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This is a sermon on the fifth beattitude. Mercy: I’m merciful - 1. If I’m patient with those are DIFFERENT from me. 2. If I forgive those who have FALLEN. 3. If I help those who are HURTING. 4. If I do good to my ENEMIES.
Becoming Merciful – The Fifth Step To HappinessWe have been making a journey through a section of the scripture known as the beatitudes. The beatitudes are found in Matthew chapter five. All of them begin with the word “blessed.” Another word for blessed is happy. So as we have been making ...read more
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Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Christians In Need Of Conversion Series
Contributed by James May on Mar 2, 2008
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#23 and the final message in the Book of James Series. Being a Christian has to be much more than just in word, but in action and in commitment to Christ.
23 Christians in Need of ConversionThe Book of JamesBy Pastor Jim MayJames 5:19-20, "Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of ...read more
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Denomination: Independent/Bible
Staying In Your Lane Part 2
Contributed by Ronnie Mcneill on Nov 25, 2007
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This sermon is a sermon for children, teenagers, or young adults which speaks of honoring your parents or the adults that have authority over you. God honors obedience in us.
Introduction:Remembering back to when I was taking Driver Education at the Baltimore City College, I can’t help but remember what the instructor would always tell us. When you are driving you should always stay in your lane. Whenever you are ready to change lanes, always put on your signal ...read more
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Denomination: Baptist
The Con Artist Named Pride Series
Contributed by Kelly Benton on Oct 5, 2011
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To share how pride cons us into a life separate from God and how we must re-claim our relationship to Him!
Last week I share with you about The Thief Named Grudge and I do hope that by exposing Grudge that we all are better equipped to keep our him from robbing us of the valuable things he steals from our lives; Joy, Time, and of course our focus.I believe it is a great thing that we were able to ...read more
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Denomination: Other
How To Fail Well Series
Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on May 7, 2009
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(PowerPoint Slides and Cell Study Notes freely available by emailing Emile@Wolfaardt.com)Learning how to turn failures in to victories....
Series - "Living Life to the Full"How to Fail Well (LTF-05)2 Timothy 2:13Have you wondered why we all love stories where, despite insurmountable odds and against unstoppable enemies, the little guy fights his way to the top and the bad guys get their comeuppance?Nearly 35 years ago on October ...read more
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Denomination: *other
How To Find Joy In Your Relationships Series
Contributed by Tom Shepard on Oct 10, 2009
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This sermon gives five aspects of building good relationships. 1. Stop having selfish AMBITIONS 2. Stop having selfish CONCEIT 3. Increase HUMILITY 4. Increase CONSIDERATION of others 5. Develop a Christ-Like CHARACTER
How To Find Joy In Your RelationshipsHere is a fact: God has made us to have relationships. We can have a relationship with Him and we can have a relationship with other people. Since the fall of Adam and Eve – maintaining relationships have been a major struggle between man and man - and ...read more
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Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Familiarity Breeds Contempt Series
Contributed by Ken Pell on Feb 12, 2007
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Discover the counter-cultural ethic that Jesus utilized as he ministered and saved the human race.
Familiarity Breeds ContemptMark 5:17; 6:1-6From the Sermon Series: “Ten Cultural Myths that Drive America”Sermon point: From a human perspective the adage “Familiarity breeds contempt” has some truth to it. However, from a divine perspective, God is fully familiar with us and loves us with an ...read more
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Denomination: Nazarene
Making The Right Choices Series
Contributed by Tom Shepard on Feb 14, 2007
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This sermon is fourth in the series on how to deal with stress in our lives. All the sermons in this series come from the 23rd Psalm. God’s antidote for Indecision.
Making the Right ChoicesHow to Deal With IndecisionToday we are continuing our series Stressbusters. We are going through the 23rd Psalm and looking at seven ways we can relieve stress in our lives. We have already looked at how to deal worry, how to deal with busyness and how to deal with ...read more
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Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Freedom From Addiction To Approval Series
Contributed by Ken Henson on Apr 28, 2014
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In order to free ourselves from obsessive attraction to approval and praise we must press the escape key:Embrace GraceSeek only the praise of God andChange our Story - let God re-write our personal narrative
We read Galatians chapter 1 together.Today we’re going to focus on just one verse from Galatians 1.10 Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ. This is the first in a ...read more
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21st Century Captives
Contributed by Alfred Beck on Aug 11, 2015
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Message about Biblical Finance
21st Century CaptivesPsalm 102:18-22 Matthew 6:16-24Jesus said, “I have come to seek and to save the lost.” He said, “I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” And in the church today, we acknowledge that there are times when we lose ...read more
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Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
