What Are You Growing?
Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 4, 2016
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For Mother's Day we need to consider WHAT ARE WE GROWING? We look at John Chapman, JOHNNY APPLESEED... Good growth is planned...
WHAT ARE YOU GROWING? GUIDED GROWTH...By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.comText:2 Corinthians 9:6 (KJV) But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. 2 Corinthians 9:6 (NLT) Remember this—a farmer ...read more
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Denomination: Assembly Of God
God's Cologne
Contributed by Curt Cizek on Feb 25, 2003
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We carry the aroma of Jesus among a lost and dying world as Jesus leads us triumphantly.
I. Paradox – Zechariah 9:12 - prisoners of hope – slaves yet free at the same time – continue this today as well as some othersII. Triumphal procession – Roman procession after victory A.Generally, to be led in a triumphant procession means to be a prisoner of war – Spartacus – Kirk Douglas – ...read more
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Denomination: Lutheran
It Begins With You
Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Nov 3, 2012
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Building successfully will depend whether we have made wise or foolish choices. God wants His children to enjoy His promises. He will pour out His promises to those who are thirsty If you are thirsty for healing, he will pour out healing. If you are thirs
It Begins With YouBuilding successfully will depend whether we have made wise or foolish choices.2 Corinthians 13:5 - Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?-unless indeed you are disqualified. Isaiah ...read more
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Denomination: Charismatic
Sing To The Lord A New/Old Song Series
Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 15, 2013
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The Liturgy, especially the Mass, is a point of contact between the human and divine
Monday of 11th Week in Course 2013Sacrosanctum Concilium 1“O sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have gotten him victory. Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises!”The ...read more
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Denomination: Catholic
God's Favorite Word Is "Yes!" Series
Contributed by David Dykes on Aug 11, 2010
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We should be careful not to make promises we can’t keep. We put our mouth in motion before our mind is in gear. Sometimes our mouths write checks our body can’t cash! As much as we like to keep our promises sometimes we fail. But all of God’s promises are
INTRODUCTIONWe’re on a journey through 2 Corinthians I’m calling “Hope for Cracked Pots.” Today I want to speak on this topic: GOD’S FAVORITE WORD IS “YES!” One of the most beautiful words in the human language is the word “yes.” Whenever a ...read more
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Denomination: Baptist
Giving That Pleases God Series
Contributed by Michael Stark on Apr 5, 2014
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We Christians want to please God in all things. Even in the act of giving, we want to please Him. The Apostle to the Gentiles provides instruction designed to ensure that we please Him in this act of worship.
“In this matter I give my judgment: this benefits you, who a year ago started not only to do this work but also to desire to do it. So now finish doing it as well, so that your readiness in desiring it may be matched by your completing it out of what you have. For if the readiness is there, ...read more
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Denomination: Baptist
Avoiding The Money Pit Series
Contributed by Thomas Cash on Aug 20, 2007
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6th in a series from 1 Timothy. Which do we love more: God or money? Let’s use the resources God places in our care to honor Christ and aid those in need. “You can have all this world, but Give me Jesus!”
Sermon NotesLessons for a Healthy Church:Avoiding the Money Pit1 Timothy 6:3-19Introduction: In 1986 Tom Hanks & Shelly Long starred in a movie called "The Money Pit." It’s a film “for everyone who’s ever been deeply in Love or deeply in debt.” One of my favorite lines: “Here lies Walter ...read more
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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
A Place For You
Contributed by I. Grant Spong on May 7, 2020
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Do we sometimes feel like we don’t belong? We really belong somewhere else, somewhere wonderful. How do we get there? Let’s find the way to the place where we truly belong in John 14:1-14.
Do we sometimes feel like we don’t belong? We really belong somewhere else, somewhere wonderful. How do we get there? Let’s find the way to the place where we truly belong in John 14:1-14.John 14:1-2 (NKJV) “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s ...read more
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Denomination: Independent/Bible
Seize The Teaching Moment Series
Contributed by Michael Mays on Apr 26, 2022
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Few things in our ministries are more important than the responsibility of mentoring. In 1 Timothy, the apostle Paul reminds the young pastor of the divine opportunity he has to unpack the richness of God's Word in his church--don't let that fire die!
I. Intro: My Bible Teaching Background – In Awana, I over-achieved to please parents and went through literature at accelerated rate – One teacher, Jerry Weidenbenner, encouraged me to learn 2 Timothy (which I did, but didn’t remotely grasp until much later), and to consider ...read more
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From Heavenly Hurt To Healing Hearts Series
Contributed by Greg Nance on Oct 19, 2003
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Bringing people to repentance is tough work. God has a way, and it leads to salvation. Working through compicated relationship factors Paul shares a great success story here.
From Heavenly Hurts to Healing Hearts2 Corinthians 7What did it take for God to bring you to repentance? Right in the heart of this chapter we discover a great truth of God about repentance that leads to salvation. We’ve been studying this letter of Paul to Corinth and have noticed how he ...read more
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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Trusting Externals To Make Us Feel Good Series
Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 18, 2000
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Where do we get our sense of value from - externals or God’s love for us?
My wife, Di, and I were sitting in the family room watching TV with our daughter, Janet, the other night when suddenly, Janet noticed the new watch Di had got for Christmas. She said with a mixture of awe and new-found respect, "Mum, you’ve got a Fossil watch. That’s so cool!" Well, we’d bought it ...read more
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Denomination: Anglican
The Real Insurgency, Pt. 2 Series
Contributed by Jim Cunningham on Sep 2, 2006
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Second in a series looking at spiritual warfare not on the basis of popular Christian views, but on biblical teaching.
Two weeks ago I started preaching on this passage, and I told you at the time that as I began to study though it, what I had intended to be a single sermon had grown into at least two. Now it looks like three. And frankly, we could spend many more weeks on the subject of spiritual warfare. As I ...read more
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Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Why Does God Comfort Us? Series
Contributed by John Telgren on May 6, 2003
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When we pray, God comforts us. When God comforts us, he does so not just to make us comfortable, but to enable us to comfort others with the comfort He has given us
How do you feel when you experience the first real snowfall of the season? Not to long ago, we had our first significant snowfall. I can remember my reaction. I ran outside with a childish smile on my face just to see and feel the snow as it fell on my face. There was electricity in the air. I ...read more
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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Grace Gives
Contributed by David Swensen on Jan 31, 2002
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We were created to reach out to others. We are commanded in Scripture to give generously of our time, talents and finances in ministry. But what is or should be our modivation for giving and serving?
In his book Run with the Horses, Eugene Peterson tells how he saw some birds teaching their young to fly.Three young swallows were perched on a dead branch that stretched out over a lake. “One adult swallow got alongside the chicks and started shoving them out toward the end of the branch – ...read more
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Denomination: Baptist
Since We Have This Ministry Series
Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Feb 13, 2012
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Did you know that you have a ministry calling? Paul is not writing to a group of pastors but to a church. Do you know what your ministry calling is as a member of the Body of Christ? Do you know what to expect as you go out to minister?
4:1 Therefore, since we have this ministry, Bernard L. Brown, Jr., president of the Kennestone Regional Health Care System in the state of Georgia once worked in a hospital where a patient knocked over a cup of water, which spilled on the floor beside the patient’s bed. The patient was ...read more
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