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  • Mitchell Skelton avatar

    Evangelism Depends On You Series

    Contributed by Mitchell Skelton on Nov 4, 2003
    based on 74 ratings
     | 5,974 views

    Christians should be compelled to evangelize. Christians should compromise to evangelize. Christians should compete in evangelism.

    Evangelism Depends on You 1 Corinthians 9:16–27 INTRODUCTION During the preparations for an evangelistic crusade in Latin America, a very poor, unshaven man came to one of the week-long biblical counseling courses. It was unusual to see a man of this condition attending an in-depth training ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Steve Taylor avatar

    Rights, Rewards, And Responsibilities Series

    Contributed by Steve Taylor on Jul 20, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,498 views

    We must be willing to give up our rights, and discipline our bodies to see that we are not an obstacle to the gospel.

    Rights, Rewards, and Responsibilities 1 Corinthians 9 In America we are told that we should value our rights above almost everything else. To be an American is to be free. To be free is to be able to speak freely, write freely, and worship freely. It is a true blessing to be free. We believe in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Five Reasons Why Preachers Should Be Paid

    Contributed by George Barton on Aug 5, 2006
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    Gives the five reasons Paul gives in 1 Cor 9 for paying the preacher.

    WHY PREACHERS SHOULD BE PAID REVISED 08-05-2006 FIVE REASONS WHY GOSPEL PREACHERS SHOULD BE PAID 1 Corinthians 9:1-27 (1 Cor 9:1 NIV) Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the result of my work in the Lord? (1 Cor 9:2 NIV) Even though I may not be an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Being With It

    Contributed by Paul Cull on Feb 6, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,266 views

    The necessity of proclaiming the gospel, the necessity of cultural relevance and the necessity of spiritual integrity

    Being with it - the necessity and challenges of cultural relevance There have been remarkable changes in rural communities over the last fifty years or even the last twenty years. When many of us were children, we grew up with a good understanding of the agricultural world. Many of the children ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Kingdom Running

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Feb 16, 2006
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,765 views

    Running the Christian race requires burning some bridges, and building others.

    February 12, 2006 Sixth Sunday after Epiphany It happened on a Wednesday several years ago. Reepicheep managed to throw everything off! The day started as most do around the Brownworth household; Elizabeth was first out the door, running the race between Thomasville and High Point. The ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Paul Reveals His Compulsions

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Feb 17, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,568 views

    Sometimes when people do evil or even great things we like to try to figure out what motivates them. Paul talks about what motivated him and what he was motivated to do in today’s text. Perhaps we can learn some things from his example.

    February 19, 2006 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 Yet when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, for I am compelled to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! If I preach voluntarily, I have a reward; if not voluntarily, I am simply discharging the trust committed to me. What then is my reward? ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Timothy Finch avatar

    The A-B-Cs Of Soul-Winning

    Contributed by Timothy Finch on Mar 14, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
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    The basics of winning others to the faith.

    The A-B-C’s of Soul Winning I Corinthians 9:17-27 17 If I preach voluntarily, I have a reward; if not voluntarily, I am simply discharging the trust committed to me. 18 What then is my reward? Just this: that in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not make use of my ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Smith avatar

    Being All Things To All Men (1 Corinthians 9:16-23)

    Contributed by David Smith on Nov 16, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,584 views

    St Paul speaks about being ’All things to All men’, and at first glance it might just appear that he was undergoing an identity crisis ...

    "To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law. To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but under the law of ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    On Fire! Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Jan 20, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,275 views

    Say it! [Tell the truth about Jesus]

    ON FIRE! I Corinthians 9.15-18 S: Evangelism C: Using the spoken Word Th: Plan to Win! Pr: SAY IT! ?: Why? Why should we say it? KW: Reasons TS: We will find in I Corinthians 9.16 three reasons why we should speak the good news about Jesus. Type: Propositional The ____ reason is… I. IT ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charles Wilkerson avatar

    Preparing Our Community: Letting Them Know We Are Here Series

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 13, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,312 views

    How does a Church build community recognition while not falling into the world’s traps

    General Motors in 1998 tried to sell us on the fact that “It’s not your father’s Oldsmobile.” Most people didn’t by it however and so there is still a threat that Oldsmobile will go the way of Wards and Kmart. What accounts for such radical changes in our economic world? Mikhail Gorbachev ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    All Things For The Cause Of Christ

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Oct 12, 2002
    based on 50 ratings
     | 4,880 views

    What a heart this man, Paul, had for the cause of Christ. He would give up whatever he could so that others could know Jesus and be saved!

    1 Cor. 9:23 And I do all things for the sake of the gospel, that I may become a fellow partaker of it. Did you hear about the UT guys that went hunting? One of the tackles and the quarterback from UT went hunting and as they are walking in the woods suddenly the quarterback falls to the ground ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Chris Appleby avatar

    Freedom To Restrict Our Freedom Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Jul 7, 2003
    based on 58 ratings
     | 7,773 views

    Freedom isn’t everything. Make sure the freedom we hang onto includes the freedom to win others for hrist ansd the freedom to love other Christians even above ourselves.

    A Small Confession... I have something to confess to you today. Something that may forever change the way you look at me. Something that may lower me in your esteem. I like to watch Jerry Springer. What really interests me is how the participants see their right to free speech. Because they have ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Tom Fuller avatar

    Spiritual Fitness

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jul 31, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 4,020 views

    In chapter 9, we explore having the Lord as your avocation – finding the best fit for you, fitting in with others, and becoming fit to excel in His service.

    Do you have an avocation? I don’t mean a hobby you play at – or a job you work at – but something that really interests you – something you’ll spend hours and hours working on, even when you don’t have to? For some people its fishing – they not only have specific flies to catch specific fish in ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • David Owens avatar

    What Could Be More Important Than My Rights? Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Jun 24, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,542 views

    In 1 Corinthians 9, Paul defends his rights, gives up his rights, and shows how he lives without his rights. In doing so he becomes a great example for us in our dealings with the church and the world.

    Introduction: A. Several years ago the Public Library in a certain town had a service called "Dial-A-Tale." 1. Anytime a young child wanted to hear a fairy tale, he or she could call the number and listen to a pre-recorded reading of a short fairy tale. 2. Unfortunately, however, the telephone ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    "Lessons From Paul's Apostleship" 1 Cor. 9 Pt 9 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 21, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 12,878 views

    Paul was an apostle, which is a special messenger, who gave up his personal rights for the Kingdom of God. He was a messenger of Heaven because he served the Kingdom of God and because his goal was an eternal reward in Heaven not on earth. But as Christia

    “Lessons from Paul’s Apostleship” Opening Illustration: Challenge the Ordinary by Blue Fish TV. We need to decide to live extra-ordinary lives as Christian and be all that we can be for the Lord. Thesis: Paul was an apostle, which is a special messenger, who gave up his personal rights for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational