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  • Timothy Peck avatar

    Keys To Contentment Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Dec 18, 2001
    based on 120 ratings
     | 16,742 views

    How to find contentment when we’re dissatisfied with our job, our faith, and our income.

    Have you ever really wanted something? I mean wanted something so badly that you could taste it, so bad that you thought your life would be empty and meaningless until you got it. Maybe it was a certain toy growing up, or a certain kind of car, or a relationship, maybe even a motorcycle. As you ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    All That Glitters Is Not Gold Series

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Jul 7, 2001
    based on 25 ratings
     | 3,427 views

    CONTENTMENT PROTECTS AGAINST THE SNARES OF MATERIALISM

    BIG IDEA: CONTENTMENT PROTECTS AGAINST THE SNARES OF MATERIALISM I. (:6) THESIS: CONTENTMENT CONTRIBUTES GREATLY TOWARDS GODLINESS A. Review: The Pursuit of Godliness Can be Misguided (Apart from Contentment) Remember the False Teachers from vs. 5: "who suppose that godliness is a means of ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Lure Of Money Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 13, 2001
    based on 26 ratings
     | 6,771 views

    The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. How can we fight the temptation to misuse money?

    I discovered some fascinating statistics the other day. Did you know that out of 38 parables that Jesus told, 16 deal with money in some form or other? If you add up all the times that heaven and hell are mentioned, it comes to fewer times than money is mentioned. The New Testament says 5 times as ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Money Your Master Or Your Servant

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 26, 2001
    based on 30 ratings
     | 6,762 views

    This sermon deals with how money drives our serves us in life.

    Money Your Master Or Your Servant 1/9/2000 Proverbs 1:8-19 I Timothy 6:6-16 Money is one of the things Jesus spends a lot of time talking about, because the way in which we use our money says more about the health of our spiritual life than anything else that we use. It does not matter ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Paul Etterling avatar

    Am I A Soldier Of The Cross?

    Contributed by Paul Etterling on Jun 7, 2001
    based on 185 ratings
     | 14,986 views

    The call of Christians around the world to be brave, strong soldiers of the cross. In this day of evil, are you standing and fighting, or are you cowardly and running?

    Introduction For many years in the church christians have been spurred on to fight the fight of faith not just from scripture but also from hymn writers such as Barring-Gould. He wrote the words to this hymn that we many times sing in the the church. Onward Chrisitian soldiers, marching as to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    How Much Is God Worth To You?

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Feb 12, 2001
    based on 65 ratings
     | 16,671 views

    This sermon deals with the value we place on what the Lord has done for us.

    How Much Is God Worth 4/13/97 Proverbs 3:1-15 1 Timothy 6:6-21 Text Luke 7:36 Some things hold their value no matter where you go or when you go. If you took a time travel machine and had some diamonds, you could be sure you had something of great value because of its ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Controlling Your Money Before It Can Control You Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Mar 6, 2001
    based on 117 ratings
     | 8,876 views

    Four Principles about how God expects us to use our money.

    Survivor’s Series “How To Survive In the Real World” Sermon # 5 Financial Survival “Controlling Your Money Before It Controls You.” 1 Timothy 6:6-12 A frank examination would have to conclude that money is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A-Ssess My Contentment (Part 8) Series

    Contributed by Jeff Christopherson on Dec 23, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,137 views

    Experience a faith that delivers on the promise of peace.

    Assess My Contentment Series, “Being Spiritual without being Religious” – Part 8 Pastor Jeff Christopherson November 7, 2004 Assess My Contentment… Experience a faith that delivers on the promise of peace. I have climbed the highest mountains. I have run through the fields. I run, I have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Haines avatar

    Take The Checkered Flag Series

    Contributed by Mark Haines on Jan 6, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,062 views

    The final sermon in this NASCAR series that uses Parable leading to Textual Exposition to call people to generous living.

    Bible Text: 1 Timothy 6:3-19 Series: NASCAR Comes To Church Title: Take the Checkered Flag Topic: Christian Living / Stewardship Theme: Purposeful Growth in Christian Living / Stewardship of What We Have Purpose: to be the Holy Spirit’s second witness calling God’s people in my care to commit ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Andrew Schroer avatar

    Fight The Good Fight

    Contributed by Andrew Schroer on Oct 18, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 5,950 views

    St. Paul encourages us to fight the good fight of faith, holding on tightly to the salvation that we have been given and being content with God’s blessings.

    The United States has attacked Afghanistan. It has begun. The long war on terrorism. We don’t know how long it will last. We only know that it will be a long and difficult struggle. This morning, Paul encouraged Timothy to “fight the good fight of faith”, to join in hand to hand combat against ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Pelea La Buena Batalla De La Fe

    Contributed by Andrew Schroer on Oct 18, 2001
    based on 76 ratings
     | 58,769 views

    San Pablo nos anima a pelear la buena batalla de la fe, aferrándonos a nuestra salvación y estando contentos con todo lo que Dios nos ha dado.

    El domingo pasado el ejército de los Estados Unidos atacó a Afganistán dando inicio a nuestra guerra larga contra el terrorismo. No sabemos cuánto va a durar esta lucha. Sólo sabemos que va a ser una lucha larga y difícil. Esta mañana, San Pablo exhortó a Timoteo a “pelear la buena batalla de la ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Godliness With Contentment Is Great Gain

    Contributed by Don Schultz on Jan 14, 2004
    based on 94 ratings
     | 19,022 views

    Watch out for the ogre in the pit! Here’s how you can be truly content

    1 Timothy 6:6-12 GODLINESS WITH CONTENTMENT IS GREAT GAIN I would like to start out this sermon with a story – listen closely, and see if you can get the point. Once upon a time there was a White Knight looking for adventure. He came to a village where legend told of a terrible ogre in a pit. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Monte Robinson avatar

    What Is "Great Gain" For You?

    Contributed by Monte Robinson on Jul 18, 2003
    based on 19 ratings
     | 6,280 views

    Challenge your congregation to have contentment by increasing godliness in their lives.

    1 Timothy 6:3-10 PRAY ILL: Early African converts to Christianity were earnest and regular in private devotions. Each one reportedly had a separate spot in the thicket where he would pour out his heart to God. Over time the paths to these places became well worn. As a result, if one of these ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charles Salmon avatar

    The Enemy Within: Greed Series

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jan 15, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,162 views

    Greed is a powerful and prevalent enemy to spirituality, but God has shown us how to overcome it.

    The Enemy Within - Greed. I Tim. 6:6-10 INTRO.: This morning we begin a new series of messages titled “The Enemy Within.” We will examine some of the great obstacles to living the Christian life. Opposition to the Christian comes from both outside and inside. From the outside, Satan hurls his ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Brian Kluth avatar

    Living The Truly Good Life

    Contributed by Brian Kluth on Feb 15, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,095 views

    Ways to Rise Above the Pull of Materialism Highlights from 1 Timothy

    1) A goal to strive for: Godliness with contentment 1 Tim 6:6,8 Godliness (=devoted to Christ living) with contentment (=satisfaction) is great gain… if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. Luke 12:15 (Jesus said) "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational