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  • Chris Jordan avatar

    True Love Waits - Youth Abstinence

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Feb 15, 2009
    based on 40 ratings
     | 50,801 views

    True Love Waits is an international campaign designed to challenge students to be sexually abstinent until marriage. This messages talks about the benefits of abstinence.

    TRUE LOVE WAITS (February 2009 – Beausejour Church Youth Rally – Pastor Chris Jordan) WHAT IS TRUE LOVE WAITS? True Love Waits is a campaign designed to challenge students to remain sexually abstinent until marriage. 2.5 – 3 million students have made the True Love Waits Pledge. When I hosted ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Colin Coombs avatar

    Ascending God's Hill

    Contributed by Colin Coombs on Oct 7, 2005
    based on 54 ratings
     | 6,287 views

    The way into God’s pesence, and the consequent blessing.

    ASCENDING GOD’S HILL A Psalm of David. 1 The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; 2 for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters. 3 Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place? 4 He who has clean hands and a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Sense & Nonsense About Alcohol

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Aug 16, 2015
     | 5,076 views

    May a Christian drink alcohol?

    Sense & Nonsense about Alcohol Intro May a Christian drink? What about what Paul said about not eating or drinking if it caused offense? What about alcoholics? What about Jesus turning water into wine? What about respecting each other when there are differences of opinion? The Gospel is Like ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    Growing Pains

    Contributed by Paul Robinson on Oct 3, 2022
     | 695 views

    Growing in the Christian life is not always easy. In fact, there are growing pains, but these are necessary if you want to mature. This passage gives three specific areas in which to grow.

    Main theme of this passage: growing in your walk with God. Verses 1-2. You’ve received the truth of how to grow in your walk with God. It begins with faith. But there are other areas in which we can grow. This passage gives us three ways to grow in our walk with God. 1. Grow in your Abstinence (v. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Greene avatar

    Clarity On Purity And Morality Series

    Contributed by Steve Greene on Jun 10, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,551 views

    This message is from a series idea that came from Life Church called Forgotten Virtures. I added this message on the virtues of Morality and Sexual Purity. This message also helped set up a three week midweek series we were doing with our youth

    Clarity on Purity and Morality This morning I want to talk to you about what could have been another of the Forgotten Virtues series. There is no question about it, Purity and Morality are two more virtues that seem to be disappearing in American culture. WARNING: This message will be a little ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Doing Without

    Contributed by Ken Gehrels on Jul 23, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 2,772 views

    How renunciation, in a consumer age, is vital for spiritual development

    Gold Within - Nuggets Of Christian Character: Doing Without Bible Reading: Matthew 6: 10,25-34; 18: 7-9 Catechism Reading: Q/A 124, 125 PREPARED BY KEN GEHRELS PASTOR CALVIN CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH NEPEAN, ONTARIO "I never ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Stephen Belokur avatar

    To Lent Or Not To Lent ... That Is The Question

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Feb 25, 2015
     | 14,473 views

    Building a continuum with the legalism of the Jews on one end and the Law of Love on the other end. Then trying to decide exactly where along that continuum Lent falls.

    (Establishing the first end of the continuum - Legalism) Exodus 20:8-10 (NLT) “Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the Lord your God. “On that day no ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Self-Judgment: Are We Stumbling Blocks Or Stepping-Stones?

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Jun 15, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,086 views

    The basis for Paul’s exhortation in verses 13-23 is that neither the exercise of Christian liberties nor the abstinence from them is intrinsically good or evil. The rightness or wrongness of these liberties is determined by our attitude toward them

    SELF-JUDGMENT Are we stumbling blocks or stepping-stones? Romans 14:12-23 INTRODUCTION: As we begin, it is important to note the following: The Ultimate Issue Is Not One of Right or Wrong. The basis for Paul’s exhortation in verses 13-23 is that neither the exercise of Christian liberties nor the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lust & Chastity Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Dec 11, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,363 views

    A Christian view of sexuality. Lust happens when attraction becomes an overpowering factor in one's life. Chastity is a positive lifestyle marked by self-control.

    A cartoon depicts two guys in Hell, and one says to the other: “I was under the impression that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” All of the deadly sins we’ve been studying are distorted or excessive attachments to good things. We make them bad. When life revolves around ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Why True Love Waits

    Contributed by Dr. Keion Parrish on Jun 8, 2007
    based on 26 ratings
     | 20,974 views

    Youth Sermon

    YOUTH SERMON Why True Love Waits Scripture: Various Introduction: True love waits. Is that true? It sounds boring. Sexual abstinence isn’t a popular concept. We don’t want to wait on anything in our culture. But, I want you to understand that waiting ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bruce Allen avatar

    Fasting Series

    Contributed by Bruce Allen on Sep 28, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,986 views

    This is a study on the Sermon on the Mount. This is the 7th sermon in the series.

    Sermon on the Mount Pt 7 Fasting Matthew 6: 16-18 Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. [17] But you, when you fast, anoint your ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Naveen Balakrishnan avatar

    Dealing With Conflicts Biblically

    Contributed by Naveen Balakrishnan on Mar 15, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 1,800 views

    The LORD Jesus Christ gives the biblical mandate to dealing with conflicts in the church.

    “Dealing With Conflicts Biblically” Matthew 18:15-17 A. The first stage in resolving conflict is doing it ALONE (meaning one on one). (v. 15) B. The second stage in resolving conflict is doing it ADDITIONALLY (taking one or two more witnesses). (v. 16) C. The third stage in resolving ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Henry Trocino Jr. avatar

    Poverty Can Be Caused By Excessive Consumption Series

    Contributed by Henry Trocino Jr. on Apr 8, 2017
     | 3,795 views

    Part 14 of the Sermon Series, "Rich Man Poor Man in Proverbs"

    "Hear, my son, and be wise, and direct your heart in the way. Be not among drunkards or among gluttonous eaters of meat, for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and slumber will clothe them with rags" (Prov. 23:19-21). The wise writer particularly addresses his words to a young ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Abraham Obadare avatar

    Acceptable Fasting

    Contributed by Dr. Abraham Obadare on Dec 15, 2017
     | 13,243 views

    In the sight of God, fasting is not just denying oneself the pleasure of food but actually meeting the needs of others.

    Memory Verse: “Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke?” Isaiah 58:6 NKJV Definition: According to The New Unger's Bible Dictionary, fasting in the Hebrew language is called ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • William R. Nabaza avatar

    New Wine In The Kingdom Of God

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Nov 19, 2012
     | 4,599 views

    I. EXORDIUM: Do you remember CHRIST's return by celebrating Holy Communion? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show GOD's love to us in abstinence of not drinking wine until He returns for us IV. TEXT: Mark 14:25 (Ne

    I. EXORDIUM: Do you remember CHRIST's return by celebrating Holy Communion? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show GOD's love to us in abstinence of not drinking wine until He returns for us IV. TEXT: Mark 14:25 (New Living Translation, Second Edition) I tell you the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal