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    Combining Prayer & Fasting For Spiritual Victory PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 731 views

    Some spiritual battles require more than human efforts and can only be overcome through prayer and fasting.

    Good morning, beloved family. Today, we're going to be diving into the deep waters of Mark 9:29. We'll be talking about the tough stuff – the adversity we all face, the reality of spiritual warfare, and the victory we can find through prayer and fasting. As we gear up for this spiritual battle, ...read more

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    Receive God's Promises After Perseverance Series

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jun 18, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,217 views

    To show that doing GOD's will is not human effort but it takes divine effort, takes the patient endurance of the LORD JESUS to accomplish it and the LORD JESUS have already provided it for us.

    I. EXORDIUM: Do you have patient endurance to do GOD' will? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that doing GOD's will is not human effort but it takes divine effort, takes the patient endurance of the LORD JESUS to accomplish it and the LORD JESUS have already provided it ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Effort For Living Series

    Contributed by James Buchanan on Sep 9, 2003
    based on 59 ratings
     | 8,650 views

    The Thirdin a series of 5 sermons dealing with abundant living from 2 Peter 1:3-11. We have everything we need for life and godliness!

    A young woman was on vacation in the depths of Louisiana. She wanted a pair of genuine alligator shoes in the worst way, but was very reluctant to pay the high prices the local vendors were asking. After becoming very frustrated with the "no haggle" attitude of one of the shopkeepers, the blonde ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    A Futile Effort Series

    Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Feb 13, 2019
     | 5,349 views

    God spoke to Jonah, calling him to go and cry against Nineveh. Foolishly, Jonah thought he could flee the presence of God. However, God intended for Nineveh to hear a warning, and He intended Jonah to deliver that warning. It is futile to try and flee God's presence!

    A Futile Effort Jonah 1: 1-10 Having considered the introduction for Jonah, I want to remind us of the major theme of the book. Most tend to focus solely on Jonah’s miraculous deliverance from the belly of the great fish, but that is just one scene from this account in Scripture. In fact, that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Effort That Unifies

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on Jun 7, 2001
    based on 85 ratings
     | 5,157 views

    Mickey a 41 year old salesman sleeps in on Sundays find out why.

    West Greeley Baptist Church June 10th 2001 “The Effort That Unifies” Ephesians 4:1-3 By Pastor Mark Hensley “As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3Make ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Effort Demanded

    Contributed by Craig Benner on Sep 19, 2012
     | 3,207 views

    Faith plus Works produces miracles. It is not that God cannot work in any other manner, but generally, this is the method He chooses. So have a keen ear and be quick to do what He bids you to do. A miracle is just ahead if you will believe and obey.

    Esfuerzo Requerido (Effort Demanded) James (Stg.) 2:14-18 14 ¶ What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? (KJV) 14 Hermanos míos, ¿qué aprovechará si alguno dice que tiene fe, y no tiene obras? ¿Podrá la fe salvarle? (RVG04) 15 ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Worth The Effort Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 14, 2020
     | 1,845 views

    It takes great effort to build up (edify) believers with the Word of God, both on the part of those who teach and those who learn. But it is worth it.

    Worth the Effort (Acts 20:1-12) 1, This week, I watched part of a White Sox baseball game from two weeks agon on youtube. It was nice to be able to fast forward and see the more interesting moments. Which brings on a joke. 2. Have you heard about the first baseball game in the Bible? In the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Justification Through Faith In Jesus Christ Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Nov 26, 2017
     | 6,993 views

    A brief study of justification by faith in Christ the Lord and a review of some reasons why human effort can never justify an individual.

    “We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Trusting Or Trying Series

    Contributed by Guy Caley on May 12, 2002
    based on 367 ratings
     | 63,823 views

    Here is the heart of Paul’s argument in Galatians: the difference between Trusting and Trying, Faith and Law, Human Effort and God’s Grace.

    Introduction When washing a child’s hair you tell the child to put their head back and they won’t get shampoo in their eyes. Their natural reaction is to put their head forward and rub their eyes, every time the water starts to flow. This illustrates the difference between trusting and trying. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Proof Of Resurrection

    Contributed by Brien Sims on Jan 16, 2008
     | 2,038 views

    Christ hasn’t been dethroned in any way, especially by human effort.Feel hope in knowing that Jesus rose on the third day.

    What if everything you believed in and everything you trusted in turned against you? Most kids believe in the “Easter bunny,” the tooth fairy, and santa clause. Yet, after some time, they finally learn the truth about these mythical creatures. What if it were time to learn the truth about the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Power Of Transforming Grace - Lessons From Jacob And Esau Series

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Aug 26, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 33,383 views

    The story of Jacob's favor focuses on the question of our ability to be used by God, and demonstrates that the nature of His grace is completely independent of human effort.

    "The Power of Transforming Grace" Genesis 25 Can God Use Me? My past is marred by sin. I’ve got the scars, the tattoos, the wounds and the memories of all that I’ve done wrong. Can God use me? Can God Use Me? Other Christians can help the poor and give money to the church, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Promotion To Labor PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 345 views

    Understand God's generous nature, our role in His kingdom, and that true elevation comes from Him, not from human efforts or comparisons.

    Good morning, family! Today we'll be diving into the book of Matthew, chapter 20, verses 1-16. We'll be talking about God's overwhelming generosity, the work we're called to do in His kingdom, and the truth that real promotion, real elevation, comes only from Him, not from man. As Duncan Campbell ...read more

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  • William R. Nabaza avatar

    Life Study Of Chimham - A Type Of Christian Believer

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Mar 30, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,641 views

    To show by SM (secret message) that what we have obtained like eternal life and great favors all came from GOD's Divine effort and no human effort was made to get or obtain it. Why this verse? Because it has a signature of the Aleph-Tav.

    I. EXORDIUM: Are you blessed and have great favors? Yes, it's all because of JESUS. Ephesians 2:8-9 (Amplified Bible) 2:8 For it is by free grace (God’s unmerited favor) that you are saved (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ’s salvation) through [your] faith. And ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Living By Trust - Not By Effort Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Apr 25, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,194 views

    What happens after we are saved? Sometimes we treat salvation like a car wash - God cleans us up and then tells us not to get dirty again. But is that really grace?

    I can’t lift very much - I don’t know how much I bench press - and even though I exercise fairly regularly, I don’t consider myself buff. But if I had a human exoskeleton I sure could be! This machine is designed to turn ordinary men into supermen - you wear it around you and is made of ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    16 The Futile Effort Series

    Contributed by Michael Collins on Nov 5, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,522 views

    This is the 16th of 31 devotions in a series called 'The Church Called Jonah.' This devotion is about the futile effort of the sailors to row through the tempest.

    # 16 – The Futile Effort Jonah 1:13 – “Nevertheless the men rowed hard to return to land, but they could not, for the sea continued to grow more tempestuous against them.” Nevertheless The word, ‘nevertheless,’ gives us a glimpse that they are going to pursue something other than what Jonah had ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible