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  • Dan Cormie avatar

    Leading Indicators Of Spiritual Decline (Part 1)

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 18, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,150 views

    Signs your spiritual life is headed in the wrong direction

    4, August 2002 Dakota Community Church Leading Indicators of Spiritual Decline Part I Introduction: When there is economic decline, governments pretend all is well. When there is spiritual decline, Christians pretend all is well. Sometimes you know but other don’t and sometimes others know and ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Let God See The Plumbing

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Oct 21, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,972 views

    When it comes down to it, do you let God in on the inside of you - or do you hold Him at arms length? Take a lesson from the religious establishment of Jesus’ day - let God into the ugly inner parts of your life, and let the Great Plumber heal you.

    A few years back I did a remodeling project at my house - the carpenter did much of the work but I cut costs by doing the plumbing myself. After putting in a bathroom over our garage the area was covered up by sheetrock. One day as I was walking to my car I felt a drop of water hit my eye. I ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    The Sin Of Just Talking A Good Game

    Contributed by Martin Albanese on May 15, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,893 views

    Sometimes we are so good at talking our way outta just about anything. Sometimes that in its own is a sin. If your going to talk the talk, walk the walk

    The Sin of Just Talking a Good Game (Sermon notes take from a book called Yes, Lord, I Have Sinned: But I Have Several Excellent by James W. Moore.) Matthew 23:23-28 NLT - "How terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Woe To The Hyprocrites!

    Contributed by James Jack on Apr 11, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,491 views

    Jesus’ stinging tirade against the hyprocrites and heretics is a righteous condemnation of false religion.

    I get worked up about a lot of things. I get worked up when they change the words to old hymns that are favourites of mine. I get worked up at umpiring and refereeing decisions – perhaps not as much as St. George supporters, but worked up nonetheless. I get worked up when Damien takes the last ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Giant Of Religion Series

    Contributed by Mark Perryman on Jun 5, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,276 views

    Today we are going to look at a very cruel giant, the giant of religion

    INTRO: A young girl became a Christian in an exciting revival at her church and was baptized the closing Sunday morning. That afternoon she ran through the house singing and dancing. Her sour grandfather rebuked her with these words, “You ought to be ashamed of yourself. You just joined the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    "Could I Be A Pharisee?"

    Contributed by Kenneth Sauer on Oct 30, 2008
    based on 17 ratings
     | 6,718 views

    A sermon about learning to be authentic Chrisitians.

    Matthew 23:1-6, 13-15, 23-28, 33 “Could I Be A Pharisee?” by: Rev. Ken Sauer, pastor of Grace United Methodist Church, Soddy Daisy, TN www.graceumcsd.org The Apostle Paul wrote to the Church in Rome: “You yourselves are our letter…known and read by everybody.” Today he might drop the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Majoring In Minors Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 12, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,979 views

    WE can put our focus in the wrong place and come out looking silly and being ineffective for our Lord.

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • AS we continue looking at some of the things that can ensnare us as we strive to life for Jesus, we are going to look at a subject that can really creep into our lives over a long period of time. • I think this is one of the traps that can slowly take hold of us if we are ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Focusing On The Outside While Neglecting The Inside Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 19, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 25,158 views

    We need to be good dishwashers if we want to please the Lord!

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • All you have to do is turn on the television, look at a billboard, or look at a magazine and you will see that we are fixated on looking good. • There are shows in television that focus on helping you to look good, shows like “What Not To Wear”, “How Do I Look” among many ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How The Church Can Go Wrong

    Contributed by Ben Peak on Jan 3, 2008
     | 3,053 views

    We want to make an impact on our community and on our world. But so many times the church has failed to really do something for God. Why is that?

    A man had been commissioned by the king of Denmark to lead a band of soldiers against the pirates who were wreaking havoc upon ships along a certain coastal area. So he set up his headquarters on a lonely, rocky, desolate island just off the coast, and after a few years was able to clear the ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Unmasking The Hypocrite Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jan 16, 2008
    based on 48 ratings
     | 10,934 views

    Jesus did something no one else had done...He stood up to the religious bullies that were leading people astray. There’s much we can learn about hypocrisy here. Link inc. to formatted text, audio, and PowerPoint.

    Unmasking the Hypocrite Matthew 23:1-39 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/UnmaskingHypocrite.html This is Jesus’ last public message before He dies on the cross. It is stunning...a scathing denunciation of false religion and hypocrisy. Let’s set the scene: Jesus is speaking to 3 groups of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Your Righteousness Must Exceed That Of The Pharisees-Clean The Inside Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 26, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,534 views

    Hypocrisy is 1) CURSED FOR ITS EXCLUSION, ITS 2) SUBVERSION 3)PERVERSION 4)INVERSION 5)EXTORTION AND SELF-INDULGENCE 6)CONTAMINATION AND 7)PRETENSION

    A majority of adults who don’t attend church say they believe in God, but they have other feelings about the institution of church. A recent survey of 1 402 adults who don’t attend church, not even on holidays, found that 72 percent thought the church ‘is full of hypocrites,’ In Canada over the ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Brad Fowler avatar

    Integrity: The Ability To Live Right (B) Series

    Contributed by Brad Fowler on Dec 1, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,946 views

    Part two on our look at livig a life of integrity where our inside matches our outside.

    8-5-07 Albion Church Series: The ABC’s of Christian Living Lesson: Integrity- The Ability to live right (b) I. INTRODUCTION Good morning! We are continuing our series on The ABC’s of Christian Living. Last week we begin talking about a topic which is very hard to listen to and even harder to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • David Dykes avatar

    Cleanliness Is Next To Godliness Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 11, 2006
    based on 56 ratings
     | 61,353 views

    God’s desire is that we be holy and pure. Soap is good for cleansing the outside of the body, but doesn’t get below the skin into the heart.

    INTRODUCTION This message is the first in a series I’m calling “No, that’s NOT in the Bible.” There are dozens of popular sayings floating around that people think are from the Bible and they’re not. There is a great deal of biblical illiteracy in the pews of our churches. Here is a top ten list ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bill Sullivan avatar

    Don't Wanna Be A Pharisee

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Oct 23, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,359 views

    The Pharisees were a group that wanted holiness in their lives and obedience to God, yet Jesus rebuked them more harshly than any other group. Where did they go wrong? How can we avoid their error?

    Don’t Wanna Be A Pharisee TCF Sermon October 15, 2006 Let me tell you about two groups of people. The first group of people is deeply concerned about holiness. They are students of the Word of God. They are very careful about obedience to God. They take very seriously God’s admonishment to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Bill Huffhine avatar

    The Almost Christian

    Contributed by Bill Huffhine on Mar 25, 2006
    based on 133 ratings
     | 39,807 views

    A contemporary rendering of John Wesley’s famous sermon illuminating the differences between one who is simply wears the Christian lable and one who is truly reborn.

    There’s a movie out at the theaters now, and I’m wondering how many of you have seen it. Has anyone seen the movie “Elf” yet? Although I have yet to see it, I heard the basic storyline in a review of the movie and thought to myself that the storyline of the movie sounds remarkably similar to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist