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  • Candace Adams avatar

    "The Law Of God"

    Contributed by Candace Adams on Oct 11, 2002
    based on 26 ratings
     | 5,622 views

    The keeping of the Ten Commandments is simply not enough.

    “The Law of God” Exodus 20:1-20 & Philippians 3:4-14 “O-b-e-d-i-e-n-c-e Obedience is the very best way to show what you believe. Action is the key. Do it immediately. Joy you will receive.” While I believe that this song holds a great deal of ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Ray Ellis avatar

    Develop A Winnng Attitude

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Oct 15, 2002
    based on 168 ratings
     | 27,507 views

    The Apostle Paul in the book of Philippians gives excellent counsel on how to develop a winning attitude in life.

    Develop A Winning Attitude Philippians 3:12-14 The Apostle Paul gives helpful counsel in the book of Philippians on how to develop a winning attitude. Both of our boys and one daughter played little league baseball. When they were on Little League teams we were in Taylor, Michigan planting a ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Things We Leave Behind

    Contributed by Scott Pyle on Oct 19, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,684 views

    There are a series of things that we must leave behind to become a true Christian

    Things We Leave Behind Phil 3:13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Drifting Along

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Oct 28, 2002
    based on 64 ratings
     | 5,766 views

    complacency leads to destruction

    Drifting Along (Philipians3:12-21)) Intro: The two trappers In the mid 1800’s their were two trappers that had been trapping muskrat and beaver all summer and fall. They had been working their traps in the Cumberland Plateau area of Tennessee. With their packs full of furs and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Where Do God & Country Meet?

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Oct 31, 2002
    based on 264 ratings
     | 28,509 views

    Where do God & country meet? How can we be good Christians & yet good citizens? Can we be both, or do we have to be one or the other? Do we have to sacrifice our love of God for love of country, or vice-versa? (PowerPoint available - #245)

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2022) (PowerPoint slides used in this sermon are available at no charge. Just e-mail me at mnewland@sstelco.com with your request - #245.) TEXT: Romans 13:1-7; 2 Chronicles 7:14; 1 Timothy ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Richard Crow avatar

    Reap The Reward

    Contributed by Richard Crow on Nov 2, 2002
    based on 40 ratings
     | 4,014 views

    When God calls us to Count the Cost and to Pay the Price, He has a Reward awaiting us. We should be anxious to Reap His Reward!!

    Reap the Reward Philippians 3:17-21 September 15, 2002 Illust: Playing house as a kid. Boy recited “In the name of the Father, and the Son, the Holy Spirit, and the republic for which it stands” This gives us a good idea of the what the term “dual citizenship” means. As Christians, we are in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "The Grand Finale'!"

    Contributed by Tony Searles on Mar 11, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,468 views

    Beginning strong is a common thing for most...but what about following through, and finishing right? This message will urge believers to continue in the faith so that they too will finish strong, like others we know from the Bible.

    Stand & Read - 2 Tim. 4:6-8 ?For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. [7] I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; [8] in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Andrew Chan avatar

    A Life That's Focused

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Mar 12, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 3,472 views

    Focus on God’s joy goes a long way in our troubled times.

    A life that’s focused Phil.3:1-16 1Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you. 2Watch out for those dogs, those men who do evil, those mutilators of the flesh. 3For it is we who are the circumcision, we ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Resolutions That Last

    Contributed by Mitchell Skelton on Mar 13, 2003
    based on 47 ratings
     | 6,072 views

    A sermon for making New Year’s Resolutions.

    Resolutions that Last Philippians 3:7–14 INTRODUCTION Illustration Once a man moved into a retirement home to spend the rest of his life there. It wasn’t long until he had made a number of friends among the other residents. There was one lady he was especially attracted to and she was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    There Is A Price To Pay If We Forget

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Mar 14, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 21,977 views

    This sermon is for Black Heritage Sunday, looking at the role of people of color in the Bible.

    There Is A Price To Pay If We Forget NLF February 27, 2003 Psalm 105:1-7 Philippians 3:1-14 I received my tax bill on my house at the beginning of the month one June or July. I knew it was my property tax bill, so I intended to pay it at the end of the month with all my other bills ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Our Purpose:14th Anniversary Service

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Mar 14, 2003
    based on 41 ratings
     | 10,719 views

    This is the message we preached together as husband and wife pastors for our 14th Anniversary At The Church.

    Our Purpose 3/2/2002 Numbers 13:36-14-4 Philippians 3:10-16 Rick Today we celebrate the reality that some fourteen years ago, God intervened in the life of this congregation in a definite manner with a specific purpose in mind. With God, nothing happens simply by chance, for even ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Jim Kane avatar

    Playing For God

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 24, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 2,282 views

    The function of fellowship is to be a better member of God’s family.

    This morning we continue toward the conclusion of our series on God’s vision for us, “A fully following and faithfully functioning church.” We spent the month of January looking at the lives of 10 Biblical characters and how they illustrate what it means to fully follow God. And we have spent the ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Mitchell Skelton avatar

    Homeland Security

    Contributed by Mitchell Skelton on Mar 25, 2003
    based on 29 ratings
     | 3,080 views

    The Christian’s defense from Fear and Anxiety in the present distress. Christians have their own "Homeland Security" because "Our citizenship is in Heaven.” Our Security lies in God, Jesus and Heaven.

    Homeland Security Romans 13:1–4, Philippians 3:17–21 INTRODUCTION Anxiety, and even fear, of war and possible terrorist attacks on American soil has made its way into the hearts of almost everyone in our country. After ‘9-11’ our lives changed forever. Gone was the untouchable sense of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Bryan Smith avatar

    El Peligro De Los Libertinos

    Contributed by Bryan Smith on Apr 11, 2003
    based on 17 ratings
     | 2,585 views

    Tenemos libertad en Cristo para vivir de acuerdo con sus propositos.

    Iglesia Bíblica “Nuevo Nacimiento” Bryan Smith 23 de Marzo 2003 El Peligro de los Libertinos Filipenses 3:17-21 El Peligro de los Libertinos Introducción: Supongamos que una persona se encuentra en las cadenas de la esclavitud. Tiene que obedecer su amo, y no tiene control propio de su vida. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Learning From The Past

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 14, 2003
    based on 144 ratings
     | 19,096 views

    The past - you cannot change it. The present - you can give God everything. The future - your future is hidden in your daily routine.

    A. INTRODUCTION: PHILIPPIANS 3:13-14 "Because I am not perfect and have not attained, I am going to let this one standard guide me. I am willing to forget the things of the past. I am willing to give everything to reach the things of the future, and I am willing to give all my energy to win the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist