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  • Perry Greene avatar

    Pursuing Happiness

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 23, 2020
     | 2,265 views

    Happiness is an inside out job. It is reflected in Holiness; Direction; and Thoughts in our lives.

    1. Jesus challenges us to become like little children Matthew 18:3-4 “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. • Innocence, humility and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Pursuing Holiness Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Aug 15, 2007
    based on 74 ratings
     | 22,708 views

    This is the second sermon in this series based on Jerry Bridges book, "The Pursuit Of Holiness".

    Pursuing Holiness – Cleaning Up Every Christian is to pursue holiness. Every Christian is called to live a holy life. Every Christian is to strive to stay away from sin. Holiness is not an option. The Bible says: “He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Pursue Righteousness

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Aug 21, 2019
     | 4,960 views

    Your goodies are guaranteed when you walk in the path of righteousness.

    Pursue righteousness Isaiah 51: 1"Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, Who seek the LORD…” This would be quite a crazy statement to make to a bunch of people who are pursuing film celebrities, entertainers, magicians, con men, rock stars, sports stars and all the stars in the world ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Pursuing Purity Series

    Contributed by Daniel Villa on Jul 1, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,407 views

    The blessedness – the joy and the extreme happiness of the pure in heart, comes from a deep love for God.

    PURSUING PURITY Matthew 5:8 BE PERFECT SERIES The blessedness – the joy and the extreme happiness of the pure in heart, comes from a deep love for God. Holiness Misunderstood 1. Boring 2. Impossible 3. Not really necessary 4. Critical attitude "Happy are pure in heart; they will see God!" ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Pursued By The Past

    Contributed by J Richison on Aug 10, 2017
     | 6,216 views

    God can deliver us from the haunts of our past.

    Pursued By The Past (or) Sanctified By The Sea Exodus 14:9-14 19-23 26-31 Exodus 15:1-6 Egypt is commonly accepted as being a type of sin or of the world. The exodus of Egypt was a type of Salvation. The deliverance came by the application of the blood of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Pursue Holiness

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on May 4, 2001
    based on 65 ratings
     | 3,445 views

    Sermon for Commissioning of Missionary couple. Holiness as a lifelong pursuit.

    "Train yourself in godliness, 8for, while physical training is of some value, godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come." It might seem a strange thing to those of you who know Hugh and Dorothy well, to preach on the pursuit of godliness at ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Pursuing Victory

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Jun 5, 2007
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     | 3,261 views

    Joseph’s life is a remarkable example of how God works within seemingly impossible circumstances to bring hope and victory.

    Based on Genesis 37:12-28; 50:19-21 JOSEPH WAS YOUNG AND FAITHFUL -- LOVED BY HIS FATHER BUT DESPISED BY HIS BROTHERS. THE LOVE JOSEPH’S FATHER GAVE TO HIM PROVIDED A RICH ENVIRONMENT WHERE HE COULD GROW PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND SPIRITUALLY. HOWEVER, THE PEACE AND REASSURANCE HE FELT IN HIS ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Pursuing Unity Series

    Contributed by Steve Lawson on Jan 7, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,915 views

    Our faith is strengthened when we are in unity with others.

    “...until we all reach unity in the faith” Job security? Probably. But if my job is to promote unity in the Body of Christ then I’m working hard toward unemployment. Hmmm. If my job is “to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up, until we all reach ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Pursuing Excellence Series

    Contributed by Stan Rodda on Mar 15, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,759 views

    This topic looks at the idea that the church needs to do things with excellence, not perfection, but to the best of our abilities.

    Pursuing Excellence Henry Kissinger in, “The Whitehouse Years” The battle rages between excellence and mediocrity Oscar Wilde quote Excellence is important to the future of the church Its relationship to evangelism Inspiration to “come and see” Antonius Stradivarius Tom Peters, “In Search of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Pursue Godliness Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Jan 18, 2017
    based on 3 ratings
     | 16,452 views

    re you working on your own personal spiritual walk with God? Are you training yourself to be more loving, more joyful, more peaceable, more patient, to show more compassion, more humility, to be more self-controlled, more content?

    I want to talk to day about how we can be spiritually healthy. We'll come back to the first few verses later but for now just notice what he says in v6: “6If you put these instructions before the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished on the words of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Pursuing Wisdom Series

    Contributed by Daniel Villa on Feb 9, 2003
    based on 210 ratings
     | 65,033 views

    Pursuing Wisdom encourages people to seek God’s wisdom for life.

    WISE LIVING SERIES 1. PURSUING WISE LIVING Proverbs 1:1-7 All of us carry with us the collective wisdom passed on to us by the people who’ve been most significant in our lives. We’ve picked this wisdom up from parents, friends, teachers, leaders, relatives, barbers, and just about everybody … ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Pursuing Excellence

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jun 13, 2010
    based on 21 ratings
     | 64,359 views

    Excellence is defined as “possession chiefly of good qualities in an unusual degree; surpassing virtue, merit, worth, value”. To achieve excellence there must be discipline & tenacity of purpose. We are to pursue excellence in our walk, work, and worship

    AchievementPursuing Excellence 1 Corinthians 15:58 “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding (excelling) in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.” Introduction: One definition of “Excellence” is “the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pursue Righteousness PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 980 views

    Explore the importance of actively pursuing righteousness, its necessity in our lives, and the transformative power it holds when combined with God's grace.

    Good morning, church family. Today, we're going to dive deep into the topic of righteousness, and not just any righteousness, but the kind that we actively pursue. The kind that requires effort, commitment, and a whole lot of God's grace. We're going to look at why it's necessary, what we gain from ...read more

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    Pursuing Submission Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Feb 27, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,058 views

    James tells us that we are to submit ourselves to God. In this message we will unpack 5 ways (from the text) that will enable us to do just that.

    Pursuing Submission OKAY – let’s do this, week 9 of our series on James… NOW HERE - is the text that we are going to unpack this morning (August 30, 2015) AND BEFORE – we read it, let me remind who wrote this passage. James the ½ brother of Jesus… A GUY – who shoots straight, tells the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Pursuing Holiness

    Contributed by Stephen Fournier on Aug 28, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,138 views

    Titus 1:8

    PURSUING HOLINESS TITUS 1:8 We are going to get a little wildlife lesson this morning. Anyone ever hear of a Ermine? Well they are weasel looking animals, that live in forest both in the United States and in northern Europe and Asia. They are known for their white fur in the winter which ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church