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  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Like Is Like The Olympics

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 23, 2004
    based on 204 ratings
     | 19,451 views

    The Olympics: 1- the sports 2- the training 3- the spectators 4- the rules 5- the rewards

    INTRO.- ILL.- A man was discussing his tennis technique with a friend. He said, “My brain immediately barks out a command to my body: ‘Run forward, and fast.’ It says, ‘Start right now. Drop the ball gracefully over the net and then race back to position.’” His friend replied, “And then what ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Bible And Retirement: Lesson 5: Playing To Win

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Aug 30, 2004
    based on 28 ratings
     | 1,460 views

    Series: The Bible and Retirement

    A. THE END OF THE GAME IS RETIREMENT 1. Retirement doesn’t happen at a chronological age, but at your age of choice. Retirement should be dreamed, planned, and worked for, then enjoyed. 2. Life is a journey to retirement. - You are gonna get in the game whether you want to or not. - You are in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Olympic Sport

    Contributed by Scott Coltrain on Sep 11, 2004
    based on 25 ratings
     | 12,953 views

    Paul often compared our living the Christian life to the athletes who participated in the ancient Olympic games. This lesson examines those similarities.

    Do you have the fever yet? No, not the flu! Do you have Olympic fever, yet? August 13th marks the beginning of Olympic competitions in Athens, Greece! 10,500 athletes from 202 nations will be gathering for the games. Upwards of a couple million will travel to watch the contests. Amazingly, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Victor's Crown

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Sep 20, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 17,342 views

    >We have a purpose—to finish the race >We have a plan—strict training >We have a prize—a crown of glory

    “The Victor’s Crown” I Cor 9:24-27 Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts. Introduction: During the Athens Olympics, the Today Show had a “Greek Word of the Day”. Today’s word is stefanos, meaning wreath or crown. This word has several meanings in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Mark Haines avatar

    The Story Of The Moral Series

    Contributed by Mark Haines on Dec 28, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,665 views

    Jesus’ "parables" brought EVERYDAY experiences along side ETERNAL truths and this is the first sermon in a series that brings NASCAR next to Christian life.

    Selected Exposition #108 Series: NASCAR Comes to Church Title: The Story of the Moral Topic: Christian Living Theme: Living according to God’s Pattern Purpose: to be the Holy Spirit’s second witness calling God’s people in my care to consider his pattern for life in his ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Doug Lyon avatar

    Training Time For Reigning Time (Part 1)

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jan 14, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 4,526 views

    Four demands are placed on belivers who desire to win the race of the Christian life.

    Shiloh Bible Church Introduction America is a sports-crazed society. And various cities in the US vie for the honor of being known as the sports city. Chicago Sun-Times columnist Ron Rapoport writes: “The thing I like most about writing sports in Chicago is that there is no off season. Wake up ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Training Time For Reigning Time (Part 2)

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jan 17, 2005
    based on 13 ratings
     | 2,349 views

    Reward for successfully running the race of the Christian life

    Introduction Here it is—my one and only sports trophy. [Show trophy] I played football in high school and our team was okay—nothing like Southern Columbia or Berwick. We never won a championship. And I played lacrosse as well. Our school fared better in lacrosse, but we could never seem to ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Believers Run God's Race

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Feb 2, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,096 views

    EPIPHANY 3(B) - Believers run God’s race while God provides purpose / prize and God supplies strength / success.

    BELIEVERS RUN GOD’S RACE (Outline) 1 CORINTHIANS 9:24-27 - January 23, 2005 - EPIPHANY 3 INTRO: We are all involved in racing. We race to work, school, and many other appointments. We may have even raced this morning to get ready for worship in God’s house. Mankind is often called the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Super Bowl Sunday: God's First Half

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Feb 2, 2005
    based on 134 ratings
     | 23,518 views

    This was designed to get people back Sunday night, and with enthusiasm. Powerpoint at website.

    God’s First Half 1 Cor. 9:24-27; Philip. 3:12-14 Powerpoint for this and hundreds more free sermons at our website, at bottom. [Promo at end of AM Service, referring to this PM Sermon]: Tonite’s festivities will go on as usual, rain or shine. We’ll call it “God’s First Half,” and we’ll make Him ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • douglas dudley avatar

    What About The Superbowl Of Life? Series

    Contributed by Douglas Dudley on Feb 13, 2006
    based on 19 ratings
     | 10,609 views

    THERE IS AN ANALOGY THAT CAN BE MADE BETWEEN WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN THE SUPERBOWL IN FOOTBALL AND WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN THE SUPERBOWL OF LIFE.

    WHAT ABOUT THE SUPERBOWL OF LIFE? TEXT- 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 INTRODUCTION A great preacher, who had a lot of influence on me, gave me the following advice. He said, “Doug, I have found it better to preach on a topic that is relevant for the day or event that is taking place. I believe the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Go For The (Lasting) Gold!

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Feb 14, 2006
    based on 19 ratings
     | 3,480 views

    Go for the (Lasting) Gold! 1) Be disciplined 2) Stay focused

    “Go for the Gold!” That’s exactly what hundreds of athletes intend to do the next couple of weeks at the Winter Olympics in Torino (Turin), Italy. What does it take to win a gold medal? It takes discipline and focus. If you haven’t had the discipline to train hard for years, you don’t stand a ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Jerry Pawloski avatar

    Spirit Of A Hero

    Contributed by Jerry Pawloski on Mar 9, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,566 views

    Running the Race in Corinthians 9: 23-27 and the spirit of the athlete and the spirit of the Christian.

    Title: Spirit of a Hero Text: 1 Corinthians 9: 23-27 Background The Corinthian culture to which Paul was speaking was worse than any Liberty Avenue or port town that we can think of today. It was a hub of international trade. People of from all over the word passed through this sea port town. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Scott Chambers avatar

    Effective Leadership Requires Total Devotion Series

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Mar 16, 2005
    based on 25 ratings
     | 3,654 views

    A look at some of the building blocks needed for effective leadership.

    What’s most important to you? If you were to list out the top ten most important things in your life what would be on top? You are probably wondering why I am asking such a penetrating question. The reason is that God is concerned with what we are, not just what we do. So many Christians and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Doug Morrell avatar

    The Secret To Winning

    Contributed by Doug Morrell on Apr 12, 2005
    based on 94 ratings
     | 12,893 views

    God has a prosperous future for His children and each of us are to run the race set before us. The problem is that most of us don’t know or we forget that we’re in a race

    Vince Lombardi once said, “Winning is a habit and so is losing.” God has a prosperous future for His children and each of us are to run the race set before us. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Scout Meeting

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 23, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,184 views

    How BP’s words equate with the Christian faith

    Scouts’ St George’s Day 2005 1 Cor 9:24-27 24Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican