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  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    The End Is Near Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 25, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,086 views

    Like paratroopers who have been dropped behind enemy lines, Christians have a job to do in sometimes-unfriendly territory.

    The End is Near (I Peter 4:7-11) 1. AT&T fired President John Walter after nine months, saying he lacked intellectual leadership. He received a $26 million severance package. Perhaps it’s not Walter who’s lacking intelligence. Police in Oakland, California spent two hours attempting to subdue a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Hope For Uncertain Times Series

    Contributed by David Flowers on Aug 27, 2006
    based on 24 ratings
     | 9,485 views

    Are we living in the world’s last days? Jesus and the Biblical writers said that is not for us to know, and taught that we are to live our lives fully and freely, hoping in God always. Based on 1 Peter 4:7-19.

    Hope for Uncertain Times Hope is Your Birthright, part 1 Wildwind Community Church August 27, 2006 David Flowers Life is hard, isn’t it? You hear that a lot. Life is hard. But next time you hear that statement, I want you to think, “Compared to what?” Life is hard. It takes up all of your ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    When Time Runs Out

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 7, 2007
    based on 26 ratings
     | 8,097 views

    When time runs out, what will you be doing? This is a message of encouragement to be ready.

    WHEN TIME RUNS OUT 1 Peter 4:7-11 INTRO: Some years ago Willie Day Smith, a Dallas radio preacher, made a startling announcement: the rapture was to occur on April 1, 1980, around two o’clock in the afternoon. Smith was quoted as saying: “Things are coming to an end; time is very short, we’re in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Chosen Generation #3: Body Builders Series

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Sep 16, 2007
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     | 5,518 views

    God has called us to be body builders – to build up His body! When you become a Christian, you are not joining a religion, but becoming a part of a family. Like pieces of a puzzle, we are all fitted together in the body of Christ.

    A CHOSEN GENERATION #3: BODY BUILDERS OPENING TEXT: “Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    A Call To Arms Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 1, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,973 views

    Exposition of 1 Peter 4:1-6

    Text: 1 Peter 4:1-6 Title: A Call to Arms Date/Place: LSCC, 2/12/06, AM I. INTRODUCTION A. Opening illustration: 9/11 changed the course of history. After a few days of our heads spinning, we were all on board that the people who did this would pay. So when President Bush used language of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The End Is Coming Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 1, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,036 views

    Exposition of 1 Peter 4:7-11

    Text: 1 Peter 4:7-11, Title: The End is Coming, Date/Place: LSCC, 2/19/06, AM A. Opening illustration: statements from JWs and Gallup poll--ill file B. Background to passage: Peter brings up the subject of the “end of all things” as a reality check for the suffering believers of his day. So after ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "When Fulfillment Draws Near" Series

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Feb 5, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,346 views

    Sermon 14 in a study in 1 & 2 Peter

    “The end of all things is near; therefore, be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer. 8 Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. 9 Be hospitable to one another without complaint. 10 As each one has received a special gift, ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    Suffering Reduces Sin Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Mar 7, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,993 views

    The Apostle Peter shows us that when we work through suffering in a godly way, those habits and sins we cannot rid ourselves of, start to fade away.

    What is the thing that Americans fear the most? It is not taxes, or speaking in public, or even death…no. What Americans fear the most is – suffering. It can all be summed up when a loved one dies and death comes quickly to them. What do we say? At least they didn’t suffer….. Americans fear ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jason Cole avatar

    I Will Be A Good Steward Series

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Mar 10, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 25,450 views

    Committing to being a good steward of all that God has entrusted into our care.

    I Will Be A Good Steward Introduction: Apart from our Lord, it is hard to think of historical figures whose dying words were, "It is accomplished!" Alexander the Great conquered Persia, but broke down and wept because his troops were too exhausted to push on to India. Hugo Grotius, the father of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Living In The Zone

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Jan 29, 2007
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    We are in the zone when we serve God by doing what we do best, the best we can, so that others are blessed and God is glorified.

    Title: Living in the Zone Text: I Peter 4:7-11 Thesis: If you want a life that counts, do what you do best, as best you can. (The idea for this message originated from a message by the same title in a series of stewardship messages written by Bryan Wilkerson, pastor of Grace Chapel in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Armed With A Purpose" Series

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jan 29, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,835 views

    Sermon 13 in a study in 1 & 2 Peter

    “Therefore, since Christ has suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same purpose, because he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, 2 so as to live the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. 3 For the time already past is ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    Who Wants To Be A Superhero? Series

    Contributed by Todd Leupold on Nov 13, 2007
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     | 7,618 views

    Part 2 of 3 in Stewardship Series. Each of us can and should become a superhero in Christ who is mentally strong, has unlimited power, special talents and serves a much greater cause!

    WHO WANTS TO BE A SUPERHERO? STEWARDSHIP THAT LOVES ABSOLUTEY & SACRIFICIALLY PART 2: TALENT 1 Peter 4:7-11 Rev. Todd Leupold Perth Bible Church Sunday AM November 4, 2007 INTRODUCTION: Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you’re probably noticed that one of the most ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian Atwood avatar

    How To Show Appreciation To God And Others Series

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Nov 20, 2007
    based on 21 ratings
     | 50,768 views

    Three tangible ways to show love and appreciation.

    We’re completing the series on teamwork today with some thoughts about showing appreciation to God and others. Thursday is Thanksgiving Day and today is our church’s anniversary – so how do we display gratitude. After all, appreciation should be more than just a feeling. We should TELL and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Jumping In To Ministry Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Sep 17, 2006
    based on 17 ratings
     | 9,654 views

    While knowing what your gift might be is helpful; God gets the glory when we use it. Because the end is near, bend your ear and hear these four calls of commitment.

    Jumping in to Ministry 1 Peter 4:7-11 Rev. Brian Bill 9/17/06 After watching the game last Sunday afternoon, I realized that the end is near for the beloved Packers. I received an email from a Bears backer that went like this: “…May I suggest a couple of topic ideas for next week’s sermon? ‘Not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    But It's Not Fair: Unjust Suffering Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 11, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,971 views

    Believers strengthen their resolve in persecution when they are armed with an understanding of the 1) Attitude of Christ, 2) the Will of God, 3) the Transformation from the past, and 4) the Hope of eternal life.

    When 53-year-old Danny Anderson was feeding his horses Monday night, a 5-foot rattler slithered onto his central Washington property. Anderson and his 27-year-old son, Benjamin, pinned the snake with an irrigation pipe and cut off its head with a shovel. A few more strikes to the head left it ...read more

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    Denomination: Other