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  • Randy Bataanon avatar

    7 Reasons To Reach The Lost For Christ

    Contributed by Randy Bataanon on Oct 27, 2010
    based on 271 ratings
     | 49,989 views

    Zacchaeus was like many other people around us. Smiling in the outside but hurting and crying in the inside. All the wealth, power and luxury cannot mend the broken heart cause by rejections and inadequacy.

    7 REASONS TO REACH THE LOST FOR CHRIST Reading: Luke 19:1-10 Luk 19:1 Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town. Luk 19:2 There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was one of the most influential Jews in the Roman tax-collecting business, and he had become very rich. Luk 19:3 He ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Sexually Pervasive & Permissive Society Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Sep 8, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 11,390 views

    Here we learn of the poisoning and deadly consequences of sexual permissiveness.

    PROVERBS 5: 1-14 A Word to A SEXUALLY PERVASIVE & PERMISSIVE SOCIETY [1 Kings 11:1-8] A man ordered a book on sex education from Broadman Press a several years ago. The materials in the warehouse are coded by number, so the keypunch operator handling the order punched the code into the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    Failsafe Investing Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 24, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,269 views

    Where your treasure or investment is, there your heart will be! What are you investing your life in?

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • At some point most of us will consider taking some of the money that we have today and investing it so that it will grow for tomorrow. • There are inherent risks when we decide to invest our money. We could easily lose all or part of our investment. • Will Rogers was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Road To Peaceful Relationships Series

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 25, 2009
     | 4,002 views

    The road to unity is paved with humility. Paul shares 5 reasons why we should express humility in an effort to foster unity.

    Paul’s Thesis: Let me give you five reasons you should express humility and pursue unity. Why Should I Express Humility and Pursue Unity? REASON #1: I AM ENCOURAGED BY CHRIST’S PRESENCE. Paul asks these Philippians a rhetorical question that does not need an answer. He asks, "Do you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Olympians Remember The Witnesses Series

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Aug 2, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 8,016 views

    Spiritual Olympians, with a "go for the goal" mindset, remember the witnesses.

    Title: Olympians Remember the Witnesses Text: Hebrews 12:1 The Big Idea: Spiritual Olympians, with a “go for the goal” mindset, remember the witnesses. Series: Spiritual Olympians: Going for the Goal is based on Hebrews 12:1-13. The series is designed to coincide with the 2008 Olympic Games ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Mission Driven

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 10, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,717 views

    Let me ask you a question this morning? What drives you? What gets your heart pumping, your mind churning and your hands and feet working? Everybody has something which drives them in their lives. Just as all of us have something in our lives which drive

    Mission Driven Phil. 3:13, Revelation 17:17 Let me ask you a question this morning? What drives you? What gets your heart pumping, your mind churning and your hands and feet working? Everybody has something which drives them in their lives. For some it’s their kids, for others it’s their work, for ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Spiritual Fruit Or Religious Nuts?

    Contributed by Douglas Turner on Dec 4, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 11,847 views

    Lessons from the Withered Fig Tree

    A sign posted outside a church on Highway 110 outside of Tyler, Texas once read, “God is looking for spiritual fruit not religious nuts.” Unfortunately, religious nuts abound everywhere, but in and out of the church, but spiritual fruit is rare. The importance though of bearing spiritual fruit in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tim White avatar

    The Dependence Of Independence Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Jul 4, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,943 views

    God intervenes in the course of mankind only when man reaches a point of disobedience, disregard and damage.

    * Tomorrow, we will celebrate 235 years since some great men signed a document which could have been their very death warrant. * That document begins with “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    An Analysis Of Francis Schaeffer's "The Church At The End Of The 20th Centu

    Contributed by Frederick Meekins on Aug 23, 2012
     | 5,503 views

    An Analysis Of Francis Schaeffer's "The Church At The End Of The 20th Century"

    Francis Schaeffer has been characterized as an Elijah to the late twentieth century. Though not as inspired in the same direct sense as his Biblical forebears, Francis Schaeffer did articulate a vision of the future remarkable in its accuracy and a message startling in its relevancy. Schaeffer was ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Purpose Of Thorns Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Sep 7, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 16,271 views

    Tests, weakness, God's power, grace

    THORNS 2 Cor 12: 7-10 September 2, 2012 INTRODUCTION: Why did God put thorns on roses? Well, here is the answer from a Harvard Science Professor… Rose plants have prickles not thorns. Prickles are sharp ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Bobby Stults avatar

    Another Divine Complaint Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on May 29, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,638 views

    Israel had failed God and God wanted repentance and reconciliation from them, but all He was getting was rejection and rebellion. Here God lays out yet another Divine Complaint against the nation...

    Hosea 8 [HCSB] May 29, 2013 Oak Park Baptist Church – Wed Bible Study Series Hosea Bible Study A Study of the Minor Prophets Hosea (750-725 BC) HOSEA to Israel (Northern Kingdom) What we have learned so far is that the nation of Israel has been rebellious and stubborn about serving/obeying ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Value You For Who You Are

    Contributed by William Hooper on Jun 1, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,449 views

    Discovering what we mean when we give others affirmative words.

    “I Value You for Who You Are” Genesis 1:26-27 Psalm 8 Introduction We make value judgments every day about all sorts of things. We choose one product over another product. We choose one TV news program over another. We think carefully before investing a huge amount of money in a new ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Lowe avatar

    Follow Me And I Will Make You Fishers Of Men

    Contributed by John Lowe on Sep 23, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,873 views

    The central core of the purpose of the church is outlined in these verses. Here we discover that the three components of the Great Commission are; Evangelize, Incorporate and Disciple.

    27 August 2005 Follow Me and I Will Make You Fishers of Men Matthew 4:19 Just before He returned to heaven, Jesus gave us what we call the Great Commission which states: "Go therefore and make ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Part 2 - Family Ties Series

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on May 15, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,173 views

    Missing ingredient that holds marriages together is intimacy

    18Then the LORD God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.” 19So out of the ground the LORD God formed every animal of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Clarence Eisberg avatar

    Are People Still Asking...we Want To See Jesus?

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Mar 25, 2009
    based on 58 ratings
     | 22,964 views

    Reflections on this text and our pluralistic culture with quotes from John Stott, Leonard Sweet "Soul Tsunami". We are not living in the world our parents grew up in. Biotechnology, genetic engineering, artifical life, nano technology are all around but

    Lent V John 12:20-21 Redeemer In Jesus Holy Name March 29, 2009 “Are People Still Asking to See Jesus?” When I was a kid in the 1950’s people’s minds and actions were saturated and wrapped in Christian values. The worship of God and honesty were important ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran