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  • Byron Sherman avatar

    Rescuing The Mission-1

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Feb 9, 2010
     | 3,057 views

    Part 1 of a 3-part sermon. God rescued His mission from/out of Jonah’s obstinance. Thus a hampered mission of God must be rescued from our obstinance/indulgences. But how can it be done? 10 discoveries that can rescue God’s mission.

    A Hampered Mission requires... RESCUING THE MISSION-I—Jonah 1:4-17 Rescue: A—4 yr. old Zachary came screaming out of the bathroom to tell me he’d dropped his toothbrush in the toilet. So I fished it out & threw it in the garbage. Zachary stood there thinking for a moment, then ran to mom’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Rescuing The Mission-2

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Feb 9, 2010
     | 2,488 views

    Part 2 of a 3-part sermon. God rescued His mission from/out of Jonah’s obstinance. Thus a hampered mission of God must be rescued from our obstinance/indulgences. But how can it be done? 10 discoveries that can rescue God’s mission.

    Rescuing the Mission-II—Jonah 1:4-17 God rescued His mission from Jonah’s obstinance. A hampered mission can be rescued. What can be done to rescue God’s mission from sin/worldly/human disruption/corruption/indulgence? 10 discoveries that can rescue God’s mission. A hampered mission can be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Life’s Major Pursuit

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Feb 24, 2010
    based on 119 ratings
     | 1,951,040 views

    Pursuing God ❶. Gives us a Desire to Be Like Him ❷. Reveals the Truth About Ourselves ❸. Enables Us to Interpret Our World ❹. Makes Us Stronger & More Secur

    Trivial Pursuit board game - Created 1979 is a game in which progress is determined by a player's ability to answer general knowledge and popular culture questions - The object of the game was to answer a correct question in each of 6 categories such as Geography, Sports and Leisure, History, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Silence In Our Worship Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 30, 2011
     | 2,649 views

    Both verbal and nonverbal communication between lovers is crucial; in the same way, the Bride and Bridegroom communicate in worship.

    Monday of 18th Week in Course St. Alphonsus Spirit of the Liturgy The miracle of Jesus walking on water is found in all the Gospels except Luke’s. Only Matthew gives the incident in all its fullness, including Peter’s hesitant walk. There is something of a liturgical dialogue in that ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Meaning Of Life

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Aug 15, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,266 views

    Exposition of 1 Corinthians 10 regarding we are exhorted to live for the purpose that we were created for. How do you bring glory to an all-sufficient, perfect, infinitely beautiful, infinitely wise, infinitely powerful, overflowing God?

    Text: 1 Cor 10:31, Title: The Meaning of Life, Date/Place: NRBC, 8/14/11, AM A. Opening illustration: Up until 450 years ago, everybody believed that the universe, and the sun, and the planets revolved around the earth. THEN, in 1543, Copernicus told them that the earth wasn’t the center of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Entering The Race Pt.1

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Sep 4, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,793 views

    Paul uses the analogy of a runner to describe the Christians spiritual growth. No living-breathing believer has reached their goal of Christlikeness, but like the runner in a race, you must continue to pursue it. To pursue means to begin to dream, to p

    Entering the Race Philippians 3: 12-14 Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. 13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A View From The Wheel

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Mar 5, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,726 views

    A view form the potters wheel makes human clay feel dizzy and pushed around. We think we see the truth but the best view is form the potter's perspective and the shaping that happens with His firm and creative hands.

    A view from the wheel Jeremiah 18-1-6 So, this week I had that dizzy feeling that clay might have as it is centered on the potter’s wheel. The potter starts to spin the wheel and shaping the clay. I started to consider how much of my life is remembered as a blur. Christmas’ and ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Growing Pains Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Russell on Mar 13, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,844 views

    The early church’s response to an internal problem teaches the contemporary church some valuable lessons.

    * The dramatic growth of the early church: last count (4:4) around 5,000 men (probably around 20,000 total) * Such growth led to a “good” problem: many more needed to be ministered to than there were people to minister * The 12 did not have the ability to both effectively deliver the Word and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Rebuilding The Nation Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 14, 2011
     | 9,435 views

    A nation is more than just the walls but the people. For the people to be a people of God, they need to return to the worship of God. 2 things we learn from this chapter, that we need to take note of: (1) watch our character, and (2) remember our identi

    RECAP Last Week Sermon Pointers - Schemes of the Enemy - He seeks to: (1) Distract you. We overcome it by planned neglect. Focus on the GREAT work. (2) Defame you (rumours & gossips). We take care of our character; trust God to take care of our reputation. (3) Discredit you (intimidate you). ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Jonathan Russell avatar

    When God Speaks Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Russell on Mar 16, 2011
    based on 8 ratings
     | 24,333 views

    In this text, Philip gives us an example of how we, as the people of God, should interact with God when he speaks to us today.

    * The power of words (use examples of powerful words) * The power of God's words ("God said" is used over 1000 times in Scripture) - Creation: "And God said" -- "and it was so" - Jesus raised the dead when he spoke - Jesus calmed the sea when he spoke - Jesus drove out evil spirits and healed the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    07 Which Way From Here? Series

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Mar 29, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,572 views

    Lifes Journey is based on the choices we make

    Einstein was once traveling from Princeton on a train when the conductor came down the aisle, punching the tickets of every passenger. When he came to Einstein, Einstein reached in his vest pocket. He couldn't find his ticket, so he reached in his trouser pockets. It wasn't there, so he looked in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Building Relationships Series

    Contributed by J.d. Tutell on Apr 5, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,324 views

    God puts people into our lives so that we can share His grace with them.

    Several years ago the slogan for American Express was that “membership has it’s privileges.” I can tell you that I had an American Express card back then and I’m still trying to figure out what that privileges were. I say that in jest but when it comes to church membership some people think the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Does The Church Exist?

    Contributed by Jose R. Hernandez on Apr 9, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 15,429 views

    Let us remember that as the church, God has put us in charge of something extremely important. God has put us in charge of witnessing for Christ in all places and at all times.

    One of the realities about the church of today is that there are a large number of believers that are very confused. I am not speaking about the false doctrines and sects; I am speaking about the confusion that there is reference the purpose of the church. I say this because when we ask a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    What's Your "More" For?

    Contributed by David Flowers on Sep 22, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,509 views

    In this stand alone message, Dave talks about the new journey of Wildwind and what "more" should mean to us.

    What’s Your “More” For? Wildwind Community Church David Flowers 6/27/2010 Here we are. Wow. I changed my mind about John chapter 12. Really, it’s a great chapter, and since I didn’t change my mind until the sermon on it was already written, I can tell you next ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    A Call To Faith

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Sep 30, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,998 views

    A sermon for the 19th Sunday after Pentecost, proper 22, series C

    19th Sunday after Pentecost [Pr.22] October 3, 2010 “Series C” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, through the power of your Holy Spirit, unite us together as a community of faith, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran