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  • Dr. Jerry Hulse avatar

    "how To Discover Your Purpose In Life."

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Jun 16, 2022
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    Have you ever questioned your true purpose on Earth? Don't worry, you're not alone. Discovering your purpose can be a life-changing experience that gives direction and meaning to your life. Your purpose is the driving force behind your vision, making it an essential aspect of your life.

    SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES (Jeremiah 1:5) "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations." (Jeremiah 29:11) "For I know the plans I have ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Prayer And The Call Of God Series

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Jun 22, 2003
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    #9 in the series "Patterns for Prayer." Uses the call of Saul and Barnabas as an example of how prayer makes us available to the Lord.

    In the eleventh century, King Henry III of Bavaria grew tired of court life and the pressures of being a monarch. He made application to Prior Richard at a local monastery, asking to be accepted as a contemplative and spend the rest of his life in the monastery. "Your Majesty," said Prior Richard, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Johnny A. Palmer Jr. avatar

    A God-Focused Goal

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Mar 31, 2010
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    A God-focused Goal of Salvation and Sanctification being Practiced, Proclaimed, and Reproduced.

    Intro: 1. From 1932 to 1955 Robert Woodruff was the president of Coca-Cola. After World War II he led the company to adopt his goal, which as he put it, “That during my lifetime, I want every person in the world to taste Coca-Cola.” 2. The Apostle Paul also had a goal, a much more ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Claim To Know God

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Sep 9, 2013
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    To enumerate the characteristics of those who only claims to know GOD but GOD does not know them.

    I. EXORDIUM: Do you claim to know GOD? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To enumerate the characteristics of those who only claims to know GOD but GOD does not know them. IV. TEXT: Titus 1:16 (Amplified Bible) They profess to know God [to recognize, perceive, and be ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • William R. Nabaza avatar

    Grace Of God Does To Us

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Sep 9, 2013
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    To show and enumerate what does GOD's Grace can do for us.

    I. EXORDIUM: What does GOD's Grace does to us? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show and enumerate what does GOD's Grace can do for us. IV. TEXT: Titus 2:12 (Amplified Bible) It has trained us to reject and renounce all ungodliness (irreligion) and worldly (passionate) ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • William R. Nabaza avatar

    The Lord Gave Himself For Us

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Sep 13, 2013
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    To enumerate the reasons why CHRIST gave Himself for us.

    I. EXORDIUM: Why did the LORD gave Himself for us? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To enumerate the reasons why CHRIST gave Himself for us. IV. TEXT: Titus 2:14 (Amplified Bible) Who gave Himself on our behalf that He might redeem us (purchase our freedom) from all ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Paul's 1st Missionary Journey Series

    Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Oct 27, 2023
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    We begin in Syrian Antioch. There we find Barnabas and Saul worshipping with other believers. The Holy Spirit instructed the congregation to set Barnabas and Saul aside for a special work.

    October 28, 2023 Prologue • Acts 11:19-30 - Now those who had been scattered by the persecution in connection with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, telling the message only to Jews. Some men from Cyprus and Cyrene went to Antioch and also told the Greeks good news about ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    You Have A Place At God's Table

    Contributed by Charles Degner on Aug 13, 2003
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    It was by grace that Moses and the elders of Israel could stand before God. In the same way, we have a place at God’s table - by his grace.

    Text: Exodus 24: 3-11 Series: Pentecost 10 B Author: Rev. Charles F. Degner August 17, 2003 "When Moses went and told the people all the Lord’s words and laws, they responded with one voice, "Everything the LORD has said we will do." Moses then wrote down everything the LORD had said. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Jerry DePoy avatar

    "The Kind Of Church I Want To Be The Pastor Of"

    Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Sep 16, 2003
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    It may have been the criticism of the elder brother that drove the prodigal son away from home, but it was the love of the Father who brought him back!

    “The Kind of Church I want to be the Pastor of” Introduction: It seems the reason why the prodigal son left home might have been because of the attitude that his elder brother had towards him. What brought him home was the love of the Father. I do not want to frame my Church around the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Son I Want To Be

    Contributed by Ron Hicks on Oct 17, 2005
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    The prodigal son and his elder brother had a loving father who was someone’s son. He’s the one I want to be like.

    THE SON I WANT TO BE Luke 15:11-32 11 And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13 And not many days after the younger son ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Jon MacKinney avatar

    Paul's Words To Every Church

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Mar 6, 2007
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    Paul ended his statement to the Ephesian elders with some intensely personal remarks. They are applicable to every church and every believer down through the centuries.

    Passage: Acts 20:28-38 Intro: There are statements people make that are listened to very carefully. 1. some of the most powerful are departing statements. Il) “dying declaration” definition. 2. now Paul is not dying here, but he will never see these men again on earth. 3. and so he is “passing the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Be Reconciled To God

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 7, 2010
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    The father only seems like a chump, taking back the wastrel son. But I am not the elder son, I am the prodigal, needing forgiveness.

    4th Sunday of Lent 2010 So we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We beseech you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. If God had to join the rest of us in ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Jerry Flury avatar

    The Call For Church Discipline Series

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Aug 15, 2020
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    There is a hesitancy on the part of many church pastors and elders to hold their church members accountable for their actions. This neglect is hazardous. Church disciple is both biblical and necessary

    The Call for Church Discipline 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 “... Allan Bloom argued in his 1987 best-seller, The Closing of the American Mind [Simon and Schuster], that tolerance, built on the assumption of moral relativism, not truth, has become the chief “virtue” in America. To judge any behavior or ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Louis J Locke avatar

    The Heart Of The Father

    Contributed by Louis J Locke on Aug 26, 2024
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    We can learn much from the parable of the ‘prodigal son.’ We learn from the ‘prodigal,’ the elder brother, and about the heart of Father God.

    “The Heart of the Father” Luke 15:11-32 We can learn much from the parable of the ‘prodigal son.’ We learn from the ‘prodigal,’ the elder brother, and about the heart of Father God. 1. Things we know about the heart of Father God • "I will seek what ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    Making Good Out Of Evil

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Feb 6, 2003
    based on 49 ratings
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    Epiphany 5: The evil one attempts to drive a wedge between the believer and God. But God, through the Cross and Resurrection, triumphs over all the wiles of the enemy.

    By showing us what happened in the life of Job, God shares amazing insights that allow us to understand life just a little bit better. Having the book of Job is a little bit like having the playbook of the opposing team. We see the strategy of the enemy – satan – that old accuser. The playbook ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran