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  • Tommy Estes avatar

    Purpose Driven Life

    Contributed by Tommy Estes on Dec 28, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 23,406 views

    What is your purpose in life?

    Let me start off by asking you a question. What is the purpose for your life? When you wake up in the morning what is it that drives you; what is your purpose. When you get to work, or when you go to school, what is it that makes you want to excel? As you think about this question, certain pictures ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Seeking God's Heart - Lord's Prayer Week 2 Series

    Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Nov 29, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,197 views

    Our prayer life must begin with our relationship with our heavenly Father. God wants us to spend time in his presence even before anything else so we can know his heart. Only afterward should we pray for our needs and the needs of others.

    Last week we looked at how prayer is one of the primary ways in which we stay connected to God, or the way Jesus said it, to abide in him, or to be in a relationship with God. All of these terms describe the same thing. Prayer was how Jesus stayed connected to God his Father when he walked the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Raising A G-Rated Family In An R-Rated World Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 15, 2006
    based on 144 ratings
     | 39,323 views

    It has grown increasingly more difficult to keep the world from influencing our families. What can we do to counter that influence?

    OPEN: A man was once hired to go and take a census in the hills of east Tennessee. He came to one ram-shackle home, knocked on the door and was greeted by a young girl. Brandishing his clipboard, the interviewer asked the girl, "Is your mom home?" She said, "Nah, she ran off with a moon shiner." ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Life In The Real World Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Apr 20, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 13,719 views

    13th in a series from Ecclesiastes. Life in the real world requires us to choose things which are better, even though they may not be perfect.

    Although it has been around in some form for quite some time, it is only in this century that so called “reality TV” has become a staple of television programming both here in the United States and around the world. Because of the popularity of shows like “Survivor” and “American Idol” as well as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Cleveland avatar

    Jesus Is The Good Shepherd

    Contributed by Mike Cleveland on Jan 18, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,873 views

    The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.

    John 10. Once there was a tourist walking on the back roads of Israel when up ahead of him he saw 2 shepherds, each with his own flock of sheep, and they came together in the road and began talking. As they talked together their sheep began to intermingle, until it looked like one big flock. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Steve Ely avatar

    Help - Pt. 1 - The Help Prayer Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Sep 22, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,419 views

    It is only a simple word, but it speaks to our deepest needs and longings. Do you need help?

    HELP! Pt. 1 I. Introduction Help, I need somebody, Help, not just anybody, Help, you know I need someone, help. When I was younger, so much younger than today, I never needed anybody’s help in any way. But now these days are gone, I’m not so self assured, Now I find I’ve changed my mind and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Separation Principle Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 21, 2008
    based on 59 ratings
     | 28,680 views

    Not every path will take you where you need to go. But how do you know what the "right" path is when there are so many choices?

    OPEN: In the classic children’s book “Alice in Wonderland,” Alice comes to a junction in the road that leads off in different directions and seeing the Cheshire Cat she asks him for advice: “Would you tell me please, which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Business As Usual

    Contributed by Brenda Jones on Jul 13, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 16,443 views

    We need a change in our attitude.

    BUSINESS AS USUAL Genesis 6:1-8 & Matthew 24:36-42 As read, my text this morning is taken from Genesis 6:1-8 & the Gospel according to Matthew 24:36-42. In your leisure, please read both texts in their entirely. Now as I was listening to the Church School lesson on these particular texts the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Steve Ely avatar

    You Need The Invisible Man

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,867 views

    5 Relationships You Can’t Live Without! Each of these relationships are crucial for you to live a healthy and successful life!

    “5” Part 5 – You Need The Invisible Man I. Introduction The Invisible Man is a 1897 science fiction novel by H.G. Wells. In the 1933 Universal film adapted the book to screen. Since then there has been television series with the same title in 1958 and in 1975. There have been countless other ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Emergency Triage Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Sep 2, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,554 views

    Are you in need of spiritual CPR?

    Turn with me to Revelation 3 REVELATION 3:1-6 Over the past several weeks, we’ve been looking at Jesus’ letters to the seven churches of Asia Minor contained in the first three chapters of the book of Revelation. After the Apostle John finished receiving this Revelation from Jesus on the island ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Responsibilities In This World

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jul 24, 2008
    based on 35 ratings
     | 12,830 views

    In this text we see some responsibilities that we all have in this life. 1- Our duty to God 2- Our respect to man 3- Our witness to mankind

    INTRO.- ILL.- Someone came up with some crazy ideas on how to make life more enjoyable. - Old telephone books make ideal personal address books. Simply cross out the names and addresses of people you don’t know. - Fool other drivers into thinking you have an expensive car phone by holding an ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    The City Was Full Of Idols

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 17, 2008
    based on 55 ratings
     | 6,374 views

    1- We must allow God to convict us 2- We must reason with those who will listen 3- We must preach the good news about Jesus

    INTRO.- Name that song? Remember that TV show? They would play a tune and the contestant would try to name that song. Ok, here’s another version of that contest: NAME THAT IDOL! What? Please play along with me. What’s the biggest idol that you’ve seen here in America? Let me help you with ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • David Scudder avatar

    Rooting Out Worry

    Contributed by David Scudder on Oct 31, 2011
     | 5,250 views

    Worry is a universal problem. Everyone of us struggles with worry. We may worry about different things, but we all worry. We can be going on with life as usual, minding our own business, and then suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere, worry rears its ugly he

    Purpose: To show the folly of worry and how to avoid it. Aim: I want the listener to discover sinful heart issues that cause worry. INTRODUCTION: Worry is a universal problem. Everyone of us struggles with worry. We may worry about different things, but we all worry. Just because we all ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Travis Markes avatar

    Baccalaureate 2011

    Contributed by Travis Markes on Aug 30, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 62,282 views

    Preached this at the Baccalaureate service

    Baccalaureate 2011 Graduation is an exciting time. It’s a time that you have looked forward to for years. How many times have you said, “I can’t wait until I graduate because then I will be able to do…” Guess what? That time is now and it’s here. It’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ken Henson avatar

    The Genealogy Of God Series

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Sep 4, 2012
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,154 views

    The genealogy of Jesus Christ had interesting sets of names included. They may not be some that we would have personally preferred in our genealogy, yet God had them there through whom His Son would come. Through it we see the character of God -the faithf

    My wife was telling me during the sermons, she was distracted because one of the hairs was just sticking straight up. And I said, “Which one?” She said, “I think it was Joe!” I have started to name them because they are so precious. So I put Joe back in place, and it looked ...read more

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