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State Of The Church - 2005

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Dec 28, 2005

based on 48 ratings

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State-of-the-Church Message, showing what the church did last year, and what it should be doing this coming year. (Deals with change) Read the last paragraph - - 53 responded to invitation to covenant change in the church!

Can you believe 2005 is over already? It doesn’t seem possible that it has been ten months since God led Diana and I from our church in Arizona to this church in Oklahoma. So many wonderful things have happened to us and to this church during this time that we are left with nothing but ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 17:24

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Revival Through Giving

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jan 4, 2006

based on 34 ratings

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The 4 elements (strands) that make up the chord that gives us revival within our churches and in our hearts are - Giving - Prayer - Fasting- Communion

I am going to dedicate 2006 to doing everything I can do to allow revival in this church and within the church body. It won’t be any old revival, either. It will be a revival for our Lord, Jesus Christ, and it will reach out into our community to do things this church has never seen before! But ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:7-11

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The Heart Of Worship

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jan 7, 2006

based on 59 ratings

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Short message delivered after a service of praise & worship through music.

Let’s talk for just a minute on singing the songs of praise and worship. 1. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SONGS There is a very big difference between singing praises and singing praises with a heart that yearns to have more of God’s glory. People have always congregated in groups to ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15

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Revival Through Prayer

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jan 9, 2006

based on 71 ratings

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The 2nd in a series of building revival. This concerns importance of persistent prayer - in a life and in a church.

Thank you, Lesley, for addressing us on such an important and Godly topic as prayer. And I thank you for being open enough to the Lord to have Him lay this upon your heart, and then your loving Him enough to act upon it. Last week, I talked about our need to focus on church growth through revival ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:13-16

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The Coming Judgment

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Dec 16, 2005

based on 23 ratings

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Even at Christmas, we must remember that the coming judgment will deal with how we live our lives today.

The skit that the youth ministry put on was superb! And the subject matter was very appropriate for Christians; "Judgment". This is the Christmas season, and I know it is traditional to only preach on the birth of Christ, but we must still remember something very important. The things that apply ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-33

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The Amazing Grace Of Jesus

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Dec 16, 2005

based on 38 ratings

| 7,706 views

The absolutely amazing thing God did for us all because He loved us.

1 TIMOTHY 1:15-17 tells us – ‘This is a true saying and everyone should believe it; Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners and I was the worst of them all. But that is why God had mercy on me, so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of His great patience with even the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:15-17

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The Complacency Of The Manger

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Dec 16, 2005

based on 114 ratings

| 11,083 views

We can get complacent when driving the same route every day and become oblivious to the dangers - and Christians can become so used to the manger we get complacent with the meaning of it.

I heard the story once of a great Cherokee wood carver. He took logs and sat them on a stump outside his back door and sat in front of that log sometimes for hours just staring at it. Finally, he would pick up his carving tools and start carving the most beautiful of things out of the wood. He ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:4-5

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Building A Church For God - Not For Us

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Apr 22, 2004

based on 59 ratings

| 4,582 views

A sermon to deal with dissension and other harmful areas to the unity of a church.

Let me start out this morning by saying that we are very blessed. We started this church in a small conference room in Mesa last September. In November, we moved to Chandler with 4 people and a vision from God. Today, just 5 short months later, we have a very wonderful place to come and worship ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-3

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Let Me Introduce You To The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Bruce Ball on May 19, 2004

based on 59 ratings

| 4,987 views

A sermon explaining who the Holy Spirit is and why we need to have a personal relationship with Him, also.

Pastor Bruce Ball CrossWinds Bible Church Sometimes I try and picture Jesus walking on the same earth that I am walking on. In historical terms, He was here just a few short years ago. I can understand that by using intelligence, but when I try to use my heart to actually understand, I just can’t ...read more

Scripture: John 4:23

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Bible Prophecy

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jun 22, 2004

based on 44 ratings

| 7,598 views

People are hungry today for knowledge about end times, and this sermon will help you understand it better.

Pastor Bruce Ball CrossWinds Bible Church ‘16) All Scripture is given by God and is useful for teaching, for showing people what is wrong in their lives, for correcting faults, and for teaching how to live right. 17) Using the Scriptures, the person who serves God will be capable, having all that ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17

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A New Beginning

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jun 24, 2004

based on 35 ratings

| 16,036 views

This was written for the church I was an associate pastor in before we planted our new church. Because of devotion in service to the Lord, He gave them their own building, and this is the first sermon preached in that new building.

by Pastor Bruce Ball Senior Pastor, CrossWinds Bible Church (former Associate Pastor of Grace Christian Church) Please allow me to deviate a bit from my usual message topics. Today, I want to talk to you about this church, and what it has done, what it is because of that, and what it will be ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

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Our Exodus

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jun 24, 2004

based on 29 ratings

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The church I was an associate pastor in finally got its own building. This is the sermon I gave, which was the last sermon in its original location.

by Pastor Bruce Ball Senior Pastor CrossWinds Bible Church (given while Associate Pastor of Grace Christian Church) The Israelites were kept as slaves in Egypt for over 400 years before God had Moses lead them to their new beginning. To the place where they would start to grow. To their ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20

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To Anticipate Jesus

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jul 18, 2006

based on 26 ratings

| 4,942 views

Taking Paul’s lead to change our focus from this world to the reward at the end of the race. How much would you need to change if ....

I was raised in a small town in southern Ohio. I remember the lazy days of summer when the air-raid sirens went off once per week and we would all look up to see if we could see enemy planes, or when all the boys would gather on the school playground to play baseball like the big kids did. I ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:8-15

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There Will Be A Price

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jul 25, 2006

based on 47 ratings

| 5,278 views

Three things Christians cannot be - using various Scriptures and illustrations.

You have heard me say on many occasions that there is a difference between churchgoers and true bonafide Christians. The difference is not in how often they attend church or even how involved they get within the church. The difference is where their hearts are. The bonafide Christian’s heart ...read more

Scripture: James 4:17

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From The Old To The New

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Aug 21, 2006

based on 14 ratings

| 3,803 views

A sermon designed to lift the spirits of a church plant congregation after having been verbally attacked by their former church. Focuses on love and the new frontier of a job to be done!

The Israelites were kept as slaves in Egypt for over 400 years. Their oppressors mistreated them and there is no doubt they suffered mentally and spiritually, as well as physically. Those generations of Israelites must have felt a hurt that would have be unimaginable to us today. The Bible ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:37-38

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