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We Have Everything We Need To Be Content

Contributed by Mark Edwards on Feb 14, 2006

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You have everything you need right now to be perfectly content, we have everything we need to be perfectly at peace, right now and right here, in this place.

A message before November 20th Hi everyone, Just a quick reminder about next week, don’t miss next week, don’t not come to church next week, not for my benefit, but for your own benefit, and for the benefit of the ones who will be demonstrating their obedience to Jesus, come and pray, and ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 2:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Learning To Be Thankful

Contributed by David Owens on Dec 2, 2019

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Contentment is the key to overcoming consumerism and materialism. Contentment comes from learning to be thankful, thrifty, generous, and focused.

A. I hope that everyone had a happy Thanksgiving Day! We surely did. 1. We all have so much to be thankful for, don’t we? 2. One teacher asked her students to write a composition entitled “What I’m thankful for on Thanksgiving.” 3. One boy wrote, “On Thanksgiving, I’m thankful that I’m not a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Acquire An Insatiable Appetite

Contributed by Gene Escoe on May 4, 2010

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This sermon is designed to deal with those content to be mediocre Christians/Lukewarm.

INTRODUCTION: Play the scene from “Facing the Giants” “nobody wants to say ‘We’re Number 6’”. Though we might not say it publicly, many people are more than happy being “Number 6”. Many people are happy living in mediocrity. The last two ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:1-41

Denomination: Baptist

Whatever

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Mar 2, 2009

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A look at the up and down nature of life as illustrated in Jesus own experiences....

Dakota Community Church March 01, 2009 am Whatever! Mark 1:9-15 At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. As Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:9-15

Denomination: Mennonite

The Day Of The Lord

Contributed by Dorie Lynn Durden on May 13, 2017

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No one knows the hour or day that Jesus is coming back

Many predictions have been made about when Jesus will come back, but the Word teaches us that no one knows the hour or day of his appearing. We must not fall asleep, at anytime since tomorrow is not promised. We should keep our eyes open, and live a good christian life, by obeying the Word. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18, Matthew 24:36, Romans 3:23

Denomination: Christian Church

Being Light To Family And Friends Series

Contributed by Everette Pafford on Apr 11, 2017

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God has a plan and you and I are the plan. Rahab gives us a template for bring the light of the gospel to our family and friends.

Wired Series Being Light to Family and Friends – Part 4 March 26, 2017 This morning is the final message in the series “Wired.” We have been talking about how God has one plan, a plan that he has wired or designed us to be light. This morning’s message is “Being light ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 2:1-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Your Place In The Battle Series

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Aug 21, 2016

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At unlikely times and places we too find ourselves engaged in a battle. However, standing together in the strength of the Holy Spirit the battles we fight won’t be lost! The wind of the Spirit will blow us to unlikely places with power to win!

UNLIKELY - Your Place in the Battle John 3:7-8 MsgB “So don’t be so surprised when I tell you that you have to be ‘born from above’—out of this world, so to speak. You know well enough how the wind blows this way and that. You hear it rustling through the trees, but ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 17:8-15

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Walk In The Light Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Apr 2, 2015

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This is the 2nd sermon in the series "Are You Real?". Do you walk in the light?

Series: Are You Real? [#2] WALK IN THE LIGHT 1 John 1:5-7 Introduction: Every time I talk about light and darkness I have an automatic go to example in Tharon. With his being blind, I can tell you numerous stories; but over the last months God has given me even a more personal illustration of ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:5-7

Denomination: Baptist

Be An Example Of Jesus

Contributed by John Gaston on Aug 10, 2015

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We live in a mixed up world. People are so untrained in the Bible and mixed up about what a Christian is, that nearly anything can be labelled “Christian” and they’ll believe it. Let's look at what one is.

BE AN EXAMPLE OF JESUS 1 Tim. 4:12, 15-16 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Sometimes being close isn’t good enough. Like Bill, who ordered a cord of firewood to be delivered for $100. 2. When the firewood was delivered, Bill got upset. “That’s not a full cord of wood,” Bill ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:12-16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

A High Way To Holiness

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Jan 14, 2016

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Today I’d like to talk with you about the one singular thing that all revivals have in common, and that is holiness. Without holiness there is no revival, there is no renewal. Holiness is a road God says we need to travel

A High Way to Holiness Throughout this year, I’d like to go back and revisit those doctrines that we looked at during my sermon series that became the basis of the new book I’m writing, “Wells of Living Waters.” These wells are those doctrines that contain God’s ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 35:8

Denomination: Foursquare

Testing God Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Apr 20, 2016

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Testing God is the recurring theme as the psalmist recounts the waywardness of the Israelites. Three times it is mentioned, each time presenting insight into the different perspectives between them and God about their relationship.

Psalm 78:17-20, 40-41, 56-58 Testing God 12/27/09 D. Marion Clark Introduction You are familiar with the temptations of Jesus in the wilderness. Satan presents three temptations, all of which Jesus refutes, each time by quoting Scripture. For one of the temptations Satan sets Jesus on the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 78:17-58

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Running From Victory Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Mar 2, 2016

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A message from Joshua about how God has already given us the victory it is us who keep from receiving it.

Note: Glory Days by Max Lucado was used as a reference for this message. Title: Running From Victory Theme: Show how God has already given us the victory, we don’t need to go after it and fight for it, it is ours. Text: Joshua 1:1 – 6 Prayer Time Prayer Time – Don’t ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 1:1-6

Denomination: Church Of God

The Christian’s Surroundings

Contributed by David Radcliff on Mar 11, 2016

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How God takes care of us in ways we may often ignore.

THE CHRISTIAN’S SURROUNDINGS Job 1:10 God does this for us. He protects us. Satan is still moving about to and from heaven, accusing the saints of God here on earth. It will not be until the latter part of the tribulation that God will banish him forever from heaven. God is constantly ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:10

Denomination: Baptist

Always Ready

Contributed by Curtis E. Nester on Jan 27, 2017

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Being ready to bear our witness for Christ

TITLE: Always Ready TEXT: 1Peter 3:13-23 CONCL: A Romanian pastor was captured and tortured in order to get him to tell where other Christians were meeting so they could be arrested as well. But they could not get the pastor to break and disclose the location of the other Christians. So, the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:13-18

Denomination: Baptist

Called To Be Thankful Series

Contributed by Doug Fannon on Nov 19, 2017

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A little different look at thanksgiving. If we are thankful for God's blessing, what we doing to be a blessing to others, thereby increasing the thanksgiving, glory and praise being returned to God?

2 Corinthians 9:10–15 (NKJV) Ever wonder how family fights begin on Thanksgiving? (show picture of pie with slice out of the middle). In fact we often think of Thanksgiving as a day of excesses. You Know You Overdid Thanksgiving When.... Paramedics bring in the Jaws of Life to pry you out of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:10-15

Denomination: Baptist

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