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  • Douglas Bryan avatar

    Fired Or Fired Up!

    Contributed by Douglas Bryan on Mar 21, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 9,439 views

    Reality TV has captured the attention of viewers. Each week contestants are getting voted out, asked to leave, or just plan fired. When you stand before God, the Almighty Judge, will you get fired up or will you be fired from eternity?

    FIRED OR FIRED UP! 2 Peter 3:3-14 INTRODUCTION: A. I have had several people tell me that they get concerned when I walk to the edge of the stage as they are afraid I’m going to fall off. 1. I am thankful that that has not happened yet ILL> I did hear a story about a preacher who was speaking ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Importance Of Knowing History

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Mar 19, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 8,808 views

    We must not be set in opposition to God.

    THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING HISTORY Acts 7.1-53 S: Church C: Purpose of the Community Th: A People with Purpose Pr: WE MUST NOT BE SET IN OPPOSITION TO GOD. We must not set ourselves in opposition to God. KW: Pleas TS: Since Stephen stands accused of blasphemy, we will find four pleas he makes in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Storing Up Treasure

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Aug 9, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,778 views

    In this conversation we will answer 3 very important questions in regard to our treasures... 1) Where’s your heart? 2) How’s your vision? 3) Whose your master?

    Storing Up Treasure Matthew 6:19-24 Welcome to church. Welcome to day 50 of the year 2023! So – how is the new year going for you? NOW – I want to begin our time this morning... by reading the passage of Scripture that we will unpack today. It is Matthew 6:19-24... let's take turns reading it ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Making People Thirsty Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Mar 13, 2013
     | 5,838 views

    Jesus made people thirsty for the Father, and our lives should make people thirsty. (hand out notes included at the end).

    Intentional Christianity: Make People Thirsty John 7:37-38 Ill. When we started the Children’s ministry at Desdemona, we noticed that the children did not drink much water. One week, I used an illustration of water, and drank from a bottle of water several times. I would randomly say during ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steven W avatar

    How To Be A People Of Passion

    Contributed by Steven W on Mar 20, 2005
    based on 29 ratings
     | 7,471 views

    Are we directing our PASSIONS in the right direction? Three areas that we must be passionate about: A PASSION FOR GOD & HIS WORD,A PASSION FOR WAR,A PASSION FOR GOOD TESTIMONY

    HOW TO BE A PEOPLE OF PASSION *INTRODUCTION*: We are all created to be people of PASSION. The question is = Are we directing our PASSIONS in the right direction? Much of the sin and filth that is in the world today may be due to the misdirection of our PASSION into sinful culture and sinful ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Dave McFadden avatar

    "Inviting People To The Party” Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jan 15, 2018
     | 9,842 views

    How should we go about inviting people to come to Christ?

    Jesus enjoyed parties. His very first miracle was at a wedding feast. When He called Matthew to follow Him, He went to Matthew’s house for a party. So it’s not surprising, when the religious leaders criticized Him, they said He went to too many parties, attended by wrong people. “The Son of Man ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A People Under God Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Apr 13, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,356 views

    The people responded to the Word of God in repentance and to the works of God in renewal.

    We have seen the people of God making serious attempts at RECONNECTING with God. • They responded to the hearing of God’s Word with repentance and sorrow. • They understood His Word and obeyed what God has instructed through the Law of Moses. We have to remember that the majority of these ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    When Thou Hast Done, Thou Hast Not Done Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 25, 2001
    based on 22 ratings
     | 6,198 views

    Sermon prepared for observance of my fifteenth anniversary as pastor; confession that, like Joseph of Arimathea, I have waited too long to be bold and then have done my work all to alone; but that the basis for pastor and people is the grace of the Cross

    If I know anything at all about life, I know that all of us want significance. We want to know that our lives have had meaning. We want to know, after we have invested a few years, that we have counted for something. We want significance. Years ago, I heard a lecture by Victor Frankl. Some of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Add It All Up

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Nov 30, 2014
    based on 3 ratings
     | 9,704 views

    I would propose to you, a thankful attitude toward the Lord in everything we face, opens our spiritual eyes to see His loving Hands at work. Sometimes our circumstances are not the best, sometimes down right bad.

    Title: Add It All Up Theme: Realizing God Is Watching Over You Introduction: For our honeymoon, Pennie and I took our mom out to Maine to stay with our sister. We rented a U-haul trailer, hauled our motorcycle from Norton, Ks. to Maine. While there we rode all around Maine, New Hampshire, for a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    I Just Wanna Be A Sheep Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on May 3, 2004
    based on 59 ratings
     | 6,636 views

    A look at the 23rd Psalm and how the Shepherd cares for us and what the condition is.

    It is probably the best known psalm in the western world and possibly the best known scripture period. It has been quoted and misquoted, it’s on plaques and mugs and posters, T-shirts and tomb stones.. It’s featured in the sacred and the profane. Most of us can quote at least a portion of it from ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Are You Ready For Jesus? Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Apr 30, 2002
    based on 71 ratings
     | 11,881 views

    We need to be ready for Jesus.

    ARE YOU READY FOR JESUS? John 1:19-34 S: Celebrate Jesus Th: Readiness Pr: We need to be ready for Jesus. ?: What? What do we need to be ready for? KW: Questions (challenges) TS: There are three questions that challenge our readiness for Jesus’ impact on our lives. The _____ question ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Mary – A Symbol Of Trust

    Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Feb 5, 2005
    based on 145 ratings
     | 21,070 views

    Mary can teach us to trust God with reckless abandon

    – adapted from Caught in a higher love by Carolyn Baker Alexander the Great, one of the greatest military generals who ever lived, conquered almost the entire known world with his vast army. One night during a campaign, he couldn’t sleep and left his tent to walk around the campgrounds. As he ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God's Frozen People! Series

    Contributed by David Lansdown on Jul 16, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 9,698 views

    This morning we are going to look at what we can expect in our service for the Lord.

    GOD’S FROZEN PEOPLE! Acts 5:17-39 INTRODUCTION ’In spite of being blessed with tons of resources for witness and service, God’s chosen people are often God’s ‘frozen people.’ Now I am not sure what the spirit of that comment is – but I want to look at being God’s ‘frozen’ people because we simply ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Are Wicked People?

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Nov 21, 2014
     | 5,096 views

    To show what are wicked people like. To learn that wicked people are not wicked because they do wicked things, but because they rejected the LORD JESUS who is the solution to the wickedness.

    I. EXORDIUM: Are you wicked? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show what are wicked people like. To learn that wicked people are not wicked because they do wicked things, but because they rejected the LORD JESUS who is the solution to the wickedness. John 3:19 (Amplified ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Andy Grossman avatar

    The Church - A Chosen People

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Dec 18, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,502 views

    Shows how the church is a chosen people of God

    THE CHURCH - A CHOSEN PEOPLE 1 Peter 2:1-11 OCTOBER 5, 2008 On October 13, 1908, under a large tent pitched on a Texas prairie, a magnificent vision began to form. After days of preaching, days of prayer, days of negotiation, and much debate, the delegates from churches scattered across the ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness