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  • Richard Pfeil avatar

    What's In Your Wallet?

    Contributed by Richard Pfeil on May 11, 2005
    based on 123 ratings
     | 38,228 views

    A stewardship message that teaching that giving it to God, not to a budget, a cause, or the church.

    What’s In Your Wallet? TEXT: II Corinthians 9:6-8 Sunday, October 6, 2002 Now I know that you know that next week is Consecration Sunday and this is kind of a primer for it. I know exactly how Christians feel about Consecration Sunday and all kinds of things like it. It is the service ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Faith Promise: Promised By Faith

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Jan 31, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 10,064 views

    Annual Faith Promise commitment message

    Philippians 4:19 Faith Promise: Promised by Faith Woodlawn Baptist Church January 31, 2005 Introduction I want to welcome each of you to our services today. To our guests, I want to say that it is good to have you in our presence. Today is a special day of the year for Woodlawn members, because ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Love Check

    Contributed by Damion Lowe on Jan 22, 2011
     | 4,094 views

    We cannot question God's love for us, it is obvious but do we love him above all things?

    “The Love Check” Text: John 21:1-19 Intro: Illustration: The story of Narcissus in Greek mythology. You see the great mystery of life is not whether God loves man; the evidence is too overwhelming for a sensible person to deny it? But the great mystery is can man ever love God above ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Saul And Goliath

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 67 ratings
     | 10,855 views

    We like to identify with David as he dealt with Goliath but we often are more like Saul in this story. David shows how we are to deal with the struggles of faith which we share with Saul.

    Introductory Considerations 1. As children we often have heroes- people who we look up to and people who we want to be like. Heroes can be people we know - who we admire for the things they do, can be leaders or sports stars, - as I child when I played baseball, I would sometimes pretend to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Get Your Priorities Right

    Contributed by Eric Sellgren on Jun 18, 2002
    based on 74 ratings
     | 4,256 views

    Two wrongs never make a right!

    This week I was reading a book when I came across a fascinating legal case which I thought I`d share with you. This case involved two brothers whose father had died. In his will he gave equal shares of his estate to each of the brothers, but one of them, operating a legal fiddle, had got his ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    How Long Will You Waver?

    Contributed by Tony Skaff on Jul 13, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,422 views

    As Christian believers, many times we ask this same question when we are tired from the unbelief state, ignorance and confusion of most people around us. From this story, it seems that sometimes we ourselves can decide for how long this may continue.

    1stBBC How long will you waver? 1Ki 18:16-24 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah. When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, "Is it you, you troubler of Israel?" And he answered, "I have not troubled Israel, but you have, and your father’s house, because you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Being Courageous And Removing The Giants From Our Lives

    Contributed by Jonathan Powell on May 15, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,967 views

    2006 VBS Kickoff Sermon

    Being Courageous and Removing the Giants in Our Lives VBS Promotion Sermon 2006 Thematic Text: Joshua 1:1-9 Actual Text: 1 Samuel 17:38-51 Courage is defined in many ways through the definition of the Hebrew word “amats”. To be of good courage means to be steadfastly minded and strong willed. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Reformation 2005

    Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Nov 29, 2005
     | 2,565 views

    God is assembling an army of men and women today willing to risk everything to see the eternal Kingdom of God established in the earth.

    Introduction Tomorrow- Halloween- Halloween is a mixture of ancient cultic practices and Christian traditions. Oct 31st- All Hallows Eve Time to recall the souls of the damned. Nov 1st- All Hallows Day or All Saints Day Time to remember Christians that have died. Nov 2nd- All Souls Day Time to ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    New Year's Commitment

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 14, 2005
    based on 41 ratings
     | 3,139 views

    New Year’s Commitment

    A. NEW YEAR’S COMMITMENT 1. The greatest challenge of the new year . . . new beginning. A new year gives us an opportunity to start over. A new job means a challenge to do better than the last job. They don’t know your past weaknesses, and failures. a. A new year is a chance to live better than ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Power Of Unconditional Love

    Contributed by Mike Turner on Feb 20, 2005
    based on 47 ratings
     | 20,149 views

    In the romance of Jacob, and Rachel, we see the unconditional love of Jacob. It reminds us of the unconditional love that God has, and inspires us to love unconditionally.

    The Power Of Unconditional Love Gen 29:9-35 Joke: The teacher asked her class, "Which is more important to us-the sun or the moon." One of the students answered, "The moon." The teacher asked why the moon was more important than the sun. The student gave this explanation. "The moon gives us light ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Method To Develop Series

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Feb 10, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,654 views

    INTEGRITY IS FLESHED OUT IN A COMMUNITY OF MENTORING

    a method to develop September 28, 2008 Titus 2:1-10 INTRODUCTION Did you see any meltdowns this week? Father arrested after allegedly asking his son to sell drugs -- Huntsville, AL Father arrested as toddlers found wandering the street -- Poconos, New York Child found wandering, mother ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    No Strings Attached

    Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Oct 4, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,532 views

    What is our relationship with Jesus Christ? Are we committed followers or simply those who admire who He is. Jesus is looking for all or nothing. (adapted from a sermon by Kyle Idleman, Not a Fan of Jesus)

    No strings attached Introduction (adapted from sermon by Kyle Idleman, Not a Fan of Jesus) How many are familiar with the acronym DTR? For- young man- in relationship- letters can be scary. They want to postpone- DTR talk as long as possible. DTR- Define the relationship It is the talk where you ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Out Of The Comfort Zone

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on May 4, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,085 views

    God is in the business of changing lives, and that means the disruption of our comfort zone. Here is the story of a man whose world was rocked!

    Passage: Acts 10:1-8 Intro: Henry Ford Story, submitted by Jeff Strite 1. change is tough, whoever and whatever is involved. 2. we settle into a comfort zone, where we know everyone and everyone know us 3. we appreciate the known, even if that known is miserable. A known misery is often preferred ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Doing Something Great In 2008

    Contributed by Greg Newton on Jan 5, 2008
    based on 19 ratings
     | 7,520 views

    We live in a society where people desire to do great things but sometimes never see the benefit or reward of the great things in which they have done. I believe this is the year that God desires for us to do great things for Him.

    “Doing Something Great In 2008” Intro: We live in a society where people desire to do great things but sometimes never see the benefit or reward of the great things in which they have done. I believe this is the year that God desires for us to do great things for Him. The number “8” is the number ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Have You Seen The Giant?

    Contributed by Wilson Oshorakpor on Mar 16, 2020
     | 3,331 views

    Giants by nature are not difficult to see. Their huge size and immense strength commands attention. There are some problems and troubles that stand as giants before us. They make us afraid and hopeless.

    As soon as the Israelite army saw him, they began to run away in fright. "Have you seen the giant?" the men asked, "He comes out each day to defy Israel.... (1Sam 17: 24-25a NLT). HAVE YOU SEEN THE GIANT? Goliath was a physical giant. He stood 9 feet tall and terrified the army of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal