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  • Ken Pell avatar

    Good Things Come To Those Who ... Wait. Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jan 16, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,560 views

    Our tendency to procrastinate, even over matters related to the soul, is challenged by Jesus’ sermon of the soils.

    GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO … WAIT. Mark 4:1-20 From the Sermon Series: “Ten Cultural Myths that Drive America” We are in the throes of our sermon series, “Ten Cultural Myths that Drive America.” It is taken from the first six chapters of Mark. We are highlighting different adages or aphorisms ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Hard Work: Spiritual Growth Is Not An Accident

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jul 8, 2009
    based on 31 ratings
     | 12,099 views

    Paul challenges Timothy to focus like a soldier, train like an athlete, and work like a farmer.

    HARD WORK: Spiritual Growth is Not an Accident July 5, 2009 In a time of economic crisis, many people today would love some hard work! We also need to work hard spiritually. Ministry and spiritual discipline is often hard work. 2 Timothy 2:1-10 Our salvation is based on grace, not works, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Bridging The Gap!

    Contributed by Johnny Carver on Sep 5, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,889 views

    This message challenges us to take a serious look at the attitude of the Church and its efforts in reaching the lost.

    Scripture: Ezekiel 22:30 Title: “Bridging The Gap” Introduction: The situation of Jerusalem is not a pretty one! · Sinning is the order of the day. · The sinning business is growing at an alarming rate unchecked. · Those with the responsibility of addressing the problem have also been ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Bryan Strickland avatar

    Getting People To Jesus

    Contributed by Bryan Strickland on Oct 10, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,081 views

    This is a sermon that challenges people to work in unity toward a common goal of getting people to know Jesus.

    GETTING PEOPLE TO JESUS! Mark 2:1-12 In Mark chapter two, we find four individuals united in one common goal—getting their friend to Jesus. The characteristics of their efforts on behalf of their friend are the same characteristics that must be true of Christians today, if they are to get men and ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Jon Daniels avatar

    The Power Of A Changed Life

    Contributed by Jon Daniels on May 22, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,438 views

    This sermon challenges the hearer to understand the need to let Christ change our lives and show it.

    “THE POWER OF A CHANGED LIFE” Galatians 1 INTRO – We, Americans, are obsessed with power. - Yesterday, I took my son and a couple of his buddies to a truck show in Greenville. Convention Center property filled with all sorts of trucks. Everybody showing off the power of their truck – power of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Soldiers Of Christ, Arise

    Contributed by Johann Neethling on May 27, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,890 views

    A message for Memorial Day, challenging Christians to embrace three vital hallmarks of good soldiers of Christ.

    Soldiers of Christ, Arise 2 Timothy 2: 1-7 Intro: 1. Wars and conflicts have been a tragic part of our human experience ever since our banishment from the Garden of Eden. • The attempt at resolving our differences through the point of the spear, the edge of the sword, the barrel of the gun, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Preacher, Please Take Care Of Your Bodies.

    Contributed by W. Alderman on Mar 16, 2006
    based on 17 ratings
     | 4,197 views

    This is a challenge to ministers and preachers to care for their bodies so that they can extend their ministries to God’s glory.

    PREACHER, PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOUR BODY… Romans 12:1,2 Satan has a full bag of tricks that never seems to become empty, no matter how often he pulls a trick from it. One of the oldest tricks is to trick the minister of the Gospel into thinking that he has a body that is indestructable. Satan ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Building A Servant Attitude Family

    Contributed by Michael Bartsch on Sep 13, 2006
     | 4,368 views

    In a culture filled with self-gratification, developing servant attitude families presents challenges that are addressed with this message.

    Ephesians 5:21-31 (NIV) 21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Latter Rain & The Harvest

    Contributed by Robert Simmons on May 6, 2006
    based on 158 ratings
     | 59,051 views

    Challenge to seek a revival of the Holy Spirit to enable us to better reap the harvest of our generation.

    Latter Rain & The Harvest Joel 2:23-32 "Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. And the floors shall be full of ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Ah, To Have It All Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Nov 23, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,196 views

    Greed is a temptation that our society promotes. Christians are challenged to say "No," to greed and "Yes," to generosity.

    Mark 10:17-21 “Ah, To Have It All” (Greed) INTRODUCTION America has a love affair with cars. We like sleek, fast, and powerful. We like big and brawny. Cars define us. They tell the world who we are, or who we’d like to be. America’s love affair with cars is not new, however. Before cars ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Are You Too Busy To Pray?

    Contributed by Glenn Newton on Dec 16, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 9,701 views

    A simple challenge to Pray, we are not to busy to do the most important thing in our spiritual lives.

    Are You to busy to Pray? Pastor Glenn Newton 11-13-05 How many of you had a busy week this week? Is there really any week that doesn’t feel busy? Many of you work many hours during the week, plus you give time to your children, to the events and ballgames that seem to never end, right? Many of ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Stay Focused

    Contributed by Elvis Burrows on Jun 30, 2007
    based on 27 ratings
     | 50,865 views

    A sermon of encouragement to those who may be going through unforeseen trials and other life challenges.

    INTRODUCTION Say: Today is a different kind of day in our church - we have always been in transition, well, ever since I arrived as the new pastor and that was expected. But as I come to you today, I believe that the transition that started seven and a half months ago has taken a different ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chris Kelly avatar

    Understanding God's Guidance Series

    Contributed by Chris Kelly on Oct 31, 2006
    based on 34 ratings
     | 17,817 views

    Learn with Esther how to understand and follow the invisible God through the incredible trials and challenges of life.

    Understanding God’s Guidance Series: Letting God Guide You April 10, 2005 A few months ago, I decided to read and study the book of Esther. If you’ve never read this book of the bible, Esther is the story of how God used one woman to change the fate of an entire nation. However, as I read, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Chris Kelly avatar

    From Ordinary To Extraordinary Series

    Contributed by Chris Kelly on Oct 31, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,435 views

    Learn with Esther how to understand and follow the invisible God through the incredible trials and challenges of life.

    From Ordinary to Extraordinary Series: Letting God Guide You April 24, 2005 Last week, (if you were here), you’ll remember that we left Esther with a catch-22 decision to make. She had to decide if she was going to save her own neck and be safe… or risk her life by going out on a limb for Gods ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Making Right Choices Series

    Contributed by Chris Kelly on Oct 31, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 19,160 views

    Learn with Esther how to understand and follow the invisible God through the incredible trials and challenges of life.

    Making Right Choices Series: Letting God Guide You April 17, 2005 Last week we started a series of messages from the book of Esther. Esther’s unique in that, even though it’s a book in the bible, it never uses the name of God. But that doesn’t mean God’s not at work. He may not be specifically ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan