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  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "Close To The Source"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 6, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,440 views

    A sermon about making the decision to be happy.

    Luke 17:11-19 “Close to the Source” By: Ken Sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN It happens a lot. Something occurs, or is about to happen and suddenly we become very religious. Perhaps a person finds a lump in their breast and, in fear and ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Close Is Not Enough Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Mar 19, 2014
     | 8,455 views

    Knowledge is good, effort is commendable, and lifestyle is important. However, you can get all that right and miss Jesus.

    "If our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost" (II Cor. 4:3). Mark 12:28-34 Is close always good enough? Not when you think about it. • If 99.9 percent were good enough ... • The IRS would lose 2 million documents this year. • 22,000 checks will be deducted from the wrong ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Close, But No Salvation

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jun 12, 2012
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     | 3,955 views

    Judas shows us just how close a person can get to Jesus and not be a Christian.

    Close, but no Salvation April 8, 2009 Community Holy Week Service First Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Judas shows us just how close a person can get to Jesus and not be a Christian. Focus Passage: Matt 26:14-16, 21-25, 47-50 Introduction: I. Judas shows us just how ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Close The Loophole! Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 1, 2012
     | 5,142 views

    We should live such lives of integrity that we do not need to take oaths. Our speech should be real, true, and genuine.

    1. In a Reader’s Digest survey of 2,624 readers in January 2004: • Switched price tags to get a lower price: 12% • Cheated on their tax return: 17% • Misstated facts on a resume/job application: 18% • Lied to their spouse about their relationship with another person: ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Close But No Cigar

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Nov 17, 2015
     | 5,355 views

    Have you ever set out after something and you got close but you didn’t quite get it? Just coming close can be pretty debilitating and frustrating. But nothing would be worse than getting close to the kingdom of God but not getting there.

    CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR Mark 12:28-34 INTRODUCTION: Have you ever set out after something and you got close but you didn’t quite get it? Coming close can be pretty debilitating and frustrating. Perhaps no one knows that better than the 2007 Patriots. Here they were undefeated at 18-0, playing in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Wolves Close In Series

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Aug 28, 2016
     | 8,694 views

    To hear animal rights people tell it, wolves are the most lovable creatures there are. But really, wolves are vicious, bloodthirsty killers. In Acts 15:1-2, spiritual wolves arrive to counter Paul’s teaching of salvation by grace alone through faith alone

    The Wolves Close In Series: Acts Chuck Sligh August 28, 2016 TEXT: Acts 15:1-2 – “And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. 2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Closing Calls Series

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Nov 3, 2016
     | 7,772 views

    Encouragement to be faithful

    2 Peter 3 - Closing Calls Turn with me this morning to the book of 2 Peter, chapter 3. We have been going through this book that we find at the end of the NT, five books before Revelation, the last book of the Bible. It is written by Peter, the bold fisherman who ended up leaving his nets and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Life After Jesus Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Apr 3, 2025
     | 357 views

    Having a personal encounter with Jesus gives you a second chance in life and sharing that testimony with someone else gives them a chance at new life.

    LIFE AFTER JESUS Text: Acts 22:6-23 Introduction 1. Many years ago – in the confines of a barracks room, a young sailor decided not to go out partying with his friends. He invested that evening reading the Bible - very specifically – reading the Gospel of John. The room was mostly dark except for ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Divine Encounters

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Aug 14, 2020
     | 6,766 views

    Never for a moment think that God has forgotten you, in the darkest hour of your life, God is bringing people into your life that you may not recognize at that point of time. Amen.

    Chief cup bearer and the chief baker! Genesis 40:3”So he put them( the chief cup bearer and the chief baker) in confinement in the house of the captain of the bodyguard, in the jail, the same place where Joseph was imprisoned.” It is midnight 1.20 am, August 15, 2020, Saturday, as I write this ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Encounters With Jesus Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Oct 10, 2015
     | 8,928 views

    The Gospel of John contains many short stories showing responses we have when we encounter Jesus Christ; some are positive and preferred while some are not. This sermon is an introduction to the series.

    THEME DEVELOPMENT When my son was right out of college he worked for an electronics manufacturer that sent him to China to learn how their production process functioned. While there, Craig did what all tourists do … he shopped. To his amusement he saw many products being sold on the street ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Donkey Encounter

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 15, 2025
     | 193 views

    God’s mercy will block your path, speak through unlikely voices, and stop you before you destroy yourself — if you’ll listen.

    Opening Illustration – “Ever had your GPS yell at you?” You ever argue with your GPS? You know that calm, polite voice that starts out helpful but eventually sounds like it’s losing patience? > “In two hundred feet, turn left.” “Recalculating.” “Make a U-turn. Make a U-turn. MAKE A ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    The Angelic Encounter

    Contributed by Brian Menear on Aug 1, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,205 views

    Doubts of God fulfilling his promise cost Zechariah his speech. Only when he believed and obeyed did his speech return.

    The Angelic Encounter (NIV) (Zechariah & The Angel) The Gospel of Luke shows the dawning of a new age. God is now intimately involved in the events which will lead up to the birth of Jesus. Background/Setting Only the Priests could enter the Holy of Holys. No mere man was allowed. The priests ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Encounter The Possibilities

    Contributed by Shane Hart on Jan 13, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,270 views

    Life will be phenomenal if we dare to encounter the possibilities of what God has planned next.

    Title: “Encounter the Possibilities” Text: Eccl. 9:4-10 Theme: Going all out Key thought: With God, this could be a phenomonal year if we will dare to encounter the possibilities. Turn with me to Ecclesiastes chapter 9. With God, this year could be phenomenal if we will dare to encounter the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    True Encounter

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 29, 2005
    based on 21 ratings
     | 5,992 views

    encounter with Jesus

    Intro: over the last few years there have been a lot of people claiming to have seen UFO’s or to have had encounters with alien beings. Some of these encounters are just a mere sighting, to those who claim they have been taken to other planets and returned back to earth. Most people don’t believe ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Encounters With God

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Nov 5, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 9,499 views

    Isaiah’s call after a vision of God, His holiness, His power and His plan

    Intro: I now have completed half of a century as part of a Pentecostal family. My grandfather was a Pentecostal Pastor, my roots go back to Pentecostal Assembly in Bangor whose Pastor was Clifford Crabtree, father of Charles and David Crabtree. I ate sawdust at camp meeting when I was a toddler. I ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God