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  • How Close Is Close Enough?

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Sep 14, 2008
     | 5,619 views

    To persuade those who are delaying to embrace Christ as Savior.

    HOW CLOSE IS CLOSE ENOUGH? Mark 12:32-40 Sermon Objective: To persuade those who are delaying to embrace Christ as Savior. Supporting Scripture: Isaiah 53; Mark 1:16-20, 2:14, 8:29; John 5:39, 10:9, 14:6; Galatians 3:11; Ephesians 2:8; 2 Corinthians 6:2 INTRO Have you ever gotten close? • ...read more

  • Looking Closely At The Savior Series

    Contributed by Rule Digal on Dec 22, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,723 views

    Because of lack of personal knowledge and relationship with the Savior, many people celebrate Christmas without Jesus being the center. It’s logical to look at the Savior closer this christmas.

    Topic: LOOKING CLOSELY AT THE SAVIOR Text: John 1:1-14 Intro. A. Today, almost everyone in our planet celebrates Christmas. But sadly speaking, the real meaning or spirit of Christmas is not seen in the celebration. Christmas must be a commemoration of the Savior’s Birth, but what is happening is ...read more

  • Dependence (Part 1) Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Oct 7, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,935 views

    Have we been able to identify the obstacles that keep hindering a close relationship with Christ and ask Him to help you to overcome them?

    Opening illustration:  What does a teacher desire from his/her students?  What does a general desire from his soldiers?  What does a ruler desire from his citizens?  What do parents desire from their children? WHAT DOES CHRIST DESIRE FROM US? All these ...read more

  • Closeness With The Father - Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Bo Lane on Apr 19, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 6,927 views

    This series urges believers to live a life of intimacy and relationship as God intended from the beginning.

    Our Key verse for this series is: - James 4:8, “Draw close to God, and God will draw close to you.” - God desires for us to be close to Him, to share intimacy with Him Intimacy is a strange word. When you think of the word intimacy, what do you think? - Most people immediately associate the ...read more

  • Closeness With The Father - Part 3 Series

    Contributed by Bo Lane on Apr 19, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,256 views

    This series urges believers to live a life of intimacy and relationship as God intended from the beginning.

    For the last few weeks, we’ve been doing a series called “Closeness with the Father.” - We’ve been learning the importance of having a close, intimate relationship with God. - Our key verse for the series is James 4:8 which says, “Draw close to God, and God will draw close to you.” Do you ever ...read more

  • Closer To God, Closer To One Another

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Nov 23, 2013
     | 2,905 views

    This is the theme of our small group ministry. This sermon is a celebration and review of lessons in Genesis from this past eleven week series.

    Dan Chambers is a Christian whose parents attend Mountain Creek Church of Christ. Dan has written a book entitled Churches in the shape of Scripture. In it, he explains several of the distinctive practices of the churches of Christ and why these practices matter. He has made it easy to read with ...read more

  • A Model Father

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Feb 28, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,945 views

    This parable teaches us to seek a close relationship with our children. We need train our children by instruction and example in the way they should go.

    A Model Father 06/15/08 AM Text: Luke 15:11-24 Introduction ILL: It’s the third Sunday in June, and I’d like to say happy Father’s Day to all the dads here today. Father’s day owes its existence primarily to the persistence of one Sonora Smart Dodd. Sonora got the idea for Father’s day in 1909 ...read more

  • Repentance And The Character Of God

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Jan 21, 2017
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,658 views

    The reason why we do not have a close relationship with our Creator is because we do not know how to repent in a God-fearing manner!

    REPENTANCE SERIES Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 From the moment, God created humanity from the dust of the ground onwards we have been struggling to know and have a relationship with our Creator. You would think the ambassadors of Christ and royal priests that have ...read more

  • Closer

    Contributed by Greg Burcham on Sep 4, 2016
     | 10,119 views

    This sermon deals with some of the reasons we fail to draw close to God and the virtues of being close to God.

    How close is close enough? Closer Zeno’s paradox. Imagine I had high school boys and girls lined up at opposite ends of the gym and had them half the distance between them every 10 seconds, how long would it be before they are touching? Well, if I always half the distance, they will never ...read more

  • Close But No Cigar

    Contributed by Bruce Goettsche on Mar 18, 2002
    based on 89 ratings
     | 7,234 views

    Palm Sunday

    Close, But No Cigar" Luke 19:28-44; Matthew 7:21-23 Rev. Bruce Goettsche . . . April 5, 1998 (Palm Sunday) Each year as I look at the familiar stories like the Triumphal Entry, I look for something I haven’t seen before. Sometimes I gain new insight. Sometimes I affirm what I have long ...read more

  • Close The Door!

    Contributed by Rev. M Edmunds on Apr 12, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 8,796 views

    Rejection hurts, and to one degree or another, every single one of us has tasted the pain of feeling rejected from other people.Before the birth of Jesus Christ, during the time of His earthly life, and after His resurrection and ascension, our world has

    Elder M. Edmunds Co-Pastor of United Ordained Church February 1999 “He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not” –(Isa.53:3). “He came unto his own (His domain, creation, ...read more

  • "Close To The Source"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 6, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,925 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

  • Closing Greetings Series

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Jul 4, 2001
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,886 views

    UNION WITH CHRIST MANIFESTS ITSELF IN PRECIOUS BONDS OF FELLOWSHIP WITH THOSE WHO LABOR WITH US IN THE GOSPEL MINISTRY

    BIG IDEA: UNION WITH CHRIST MANIFESTS ITSELF IN PRECIOUS BONDS OF FELLOWSHIP WITH THOSE WHO LABOR WITH US IN THE GOSPEL MINISTRY INTRODUCTION: cf. heavy emphasis on personal greetings and close fellowship – more so than any other epistle except Romans commends those who have been especially loyal ...read more

  • Close The Loophole! Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 1, 2012
     | 4,629 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

  • Close But No Cigar

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Nov 17, 2015
     | 4,938 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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