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  • Shine Thomas avatar

    Provoked To Purpose! Series

    Contributed by Shine Thomas on Jul 27, 2015
     | 21,196 views

    God has called you to produce sometime divine, blessed, and outstanding and he stands with you to thrust you to your destiny.

    For more sermons visit our: Website: https://cityharvestag.com/sermons/?sermon_topics=encouragement Podcast : https://city-harvest-sermons.simplecast.com/episodes/how-will-you-finish Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CityHarvestA... Instagram: ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Reach For God's Perfect Righteousness

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Apr 23, 2014
     | 5,525 views

    God calls us to the highest standards: 1. Always be believable (vs. 33-37). 2. Bend over backwards for other people (vs. 38-42). 3. Make sure you belong to the Father's family (vs. 43-48).

    Reach for God's Perfect Righteousness Matthew 5:33-48 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - April 23 2013 *When Randy Hawkins was in his 40's, he played softball on a team a lot of younger guys. During one game, Randy was playing third base when a line drive was hit right over his head. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Greatest Mother's Day Present Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on May 8, 2014
     | 11,963 views

    Resurrection, Mothers, New Life

    Luke 7:11-15 (p. 721) May 11, 2014 Introduction: We have a great partnership with my old alma mater, James Lane Allen Elementary School so I thought you might like to see a few special pictures that students drew honoring their mothers or important women in their lives...(show pics). As ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Heart Of A Godly Mother

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 15, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 21,338 views

    The heart of a godly mother is a reflection of the heart of God. As we focus on the heart of a Godly Mother, we can be assured that God loves us with the same love. He is the source of a mother’s love.

    The Heart of a Godly Mother Intro: [Read illustration of motherhood] The Bible has quite a lot to say about mothers. Here are a few examples: Eve – the mother of all living (Gen. 3:20) [Pioneer – was taught motherhood by God] Sarah – a mother of many nations (Gen. 17:16) [From ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Pay Attention To What I Say Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Feb 6, 2015
    based on 40 ratings
     | 35,320 views

    In paying attention, what are we to do? 1- Listen attentively 2- Guard the heart 3- Keep corruption away 4- Look straight ahead

    INTRO.- Pay attention. Pay attention to what you’re doing. Those were the words my dad said to me when I was just a youngster. Apparently, my mind and attention wandered a lot. Wandering and not paying attention can get a person into trouble or get them into something else. ILL.- A car ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God's "Go To" Guidance Series

    Contributed by Larry Turner on Jul 31, 2014
     | 6,713 views

    We need to learn how to trust in the Lord and not in ourselves. Only then can He show us his will and the path our lives should take.

    Have you ever heard the phrase, “Out of the mouth of babes?” It comes from the truth that sometimes it takes a child to reveal lasting wisdom. For example: · Patrick, age 10, said, “Never trust a dog to watch your food.” · Michael, 14, said, “When your dad is mad and ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    The Days Of Noah Series

    Contributed by Mark Hall on Oct 19, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 69,967 views

    The Final generation and the Days of Noah

    THE BEGINNING OF WHAT IS TO COME: THE DAYS OF NOAH This morning I want you to open your Bible with me to the book of Matthew as we continue our study on the beginning of what is to come. In speaking of the final generation, Jesus clearly outlined numerous signs and events that would take place ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    God's Longings For Your Life #2: Relationship Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Mar 23, 2015
     | 4,715 views

    God wants to have a relationship with us, and we know this: 1. By the Lord's witness to us (vs. 15). 2. By the Lord's work in our lives (vs. 16). 3. By the Lord's willingness for forget our sins (vs. 17).

    God's Longings for Your Life #2: Relationship Hebrews 10:15-17, John 14:16-23, John 16:5-11, Romans 3:19-26 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Sept. 7, 2014 BACKGROUND: *We are taking a look at some of God's greatest desires for our lives, and last Sunday we started with God's ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Is . . . ! Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Sep 25, 2017
     | 8,447 views

    A look at who Jesus is through the book of Hebrews

    Jesus Is...! Hebrews 12:1-5 September 24, 2017 Have you ever exercised wearing weights? It sounds kind of strange, but people do this. In fact, we have a weighted vest we bought to use to workout. The vest weighs 20 pounds. On the one hand, it may not sound that bad, but do 20 push ups wearing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Larry East avatar

    I Am The True Vine

    Contributed by Larry East on Mar 5, 2017
    based on 2 ratings
     | 45,610 views

    Jesus says that we must abide in Him, to remain in His love. How can we know that we are abiding in Him?

    Over the past few weeks, we have considered several I AM statements of Jesus. These are the things that Jesus said about Himself. In John Chapter 10, Jesus said “I AM the door.” He is the way into God’s kingdom. In John Chapter 8, Jesus said “I AM the light of the world.” He shines in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Hebrews- Part 4- Sharper Than A Two Edged Sword Series

    Contributed by Randy Edwards on Aug 1, 2016
     | 15,671 views

    part 4 of our Hebrews study

    Hebrews “Encouragement for a life of Faith” Part 4 “Sharper than a 2 edged sword” Today we will continue our study of Hebrews We have seen over the last few weeks Jesus as the one and only As the real deal We saw how the writer of Hebrews encouraged us to live the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Ultimate Adventure Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 28, 2016
    based on 10 ratings
     | 25,913 views

    What is the best way to get people to come to church? Is inviting good enough, or is there a better way?

    OPEN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI7ox_0j-Y0 (First 40 seconds) Back in early 1960s, President John F. Kennedy set a vision before America “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Humility And Unity - Part 1 Of 2 Series

    Contributed by Graham Kettle on Jan 26, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 20,925 views

    Do we want to be more effective in bringing the sinful, the sick, the shackled and the sad to Jesus’ feet? We'll look at the qualities of four men who took their sick friend from a place of sickness, sadness, being shackled and sinful, to Christ's feet.

    HUMILITY AND UNITY BRINGING A SICK WORLD TO CHRIST - Part 1 of 2 Mark 2:1-12 A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. 2 So many gathered that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. 3 Some men came, ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    We Are Safe In Christ Series

    Contributed by Bobby Oliver on Jun 2, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,750 views

    We are safe because God hears us, we are safe because our trust is in God, and we are safe because God blesses us.

    We Are Safe in Christ Psalm 4:1-8 - We’re continuing our study through the book of Psalms, and we’ve made it to chapter 4. - When I was a kid, I loved playing tag with my friends. - We’d find as many kids as we could, and we’d find big fields to play in. - Every game we played, we had to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Church God Wants Us To Be Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Apr 14, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 14,827 views

    How can we be the church God wants us to be? 1. We must make sacrifices for our Savior (vs. 1-3). 2. We must have spiritual strength (vs. 4-5). 3. We must stay in step with God's guidance (vs. 6-10). 4. We must speak about our Savior (vs. 11-15).

    The Church God Wants Us to Be The Book of Acts - Part 52 Acts 16:1-15 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - August 10, 2014 *Christians: We are part of the most important organization the world will ever see: The Church of the living God! *Many of you have heard my favorite description ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist