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Are We Community Focused

Contributed by Giles Mullen on Feb 5, 2002

based on 21 ratings

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In Acts 2:42-47 we see a community of believers, have we maintained that spirit of belief in today’s society?

Community Acts 2:42-47 "I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Imitators

Contributed by Greg Nance on Oct 30, 2002

based on 57 ratings

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We need relationships that mentor us into Christlikeness, but we also need to be a mentor for others.

Imitators (1 Cor 4:16 NASB) I exhort you therefore, be imitators of me. (1 Cor 11:1 NASB) Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ. (Eph 5:1 NASB) Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; (1 Th 1:6 NASB) You also became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:1

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Are You Serious Series

Contributed by Roger Nelmes on Jan 29, 2008

based on 1 rating

| 10,611 views

TONIGHT you will be forced to answer the question, Are You Serious? – serious about life, serious about this Christianity thing, serious about your future?

Are You Serious? Review the last few weeks of the series... Tonight we start chapter 4 of James. James gets really in-your-face intense here! He’s calling them out on some serious issues and challenging them to make it right or they will miss out on their destiny. Have you heard a story that ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Secrets To Victorious Living Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Apr 21, 2006

based on 115 ratings

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If we want to live a victorious Christian life we must submit to God.

SECRETS TO VICTORIOUS LIVING Text: James 4:1-10 Introduction 1. Read James 4:1-10 2. There are no victories at discount prices. General Dwight Eisenhower. 3. In order to have victory in our lives we have to do what it takes to obtain them. Proposition: If we want to live a victorious ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-10

Denomination: Methodist

Meeting In The Presence

Contributed by Jake Kircher on Apr 27, 2006

based on 8 ratings

| 4,786 views

We need to understand we are influencing people about God and we need to have a heart like Joshua towards God.

Until Wednesday afternoon this past week, I really had no idea what God wanted us to focus on this morning, which is pretty rare. It doesn’t take but a few minutes around me to realize that normally I am planned and organized way in advance. When I gave out the Youth Ministry calendars in ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 33:7-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Connecting With Others Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Oct 24, 2006

based on 4 ratings

| 6,967 views

5 of 5 messages from Colossians. This message focuses on the importance of faithful friends.

Life 101: Connecting with Others The Faithful Friend A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24 Two friends were out hunting. As they were walking through the woods, one of them yelled and the other looked up to see a huge ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 4:7-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Theif

Contributed by Robert Cox on Oct 27, 2006

based on 44 ratings

| 18,799 views

Which thief are you most like? Repentant or defiant?

Luke 23:39 Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, “If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.” 40 But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:39-43

Denomination: Pentecostal

Here I Am To Worship

Contributed by David Stidham on Jul 28, 2007

based on 6 ratings

| 6,340 views

A lesson for the excitement of worship.

HERE I AM TO WORSHIP What is worship? "David, that is a ridiculous question! Every adult and most children here this morning know what worship is!" Since that is such a ridiculous question and the answer is such common knowledge to the vast majority of those in this assembly, quietly answer that ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 4:8-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Framing Your Life (Thanksgiving)

Contributed by Chris Surber on Nov 16, 2007

based on 24 ratings

| 5,034 views

Your life is not the product of random forces acting upon random events to create random circumstances. Your life is the result of a very intentional God who is working out a divine plan in and through your life.

Framing Your Life, Romans 8:28-31 Introduction A few years ago I purchased an old house in Tarpon Springs, Florida. It was a real “fixer-upper.” It was built in the early 1920’s just a few blocks from the Anclote River which spills into the Gulf of Mexico less than a mile from there. As a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-31

Denomination: Christian Church

Prepare For Christ

Contributed by William Baeta on Dec 5, 2006

based on 4 ratings

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“The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance” 2 Peter 3:9.

Theme: Prepare for Christ Text: Is. 40:1-11; 2 Pet. 3:8-15a; Mark 1:1-8 Today is the 2nd Sunday of Advent. Advent reminds us that very soon we will be celebrating the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ? The promise of His birth was revealed long before it was fulfilled and this should ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

First Down: Focus On The Goal Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Feb 4, 2008

based on 1 rating

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Marriages, like football games, are won by many small plays by the team, instead of one grand play.

Four Play: Four Keys to a Winning Marriage Series First Down: Focus on the Goal Feb. 3, 2008 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Pastor Introduction A Some marriages start out with a big play. 1 What are "big plays"? a $40,000 wedding, new home, new cars, the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18

Denomination: Baptist

Blessed Are Those Who Hunger And Thirst Series

Contributed by Don Jones on Feb 22, 2008

based on 10 ratings

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The message deals with 1. Hunger and Thirst, 2. For Righteousness, and 3. They Will Be Filled

Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst Matthew 5:6 Introduction The beatitudes have thus far focused on attitudes of humility, mourning, and meekness. None of these can truly be seen from the outside, they are inner states of being. They are attitudes of the heart and mind that are seen in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:6

Denomination: Baptist

How You Can Live The Lord's Prayer

Contributed by Johnathan Hester on Jun 13, 2008

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Through meditating ,The Holy Spirit Has Revealed too Me That ,,,,,{amen} The Lord’s Prayer is much more than just a model of how best to pray. It’s a statement of how to get to know God’s heart. And when you live out those words, God will transform you

How You Can Live the Lord’s Prayer Through meditating ,The Holy Spirit Has Revealed too Me That ,,,,,{amen} The Lord’s Prayer is much more than just a model of how best to pray. It’s a statement of how to get to know God’s heart. And when you live out those words, God will transform you ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Baptist

Calling Out In Confession Series

Contributed by David Dewitt on May 8, 2008

based on 4 ratings

| 4,001 views

A look at the confession of David in psalm 51. David reveals a heart that is truly pursuing God

Calling Out in Confession Psalm 51:1-17 Spring Life Series May 4, 2008 Morning Service Introduction In the late 1850’s immigrants from Europe settled in the hills of Appalachia and brought some strange and unique customs with them. One of the more unusual customs was that of the sin eater. The ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-17

Denomination: Church Of God

Bringing The Glory Back

Contributed by James May on Nov 9, 2005

based on 48 ratings

| 14,862 views

I’m ready for Old Time Religion Pentecostal Revival where the hot wind of the Holy Spirit burns away the sin from God’s People.

BRINGING THE GLORY BACK By Pastor Jim May I have a number of old movies in my collection. I’m not a big movie buff, but I do like to watch movies that based upon history. The War Between the States, World War I & II, and of course Vietnam to a lesser degree, are my favorite time periods to ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 2:2-7, Haggai 4:6-8

Denomination: Independent/Bible

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