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  • Chris McCall avatar

    What Ticket Are You Holding? Series

    Contributed by Chris Mccall on Apr 21, 2009
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    The events that are taking place in our world today are demanding that we identify what is really important to us in our life. If you cannot be honest with yourself then who can you be real with?

    Fear of God Series #2 “What Ticket Are You Holding” Luke 12:5 NLT www.destinyfellowship.com You know in a lot of places in our world they use tickets for all kinds of things. Raffles, lotteries, and casinos all use tickets in some way or other. People run around hoping that they are holding the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Todd Stiles avatar

    Ministry And Money: When The Budget Wants To Bully You

    Contributed by Todd Stiles on Nov 22, 2009
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     | 6,200 views

    Discover two gems helpful to balancing ministry and money in this short sermon aimed to help church leaders stay faithful not fearful.

    Pastoring in America means dealing with the dollar. It’s what we have to come to grips with in a culture where “church” has largely become a business. In fact, some shepherds tragically view Washingtons and Lincolns just as necessary, if not more, than the Holy Spirit, people, or the Bible. Which ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Selwyn Robins avatar

    Going Into A New Season

    Contributed by Selwyn Robins on Jan 2, 2011
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    Going from the land of despair, poverty, pain, curses into a land of Milk & Honey.

    I’m excited about what we are going into, a new season. In Genesis 8:22, God talks about seed time and harvest time. In order to rejoice during a harvest, you must have really planted a good seed. The greater the seed that was sown, the greater that harvest and praise we reap. How many ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Rich Anderson avatar

    The Life Of Joseph - Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Rich Anderson on Feb 14, 2011
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     | 7,867 views

    It is said that every man or woman's life contains sufficient material for a great novel. Joseph's life certainly did.

    Chuck Swindoll in his book entitled “Joseph” writes, “The Bible is the supreme Book on human personality. From Adam in Genesis to Satan in the Apocalypse, its portraits are unforgettable. Augustine wrote how men wander over the earth and wonder at the rivers and the mountains ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Holes In The Darkness

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Sep 22, 2010
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     | 4,267 views

    You are the light of the world. As you live out this goodness visibly in front of the people of the world, your life will point them to Jesus where they too can find life that is real life.

    Opening illustration: Robert Lewis Stevenson, peering out of the window saw a workman come by and light the gas lights along the street. When asked what he was watching, the young boy said, “I see a man making holes in the darkness.” Let us turn to Matthew 5 and see how we as believers can make ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jerry Martak avatar

    Four Amazing Little Evangelists 4. The Spider Series

    Contributed by Jerry Martak on Nov 6, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 16,236 views

    What is the Lesson of the spider (Giko Lizard)? HOLD ON! We need to learn by faith we can take hold of the promises of God no matter what might come our way for by His Grace and Mercy we will dwell in the palaces of heaven someday.

    Ants, Conies, locusts, and spiders. Four of the most amazing little evangelist’s heaven ever employed to deliver a very personal and eternal message to all of us here. Proverbs 30:24-28 (NKJ) There are four things which are little on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise: The ants are a ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Dr. Madana Kumar, PhD avatar

    Servant Leadership Part 6: Persuasion Series

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Jun 20, 2010
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    Servant Leaders choose to use persuasion as against coercion to bring others to their point of view. How does the bible teach us this?

    When I started this series on Servant Leadership, I had promised that we will continue to look at Servant Leadership in the context of day to day life. I do not want any of us to be put off How do we convince others about something that we want done? How do we make some do something that we want ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Larry Wilson avatar

    Living In Your Will, Not Your Feelings Series

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 23, 2010
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     | 5,510 views

    Sermon 2 in the series. Do you long for the joy that you see in others, yet you cannot seem to attain it. Here are steps to recovering your joy. In this sermon, we consider that one must learn to live in his will, not in his feelings.

    What am I Missing Here? Steps to Recovering Your Joy July 18, 2010 Calvary Baptist Church Ephesians 5:14 SERMON 2: The Fallacy of Living In Your Feelings NOTE: This sermon is based in part on a sermon by F.B. Meyer entitled, “Where am I Wrong?” This sermon appears as chapter 2 in two of his books, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ronald Harbaugh avatar

    Jesus' Visit To Nazareth Is An Epiphany

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Jan 27, 2007
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    A sermon for the 4th Sunday after Epiphany, Series C.

    4th Sunday after Epiphany, January 28, 2007 “Series C” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: O God, who brings good news to the poor, release to the captive, and sight to the blind, let your word this day be fulfilled in our hearing. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Dave Kinney avatar

    Why Is Grace So Amazing?

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Feb 19, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,212 views

    Grace is God’s extensive healing for sin’s wounds, grace is God’s best lavished on us, grace is God’s blessings showered on us, grace is God’s favor poured all over our lives!

    No matter what your mess was, is or may be, God has a message for your mess - it’s grace - amazing grace! Eugene O’Neil said, “Man is born broken,he lives his life by mending, but the grace of God is the glue.” Grace is God’s extensive healing for sin’s wounds, grace is God’s best lavished on us, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Roger Nelmes avatar

    Stay The Course Series

    Contributed by Roger Nelmes on Jan 29, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 11,261 views

    Many people have gone before us and endured hardship and persecution. The Prophets, Job, Peter, Mark Buntain, Rachel Scott, Cassie Burnel, the list goes on of those who have stayed the course through all the trials and challenges.

    Many people have gone before us and endured hardship and persecution. The Prophets, Job, Peter, Mark Buntain, Rachel Scott, Cassie Burnel, the list goes on of those who have stayed the course through all the trials and challenges. We can make it through the storm! Not even Hurricane Katrina can ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Are You Experiencing Victory Or Something Less?

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Nov 27, 2006
    based on 17 ratings
     | 5,762 views

    So many Christians experience phyrric victories that masquerade for the spiritual victories that are won through the Lord Jesus. Phyrric victories are those which are won through efforts of our flesh that may win a few battles but end up costing us so muc

    Are You Experiencing Victory or Something Less? (I Cor 15:57,58) But thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, be steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord knowing your labor is not in vain in the Lord. (I Cor 15:57,58) Song - ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • James Lee avatar

    “i Am The Greatest” Mark 9:33-37

    Contributed by James Lee on Nov 21, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 20,711 views

    The disciples, on more than one occasion, argued over who should hold the highest position in the kingdom. Their desire was for recognition and honor in an earthly kingdom. Jesus had to refocus their thinking and I believe the same refocusing is needed by many today.

    The disciples, on more than one occasion, argued over who should hold the highest position in the kingdom. Their desire was for recognition and honor in an earthly kingdom. Jesus had to refocus their thinking and I believe the same refocusing is needed by many today. We all have the same needs ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark A. Barber avatar

    Finishing The Race

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Oct 17, 2019
     | 7,997 views

    All who finish this race will receive a crown and not just those who finish first.

    Finishing the Race 2 Timothy 4:6-22 These words which Paul writes to Timothy at the end of this epistle are probably the last words that Paul speaks to us before his execution at Rome. He wrote a letter to the Philippians at this time to address issues at the church there and to prepare them to go ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Joy Comes From The Right Focus Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Sep 8, 2014
     | 4,327 views

    One of the reasons we lose joy is because we lose focus. This sermon looks at keep our focus so we keep our joy!

    JOY COMES FROM THE RIGHT FOCUS PHILIPPIANS 1:12-14 NOW I WANT YOU TO KNOW, BRETHREN, THAT MY CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE TURNED OUT FOR THE GREATER PROGRESS OF THE GOSPEL, 13  SO THAT MY IMPRISONMENT IN THE CAUSE OF CHRIST HAS BECOME WELL KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PRAETORIAN GUARD AND TO EVERYONE ELSE, 14 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist