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  • Mark Haines avatar

    Start Well / Finish First Series

    Contributed by Mark Haines on Dec 30, 2004
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     | 5,304 views

    This is the second sermon in a series that brings NASCAR along side spiritual truths in order to help us understand God and his PATTERN FOR LIFE.

    Bible Text: 2 Timothy 2:15, 20-21 Series: NASCAR Comes To Church Title: Start Well / Finish First Topic: Christian Living Theme: Purpose & Power for Christian Living Purpose: to be the Holy Spirit’s second witness challenging God’s people in my care to determine to live out God’s purpose in his ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Key Of Worship Series

    Contributed by Steve Mcfarland on Jan 16, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,810 views

    Part 2 of this 4-part sermon series on worship defines the Key element needed for effective worship.

    I.The Key Of Worship A. The Heart Of The Worshiper 1.A Pure Heart a.Matthew 5:8 – “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” In Psalm 24:3-5 the psalmist asks this question, “Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? And who may stand in His holy place?” He then ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Number One Condition Of Answered Prayer

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Aug 24, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 4,958 views

    What is the condition of answered prayer that Jesus mentioned the most? It’s the necessity of faith.

    - The condition of answered prayer that Jesus mentioned most often was faith/notice how many times faith and belief are mentioned in vv. 22, 23, 24. How Much Faith Do We Have? 1. Are you surprised when an answer to prayer comes? - v. 21. - “One of the terrible marks of the diseased state of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Baptism

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Apr 17, 2007
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     | 16,470 views

    Baptism is an amazing picture of three things

    Matthew 28:19 Baptist Distinctives: Baptism Introduction A. Matthew 28:19 B. Though baptism is a subject we don’t often discuss, it is one that raises questions in our minds. (Work through PP questions & pictures) C. Historically few things so controversial as baptism: John the Baptist, infant ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Wood avatar

    Persistence: Keep On Keeping On

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Apr 6, 2007
    based on 64 ratings
     | 42,340 views

    A message on encouragement.

    PERSISTENCE: KEEP ON KEEPING ON Luke 18:1-8; Acts 14:22 Galatians 6:9; Hebrews 12:1 INTRO: One of the elements that ought to be present in the Christian life-style is persistence. To persist means in contemporary jargon “to avoid burnout.” It means to continue in the cause, to remain, to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Altar

    Contributed by Richard Reid on Oct 20, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 11,387 views

    Where is my Altar?

    The Altar Psalms 43:4 10/17/06 Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my exceeding joy. I will praise you on the harp, God, my God. The word altar is mentioned 322 times in the bible. When the “Judgment Seat of Christ” is set, the rewards will not cover the “world’s best singers” or the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    An Early Christmas Present

    Contributed by W F on Nov 5, 2006
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     | 3,073 views

    The fulfilment of the Christmas prophecies can fill us with hope and confidence

    INTRODUCTION If you complain that the Christmas hype seems to start earlier and earlier each year, then spare a thought for poor Micah. Micah saw the first Christmas coming 700 years before Mary and Joseph ever arrived in Bethlehem to find no room in the Inn! That’s right. 700 years before Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Jeff Budzinski avatar

    God's Perspective On Thanksgiving

    Contributed by Jeff Budzinski on Nov 17, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,091 views

    This morning I want to relate God’s perspective of Thanksgiving. I want to give you some Biblical foundations that you can stand on this Thanksgiving.

    Introduction · This week Thursday, we once again will celebrate Thanksgiving. · This is a time where we reflect on the goodness of God. This is a time that we count it all joy and thank God for the countless blessings He has bestowed upon us. · This is a time we look to the Word of God and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Judging Sinful Actions As We Accompany The Fellow Sinner Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 3, 2015
     | 3,804 views

    Someone good at accompanying others will not give in to frustration or fear

    Thursday of 27th week in course 2015 Joy of the Gospel “The day that God will take action.” These words of the prophet Malachi are not about just any day. They distinguish from every other day the time called “the day of the Lord.” That’s the last day, the day of ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • David Taylor avatar

    The Glory And Grace Of The Incarnation Series

    Contributed by David Taylor on Mar 13, 2014
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    The Light of the World The Glory and Grace of the Incarnation

    The Light of the World The Glory and Grace of the Incarnation John 1:14-18 December 22, 2013 Christmas is three days away and we are drawing our attention to the significance of the incarnation, the light coming into the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it. This is the last week in our ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Put It To The Test Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Apr 2, 2015
     | 3,893 views

    This is the 4th sermon in the series "Are You Real?". We are to take our salvation very seriously and put it to the test.

    Series: Are You Real? [#4] PUT IT TO THE TEST 1 John 2:3-11 Introduction: In a time when the theory is, “It’s easier to ask for permission than forgiveness”; many people have times in their lives where they question their salvation. They ask themselves questions like, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Perilous Times

    Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Aug 11, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 37,673 views

    There is a prophecy concerning the end time that evil will be on the increase. We can see the fulfillment in our generation today indicating that the end has come.

    THE PERILOUS TIMES STUDY TEXTS: 2, TIMOTHY 3:1-15, JUDE 3-5 MEMORY VERSE: 2 TIM 3:1 INTRODUCTION: The greatest threat to the kingdom of God and the church of Jesus Christ today is the carnal, compromising and worldly Christianity the devil is generating to destroy the faith that was once delivered ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Biomedical Developments Require Advanced Ethical Reflection

    Contributed by Frederick Meekins on Aug 13, 2014
     | 1,575 views

    Biomedical Developments Require Advanced Ethical Reflection

    With advances in medical science, the line between when doctors should intervene to save a life and when they should step back to allow nature to take its course has become increasingly blurred. Since life sustaining support systems can be financially burdensome and because the average person ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    A Moral Analysis Of Physician Assisted Suicide

    Contributed by Frederick Meekins on Aug 18, 2014
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    A Moral Analysis Of Physician Assisted Suicide

    It is often difficult to judge someone until you have walked a mile in their shoes. As such, one of the most challenging situations imaginable would be for someone in optimal health to counsel the terminally ill as to the proper response to legal physician-assisted suicide. In this contentious ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Success Or Failure? Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 20, 2016
     | 3,512 views

    We must realize that the whole of God's plan is greater than the part we play in it.

    Thursday of Second Week in Lent 2016 Joy of the Gospel Sometimes I think of irony as God’s invention to help us cope with the effects of original sin. Just consider this rich guy, fat and happy, with what he thinks is everything he ever wanted. He dies, and the Douay-Rheims translation ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic