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  • William Huegel avatar

    A New Year's Sermon

    Contributed by William Huegel on Dec 30, 2005
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    Why some Americans may not have a Happy New Year. They are not in touch with the true source of happiness.

    HAPPY NEW YEAR! “Why Many Americans May Not Have A Happy New Year” Ecclesiastes 3:11-13 Jan. 1, 2006 – New Year’s Day Rev. Wm. A. Huegel Wallingford FBC Happy New Year! 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Between The Extremes

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jan 5, 2006
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    What is our purpose in life? What kind of worldview ought we to have?

    For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Chris Appleby avatar

    The Credible Christian Woman Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Dec 21, 2002
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    The Credible Christian woman will be found if she nurtures her inner being, if she is being herself, if she is being satisfied with the occupation in which she is engaged and if she will be present to others.

    (By Di Appleby) ’For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven’. I think women know a lot about seasons. It’s tied up with our biology – we keep on experiencing changes. When we first menstruate, we come to realise that we are part of a sisterhood that shares a ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Shawn Drake avatar

    Food, Folks, And Fun

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on May 25, 2001
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    What causes people to want to come to one church over another and what are they wanting in their church?

    Sunday Morning May 27, 2001 Pastor Shawn Drake Bel Aire Baptist Church, Hobbs, NM FOOD, FOLKS, AND FUN Ecclesiastes 3:1, 9-14 Introduction: Most of you probably know that before I became the pastor of this church, I was a manager and supervisor for McDonald’s. Although our slogan changed several ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Davon Huss avatar

    To Everything Turn, Turn, Turn

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 23, 2005
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    A sermon on Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 on the obstacles and opportunities for each new season of life. (Thanks to many SermonCentral contributors for many ideas and illustrations)

    Sermon for 5/22/2005 Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 Introduction: The difference between Jason and me, we are in different seasons of life. WBTU: A. Our Scriptures today talk about times and seasons in every life. B. There are times and seasons that all of us will pass through. There are times and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Arriving On Time

    Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Nov 14, 2006
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    Time is one of the great philosophical questions of all time – if I may make such a circular statement. Humankind has been in conniption fits since the dawn of time trying to discover its nature. What is time? How does it move? We know how to tell tim

    Note: Although not quoted directly, I am sure that this sermon was greatly influenced by Chuck Swindoll’s work Living on the Ragged Edge. Arriving on Time Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 Cascades Fellowship CRC, JX MI April 17, 2005 This morning I want to dispel one of the most widespread myths to ever ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Eternity In Heart, Eternity At Hand Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Sep 22, 2006
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    Going to begin a series entitled, “From Here To Eternity”… focusing on the grand questions of death and eternity… of what lies on the other side.

    Intro: Begin with Question: Where are you going?—not after church… not in your career … I mean the “BIG going.” What awaits you when you face physical death? - I hope in your heart your response is heaven. If so… do you have any idea what heaven will be like? Simply a place of rest? Issued ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Do You Know What Time It Is?

    Contributed by Mike Hays on Oct 18, 2000
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    Now is the time to step up and hear God's voice calling us to surrender our lives to His service.

    Do You Know What Time It Is? Ecclesiastes 3:1-14 The next three weeks are a crucial time for us as individuals and for us as a church. I believe that one of the greatest hindrances to the building of the Body of Christ in our country today is the lack of passion on behalf of men and women for ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What Time Is It?

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 9, 2001
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    Funeral message for Mr. Jeremiah Reese, a businessman to whom one of our members had witnessed in his closing weeks, and who requested that his funeral focus on Ecclesiastes 3.

    The other night, as all too often happens, I fell asleep in front of the television set, watching who-knows-what and who-knows-why. It’s just one of the more disturbing realities about getting a little older – that if I sit still for more than about twenty minutes, I’ll get sleepy. I’ll try to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Darrell Stetler II avatar

    Ordering Your Priorities For Max Fulfillment Series

    Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on May 16, 2004
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    There are so many things to do. . . it seems like our lives get busier every year! How do you cut through the clutter and decide what you should put first? Eccelsiastes gives us some answers. *HANDOUT INCLUDED*

    Today, I’m preaching to you about priorities. Here’s a guy who’s got his priorties mixed up: <ILLUS> Fans of the American Wild West will find in a Deadwood, South Dakota museum this inscription left by a beleaguered prospector: "I lost my gun. I lost my horse. I am out of food. The Indians are ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Between The Extremes

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jun 2, 2003
    based on 51 ratings
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    Extreme events get our attention, but they do not define our lives; Living between the extremes does.

    CEDAR LODGE BAPTIST CHURCH Thomasville, NC a fellowship of faith family and friendships -------------------------------- June 1, 2003 1To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Eulogy Rosia Walker

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jul 5, 2003
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    This is a eulogy for a woman who was not heavily involved in church, but was a pillar of love to her family.

    Rosia Walker In a very small town, in the heart of Alabama, in the year 1909, God sent a little bundle of life and potential to John and Colevia Jeter, and they called that little bundle Rosia. That’s about as close to a rose as you can get. She lived a life with all the beauty ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Embracing Life Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 20, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
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    The fear of life is often seen in resisting change and living in denial of the seasons of life. If we try to fight the seasons of life rather than accept them, we will miss the blessings God has for us and we will fail to mature. We need to embrace life

    Embracing Life (Ecclesiastes 3:1-15) Intro 1. A major part of who we are and what we do is determined by fear. 2. Fear is not necessarily evil. Legitimate fear of danger, for example, results in restraint: whether driving, playing football, or welding, caution is a virtue. 3. There are fears ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Photography 101: Where Is Your Focus

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Feb 7, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
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    Christians are called to try to see the whole picture and not focus only on the present or on heaven.

    February 9, 2003 Morning Service Text: Ecclesiastes 3:9-15 Subject: The Work of the Lord Title: Photography 101: Where is Your Focus I used to consider myself a camera buff. I have a Pentax P-3 camera body with a nice Tokina 28-70 lens. That means that you can take pictures at a wide angle or ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    The Burden God Laid On Us

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Apr 2, 2006
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    1- Lookinng but not understanding 2- Striving but not finding

    INTRO.- Who said? Double, double toil and trouble. William Shakespeare (1564-1616) from Macbeth. Actually, these are the words chanted by three witches in the play Macbeth, as they mix a potion. Sometimes in life it seems like we have nothing but trouble, double toil and trouble. Job 14:1 “Man ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ