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  • Michael Treston avatar

    Nothing New

    Contributed by Michael Treston on Jun 10, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 6,119 views

    ntohing new under the sun

    A wise man once said there really is nothing new under the sun. Technology may have changed, the world may have grown taller with sky scrapers, our horizons may look different as city upon city emerges out of the dust. But basically at the end of the day nothing has changed. ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Keith Linkous avatar

    When All You've Got Is A "Maybe"

    Contributed by Keith Linkous on Jul 23, 2001
    based on 241 ratings
     | 29,424 views

    Are there directions that you sense are God’s will and direction, but you’re not sure? This message will encourage and equip you to deal with the issues that must be resolved in faith.

    In looking at the passage in 1 Samuel, Jonathan seemed to be in a situation of uncertainty. The future, the absolute direction he needed for the present time just was not clear. All he could say in v.6 was "It may be..." He couldn’t be sure one way or the other. He seemed to, and probably did, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Darrell Stetler II avatar

    Right Priorities = Life Fulfillment Series

    Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on May 9, 2004
    based on 104 ratings
     | 30,841 views

    The secret to a fulfilling, meaningful life is not in pleasure, drink, job, fame or power. . . so where is it? The answer is in making God your priority: "Remember your Creator in the days of your youth..." *HANDOUT INCLUDED*

    Sermon #2 - The Foundation of Fulfillment: Start With God Last week, we found in our study that fulfillment doesn’t come with anything that the world has to offer. Even the people that have reached the level that they were reaching for, have found that it doesn’t fulfill. For instance, <ILLUS> ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Why God? Series

    Contributed by John Fruner on Aug 18, 2002
    based on 181 ratings
     | 23,474 views

    Why does God permit such tragedy to happen to a believer?

    Tragedies smack us in the face too quickly and unexpectedly, even when we are trying our best to serve God. It just doesn’t seem fair! At some point we all find ourselves asking life’s most troubling questions, “Why?” and “Why would God permit this to happen to me?” We believe that not only did ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Kenneth Trent avatar

    "The Days Of Thy Youth"

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Jul 27, 2003
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    The challenge given by the writer of Ecclesiates to the youth of his generation is a challenge that needs to be sounded to every generation.

    THE DAYS OF THY YOUTH "Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the difficult days come, and the years draw near when you say: ’I have no pleasure in them." Ecclesiates 12:1 The challenge given by the writer of Ecclesiates to the youth of his generation is a challenge that needs ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wann Fanwar avatar

    Carpe Diem!

    Contributed by Wann Fanwar on Oct 20, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 7,374 views

    This sermon is a reflection on the enjoyment of life as depicted by Solomon in Ecclesiastes. It tells us that we should learn to recognise the things that inhibit life and to live above life’s inhibitions.

    CARPE DIEM Eccl 11 Qoheleth, the Preacher, had made a thorough investigation of life. He had looked at life as seen by those who live without hope in God. He had confronted the pessimism and futility of life. He had experienced the emptiness and meaninglessness of life. Ultimately, questions that ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

  • Gene Haraldsen avatar

    Growing Old Gracefully

    Contributed by Gene Haraldsen on Jul 15, 2004
    based on 159 ratings
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    Like it or not, all of us grow older...all of us age. Some enjoy joking about aging....but deep down inside growing old is something many dread....and fear.....and are willing to do anything to avoid.

    Growing Older Gracefully Ecclesiastics 12:1-7 It seems to me that one of the things that some people joke about most in life is aging...One way we do this is by comparing our lives to our children’s lives. All of us have had our parents say things like: • In my day I walked to school up ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Gary Huckaby avatar

    Duty

    Contributed by Gary Huckaby on Mar 30, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 8,673 views

    Every one has a duty to do after salvation. Do you know what your duties are? This message will give you the scriptural details of some of those duties.

    A Sermon For You A Ministry of Huckaby’s Evangelism Today’s Sermon Title Duty By-Evangelist Gary Huckaby "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man." Ecclesiastes 11:13. The words of our text, were written by one ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Stewardship-Will Our Lives Count For Much?

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 9, 2001
    based on 67 ratings
     | 15,336 views

    This is a stewardship message dealing with what kind of person will we be as we go through life. The principles of sowing and reaping are examined.

    Will Our Lives Count For Much. 10/05/97 Eccl 11:1-6 Luke 19:1-10 Text Luke 6:20-38 In the end, how long you lived is not going to be nearly as important as how well you lived. Jesus is going to show us today "its not the duration of life ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Evie Megginson avatar

    The Promise Of Fruit

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Apr 17, 2001
    based on 157 ratings
     | 8,566 views

    This is a promise of encouragement to every preacher, to every teacher, to every worker to keep casting their bread on the water, for in due season they will reap.

    THE PROMISE OF FRUIT Ecclesiastes 11:1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days As we read this verse, it seems at first, it do not make sense. It seems foolish to cast our bread or seed upon the waters. The sensible place would be in the ground. We can better ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    We Give Because We Were Lost.

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 28, 2001
    based on 38 ratings
     | 3,825 views

    THis is a stewardship sermon which deals with different motivations for giving to the cause of Christ.

    We Give Because We Were Lost 10/24/99 Eccle. 11:1-6 Luke 15:1-10 Let’s suppose that instead of God being the loving and gracious God that He is, suppose God was like what a lot of people think. Many think God is an old grandfatherly figure sitting on a throne ready to zap us for ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Brian Atwood avatar

    Calculated Risk Taking

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on May 11, 2001
    based on 244 ratings
     | 37,018 views

    Five spiritual high risk/high reward principles that help us lead adventurous, exciting spiritual lives!

    When did you last do something bold? When did you last color outside the lines, refusing to play it safe? There’s a sign along the Alaskan Highway that reads, "Choose your rut carefully, you’ll be in it for the next 200 miles." A lot of folks live their lives like that sign. Especially the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jonathan McLeod avatar

    Under The Sun Or With The Son?

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Jun 12, 2002
    based on 180 ratings
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    This sermon was delivered in a baccalaureate service and later adapted as a graduation address.

    Imagine that God handed you a piece of paper and said, “Write down whatever you think will make your life happy and I will give it to you.” What would you choose? Wealth? Power? Fame? A long life? The Bible tells of a young man who was once given this opportunity. His name was Solomon, king ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Francis Camacho avatar

    The Pursuit Of Happiness

    Contributed by Francis Camacho on Jul 9, 2002
    based on 130 ratings
     | 14,357 views

    The Four "R"s of Happiness based on Ecclesiastes 12

    The Pursuit of Happiness Ecclesiastes 12:1 – 8; 13 & 14 Ecclesiastes 12: 1-8; 13-14 1 So remember your Creator in the days of your youth -- before the difficult days come, and the years draw near when you will say, "I have no pleasure in them"; 2 before the sun and the light of the moon and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    "Waiting On The Wind" Series

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Mar 21, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 18,735 views

    We must take a step of faith when conditions are unfavorable.

    Iliff & Saltillo UM churches Memorial Day Weekend May 26, 2002 “Waiting On the Wind” Eccl. 11:1-6 INTRODUCTION: It was 1866 and the United States was recovering from the long and bloody Civil War between the North and the South. Surviving soldiers came home with many stories to tell. Henry ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist