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  • Eyriche Cortez avatar

    A Passionate Pursuit Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Mar 28, 2010
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     | 5,438 views

    The first purpose of spiritual growth is that we become fruitful and effective.

    Open your Bibles in 2 Peter 1:8-11. “For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Voice For Life

    Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Jan 24, 2012
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     | 4,187 views

    The Sanctity of Life: Is life God created, Is life God valued, and Is life God redeemed? A scriptural look at the issue of life. Questions deal with "Who is a human being?" and "Who gets to determine when life starts and stops. What do we do with this

    Title: A Voice for Life 01/22/12 Text: Psalm 139:13-18 Purpose: Sanctity of Life sermon ********************************************************************************************** Introduction A. Describe the birth of daughters, standing there cutting the umbilical ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    How To Help People Listen More Effectively – Mark 4:20

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 26, 2002
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     | 5,046 views

    How to Help People Listen More Effectively – Mark 4:20

    How to Help People Listen More Effectively – Mark 4:20 Jesus said, “Others, like seed sown on good soil, HEAR the word, accept it, and produce a crop – thirty, sixty or even a hundred times what was sown.” Jesus said, “You will know them by their fruit.” “Be doers of the word and not merely ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Be Intentional #7-How To Have An Effective Prayer Life (Pt. 2) Series

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Mar 3, 2003
    based on 23 ratings
     | 5,268 views

    Second message on prayer, within larger series on being intentional.

    Be Intentional #7 – How to Have an Effective Prayer Life (Part 2) Matthew 7:7-12 March 2, 2003 Introduction During last week’s message, I went through a scenario of God using a computerized answering service to handle all our prayers. It was humorous, and I used it to point out that God has no ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Using What You've Got Series

    Contributed by Tim Bond on May 27, 2004
    based on 44 ratings
     | 16,557 views

    The Holy Spirit not only give us spiritual gifts to use in our service to God, He also gives us the power, love and self-discipline to utilize them effectively.

    Last week we began a series of 3 messages on the nature and responsibility of having Spiritual Gifts. If you were here you might remember that we read from Romans 12 and 1 Peter 4. And we learned that every believer has at least one spiritual gift. These are God given abilities distributed among ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Michael Stark avatar

    You Got What You Wanted, But You Lost What You Had!

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Apr 7, 2018
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     | 41,366 views

    We must guard against pursuing our desires at the expense of do what honours God. Christians, especially, can lose effectiveness in service if they fail to consider the cost of their choices.

    GENESIS 25:29-34 YOU GOT WHAT YOU WANTED, BUT YOU LOST WHAT YOU HAD! [1] Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted. And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore, his name was called Edom.) Jacob said, “Sell me ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Take Up Your Cross

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 10, 2001
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     | 73,996 views

    What does it mean to "take up" or "bear a cross? What does it mean when someone says, "I want to take up my cross and follow Jesus"?

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK This morning I want us to look at a passage of Scripture found in Mark 8:34-35. "Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples & said: ‘If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself & take up ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Work Till Christ Comes

    Contributed by Jason Spangler on Jul 4, 2006
    based on 19 ratings
     | 7,200 views

    Your work reflects who your are, so put forth the greatest effort to make the most impact in your work by following Paul’s example to the Thessalonians; remember, vocation is ministry more so that ministry is vocation

    2 Thessalonians 3: 6-15 Title: Work till Christ comes: “do what is right” Introduction: How does Eschatology, the theology concerning the second coming, the Parousia (pah-ro̅o̅-seeʹuh), affect our behavior? • Talk of the end of the world tend to make people behave strangely; we ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    When Jesus Touches…

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Feb 12, 2009
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     | 5,208 views

    Jesus does not need nor want an audience in order to heal. He heals to bring people into service. He cures death to bring us to new life today.

    When Jesus Touches… Mark 1:29-37 This morning it was so tempting to start off with a mother-in-law joke. But, I have several problems. First, I have been assured that it would be in very poor taste. Second, it would be a horrible thing to make light of this woman that was reported to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    It’s A Matter Of The Heart

    Contributed by William D. Brown on Aug 2, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,344 views

    The Bible tells us that the heart is the seat of all actions of life.

    IT’S A MATTER OF THE HEART PROVERBS 4:20-23 20My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. 21Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. 22For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. 23Keep thy ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Luke avatar

    So, What Now?

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Jun 11, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,099 views

    This message was preached following our spring revival services preached by Phil Lamaster. Phil did a great job. Everyone was moved. But the important thing is what happens following the great messages: getting busy about serving the Lord.

    “SO, NOW WHAT?” MATTHEW 17:1-9 OPEN This past week we had revival services. Excellent revival services. Outstanding preaching. Great singing. A true spiritual high. But what does it all really mean? Are we supposed to now just go back to business as usual? Are we supposed to stay on ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Terry Moore avatar

    Scrooge, Santa, Saviour

    Contributed by Terry Moore on Dec 15, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,167 views

    I got this from C.M. Ward and it was great. And so who will you celebrate this year?

    Scrooge/Santa/Saviour Matt 1:21 “And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call His name Jesus; for He shall save His people from their sins.” Luke 2:10 “And the angel said unto them, fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Jon Sullivan avatar

    Overcoming Mediocrity

    Contributed by Jon Sullivan on Mar 18, 2010
     | 10,185 views

    All we do for God should be done with excellence. How do we overcome the good enough for governemt work mentality?

    OVERCOMING MEDIOCRITY INTRODUCTION: For many, what we give to God is little more than our leftovers. We have allowed society to entice us with its many “things” and rationalize that God wants us to be happy. While I cannot deny that God desires the best for His creation, we must ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Spencer Homan avatar

    A Servant People

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Nov 19, 2009
     | 3,425 views

    This sermon focuses on Jesus’ challenge for an "Upside Down Kingdom" challenging us to be first by being last. This is a call to except that challenge and become first place in the things God wants us to be excellent in.

    Mark 10:35-45 35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. "Teacher," they said, "we want you to do for us whatever we ask." 36 "What do you want me to do for you?" he asked. 37 They replied, "Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory." 38 "You ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    God’s Servants Series

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Sep 14, 2012
     | 6,434 views

    Whoever we are, whatever we do, we are all servants of the Lord.

    Introduction Have you ever had this situation? You leave a job position and all you hear from your former colleagues is how wonderful your successor is. He is so delightful, so inspiring to be around. He has flair that, well, you have your good qualities of course, but there is just something ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed