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  • Rodney Kelley avatar

    Living In Lowliness

    Contributed by Rodney Kelley on Sep 11, 2010
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     | 3,481 views

    Before Jesus went to the cross, he lowered Himself to serve those around Him.

    Intro. In the 13th chapter of John’s Gospel, we find that the Lord begins to open His heart to those closest to Him. As we come to our text, it is Tuesday night, the time of the Last Supper. Jesus celebrates the Passover with His disciples. It is a day early because the Lord is crucified ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sealed

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Mar 15, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,825 views

    God’s Spirit seals us in Christ to serve the will of God and to bring others into the fold

    INTRO: I would like start out today’s message just a bit differently by jumping right into the text. So, how about we open our Bible’s and read again the Epistle for the day — Ephesians 1:3-14. READ EPHESIANS 1:2-14. This morning we’re going to focus on verses 11-14. Specifically, we’re ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    False Teachers And A Faithful God

    Contributed by John Harper on Nov 5, 2008
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    There are many false teachers, but we serve a faithful God who will judge these false teachers.

    II Peter 2:1-9 November 5, 2008 Pastor John L. Harper “False Teachers and a Faithful God” Introduction: (2 Timothy 3:1-5) • The days that we live in are dangerous • The men that are in this world are marked by their love by pleasure. I. THE WORK OF FALSE TEACHERS (vs. 1-3) A. The false teachers ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Kenneth Trent avatar

    It’s Time To Choose

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Mar 26, 2011
    based on 34 ratings
     | 10,929 views

    God does not force man to worship, obey or serve Him; therefore the choice is ours!

    IT’S TIME TO CHOOSE “Now therefore, fear the Lord, and serve Him in sincerity and in truth…And if it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve…but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:14-15. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    New Possibilities!

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Sep 4, 2009
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     | 4,217 views

    Who does God position to serve in the kingdom? What qualification does a person need?

    New possibilities! Acts 8:26-40 We have been talking about a vision for our church. I made some general suggestions about hot important it is to find what our earthly vision, That it should be found by looking at God’s vision as found in scripture. Last week we looked at a parable of Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Excuses! We Are Full Of Them!

    Contributed by Rev. Mike Willard on Dec 8, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,611 views

    How we live a life as a Christian but offer excueses to not atten worship or serve God.

    Excuses, We Are Full Of Them! Sunday, September 27, 2009 ACTS 22:16 Well if I get to it I will get to it. I just did not feel like getting up this morning and going out to that church full of hyprocites, I mean who do they think they are? I just got in at 2 this morning and I know they will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Receiving The Father's Love Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jun 22, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,232 views

    Jesus was empowered to love, serve, and confront Toxic people by the power of the Spirit, and the love of the Father.

    Jesus & Toxic People 3 Father’s Day 2009 Receiving the Father’s Love Ephesians 3:14-19 Recap last two sermons Jesus is able to love and serve Judas, and able to confront toxic people because he knew the Father’s Love, and he had the power of the Spirit. John 13:1&3 Jesus knew that the hour ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    Isaiah: Impressed With God’s Holiness Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 25, 2022
     | 1,899 views

    If we are to serve God well, and for the long term, we need a sense of His holiness.

    Isaiah: Impressed with God’s Holiness (Isaiah 6:1-10) 1. Man, John Andrews, in waiting room, wife delivering baby. Four other men. 2. Nurse comes out. Congrats Mr. Smith. You have twins. 3. Remarkable-- I work for the Minnesota Twins baseball team. 4. Mr. Jones-- triplets; I work for 3 M. 5. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    When Daniel Becomes A Governor Series

    Contributed by Dr. Dave Hartson on Jul 21, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,441 views

    Daniel remained faithful whether he was serving the Babylonian king or the Medes-Persian King.

    Background Information The Babylonian kingdom fell to the Medes and Persians just as Daniel told Nebuchadnezzar that it would. The judgement of Belshazzar for drinking from the vessels of God came swiftly as spoken through the prophet, Daniel. What God says He does! So, we are introduced to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Biblical Church Series

    Contributed by John Mann on Feb 12, 2009
     | 4,242 views

    To be a biblical church we have to stop making excuses for not serving and just get involved.

    FOCAL POINT: A BIBLICAL CHURCH ME: It has been about 10 years ago since I took a speech class in college. At that point in time, I really hated standing up in front of people and talking about anything. In fact, I even skipped class once so I did not have to give a speech. I never would have ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    What Kind Of Excuse Do You Have?

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on May 12, 2011
    based on 8 ratings
     | 11,264 views

    Everybody seems to have an excuse why they can’t or don’t serve the Lord!

    A man who bought a brand new Mercedes and got out on the interstate. It was a convertible and the top was down, the breeze was blowing through his hair, and he decided he would open it up to see what it could do. The needle hit 80 miles an hour, then 90, then 100, then 110, then 120, even 130. All ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Owens avatar

    When There's A Big Job To Do, Work As A Team! Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Aug 3, 2014
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     | 10,253 views

    In this lesson, we learn important principles to help us serve God together as a team.

    Introduction: A. How many of you have heard of elephant jokes? 1. Elephant jokes were a fad in the 1960s. 2. An elephant joke is a joke that is usually an absurd riddle or conundrum, and often a sequence of such that involves an elephant. 3. For instance: Q: How can you tell if an elephant is in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Basket Journey!

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Dec 4, 2014
     | 3,311 views

    Friend, who said being a Christian and serving God are easy? The battle begins now!

    Basket journey! 2 Corinthians 11:33”…but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his hands.” Well, when we travel in a train, we call it train journey, can I call this ‘basket journey’ because Paul travels down the window to the ground in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    #13 The Holy Spirit Calls Us Series

    Contributed by Ronald Thorington on Mar 11, 2015
     | 7,389 views

    God is calling us first to salvation, then after salvation He calls to serve Him.

    Introduction: I played a joke with the congregation. I had someone call my cell phone while I began to preach. I would stop the call several times and say it must be tele-marketer and would stop the call. My phone rings again, this time I answer it. I pretent it is God talking to me on the phone. I ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Chapter Of Firsts Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 15, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,214 views

    Serving the Lord means walking into the unknown. We may have many unique experiences.

    Chapter of Firsts (Acts 5:17-41) 1. Kokomo is called the City of Firsts…. If you ’ve ever been to the Sieberling Mansion, AKA, The Howard County Museum just two blocks from here, you’ve probably seen the list of Kokomo’s firsts. 2. "City of Firsts" inventions 1894 - Elwood Haynes makes the first ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible