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  • Jose Gomez Sr. avatar

    A Life Of Zeal (Pastor Jose Gomez Jr)

    Contributed by Jose Gomez Sr. on Mar 8, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,059 views

    zeal is good. It gives you the boost you need to initiate something.

    119:127 Truly, I love your commands more than gold, even the finest gold. 119:128 Truly, each of your commandments is right. That is why I hate every false way. 119:129 Your decrees are wonderful. No wonder I obey them! 119:130 As your words are taught, they give light; even the simple can ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jason Jones avatar

    So You Call Yourself A Pastor 1 Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 9, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,321 views

    Exposition of Acts 20:17-24. First of a three part series on Paul’s charge to the elders of Ephesus at Miletus. This message is about Paul’s example of how ministry should be done.

    Text: Acts 20:17-24, Title: So Call Yourself a Pastor I, Date/Place: NRBC, 2/8/09, AM A. Opening illustration: Bad preachers on God Stuff—youtube.com 30 second intro, pause it B. Background to passage: Paul is on his way back to Jerusalem to deliver an offering that he has taken up for the famined ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jason Jones avatar

    So You Call Yourself A Pastor 3 Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 16, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,043 views

    Exposition of Acts 20:28-31 about the last two of four charges that Paul gives the Ephesian elders about how to pastor

    D. Opening Ill: tell a story about Fred Osgood, the only person who ever questioned anything I did… B. Background to passage: the setting is Miletus where Paul has decided to stay, not going to Ephesus because there is not enough time on his way to Jerusalem to carry the offering to the church ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bruce Ball avatar

    You Asked Me To Be Your New Pastor

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on May 15, 2011
    based on 34 ratings
     | 15,088 views

    A message from a pastor who has been hired to lead a church to a congregation, establishing the ground rules for their future relationship.

    You had heard that due to my health, I had to temporarily retire from the ministry. You also heard that I was healed and contemplating planting our third church. That is when I received a phone call from the leaders of your church, asking me if I would consider being your new pastor. You said ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Eric Hanson avatar

    God's Order & Assignment For Pastors (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Eric Hanson on Jul 20, 2012
     | 7,158 views

    This second part of the short 2 part series, looks at the state of the Church in every town and city, and how this current situation works against genuine New Testament order and results in pastoral ministry.

    God’s Order and Assignment for Pastors (Part II) Eric J. Hanson In my previous message, I taught about the nature of the equipping gift of pastor. • First of all we learned that the word pastor means shepherd. • I brought out the important fact that in God’s plan, there ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • John Ong avatar

    The Call: Come By Pastor John Mateos Ong

    Contributed by John Ong on Nov 16, 2017
     | 8,104 views

    God offers us a great banquet that sometimes we doubted for being too good to be true, but we can prove to ourselves that our Lord’s offer is far more than what we thought if we only surrender to him and accept His calling.

    Many of us have been blinded by unnecessary things that life itself offers. Prestigious car, jewelry, and a feast of delicious food are just some of what we believe are the best things to receive and attain in our lives. And because of these unnecessary things that we tend to value, we have ignored ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Walk By Faith By Pastor John Mateos Ong

    Contributed by John Ong on Dec 5, 2017
     | 4,754 views

    As the Bible said in Deuteronomy 7:9, He keeps His covenant of love to thousands of generation for those who love and keep his commandments. So if we strive to keep our faith to Him, if we walk by faith with Him, we will be more like Him each day.

    Take a moment to imagine if God was like some of the world’s worst leaders, those who killed someone that doesn’t obey them or their program. Can we just imagine if God was like Hitler who killed almost all of the Jews, or like Mao Tse Tung who does not only manipulated and tricked his people just ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Together We--24th Pastor's Anniversary

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Mar 7, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 39,250 views

    This sermon emphasizes that the congregation and pastors worked together for 24 years to accomplish God's goals for the church.

    Together We GNLCC 24th Anniversary 3/4/13 Nehemiah 2:11-18 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 Today we celebrate having served here as your pastors for the past 24 years. We entitled our sermon “Together We”, because our journey has not been about us as pastors, but about what God has ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Jan Oosthuizen avatar

    Saving The Local Church And Pastor From Extinction. Series

    Contributed by Jan Oosthuizen on Aug 18, 2019
     | 3,214 views

    More and more people are leaving local institutional churches and pick and choose their spiritual diet on social media. Evangelism, and belonging to a local body of believers is on the increasing decline!

    When the smallest cell in the body is under attack, it brings the demise of the whole. For as long as I can remember, there has always been a tension between the local church pastor and the staff of parachurch organisations. Parachurch organisasions work outside and across denominations to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Daniel Cruz avatar

    10 People Most Pastors Will Encounter In Ministry

    Contributed by Daniel Cruz on Apr 11, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,000 views

    Leadership will always experience highs and lows knowing your inner circle can make the difference between success and setback

    10 People most Pastors will encounter in thier Ministry Leadership (This is intended to be useful as an outline) If a Pastor is in ministry long enough he will inevitably encounter these relationships in his life: JOHN - this person always listens to your heartbeat and thus knows your heart. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Joseph Ondu avatar

    The Sin Of Ingratitude - Sermon By Pastor Joseph Ondu

    Contributed by Joseph Ondu on May 4, 2023
     | 4,061 views

    We are living in a generation of ingratitude. People take gratefulness for granted. Are we raising an ungrateful generation? Are we moving from a grateful generation to the entitled generation?

    Phil 4:6 Introduction Gratitude is defined as a positive emotional reaction that serves a biological purpose. It’s the appreciation of the valuable and meaningful things in our lives There are sin that we do by action are know as the sin of commission while there are other sins we do by not ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • John Ong avatar

    True Freedom By Pastor John Mateos Ong

    Contributed by John Ong on Jan 15, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 10,877 views

    True freedom is when we realize that we are free because we are freed by the Lord.

    There are two definitions of the word FREE, one means having no price and the other one means freedom. So if we think about it, what does being free really mean? What does true freedom really mean? There are times when some of us feels like we are not truly free, like we are still forbidden to do ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Understanding The Mind Of God By Pastor Joseph Ondu

    Contributed by Joseph Ondu on Mar 9, 2025
     | 163 views

    When you think you’re alone, God thinks He’s carrying you. When you think you’re losing, God thinks He’s preparing you. When you think you’ve failed, God thinks He’s setting you up for a comeback.

    One of the questions that every believer or even non-believer can ever ask is: “What does God think?” When life gets tough, you may wonder, “What is God thinking about my situation?” When you face betrayal, disappointment, or unexpected loss, you may ask, “Does God see this? What does He think ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Perry Fowler avatar

    Parking Lot Talks About Your Pastor Series

    Contributed by Perry Fowler on Mar 20, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 505 views

    In the Book of Titus, Paul instructed him telling him to appoint elders in the churches. This by its statement proves God wants you to belong to a church and have a Pastor. How should I respond to the fact that God calls Pastors and wants us to follow one.

    Do you know what the #1 fear in America is? The number one fear in America is public speaking. Yet do you know what the #2 fear in America is? The number two fear in America is death. The comedian, Jerry Seinfeld was talking about this and came to this conclusion. He said: “Since the number #1 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Donald Whitchard avatar

    "i Will Not Be Ashamed" Series

    Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Dec 20, 2020
     | 3,768 views

    Imprisoned and facing death, the aged warrior for Christ, the apostle Paul, presents his final instructions and counsel to the young pastor from Ephesus, his "son in the faith", Timothy.

    This second letter to Timothy is considered to be the last writing of the apostle Paul, composed around 67 A.D., from the confinement of Rome's infamous Mamertine Prison. He had been placed under arrest for the preaching of the Gospel and no doubt accused of insurrection for preaching that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist