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  • Timothy Peck avatar

    The God Who Plans Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 24, 2001
    based on 70 ratings
     | 6,007 views

    Three ways knowing God has a plan can help us in our lives.

    On of the TV shows that was popular back in the 1980s was "The A-Team."  The A Team was about a commando unit that was wrongfully accused of a crime they didn’t commit, so it was constantly on the run. One of the things I remember most about the A Team is Hannibal Smith chewing on a cigar and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Why Am I Here?

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 19, 2001
    based on 449 ratings
     | 56,551 views

    Have you ever asked yourself, "Why did God permit me to wake up this morning? Why is my heart still beating? Why am I here?" You see, God has a reason. What is the purpose of my continued existence?

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2019) WHY AM I HERE? GOD’S PURPOSE FOR OUR LIFE TEXT: Ecclesiastes 1:1 14; Ephesians 1:4-5,10; 2 Corinthians 5:19 ILL. I had a tremendous respect & admiration for Pres. Ronald Reagan & the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Michael Stover avatar

    Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Series

    Contributed by Michael Stover on Mar 14, 2001
    based on 114 ratings
     | 3,538 views

    Who wants to be rich? Rather, who doesn’t want to be rich! Each person of the Godhead has deposited infinite wealth into your spiritual bank account.

    I. Blessings from God the Father (4-6) A. He has selected us (4) 1. Doctrine of Election 2. Election refers to people a. John 15:16, “You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you” b. God’s grace makes us willing to respond B. He has adopted us (5) 1. Doctrine of Predestination 2. Predestination ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Predestination Series

    Contributed by Marvin Penner on Mar 20, 2001
    based on 94 ratings
     | 4,476 views

    An exposition of Ephesians 1: 3 - 5.

    Eph. 1: 3-5 Predestination Meeting Creek Oct. 1/00 Opposing forces demonstration: Have two people sit back to back with arms interlocked and then stand up using co-operation. Then have one or the other try to stand up without the help of the other Everything in God’s creation works that way - ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Steven Chapman avatar

    Thanks For The Things You Have Done

    Contributed by Steven Chapman on Mar 26, 2001
    based on 158 ratings
     | 5,445 views

    An exploration of what we all have that we can be thankful for, inspite of our life situation.

    Thanks For The Things You Have Done Ephesians 1:3-14 A father and his son were seated at the dining room table, while the mother was finishing the final preparations on the family’s dinner. While the father and son were seated, the father asked the son if he would say the prayer for the meal. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Eric Sellgren avatar

    You Are Beautiful To Me

    Contributed by Eric Sellgren on Mar 27, 2001
    based on 88 ratings
     | 4,273 views

    We are transformed by the way God sees us

    Some years ago Jill and I went on holiday to Cyprus, the Mediterranean island. Towards the end of our holiday we saw an advertisement for a Christian Musical by a man called Roger Jones. We had met Roger on two occasions when he came as a guest to the Conference Centre we were running at ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    "Heirs To The Kingdom"

    Contributed by David Washburn on Oct 13, 2002
    based on 54 ratings
     | 6,430 views

    The wonder of God’s Kingdom is that He chose us to partner with Him, making us heirs to His Kingdom, which requires something of each of us

    During my days as a banker, one of the areas we focused on was that of estate planning. The importance of proper estate planning was made very clear for me one afternoon as I sat down with a customer whose husband had died several months earlier. She came into my office, explained that her husband ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Timothy Riggs avatar

    The God Who Is Rich Series

    Contributed by Timothy Riggs on Oct 19, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,581 views

    This is sermon #1 in a series of sermons from the book of Ephesians.

    Choose to Believe THE GOD WHO IS RICH INTRODUCTION: Today we begin a journey together that will be very exciting Three things about the journey: 1. The journey will be continuous 2. The journey will be adventurous 3. The journey will be rewarding Criteria for the journey 1. Word of God 2. ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Adoption: A Father's Choice Series

    Contributed by Mark Magee on Aug 17, 2004
    based on 39 ratings
     | 7,210 views

    When God wanted to describe how He wants to relate to us, He used the illustration of “Adoption”.

    I. Magee Adoption Story: A. Some of you will remember my wife Angel’s talk as we gave our Forward in Faith testimony in November, 2001. We knew that pursuing an adoption would be very costly financially and part of our sacrifice was to give up that pursuit in order to increase our ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Adoption: A Father's Choice Series

    Contributed by Mark Magee on Aug 17, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 4,017 views

    When God wanted to describe how He wants to relate to us, He used the illustration of “Adoption”.

    I. Magee Adoption Story: A. Some of you will remember my wife Angel’s talk as we gave our Forward in Faith testimony in November, 2001. We knew that pursuing an adoption would be very costly financially and part of our sacrifice was to give up that pursuit in order to increase our ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Charles Wall, Jr. avatar

    The Promise Of Advent Series

    Contributed by Charles Wall, Jr. on Oct 29, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 13,113 views

    The Promise of Advent. We have established that there is a need for Advent & now flowing out of that need let’s reflect on the promise that God made of the advent of Christ in order to meet that need.

    Today is the 2nd Sunday of Advent. Advent, as I mentioned last week, means the coming or the arrival. Historically, Advent has been a time for Christians to reflect on the meaning of the coming of Christ. And that is what I am trying to help us do over these 4 Sundays of Advent. Last week, we ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • Brian Moon avatar

    Why Am I Here? Series

    Contributed by Brian Moon on Feb 13, 2003
    based on 35 ratings
     | 28,983 views

    What is the purpose of life? This series explores our 5 basic, God given, purposes and how to live them out. (Part 1)

    Living a Purpose Driven Life (Why am I Here?) Brian A. Moon (Based on the Book "The Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren) I am so glad that each of you has decided to be here tonight because we are about to begin an amazing journey that will lead us to new and exciting places. Welcome to the 40 ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • C Jordan avatar

    One Big Happy Family - God's Plan For The Church

    Contributed by C Jordan on Sep 12, 2009
    based on 21 ratings
     | 15,571 views

    God’s plan for the church is that we would be One Big Happy Family. In order to do this, we need to L.A.U.G.H: Love, Acceptance, Unity, Generosity and Helping.

    ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY – GOD’S PLAN FOR THE CHURCH (September 2009 – Beausejour Church – Pastor Chris Jordan) MEMBERSHIP SUNDAY – WELCOME & PRAY OVER NEW MEMBERS INTRO TO TOPIC: “There are many analogies for a Christian disconnected from a church: a football player without a team; a soldier ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Alison Bucklin avatar

    Reading God’s Will Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 6, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,688 views

    God’s last will and testament gives us countless unimaginable blessings - but only in Christ, who is their embodiment.

    How many of you have a will? Did you put a lot of thought into it? Did you go over the people you love, and the How many of you have a will? Did you put a lot of thought into it? Did you go over the people you love, and the things that matter to you, and try to make the two match? How many times ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Andrew Chan avatar

    For Seekers Of Every Spiritual Blessing

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jun 14, 2001
    based on 52 ratings
     | 2,951 views

    Know that God wants to bless with tremendous blessings (past, present, future)and it gives Him pleasure to do so.

    For Seekers of Every Spiritual Blessing by Andrew Chan, PBC Vancouver, BC Ephesians 1:3-14 “…blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing…” Is it true? Many perhaps wonder where is this blessing. How can God be blessing. Look at the world… not much blessing, … But from the very beginning ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free