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  • Jason Jones avatar

    Responsible For A Deliverer

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jan 21, 2013
     | 3,796 views

    Exposition of Responsibility

    Text: Esther 2:5-7, Title: Responsible for a Deliverer, Date/Place: NRBC, 1.20.13, AM A. Opening illustration: Voddie Baucham video, hopefully Keith and Joanna Daniels, NLCH kid video instead of announcements B. Background to passage: the nutshell version of the story of Esther is that the Jews ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why The Devil Takes Visa Series

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Jan 2, 2009
    based on 28 ratings
     | 18,671 views

    Wrong things to do when I’m angry, depressed, frustrated: 1) INVEST in pride; 2) BORROW bitterness; 3) TRADE relationships.

    Have you ever felt like the world around you was moving at such an incredible speed while you were standing still? I mean, have you ever wondered if maybe you weren’t going anywhere in life, at least not everywhere you want to go? Have you ever asked yourself, “Is God even at work in my life? ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Making Good Decisions (And Getting Over Bad Ones) Series

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Jan 9, 2009
    based on 19 ratings
     | 23,374 views

    Five practical precepts for making good choices based on Esther chapter two.

    Some of my favorite reads online are the stories of dumb criminals. Last week a masked man actually stood in line to rob a bank! Police in Stow, Ohio, near Akron, say 24-year-old Feliks Goldshtein of Highland Heights was arrested minutes after his mask-wearing episode on Thursday, following a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Time Such As This

    Contributed by Jeff Pearce on Apr 27, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,392 views

    OVERVIEW OF ESTHER.

    TIME SUCH AS THIS INTRO: WHY HAS GOD ALLOWED ME TO LIVE AT THIS PARTICULAR HOUR? 1: YOUNG QUEEN A) HOW DID SHE COME INTO HER POSITION? B) DID SHE INHERIT IT? C) WAS IT HER BIRTHRIGHT? D) WAS SHE OF ROYAL BLOOD? E) NO. SHE WAS AN ORPHAN GIRL OF THE CAPTIVE AND CONQUERED JEWS. POINT: THE BOOK OF ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    The Transition Of Purpose

    Contributed by Thomas Custer on May 18, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,536 views

    moving from "on purpose", to "in purpose"

    Today I want to preach on purpose! Williams tells a story of someone “lost his purpose” -- it is the story of Jacob Brodzky. a shy Russian Jew whose father owned a bookstore. The older Brodzky wanted his son to go to college. The boy, on the other hand, desired nothing but to marry ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Loving Others Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 3, 2011
     | 5,672 views

    Number 3 in 2011 vision series: New Riverlutions, about a resolution to love the unborn, poor, lost, oppressed, downtrodden, and hurting

    Text: Esther 4:1-17, Title: New Riverlutions: Loving Others, Date/Place: NRBC, 1/23/11, AM A. Opening illustration: Radical video B. Background to passage: sorry to those of you who are studying Esther, only covering a brief point, even though it is the main point of the book. Recap of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Johnny A. Palmer Jr. avatar

    Providence Of God In Those Empowered.

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Mar 25, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,730 views

    God is in control - over all, big shots; little shots; and those who ought to be shot!

    Admin OptionsFeature Edit Discussion Close Discussion Add Tags Cancel Delete Discussion Intro: 1. The other day I was sitting out in the front yard and noticed my hammock. I decided it would be a good idea to take a little siesta. But I go so preoccupied with something else, that I never got ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Stark avatar

    Dangerous Sheep

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jun 30, 2012
     | 8,117 views

    How shall the people of God respond to the challenges and threats of contemporary life?

    ESTHER 4:1-17 DANGEROUS SHEEP “When Mordecai learned all that had been done, Mordecai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and he cried out with a loud and bitter cry. He went up to the entrance of the king’s gate, for no one was allowed to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Robert Butler avatar

    Glass Houses: Skeptics Anonymous (Ash Wednesday) Series

    Contributed by Robert Butler on Oct 18, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,470 views

    We all carry skepticism but Jesus transforms it for the glory of God

    Ash Wednesday marks the first day of 40 that call the season of Lent. While the Bible does not mention Ash Wednesday or the custom of Lent, it does talk of the practice of repentance and mourning in ashes. This was a common place Middle Eastern practice in which garments were ripped because they ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    You Are Blessed To Be A Blessing

    Contributed by Darrell Williams on Nov 17, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,209 views

    We are blessed to help others in need

    In the movie, "Radio," Coach Jones and Radio’s mom have tea. She asks why Coach has spent so much time helping Radio. He responds that it’s the right thing to do. She replies that there’s a whole lot of right out there that needs to be done, but people don’t do it. God places an innate ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God Makes A Way Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 8, 2019
     | 6,543 views

    We are introduced to God's cast in His sovereign plan, Mordecai and Esther. They may be unlikely candidates but God uses them to accomplish His purposes.

    With the deposed of the Queen (Vashti) in chapter 1, which happened in the 3rd year of King Xerxes’ reign (1:3), the stage is set for the rise of Esther. • The Jewish girl Esther was made Queen in chapter 2, in the 7th year of the King’s reign (2:16), so some 4 years have passed between chapter 1 ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    For Such A Time As This Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 22, 2019
     | 10,152 views

    Esther comes to understand the providence of God in retrospect. God has been preparing her for such a time as this.

    We ended last week on a sad note, with Mordecai and the Jews across the Persian Empire mourning. They had just received an edict for their execution. Haman, the evil high official to the King, hatched a plot to kill, not just Mordecai (his enemy and Jewish subordinate), but also his entire ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • John Gaston avatar

    One Of You Shall Chase A Thousand!

    Contributed by John Gaston on Aug 27, 2019
     | 16,403 views

    “I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do." Helen Keller

    ONE OF YOU SHALL CHASE A THOUSAND! Joshua 23:10-11 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: WHEN EVERYBODY GAVE 1. The pastor of a tiny country church had been having trouble with little giving in the offerings. 2. One Sunday he announced, “Now, before we receive the offering, I would like to request that ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Edward Hardee avatar

    For Such A Time As This

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Sep 1, 2019
     | 7,729 views

    A story of drama, intrigue, romance, plots and subplots. The story of Esther and God's timing.

    For Such a Times as This Theme: Text: Esther 4:10 Esther 4:13 Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not to yourself that you shall escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews. 14 For if you altogether hold your peace at this time, then there shall be an enlargement and ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Steve Malone avatar

    Redeem The Time Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Feb 19, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 19,123 views

    In this final message of our series 'This Year can Be Different' we are going to talk what we need to do in order to redeem the time - 'trust in God's timing, and keep doing good.'

    Redeem The Time Good morning MGCC! Welcome to His Church! I want to start off our time with some words from a prayer that Moses prayed over 3,400 years ago… Would you stand and pray it with me. We will take turns I’ll go first. Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ