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  • Rev. Clarence Eisberg avatar

    Samson, A Man With An Ethical Blind Spot Series

    Contributed by Rev. Clarence Eisberg on Oct 27, 2015
     | 7,591 views

    Samson and Delilah the stuff of real human drama. It is one of the great classic tragedies of all literature—sacred or secular. Some parts of this sermon were gleaned from a sermon by Rev. Charles Swindal

    “Samson, A Man with an Ethical Blind Spot” (Judges 13-16) There are certain stories in the Bible which fit into a very special category. Those are the stories which reveal the essence of the people in the story. That is to say, if you know the story, you know what the people are like ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Developing The Outward Focus Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 17, 2014
     | 4,066 views

    Paul has addressed our personal lives, church life, family life. These are introverted concerns, about us and those we are close to. As he concludes his letter, he wants to make sure we also transition to an extroverted focus.

    Developing the Outward Focus (Colossians 4:2-6) 1. I have my taxes all done. I am one of those persons who gets stressed up by paper work and red tape, so I found it stressful just preparing my stuff for the tax preparer. So I have to tell an IRS joke. 2. The pastor got a call form the IRS. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    "Work Ethic: You're Not Working For People”

    Contributed by Sol Madlambayan on Jul 28, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,584 views

    We are working for God, the ultimate authority.

    HOLY SPIRIT BLESS US Ephesians 6: 5-9 “WORK ETHIC: YOU’RE NOT WORKING FOR PEOPLE” We as Christians believed in our hearts that we are special in the sight of God. His only begotten Son Jesus Christ died for us, He love us so much and we are so thankful about the reality that He willingly gave ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Paul Apple avatar

    The Focus Of The Ministry Is..

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 73 ratings
     | 2,455 views

    THE FOCUS OF THIS MINISTRY IS OPEN PROCLAMATION O

    THE FOCUS OF THIS MINISTRY IS OPEN PROCLAMATION OF THE GLORY OF CHRIST WITHOUT LOSING HEART ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Revd. Martin Dale avatar

    Let's Focus On The Magi

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 4, 2002
    based on 26 ratings
     | 4,343 views

    What can we learn from the attitude of the Magi

    Morston/Field Dalling 06-01-01 “Let us examine our attitudes to Jesus.” Mt 2: 1-12 When I was first asked to talk on the story of the Magi, I groaned. It wasn’t a subject that came naturally to me. All I could think of was a story I had read in the Reader’s Digest. Story: “I wonder what would ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Raymond Perkins avatar

    Focus For The New Year

    Contributed by Raymond Perkins on Jan 9, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,444 views

    A lesson designed to encourage better Christian living.

    FOCUS FOR THE NEW YEAR Matthew 6:33 INTRODUCTION: At the close of last Sunday morning’s lesson we posed the question, "What will we do with our lives in the New Year?" There are many possible answers. Continue life as usual – work, sports, family, vacation, pay bills. Most if not all of those are ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Focus For The New Year

    Contributed by Raymond Perkins on Jan 9, 2002
    based on 35 ratings
     | 4,024 views

    A lesson designed to encourage better Christian living.

    FOCUS FOR THE NEW YEAR Matthew 6:33 INTRODUCTION: At the close of last Sunday morning’s lesson we posed the question, "What will we do with our lives in the New Year?" There are many possible answers. Continue life as usual – work, sports, family, vacation, pay bills. Most if not all of those are ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Tom Fuller avatar

    What's Your Focus

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jun 30, 2002
    based on 174 ratings
     | 18,452 views

    The storms of life distract us from focusing on God – learn what Jesus focused on in times of trouble.

    Most of the time in our lives we focus on what to do if things go wrong. We come up with contingency plans in case we are late for a flight. We sometimes even have redundant systems in place in case of failure. In fact, on the space shuttle, most of its systems are backed up by quadruple ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Focus Your Attention

    Contributed by Tammy Garrison on Jul 1, 2002
    based on 88 ratings
     | 7,127 views

    This sermon is the third in a series on Romans. It addresses Paul’s comments concerning pursuing human nature or pursuing what is pleasing to the Spirit.

    bibliography: Harry The Dirty Dog, Galations 5:19-, Romans 7:14-25, ADHD, John Wesley I want to tell you a story from my childhood. It’s not about me or my family. Its a story from a book I got as a child when my mother enrolled me in a book of the month club. Its amazing how those stories ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • David DeWitt avatar

    Finding Your Focus

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Aug 13, 2002
    based on 64 ratings
     | 5,200 views

    This is a leadership team devotional that I wrote reminding us to keep our focus on Christ

    Finding Your Focus Matthew 14:22-36 March 5, 2002 Leadership Team Devotional Introduction I. Magnifying Glass II. The need for focus Focus can be our best friend or worst enemy, when we keep our focus on positive things it is a true friend, when we focus on the negative it becomes our worst ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Focus On God's Promises

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Apr 20, 2003
    based on 40 ratings
     | 10,098 views

    The Holy Spirit helps us consciously and subconsciously to turn our focus away from pain and on to God’s promises for deliverance. Many people tend to surrender to feelings of rejection, suffering and negative thoughts when they experience problems. The H

    Illustration: Dr. Henry Pope tells a story of one his students who learned how to change her perspective. It seems that one young girl while attending college spotted a young man who seemed very handsome and someone she would like to get to know. One day she was sitting in the library and spotted ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Focus On The Purpose Of Parents Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 2, 2003
    based on 104 ratings
     | 9,699 views

    What is the purpose of a parent?

    INTRODUCTION • If you love something, set it free. If it comes back, it will always be yours. If it doesn’t come back, it was never yours to begin with. But... If it just sits in your living room, watches your TV, messes up your stuff, eats your food, uses your telephone, takes your money, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • James Buchanan avatar

    Fixing Our Focus

    Contributed by James Buchanan on Sep 15, 2003
    based on 118 ratings
     | 32,951 views

    When the problems of life get us down, we need to fix our focus.

    A little boy was sitting on a street corner trying to sell his little pup (maybe I’ve told you this before). A salesman passed the corner each day, and after a week he began to pity the boy who was striving to sell his puppy. The salesman knew the boy didn’t See It Big. He stopped and said, "Son, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Jesse Wilson avatar

    Gaining A Global Focus

    Contributed by Jesse Wilson on Oct 16, 2003
    based on 69 ratings
     | 7,216 views

    This sermon focuses on the call to reach the world with the Gospel.

    Global Focus: Seeing the World Through God’s Eyes 1. I want to begin by asking a question: How many of you here are Christians? What I mean by that is not that you have joined the church, not that you have been baptized, not that you try to live a good life; but you have repented of your ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tony Fox avatar

    Adjusting Our Focus

    Contributed by Tony Fox on Feb 21, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,210 views

    Paul writes to Corinth to get them to focus on the cross of Christ.

    “Adjusting Our Focus” February 12, 2003 (1Cor. 1.17-18) Adult Bible Study We’ve all had the job one time or another of taking pictures. When you do, you want to make sure that the image you are trying to capture is in focus else you get a smeared image. Sometimes we have to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist