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  • Rick Boyne avatar

    Saved To Serve

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jul 23, 2012
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,912 views

    Jesus came to serve; we cannot expect to be greater than He.

    Saved to Serve November 1, 2009 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Jesus came to serve; we cannot expect to be greater than He. Focus Passage: John 13:1-17 Supplemental Passage: Galatians 2:20 NASB "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Meeting On The Mountain

    Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Feb 15, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,377 views

    The Mount of Transfiguration - 1. A Revealing 2. A Reaction 3. An Expected Response

    Scripture: Matthew 17:1-13 Theme: Transfiguration Title: The Meeting on the Mountain In the meeting on the Mountain we see 1. A Revelation 2. A Reaction 3. An Expected Response Revelation – Reaction – Response INTRO: Grace and peace from God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit! In ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Ricky Tuttle Thd avatar

    When God Speaks Series

    Contributed by Ricky Tuttle Thd on Jun 2, 2023
     | 1,843 views

    When you pray, do you expect to hear from God?

    “When God Speaks” Genesis 26:1-6 When you pray, do you expect to hear from God? We often pray and when we do it is a time of request and asking God for blessings or direction. But do we ever expect to hear an answer? We should! Genesis 25:7-8 “And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Otis McMillan avatar

    A Pathway To Success - Beyond Uncertianty

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Apr 28, 2020
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     | 7,345 views

    Someone has well said, “Nature forms us. Sin deforms us. Education informs us. BUT ONLY CHRIST TRANSFORMS US.” The Lord doesn’t expect us to do everything, but He does expect us to do something. He expects us to be more alert to the opportunities around us to pray, live and witness for Christ.

    The Apostle Paul who had invested so much in the life of young Timothy, helps him prepare for a new beginning by offering him a pathway to success. I believe this is also a pathway for our success as we prepare the church to make its own mark. Timothy had been left at Ephesus to manage the affairs ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Reverend Cooper McWhirter avatar

    "In A Manner Of Speaking": 'the Pharisee And The Publican' [part Three]

    Contributed by Reverend Cooper Mcwhirter on Oct 1, 2016
     | 3,763 views

    “There’s nothing wrong with me” can be a very dangerous thing to say.

    Sermon Preached at Grace Community Church (EPC) Sun City Grand, Surprise, AZ Sunday, February 21, 2010 by the Reverend Cooper McWhirter "In a Manner of Speaking": The Parable of 'The Pharisee and the Publican' Luke 18:9-14 The following account is based on a true story. “There’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Frank Gallagher avatar

    Healing On God's Terms

    Contributed by Frank Gallagher on Nov 27, 2000
    based on 177 ratings
     | 6,736 views

    Today, a lot of Christians demand miracles, and expect them on their own terms, not God's.

    HEALING ON GOD'S TERMS! (2 Kings 5:1-19) [HTTP formatted copy of this sermon is located at http://members.aol.com/abidingitw/2kings5.html] NAAMAN - AN OLD TESTAMENT EXAMPLE II Kings 5:1-19 1 Now Naaman, captain of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man with his master, and highly ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Ed Taylor avatar

    "Dreams, Dreams, Dreams” Series

    Contributed by Ed Taylor on Aug 8, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 12,224 views

    God speaks to us when we expect it and when we don’t.

    OPEN YOUR BIBLES TO Daniel 2 & Acts 17 1. A Book. A Movie. A Song. An Angel. A Friend. A Donkey. a. That’s interesting list. b. SO: What do they have in common? c. God can use them all to communicate to His creation. Hebrews 1.1-2 God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What About Prayer And Fasting

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Feb 14, 2005
    based on 58 ratings
     | 21,914 views

    There are many things a Christian can do and nothing changes. But you cannot fast and pray and remain the same.

    What About Fasting and Prayer Esther 4:12-17 How is your prayer life? When do you pray? There are many different kinds of prayer. • There’s the “Call 911 Prayer.” You make this call when you have an emergency. You don’t want to trouble God unless you have an emergency. God serves as your ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Ken Pell avatar

    What Must I Do? Repent Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 28, 2013
     | 3,679 views

    John Wesley's charge, "You have nothing to do but save souls," still holds true today.

    WHAT MUST I DO? REPENT ACTS 20:18-21 Big Idea: Jesus’ church is commissioned to share the Gospel with the world; that is our single greatest reason for existence. INTRO: In his book “The Best Kept Secret of Christian Mission” John Dickson writes about his introduction to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Michael Stark avatar

    This Is God’s Will

    Contributed by Michael Stark on May 13, 2012
     | 26,510 views

    The message explores the area of sanctification, expected of all who name the Name of Christ.

    “Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. For this is the will of God, your ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Howard Strickland avatar

    What's It All About?

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Feb 2, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,669 views

    “All God expects of us is faithfulness!” Wrong! He expects faithfulness and fruitfulness! Fruitfulness is a major theme of the New Testament. In-fact, the word fruit is used 55 times in the New Testament.

    What it’s All About Text: Colossians 1: 3-6 We say: “All God expects of us is faithfulness!” Wrong! He expects faithfulness and fruitfulness! Fruitfulness is a major theme of the New Testament. In-fact, the word fruit is used 55 times in the New Testament. The nation ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Phillip Ramey avatar

    Look On Me

    Contributed by Phillip Ramey on Aug 17, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,574 views

    The lame man looked at Peter and John expecting to recieve something. When people look at Christians, they expect to see something. What would I want people to see when they look on me???

    LOOK ON ME *Peter and John fastened their eyes on this man, and said "Look on us." *He looked expecting to recieve something. *He was helpless and hopeless, but they had something to offer him. *As Christians, people are looking at us everyday and expecting to see something. We should have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Craig Condon avatar

    Helping Others

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Jun 22, 2015
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,755 views

    Jesus expects us to help others even when we don’t want to help them. He expects us to love others just like he loves us.

    Boys and girls, can you tell me about some times when you’ve had to help other people, especially when you didn’t want to or when you’ve been in a bad mood? Well, that’s what Jesus expects us to do. He expects us to help others even when we don’t want to help them. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Hero Worship? Disappointments? Temper Fits

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 13, 2002
    based on 67 ratings
     | 6,474 views

    DISAPPOINTMENT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EXPECTATION AND REALITY, we must learn to deal with disapointments.

    HERO WORSHIP AND DISAPPOINTMENTS AND TEMPER FITS By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr.  Kyfingers@aol.com I did this as a two part series. TEXT: 2 KINGS 5:11 But NAAMAN WAS WROTH, AND WENT AWAY, and said, "BEHOLD I THOUGHT, HE WILL COME OUT TO ME, AND STAND AND CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD GOD, AND STRIKE ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    There's Nothing Like A Mother's Love (Mother's Day 2020 Version)

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on May 4, 2022
     | 2,912 views

    Isaiah 66:13 parallels the kind of help that God gives to the consolation and comfort that a mother gives to her children. ...... God provides for us beyond what we are able to fully comprehend! Comfort involves compassion, encouragement and sympathy.

    THERE'S NOTHING LIKE A MOTHER'S LOVE (Mother's Day 2020 version) Texts: Isaiah 66:13, Luke 13:34, Proverbs 31: 26 & 28 Isaiah 66:13? As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem (NRSV). Luke 13:34? O Jerusalem, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist