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  • C. Philip Green avatar

    First Things First (Haggai) Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jul 3, 2025
     | 845 views

    When fantasy crashes into reality, put your priorities in order, put the past behind, put your sins away, and put your sites on the Lord.

    In a Christina Parenting Magazine, Jill Brett, describes the difference between fantasy and reality when it comes to parenting preschoolers. The Fantasy: As your little ones sit quietly at the kitchen table and hum along with Beethoven, they absorb their age-appropriate encyclopedias. Meanwhile, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Head-First Or Heart-First

    Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jan 5, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,798 views

    How do you solve problems and resolve conflict... with your head or heart? Personally, I don't like it when others come at me feelings-first because I feel so ill-equipped. I usually charge head-first into issues, but that generally doesn't bode well w

    How do you solve problems and resolve conflict... with your head or heart? Personally, I don't like it when others come at me feelings-first because I feel so ill-equipped. I usually charge head-first into issues, but that generally doesn't bode well with the softer sex (if you know what I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Putting First Things First

    Contributed by Allan Kircher on Nov 25, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,507 views

    Where is the “moral paralysis in your own life? • What is God calling you to do that you are resisting right now? • Do you see where your resistance is hurting yourself?

    Pastor Allan Kircher Shell Point Baptist Church Sermon: Putting First Things First Oct 27th, 2013 Scriptures: Haggai 1:2-9 Intro: The book of Haggai: • Second shortest/OT • Right after/Zephaniah…just before Zechariah. • Doesn’t help much! Can’t find ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Seven Churches Revealed—last Man Standing.

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Nov 21, 2020
     | 2,483 views

    Today we’re looking at the seven churches of Revelation. They were real churches just like Crane Eater Community Church. They existed at the end of the first century in what is today the nation of Turkey.

    The Seven Churches Revealed—Last Man Standing. Revelation 2:8-11NLT I titled this message 'Last Man Standing' because when your faith is completely shaken and trials are chasing your peace away and tribulations are pressing your hope into despair. When all your friends have walked ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A Forgotten Word In The 21st Century

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Nov 1, 2005
    based on 37 ratings
     | 3,767 views

    The goal of this message is to show that A life of contentment is being committed to marginal living.

    A Forgotten Word in the 21st Century Philippians 4:10-13 There are a number of words that are not forgotten in our 21st Century culture: Success – “How to achieve and maintain success” is a popular subject. “Bull” and “Bear” are topics that are debated. Power, Popularity, Poverty, Rich, ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Seek First Things First Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Apr 30, 2020
     | 8,410 views

    The whole world is worried about many things. Worry about the Extinction of the human race by CORONA, worry to find the right Vaccine, worry about GDP growth, worry about the future of the Children, and everything. At this juncture, Our Lord Jesus Christ tells us “First seek the First Things”.

    Theme: “Seek First things” Text: Matthew 6:25-34 Greetings in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. We praise God for the grace of God for enabling us to enter into the 5th month in 2020. This month the Spirit of God inspires us to meditate under the Theme “ Seek the Welfare”. First of ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Miracle On 1st Century Street Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Dec 23, 2008
     | 4,222 views

    In this sermon, I use the movie Miracle on 34th Street to illustrate the difference between fact and fiction. The miracle of Jesus’ birth and life on 1st Century Street are altogether true and are worth believing in.

    Introduction: A. Good morning and welcome to our annual special worship service on the Sunday before Christmas. 1. I hope and pray that you have a very happy and healthy Christmas holiday filled with much joy and peace. 2. Although none of us knows the exact day when Jesus Christ was born, His ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Miracle On 1st Century Street

    Contributed by David Owens on Dec 21, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,183 views

    In this sermon, I use the classic Christmas movie Miracle on 34th Street to illustrate some important spiritual truths about the real identity of Jesus and how the story of Jesus is fact and not fiction.

    Introduction: A. Every year, I look forward to our special worship service on the Sunday before Christmas. 1. I hope and pray that you have a very happy and healthy Christmas holiday filled with much joy and peace. 2. Although none of us knows the exact day when Jesus Christ was born, His coming ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The 21st Century Christmas Star Series

    Contributed by Bradley Berglund on Dec 23, 2013
     | 5,613 views

    The lights that lead people to the Savior today are called CHRISTIANS

    The 21st Century Christmas Star! Daniel 12:3 & Matt 2:1-12 When I was a youth, the planetarium had an annual program that explained the “Star of Bethlehem” Johannes Kepler, a Reformation era astronomer and mathematician, calculated that Jupiter and Saturn aligned in 7 b.c. This rare ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    21st Century Sabbath Keeping Series

    Contributed by Todd Stiles on Oct 23, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,444 views

    What does the Sabbath have to do with us today? And are we commanded to keep it? Find out more in this exposition from Luke 6.

    ¡§21st Century Sabbath Keeping¡¨ (Luke 6:1-11) If you¡¦ve read our focus passage before today, you¡¦ll know one of the key words is the word ¡¥Sabbath.¡¦ You probably know it is mentioned 6 times, and you probably know it is the apparent centerpiece of the debate going on between Jesus and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Bring Me First

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Jan 20, 2015
     | 6,889 views

    Check out your life today! Are you blessing the ministries, people and the church who are blessing you spiritually? Think.

    Bring me first! 1 King 17:13”And Elijah said to her, "Do not fear; go and do as you have said. But first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make something for yourself and your son.” I tell you need audacity and nerve to look at a widow who is picking some ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Michael Buckingham avatar

    Church History A.d. 201 – A.d. 300 Series

    Contributed by Michael Buckingham on Sep 30, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,241 views

    3rd century history of Christianity

    Church History A.D. 201 – A.D. 300 I’m going to use a bit of artistic license today. So that it’s easier to get into the picture of what Christianity was like in the 3rd century A.D, I am going to attempt to go back in time using a time machine. I am only 22 years old so ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Put First Things First Series

    Contributed by Pastor Dempsey Daniels on Jan 2, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 6,384 views

    3 OF 7 in series on Personal Cange

    Put First Things First Matthew 6:33 In addition to self-awareness, imagination, and conscience, it a fourth endowment - independent will - that really makes effective self-management possible. It is the ability to make decisions and choices and to act in accordance with them. It is the ability to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    First Things First (1) Series

    Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 1, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,613 views

    We draw meaning from the stuff we collect.How Jesus turned Abraham Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Human Needs” pyramid upside-down and flattened it with a single statement: “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to

    “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well” (Matthew 6:33). We live in a pretty materialistic culture; we tend to confuse purpose or meaning in life with success. And we tend to confuse success with the accumulation of material possessions. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    First Things First (2) Series

    Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 1, 2008
    based on 21 ratings
     | 9,914 views

    what “seeking first his kingdom and his righteousness” means and how we might go about.

    First Things First … continued Last week we talked about how Jesus turned Abraham Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Human Needs” pyramid upside-down and flattened it with a single statement: “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well” (Matthew ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational