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  • Edward Hardee avatar

    Being A Soldier, Athlete, And A Farmer

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on May 24, 2012
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    A message from 2 Timothy about what God expect from us after He gifts and calls us.

    Introduction Paul here is giving Timothy some instructions as a father in the ministry. He makes an analogy between three areas of life compared to being a Christian. I believe that Paul does this to help Timothy understand the using of his gift of pasturing. This can also be applied to 1) ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Fireproof Your Future - Preparing For Times Of Uncertainty Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Oct 27, 2008
    based on 157 ratings
     | 20,257 views

    What to expect in times of societal change as a person trying to live a godly life and how to prepare yourselves for those times

    Fireproof your Future - Preparing for times of uncertainty A godly life brings opposition A godly life brings hard choices A godly Life requires that we know Who we believe in A godly life brings blessing and peace Slide Intro We are living in very uncertain times. Finances We have a financial ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Excuse Me, It's My Praise Time Series

    Contributed by T. W Jenkins on Aug 4, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 16,158 views

    God not only deserve our praise He expects our praise before, during and after He blesses us.

    Introduction: I have discovered that every noise is not a holy noise. Praise to God should not be forced by a worship leader or anyone else during worship. There is a difference between authentic praise and orchestrated praise. David describes in this text the difference between authentic and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Making Use Of The Messiah's Gifts Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Oct 26, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,359 views

    The Lord has given gifts to each of us and expects us to make the maximum use of them until He comes.

    Making Use of the Messiah's Gifts Text: Matt. 25:14-30 Introduction 1. Illustration: "Getting involved in your church by using your gifts will accelerate your spiritual growth immensely. God designed us that way. Don't head for the grandstands when you enter the kingdom of God. Head for the playing ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Martin Holland avatar

    A Tried Saint

    Contributed by Martin Holland on Jan 16, 2013
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     | 4,974 views

    In this life as Christians we all can expect to be tested at times by Satan and even the LORD Himself of course without evil.

    A Tried Saint See: Exodus 15:22-27 We find in this passage God leaves these Canaanites in the land to “prove” Israel. The Bible makes it very clear that all through our lives on this earth there will be many times in which we be tested not only by Satan with evil, but also by God ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love Myths #4 Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Feb 9, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,599 views

    Fearing God's rejection when we don't feel we measure up to his expectations is totally wrong.

    Love Myths #4: How Then Should We Love? February 7, 2010 Intro: In this sermon series on what it really means for us to live lives of love, I’ve hesitated to use many examples of love in the context of marriage because of our tendency to romanticize love rather than understand love from a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Mighty Wall Series

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Apr 1, 2013
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     | 3,853 views

    God looks at us as ‘living stones’ but not many of us live up to the expectation of God, do we?

    Mighty Wall! 1 Peter 2:5 “you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” I would like to share an illustration I read somewhere: “There’s a story about a king of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How's Your Trip So Far?

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jul 15, 2014
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     | 4,863 views

    1. Purpose For The Trip 2. Pack What You Need 3. Expect The Unexpected 4. Flexibility & Patience Is Necessary

    Our Trip to Winnipeg & Back to see family - Traveled 3500 miles - Stop every 2 hours for fluid management, de-cramping - Route changes for sightseeing & detours Question most asked when we got back from Canada - How was your trip? My question this morning, How's Your Trip So Far We can start ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Self Encouragement In The Lord In The Midst Of Discouraging Circumstances

    Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Mar 4, 2022
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     | 7,732 views

    Everyone will have times of crisis which can bring discouragement, we are expected to turn them to God for His intervention.

    Self Encouragement in the Lord in the Midst of Discouraging Circumstances Study Text: 1 Samuel 30: 1-8 Introduction: - Persevering pursuit of God gives us encouragement in the midst of discouraging situations of our own lives. - The Philistine King, Achish, gave David the town of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Prepared

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Nov 5, 2020
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     | 3,095 views

    The delay in the return of Christ Jesus represents the present period lived between the first coming of Jesus and his expected return.

    Prepared Matthew 25:1 - 13 Intro: Almost every Sunday morning I begin my sermon with a cute or funny story. This morning I start with a sad story. Bob and Betty were 2 of my dearest friends in Indiana. A strong, loving example of what a married couple should be. However, this couple was ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    No Excuses

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Mar 7, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 25,783 views

    Paul is telling the Corinthian Christians that no matter how old you are or your circumstances in life, God expects you to be faithful

    NO EXCUSES 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, ( NLT ) Intro: An elderly couple was sitting around one evening watching TV and the woman looked over at her husband and said: "Things have really changed," you used to sit very close to me." "Well, I can remedy that," he said, moving next to her on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    God In Our Darkest Moments Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Apr 10, 2018
     | 7,973 views

    In our darkest moments, hear God's assurance and expect God's actions. Trust His Word and wait for His deliverance.

    2 Kings 8:16-24 and 2 Chron 21 After nearly 8 chapters with the camera on the Northern Kingdom of Israel, we have now an account of the South. • The last time we looked at the Southern Kingdom (Judah) King Jehoshaphat was King. The timeline continues from there. • We will look at his son JEHORAM ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    Love Them Back

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 28, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,318 views

    Expect oppositions in life and ministry, but stay focused. Listen to what God has to say, not man. Repay with grace, not justice.

    How do you handle oppositions - people who do not like you, make fun of you, and always coming at you, with or without good reasons. • And worst still, you can’t run away from them; you are called to serve them. That’s Moses’ experience. And that can be our experience ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Tim Smith avatar

    Protect Your Blindside Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 12, 2013
     | 12,406 views

    “Expect the unexpected!” Today we’re going to talk about PBS, protecting your blindside.

    Angels & Demons: protect your blindside 1 Kings 19:1-10 Welcome (Secret Service Escort- unexpected noice- SS go to protect me then move out to the side to stand for remainder of the service “Expect the unexpected!” I played tight end in high school and I remember one play where we ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Determining Your Worth

    Contributed by Jason Duhon on Dec 6, 2014
     | 5,413 views

    Because Christmas is the time of year when churches expect the most visitors, this message is designed to be a Christmas message and an evangelistic sermon.

    Your Gift To Jesus Part 1: Determining Your Worth What is it worth? That's the question before every purchase, every investment, or every effort we make. For Black Friday, people will line up outside of a store for hours, or sometimes days, before the sale begins. Why? To get their money's worth! ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist