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  • Willem Slomp avatar

    Running The Race

    Contributed by Willem Slomp on Jan 5, 2005
    based on 26 ratings
     | 5,957 views

    Make every effort to keep your eyes fixed on the Lord your God

    READ: HEBREWS 12: 1- 15 TEXT: HEBREWS 12: 14-15 SING: PSALM 125: 1,4 PSALM 18: 7, 9, 10 PSALM 38: 7, 8, 10 HYMN 9: 1-5 HYMN 10: 1, 9, 10 Beloved congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, brothers and sisters: The author of the letter to the Hebrews begins chapter 12 by picturing a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Have You Got God's Vision For Your Life?

    Contributed by Timothy Lee on Jan 26, 2005
    based on 26 ratings
     | 19,131 views

    Where there is no vision the people will perish. People will feel hopeless. We have no control over our own lives.

    HAVE YOU GOT GOD’S VISION FOR YOUR LIFE? Proverbs 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people perish Where there is no vision the people will perish. People will feel hopeless. We have no control over our own lives. Helen Keller was asked once “What would be worse than being born blind?” to ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    I Know Where I Need To Be Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 25, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,666 views

    Our sin is that we do not know who or where we are, or where we need to be. We can discover that by setting no boundaries, taking risks, and finding that in God we are already where we need to be. Luther Rice Memorial Baptist Church, Silver Spring, MD

    “Watch where you plant your feet!” That’s the command I hear every time I work in the garden. “Watch where you plant your feet!” My job is to clear out dead leaves and old twigs. I open up the flowerbeds for spring. But to do that I have to step into the flowerbeds; I cannot reach all the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    He Makes All Things New

    Contributed by Jeff Foster on Feb 6, 2007
    based on 29 ratings
     | 23,365 views

    This sermon explores how life can be transformed through faith in Jesus. It uses the examples of Zacchaeus, the woman at the well, the fishermen of Galilee, and the rich young man.

    He Makes All Things New Learning about JESUS: the Way, the Truth and the Life A sermon by Jeff Foster preached to the Cortez Church of Christ January 14, 2007 When I was a child, the man who lived across the alleyway from my family was a rather strange man who had an extraordinary gift. We would ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Heavenly Minded Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Feb 16, 2007
    based on 31 ratings
     | 16,377 views

    Paul is telling us that as believers our mind is to be focused on God and His purposes.

    Heavenly Minded Text: Col. 3:1-4 Introduction 1. Illustration: A wise person once said, "A man’s life is governed by his thoughts; he will ultimately become that which dwells most on his mind. “You are what you eat.” Engulf yourselves with His presence, put Him in your mind, Become more ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Ed Taylor avatar

    Introduction To Ephesians

    Contributed by Ed Taylor on Jun 22, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,651 views

    Introduction to the book of Ephesians.

    1. It’s not often that we get to view the bookends of a church. a. The BEGINNING… how it all started. b. Toward the END… how it all ended up. c. But with the church in Ephesus, we see it’s beauty and strength in the beginning… and it’s weakness at the end. • Acts 18 - Paul spent some time in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How Blessed Are You?

    Contributed by Robert Cox on Jun 23, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,875 views

    We are so blessed that we overlook it sometimes...

    MAT 6:25 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Party Line Series

    Contributed by David Richardson on Oct 19, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,656 views

    If you were brought up in George Mueller’s orphanage as opposed to one of the state-run facilities for orphaned children, would there be a difference? Definitely, all of your opinions, philosophies, values, and ethics would be worlds apart.

    Romans Series Title: The Line in the Sand Message Title: The Party Line Scripture: Romans 1:2 Romans 1:2 2 the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures In politics, the line or the party line is an idiom for a political party or social movement’s agenda, as well ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Don't Waste Your Life Series

    Contributed by David Flowers on Oct 24, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 16,976 views

    Part 1 in the series The Purpose-Driven Life. This message looks at what it means to waste your life and how to avoid it.

    Don’t Waste Your Life The Purpose Driven Life, part 1 David K. Flowers (Rick Warren) Wildwind Community Church October 14, 2007 I don’t know about you, but I hate wasting my time. I especially hate it when others waste my time. The older I get, the more this bothers me, maybe because the older I ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    "Un-Comfortably Numb"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 8, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,320 views

    A sermon about giving one’s life to Christ, and the importance of bringing children up in the faith.

    “Un-Comfortably Numb” Luke 19:1-10 By: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor of Parkview UMC, Soddy Daisy, TN Zacchaeus was chief among tax collectors, and I’m sure his parents never would have dreamed that he would turn out the way he did. You know why? Because Zacchaus’ name means “Pure” or ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Show Us Your Glory

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Sep 2, 2007
    based on 69 ratings
     | 47,906 views

    Moses aksed God, "Show me your glory." This should be the cry of the church today, "Lord, show us your glory."

    Show Us Your Glory by: Pastor Donny Granberry Exodus 33:14-18 NIV The LORD replied, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest." Then Moses said to him, "If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. 16 How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Marvin Minton avatar

    A Life Worth Living

    Contributed by Marvin Minton on Sep 5, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,211 views

    A life lived without God is an empty life. A life lived with God is full and meaningful.

    A Life Worth Living Psalm 127:1-5 Only two psalms are attributed to Solomon, this one and Psalm 72. Scholars class Psalm 127 as a wisdom psalm. It is the eighth in a series of psalms called “songs of ascent” or “songs of degrees”. The psalm says two things about life: life without God is empty and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    #2divine Appointments: The Darker The Night, The Greater The Light.

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 7, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 7,362 views

    What would I do today, if I knew tomorrow would be my last day? When darkness is pressing us on all sides, God has a light. Remember Divine appointments.

    #2 DIVINE APPOINTMENTS, THE DARKER THE NIGHT, THE GREATER THE LIGHT. By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com This is part two. I. WHAT IF WE COULD UNDERSTAND WHAT LIES BEFORE US? MOST OF US WOULD SET OUR FACE TO THE WALL, EVALUATE OUR CHOICES, AND CORRECT OUR ATTITUDES. A. The other night my ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Keith Andrews avatar

    Empty Cisterns

    Contributed by Keith Andrews on Oct 4, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 16,262 views

    You may be sitting here fully understanding that you could be going down the wrong road. You have seen warning signs that your life may not be pleasing to God. And you want this to change.

    Three Warnings of Empty Cisterns Jeremiah 2:4-13 All Scripture Marked NLT: Tyndale House Publishers. (2004). Holy Bible : New Living Translation. "Text edition"--Spine. (2nd ed.). Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House Publishers. All Scripture Marked “The Message”: Peterson, E. H. (2002). The Message : The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    Running After What? Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 11, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,421 views

    what it is that is really worth running after?

    Running After What? Hearing God Through Hebrews 12 Heb 12:14-17 Mar 18, 2007 (4th week of Lent) Intro: I am not a morning person. In fact, I describe myself as an “anti-morning” person. Ask any of the other members of the team that went to Bolivia with me in January, they’ll tell you: “Steve ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist