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  • Dr.W.Samuel Legon avatar

    Where Is Your Bucket

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Sep 14, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,334 views

    Some times in our life we have our bucket in the wrong well.

    WHERE IS YOUR BUCKET John 4:When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, 2(Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,) 3He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "In The Begining . . ." Series

    Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on May 1, 2009
     | 4,016 views

    (PowerPoint Slides and Cell Study Notes freely available by emailing Emile@Wolfaardt.com) Discovering the phenomenal truth that from everlasting to everlasting, the eternal sovereign God had you on His mind.

    Journeying With John “In the Beginning” John 1:1a I want to welcome you to the start of the one of most profound journeys you have ever taken in your life. I have asked God that this journey will be the most Jesus revealing, truth establishing, perspective shaping, ministry empowering and life ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Receiving The Gift Of Worship Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 2, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,606 views

    As changes in worship style come, many will find the changes difficult to accept, but it will be easier if we see Liturgy as primarily a divine gift.

    May 4, 2009 Sacramentum Caritatis when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party criticized him, saying, "Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?" When the RSV translation talks about “the circumcision party,” we get an unintended pun in English. Literally, it refers to a ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Life's Toughest Questions

    Contributed by Tim Huie on May 6, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,720 views

    The answers to life’s toughest questions can be found in one simple verse of scripture, "In the beginning God!"

    LIFE’S TOUGHEST QUESTIONS GENESIS 1:1 1. Illus. of my kid’s questions • “Why is grass green? Why is the sky blue? Why do ant bites hurt?” • As they got a little older, “Why is that lady so fat? What’s wrong with that man’s face?” 2. All of us are born with a questioning nature. As children, our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    You And Me In The World

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on May 7, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,528 views

    God has a view of what he expects his children to be. In His view they are a family of priest sent to represent Him in the world.

    You and Me in the world Last week we talked about vision…We tried to see vision via God’s eyes….Which I believe is not limited by the walls of a building or a membership. A church that does not have a vision that extends past the walls or the church property is held back by man made limits and ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Stephen Collins avatar

    Remedy Part 5: The Remedy For Emptiness Series

    Contributed by Stephen Collins on May 13, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,686 views

    We can never lead fulfilling lives if we keep to ourselves and serve only our interests. God provides the remedy for emptiness when we find our purpose in His body, the Church.

    Remedy The Remedy for Emptiness Scripture: Rom. 12:3-13 Main Idea: We can never lead fulfilling lives if we keep to ourselves and serve only our interests. God provides the remedy for emptiness when we live to serve our purpose in His body, the Church. Icebreaker: Today being Mother’s Day, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Lessons From The Fig Tree

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on May 17, 2009
    based on 40 ratings
     | 41,062 views

    From the Parable of Jesus, lessons we can learn from the fig tree.

    Lessons from the Fig Tree Luke 13:6-9 * As a primary in Sunday school, my teachers taught me to define a parable in this way: “It is a earthly story told by Jesus which has a heavenly meaning.” I guess the only way I would amend this is to say that it has a “divine” (instead of heavenly) meaning. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    To Be Missional Is To Be On Mission By ‘bearing One's Cross'

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
     | 4,179 views

    Third and final sermon in the second part of an initial 2009 series, ‘2 Things 2 B in 09’

    Language is an interesting thing. It changes with new words added each year to our lexicon and old ones falling out of favor. It also means that the meanings of words change and some are used as either as a verb or a noun. (Slide 1) For example, we when say ‘ADdress’ we mean a specific location ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Assembly Of Yourselves Series

    Contributed by Sean Lester on May 23, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,868 views

    How important in church attendance?

    The Importance of Church Attendance Rev. Sean Lester For Living Water Assembly of God May 25, 2009 (484) QUOTATION QUESTION. How important is church attendance? (30) (NIV) Hebrews 10:25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How Excited Are We About The Gospel? Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on May 3, 2010
     | 4,785 views

    If I really believe in what the Gospel of Jesus Christ can do in my life, shouldn’t I be as compelled as the Apostle Paul to live a life for Christ?

    We started a new study series last week with the Letter to the Romans. When this letter was written 2000 years ago, the City of Rome was the center of the world! The city had over 2 million people with diverse backgrounds but many were slaves. The Church in Rome was very fragile in the sense that ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Ed Wood avatar

    The Work Of The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 11, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,034 views

    A message on the purpose of the Holy Spirit.

    THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT John 16:7-11 INTRO: Jesus spoke the words of the text to His disciples. He told them that it was expedient or profitable for them that He should go away. If He did not go away, the Holy Spirit would not come to them. It was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Engaging Worship

    Contributed by Tim Hedberg on Jul 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,285 views

    Finding a place in His world.

    Engaging Worship Psalm 100 June 8, 2008 During the past 3 Sundays and concluding today, we’ve been reading texts from the prayer book of God’s people. During our times together, we have read Psalms 8, 46, 131 and this morning Psalm 100. The theme that I have been identifying in these Psalms is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    He Always Told Me Series

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Jul 23, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,057 views

    Part 2 in a series on attributes that make a strong church. This focuses on worship.

    A STRONGER CHURCH Part 2-Worship Sunday, July 20, 2008 Pastor Brian Matherlee People come to the table for all kinds of reasons. They come for what they will be fed. They come for the fellowship. They come because they don’t want to hurt the hosts feelings and they feel obligated. Some come ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Part 2: Connecting The Dots With God's Family Series

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Aug 1, 2008
     | 5,981 views

    God ultimately wants us to become a part of His group—His family—the church.

    Introduction Remember last week how I mentioned the “Connect the Dots” Activity, where you draw a line from dot #1 to dot #2, then to #3, and so on. And when you’re done, a picture is revealed. And then. I shared how, through our lives, we get “dots” of spiritual information about God, but we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Izak Shipman avatar

    Don't Let The Past Determine Your Future

    Contributed by Izak Shipman on Oct 5, 2002
    based on 164 ratings
     | 22,612 views

    A sermon about the mess of failure, or a life and how God can create something out of nothing. For people who want to start over again.

    Gen 1:26-28. Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." 27. So God created man in His own ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational