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  • Brent Baker avatar

    Why Do We Take An Offering Each Week? Series

    Contributed by Brent Baker on Sep 20, 2005
    based on 39 ratings
     | 37,676 views

    we ask the question: Why? Why do we provide the opportunity for us to give financially? Equally as important, why do we give of our offerings when we have the opportunity?

    Date Preached _________ Where Preached ___________ Why Do We Do What We Do? Why Do We Take up an Offering Each Week? 1 Corinthians 16:1-4 When things are tight financially, you do what you have to do. A particular circus was having a bad year, and one Friday the owner called his troupe together to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What's With The Silence Button? Series

    Contributed by Don Jaques on Nov 3, 2005
    based on 48 ratings
     | 7,425 views

    All believers should understand why God sometimes says “No” to their prayers.

    BIG IDEA: Prayer: What’s with the silence button? All believers should understand why God sometimes says “No” to their prayers. 1. It is outside of God’s will. 2. The timing is not right yet. 3. God is testing your faith. 4. God allows people to exercise free will. 5. God is good. OBJECTIVE: ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Mother's Way

    Contributed by Todd Stiles on Nov 14, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 8,533 views

    Discover how to be a good minister by seeing what it means to be a good mother.

    A Mother’s Way Romans 16:13 and 1 Thess 2:6-9 [Show video clip “Paying mom”, then go to intro…] Okay mom, don’t get any ideas! Truth is, moms are too often overlooked, overworked, and underpaid ... but not here at First Family. We love our mothers, don’t we? I know I do…after all, my mom taught ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Serving In The Shadows

    Contributed by Glenn Branham on May 1, 2005
    based on 65 ratings
     | 12,266 views

    Almost no information exists concerning Peter’s wife, but even from this silence we may glean lessons for the role of the minister’s wife.

    "Serving in the Shadows" COPY Mt. 8:14-15 "When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him." (Also found in Mk. 1 and Lk. 4 - Mk. 1:29-31, As soon as they left the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Taking The Bull By The Horns

    Contributed by Dana Visneskie on May 5, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 8,014 views

    God has a plan! No matter what we go through or what we face. Let us never be found not believing in God for the miracle. This sermon deals with having faith right to the end. Taking the bull by the horns and not letting go kind of faith.

    Title: Taking The Bull By The Horns Text: Mark 6:1-6 Read Text!!! Pray!!! Introduction: - God has a plan! - And His plan is that the Toronto Maple Leafs and not going past the Philadelphia Flyers. - In life God has a plan, and I think it’s fair to say that most of the time I don’t understand ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Technicolor Faith - The Dreamer Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 6, 2003
    based on 86 ratings
     | 13,889 views

    Joseph overcame immense difficulties in his life that would have crippled the faith of a lesser man. How did he do it?

    OPEN: Years ago there was a TV show called The Honeymooners (does anyone remember it)? Art Carney played one of the characters on the show Ed Norton - a kind of happy go lucky, but fairly slow thinking worker in the sewer systems of the city. Ed Norton once summed up his philosophy of life with ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Evaluating Your Effectiveness Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jul 15, 2004
    based on 44 ratings
     | 8,309 views

    What kind of gauge do you use to measure your effectiveness? Often we use the world as our measure and it leads us to see failure, when God really sees success. Learn the keys to accurately measuring your life for God.

    For more Bible Studies visit: www.LivingWatersWeb.com Evaluating Your Effectiveness 2 Corinthians 6 Pastor Tom Fuller How do you evaluate your success in life? At work we do performance evaluations. At school we get grades. In business we either have sales or don’t. When we exercise or ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Twenty-One Benefits Of Godliness

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 5, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 26,887 views

    "Godliness with contentment is great gain" (1 Tim. 6:6). That’s much harder to come by than mere prosperity.

    Twenty-One Benefits of Godliness (2 Pet 1:7,8) "Add to your faith, goodness, knowledge, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness and Christian love. For if these qualities are yours an increase they render neither useless nor unfruitful." Many people are willing to discipline themselves to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Danger Of Falling Asleep During This Sermon Series

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Sep 1, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 10,819 views

    Generations come and go and are very different from one another -- but some Christian values and characteristics remain the same.

    When I was a Junior in High School, my last class of the day was Chemistry. By that time of the day, I was dragging. I needed a nap, or a candy bar or something to keep me awake. But I never had any of that – just chemistry. And chemistry could not keep me awake. Now I know this has never, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Who Are The Blessed People ? : The Biblical Signs Of God's Blessings

    Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Oct 24, 2004
    based on 70 ratings
     | 66,981 views

    1.CHOSEN 2.COMMITTED 3.CONFIDENT 4.COMPASSIONATE 5.CHASTENED 6.CHALLENGED 7.CROWNED

    WHO ARE THE BLESSED PEOPLE ? : IDENTIFYING THE BIBLICAL SIGNS OF GOD’S BLESSINGS ************************************************************************************** OUTLINE 1.CHOSEN 2.COMMITTED 3.CONFIDENT 4.COMPASSIONATE 5.CHASTENED 6.CHALLENGED 7.CROWNED THE MESSAGE WHO ARE THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Greg Bryan avatar

    Living In Light Of Eternity

    Contributed by Greg Bryan on Nov 20, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 11,364 views

    We were made for eternity. Ecc. 3:11 says… CS Lewis once wrote "If I find in myself a desire that this world cannot fulfill, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world." So if we were made for eternity, it makes sense that we

    Living In Light of Eternity Last winter, Emily and I made a decision that has forever changed our lives. We decided to bring a child into the world. On October 14 2002, God blessed us with a beautiful and health baby girl. Since that day our lives have never been the same. No longer could we ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    A Joyful Heart

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 13, 2001
    based on 378 ratings
     | 58,261 views

    Someone says, "All right, preacher, I hear you. But circumstances in my life aren’t that good. Things have been tough. Just why should my heart be filled with joy?" Let me mention 3 reasons.

    MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2013) The basic point of some of my messages in recent months has been that, for most people, their faith - what they have been taught, what they believe - makes all the difference in the way they act, in the values they hold dear, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Effort That Unifies

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on Jun 7, 2001
    based on 86 ratings
     | 6,532 views

    Mickey a 41 year old salesman sleeps in on Sundays find out why.

    West Greeley Baptist Church June 10th 2001 “The Effort That Unifies” Ephesians 4:1-3 By Pastor Mark Hensley “As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3Make ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Steadfast Heart Series

    Contributed by Daryl Bahn on Aug 2, 2002
    based on 50 ratings
     | 11,150 views

    in such a world of economic, political, and even environmental uncertainty, the love of God is all we have to hang on to. Thank God that it’s more than enough! His love hangs on to us; it will never let us go.

    A STEADFAST HEART (Romans 8:35-39) Introduction: Separation is something we all deal with, in one way or another. What image does this word produce in your mind? For me, I see the picture of a little child lost in a grocery store. Distracted for a moment, the child loses track of what her mom is ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    God's Rag-Tag Army

    Contributed by Robert Harting on Sep 27, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,772 views

    Applies to Christian Warfare and our responsibility to God.

    “GOD’S RAG-TAG ARMY!” (MARK 6:30-34) Good Morning!! What a beautiful day this is! We are in the House of God and we should be over-joyed to be able to be here! We should also be over-joyed at the prospect of getting out in the world and sharing the love and mercy of God with all we come into ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist