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  • Dean Meadows avatar

    How Will You Be Remembered?

    Contributed by Dean Meadows on May 23, 2006
    based on 115 ratings
     | 20,832 views

    This is a Memorial Day sermon that deals with having the right relationship with God.

    How will you be Remembered? 2 Peter 1:12-15, 3:8-9 DO NOT FORGET THIS ONE THING. We humans forget more than one thing. We forget many things. But Peter is saying, “Don’t forget the Lord and don’t forget that the Lord’s view of time is different than ours. He is not limited by time as we are. Don’t ...read more

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    How To Become A Saint

    Contributed by Don Schultz on Oct 29, 2003
    based on 97 ratings
     | 10,666 views

    The Lutheran approach to becoming a saint.

    Revelation 7:9-17 – “HOW TO BECOME A SAINT” THE LUTHERAN APPROACH Are you a “saint”? You probably would hesitate to call yourself a “saint.” I’m sure you don’t write the word “saint” in front of your name when you sign things. “I’m no saint,” you probably would say. “A saint is someone like ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    How To Be Used By God

    Contributed by Blake Inscore on Sep 26, 2008
    based on 17 ratings
     | 7,049 views

    We often talk about wanting to be used by God but aren’t willing to discuss what we must be willing to do for that to happen.

    Introduction: Do you think God can use you? As Christians we should have the confidence that God can use us, but often we don’t. Why? The simple answer is a lack of faith, but what does that mean? Jesus talked about faith moving mountains, but most of us don’t have any connection with that level ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Much Is Enough? Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Apr 17, 2012
     | 5,847 views

    Wealth versus poverty, blind spots, kingdom building

    HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? (American Wealth and a World of Poverty) Luke 16: 19-31 (p 741) Oct. 9, 2011 I’m gonna prefix this sermon with a few important statements…one of them might be the biggest understatement I’ve ever made….”I am not an economic or fiscal ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How Was I To Know?

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Mar 21, 2021
     | 1,871 views

    This sermon is a first-person narrative from the perspective of the innkeeper. We have all too often made the innkeeper into a bad guy. What if he did everything for the family that he could do?

    Well, it would seem I was between a rock and a hard place. I was in a situation, where there were no easy answers. I looked hard for the simple answers because, you know, they say the simplest is always the best. But, it wasn’t a simple lesson I faced. Later in his life Jesus faced several of those ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    How To Serve Man PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 25, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,694 views

    Emphasize the importance of serving others as a crucial aspect of our Christian walk, following Jesus' example, and drawing wisdom from Proverbs to guide us in this selfless act.

    Good morning, church family! Today we're going to explore a passage from the book of Proverbs that speaks to the heart of what it means to be a follower of Christ – serving others. There's a beautiful quote from Isaac Watts that says, "In matters of equity between man and man, our Savior has taught ...read more

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    How To Transform The World.

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Mar 29, 2022
     | 1,648 views

    In our darkest days, resurrection gives us light. In overwhelming discouragement— resurrection gives us faith. In the midst of devastating loss, resurrection gives us joy. In times of divisiveness, resurrection gives us something that unifies us.

    Resurrecting Hope: Overcoming Life’s Greatest Challenges. How To Transform the World. Text: John 17:20-23NLT Throughout history the Church has been instilled with hope in the face of life’s trials because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter is a reminder that the Christian lives day in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How To Know The Will Of God Series

    Contributed by Adrian Rogers on Mar 15, 2011
    based on 26 ratings
     | 77,932 views

    A classic sermon from the Adrian Rogers Legacy Collection about determining God's will for your life.

    This Sermon From Adrian Rogers Legacy Collection Used By Permission © 2010 www.ARLC.org Take God’s Holy Word, please, and turn with me to the Book of Colossians, chapter 1. We’re going to read verse 3, and then, verses 9 and 10. And, as you’re finding it, and as you’re ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Be A Great Wife Series

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Apr 23, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
     | 4,523 views

    Part 2 of effective family living series.

    How to be a great wife By Andrew Chan, Senior Pastor, Grace International Baptist 21Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. 23For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    How To Be Used By God

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Feb 26, 2002
    based on 87 ratings
     | 36,079 views

    Learn about your life’s mission and then do it!

    (Power Point presentation and audience outline available for $10 Contribution to my church’s worship fund and to cover shipping) "Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! It is amazing to think about. Your workmanship is marvelous... You were there while I was being formed... You saw me ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    How To Be Used By God Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Dec 12, 2018
     | 7,079 views

    How to Be Used by God Series: Encountering Jesus (through the Gospel of Luke) Brad Bailey – Dec. 9, 2018

    How to Be Used by God Series: Encountering Jesus (through the Gospel of Luke) Brad Bailey – Dec. 9, 2018 Intro Last Sunday… was the start of launching into a new season. Launching into the Gospel of Luke…. Encountering Jesus Launching into Advent season…Luke offers us what we could call the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Deal With Suffering

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Feb 16, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 7,991 views

    We, like Job, experience times of suffering. The way to deal with suffering is not to look for our own inner strength but to rely on God’s mercy found only in Jesus, our Redeemer.

    Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. The Word of God through which the Holy Spirit touches our hearts this morning are the words spoke by Job recorded in Job 7:1-7 “Does not man have hard service on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired man? Like a slave ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    How To Gain Hope

    Contributed by Ray Searan on Feb 21, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,216 views

    While hunting, Larry and Elmer got lost in the woods. Trying to reassure his friend, Larry said, "Don’t worry. All we have to do is shoot into the air 3 times, stay where we are, and someone will find us." They shot in the air 3 times, but no one came. Af

    Text: Romans 15:1-6 Introduction: While hunting, Larry and Elmer got lost in the woods. Trying to reassure his friend, Larry said, "Don’t worry. All we have to do is shoot into the air 3 times, stay where we are, and someone will find us." They shot in the air 3 times, but no one came. After a ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    How To Identify A Counterfeit

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 30, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 5,514 views

    Today we live in a media saturated world where we find dozens of "medicine men and women" dishing all kinds of partial truths. We all need the Holy Spirit’s discernment to identify counterfeit teachers, leaders and purveyors of ideas that are not 100% tr

    How to Identify a Counterfeit (2 Cor. 11:12-18) Today we live in a media saturated world where we find dozens of "medicine men and women" dishing all kinds of partial truths. We all need the Holy Spirit’s discernment to identify counterfeit teachers, leaders and purveyors of ideas that are not ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Live Successfully Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on May 16, 2002
    based on 147 ratings
     | 20,328 views

    A look at the four beatitudes found in Luke’s account.

    A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 12 How to Live Successfully Luke 6: 17-26 Jesus went into the hill country with His disciples during this night of prayer he was directed by the father to disciple an inner core of men, the apostles ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist