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  • Robert Osborne avatar

    Through The Word You Have A Work

    Contributed by Robert Osborne on Feb 15, 2005
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     | 3,446 views

    Jesus is the word that , performs changes, establishes, heals, and delivers. From the beginning, God set it in order that His word would always rule. Now he is in us and we have to carry out his work!

    Through The Word You Have A Work! Sermon By: Evangelist Robert Osborne 1 Peter 1:17-25 17. And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: 18. Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    Have A Little Talk With Jesus

    Contributed by Stan Simonik on Jul 28, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
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    This is a follow-up on "Choosing the Good Portion," (Luke 10: 38-42). Our faith and attitude intertwine to affect our outlook on life, on our relationships with others and with God, and are the necessary components of effective prayer life.

    Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, have you ever been in a situation where you thought everybody would agree with you only to receive immediate comments to the contrary? I found that out last Sunday when we talked about choosing the good portion and I used the illustration of Kentucky Fried ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    How To Be A Great Worker

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 16, 2002
    based on 91 ratings
     | 9,435 views

    Work place struggles today compared with the slavery of Paul’s time, understanding them, facing them with changed attitudes/hearts by the power of God’s Spirit, for a day of Pentecost in work-life.

    How to be a Great Worker Eph.6:5-9 (NIV) Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. 6 Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but like slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. 7 ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    How Not To Be A Grumpy Christian

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Sep 17, 2023
     | 3,231 views

    I want to show you from God’s Word HOW NOT TO BE A GRUMPY CHRISTIAN.

    So you wives tap your husbands on the shoulder and say, “Wake up! Listen, you need to hear this sermon!!! I want to preach on this subject for two reasons: (1) No one likes to be around a GRUMPY person…NO ONE! (2) You can not be an effective Christian if you are a GRUMPY CHRISTIAN! WHY ARE SOME ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Appeals For Preachers

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 14, 2001
    based on 36 ratings
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    Aim to meet the felt, perceived, and real needs of your audience through the ministry of the word of God. b). Aim to inform, persuade, and to inspire your congregation to commitment to Christ, to the church, and to service. c). Aim to eliminate peop

    GOALS AND APPEALS IN PREACHING 1. The Goal of Preaching 2 Cor. 5:18-20 contains the summary purposes of preaching: a). To communicate the revelation of God contained in His word and relate it to the needs of the people. b). To beseech people to be reconciled to God. This means that the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Pray This Way

    Contributed by Charles Scott on Feb 2, 2008
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    Jesus taught us not only the words to say in prayer, but the manner in which to approach God so that prayer becomes effectual in changing not only our lives but enables Christ through the church to change the world around us.

    Matthew 6__5-18 THE WAY TO PRAY In my youth, I was very active in a Church that practiced only extempore prayer. On rare occasion someone might bring a written prayer to a Bible study, but other than the Lord’s Prayer, there was no prayer routinely used in worship, and no one who was a prayer ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Fishing In Our Own Pond

    Contributed by Steven Chapman on Feb 6, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 29,073 views

    The call for the disciples to be witnesses in Jerusalem was the call for them to go fishing in their own pond. It remains the call for us to fish our own ponds, to be a witness within the network of relationships God has placed us, to capture the hearts a

    Fishing In Your Own Pond Acts 1:8 The call to be witnesses was a call to go fishing in our own ponds, to be a witness within the network of relationships God has placed us, to capture the hearts and souls of family, friends, coworkers, neighbors and acquaintances, and spiritually reel them ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Carpe Diem! Part 2

    Contributed by Bob Soulliere on Mar 31, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,812 views

    God has called us to take His message to the world, will we do it or not? It is your decision. As It says in Joshua 1:6&7,9 and 18 “Be strong and courageous!” Let us Seize the day

    Carpe Diem! Seize the Day Part 2 Last week we talked about seizing the day and one way to do that and this week we will continue with that thought. When was the last time you woke up and said “It’s time to get up out of bed, God wants to change the world through my life”? God does want to change ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Thanksgiving Turns Us Inside Out Series

    Contributed by Robert Higgins on Apr 17, 2008
     | 2,975 views

    When our mind is set up on the things of the Spirit, we will be “outward focused.” When our mind is set upon the things of the flesh, we re “inward focused.” Thanksgiving directs our attention toward God.

    1. Review of Inside Out a. We are selfish, self-centered and self-absorbed. b. We turn to meeting our own needs and our own wants all too easily. c. God doesn’t want us to be that way. i. How do I know that? Because that is what is at the core of what we call sin – self. ii. If you think about this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Can We Determine God's Will For Our Lives? Series

    Contributed by Sean Lester on Dec 30, 2015
     | 5,603 views

    The purpose of this message is to inform the listener that finding God's purpose in life is a process of discipleship and decision making.

    The Junior Bible Quiz Sermon Series How Can We Determine God's Will for Our Lives? Proverbs 3:5,6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. The purpose of this message is to inform the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How Not To Quit

    Contributed by John Walls on Dec 12, 2000
    based on 117 ratings
     | 5,634 views

    Helping those who may want to quit

    HOW NOT TO QUIT!!! text- Titus 1:9-16 Introduction: 1. Titus was in a hard place. In out text verses, we see people who were hard to reach with the gospel or were going the different houses to subvert these homes so they verse 16, these people even tried to say they were saved. But the fruit of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Forgive Series

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 25, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 9,302 views

    How do we forgive?

    I would like to begin this morning with a very troubling verse of Scripture. "If you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins." -- Matthew 6:14-15 (NIV) Does this mean ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Should We Then Live? Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 25, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 9,025 views

    While most people --including many professing Christians -- indiscriminately follow the popular culture and focus their lives on either looks, materialism, popularity, success, power, prestige, or social acceptance -- why should we pursue God and godlines

    How Should We Then Live? 2 Peter 3:11-12, 17-18 1. I just came back from a pastor's conference, and I had a good time. We did not have too much free time, but I was able to work in a sermon outline and borrowed my room mate's computer to send the outline to Jane. . I brought two commentaries with ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    How To Understand Bible Prophecy Series

    Contributed by Pastor Cosmos on Jan 13, 2011
     | 5,836 views

    This will give you the keys to unlock prophecy in scriptures

    Illustration preview Quotes / Doctrine Remember, these keys will only work when dealing with Bible Prophecy, ie the book of Daniel, the book of Develation, Matt 24 etc. dont use this everywhere in the Bible it must be prophecy! The Bible to teach us to interperet the Bible by using the the Bible ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    How To Be Stable In Unstable World

    Contributed by Randy Bataanon on Jan 27, 2011
    based on 178 ratings
     | 21,180 views

    Is there any ways that we can be secured in this ever-changing world? Is our dream of stability possible?

    HOW TO BE STABLE IN UNSTABLE WORLD Is there any ways that we can be secured in this ever-changing world? Is our dream of stability possible? After the ups and down drama of Joseph’s life, the bible said: Gen 41:52 Joseph named his second son Ephraim, for he said, "God has made me fruitful in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational