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  • Dana Chau avatar

    What We Believe: Mankind (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Jun 13, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 2,846 views

    Find out what you can do about your sin.

    We’ve begun our message series on what we believe about mankind or the human race. Last week, we looked at God’s intention for mankind. We talked about what makes us valuable. We are valuable to God and to each other when we reflect the true image of God. We also talked about what enables us to ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Let The Pastor Move Over Series

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Aug 4, 2003
    based on 67 ratings
     | 9,099 views

    Discover Jesus’ job description for the pastor.

    (Message title and Scripture passage taken from John Maxwell’s series, MAKE YOUR MOVE) We are beginning a 4-part series titled, “The Dynamics of Church.” We’ll be looking at how God intends His Church to work. Again, when we talk about God’s Church, we’re talking about God’s people living and ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Friends Sharpen Friends

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Aug 6, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 9,393 views

    God has given us friendships as gifts.

    "Friends Sharpen Friends" (Originally preached by Frank Lewis, FBC Nashville, TN) March 16, 2003 Chester’s FBC, Chester, IL Mike Fogerson, Speaker Items needed: Anvil, Blacksmith’s Hammer, Sheep Sheers, Steele, Knife, piece of metal, channel locks, metal file/rasp, table for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Are You Talking To Me Too? Series

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Dec 26, 2007
     | 2,562 views

    The perspective of Joseph is changed from a shocking surprise to a willingness to accept the cultural pressures associated with seeming to break the rules.

    Are you talking to me too? Week 2 – Joseph’s perspective - Last week we started off the advent season talking about perspective. I encouraged you to break away from the perspective that comes from the world. The views we pickup from the culture, like when we hear elevator music where we tend ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    A View From The Wheel

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Mar 5, 2011
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     | 9,573 views

    A view form the potters wheel makes human clay feel dizzy and pushed around. We think we see the truth but the best view is form the potter's perspective and the shaping that happens with His firm and creative hands.

    A view from the wheel Jeremiah 18-1-6 So, this week I had that dizzy feeling that clay might have as it is centered on the potter’s wheel. The potter starts to spin the wheel and shaping the clay. I started to consider how much of my life is remembered as a blur. Christmas’ and ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Intentional Leadership 1 Series

    Contributed by David Roch on Dec 19, 2010
     | 4,721 views

    Intentional Leadership is greatly needed after Jan 2011. WE need to upgrade our leadership training, and deploying as soon as possible as a powerfull move of GOD is on. Jesus is looking for leaders who will be accountable and intenional!

    David & Phyllis Roch http://dawsoncommunitychurch.org/heart_to_change.php Intentional Leadership DAVID Four objectives are: 1. That we would each grow closer to God. 2. That we would grow closer in our marriages. 3. Get to know each other in a closer way, so we can encourage, bless, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Holy Spirit: Navigational System

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Sep 9, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,144 views

    Christians have an internal navigational system. Jesus sent the Holy Spirit, who lives in us to “guide into all truth” (John 16: 13). If you need direction as to where to set the course of your life, don’t rely on your own way. Use God’s VOR system. He wi

    Opening illustration: Have you ever wondered how an airplane pilot knows how to get from point A to point B? Most likely, he uses VOR, short for VHF Omni-directional Radio Range, a navigational system invented in the early 1950s. It still guides many aircraft to their destination today. The pilot ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Eternal Choice

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Sep 10, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,301 views

    Individuals are given only two choices where eternity is concerned.

    THE ETERNAL CHOICE GALATIANS 6:14-18 INTRODUCTION When we boil down the religious choices all people have, throwing out the denominational names, broad characterizations and different names, we are left with only two choices that a person might make. They can choose the religion that states that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Spiritual Guidance: Fleeces And Confirming Signs

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Sep 13, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,829 views

    A message about fleeces and confirming signs. When they can be used, when they can't. Pitfalls with and benefits of.

    Making Decisions; Fleeces and Confirming Signs Advertising can be defined as psychological warfare waged on the consuming public by advertisers who are attempting to influence and manipulate our purchasing decisions. And it works. In college in a psych class, I read one example that the day after ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    "When Emotion Is Not Enough”

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Mar 10, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,040 views

    Using the event of the Triumphal Entry of Christ in Jerusalem, provides helps in decision making.

    “When Emotion is Not Enough” March 16, 2008 A little boy was sick on Palm Sunday and stayed home from church with his mother. His father returned from church holding a palm branch. The little boy was curious and asked, "Why do you have that palm branch, dad?" "You see, when Jesus came into town, ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    God's Light Shining Through Darkness

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Jan 27, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,726 views

    A sermon with an Australia Day emphasis, that reminds us how God’s light is constantly breaking through darkness to save people.

    How was your Australia Day? How did you spend your Australia Day? Yesterday I was the official pastor at the Australia Day celebrations for the City of Burnie. At this event a number of people became citizens of Australia And one of the things that surprised me, was despite it being a secular event ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Making Sense Out Of Dollars Series

    Contributed by David Henderson on Nov 4, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,206 views

    This message focuses on giving as outline by Jesus Himself. It was a part of a series I preached on the parables.

    “Making Sense Out of Dollars” Luke 16:1-15 Last week we began a new teaching series I have titled Tell me the Stories of Jesus. We are looking at some of the stories Jesus told through the use of parables. One of the ways we could describe a parable is that it is an earthly story with a heavenly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Home - Our Goal Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Aug 27, 2007
     | 3,192 views

    3 of 3 messages on the mission and vision of Meridian Christian Church. This message is based on the idea of being in community in the present and for eternity.

    8/19/07 Home - Our Goal Christians live a life of anticipation. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    God's Ministry Gifts To The Church Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 19, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,764 views

    The five fold ministry gifts are gifted to the church and do not equate to maturity. We need to fully understand that when anybody who has been called to be an apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor or teacher, declares a "revelation truth", it is simply th

    Opening illustration: There once was a carpenter who visited one of two brothers who had recently grown embittered with each other over a misunderstanding over the farm they had managed together for the past 40 years. The carpenter was in need of work; or so he said, and he asked the one brother if ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Somebody... Nobody (Service) Series

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Dec 15, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,099 views

    This is our Stewardship sermon #3... focusing on Service.

    Joshua 24:14-15 14 "Now fear the LORD and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your forefathers worshiped beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. 15 But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed