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  • Ron Tuit avatar

    Heart-Y Commitments

    Contributed by Ron Tuit on Nov 25, 2013
     | 2,716 views

    God has given the gift of His Agape love to believers to be "exercised" in your daily life in Holy Spirit-filled ways.

    “Heart-y Commitments” Romans 12:11-13 In the Western World, so many people eat and exercise to be “Heart Smart”. It is far more important, though, for followers of Jesus to exercise God’s Love than it is to watch what you eat. We looked at Romans 12:9-10 over the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Don Hawks avatar

    Why We Share Communion

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Jun 2, 2002
    based on 320 ratings
     | 140,042 views

    Message discusses what this practice is about and who is invited to the Lord’s Table, particularly from a Weslyean perspective.

    (Thanks to Bob Hostetler for ideas for this message. I’ve added a Methodist twist to the message. Powerpoint and audience outline available). A little girl asked her mother, “Mommy, why do you cut the ends off the meat before you cook it?” The girl’s mother told her that she thought it added ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    What Are You Waiting For?

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Dec 30, 2001
    based on 69 ratings
     | 6,640 views

    New year’s sermon inviting people to add the Lord’s return to their list of expectations for the new year.

    What Are You Waiting For? Text: 2 Peter 3 Introduction: The year’s end is a time for reflection/ Expectations. Peter had reached a time of reflection in his life. His letter makes it clear that he didn’t expect to live much longer and he didn’t want expectancy of the Lord’s soon return to wane ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Prayer Of Jabez

    Contributed by Tammy Garrison on Oct 20, 2001
    based on 90 ratings
     | 14,464 views

    This exploration of Jabez’s prayer is an invitation to deeper Christian discipleship, beginning with a prayer for the Lord to draw us closer.

    Luanne Oleas presented the following story in Reader’s Digest: When the 1960s ended, San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district reverted to high rent, and many hippies moved down the coast to Santa Cruz. They had children and got married, too, though in no particular sequence. But they didn’t name ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Turning The Other Cheek - By Michael Prabaharan Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Mar 14, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,529 views

    The Sermon on the Mount is an invitation – to taste and see this God, to join his club and deepen his kind of life skills.

    Turning the Other Cheek I’ve been trying to figure out a realistic application for turning the other cheek ever since as a young person a mentor of mine once pointed out to that to teach his son this attitude was a license to getting him bullied at school. No way am I going to encourage my son ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Scott Carmer avatar

    God Believes In Resurrection

    Contributed by Scott Carmer on Apr 6, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,105 views

    The stress points in life are an invitation to climb into the arms of a loving God. There is no power on earth that can compete with resurrection power.

    God Believes in Resurrection Psalm 46 April 3, 2005 When our kids were young, one of their favorite books was titled, “Alexander and the Terrrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.” It seems as though Alexander had one of those days when nothing went right. It all started as soon as he woke up ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Go, Don't Stay

    Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Dec 31, 2007
     | 2,361 views

    Evangelism - not about inviting peeople to our events but about us going to meet teh people where they are.

    Matthew 28:16-20 Ephesians 3:14-21 Each & every one of us who seeks to be a follower, a disciple of Jesus is called to be about what the Methodist Church calls our calling, which is: 1. Worship – within the local Church & regularly partaking of Holy Communion & being personally at prayer ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    What In Hell Do You Want?

    Contributed by Larry Schoonover on Mar 13, 2003
    based on 68 ratings
     | 23,120 views

    Confront those who repetedly say, "No" to the invitation to accept Christ as Savior by demonstrating there is nothing in hell to be desired.

    "WHAT IN HELL DO YOU WANT?" (Text: Matthew 13:41-43) 2/2/2003 By: Larry L. Schoonover) INTRODUCTION: I have a question to put before you this morning for consideration. The question is perhaps one of the most serious that I have ever put before you and its importance is such that I haven’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Otterstatter avatar

    Are You Ready For The Wedding Of The Lamb?

    Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on Jan 30, 2004
    based on 76 ratings
     | 13,171 views

    We have been invited to the wedding that will end all weddings. Are we ready to be a guest? Are we ready to be the bride?

    “Are you ready for the wedding?” As you think of all the people involved with a typical wedding consider the different ways that they might answer that question. The bride would have one answer and the groom another. Friends of the bride and groom would answer differently depending on their part ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Come And Be Clean Series

    Contributed by William Morris on Feb 8, 2003
    based on 188 ratings
     | 11,855 views

    The third in a series of messages on Great Bible Invitations. This mesage deals with God’s call to man to "Come and be Cleansed."

    Sermon by: Dr. Todd Morris Text: Isaiah 1:18 Title: Come and Be Clean (# 3 in Great Invitations of the Bible Series) Date: February 9, 2003 Introduction: How strange it seems that God would invite people to come to Him! One would think that mankind would be knocking on His door, but God seeks ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    Becoming A Festival, Pt. 1

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Feb 11, 2003
    based on 66 ratings
     | 2,783 views

    A vision of worship. In the OT, God was untouchable. Now we are invited into His City. The result is thankfulness, awe, and reverence.

    Becoming A Festival, pt. 1 February 8/9, 2003 Intro: Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question 1: Q: What is the chief end of man? A: Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever. The question and answer get to the heart of why we were created – we were created to worship God – ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Wilkins avatar

    The Glory Of Jesus

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on May 5, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,623 views

    The Trinty is marked by giving glory away to each other. We are invited into this "glory-giving" relationship through Jesus

    John 17:1-5 March 21, 2004 The Glory of Jesus As we head toward Good Friday and Easter, I have been drawn to Jesus’ prayer in John 17. Jesus has entered Jerusalem triumphantly on Palm Sunday, he has been teaching in the temple and on the streets. What he has been saying and doing has ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    On Solid Ground

    Contributed by William D. Brown on Mar 29, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,228 views

    Jesus concludes his Sermon on the Mount with an invitation for His listeners to make an important choice about three things:

    On Solid Ground Jesus concludes his Sermon on the Mount with an invitation for His listeners to make an important choice about three things: 1st—the path they will follow, 2ndly—the teachers they will listen to, and 3rdly—what will they do with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stu Hodges avatar

    Broken Windows Series

    Contributed by Stu Hodges on Jun 11, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,435 views

    Little broken things in our marriages and our relationships are actually inviting more and more things and bigger problems.

    I heard about a woman who woke up the morning of Valentines Day and said “Honey, I had the most amazing dream last night. I had a dream that you gave me a beautifully wrapped box and inside the box there was a stunning diamond necklace. What do you think that means?” The husband just ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Picking Up Your Christ Series

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Feb 4, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,039 views

    This sermon deals with 3 things we must do to be a disciple according to Jesus's invitation to come follow Him.

    Picking Up Your Cross Glenville 2/3/2013 Esther 4:1-16 Mark 8:34-38 We are in week 5 of our Insanity For Christ series. We have looked at Who Is God--Why Jesus, Who Am I-- Why Am I Here, What’s The Cost, Fanatic or Fair Weather Fan and today we look at Picking Up Your ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed