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  • Richard Mc Quinn avatar

    The Joy Of Life Series

    Contributed by Richard Mc Quinn on Sep 25, 2010
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    Paul writes a magnificent letter to his beloved church. He gives them plenty of love and inspiriation. His theme is JOY. Jesus first, Others second and ourselves last. The Joy of the Ministry can be a 2nd title.

    THE JOY OF LIFE New Liberty Christian Church, Veedersburg, IN with Rich McQuinn, minister. 9/26/10 TEX: PHILIPPIANS 1:1-30 INTRODUCTION: Picture a great friend or relative that you are very fond of. Hold that in your mind. Picture the person that has led you to the Lord Jesus Christ. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Chad Bolfa avatar

    The Life That Counts

    Contributed by Chad Bolfa on Oct 1, 2010
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    Tonight from this passage of scripture I want us to learn, not how to make our life count from a worldly perspective but from a more important spiritual perspective.

    The life that Counts John 15:7-11 Introduction Native hunters in the jungles of Africa have a clever way of trapping monkeys. They slice a coconut in two, hollow it out, and in one half of the shell cut a hole just big enough for a monkey’s hand to pass through. Then they place an orange in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Thomas H avatar

    Death To Life! Series

    Contributed by Thomas H on Oct 4, 2010
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    Death to life - what an extreme! In this passage Paul talks about the amazing thing God did for us through Christ for those who follow Jesus - He took us from one extreme to another - from death to life!

    Ephesians 2:1-10 Think of extremes. What extremes can you think of? Perhaps of drought and flood at the moment. A few years ago, in 2004, a geographer called Nick Middleton made a series of documentaries titled Going to extremes. During these documentaries, he visited the hottest, coldest, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Bread Of Life

    Contributed by Richard Futrell on Oct 7, 2010
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    Jesus is manna for the wilderness.

    Intro One month in the wilderness and the Israelites are hungry, without food. That wasn’t in the travel brochure when Moses freed us from the Egyptians. Now our feet are tired and our legs weary. Sand and stones irritate in our sandals. Snakes and scorpions infest the ground we walk. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Brad Bailey avatar

    The Bread Of Life Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Oct 8, 2010
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     | 10,937 views

    When our physical hunger is satisfied, what can satisfy our hunger for security and satisfaction of the soul?

    In his book entitled God‘s Psychiatry, Charles Allen tells this story: As World War II was drawing to a close, the Allied armies gathered up many hungry orphans. They were placed in camps where they were well-fed. Despite excellent care, they slept poorly. They seemed nervous and afraid. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Bradley White-Findeisen avatar

    Signs Of Life

    Contributed by Bradley White-Findeisen on Mar 1, 2011
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    What are the signs of a person who is "born again"?

    Nicodemus was a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin, who, according to the Gospel of John, showed favour to Jesus. He appears three times in the plot: the first is when he visits Jesus one night to listen to his teachings (John 3:1-21); the second is when he states the law concerning the arrest ...read more

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  • Robert Kenneth Smith avatar

    ’choose Life’

    Contributed by Robert Kenneth Smith on Mar 15, 2011
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    The Lord not only gives us four choices of the way to live our lives, but He gives us the answer.

    I want to focus on verse 19, ‘I have set before you life and death…blessing and cursing… We see by this scripture that it’s God’s permissive will that comes into play…He will always give us a choice…but He will never force anything on us…let’s read the rest of that verse again…‘…therefore, choose ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Life Of Godliness Series

    Contributed by Duane Smith on Apr 11, 2011
     | 6,143 views

    This message is intended to help us see the need for a life of godliness that will keep us safe from false doctrine and provide us with spiritual fruit for both now and eternity.

    A LIFE OF GODLINESS 1 Timothy 4:1-11 INTRODUCTION: A. Picture this: 1. You are driving down the highway and you spot what looks like a deer off to the right side of the road, fairly close 2. As you look harder you realize that it is a herd of deer and you begin to count: 1, 2, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Zwarich avatar

    Bread Of Life

    Contributed by Paul Zwarich on Jul 30, 2008
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     | 5,688 views

    Jesus came back from His retreat after John’s death focused on the only power that could defeat evil.

    Lectionary 18 A Matthew 14:13-21 In the past I have no doubt that most of you have heard the account of the “Feeding of the Five Thousand” and that you know that the story informs us of the miracle of how Jesus multiplied five loaves of bread and two fish into enough food to feed five thousand men ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    The Bread Of Life Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Aug 4, 2008
    based on 36 ratings
     | 24,217 views

    Jesus’ claim that He is the Bread Of Life & that the way to eternal life comes by Him were not what the crowd wanted to hear. They rebelled against Him & His claims. They felt they already knew who Jesus was.

    JOHN 6: 41-51 THE BREAD OF LIFE [Numbers 11:4-8] Jesus’ proclaimation that He is the Bread Of Life and that the way to eternal life comes by Him were not what the crowd wanted to hear. They rebelled against Him and the claims ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Monte Brown avatar

    Giver Of Life

    Contributed by Monte Brown on Aug 5, 2008
     | 5,720 views

    There are at least four basic essentials for human life. Light, Air, Water, and Food

    Giver of Life John 1:2-4 Monte T. Brown August 3, 2008 Sunday Morning Heart O’ the Hills Prelude Life is a key theme in John’s gospel; it is used thirty-six times. The word Life brings up many questions, but I would like to focus on one question and that is this: What are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chris Appleby avatar

    The Examined Life

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 7, 2008
     | 4,286 views

    We need to examine our lives to see how they match up to God’s expectations of us.

    I assume you’ve all heard of Socrates, the great Greek philosopher. He was sentenced to death in 399BC because he dared to criticise the immorality of Greek Society. His only defence at his trial was that he was doing Athens a great service by questioning the way they thought. When his friends ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • David Moore avatar

    The Crown Of Life

    Contributed by David Moore on Aug 27, 2008
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     | 7,445 views

    To show how the crown of life is awarded to believers who endure hardship for the cause of Christ.

    The Crown of Life Text: James 1:12 Introduction: Last Sunday evening we considered together the matter of faithfulness and the possibility of winning the incorruptible crown. But there is one aspect of faithfulness, that we did not touch on last week, which I want to consider tonight, and that is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Johnny Chase avatar

    Discover Life

    Contributed by Johnny Chase on Aug 27, 2008
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,470 views

    I preached this message at the launch of our new church name Discover Life Church.

    Discover Life! Intro. - How the name change came about When I was praying about a new name for our church I wanted to find a name that connected to the community so I went to the Chamber of Commerce website. Here is what I found. Chamber of Commerce website There’s something inside you that begs ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Jeremias Fababier avatar

    A Focused Life Series

    Contributed by Jeremias Fababier on Sep 1, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 14,921 views

    in our journey in life it is easy to get distracted and become out of the way. We nee a focus life.

    TOPIC: A FOCUSED LIFE Text: Colossians 3:1-4 “1 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational