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  • Mike Fogerson avatar

    What To Look For In 2012 & Beyond Series

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on May 28, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,469 views

    Israel/Jerusalem is the location of the final countdown clock (God’s timepiece) for end time events. (Our eyes should be focused there in the coming year)

    The Final Countdown Has Began Series What To Look For in 2012 and Beyond 4 of 4 (Inspired by Jonathan Cahn’s book “The Harbinger”) March 4, 2012 Chester FBC, Chester, IL Dr. Mike Fogerson, Speaker A God sees Jerusalem, The Temple Mount in particular, as the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Believers Look To The New Jerusalem Series

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Jun 4, 2003
    based on 26 ratings
     | 9,053 views

    EASTER 6(C) - Believers look forward to the New Jerusalem because the gates are open and God’s glory shines in it.

    BELIEVERS LOOK TO THE NEW JERUSALEM REVELATION 21:10—14, 22, 23 MAY 25, 2003 REVELATION 21:10-14, 22,23 10And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. 11It shone with the glory of God, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Looking Back, Planning Ahead

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 23, 2004
    based on 460 ratings
     | 57,264 views

    In preparation for the new year we must look back, but also plan ahead.

    INTRO.- ILL.- Someone came up with these humorous observations or insights about life. 1) A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand. 2) I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. 3) If it weren’t for STRESS I’d have no energy at all. 4) Whatever hits the fan will not be ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Don't Look Back

    Contributed by Paul Fultz on Apr 10, 2008
    based on 10 ratings
     | 14,188 views

    Looking back freezes us in our past and keeps us from possessing our futures. Your past can deactivate you in the present and rob you of your future.

    Don’t Look Back Introduction I. Don’t look... 1. In the early seventies a new fad broke across the nation. It really took off in sports arenas across the nation as the whole nation watched the unfolding of a new grass roots fanatic: The Streaker! 2. It was out of that movement that the ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    What Are You Looking For This Christmas?

    Contributed by Bryan Fink on Dec 13, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,306 views

    A message designed to make listeners aware that God wants to reveal himself to them this Christmas in a way that just might surprise them.

    Before reading today’s text I want to give you a little background or context. The passage takes place on the Temple grounds about 40 days after Jesus’ birth. Joseph and Mary have gone to the Temple for a couple of reasons. First, it was customary for a family to dedicate their first born son to ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Look - The Chariots And Horsemen Of Israel

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Feb 12, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,796 views

    Transfiguration (B) - Look, the chariots and horsemen of Israel. Believers live with confidence. Believers are taken into glory.

    LOOK THE CHARIOTS AND HORSEMEN OF ISRAEL (Outline) February 3, 2008 - TRANSFIGURATION - 2 Kings 2:1-12a INTRO: At transfiguration we travel with Jesus to the mount of glory. Then we study Jesus’ suffering during Lent. On Easter Sunday you and I share in the joy of the resurrection of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Looking Back, Gazing Forward

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Jan 27, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,198 views

    A sermon for the annual meeting for casting vision in the life of the local church. Principals could be well adapted to another church.

    “Looking Back, Gazing Forward,” Genesis 9:8-17 Introduction One of the very special memories I have from my first trip to the Holy Land last year was that of swimming in the Dead Sea. It is a real adventure. First you head to pit which is filled with sticky and smelly mud. Against ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    What Will Revival Look Like?

    Contributed by Deborah Prihoda on Nov 6, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,498 views

    We must remain watchful, knowing that God’s promise to pour out His Spirit in these last days is quickly coming for the church that desires to set their desires on His plans, purposes, and passion.

    WHAT WILL REVIVAL LOOK LIKE? TEXT: Habakkuk 2:1-3 INTRODUCTION ILLUSTRATION: (From George Barna’s book The Second Coming of the Church) The Church in America is losing influence and members faster than any other major institution in the nation. If a massive spiritual revival doesn’t come within ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Everything Looks So Good Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Nov 1, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,053 views

    As Christians, we are invited to have a spiritual perspective on life. Gluttony demonstrates our focus on the physical.

    Philippians 3:7-21 “Everything Looks So Good” (Gluttony) INTRODUCTION This is an uncomfortable topic for a sermon. Not only for me, but for many people who are listening to this sermon. Food is a touchy subject. I have struggled with weight and with unhealthy eating practices for years. Many ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Stop Looking For The Answers In The Cemetery

    Contributed by James Kirkland on Apr 25, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,204 views

    Stop looking for the answers in the cemeteries, there is no life there, there’s no celebration there, there’s no music and there is no fire.

    It is reported in Matthew 27:50-51, 54 (NIV) And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. 51 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split. Matthew 27:54 When the centurion and those with him who were ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Stepping Up To The Plate

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Jun 27, 2003
    based on 32 ratings
     | 8,645 views

    The church must be self-perpetuating, so it is important for young people to know what is expected of them in the church.

    June 29, 2003 Morning Service Text: 1 Timothy 3:8-13 Subject: Christian Leadership Title: Stepping Up to the Plate I have been a Cardinal baseball fan all my life. I like other sports as well but there is something about Cardinal baseball that makes all the others pale in comparison. When I look ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Looking Out For Number One Series

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Aug 3, 2003
    based on 304 ratings
     | 22,023 views

    Obeying the first commandment in a pluralistic society

    Looking Out for Number One INTRODUCTION Once upon a time a little boy who built a little toy sailboat. He would take it to the park every day and sail the little boat on the pond. He liked watching it coast around in the breeze. Because he loved his boat, he was pretty careful not to let it go too ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Looking Out For Number One!

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Aug 14, 2011
     | 3,961 views

    Some people say, “If I don’t look out for me, for my best interest, for what’s best for me, then who will?”

    Matthew 20:20-28-Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Him with her sons, kneeling down and asking something from Him. 21-And He said to her, “What do you wish?” She said to Him, “Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Scandal And Cover Up

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Mar 16, 2004
    based on 68 ratings
     | 8,867 views

    This is about David’s affair with Bathsheba and the murder of Uriah.

    Have you ever heard someone say, “Oh, the Bible is so boring. It’s just a bunch of ‘begets’ and ‘begots’ and a bunch of stuff that happen thousands of years ago”? Our passage today certainly cannot be considered boring. We have a sex scandal at the highest levels of government. There are ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The God You're Looking For Series

    Contributed by Dave Bootsma on Aug 30, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,969 views

    The Creed says that we believe in "God the Father Almighty". Do we really?

    French philosopher Blaise Pascal observed: "In every person’s life there is a God-shaped vacuum." Each of us tries to fill that vacuum with a god of some sort. Christians are almost atheists. There are thousands and even millions of gods we DON’T believe in. When someone tells you that they ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed