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  • Brad Beaman avatar

    How To Become Great In The New Year Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Dec 10, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,404 views

    A basketball coach got a glimpse of the success philosophy when an alumni of the university told him; “Coach we are behind you, win or tie.”

    How to Become Great in the new year A Success Message for the New Year If you want to become great in 2008 you can! Just exactly what is success? People are infatuated about success. You can see an emphasis on success and winning in just about every sphere of life. It seems important to drive ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Right Thing For The Wrong Reason Series

    Contributed by Sherman Gordon on Jan 6, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,544 views

    James and JOhn apesking through their mother wanted the right thing by being close to Jesus, but their motives reveal it was for the wrong reason.

    SUBJECT: THE RIGHT THING FOR THE WRONG REASON SCRIPTURE: MATTHEW 20:20-24 EARLY ON, THROUGHOUT, AND AT THE CLOSE, THE BIBLE TEACHES US AN IMPORTANT LESSON. THAT IS, BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU DESIRE, BECAUSE YOU JUST MIGHT GET WHAT YOU DESIRE, ONLY TO DISCOVER YOU DON’T CARE FOR WHAT YOU ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Can I Be In Charge? Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Nov 16, 2007
    based on 44 ratings
     | 6,924 views

    Their mommy spoke for them. Jesus answered that the way up is down. His PASSION PREDICTED, the PATHWAY PRESCRIBED, the POWER PROVIDED. Link inc. to formatted text, audio, and PowerPoint Template.

    Can I Be in Charge? Matthew 20:17-34 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/InCharge.html The Historian Josephus writes that every year at Passover 3 million Jews would ascend upon Jerusalem with 250,000 lambs. You and I know that each and every one of those lambs was a picture of Jesus Christ, the Lamb ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Interceding For Her Children

    Contributed by Michael Stark on May 9, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 13,577 views

    Mrs. Zebedee has received a bad rap. Perhaps it is all right to ask for great things for our children--if it honours the Master.

    *Matthew 20:20-23* *Interceding for Her Children* “The mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to Him with her sons, and kneeling before Him she asked Him for something. And He said to her, ‘What do you want?’ She said to Him, ‘Say that these two sons of mine are to sit, one at Your right hand ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Can I Learn From A Mom

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on May 17, 2009
    based on 216 ratings
     | 99,299 views

    Spiritual Lessons which moms can teach.

    What I can learn from a Mom Matthew 20:20-23 READ “Things moms teach us”. * Mothers teach us about foresight: "Make sure you wear clean underwear in case you’re in an accident." * Mothers teach us about logic: "If you fall out of that tree and break your neck, don’t come ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Honoring Your Mother

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on May 19, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 11,477 views

    Mothers day service. It is a message that will honor all the women of the church as well as the Mothers

    Honoring our Mothers Matthew 20:20-28 Disclaimer: This was prepared by prayer and thoughts from Sermon central contributors Introduction- Matthew 20:20-28 Read This is a unusual Scripture for Mother’s day. We see this as a scripture about two ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Somebody... Nobody (Service) Series

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Dec 15, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,172 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

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    Bottoms Up!

    Contributed by Eric Vertein on Mar 9, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,151 views

    When it comes to seeking greatness and dealing with suffering for the sake of our Lord, Jesus advises us: "Bottoms up!"

    Matthew 20:17-28 4th Sunday in Lent – A March 6, 2005 #092 Matthew 20:17-28 Now as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside and said to them, 18 "We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Jeremy Houck avatar

    Not So With You Series

    Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Mar 20, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 5,991 views

    Greatness can only be achieved by doing things with compassion and mercy.

    The first O.J. trial made DNA a household word. For hours and days on end we all sat in front of out TV’s and took a crash course on what DNA was and how forensic evidence would prove without a doubt who the real killer was. But in the end all that it illustrated was that even if the forensic ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "No Competition"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 20, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 11,469 views

    In Christ, we are free to be the people we were created to be.

    Matthew 20:20-28 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 “No Competition” Who are the truly great? Probably not those whose names quickly come to our minds… …because the truly great don’t tend to make the headlines, the tabloids or the evening news. In our Gospel Lesson for this morning we see that two of ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Don Schultz avatar

    Greatness In God's Upside Down Kingdom

    Contributed by Don Schultz on Mar 3, 2005
    based on 31 ratings
     | 5,523 views

    What is greatness? The opposite of what we think. We’re so thankful that God is "great" in this way.

    Matthew 20:17-28: GREATNESS IN GOD’S UPSIDE-DOWN KINGDOM Once there was the president of a large corporation. He was a powerful man – when he said “jump” people would ask, “How high?” Everyone was below him, and everyone had to answer to him. And this job came with nice benefits – a fancy ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Purpose #4: You Were Shaped For Serving Series

    Contributed by Dan Borchert on Dec 9, 2003
    based on 19 ratings
     | 4,165 views

    This sermon deals with the #4 purpose

    Mathew 20:20-28 Purpose #4: You Were Shaped For Serving God Introduction A. Who here will have the highest ranking in heaven? B. Maybe it will be me. The pastor. A Pastor is close to God right? C. Maybe it will be one of the Elders; after all they are the head of the church? D. Maybe it will be ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Desiring Servanthood Series

    Contributed by Timothy O'fallon on Jun 27, 2004
    based on 41 ratings
     | 8,471 views

    This is a Biblically-based exploration of the truest desire of the regenerated spirit: servanthood.

    Desiring Servanthood Servanthood Series Part I: Countryside Christian Center Single Adult Bible Studies Introduction: In Genesis 3, a story is told about the first man and woman Falling from a position of total security in God and absolute significance. Their significance (importance) was ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How Great Art You

    Contributed by Jimmy Giffin on Jul 12, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,991 views

    Greatness comes in different ways. This message looks at being great in the Kingdom of God.

    HOW GREAT ART YOU? Text: Matthew 20: 20-28 It seems today as in the past people love to be in a position of power. Everywhere you look you see books or tapes to empower yourself. People want to get to the top of the corporate ladder. Sometimes compromising integrity as they go. Feeling as if they ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    If We Are The Body

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Jul 31, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,130 views

    Being a Christian is about serving for the right reasons.

    August 1, 2004 Morning Worship Text: Matthew 20:20-28 Subject: Greatness Title: If We are the Body When you leave this life and are firmly planted in the ground with a tombstone over you, what will be your legacy? What will be written on your tombstone? Will your epitaph be one about your earthly ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God