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  • David Taylor avatar

    The Gospel Message And Motivation Series

    Contributed by David Taylor on Mar 6, 2014
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    Open Doors The Gospel Message and Motivation

    Open Doors The Gospel Message and Motivation Acts 18:5-11 November 10, 2013 We started this series in Colossians, where Paul tells us to walk in wisdom toward those who do not know Christ by making the best use of our time. So Paul asked the Colossian church to pray that God would open a door to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Heart To Make Disciples Series

    Contributed by David Taylor on Mar 13, 2014
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     | 9,644 views

    Making Disciples; Making a Difference: A Heart to Make Disciples

    Making Disciples; Making a Difference A Heart to Make Disciples Matthew 28:18-20 How does the high school football team know when it wins? How does the church know if it wins? What defines a win for us as a church? Popular way of determining a win in a church setting is the size of the church, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Samuels Secret

    Contributed by Mike Hullah on Oct 3, 2013
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    Scripture tells us that not one word that Samuel spoke fell to the ground. Every word came to pass! What was Samuels secret? This sermon tells his secret.

    SAMUELS SECRET In this day and age of broken political promises, deception and lies most people feel betrayed by their leaders and institutions, and may I say somewhat embarrassingly the Church. However the Bible tells us about a man “whose words never dropped to the ground” a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Christ Hymn

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 13, 2013
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     | 6,044 views

    The Lordship of Jesus, the sufficiency of His Person, and the adequacy of His work; and its implications in our lives.

    THE CHRIST HYMN. Colossians 1:15-29. Paul emphasises the deliverance which Jesus wrought on our behalf (Colossians 1:13), and the fullness of what He has accomplished on the Cross (Colossians 2:10). In Him we have “redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins” (Colossians 1:14). I. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Lord Is My Shepherd - What More Shall I Want?

    Contributed by Ken Harris on Sep 20, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
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    The purpose of this sermon is to motivate the hearers to affirm to others that the Great Shepherd cares for his sheep so much that he supplies their heart's desires.

    U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris, Jr. Comanche Chapel Memorial Ceremony for Private First Class – Diego Miguel Montoya Fort Hood, TX 14 September 2010 Big Idea: We should demonstrate our love for PFC Diego Miguel Montoya through our reflections, and honor, of his life as a MP Soldier; ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Song Of The Thunderstorm

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 4, 2013
    based on 7 ratings
     | 9,784 views

    See that you refuse not the One who speaks from heaven!

    THE SONG OF THE THUNDERSTORM. Psalm 29 - “The voice of the LORD”. 1. The thunderstorm Storm clouds gather over the Mediterranean. The thunder rolls inland over the cedars of Lebanon, and lightning strikes strip the cedars bare. Even the mountains of the North seem to be shaken to their very ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Do You Have The Mind To Expand Series

    Contributed by Selwyn Robins on Jan 25, 2014
     | 6,229 views

    Are you ready for what God has ready for you?

    Scripture Romans 12:1-2 I beseech (beg) you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    A Faithful Ally Who Stands Within Us Series

    Contributed by Troy Luttrell on Feb 17, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,571 views

    In Christ we have complete salvation, forgiveness, victory, and growth.

    Background: • As the Apostle Paul continues to write, we find that chapter two is a sobering wakeup call to the church. The true church of Jesus Christ will always be at war until the return of Christ. Last week we looked at how our enemy the devil seeks to knock the church ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Infinite Love For Infinite Sadness Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 10, 2017
     | 3,110 views

    To enjoy infinite love curing our infinite sadness, we need to live by the moral code Jesus taught, the code of loving even our enemies.

    Thursday of 2nd Week in Course 2017 Joy of the Gospel “Our infinite sadness can only be cured by an infinite love.” Those words of Pope Francis ended our reflection last Thursday on the encyclical Joy of the Gospel. Now God’s love is unconditional. He loves even jerks, even sinners like me and ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    A Sequence Of Sayings

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 12, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,031 views

    A reward for those who welcome Jesus' disciples. A warning for those who lead them astray.

    A SEQUENCE OF SAYINGS. Mark 9:38-50. 1. John informed Jesus of “one casting out devils in Your name; and we forbad him because he follows not with us” (Mark 9:38). Perhaps John’s jealousy was fired by the failure of the nine members of the team who - whilst Jesus, Peter, James and John ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Tapping Into The Power

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 5, 2019
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,620 views

    All power is ours in Christ Jesus!

    TAPPING INTO THE POWER. Colossians 1:11-20. The Apostle Paul has been speaking of his ceaseless prayer on behalf of the Colossians: that they might be ‘filled with the Knowledge of His will’ and ‘increasing in the Knowledge of God’ (Colossians 1:9-10). The fact of the matter is, that ‘all ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Old Testament Names Of Jesus Lesson 4 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 18, 2018
     | 2,879 views

    The Old Testament Names of Jesus

    1. WORD (John 1:1). Eternal Name. a. When did the Word begin? (John 1:1). b. With whom did the Word have fellowship? c. To whom was the Word equal? d. What did the Word create? (1:3). e. What two spiritual factors did the Word give? (1:4). f. How did the Word become human? (1:14). g. Describe His ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Tenacious Prayer

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jul 21, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,397 views

    How tenaciously do we pray? May we ask for personal needs? Are we waiting to be worthy? Let’s learn to pray. We’ll look at Luke 11:1-13 verse by verse and some of what Jesus taught on how to pray.

    How tenaciously do we pray? May we ask for personal needs? Are we waiting to be worthy? Let’s learn to pray unceasingly. We’ll look at Luke 11:1-13 verse by verse and some of what Jesus taught on how to pray. When Not If You Pray Luke 11:1-2a Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Healing The Leprosy Of Sin

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 31, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,605 views

    It is in the very nature of a forgiving God to - well, forgive!

    HEALING THE LEPROSY OF SIN. Mark 1:40-45. 1. The leper The various skin diseases which fall under the Biblical heading of ‘leprosy’ have long stood as a metaphor for that worst of all human diseases: sin. However, this does not detract from the historicity of the incident which Mark now sets ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Training To Win The Race Of Life Series

    Contributed by Matthew Botha on Jul 4, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,262 views

    We all have a race to run, only one can win. The Bible is our manual on how to run to win

    TRAIN TO WIN (PART 1) KNOW YOUR COMPETITION Key Scripture for series: 1 Cor 9:24-27 (1 Corinthians 9:24 ESV) Do you not know that in a race all the runners compete, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. (1 Corinthians 9:25 ESV) Every athlete exercises self-control in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal