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  • Peter Loughman avatar

    Good Works - When We Don't Need God Anymore Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 1, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,782 views

    Ironic isn’t it? We can do so well in our Christian walk, we depend upon our Christian competencies rather than the Holy Spirit.

    Was Jesus kidding? “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” Come on, what does that mean? Certainly Jesus is speaking in metaphors, certainly Jesus is exaggerating, certainly Jesus means something else….. In the city of Jerusalem ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God Wants Us To Be Overcomers For Jesus Christ Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 2, 2021
     | 3,438 views

    God wants us... 1. To refuse to get revenge (vs. 17a; 19). 2. To reveal His righteousness (vs. 17b). 3. To pursue peaceful living (vs. 18). 4. To depend on His divine help (vs. 19). 5. To demonstrate the kindness of our King (vs. 20-21).

    God Wants Us to Be Overcomers for Jesus Christ The Book of Romans Romans 12:17-21 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - November 13, 2016 (Revised September 2, 2021) BACKGROUND: *In Romans 1-11, Paul went into great detail about our terrible sinfulness and our desperate need for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Making Their Need Your Need

    Contributed by Dr. Jeremy Simpson on Mar 11, 2007
     | 4,030 views

    American’s Need Nothing!!! We need to ignore our wants and use the blessings we have to further the Gospel - WORLD MISSIONS MESSAGE

    MAKING THEIR NEED YOUR NEED Phil. 4:19 I believe the greatest discovery that one can make after salvation is that Jesus not only wants to be our Saviour HE WANTS TO BE OUR SUPPLIER “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” Psalm 50:10-15 For every ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Get The Fresh Start You Need

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Feb 20, 2011
     | 9,658 views

    How to get the fresh starts we need: 1. Rush to meet Jesus (vs. 1-4). 2. Joyfully receive the Lord (vs. 5-6). 3. Rededicate yourself to righteous living (vs. 8-9). 4. Keep resting in the grace of God (vs. 7 & 9-10)

    Get the Fresh Start You Need Luke 19:1-10 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - April 21, 2013 (Updated from sermon "New Year -- New You" preached at McClendon Baptist Church - Jan. 13, 2008) *Sometimes height makes a difference. I like the story Gene Jennings told about a high school ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Liberalism Vs Legalism

    Contributed by Thomas Miller on Feb 27, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,845 views

    Many want to clean the outside of the believer, when the inside is what Jesus put the most emphasis on. I call it visual sins.

    Liberalism VS Legalism Two of the Deadliest Sins A Church received a resume for a Pastor’s position. While reading up on his history they noticed that he had a record. He had been arrested, his doctrine was considered very controversial and on occasions he was run out of town. Fights erupted ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    How God Wants To Grow Our Church Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jun 27, 2017
     | 10,110 views

    God will grow our church: 1. With the same kind of men (vs. 24-33). 2. With the same methods (vs. 23-24). 3. With the same message (vs. 34-36).

    How God Wants to Grow Our Church Acts 10:23-36 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Feb. 23, 2014 *Think about the answer to this question: "On a scale of 1 to 10, how committed are you to seeing our church grow?" Church: We need to be more committed than ever before. A five-minute ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Wants Our Church To Grow! Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jun 24, 2017
     | 9,857 views

    God wants our church to grow! 1. So He stresses that no one is saved without Jesus (vs. 1-2). 2. He seeks to save the lost (vs. 3-8). 3. He stretches us to reach new people (vs. 9-16). 4. He sets-up divine appointments for us (vs. 17-23).

    God Wants Our Church to Grow! Acts 10:1-23 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Feb. 16, 2014 *Does God want our church to grow? There is no doubt about it. The Scripture makes this truth clear in many places. For example, 1 Timothy 2:3-4 says that: "God our Savior" desires all men to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Wants To Make You Rich! Series

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Feb 3, 2012
     | 6,109 views

    God supplies all our needs, but He wants to give us abundantly more. That eternal wealth is offered to us all. Will we receive it?

    Philippians 4 Thanks for Their Gifts 15 Moreover, as you Philippians know, in the early days of your acquaintance with the gospel, when I set out from Macedonia, not one church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving, except you only; 16 for even when I was in Thessalonica, you sent ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Control Vs. Kaos Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 6, 2008
    based on 54 ratings
     | 19,895 views

    This sermon uses several sections of Ephesians to describe why we need to take our Spiritual warfare seriously.

    OPEN: (We opened with the promo for the new movie "Get Smart" starring Steve Carell. It starts with the phrase: "There has always been a delicate balance between Kaos and Control. Now, with that balance threatened, it’s time to turn to one man...") He was known as the Butcher. A follower of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rick Crandall avatar

    God Has The Answers We Need! Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Oct 20, 2021
     | 3,901 views

    1. Go to God for the answers you need (vs. 14). 2. Let Jesus point you to the right priorities (vs. 15). 3. Put your full trust in the Lord's plan for your life (vs. 16-17). 4. Let Jesus do something new in you (vs. 17).

    God Has the Answers We Need! The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 9:14-17 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared October 20, 2021) (I revised the background on October 22, 2021 to mention the gap between Matthew 4:11 and 4:12.) BACKGROUND: *Today in Matthew 9 some of John the Baptist's disciples went to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Louis Mare avatar

    The Psalms: House Vs Home Series

    Contributed by Louis Mare on Jan 22, 2025
     | 670 views

    So, the question I want to look at and what I want to ask of everyone is this? What does it mean to build a home that honurs God.

    Well good morning newlife, and welcome to the back-to-school week as I like to call it. Man, I saw so many photos on Facebook on the first day, first day at school, first day at work, a lot of firsts has happened already in just the first couple of days, some of you are wishing for the first salary ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Rick Crandall avatar

    Our Desperate Need For Jesus Christ Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Oct 18, 2020
     | 5,070 views

    Everybody desperately needs to believe in Jesus Christ: 1. Because He is the only hope for justification (vs. 19-24). 2. Because He is the only hope for redemption (vs. 24). 3. Because He is the only hope for propitiation (vs. 24-26). 4. Because He is the only hope for righteousness (vs. 20-31).

    Our Desperate Need for Jesus Christ The Book of Romans Romans 3:19-31 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - April 17, 2016 (Revised October 18, 2020) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to Romans chapter 3, and remember that it begins like the closing argument in a trial where all ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Zorn avatar

    From Palms To Passion: The Rollercoaster Of Redemption

    Contributed by Mark Zorn on Apr 9, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 580 views

    Palm Sunday and Passion Sunday are two sides of the same coin, and we’re going to flip it today—hard.

    Introduction: I say good afternoon to you. Today is a day of extremes. We begin with celebration and end with heartbreak. It’s like watching your favorite team win the championship only to see them stripped of the title the next day. Palm Sunday and Passion Sunday are two sides of the same coin, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Give Us Today Our Daily Bread

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 14, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,864 views

    A sermon on this petition of the Model or Lord’s Prayer (Outline taken from MacLaren’s Expositions of Holy Scripture)

    Wednesday night prayer meeting 8/19/2009 Give us this day our daily bread- Matthew 6:11 Introduction: A. This petition seems so earthy. It seems so tied to human needs that it seems out of place. Is anything too small and earthy for God? After all, Jesus Christ lived here. B. Even a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rick Crandall avatar

    God Wants Us To Know The Power Of His Resurrection Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Nov 28, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,061 views

    God’s resurrection power is: 1. available (vs.13-14). 2. invaluable (vs. 15-16). 3. knowable (vs.16-20). 3. unstoppable (vs. 19-21).

    God Wants Us to Know the Power of His Resurrection Ephesians 1:13-23 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - May 19, 2013 (Revised from sermon preached at McClendon Baptist Church - Nov. 1, 2009) *I know my wife. Except for the Lord, I know her better than anybody in the world knows her. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist