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  • Michael Luke avatar

    The Communication Factor Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Apr 18, 2006
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     | 2,878 views

    Prayer is a primary ingredient for church growth

    (portions of this material is from Dann Spader, Growing a Healthy Church) SERIES: “THE GROWTH FACTORS” TEXT: MATTHEW 7:7-8 TITLE: “THE COMMUNICATION FACTOR” INTRODUCTION: A. Anyone here hate it when you call someplace and you get one of those computer- ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Curtis Kittrell avatar

    My Position As A Believer

    Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Aug 31, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,882 views

    Being a child of God is more than a guarantee to go to heaven. There are present benefits to Christian living. God is as concerned with our daily life as He is with our future life. The entire Godhead is involved with our present secure position in the Lo

    MY POSITION AS A BELIEVER SCRIPTURE: John 15:7 INTRODUCTION Being a child of God is more than a guarantee to go to heaven. There are present benefits to Christian living. God is as concerned with our daily life as He is with our future life. The entire Godhead is involved with our present secure ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Charles Lane III avatar

    Do You Have A Biblical Worldview?

    Contributed by Charles Lane Iii on Mar 27, 2004
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    Whether you view the world through its own eyes or through the eyes of God will make all the difference, in this life and for all eternity.

    DO YOU HAVE A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW? Text: Matthew 22:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God. KJV Jesus replied, “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God. NIV Jesus answered and said to them, “You are ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • Paul Humphrey avatar

    What Hast Thou Done For Me?

    Contributed by Paul Humphrey on Mar 19, 2006
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    This sermon centers upon three things that Jesus tells us that we must do if we wish to follow him.

    What Hast Thou Done for Me? Second Sunday in Lent 2006 Dr. Paul G. Humphrey Mark 8:31-38 MK 8:31 He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • JOEL SANTOS avatar

    Dealing With Fear

    Contributed by Joel Santos on Aug 6, 2006
    based on 138 ratings
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    Lets see some important facts in this story: 1. Sometimes Jesus calms the storm. 2. Sometimes He lets the storms of life rage us. 3. Sometimes He lets the storms stay on us. 4. Sometimes He lets the storms of life strain us.

    Dealing With Fear Mark 4:35-41 INTRODUCTION Story: Current economic situations and problems in the Philippines! I sought the Lord, and he answered me; He delivered me from all my fears. Psalm 34:4 Think of your greatest fears and keep it on your mind while we are studying the Scriptures. A ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Scraping Barnacles

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Oct 20, 2005
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    The ship of the church of Jesus Christ has been sailing for a long time. It has grown some barnacles that have slowed it’s movement. Let’s listen to the Lord and do some scraping.

    Passage: Acts 1:1-11 Intro: As far as the church is concerned, there are no passages more important than this one. 1. It is as clear a mission statement as you will find. 2. these words of Jesus fueled a world-wide revolution that has rescued and transformed hundreds of millions of people. 3. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Jonathan Powell avatar

    What Does God Want?

    Contributed by Jonathan Powell on May 15, 2007
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    A challenging look at what God wants out of us individually and as His church

    What does it take to be what God wants you to be as an individual? (10/23/05) What does it take to be what God wants us to be as Bakers Chapel Church? Joshua 24:14-15 INTRO As a church over the past two weeks, we have studied the strategy of Satan and his work on our lives and the ultimate battle ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Evangelism--Being Real

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Feb 7, 2001
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     | 6,959 views

    This sermon deals with having a realistic view of evangelism and its results.

    Evangelism Being Real Evangelism Dinner John 10:7-18 Psalm 37:1-11 How we view the word of God, will have a lot to do with shaping our views of evangelism, as to whether it is to be a positive or negative experience. The story is told of two new pastors who were in the same town. Each ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Billy Ricks avatar

    Stewardship Of The Body Are You Building Or Breaking Series

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on May 22, 2009
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     | 8,087 views

    Paul is chastizing the Corinthians for thinking they are spiritually mature when in fact they are still in need of the milk or basics of God’s word. The question this should cause us to ask ourselves is are we building or breaking!

    Intro: Why did Paul write this letter? He wrote it because the conduct of the Corinthians did not match their confession of Christ. Division, strife, incest it sounds like a soap opera gone bad. We have to remember many of the Christians that Paul minister came out of a corrupt and selfish ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ken Pell avatar

    The Great Commandments And The Local Church (Part 2)

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Aug 11, 2008
     | 2,837 views

    The Great Commandments give the church a clear and workable pattern for discipleship & spiritual development of the Saints.

    THE GREAT COMMANDMENTS AND THE LOCAL CHURCH: Discipleship and Spiritual Growth Part 2 Mark 12:28-34 Sermon Objective: The great commandments provide MOTIVE, MANDATE, MISSION, AND A MEASURABLE PROCESS for the local church. Supporting Scripture: Matthew 28:17-20; Ephesians ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Tendancy When Left To Itself--- Degeneration

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 27, 2016
     | 2,872 views

    There are many spiritual laws we need to acknowledge. One such law is the TENDANCY OF DEGENEARTION WHEN ANYTHING IS LEFT TO ITSELF. We must develop a plan to grow and improve.

    TENDANCY WHEN LEFT TO SELF... DEGENERATION By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I. GROWTH AS A GOAL? ARE WE GROWING? GROW: To become larger, to increase, TO BECOME BETTER, improve, develop, mature, to change from childhood to adult... GROWTH HAS 3 GOALS: 1. PHYSICAL 2. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    Inside Out Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 27, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,749 views

    The Christian life is a life of growth, and growth means change. Growth takes great effort on our part, but behind it all is God’s work within us.

    Inside Out (Philippians 2:12-30) 1. Today I must humble myself before this congregation. 2. I realized that I skipped a section of Philippians….the Moores through me off! 3. It doesn’t take much to get me confused! But I am not alone. 4. One woman recalls: When I was pregnant with my now 2 year ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Danny Anderson avatar

    Plugging Into The Power Source

    Contributed by Danny Anderson on Oct 27, 2006
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     | 12,268 views

    The power to change must possess the power to remove the old and bring in the new. This becomes even more difficult when it comes to personal change. The old has become engrained in us. Our past cannot be undone. We have essentially become a product of ev

    Plugging Into the Power Source Text: II Corinthians 5:14-21 (NCV) Introduction: An old farmer decided it was finally time to take his family into the big city. They loaded up the old truck and rumbled into the swank downtown shopping district. Upon entering a huge department store, they could not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rickey Broach avatar

    Defining Our Purpose

    Contributed by Rickey Broach on Dec 29, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,297 views

    THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE IN THE CHURCH WORLD TODAY WHO HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH REALLY IS IF WE ARE GOING TO SEE A REVIVAL OF LOST SOULS BEFORE JESUS COMES THE CHURCH IS GOING TO HAVE TO UNDERSTAND ITS PURPOSE AND BE MOTAVATED BY THAT PUR

    DEFINING OUR PURPOSE ACTS 26:16 – 18 16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee; 17 Delivering thee from the people, ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • John Johnson avatar

    If

    Contributed by John Johnson on Jun 17, 2006
    based on 84 ratings
     | 21,338 views

    There is a small word that some people say we shouldn’t use. It is the word if. The word if is a faithless word. It indicates a voice of uncertainty and it indicates a condition to be met.

    IF Matthew 14:28 There is a small word that some people say we shouldn’t use. It is the word if. The word if is a faithless word. It indicates a voice of uncertainty and it indicates a condition to be met. In the bible God used the word "if" numerous times. (Exodus 19:5) He said: If you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist