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  • David Owens avatar

    Making The Most Of Every Opportunity

    Contributed by David Owens on Mar 25, 2024
     | 2,482 views

    Where did the Easter holiday come from? How do Christians and Churches navigate holidays in a way that takes advantage of what is on people's minds without creating religious holidays and traditions that are not biblically authorized?

    A. One day an atheist was complaining to his Christian friend, “You Christians have your special holidays, such as Christmas and Easter and Jews celebrate their special holidays, such as Passover and Yom Kippur, but we atheists have no recognized special holidays. It’s just not fair!” 1. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Wesley On Thriving Series

    Contributed by O. K. Neal on Feb 1, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,726 views

    How to thrive as a church

    Wesley on Thriving Isaiah 58:6-9 We have had several funerals in our community recently Today I would like to consider another What would happen if our church closed? Do not start worrying KUMC is healthy and are no where near closing Or even slowing down We are just thinking today What if ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Great Invitation PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 4, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,049 views

    Explores the vision of Heaven in Revelation, emphasizing its holy city, harmony and joy, and eternal rest, to inspire hope and faith.

    Welcome, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ. It's a joy to gather with you today, as we stand shoulder to shoulder in our shared faith, united in our love for the Lord and our desire to understand His Word. There's something quite profound about this gathering, isn't there? We are not merely a ...read more

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    And No Man Takes It To Heart

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jul 25, 2023
     | 1,823 views

    1 of 1. The prophet Isaiah noted an 'environment' in Israel, where an absence of God’s righteous people went unnoticed. The absence of God’s righteous people can go unnoticed by secular society. When/Why/How does an absence of God’s righteous go unnoticed?

    “AND NO MAN TAKES IT TO HEART”—Isaiah 57:1-2 Attention: Have you ever bought something from the grocery store, only to discover later, that there is something missing from your purchase? You know you had it in the grocery cart, but it’s not there after you got home! You notice immediately that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Don't Miss The King

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Apr 1, 2007
    based on 44 ratings
     | 7,861 views

    Don’t miss a visitation with the King

    Intro: years ago in Maine our family planned a fishing trip, they called me once, twice, but I kept sleeping. When I woke up, they were gone and when they came back home, it was one of the greatest days of fishing ever. I was sick for a week. They caught some of the most beautiful trout ever. Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Missing In Action Or Right On The Money?

    Contributed by John Thompson Ritchie on Dec 2, 2014
     | 6,637 views

    Message is a call to men to step up and fulfill their God-given role to lead spiritually. It is also a call to roles of spiritual mentorship beyond the scope of fatherhood as traditionally defined.

    Father's Day Missing in Action or Right on the Money? Joshua 24:15 "And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve ; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell : ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The People Who Missed Christmas

    Contributed by Greg Warren on Dec 13, 2003
    based on 39 ratings
     | 14,635 views

    Discusses the Biblical people who missed the miracle of the first Christmas and applies these principles to how people miss Christmas’ true maning today. Illustrations from Sermon Central contributers are incorporated.

    Have you ever missed a great opportunity? The story is told of a small resort area along the east coast that was having an open town meeting concerning some financial problems they were facing. Among the two dozen or so people was one man no one seemed to know who was apparently visiting the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Herod Missed The First Christmas Series

    Contributed by Dr. Dave Hartson on Nov 24, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,821 views

    Don't let Christmas come and go and you do nothing about Christ.

    INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION TO MISSING CHRISTMAS James Montgomery Boice was the pastor of the Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia from 1968 until his death in 2000. He also was on the Bible Study Hour on radio for about 30 years. And in his spare time, he wrote a considerable number of books. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Judas Missed-5

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jul 12, 2018
     | 2,946 views

    5 of ? Judas missed the entirety of that which took place from the time of his leaving the Lord’s supper(13:30) until he arrived in the Garden of Gethsemane, with those who would arrest Jesus(18:3)! Judas Missed...

    WHAT JUDAS MISSED-V—John 13:31–14:11(John 13:18--17:26) OR--‘WHILE YOU WERE OUT/AWAY’ Attention: Nuns in the Country(Missing out) Two nuns were driving down a country road when they ran out of gas. They walked to a farmhouse the farmer had gasoline but it could only be pumped out of a huge ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    People Who Missed Christmas

    Contributed by John Gaston on Dec 10, 2017
     | 8,437 views

    Most people today miss the real meaning of Christmas, because the holiday has been hijacked by the secular culture. That's nothing new. Most people in the 1st century missed the 1st Christmas. 3 examples of them.

    PEOPLE WHO MISSED CHRISTMAS Luke 2:4-7; Mt. 2:1-11 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. As we were putting out cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve, I accidentally dropped one. "No problem," I said, picking it up and dusting it off before placing it back on the plate. "You can’t do that," argued my ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Strategic Planning - The Missing Step

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Oct 4, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,922 views

    n strategic planning we often forget the missing step of passion.

    STRATEGIC PLANNING – THE MISSING STEP John 4:35 – Jesus said, “Do you not say, ‘Four months more and then the harvest?’ I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.” Zechariah 4:6 – “Not by might, nor by power but by my spirit, says the Lord of hosts.” As we ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    It's My Life Series

    Contributed by Brian Stevenson Athisayaraj on Mar 17, 2015
     | 6,510 views

    Life, it is a fragile thing that is GOD-GIVEN! It takes time to bring about a new life, and yet one can lose it with or without any reason (time is not in our grasp).

    IT'S MY LIFE!!© What is life? Life, it is a fragile thing that is GOD-GIVEN! It takes time to bring about a new life, and yet one can lose it with or without any reason (time is not in our grasp). Life, it is not the day u were born or the day u die, it is the simply the "DASH" in-between those ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    The Disappointment Of Having Just Missed It

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jan 10, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,039 views

    This message looks at the importance of being ready when Jesus comes. Being almost prepared is not being prepared at all.

    The Disappointment Of Having Just Missed It by Rick Gillespie- Mobley Matthew 25:1-25:13 The Disappointment Of Having Just Missed It 12/04/2012 Eccl 9:1o-12 Matthew 25:1-13 Text Matthew 25:1-13 Let me introduce you to Tyrone. Tyrone was 25 years old and for the first time in his life, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Disappointment Of Having Just Missed It Series

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Dec 20, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 9,819 views

    This sermon deals with being prepared for the rapture by looking at the 10 virgins.

    The Disappointment Of Having Just Missed It 12/8/2002 Eccl 9:11-12 Matthew 25:1-13 Text Matthew 25:1-13 Tyrone was 20 years old and for the first time in his life, he had kept a job for more than six months. He really needed this job, but the words of his boss kept going through his ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    What Judas Missed-10

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 7, 2019
     | 1,593 views

    10 of ? Judas missed the entirety of that which took place from the time of his leaving the Lord’s supper(13:30) until he arrived in the Garden of Gethsemane, with those who would arrest Jesus(18:3)! Judas Missed...

    WHAT JUDAS MISSED-X—John 13:31–14:11(John 13:18--17:26) OR--‘WHILE YOU WERE OUT/AWAY’ Attention: Early in February 2019, our church was given two boxes of green bananas & three cases of ‘Silk’ brand Soy Milk with an expiration date of March 10, 2019. We announced that both were available to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist