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  • Geoff Baggett avatar

    Finish Line 7: Reaching The Checkered Flag Series

    Contributed by Geoff Baggett on Aug 1, 2005
    based on 128 ratings
     | 49,334 views

    This is the seventh and final message in my NASCAR-themed "Finish Line" series, focusing upon living a faithful life and finishing a life of faith. (06-05-05)

    Reaching the Checkered Flag Hebrews 12:1-3 Sermon Outline: Bible Truths and LIFE Applications So many people honestly think that coming to know Jesus … being saved … is the end result of their spiritual journey. They could not be further from the truth! Knowing Jesus is only the beginning … it ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Davon Huss avatar

    I'd Avoid Being Half Baked

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 30, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,200 views

    A sermon adapted from Clovis Chappell out of his book, "If I Were Young". Focuses on Jesus as a role model and how to avoid being unbalanced.

    Hosea 7:8 I’D Avoid Being Half-Baked Adapted from “If I Were Young” by Clovis Chappell Introduction: Waiting for God was a British sitcom that ran from 1990 to 1994. You can see it on PBS from time to time. "Waiting for God" takes place in a British Retirement home. This program brings to light ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Work To Eat Or Eat To Work?

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 17, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 11,143 views

    Why work? Work has meaning as a witness, as a way of focusing our efforts for the Kingdom. Look at the work of Christ, so that you do not lose motivation to work.

    Is there anyone here today whose name is Rockefeller? No? Then maybe there is a member of the Kennedy family, other than Mrs. Currie – and I don’t think she is of the Hyannisport Kennedys? No one? Well, let me try someone else – the Sultan of Brunei, possibly the richest person in the world. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Spencer Homan avatar

    One Week After Easter (Back To Normal?)

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Dec 11, 2007
    based on 38 ratings
     | 45,899 views

    This is a sermon that focuses on our life just one week after Easter. It follows the central character of Thomas as our representative in that room, one week after Easter.

    Isaiah 53:10-12 Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand. After he has suffered, he will see the light of life and be ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Art Campbell avatar

    Missions In Our Own Backyard Series

    Contributed by Art Campbell on Jun 14, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 11,905 views

    Some churches are so focused on overseas missions that they miss the mission field in their own backyard. Jesus said we’d be his witnesses at home as well as abroad.

    Missions in Our Backyard QUOTE: Oswald Smith "The light that shines farthest shines brightest near home" Churches so focused on overseas they neglected their own mission - declined and closed! Acts 1:8 You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Travis Jarrett avatar

    Jesus: Creed Series

    Contributed by Travis Jarrett on Sep 1, 2007
    based on 40 ratings
     | 8,192 views

    This message is the sixth in the "I AM" series that focuses on knowing Jesus. It asks the question that Jesus asked his disciples - who do we say that he is?

    “I AM: The Jesus We Think We Know” Part 6 – Creed NewSong Church – 08/26/07 To watch/listen to this message online go to www.newsongs.org or contact info@newsongs.org. **NOTE: THIS IS A CONCEPT OUTLINE FOR THIS MESSAGE, NOT THE FULL MANUSCRIPT. GRAPHICS AND MULTIMEDIA ARE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THIS ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    How Did I Get Here?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 25, 2007
    based on 21 ratings
     | 7,797 views

    It is easy to gradually drift off course. Even a dead fish can go down stream. We need to stay focused and press against all odds.

    HOW DID I GET HERE? DON’T STAY HERE! GOD HAS SOME NEW THINGS FOR YOU! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I. CATCH THE MORAL OF THE STORY? In 1995 several young men decided to go to Kenya, Africa on a SAFARI. They studied ahead of time and had prepared their minds with information so to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Rev. Saeed Richardson avatar

    Not Just Another Sunday Part 5: The Invitation Series

    Contributed by Rev. Saeed Richardson on Oct 7, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,353 views

    We conclude this series by focusing on perhaps the most important part of our Sunday experience - the invitation to Christ! We look at this through the lens of John chapter 7.

    Setting the Stage Leviticus 23:39-43 (New International Version) 39 " ’So beginning with the fifteenth day of the seventh month, after you have gathered the crops of the land, celebrate the festival to the LORD for seven days; the first day is a day of rest, and the eighth day also is a day of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dale Pilgrim avatar

    The Ride Home Series

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Nov 15, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,565 views

    Life is about a journey; a journey toward God, toward Home, toward Heaven. If we are not focused on that, life is just one long, bumpy ride to nowhere.

    Travelling ¡V always longer going than returning. Excited to go but even more thrilled to return home! Life is about a journey ¡V a journey toward God, toward Home, toward Heaven. If we¡¦re not focused on that, life is just one long, bumpy ride to nowhere. Along the journey we need to ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Colin Coombs avatar

    He Went A Little Further

    Contributed by Colin Coombs on Apr 19, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 21,769 views

    This sermon is ideal to use for a communion service. Focusing on the extent the Lord went to, to secure our salvation. I had the communion service part way through.

    HE WENT A LITTLE FURTHER Matthew 26:39. He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” [NLT] I would like to link this ministry with our ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Brian La Croix avatar

    Keep Your Eye On The Task

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Apr 20, 2008
     | 4,050 views

    A discussion about one possible reason Jesus mentioned for the third time that He would be killed and brought back to life - that they needed to stay focused on the mission of Jesus.

    Keep Your Eye on the Task Matthew 20:17-19 April 20, 2008 NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT USED IN MY MESSAGES IS BORROWED FROM ANDY STANLEY’S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE." A woman was working in her yard with the weed whacker, when she accidentally cut off the tail of her cat. She ran ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Charles Whitmire avatar

    Outbreak: 'i Am Not Qualified' Series

    Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Apr 25, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,071 views

    This message focuses on a belief held by many that they are not qualified to serve God - it helps us see that we can all be used if we will just make ourselves available!

    We’ve been discusses various diseases that inflict the church and this morning I want to look at another one... It’s a disease called, “I’m just not qualified.” Its not a disease that sounds that dangerous... But wow - it can really hinder God at work in your life and in the life of the church - ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Davon Huss avatar

    Blessed Are Those Who Hunger And Thirst

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 23, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,967 views

    A sermon on "Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst" focused on transformation (Taken from John Baker’s Book, Life’s Healing Choices on Choice #5)

    Evening Service for 3/22/2009 (Mat 5:6 NIV) Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Introduction: Imagine that you’re in a boat and the autopilot is set for east, but you want to change directions and go west. You take hold of the wheel, and you push ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Gerald Steffy avatar

    A Church That Experiences Joy

    Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Sep 10, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,887 views

    A church that experiences joy is a church where the members have made a full surrender to Jesus Christ and are focused on following Him regardless of the circumstances one faces in life.

    A CHURCH THAT EXPERIENCES JOY Acts 16:6-15, Philippians 1:1-2, 4:4 Proposition: A church that experiences joy is a church where the members have made a full surrender to Jesus Christ and are focused on following Him regardless of the circumstances one faces in life. Objective: My ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Eloy Gonzalez avatar

    The Son-Maker Spirit

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on May 30, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,548 views

    Pentecost: A sermon focusing on the double edged sword: Being led by the Spirit puts us at odds with the world. Not being led by the Spirit puts us at odds with God.

    Text: [14] …Those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. [15] For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father." [16] The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran