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  • Johnny Creasong avatar

    The Great Exchange Series

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Feb 16, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 8,532 views

    How would you sell your soul? It may be easier than you think!

    The Great Exchange Mark 8:31-38 Mark 8:31-38 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 again. 32 He spoke plainly about this, and Peter took ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Great I Will Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jun 21, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,360 views

    In order to activate the promises of God we have to respond to His challenge.

    The Great I Will Text: Gen. 12:1-9 Introduction 1. We are going to begin a study of the life of Abraham. 2. Who was Abraham? a. Abraham was a native of Chaldea, and descendant in the ninth generation from Shem, the son of Noah. His father’s name was Terah, and he was born in Ur, 2161 B.C. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Great Banquet

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jul 13, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,746 views

    Boiling it all down to this: “We can’t exchange our invitations for excuses because God will move on.”

    THE GREAT BANQUET LUKE 14:15-24 INTRODUCTION… FoodNetwork.com “A McConaughey and Fieri Feast” Today we will be looking at a passage in Luke 14 where Jesus tells a parable about a huge banquet. He tells all about a great feast that takes place and makes several important ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Poised For Greatness

    Contributed by Clayton Beck on Jan 15, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,502 views

    How can we be poised for greatness...remain in the Potter’s hand.

    05/18/08 Poised for Greatness… Jer 18:1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 2 Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words. 3 Then I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels. 4 And the vessel that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Great Mystery Series

    Contributed by Tim Vamosi on Apr 6, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,369 views

    God has revealed a mystery - with the revelation comes a responsibility

    “The Great Mystery” Ephesians 3:1-13 OPEN: How many here today would say you love a good mystery? I love a good mystery. I love trying to sort through all the clues and pieces of evidence in order to figure out the key, the central truth that explains everything. I don’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Great Greetings! Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 10, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,009 views

    God offers his church the grace to rejoice.

    Scripture Introduction Last year I had heated arguments with The Berry Company over the church’s Yellow Pages advertising. They confirmed, in writing, that our contract ended in June. But the small print allowed them to continue billing us if they were late publishing the new phone books. When ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Great Commission

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Aug 6, 2008
    based on 13 ratings
     | 15,560 views

    Why be a missionary - because Jesus commanded us to go. This message is to encourage people to become a missionary and get out of their comfort zones.

    The Great Commission “True Missionary Work” By District Elder M.L. Maughmer, Jr. WHAT IS A MISSIONARY? – According to the dictionary a missionary is a member of a religion who works to convert those who do not share the missionary’s faith. The word “mission” is derived from the Latin ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    The Great Requirement

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 9, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,710 views

    Now the two things which anger God the most is the worship of other gods by God’s people and injustice and our lack of response to it. Our Scripture today is about anger regarding injustice.

    The Great Requirement Nehemiah 5:1-13 If you want to learn what a person is really like, ask three questions: What makes them laugh? What makes them weep? What makes them angry? It’s the last of these questions which catch us off guard as Christians. One of the calls to the Christian life is to ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Great Commission Series

    Contributed by Rusty Tardo on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,788 views

    This message considers the message, meaning and motive of New Testament evangelism

    I. THE GREAT COMMISSION 15And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. 17And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Great Commission Series

    Contributed by Keith Andrews on May 17, 2008
    based on 35 ratings
     | 29,698 views

    Matthew used the Great commission to emphasize the authority, priority, and the assurance behind Jesus’ command to make disciples of all nations.

    May 18, 2008 Trinity Sunday/First Sunday after Pentecost [White] All scripture marked ESV: The Holy Bible : English standard version. 2001 (Mt 28:16-20). Wheaton: Standard Bible Society. On May 2, 2008 the USS North Carolina was commissioned by the US Navy. The 337 foot long submarine has a crew ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Road To Greatness

    Contributed by James May on Mar 10, 2010
    based on 14 ratings
     | 19,426 views

    Greatness in the eyes of the world is not the same as greatness in the eyes of God. What does it take to be great in God's eyes?

    The Road to Greatness Wednesday, March 10, 2010 By Pastor James May How does the world judge a man to be great? Often men are declared to be great if they have the ability to influence heads of state or leaders in society as Statesmen. These are often found as Leaders of Nations, peacekeepers ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Great News!

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Dec 2, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,671 views

    The birth announcements by the angels 2000 years ago was great news. Like the shepherds we need to get the news, celebrate the news and spread the news.

    GREAT NEWS It was June 18, 1815, the Battle of Waterloo. The French under the command of Napoleon were fighting the Allies (British, Dutch, and Germans) under the command of Wellington. The people of England depended on a system of semaphore signals to find out how the battle was going. One of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    The Great Light

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Dec 23, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 16,732 views

    Jesus is the light of the world

    The Great light Isaiah 60:1-5 Arise, shine; for your light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon you, and his glory shall be seen upon you. And the Gentiles shall come ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Great Snatch Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Feb 3, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,809 views

    A study of the book of 1 Thessalonians chapter 4 verses 13 through 18

    1 Thessalonians 4: 13 – 18 A Strong Delusion – Part 3 There are some scary verses in the Bible to me. Probably the most impacting is from the Gospel of Matthew chapter 7 which says, “21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    The Great Reset

    Contributed by Craig Benner on Apr 19, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,593 views

    All of us have those times when we are caught with egg on our face. We are guilty and there is no getting around it. What do we do now? Is God done with me? Would He even dare to entrust me to do something for Him again? I believe that is how Peter and the disciples felt.

    READY, RESET, GO! John 21:1-7 Thomas Edison and his team invented the first light bulb that actually functioned for a few hours (1879). It took hundreds of attempts, and each attempt took a full 24 hours to create a new bulb and put the ingredients together. On one occasion, after 24 hours of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal