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  • bala samson avatar

    Can I Miss Sunday Worship? Series

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Apr 17, 2013
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    Stay in the church. Every time you stay at home while church is going on, you are opening up a way for Satan to attack you.

    Can I miss Sunday worship? Heb 10:25 says, “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” Recently while I was preaching among the youth in a church, one young girl who ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    True Worship, A Call To Worship

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Apr 25, 2013
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    In Nehemiah 8, we see true worship by the people. We see a longing for God's word; Listening to God's word and we see that we must let God speak to us through His word.

    True Worship A call to worship Nehemiah 8:1-12 Intro: A PARAMEDIC was asked on a local Dallas TV talk-show program: “What was your most unusual and challenging 911 call?” .“Recently,” paramedic began, we got a call from that big white CHURCH on 11th and Walnut. A frantic ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Broken: How God Uses Defective People

    Contributed by John Beukema on May 1, 2013
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    The Bible is filled with stories of fractured lives and messy situations. From these we can learn truths about how God works.

    Bob Dylan wrote a song called “Everything is broken.” Here are some of the lyrics. Broken bottles broken plates Broken switches broken gates Broken dishes broken parts Streets are filled with broken hearts Broken words never meant to be spoken Everything is broken. He’s right. ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Myth: I Don't Need Church Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on May 24, 2013
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    Myth: I Don't Need Church

    Intro Continuing in our series entitled "Myths." Today an idea that may be a little more common and expressed a little more openly... Myth: I Don't Need Church This idea might be expressed in similar ways with a little more subtly and nuance...such as: • I don't need a church to have a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Making A Difference In Our Generation

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jun 22, 2013
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    How can we make a difference in our generation? 1. Focus on family (vs. 1). 2. Go forward in God's grace (vs. 1-6). 3. Pursue our purpose in God's plan (vs. 15-16). 4. Trust God to work today (vs. 17).

    Making a Difference in Our Generation Matthew 1:1-17 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Dec. 5, 2012 *In these verses God tells us about the generations from Abraham to Christ. But do these verses say anything about our generation? The answer is yes. In these verses we can see how to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "you Are Destined For Greatness" Series

    Contributed by Miguel Monge Jr. on Jul 2, 2013
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     | 18,728 views

    Greatness comes for those who have humbled themselves before GOD!!

    Psalm 139: 13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. 14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Tripping Over The Furniture" Series

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 28, 2012
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     | 5,679 views

    A sermon within a series which faces the question which has plagued humankind more than any other.

    1 Corinthians 13:1-13 “What Gives Life Meaning?:Tripping Over the Furniture” What gives life meaning? This is the question which has plagued humankind more than any other question. Is it consumer goods? Is it money? Is it the accumulation of stuff? Is it ease? Is it ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    High Hopes - Designed To Succeed - Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Michael Calo on Nov 29, 2012
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    High Hopes – God has high hopes for us who He designed to Succeed - background of the body – facts

    The Body Beautiful Part 2 High Hopes Designed to Succeed We are in the midst of a new series, entitled “The Body Beautiful” The idea behind this series is to get us to the place where we not only have an understanding of the parts of the body and the reason for the Body of ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Failure Is Not An Option

    Contributed by Camesha Handy on Nov 29, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 17,781 views

    I delivered this message at a graduation service for an anti-gang group known as the Youth Reclamation Committee.

    Failure is Not an Option • Give Acknowledgements • Explain the Theme • Explain the history of the quote • Explain speech • “People fail because they don’t know what they’re supposed to be doing. What their purpose is, why they even exist. “My ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Spiritual Gifts Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 1, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 26,572 views

    In today's lesson we learn that God has given a variety of spiritual gifts for the purpose of building up the body of Christ.

    Scripture We continue our study in The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians in a series I am calling Challenges Christians Face. One of the challenges that Christians face is the issue of spiritual gifts. Let’s learn about more about that in a message I am calling, “Spiritual ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    “our Opportunity In Discipleship” Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jan 9, 2012
     | 4,284 views

    Being a disciple and making disciples is an opportunity to be blessed and to be a blessing.

    Last time, we looked to verse 24 as we talked about the priority of discipleship. Discipleship refers to my growing to become more like Christ. Making disciples is what every church is obligated to do: “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations . . .” - Matthew 28:19 (NIV) And ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Is This For Here Or To Go?

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Aug 30, 2012
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     | 4,769 views

    Sermon for the 14th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B

    James 1: 17 – 27 / Is This For Here Or To Go? Intro: Have you ever come home from the grocery store and realized that you left something behind? What did you do about what you had left behind? As a kid, did you ever leave your finished homework on the kitchen table and not remember it ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Jason Jones avatar

    The Meaning Of Life

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Aug 15, 2011
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     | 7,276 views

    Exposition of 1 Corinthians 10 regarding we are exhorted to live for the purpose that we were created for. How do you bring glory to an all-sufficient, perfect, infinitely beautiful, infinitely wise, infinitely powerful, overflowing God?

    Text: 1 Cor 10:31, Title: The Meaning of Life, Date/Place: NRBC, 8/14/11, AM A. Opening illustration: Up until 450 years ago, everybody believed that the universe, and the sun, and the planets revolved around the earth. THEN, in 1543, Copernicus told them that the earth wasn’t the center of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Howard Strickland avatar

    Entering The Race Pt.1

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Sep 4, 2011
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     | 3,795 views

    Paul uses the analogy of a runner to describe the Christians spiritual growth. No living-breathing believer has reached their goal of Christlikeness, but like the runner in a race, you must continue to pursue it. To pursue means to begin to dream, to p

    Entering the Race Philippians 3: 12-14 Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. 13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    What Did It Mean When Jesus Came?

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jan 6, 2014
     | 3,448 views

    Jesus’ birth was the most significant day in history. What made it so significant?

    WHAT DID IT MEAN WHEN JESUS CAME? Jesus’ birth was the most significant day in history. What made it so significant? 1) It was the day love was born. John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ