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  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Perfection Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Nov 22, 2011
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     | 53,722 views

    1- Don’t think you are there 2- Forget the past 3- Press on toward the goal

    INTRO.- ILL.- PERFECTIONISM and bowling? Odds against rolling a perfect 300 in the game are about 225,000 to one. And one bowler appropriately collapsed when he qualified to join that brotherhood of 300. Another bowler just couldn’t bring himself to play the final ball of an otherwise perfect ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Fomo (Fear Of Missing Out)

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Mar 19, 2013
     | 12,369 views

    God is always doing a new thing and you don't want to miss it!

    Title: FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) Text: Isaiah 43:16-21 Thesis: God is always doing a new thing and you don’t want to miss it! Introduction Ivan Pavlov was a Russian psychologist who earned the Nobel Prize in 1904 for his work in Classical Conditioning. There are automatic responses to a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Richard Tow avatar

    Finding Your Focus For The New Year

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 25, 2017
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     | 18,867 views

    What kind of mindset should we have as we approach a new year? Using Paul's comments in Phil. 3, this message identifies three ways of thinking that should be embraced by all Christians.

    1-1-17 Phil. 3:8-14 Philippians 3:8-14 in NLT “Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the priceless gain of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I may have Christ 9 and become one with him. I no longer count on my own ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Chuck Sligh avatar

    Be Brace, Speak And Don't Give Up! Series

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Aug 9, 2017
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    Sometimes we don't see much visible fruit, or past attempts to witness or minister were not outwardly successful and tempted to hold back our witness or cut back our service. God's words to Paul Acts 18:5-11 are just the prescription.

    Be Brave, Speak and Don’t Give Up! Series: Acts Chuck Sligh August 6, 2017 TEXT: Please turn in your Bibles to Acts 18:5-11 – “And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ. 6 And when they opposed themselves, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chris Layton avatar

    You Can't Unscramble Eggs

    Contributed by Chris Layton on Jun 23, 2001
    based on 114 ratings
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    You can’t change your past. But you can take that past and go forward for Christ.

    Title: “You can’t unscramble egg’s” Text: 1 Timothy 1:12-16 ETS: Despite his past, God saved and used Paul. ESS: Despite your past, God can save and He can use you. OSS: I want my people to be saved and used by God. Probing Question: Why doesn’t our past matter? U.W. Reasons Transitional ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Roger Carmichael avatar

    What The Old Fashioned Church Had That We Need

    Contributed by Roger Carmichael on Sep 28, 2001
    based on 188 ratings
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    A Biblical look at the early Church and their success

    I- They were Filled. Acts 2:2-4 1-They were Unstopable 2-They were United (one accord) 3- They were Unique (one of a kind) II- They had Faith. James 2 2:14-20 1- Healing Faith 2- Hopeful Faith 3- Helping Faith III- They were Faithful. ACTS 2:42-47 1-Daily ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Key Concept Series

    Contributed by Larry Pozza on Feb 9, 2007
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    How does God define success?

    A Key Concept “And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved” Acts 2:47 Jacob’s Field in Cleveland stands as a monument to the fact that people will pay money to participate with a team that wins. The state-of-the-art stadium opened in 1994. It became the home of ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • David Ibeleme avatar

    The Leader's Philosophy

    Contributed by David Ibeleme on Jun 20, 2008
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     | 2,875 views

    Appreciating the fact that we are born for success

    The Leader¡¦s Philosophy (I’m Born for Success) Is. 40:1-5 The responsibility of leadership is often viewed as difficult. It is common to hear leaders complain about how difficult their job is. The expression "it ain’t easy" overweighs "it is well" or "it can be done". Many look at leadership ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    It's Your Choice

    Contributed by Jofrey Bustamante on Sep 10, 2010
    based on 8 ratings
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    Success and Failure in life is a matter of choice!

    Introduction: Life is full of choices. From the minute we wake up in the morning until the moment we pause for the day and tuck ourselves to bed, we come across series of choices that would eventually determine our day’s performance. If two choices are comparatively similar, it would not ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Failure Is Never Final

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 27, 2011
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    Failure is a part of life for successful people.

    Failure is never Final Luke 5 Have you ever blown it? Have you ever failed a test in life or in the classroom? And then we feel like we are a failure. If others don’t get down on us, we get down on our selves, right? Saying things, “I’m so stupid, I can’t believe I did ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    The Ascension Of Elijah.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 19, 2013
    based on 7 ratings
     | 9,936 views

    Passing on the mantle: issues of succession in the church.

    THE ASCENSION OF ELIJAH. 2 Kings 2:1-12. I. ASCENSION The taking up of Elijah by the LORD prefigures the ascension of the Lord Jesus, and anticipates our own meeting with Jesus in the air. 1. Elijah’s ascension was attended by horses and chariots. As Elisha and the sons of the prophets ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    Preparation Is Everything Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jan 22, 2016
     | 5,031 views

    Being a successful witness will take preparation.

    Preparation Is Everything Text: Acts 17:1-9 Introduction 1. Illustration: Several centuries ago, a Japanese emperor commissioned an artist to paint a bird. A number of months passed, then several years, and still no painting was brought to the palace. Finally the emperor became so exasperated ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Dr. Phillip Paschal avatar

    A Biblical Protocol For Dealing With Temptation

    Contributed by Dr. Phillip Paschal on Oct 9, 2019
    based on 1 rating
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    How to be successful when dealing with temptation

    A BIBLICAL PROTOCOL FOR DEALING WITH TEMPTATION MATT. 4:1 1. INTRODUCTION. ALL OF US STRUGGLE AT SOME POINT IN OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE WITH TEMPTATION. FROM THE TIME THAT WE WAKE UP IN THE MORNING UNTIL WE LAY DOWN AT NIGHT, WE WRESTLE WITH THE TEMPTATION TO SUCCUMB TO THE WILES OF THE DEVIL. NO ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    Pitfalls Of Parenting 2 Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Feb 10, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,663 views

    This is the second sermon looking at tips for successful parenting.

    Pitfalls of Parenting from the bottom of the Pit 2 I think it was John Wilmot 2 Earle of Rochester who said, “Before I was married I had six theories on raising children, now I have six children and no theories.” Last week we looked at Proverbs 22:6 Direct your children onto the right path, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Alan Tison avatar

    I Will Be Focused Series

    Contributed by Alan Tison on Feb 11, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,877 views

    Success is marked by different people at different times in your life, I received an article this week stating that a person making less then $25k a year believes that success is having an income of $100k, while those making $100k believe success is havin

    Introduction: Have you ever won a prize? Maybe it was at a county fair or a sweepstakes. Maybe it was a door prize at a party, maybe it was a prize from McDonald’s monopoly or maybe you found a discarded lottery ticket – because after all Christians trust God not the Powerball! There is a thrill ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ