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  • Scott Kircher avatar

    Steps To Finish Well Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Feb 26, 2012
    based on 74 ratings
     | 79,380 views

    We need to be pursuing Life’s Journey with an eye to the finish. We are successful in our journey not by finishing first, but by finishing well. So many times we see people who don’t finish well and it hinders them from leaving a legacy of faith to futu

    Steps along Life’s Journey Steps to Finishing Well 2 Timothy 4:6-8 Hebrews 12:1-3 What are the steps that lead us to Finishing Well? Finishing well requires… Fighting the Good Fight (2 Timothy 4:7a; Hebrews 12:1b) Finishing your work (2 Timothy 4:7b) Faithfulness to Christ (2 Timothy ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Mighty God Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Dec 5, 2012
     | 10,475 views

    If you want to bring purpose and meaning back into your life this Christmas season, it starts when you reverence Jesus as deity. Then rely on Him as your defender and deliverer from sin, for He, and He alone is the Mighty God.

    An elderly man in Phoenix, Arizona, calls his son in New York and says, “I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing – 45 years of misery is enough.” “Pop, what are you talking about?” the son asks. “We can't stand the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Gallery Or Balcony Christians, A Revised And Edited Sermon By Phillip Smith Series

    Contributed by Phillip Smith on Sep 30, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,519 views

    Addresses the Church and its failing acceptance of all

    I"I did not come to invite the pious but the irreligious" Matthew 9:13 It was 8:15 on a March morning. Jo Betts unlocked the door of his fish shop. The sign over the door read: BETTS AND SON Quality Seafoods, Wholesale-Retail Serving Washington for Forty Years Jo pushed open the door, which ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Pain Won’t Last Forever Series

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Oct 28, 2011
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     | 9,608 views

    Smyrna received no criticism from Christ, one of the only ones in Revelation 2-3. But they were going through terrible persecution. Jesus gives them comforting counsel and promises in Revelation 2:8-11.

    The Pain Won’t Last Forever Sermon 2 in the Series “You’ve Got Mail” Chuck Sligh July 31, 2022 For the PowerPoint for the sermon, write me at chucksligh@hotmail.com. TEXT: Revelation 2:8-11 – “And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Life To Commend Series

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Aug 7, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,798 views

    Always take time to consider how your behavior is honoring or dishonoring God before the world. That’s what matters. You are not your own persons. You are servants of God. That leads us into our next passage, verses 18-25, in which Peter directly addresse

    Introduction We continue to step through our minefield of authority. Peter has moved from his encouragement section of his epistle to practical instruction and exhortation. His topic is how Christians are to live in the world, and he approaches the subject in terms of how they are to regard the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Lifting Up Jesus Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Aug 20, 2012
     | 8,279 views

    The story of Jesus doesn’t end with His ascension. In the scriptures His story continues in the lives of the disciples, and today the story goes on in our lives. The primary assignment of the Church is to lift up Jesus. We are not a social or political

    Lifting Up Jesus Acts 8:1-13 Introduction The story of Jesus doesn’t end with His ascension. In the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Study On Revelation 13 Series

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Sep 24, 2012
    based on 17 ratings
     | 11,487 views

    An easy-to-read and easy-to understand study on Revelation 13.

    Through studying the bible, we know that there were several rulers named Caesar. Starting with the first Caesar, and continuing to the last Caesar, the Israelites were made to worship them. This was more of a way to stir up feelings of patriotism to Caesar number 1 rather than really worship him ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    A Model Ministry Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Mar 5, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,813 views

    In chapter 2 of 1 Thessalonians, Paul reminded them of the ministry he conducted among them. His description of his ministry provides us with an excellent model for our ministry.

    Introduction: A. Last week, in our sermon, we worked our way through 1 Thessalonians chapter one and noticed why the church at Thessalonica was a model church. 1. We discovered that they were a model church for at least three reasons: (1). Their Faithful Service. (2) Their Open Receptivity. (3) ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Cry Out In Your Time Of Trouble

    Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Apr 21, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,309 views

    Cry out to God in your time of trouble.

    Cry Out in Your Time of Trouble 2 Chronicles 20:3-9 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the LORD: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD. And ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Mockery, I Series

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Dec 25, 2012
     | 5,024 views

    A king who leaves his own position in glory to take on the sins of his people – that is a king worthy to follow.

    Introduction “We are going up to Jerusalem,” [Jesus] said, “and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles, 34 who will mock him and spit on him, flog him and kill him” ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Mockery, Ii Series

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Dec 25, 2012
     | 4,067 views

    The cross should serve as a lesson that it is precisely at times when we or the church appear powerless that God’s power is most at work.

    Introduction We come back to the cross. The King, our champion, hangs on the cross for our salvation and continues to endure the mockery of his persecutors. They mock him as a fraudulent king; keeping up the sport they now ridicule him for his lack of power. The man who supposedly possessed ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    A Christmas Carol: Stave 2 Our Past Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 9, 2018
     | 2,953 views

    This message looks at how Christmas impacts our past

    Christmas Eve Stave two the Past As a child he was a voracious reader and his favourite book was The Arabian Nights, which he read over and over again. For a while his family was able to afford to send him to a private school where he flourished, but that was short lived. He was twelve years old ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Sermon On The Plain: An Exposition Of Luke 6:17-38

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jan 30, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 20,208 views

    Jesus calls us to radical discipleship.

    The Sermon on the Plain: An Exposition of Luke 6:17-38 Scholars debate whether this sermon is another version of the Sermon on the Mount. It indeed shares a lot of common themes. Scholars who want to diminish the authority of Scripture try to prove that both evangelists copied and arranged ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    David As A Fugitive Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Aug 17, 2019
     | 9,109 views

    First Samuel 21:1-15 shows the foolishness of a believer gripped by fear.

    Scripture God rejected Saul as king over Israel because of his disobedience, and chose David instead, although he was not immediately coronated. Because of David’s growing popularity with the people, Saul became extremely jealous of David, and tried to kill him. Eventually, Saul’s son Jonathan ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    When Life Hurts

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 19, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 18,731 views

    Sometimes life makes us feel like we're getting pummeled. We're get pounded with left hooks and uppercuts and we don't have a chance to cover up and defend ourselves. Is this an appropriate analogy of how some of your days go? What can we do when life hurts?

    WHEN LIFE HURTS Does this picture depict how you feel sometimes? My Uncle Jeff passed away recently. He had three kids; one of whom used to attend here-Eric. Jeff's daughter, Chelsea, posted this picture on Facebook and I commented on it. What I shared is incorporated in the sermon. 1) When ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ