Independence Day:God's Closeness in Uncertain Times

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  • Brian Atwood avatar

    Sharing Reassurance

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Jun 9, 2003
    based on 84 ratings
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    God reassures us so we can share His reassurance with others.

    God is a very reassuring God, and His Word, the Bible, is a very reassuring book! God gives us so many reassurances in the Bible that we couldn’t possibly cover them all in one worship setting - so we’re going to look at just one today. We are reassured that GOD FINISHES WHAT HE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pat Cook avatar

    A Win-Win Situation

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Jun 15, 2003
    based on 842 ratings
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    A funeral message from Philippians 1:21 ("to live is Christ"), with opening remarks from 2 Timothy 4:6-7 ("departure".)

    Funeral for June Amos – April 16, 2003 Opening remarks: 2 Timothy 4:6-7 For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time has come for my departure. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Now there is in store for me the crown of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brad Beaman avatar

    How To Keep An Eternal Perspective Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Jul 1, 2003
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    Wouldn’t it be wonderful to go through life day by day with an eternal perspective? Have you ever known that kind of person? Their car breaks down and somehow the service man comes to know Christ. Why? They live with an eternal perspective.

    Read: Philippians 1:18-26 Think of a modern example of a person who keeps an eternal perspective. The person who comes to my mind is Jim Elliott. He was famous for saying, he is no fool to give up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” This flows from the heart of a man who had an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Three Disciplines That Bring Joy

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Mar 19, 2002
    based on 190 ratings
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    Learn the three disciplines to ensure joy for your journey in life.

    Introduction: I don’t know how many of you like or dislike the word discipline, but the word usually brings a strong response. You, either, love discipline and live a disciplined life, or you love discipline but are frustrated because you don’t live a disciplined life, or you hate discipline but ...read more

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  • Jean Morris avatar

    Chosen Of God

    Contributed by Jean Morris on Jan 28, 2003
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    Paul was chosen by God, yet for the sake of the furtherance of the Gospel he had to suffer many things; he teaches us in the book of Philippians that we should rejoice in sufferings and anxiety, and rejoice in lowly service, with Christ as our pattern.

    December 26, 1999 TRAVELER’S REST CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST CHOSEN OF GOD Paul wrote Philippians while he was imprisoned in Rome. He had visited Philippi on his second missionary journey, this was some time later, and the Church seems to have been well established at the time of this writing. In ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Paul Apple avatar

    The Focus Of The Gospel -- Exalting Christ Series

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000
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    FOCUS ON EXALTING CHRIST AND YOU CAN COUNT ON SUPERNATURAL BOLDNESS IN FRUITFUL MINISTRY -- - ONE THAT WILL GLORIFY CHRIST - AND EFFECTIVELY IMPACT OTHERS

    BIG IDEA: FOCUS ON EXALTING CHRIST AND YOU CAN COUNT ON SUPERNATURAL BOLDNESS IN FRUITFUL MINISTRY -- - ONE THAT WILL GLORIFY CHRIST - AND EFFECTIVELY IMPACT OTHERS I. SUPERNATURAL BOLDNESS IN FRUITFUL MINISTRY COMES FROM FOCUSING ON EXALTING CHRIST (:19-21) A. The Power of Intercessory Prayer ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How The Holy Spirit Can Lead You As He Led Paul

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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    The Holy Spirit empowered Paul to be Christ’s witness in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and to uttermost parts of the earth

    Illustration:In a seminary missions class, Herbert Jackson told how, as a new missionary, he was assigned a car that would not start without a push. After pondering his problem, he devised a plan. He went to the school near his home, got permission to take some children out of class, and had them ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    New Purpose Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Nov 13, 2000
    based on 74 ratings
     | 5,533 views

    Serving God even when it

    I guess we all know the difference between a pessimist and an optimist. A pessimist is someone who describes a glass as half empty while an optimist sees it as half full. A pessimist is someone who, on your birthday, will say: "May your day be better than it probably will be!" Some people are born ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Stephen Todd avatar

    Joy In Serving God And Others Series

    Contributed by Stephen Todd on Apr 19, 2003
    based on 57 ratings
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    True joy does not come from pleasing ourselves, but from pleasing God and from serving others.

    Philippians 1:19-26 Sunday, February 3, 2002 There are times when we make Paul’s first imprisonment in Rome seem like it was a rather comfortable situation. He lived in his own home. He could have visitors whenever he chose. We even seem to take his eventual release as a foregone ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    "Endless Love" Is Not A Maudlin Song Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 4, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
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    Radical discipleship is self-giving for the sake of the world, and not self-satisfaction nor giving only to those who please us.

    When you learn to sing, you must learn to sing scales. Scales start with “do” on the low end and you step up until you get to “do” again, where the frequency exactly doubles the one where you started. That’s a scale. The syllables that you sing come from a medieval Spanish ballad. “Do re mi ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Joyful Stress

    Contributed by Troy Borst on May 15, 2003
    based on 26 ratings
     | 5,666 views

    Dealing with stress in a godly way

    JOYFUL STRESS PHILIPPIANS 1:18-30 (Based on a Sermon from Nelson’s Annual Preacher’s Sourcebook, 2003) INTRODUCTION… USA Today Poll about Stress, Jan 24, 2002 How often do you experience stress in your daily life? 42% = Frequently 38% = Sometimes 18% = Rarely 2% = Never ILLUSTRATION… from ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Kamal Weerakoon avatar

    The Gospel Is All That Matters Series

    Contributed by Kamal Weerakoon on May 24, 2003
    based on 174 ratings
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    Why do we have so little impact on our world? Why are we so much like the world, and so un-like our heavenly Father? The second half of Philippians ch 1 challenges us to get our priorities right - the Gospel is all that matters!

    Introduction Imagine this. You’ve become a missionary. You’ve gone to a foreign country that hasn’t heard the Gospel. You try not to be a foreigner, you try and fit in with them. You take on their customs and habits. You wear their clothes, eat their food, learn their language. You love ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Expectation And Hope

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Sep 12, 2003
    based on 276 ratings
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    We, like Paul, should live in expectation and hope.

    INTRO.- ILL.- A man approached a little league baseball game one afternoon. He asked a boy in the dugout what the score was. The boy responded, "Eighteen to nothing--we’re behind." "Boy," said the spectator, "I’ll bet you’re discouraged." "Why should I be discouraged?" replied the little ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Stephen Fournier avatar

    The Proper Perspective

    Contributed by Stephen Fournier on Sep 15, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,889 views

    Sermon on life and death

    THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE Philippians 1:19-26 12/13/94 How many of you have been up in one of those small airplanes? This fall was the first time that I had the opportunity to go up in one of those little four seat planes courtesy of xxxx. I had been up in commercial airliner and military aircraft ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

  • Edward Frey avatar

    Christians Have A Sure Thing

    Contributed by Edward Frey on Sep 21, 2002
    based on 61 ratings
     | 6,172 views

    May God grant us the courage and willingness to exalt Christ in life and in death!

    There’s no such thing as a sure thing.” That statement brings out the blatant skepticism inherent to the human nature. Whether you’re dealing with the stock market or simply perusing the coupons in the Sunday paper, people are cautious to jump at something. After all, if it seems too good to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran