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  • Plan Ahead

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,056 views

    Plan Ahead (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: James chapter 4 verses 13-17 Ill: A golfer nervously approached the first tee, • It was a hazardous hole with a green surrounded by water, • And he debated if he should use his new golf ball or an old one. • Deciding that the hole was too treacherous, ...read more

  • Protection Plan

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Aug 17, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,314 views

    Once you are in Christ you have God’s ‘Hedge’ around you? That does not mean problems or adversaries won’t arise? There will be more than you can imagine but you won’t be going through it all alone. The presence of God will never leave you nor forsake you

    Opening illustration: During World War II, a US marine was separated from his unit on a Pacific island. The fighting had been intense, and in the smoke and the crossfire he had lost touch with his comrades. Alone in the jungle, he could hear enemy soldiers coming in his direction. Scrambling for ...read more

  • The Plan To Persevere Series

    Contributed by Doug Fannon on Feb 27, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,768 views

    How are we to overcome the heresies and temptations of the world. Jude just does,t tell us about the problems, he list the solution and tells us to snatch others from the fire.

    We live in uncertain times. We live in a world that reimagines truth as something fluid. Oprah Winfrey speaks of “your truth,” and the world is mesmerised by what they imagine is her depth of insight. Of course, all such talk of truth as fluid is foolish. Water still freezes at 32 degrees F and ...read more

  • Altered Plans

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Dec 23, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,908 views

    Joseph was open to God's instructions and changing his intended actions.

    December 22, 2019 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Matthew 1:18-25 Altered Plans Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Differing translations of the Bible can prompt us to reconsider a passage. For instance, the Good News ...read more

  • A Surprise Or A Plan? Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 25, 2021
     | 1,896 views

    The church began as a Messianic Jewish movement, but became a trans-cultural Messianic movement. How can we explain this?

    A Surprise or a Plan? (Romans 9:22-33) 1, I heard about a pastor after he would preach a man would say to him, “Pastor, that was a warm message today.” or the man would say, “Pastor, that was a warm sermon” or he would sometimes say, “I appreciate those warm words.” One day the preacher caught him ...read more

  • Estate Planning

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Apr 16, 2023
     | 900 views

    When you know you’ll have to depend on your friends when your luck goes sour, you build in as much good will as you can along the way.”

    Levi was puzzled. The last time Jesus told a story about a rich man whose steward was mismanaging the estate while the owner was away, the owner kicked the guy out and brought in a new men. He understood that. It was like God was the rich man and the Pharisees and the priests were the stewards, and ...read more

  • The Plan Of The Parent Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 31, 2019
     | 2,126 views

    The plan of the Father is much better. He wants all humans to be His children, to be one with His Firstborn, Jesus Christ, worshiping in spirit and truth, in the Holy Spirit of Truth.

    Fourth Sunday of Advent 2019 The Plan of the Parent I have to admit that even though I have been writing and donating and praying for the conversion of all involved in the abortion industry ever since that black birthday in 1973 when this unspeakable act was made legal by the Supreme Court, the ...read more

  • A Change Of Plans

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Feb 9, 2022
     | 2,529 views

    A sermon for the 5th Sunday of Epiphany, Year C

    February 6, 2022 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Luke 5:1-11; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 A Change of Plans Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. There’s a Yiddish saying: “We make our plans and God laughs.” No matter how much we ...read more

  • God's Awesome Plan

    Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Mar 16, 2024
     | 808 views

    At Easter we think of how Jesus, by dying on the cross, freed us from our slavery to sin. But we can't think, 'I'm saved and that's all that matters to me.' God saves us for a purpose. We need to grasp God's purpose and engage with it.

    Do any of you like watching movies? Do you like action movies? How about prison escapes? There are two kinds of prison-escape movies. There are movies like Escape from Alcatraz or The Great Escape. In these movies the hero’s goal is to escape. There is no bigger goal. Then there are movies ...read more

  • Kiss The Wave

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Mar 31, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,466 views

    Addressing God's plan, purpose and sovereignty during the Coronavirus pandemic

    Kiss the Wave Text: Amos 3:3-8 Good morning everyone. I want to welcome you to Sharon First Baptist Church, whether you’re with us here this morning, or at home watching the live stream. A couple of real quick announcements before we get into our message this morning. 1. First of all, I’d like ...read more

  • Building A Life Of Purpose Series

    Contributed by Darryl Dash on Nov 12, 2000
    based on 319 ratings
     | 37,376 views

    Lessons from Nehemiah on how to build a life of purpose

    Building a Life of Purpose We’re in a series called “Building for Life,” and today we’re going to talk how to build a life of purpose. I’d like you to travel with me back to 1940. The place is London, England. The man we’re going to look at is Winston Churchill – a man who lived with ...read more

  • Individual Purpose Vs. Corporate Purpose

    Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 1, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,984 views

    Doesn’t God have a purpose for mankind in general or for the church as a whole? Isn’t focusing on individual purpose a little self-serving? Aren’t we pushing individualism at the expense of the Body of Christ?

    Up to this point, Purpose Weekly has focused on individual purpose. But what about corporate purpose? Doesn’t God have a purpose for mankind in general or for the church as a whole? Isn’t focusing on individual purpose a little self-serving? Aren’t we pushing individualism at the expense of the ...read more

  • Living Stones: Purpose Series

    Contributed by Justin Ford on Nov 28, 2012
     | 8,747 views

    2nd in a Capital Fundraising Campaign Series

    “LIVING STONES” (3) PURPOSE ACTS 10:36 & ECCL. 1 We’re in week 3 of our 7 week series “Living Stones” where we as a church have been given the God-sized task, after nearly 100 years, (pic of Phase 1) of building a new facility and a new campus that will allow us to ...read more

  • A Forbidden Purpose

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Mar 16, 2004
    based on 126 ratings
     | 28,627 views

    This is about understanding God’s will.

    A young lady attended a missionary service several years ago. As she heard the missionary share the stories of danger and success, she knew that God was calling her to be a missionary. She prayed about it, and talked to several people about this. She just knew that God was calling her to be a ...read more

  • The Cycle Of No Purpose Series

    Contributed by Mark Elkins on Mar 24, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,530 views

    Are you tired of having no purpose? Are you weary from wasting all of your energy on unproductive things? Are you ready for a change? Are you willing to trust God?

    THE CYCLE OF NO PURPOSE Jonah 1 Two gas company service men, a senior training Supervisor and a young trainee were out checking meters and parked their truck at the end of the alley and worked there way to the other end. At the last house a woman looking out her kitchen window watched the two men ...read more

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