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  • John Hamby avatar

    A Call To Commitment

    Contributed by John Hamby on Jun 12, 2001
    based on 1,615 ratings
     | 208,589 views

    Three clear calls that every believer has to face.

    A Call to Commitment Romans 12:1-2 I want to introduce you to a mythical church member that I am going to call Kenny. When we first meet Kenny he is attending services at First Church but he left because the services were too formal, every one on the platform ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Preparing To Build Your Temple

    Contributed by Tommy Davis on Jun 13, 2001
    based on 157 ratings
     | 19,586 views

    This sermon was preached for the Building Fund Rally at the Greater Thankful Missionary Baptist Church in Bleecker, Alabama. The sermon focuses on the importance of preparation in kingdom building.

    Preparing to Build Your Temple Text: 1 Chronicles 22:5,6; 1 Corinthians 6:19,20 1 Chronicles 22:5,6 5 And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Numbered, Weighed, And Given Away Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 27, 2002
    based on 68 ratings
     | 10,705 views

    Sermon for Deacon Ordination service; we obsess on things that do not matter and ignore things that do make a difference. Our sin is using holy things for our own pleasure, compounded with a failure to read the signs of the times.

    We give too much of ourselves to things that do not last. We give too little of ourselves to things that will endure. It is easy to obsess on things that don’t matter. It is tempting to ignore things that really count. If something does not change that pattern, at the end of the day, we are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Growing Up Into The Truth

    Contributed by Joe Harding on Mar 4, 2002
    based on 105 ratings
     | 32,326 views

    Growing up into the truth means living life God’s way, the way of Love!

    GROWING UP INTO THE TRUTH I CORINTHIANS 13: 1-13 MARCH 3, 2002 INTRODUCTION: The Smith’s were proud of their family tradition. Their ancestors had come to America on the Mayflower. Their line had included Senators, Pastors, & Wall Street wizards. Now they decided to compile a family history, a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Silent Series

    Contributed by Damien Spikereit on Mar 2, 2001
    based on 166 ratings
     | 6,798 views

    God is always at work in his world and in his people.

    - Stacey’s gonna kill me for sharing this story. But, I just have to. One winter several years ago, Stacey and I were traveling from Colorado to her home in Arkansas. Now the route that you take to make that trip is Interstate 70 which runs from the Western border of Kansas all the way to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How To Slay Your Giant

    Contributed by James Bryant on Nov 20, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 8,987 views

    David did it and so can you!

    HOW TO SLAY YOUR GIANT 1st Samuel 17:32-37 (32) And David said to Saul, Let no man’s heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine. (33) And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Give Thanks For Who He Is

    Contributed by Joel Curry on Nov 25, 2001
    based on 33 ratings
     | 10,023 views

    We paused as a nation this week to give thanks. Let us give thanks not just for what God has done for us, but for Who He is!

    In 1789, our nation’s first President, George Washington, issued the following proclamation: <I>Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor, and Whereas ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Get Ready Series

    Contributed by Bob Hunter on Nov 25, 2001
    based on 155 ratings
     | 23,760 views

    This message will prepare a Church to conquer new spiritual territory.

    Get Ready! Joshua 1:1-11 Pastor Bob Hunter Springwater Church of the Nazarene Gresham, OR One of the most intriguing individuals in the O.T. was a man named Joshua. A whole book was named after him, a lot of scholars believe the book to be his own personal account of what historically ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    A Fresh Encounter With God Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Nov 27, 2000
    based on 204 ratings
     | 37,679 views

    How God changed Abram

    A Study of the Life of Abraham A Fresh Encounter With God Gen 17:1-8 In this passage there is a definite challenge to Abram to move to a new level of trust and faith. At a time when Abram may have thought that his best years are behind him, God asks him to move up. This call to move higher ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Can I Count My Blessings?

    Contributed by Larry Wise on Dec 1, 2000
    based on 305 ratings
     | 21,554 views

    Keeping my perspective when times get tough.

    How Can I Count My Blessings? I Peter 4:12-19 So, how was your Thanksgiving this year? Consider Job. He has come to represent the epitome of suffering. His children were killed in an accident. He is financially ruined. He has been stricken with an incurable illness--and is in such constant ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Anxiety

    Contributed by Patrick Lane on Dec 20, 2000
    based on 79 ratings
     | 12,267 views

    Freeing ourselves from the tyranny of good intentions

    Last week I asked you what you were afraid of, what fears could paralyze you. And we talked at length about a common fear of most everyone, the fear of being forgotten and alone. There is a close cousin of fear I’d like to ask you about what makes you anxious. Anxiety is a little less intense ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Benifits Of Salvation Series

    Contributed by Dan Borchert on Dec 9, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,920 views

    Why salvation? Well other then the fact of eternal life with the Creator (which should be enough) there are some other benifits too

    Romans 5:1-11 Getting on the Same Pages As God About Benefits of Salvation Introduction A. When you are looking for a new job there are many factors you need to consider B. Such as where is it, how many hours do they want me for, what will I be doing, how many employees are their, and What is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    "The Wake-Up Call"

    Contributed by Ken Harris on Dec 14, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 9,374 views

    The purpose of this sermon is to motivate the hearers to end their complacency and turn to God before He gives a wake up call.

    The Wake-Up Call Joel 1:1-7 U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris, Jr. CP Walker Multicultural Gospel Service Taegu, Korea BIG IDEA: I. ANNOUNCE THE PERICOPE: Joel 1:1-7 OTHER REFERENCES: Isaiah 24 (God’s purpose in Judgments: The destruction of earth); verse 1: See, the Lord is going to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Learning To Make Lemonade Series

    Contributed by Robert Dyson on Dec 19, 2003
    based on 29 ratings
     | 15,751 views

    This sermon is designed to encourage believers to make the most out of difficult situations.

    Series: “How To Have Joy In A Jail Cell” Pastor: Robert E. Dyson City of Refuge Bible Baptist Church True Blue, VA PHP 1:3 I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Building On A Community Of Care Series

    Contributed by Steve Lawson on Jan 5, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,835 views

    As a church, we are called to care for each other.

    Building on a Community of Care 2 Corinthians 1:3, 4 I am now working toward the day when communities of God’s people, ordinary Christians whose lives regularly intersect, will accomplish most of the good that we now depend on mental health professionals to provide. And they will do it by ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational