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  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    Believe Week 15 - Total Surrender Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Feb 16, 2015
     | 8,294 views

    Believe week 15 looks at what it means to Totally Surrender your life to Christ.

    Believe 15 ~ Total Surrender February 1, 2015 Our world is filled with quotes about the need to push through the pain, work hard, never give up. Never quit. That’s inconceivable. We have that drummed into us. To a certain extent, we shouldn’t give up, we shouldn’t quit. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    It's A Mess

    Contributed by Marc Phillips on Jun 4, 2015
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     | 12,827 views

    It is not too late to shift our focus to The One that can clean up our mess. Ask Him what your next step is.

    Our world is a mess. Let’s take that a little closer to ourselves… our nation is a mess. We can go closer than that, our state is a mess… do we agree? Are we still on the same page? How about this? Our city is a mess… how about now still got agreement? Our neighborhood is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Mark H. Stevens ThD avatar

    Three Things To Protect (The Mind, The Heart, And The Mouth)

    Contributed by Mark H. Stevens Thd on Jan 4, 2017
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     | 12,993 views

    The Forces of Darkness are after three areas of a Believers lives The Mind - The Heart - The Mouth

    YOUR MIND. The devil loves to put thoughts into your mind. You can be born-again and heaven-bound, but if you have wrong thoughts, your effectiveness on earth is greatly diminished. We must war against thoughts that don’t agree with the truth. Analyze your thoughts. Just say to yourself, “Hey, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Measuring Success

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Aug 22, 2015
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     | 8,750 views

    Paul tells us that our success as ministers for Christ will be judged by our faithfulness, Not by man or even ourselves but by God. God will look into our hearts and examine our motives and we will receive our praise from him.

    MEASURING SUCCESS 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 (NLT) INTRO: There was a man in a community that had the reputation for always being able to catch fish. Regardless of the time of the year it was, or whether anybody else was catching fish, this man was always managed to come back with a boat load of fish. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Stay Focused/ Set Your Face To The Wall.

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 17, 2014
     | 5,868 views

    There is a time to set your face to the wall and stay focused on the main thing. It is easy to lose sight of the eternal goals before us.

    STAY FOCUSED, KEEP AN EYE ON THE GOAL GOD KNOWS HOW TO PREPARE HIS PEOPLE By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com NEVER WHERE THE THE GOAL IS... WEHS played Barren County in a JV game 10/18 /11. A Barren County player made an INTERCEPTION about the 10 yard line, he turned to run 90 yards to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Love Them Back

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 28, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,406 views

    Expect oppositions in life and ministry, but stay focused. Listen to what God has to say, not man. Repay with grace, not justice.

    How do you handle oppositions - people who do not like you, make fun of you, and always coming at you, with or without good reasons. • And worst still, you can’t run away from them; you are called to serve them. That’s Moses’ experience. And that can be our experience ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Going The Distance

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Oct 5, 2010
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     | 13,571 views

    We can go the distance and finish well, if we will prepare ourselves and keep the right focus throughout the race.

    GOING THE DISTANCE Hebrews 12:1-3 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Dag Heward-Mills avatar

    16 Things Every Leader Should Know About Concentration Series

    Contributed by Dag Heward-Mills on Jan 5, 2011
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     | 7,983 views

    Everyone accomplishes things for God by concentrating. The lack of focus and divided attention also leads to divided accomplishments and incomplete projects. Like a magnifying glass concentration allows you to take all of your resources and create the max

    …but this one thing I do… Philippians 3:13 1. Every great human achievement is the result of concentration. 2. Every great military battle is won by bringing all forces to concentrate on a single objective. 3. Every great ministry accomplishes things for God by concentrating on a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Don’t Be Confused About The Term Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Nov 7, 2010
     | 4,930 views

    The modern-day, Americanized church is a poor representation of the 1st Century church. We are confused about what we are.

    Don’t be Confused – (THE TERM) - #1 Matthew 16:13-19 * This morning I carry you on a brief journey on which, for the past couple of weeks, I have found myself. Quite honestly, this journey has been painful and helpful as well as hard and exciting. My first disclaimer is that my desire is not to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Recognize The King!

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Apr 13, 2011
     | 5,508 views

    Palm Sunday is a time when we see Jesus enter into Jerusalem, BUT, did the people really see Jesus for the King He is, or the King they wanted Him to be?

    RECOGNIZE THE KING (All my sermons use illustrations found on www.sermoncentral.com and all scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) I have often wondered how many people would recognize Jesus if He were to walk amongst us today? Now I know that Jesus is “with us,” but that is not ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Hang In There

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Nov 17, 2014
     | 5,723 views

    It’s hard to live the Christian life, but it’s worth it.

    Hang in There November 23, 2014 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: It’s hard to live the Christian life, but it’s worth it. Focus Passage: 2 Timothy 1:8-12 Supplemental Passage: Then his wife said to him, "Do you still hold fast your ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Am I Trapped? Can I Change?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 8, 2014
     | 3,019 views

    It is terrible to feel like you are trapped, know you can change your moods, your countenances, your attitude. Look beyond today...

    AM I TRAPPED? CAN I CHANGE? CAN I CHANGE MY COUNTENANCE? MOOD? ATTITUDE? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I. WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE TELL SOMEONE THEY HAVE AN ATTITUDE? CAN A PERSON CHANGE THEIR ATTITITDES OR ARE WE TRAPPED TO STAY IN THIS ATTITUDE? A. DO YOUR FEELINGS DICTATE YOUR ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    Following Jesus

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Sep 17, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,814 views

    To be good disciples, we must be prepard. Jesus highlighted the need to count the cost (commitment), to consider the priority (value) and to clear the distractions (focus) of life.

    [RECAP] Jesus calls us to FOLLOW HIM. What is the cost of following Jesus? [Read Luke 9:57-62] • Jesus was travelling on the road when the talk of FOLLOWING ME arises again. Three men here were considering about following Jesus. • Two of them declared that they wanted to, and one ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    God Encouraging Christians Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Apr 30, 2019
     | 4,944 views

    God’s desire is for Christians to be encouraged with the Bible and His oaths!

    Let us continue to worship our God by listening to what He has to say to us today. Please open your Bibles, God’s Word to the Letter to the Hebrews Chapter 6….. We have been noting that those Hebrew Christians about 2000 years ago had one foot in Christianity but the other foot wants to go back to ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Train Your Eyes To Look Away From Evil

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jan 17, 2025
     | 530 views

    The eyes are a powerful gateway to the soul, and what we allow them to focus on can either draw us closer to God or lead us into sin

    Title: TRAIN YOUR EYES TO LOOK AWAY FROM EVIL By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 2 Samuel 11:1-17 Supporting Texts: Job 31:1, Matthew 5:28-29, Psalm 101:3, Proverbs 4:25-27 INTRODUCTION: The eyes are a powerful gateway to the soul, and what we allow them to focus on can either draw us closer to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God