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  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Praise The Lord All You Nations

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 20, 2022
     | 1,497 views

    Jesus came with the intention to gather all humanity together into the kingdom of God, to use the members of His Church for that gathering.

    Twenty-first Sunday in Course There’s one thing you can count on when you open a news site, and the same thing is true when you open the Scriptures. You will find that human beings are most frequently motivated by what Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas calls passions, and those emotion-driven actions ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    I Was Blind, But Now I See! Series

    Contributed by Jose Gomez Sr. on Aug 6, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,277 views

    4th part of "A Purpose driven life" series by Pastor Gomez Sr.

    *Matthew 16:13-19 Mark 8:27?30; Luke 9:18?21 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, "Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?? So they said, "Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.? He said to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What Exactly Is A "Layman?"

    Contributed by Mark H. Stevens Thd on Jan 24, 2014
     | 8,372 views

    The Church is very ineffective because it is Clergy Driven and not driven by ALL believers with a passion for souls!

    One problem I have found in the modern church is that we have made the church a CLERGY run entity. God meant the church to be driven by ALL of the saints. We are a body of BELIEVERS and BELIEVERS are supposed to CAST OUT DEVILS, PREACH THE GOSPEL, and LAY HANDS on the sick. (James 5:16 and Mark ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A Messiah's View Of Divorce Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Mar 11, 2011
     | 4,513 views

    Jesus can bless marriages and heal divorces.

    A Messiah's Look At Divorce Text: Matthew 19:1-12 Introduction 1. Illustration: "Saying you believe something or merely belonging to a church, unsurprisingly, does little for marriage; but the more you are involved in the actual practice of your faith in real ways -- through submitting yourself to ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Putting First Things First

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 1, 2011
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     | 8,785 views

    One of the most common faults among those who claim to be Christians is that of having wrong priorities in this life. The truth is, we are amiss when it becomes our habit to put secondary things primary, and primary things secondary. It is hard to believ

    Intro: One of the most common faults among those who claim to be Christians is that of having wrong priorities in this life. The truth is, we are amiss when it becomes our habit to put secondary things primary, and primary things secondary. It is hard to believe and yet so true that we sin and do ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    The Necessity Of The Cross Series

    Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Mar 29, 2025
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     | 484 views

    Jesus is the key - the only key - which can release us from our imprisonment to sin.

    THE NECESSITY OF THE CROSS Charles Wesley was born in 1707. He was the 18th child! His parents had one more child after him. If it was today, the Wesleys would have been in the news! 19 children is exceptional. Charles Wesley’s father, Samuel Wesley, was the rector of the local church. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Arrested Series

    Contributed by Tim White on May 11, 2014
     | 6,215 views

    The enemies of the cross at Jesus' arrest show us strong lessons about the Kingdom of Christ.

    When we hear the word, “arrested”, we think of criminals. Criminals are an unusual sort, as far as I can tell. I hear tell of a set of criminal brothers who did all sorts of crime. As a matter of fact, if a crime occurred in this small community, one, if not both, of these boys had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    5 Keys To A Healthy Church

    Contributed by Jeffrey Kellum on Oct 28, 2003
    based on 21 ratings
     | 5,035 views

    Church growth is a health issue. Anything with life will grow if it is healthy. This sermon was compiled from principles outlined in Rick Warren’s "Purpose Driven Life" and Dan Southerland’s "Transitioning"

    I. Introduction: Parachute Story from the National Training Center, Ft Irwin, CA 1989. In April of ’89 I served as a Detachment Commander during the Army’s first Special Operations Rotation to the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, CA. Our mission was to parachute in and take down a radar ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Membership Series

    Contributed by Jeffrey Kellum on Feb 22, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 9,773 views

    This outline was assembled from Scripture references in lessons 15 through 18 in Purpose Driven Life

    INTRODUCTION: NEED: There is a very great need in our church and community life to reevaluate our expectations on membership in the family of God. America is no longer a predominantly spiritual society. Rather, our culture has become primarily secular in its thinking. Because of the secular ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Knots - Part 4 - Knot Keeping Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Feb 17, 2014
     | 3,348 views

    We are divided into "Have Knots" and "Have Nots". Knot-tied or single, there are relationship principles we must know.

    Knots Pt. 4 - Knot Keeping We talked about how our relationship status is the number 1 way of categorizing people in our society. We are either a "have knot" or "have no knot". Relationships can either be one of the greatest blessings in your life or they can produce more pain than drugs, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Comeback From Covid 19 #1

    Contributed by Brian Harrell on May 28, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,777 views

    As we reopen churches from Covid 19 we will see that life has changed and that opinions wildly differ on the issues. Romans 14 deals with similar food fights that have erupted in the church and how to solve them

    The difference between us this is a serious message today about something that could become a serious problem. Have you ever been involved in a food fight? These are the kind of things that spontaneously break out in cafeterias or at summer camp and it’s usually for fun. But in the Bible a food ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Formed To Be Friends Of God - Purpose Driven Life Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 26, 2004
    based on 100 ratings
     | 13,809 views

    Jesus said that we’re His friends... but what do friends of God do???

    OPEN: Friendship is an elusive commodity. I have sought quotes and illustrations on this topic and found only a few observations I found to be enlightening… but the few that I did find were enlightening: One Native American Indian Tribe described a friend as: “someone who carries my sorrows on his ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Lukewarm Church Of Laodecia

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Nov 17, 2019
     | 4,072 views

    Lukewarmness is like a dud bomb. Accomplishes not a thing. Jesus Christ prefers us to be passionately against God or, much better, passionately for God. And He disciplines us because He loves us so very much. Thanks to William Barclay's insights which are reflected throughout this message.

    November 17 Sermon - The Churches of Revelation - Laodicea So we have come to the end of our look at the churches of Revelation, today being the last day. And it’s been a fascinating journey to see some of the challenges that the early church faced, and how Jesus directly, through this ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Philippians And Stress 4: Performance-Driven Stress Series

    Contributed by Vic Folkert on Mar 26, 2020
     | 4,214 views

    Performance-driven stress is overcome by a clearer focus on Christ. Not pressure to perform, but passion to take hold of the prize.

    PHILIPPIANS AND STRESS: PERFORMANCE-BASED STRESS—Philippians 3:1-21 As we read Philippians, we have been focusing on how to handle stress. One of the biggest sources of stress is pressure to perform. It starts with children: “Be a good boy.” “Be a nice girl.” “Make Dad proud.” “Don’t make us ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Exposing The Kingdom Focused Church Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Sep 16, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,381 views

    Inspired by several resources. Gene Mimms’ books "The Kingdom Focused Church" and "Kingdom Principles for Church Growth, Rick Warren’s "Purpose Driven Church and Thom Rainer’s "Simple Church."

    EXPOSING THE KINGDOM FOCUSED CHURCH Matthew 16:18-19 / Matthew 28:18-20 > Have you ever taken a picture, taken it to be developed, and it came back “out of focus?” Do you remember your frustration? And do you remember that your frustration was control somewhat by basically 2 factors; how ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist