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  • Gaither Bailey avatar

    The Time Is Coming

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Dec 15, 2009
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     | 4,407 views

    The return of Christ is nearer today than it was yesterday. Christians must lived prepared every day.

    Luke 21: 25 – 36 / The Time Is Coming Intro: In my time with the children a few weeks ago I spoke with them about road signs. As I prepared this message I thought about how we have become a nation of signs: some of them are helpful and some are not. Some signs cause us to pause and ask, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Be On Guard, And Work

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Feb 26, 2012
     | 7,014 views

    The Lord will come again, and it is given to us to diligently work at our ministries as if these were the final moments

    Many dates have been proposed for the end of the world. Recently: May 21, 2011, October 21, 2011, and December 21, 2012. What do they have in common? It’s not the number 21. None of them are correct. You’d be more accurate saying, “Today is the end of the world,” every day ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Big Stage...big Performance

    Contributed by Johnny Knight on Jan 27, 2010
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    The bigger the challenge becomes, the bigger the stage for your God to do His amazing thing - maybe something bigger than you have ever seen Him do before!

    BIG STAGE...BIG PERFORMANCE Text: 1 Kings 18:36-38 It was the largest cooperative effort ever among the churches of this county where we were about to do our next community-wide outreaches. What we do is a full-scale mobilization of God’s people in an area to reach lost people with what we call ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    A Great Sunday Service

    Contributed by John Perry on Aug 21, 2011
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     | 36,546 views

    Monday morning is often a time when pastors do an autopsy of the weekend's sermon/s. Sometimes as we talk with other pastors on the phone the question is asked - how's your services? But what is it that constitutes a great Sunday service?

    Bunbury Sun am 21/08/2011 “A Great Sunday service” Intro: What are the components of a great Sunday service? Pastors have a bit of a tradition of the Monday morning autopsy. How was Sunday services? Great ….. I preached on …… 2 saved, everyone came to church! Let ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Stand Firm Series

    Contributed by Neil Olcott on Sep 10, 2009
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     | 12,189 views

    The sentence structure in the Greek proves that often we place the emphasis on the wrong thing in this passage. The emphasis is not on the armor, but on standing. The armor is simply a tool that we are to use to carry out God’s command, "STAND."

    Text: Ephesians 6:10-20 Title: Stand Firm INTRODUCTION: Archibald Naismith tells us that at the Battle of Waterloo, when the fight became its worst, an officer galloped up to the Commander, the Duke of Wellington and said, "my Captain says we are being destroyed, we need reinforcements quickly." ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Do I Respond To Adversity?

    Contributed by Chad Bolfa on Aug 31, 2010
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    Paul in his message to Timothy shows us how he responds to adversity.

    How Do I Respond to Adversity? 2 Timothy 1:6-12 Introduction We may not be able to control much of the adversities that we encounter in life, but we may be able to control our response by putting into practice what Paul did. Being the pastor of this church for over 4 years now has allowed me to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    End Time Instruction

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Sep 13, 2010
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     | 4,952 views

    There are responsibities that believers and unbelievers have as we anticipate the coming of Christ.

    End-Time Instruction Matthew 13:24-30 INTRODUCTION A. Little boy petting a beagle dog. 1. Mother remarked, “That dog sure has a sad face.” 2. Boy, “Yep, he sure does.” Saw the tail, “But mommy, he has a happy ending.” B. Life in this world is often ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Revival Ready Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Oct 11, 2010
    based on 8 ratings
     | 12,998 views

    As believers, we must be ready to receive a Holy Ghost Revival.

    Revival READY! James 5:13-16 * Psalm 119:156: "Great are Thy mercies, O Lord; Revive me according to Thine ordinances" * Psalm 119:37: "Turn away my eyes from looking at vanity, And revive me in Thy ways." * Psalm 119:88: "Revive me according to Thy lovingkindness, So that I may keep the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Wise And The Foolish:

    Contributed by William D. Brown on Apr 14, 2008
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     | 4,639 views

    Jesus described the next end time event in the program for Israel following His return to earth, also referred to as the Second Advent, namely, judgment on living Israel in order to separate the saved from the unsaved.

    The Wise & the Foolish: Today I want to talk for a little while to do with this parable in Matt. 25: its important for us to understand who Jesus is talking about. The Parable of the Ten Virgins explains the place of Israel’s true converts of the Tribulation Period. Chapters 24-25 are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Perfect Ending Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Oct 25, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,677 views

    This is the 5th sermon in the series "Having It All".

    Sunday Morning October 18, 2009 Bel Aire Baptist Church Series: Having It All [#5] A PERFECT ENDING 2 Peter 3:1-18 Introduction: 2 Peter 1:3 (NIV) “His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Darren Rogers avatar

    10 The Valley Of Vision Series

    Contributed by Darren Rogers on Oct 28, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 16,698 views

    God has to bring us into the valleys below in order to keep our perspective and purpose clear

    The Valley Of Vision – 12th April 2009 am Isaiah 22:1-5 Background – The people of Judah were behaving like their pagan neighbours and so Isaiah included them in the list of nations that God would judge. In Isaiah’s day, Jerusalem was a “joyous city,” the popular philosophy was …let us eat and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Keep Watch & Be Ready

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 3, 2008
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     | 18,958 views

    In Jesus’ last sermon before He was betrayed, He stressed the need to keep watch and be ready for His return, emphasizing it with three parables. Are you doing what He expects from you? This ought to be our concern today.

    We’ve just read a portion of Jesus’ last sermon to His disciples before He was betrayed. • It stretches from Chapter 23 to 25, with a large part of it about His second coming. • This is the main theme of His long message. It is understandable, since He is about to leave them. • Jesus needs to tell ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Byron Sherman avatar

    Setting The Stage For The Spirit Of God-3 Series

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Apr 16, 2010
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     | 2,424 views

    Luke recorded for Theophilus an account of those acts which preceded the coming of the Holy Spirit in Jesus’ physical absence. How is the stage set for the acts of the Holy Spirit? Setting the stage for the Spirit of God are acts of...

    SETTING the STAGE for the SPIRIT-III—Acts 1:4-8 Luke recorded for Theophilus an account of those acts which preceded the coming of the Holy Spirit in Jesus’ physical absence. How is the stage set for the acts of the Holy Spirit? 10 acts setting the stage for the Spirit of God are... 1. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Carl Allen avatar

    How To Be Ready For The End Times

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Oct 21, 2009
    based on 21 ratings
     | 15,023 views

    The End Times are closer then some people may think. The text for these message is a guide to helping people prepared themselves for when it comes.

    How to be Ready for the End Times 2 Thess. 2:1-17 Introduction As we continue our study of the letters to the church of Thessalonians by Paul, we have seen that the people have been already told about the rapture and tribulation to come. Yet some of the people were confused and started to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Real Life Wisdom Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 28, 2016
     | 5,020 views

    It is the simple things of the Christian life that determine our spiritual success. It is often the simplest wisdom that also pays the greatest dividends. It’s not rocket science!

    Real Life Wisdom (Proverbs 24:27-34) 1. Everyone has to make judgment calls, using what wisdom they have. 2. Take an event that happened this week. It raises the question “Where’s the Beef?” PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- A bull escaped from a Philadelphia slaughterhouse and ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible