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  • Todd Randolph avatar

    Preparing For Vision

    Contributed by Todd Randolph on Oct 12, 2001
    based on 97 ratings
     | 7,724 views

    Getting your church and yourself ready to receive God’s vision.

    On day six of the ill-fated mission of Apollo 13, the astronauts needed to make a critical course correction. If they failed, they might never return to Earth. To conserve power, they shut down the onboard computer that steered the craft. Yet the astronauts needed to conduct a thirty-nine-second ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Are You Prepared Series

    Contributed by Terry Stivers on Jun 25, 2003
    based on 47 ratings
     | 4,520 views

    Jesus gives us an example of what it looks like to be prepared for the ministry. Series on Mark

    ARE YOU PREPARED Mark 1:9-13 INTRO: In April 1988 the evening news reported on a photographer who was a skydiver. He jumped from a plane alone with numerous other skydivers and filmed the group as they fell and opened their parachutes. On the film shown on the telecast, as the final skydiver ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Kevin Ruffcorn avatar

    Be Prepared - Watchful Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Dec 6, 2007
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    The hope and anticipation of Jesus’ return motivates us to be watchful and to live each day of our lives as a faithful servant of God.

    Matthew 24:36-44 “Be Prepared—Watchful” INTRODUCTION Jesus is coming again! Not only is this the subject of the gospel text for today, it is also the great hope of the Christian Church. We as Christians hope and we anticipate Jesus’ return with an eager longing. Anticipation can be life ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Preparing The Heart Series

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Dec 15, 2007
     | 4,787 views

    We can look at the steps of preparing for Christmas to explain the necessary steps of "preparing for a spiritual celebration". a) a cleaning b) a rearranging c) the redocorating and d) the celebration.

    INTRODUCTION A. SERIES: Preparing for Christmas 2007 1. Part 1: The Truth About Traditions A Reminder not to allow our Customs and Traditions to Cover up the Real Celebration! 2. Today: Preparing the Heart B. What do you do to prepare for Christmas? Deb loves to decorate at Christmas. The first ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kevin Ruffcorn avatar

    Be Prepared - Serve Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Dec 17, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,877 views

    Even when we are faced with struggles in our Christian faith, God assures us of his presence and his movement in our lives and world. He also invites us to look beyond our struggles and involve ourselves in the ministry of spreading the kingdom

    Matthew 11:2-11 “Be Prepared—Serve” INTRODUCTION 2007 has been a year full of surprises—both good and bad. I was reminded of this when a member of Desert Streams sent me an E-mail that contain this thought, “I have noticed that as a group we have faced many challenges of late—roadblocks to ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Preparing For Death Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Sep 8, 2008
    based on 18 ratings
     | 14,433 views

    God calls us to prepare for death by basing our life on the death of Jesus.

    Scripture Introduction We believe that God’s people need God’s word rightly applied in order to grow in faith and love and every grace. Thus the pastor has the two-fold task of exegesis and exposition. Exegesis is pulling God’s meaning out of a Bible text; exposition is explaining that ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Preparing For The Best Series

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Oct 14, 2008
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    Persecution can and is real. The key is how we approach it. Peter offers 2 lessons of encouragement: We must "Cultivate Christian Love" and "Practice the Lordship of Christ".

    INTRODUCTION Persecution is real for the believer. While it comes in many different ways, it is real – The group we’ve been studying about in 1 Peter suffered this horror in much a different way than we do as Christians today: Dr. M.R. DeHaan put it this way: In the early days of the church. . . , ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Are You Prepared?

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Nov 7, 2008
    based on 13 ratings
     | 4,863 views

    Jesus gives some "scary" pictures of the end of the world. We don’t need to be scared! Jesus will make sure that we are prepared for whatever He asks us to face.

    -When Linda saw that there were tornadoes heading this direction on Wednesday night, we cancelled our evening plans, we moved a few valuable and sentimental items to the basement, secured a few items outside and settled down in the basement and let the storm move on through -Before 31 December ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Preparing For Blessing

    Contributed by Don Baggett on Jul 27, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
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    God doesn’t intend for us to knock ourselves out in our little difficulties of life. He is well able to handle them for us. Elisha said, “This is but a light thing in the sight of the Lord.” It’s just a miracle! That’s the business God is in.

    Mesha, king of Moab owed Ahab 200,000 sheep. Ahab died and his son, Jehoram, took over. Mesha decided that since Ahab died, he shouldn’t have to pay. Jehoram, the new king of Israel, got Jehosophat, king of Judah, and the king of Edom together and went to make war against Moab. An urgent need ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Elmer Towns avatar

    Preparing For Change

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 14, 2008
    based on 20 ratings
     | 6,066 views

    On the dawn of a new year, we must be ready for new changes but keep our faith in a God who is always the same.

    Pastor’s Bible Class Thomas Road Baptist Church Preparing for Change Dr. Elmer L. Towns December 30, 2007 “Generations come and go but it makes no difference. The sun rises and sets and hurries around to rise again. The wind blows south and north, here and there, twisting back and forth, getting ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Aarron Ellerman avatar

    Are You Prepared? Series

    Contributed by Aarron Ellerman on Jan 31, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,388 views

    Are you prepared for Jesus to return?

    Series: Stories from the Kingdom Text: Matthew 25:1-13 Title: “Are You Prepared?” Introduction The Coming of the Bridegroom • There are two future returns of Jesus Christ that are talked about in the New Testament. 1. The Rapture  literally means “to be carried away.” o When Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stephen Funderburk avatar

    Prepared For Abundance

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Feb 16, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,657 views

    The four soils of life, hardness, shallowness, distraction and soil prepare for Christ

    Intro: in reading the parable of the sower, the soil and the potential of the seed for harvest, a thought comes out of this story, no one wants to miss heaven, no one wants to fail God, everyone would love to realize their full potential in Christ. There is no problem with the seed, no failure in ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Jim Drake avatar

    Urgent Preparation Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Mar 7, 2008
    based on 84 ratings
     | 25,956 views

    In this passage, Jesus knows what is in store for Him. He knows that within just a few short hours, He would be beaten and bruised and hung on an old rugged cross. He knows the tremendous task that lies ahead. So He knows He must urgently prepare.

    1. Urgently prepare in solitude 2. Urgently prepare in sorrow 3. Urgently prepare in submission 4. Don’t prepare by sleeping What would you do if you knew what was going to happen to you tomorrow? If, somehow, some way it was possible for you to look into the future—what would you do? Would ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Prepared For The Rapture Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 10, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 10,636 views

    God knew that He was going to destroy the world soon and He only sought one man – Enoch. A man who lived amidst a perverse environment, sinful world but stood head and shoulders above everyone else. We are not talking about being saved but the RAPTURE.

    Opening illustration: Video clip of ’Left Behind.’ What is being ‘caught up?’ * To Seize ~ act of grasping suddenly * Rapture * Biblically it pertains to meeting the Lord in mid-air * The Rapture is a concept in Christianity relating to the return of Jesus. * Paul cites "the word of the Lord" ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Prepare For Peace Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Nov 16, 2007
    based on 38 ratings
     | 14,185 views

    Paul delivers some closing exhortations to the Philippian saints which will result in God-given peace. He tells them that if they engage in proper prayer, proper ways of thinking and follow his teaching and example, they will experience peace.

    1. The first preparation for peace is looking to the right source (6-7) 2. The second preparation for peace is living with the right mind (8) 3. The third preparation for peace is learning from the right man (9) PHILIPPIANS 4:6-9 Have you ever just had one of those days? Maybe you can relate to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist