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    What Good Is Worship? Series

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jul 24, 2014
     | 6,687 views

    There's nothing quite like the anticipation of an upcoming college football season - unless of course it's the anticipation you feel as you prepare for worship each Sunday! Oh - it's not quite same. Why not?

    “Soul Talk: What Good Is Worship” Ps. 63 There’s just nothing quite like it. Soon college football fans everywhere will be filled with excitement. The college teams will begin practice, which will prompt prognosticators to start their analysis and empower fans to dream that this ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    "Defeat Evil With Good"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jul 31, 2014
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    A sermon about being the Church.

    Romans 12:1-21 "Defeat Evil with Good" We would be in denial if we were to say that there is not something terribly wrong with our world. We would be delusional if we were to deny the existence of evil. This past week, the world watched in horror the desperation of children and civilians who ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Prayer For The Good Life Series

    Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Aug 17, 2014
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    Prayer for help each day the godly cease to rise in the glory of Jesus for the glory of the king and the nations and those in persecution must reflect on the new Jerusalem, their redemption and salvation in the grace of the faith of Jesus Christ.

    Prayer For The Good Life by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (August 17, 2014) “Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men” (Psalms 12:1, King James Version [David craveth help of God]). Greetings in the Holy Name Of Jesus, ...read more

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    Denomination: Friends

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    See The Goodness Of The Law

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 18, 2014
     | 4,326 views

    The Law proclaims the character of God. It provides the definite of life the way God designs it to be. It presents man's need of salvation.

    “I am going to implement some rules in ES. Everyone who attends the service must keep to these rules. Here are 10 rules you must abide by…” • What kind of feelings do you have when you hear that? Good feelings or bad? Positive ones or negative? • We don’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Series

    Contributed by Russ Adams on Jul 30, 2015
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    People will respond to Jesus in one of three ways.

    July 26, 2015 Church Planting The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Acts 13:42-51 Opening words: I love this story. D.L. Moody once spoke with a woman who didn't like his method of evangelism. He replied, "I don't really like my method either. What is yours?” She answered, “I don’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Make Good Investments Series

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Sep 1, 2015
     | 7,623 views

    So how are your investments doing?

    “Living a Joy-full Life: Make Good Investments” Phil 4:14-23 So how are your investments doing? It’s more than likely that you immediately thought about your financial investments. And why not? Investment advice is everywhere – radio, television, newspapers, magazine ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Jesus, The Good Shepherd

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Apr 25, 2015
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    We are called on to continue Jesus’s work. We are called on to be shepherds, witnesses of God’s love. We are to be there for each other. We are to care for and support one another. We must put ourselves in the path of evil when necessary.

    John 10:11-18 is part of a longer discourse in which Jesus tells his disciples and us that he is the way to heaven and eternal life. In this passage he explains this concept by comparing himself to a shepherd. The image of a shepherd was one that was common among members of his audience. Palestine ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Parable Of The Good Samaritan

    Contributed by James Snyder on May 28, 2013
     | 4,395 views

    Compassion is the defining attitude in kingdom living propelling us forward in ministry.

    Everybody fancies himself a Good Samaritan. And everybody has good reasons why they cannot be a Good Samaritan in a particular situation. The idea is that we can pick and choose when we are going to be a Good Samaritan. That would be okay if people could pick and choose when and what problems they ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    A Good Father Must Be

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jun 16, 2013
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    What a father must be to God and family.

    A GOOD FATHER MUST Luke 15:17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christians Are To Do Good Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jun 17, 2013
     | 3,884 views

    God is good all the time, all the time God is good! Why aren't His people?

    We continue our study of the First Letter of the Apostle Peter to Christians. Open your Bibles to 1 Peter 2…. We have learned so far from 1 Peter: God has given much to Christians! Christians can live successful lives even though they are foreigners on earth. Christians are to mature in ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Blessing Of Good Grief Series

    Contributed by Kraig Pullam on Jul 28, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,548 views

    God extends delight to the one who mourning over the reality of their spiritual bankruptcy

    We have often described this one thing as affliction, anguish and agony. Some have considered it the successor of trouble while others consider it the predecessor of moral collapse, failure, disintegration and decay. To be sure, some have overcome insurmountable odds and have come out triumphant ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Be A Good Baptist Series

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jul 29, 2013
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     | 5,647 views

    John the Baptist is the exemplar of the Christian witness which always points away from self and towards Jesus. The Gospel is all about Him, not us.

    How to Be a Good Baptist John 1:19-51 Rev Mark Barber When I first preached this at Mt. Zion UMC, I put the sermon title “How to Be a Good Baptist” out on the sign in front of the church. You would not believe how many comments I received from people in the community, especially since the next ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    "From Good To Great"

    Contributed by David Henderson on Jul 30, 2013
     | 5,245 views

    If you want to go up in life you must first come down.

    “From Good to Great” John 3:22-36 Several years ago Jim Collins wrote a book titled “Good to Great.” It is the story of how effective leaders can take a business that is already doing well and take it to the next level. One of the quotes from his book is this: ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Are You A Good Neighbor? Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 5, 2013
     | 5,222 views

    In relating to our Neighbor’s about their Need for eternal life, Jesus shows us how to: 1) Relate to our Neighbor’s Needs (Lk 10:25), 2) Recommend to our Neighbor’s about their Need (Lk 10:26–28), the danger to 3) Reject our Neighbor’s Need (Lk 10:29-37)

    Battling ever-rising levels of distrust of Canada’s legal class, the Ontario Bar Association is mounting what may be the largest effort yet to defend the reputations of the country’s lawyers: A campaign that emphasizes the idealistic reasons they went to law school in the first place. ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Dave McFadden avatar

    "The Goodness Of God" Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jun 15, 2015
     | 9,447 views

    God is perfectly good. What does that mean?

    James speaks to us her about the goodness of God. He refers to God as the “Father of the heavenly lights.” This is the only place in the Bible where God is called by such a title and seems to be used by James for the purpose of emphasizing God’s goodness. The idea of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist