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  • Shawn Drake avatar

    God's Purpose Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on May 11, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 10,152 views

    This is the 5th study in the study "God Is On The Job". This study looks at God’s over all purpose being fulfilled.

    GOD’S PURPOSE Ruth 4:13-22 Through my years of school, I have taken many history classes. One of the things that always interested me was in trying to figure out if any of those famous people were in my family line. I remember one day talking to my Mamma, my dad’s mother, about her parents ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Purpose Of The Scriptures Series

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Apr 20, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,265 views

    Why did God give us the Bible? Why did He feel that He needed to inspire man to write the words that lay before us. These are just a few of the questions that I believe are answered in the text for today.

    God’s Perfect Word The Purpose of the Scriptures 2 Timothy 3:14-17 Intro: In our text tonight, Timothy is challenged to maintain a close relationship with the Word of God. Paul tells him of the benefits that come from such a relationship. He is reminded that it is the Scriptures which have taught ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Awesome Plan

    Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Mar 16, 2024
     | 1,055 views

    At Easter we think of how Jesus, by dying on the cross, freed us from our slavery to sin. But we can't think, 'I'm saved and that's all that matters to me.' God saves us for a purpose. We need to grasp God's purpose and engage with it.

    Do any of you like watching movies? Do you like action movies? How about prison escapes? There are two kinds of prison-escape movies. There are movies like Escape from Alcatraz or The Great Escape. In these movies the hero’s goal is to escape. There is no bigger goal. Then there are movies ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Created For A Purpose PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2023
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     | 1,274 views

    Understand God's purpose for our creation, our call to follow Jesus, and how our obedience to Him glorifies God.

    Good morning, family! Today, we're going dive deep into the heart of God's purpose for creation, our call to follow the Messiah, and how we can glorify God through obedience. To kick things off, let me share a quote from Jerry Bridges. He once said, "The person who fears God seeks to live all of ...read more

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    Sufferings Purpose Series

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Mar 12, 2011
     | 8,921 views

    Is there a purpose in suffering? The earthquake and subsequent tsunami make us ask many questions especially if we have not trusted Jesus. Suffering reveals the good that we ignore before disaster. Suffeing calls us to examine the shortness of our life

    Intro: Just three weeks ago we began the suffering portion of this study called incarnate. Today as we draw to a close on our teaching of suffering it is in the face of large scale disaster in Japan that will cause an extended period of suffering for many. If you remember we talked about the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living On Purpose Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 15, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,888 views

    Our lives are not to be lived haphazardly, but guided by the purposes of God.

    Living on Purpose Acts 28:1-31 Intro: Video clip of Acts 28 & Paul’s life. [44:45] Prop: Our lives are not to be lived haphazardly, but guided by the purposes of God. Interrogative: How does this happen? How can we stay in alignment with God’s purposes? TS: This closing chapter of Acts leaves ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Purpose Of Christmas

    Contributed by John Raulerson on Dec 12, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 13,069 views

    The purpose of Christ coming into the world is to restore to man what man lost in the fall

    THE PURPOSE OF CHRISTMAS Matt 1:21 "And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." As we enter the Christmas season most of us would be amazed at the large number of people who could not tell us the true meaning of Christmas. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    40 Days Of Purpose: Week 2 – Worship: You Were Planned For God's Pleasure

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Aug 30, 2004
    based on 46 ratings
     | 3,382 views

    “It’s not about you.” -Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life

    A. HOW DO WE LIVE A LIFE OF WORSHIP, A LIFE PLEASING TO GOD? “Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Purpose Of The Church Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Jan 3, 2007
    based on 30 ratings
     | 19,273 views

    Purpose Driven Concepts. Five Purposes presented as an acrostic - SHINE. Second Sermon in this Series - God’s Committed Community.

    God’s Committed Community: The Purpose of The Church Last week we looked at the Nature Of The Church and we found that the Bible calls the church: 1. A FELLOWSHIP. 2. A FAMILY. 3. A BODY. 4. A FLOCK. Each one of these terms gives us a different understanding of The Church and shows how The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Unstoppable Purpose Series

    Contributed by Steve Greene on Sep 12, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,711 views

    Very few things in life are unstoppable. The only truly unstoppable force in this world comes from God. The Spirit of God makes His Church, His people, and His purpose unstoppable.

    We have been talking about what it means to be unstoppable. We began this series by thinking about things that are unstoppable. I actually did a Facebook poll a few weeks ago: Name the first three things you think of when you hear the word UNSTOPPABLE. #sermonprep I got lots of interesting ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    The Purpose Of Storms Series

    Contributed by John Oscar on Jun 2, 2019
    based on 2 ratings
     | 11,205 views

    Ever wonder why God allows hard times and situations? Find out how God uses the storm to keep us close to HIM.

    Storms of Life Series The Purpose of Storms CCCAG June 2nd, 2019 Today we are going to explore the foundational truth behind why God allows different types of Storms to come into our lives. Scripture- 1 Cor 3: 10-15 Intro: Yellowstone In 2002 my family and I traveled to Walla Walla WA to see my ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Living On Purpose

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 1, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,492 views

    The question has haunted many in the nightmares of ruptured families. Or, as members of the body of Christ we have often been searching while questions keep jumping out at us repeatedly. “Why am I here? What is my purpose?

    The web-slinging superhero has gone and done it again! Spiderman 3 opened on May 6, 2007 and on opening night grossed in excess of a staggering M$151 US – and climbing! This movie was different from Spider 1 and 2 in that Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spiderman, was forced to deal with what the overview ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Our Purpose

    Contributed by John Howard on Aug 6, 2003
    based on 18 ratings
     | 6,954 views

    How does God expect us to live?

    The other day I had the opportunity to talk with a couple of great young men - About their understanding of the Christian life - I was trying to get them to articulate - How their faith influenced their lives - Day to day - I wanted them to tell me as best they could - How their faith influenced ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Power With Purpose Series

    Contributed by Richard Vartenisian on Sep 9, 2015
     | 11,569 views

    Power from God is the strength to do God's will

    Power With Purpose Eph. 3:13 - 21 Have you ever heard that “America is the most powerful nation in the world ?” What does this mean? We have also been called, “The only superpower, left.” This is usually a reference to military power. It could also be applied to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Called For A Purpose Series

    Contributed by Doug Fannon on Nov 13, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 29,822 views

    Why has God called called us? What is His purpose for us?

    2 Timothy 1:8–12 (NKJV) According to Julie Iovine in the New York Times, in the 1990s many owners of small farms in America began to reduce their wholesale farming to a mere sideline and instead started using their property for another purpose: entertainment farming. Other terms for this new ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist