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"A Messiah Who Sends Part 1: Preparing For The Journey" Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Mar 17, 2010

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Jesus gives us everything we need to be successful in ministry.

A Messiah Who Sends Part 1: Preparing For the Journey Text: Matt. 10:1-15 Introduction 1. Illustration: “[Most people] act as if they were simply dropped down in creation and have to entertain [them] selves until [they] die. But we [Christians] were sent into the world by God, just as Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:1-15

Denomination: Methodist

Choices: A Teenage Dream Or A Greater Purpose Series

Contributed by Jack Perkins, D.min., Ladc, Csac, Cclc on Nov 25, 2020

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The Star and Stars of Christmas is a series of messages for Advent. Using the idea of a play on a stage. Each message will look at different characters in the Christmas story. The introduction takes a critical look at how many in our society are portrayed as celebrities—bigger than life.

Many Americans are star struck, enamored with stardom. It is like we idolize celebrities, to include animated and fictional characters. Hollywood stars are put ahead of the heroes of faith, as mentioned in the book of Hebrews. Sport celebrities are stronger figures in our mind than people of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What On Earth Am I Here For? Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Sep 25, 2006

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This is week one of Forty Days of Purpose I’ve modified it with a survivor theme to run off of Survivor Cook Islands.

Sitting on the beach on an island in the middle of nowhere with 19 other people who wished you weren’t there. And all you can think is “What on Earth am I Here For?” It wasn’t that long ago that life was different, more comfortable more fun and now all you have is the island, your “Team” mates ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Wesleyan

Happiness Is In Your Hands

Contributed by Andy Grossman on Aug 3, 2014

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Gives seven helps that will lead you to happiness

“Happiness is in Your Hands” August 3, 2014 I believe that God is a happy God. He is a joyful God. I believe heaven is filled with love and laughter. Angels are singing; saints are shouting in joy; there is a euphoria that we can only dream about. This is the destiny of the Child ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 45:6-8

Denomination: Holiness

Planned For God's Pleasure Series

Contributed by Johann Neethling on May 22, 2006

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The first major purpose for which God created us - WORSHIP

FORMED FOR GOD’S FAMILY The Purpose Driven Life - Part 3 : 3/19/06 • I have here a sympathy letter sent by the President of the Republic of Cabo-Verde, an archipelago of 10 islands about 350 miles off the west coast of Africa. It was sent to the family of Adelina Dominguez who died in San ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:29-30, Mark 15:37-41

Denomination: United Methodist

Mature Faith

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jul 11, 2006

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Study with me the five purposes of the church – five experiences that can make us strong disciples, able to serve our Master.

My brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of any kind, consider it nothing but joy, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance; and let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking in nothing. James 1:2-4 (NRSVA) Spiritual ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-4

Denomination: United Methodist

Why Do You Need The Church

Contributed by Ron Theis on Jul 9, 2010

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A sermon about what the church provides for the believer. Worship, Fellowship, Discipleship, Ministry, Evangelism

Why Do You Need The Church? Psalm 122 . Vance Packard calls America “a nation of strangers.” • Today: an epidemic of loneliness in our society. (4 out of 10 experience intense loneliness) • “Everywhere you look, there are signs that people are ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 122:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

The Quest

Contributed by Rev. Richard Norman on Oct 6, 2009

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The Christian life is more than a day to day walk with the Lord, it is a “Quest.”

1The Quest The Christian life is more than a day to day walk with the Lord, it is a “Quest.” 2The Bible is a treasure map. Have you heard of Rick Warren and his “Purpose Driven Life” series? It is a movement within the church today that has inspired many Christians to find meaning in their ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:25-34

Denomination: Nazarene

What On Earth Am I Here For?” Series

Contributed by Richard Pfeil on Apr 18, 2005

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Deals with wy we are here and is our attempt at the 40 Days of Purpose

“WHAT ON EARTH AM I HERE FOR?” TEXT: EPHESIANS 1:4, 1:11 Sunday, April 25, 2004 Welcome to 40 Days of Purpose. These 40 days may well be the most significant 40 days in your life; so I welcome you to this series as we discover the answer to the question: What is God’s purpose for my life? ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:4-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

How To Slay Giants That Keep On Coming

Contributed by Ken Harris on Dec 5, 2004

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The purpose of this sermon is to TEACH the hearers HOW TO slay Giant spiritual battles that continues to come in their lives.

2 Samuel 21:15-22 U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris South Post Chapel Seoul Korea BIG IDEA: No one goes through this life with ONLY ONE GIANT to SLAY. REFERENCES: Isaiah 40:31 (But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount with wings as eagles; they ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 21:15-22

Denomination: Pentecostal

Useful & Fruitful Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Sep 24, 2011

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Even in the place of your affliction, trust the Lord to use you for His glory; trust Him to make you forget your pain; and trust Him to make you fruitful as you live your life for Him.

In 1969, in a science lab in New Jersey, Canadian physicist Willard Boyle and his colleagues invented the concept of an electronic eye. Using their knowledge of mathematics and the behavior of light they provided the science behind digital cameras known as a charged-coupled device or CCD. The CCD ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:1-57

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Don't Go That Way, 2016 Go For It And Follow Wisdom

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jan 3, 2016

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Andy Stanley once noted: “Many people are what you might call directionally challenged; They don’t know where they’re going, They haven’t a goal, They just wander thru life expecting that everything will turn out all right.”

Don’t Go That Way, 2016 Go For It and Follow Wisdom Proverbs 7:1-27NLT On New Year’s Day, 1929, Georgia Tech played UCLA in the Rose Bowl. In that game a young man named Roy Riegels recovered a fumble for UCLA. Picking up the loose ball, and he ran 65 yards toward the goal line. ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 7:1-27

Denomination: Pentecostal

Living A Life Of Purpose By Pst. Joseph Ondu

Contributed by Joseph Ondu on May 2, 2024

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But in order to fulfill that purpose, we must first discover it. We must take the time to listen to the voice of God speaking to our hearts, guiding us along the path that he has laid out for us.

Living a Life of Purpose Ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, today I want to talk to you about the importance of living a life of purpose—a life that is guided by faith, driven by passion, and fueled by a sense of mission. In the book of Jeremiah, chapter 29, verse 11, we find these ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Why Are We Here? Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Jul 22, 2009

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The very reason we gather is in response to the Divine call of God and His purposes. The problem is that the ideas we associate with “church” can come to mean so much less.

Why are you here? That’s the question I want to begin with today. We might naturally divide that question as to whether it refers to being here in terms of existing… or being here in this gathering. I’m referring to BOTH our purpose for being here in terms of existing… as well as being ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What On Earth Am I Here For?

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 12, 2007

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The introductory sermon to a 40 Days of Purpose campaign

(1) As I began writing this sermon, I had trouble deciding how to start because I wasn’t sure where to start. I have preached on the five purposes, (worship, outreach, fellowship, discipleship, and service) in the past and I think that many here have read the book, The Purpose Driven Life. Yet I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:34-40

Denomination: Church Of God

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