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  • Charles Salmon avatar

    Because We Belong To God, Part 2

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Oct 26, 2005
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     | 2,520 views

    Because we belong to God, we should desire spiritual nourishment to grow, we enjoy certain blessings, and we have a holy purpose in life.

    Because We Belong to God Part 2 I Pet. 2:1-10 INTRO.: We want to continue today thinking about certain things a Christian should do and be just because he is a Christian. Last week we spoke of being holy in conduct, living in reverent fear, and loving one another sincerely. There are other very ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Landing Safely After A Spiritual High Series

    Contributed by David Flowers on Dec 1, 2007
     | 6,226 views

    Seventh and final in our Purpose-Driven Life series, this message looks at how to put into practice what we have learned in the previous 40 days.

    Landing Safely After a Spiritual High Wildwind Community Church David K. Flowers November 25, 2007 For those of you who have been part of the 40 Days spiritual journey that we’ve been on here at Wildwind, welcome. But I understand there will be some of you here that are maybe here for the first ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Even Punishment Has A Loving Purpose. Series

    Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Nov 13, 2003
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     | 5,174 views

    Like the Israelites, too often we grumble about our lot in life. May the Lord lead us to repentance...and thankfulness!

    Lent IV Numbers 21:4-9 “Are we there yet? How much longer?” Anyone who has ever taken a long car journey with children has heard those questions. They are questions that stem from impatience, from boredom, and maybe even a little lack of trust that the driver really knows where they’re going. Now ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 9, 2023
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    The death of Lazarus served as a platform for Jesus to reveal Himself as the embodiment of resurrection and life. This sermon explores the seven reasons behind Lazarus' death.

    Today, we will delve into the 11th chapter of the Gospel of John, specifically focusing on the death and resurrection of Lazarus. In this passage, we can uncover six valuable lessons that can be learned from this event. Lazarus' death provided Jesus with an opportunity to reveal Himself as the ...read more

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    "living On Purpose" Series

    Contributed by David Henderson on Mar 27, 2019
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    The year was 1941. Tens of thousands of Jews were laboring and dying in Nazi concentration camps. The Jews struggled every day to find some kind of purpose in all of what was going on.

    “Living on Purpose” Ephesians 2:8-10 The year was 1941. World War II was in progress. Tens of thousands of Jews were laboring and dying in Nazi concentration camps. To be exact, 6 million had died and another 11 million died during the war. The Jews struggled every day to find some kind of purpose ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living An Intentional Life

    Contributed by Chris Mccall on Feb 5, 2007
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    An intentional life has purpose, discipline and vision. With these words in mind let’s begin exploring what it means to live an intentional life.

    Living an Intentional Life Psalms 139:16 NLT You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. This week we are starting a new series titled, “Living an Intentional Life”. During this series, we will be ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Funeral Arrangements For Life"

    Contributed by Ken Harris on Mar 8, 2009
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     | 18,973 views

    The purpose of this sermon is to motivate the hearers to affirm to others that Jesus spoke to Moses and Elijah about His departure and His Funeral Arrangements for Life.

    8 March 2009 Second Sunday in Lent U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris Fortress Chapel Contingency Operation Site (C.O.S.) Sykes Tall-afar, Iraq BIG IDEA: The Synopsis Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) share with us Peter, James, and John’s Mountaintop Experience with Jesus, Moses and Elijah, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Great Priority

    Contributed by Hans Krause on Oct 22, 2018
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    Jesus’ great priority was to proclaim the good news that God’s kingdom is at hand. When we pray the words that Jesus taught us: “Your kingdom come, your will be done,” that is when we align our priority in life with his great priority.

    [Sermon preached on 21 January 2018, 3rd Sunday after Epiphany / 3rd year, ELCF Lectionary] Do you ever feel busy? Do you ever feel that you have more to do than you manage to get done? Do you ever feel that your day, your week, your month, or your year is too short? — I certainly do. Or do you ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    God's Hope Will Get You Through The Hardest Times Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 22, 2020
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     | 8,971 views

    God wants to give you: 1. The hope of His protection (vs. 13). 2. The hope of His purpose (vs. 13-14). 3. The hope of His prophecy (vs. 14-23). 4. The hope that overcomes our pain (vs. 16-18).

    God's Hope Will Get You through the Hardest Times The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 2:13-23 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - December 26, 2012 (Revised September 22, 2020) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to Matthew 2, as we take another look at the story of the Wise Men. And ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Chosen In Him Before Time With A Purpose Series

    Contributed by Paul Dayao on Sep 8, 2025
     | 180 views

    This sermon explains that believers were chosen by God not based on human merit but "in Christ" and has a specific, life-altering purpose.

    Introduction Verse 3 told us that God has blessed us with all spiritual blessings. Now, in verse 4, Paul explains the very first and most foundational blessing from which all others flow: we were chosen by God. Everyone longs to be chosen—for a team, for a promotion, for a relationship. It gives us ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When Gods Purpose Becomes Ours

    Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Jan 15, 2008
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    Priorities

    When Gods Purpose Becomes Ours Est 4:10-14 10 Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai; 11 All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Life

    Contributed by Ben Randall on Feb 4, 2007
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     | 5,874 views

    God is both pro-life and pro-choice.

    L I F E Sanctity of Life Sunday Psalms 139 I. Psalms 139 tells us that we were known by God before we were formed, and our forming came by the hand of God. - And that process began in the womb. - Today, our world is divided over this issue. – I believe that the issue that divides us is not the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Living A Life Of Faith Series

    Contributed by Duane Smith on Jul 21, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 16,385 views

    The purpose of this message is to help us see the necessity of faith in the life of a child of God and encourage us to live by faith in the finished work of Christ on the cross.

    LIVING A LIFE OF FAITH Habakkuk 3:16-19 INTRODUCTION: A. Well we have come to the end of our study of the book of Habakkuk – today is our final message 1. And I hope you have come to understand what Habakkuk did – as long as we live in this world we must be Living A Life Of Faith! 2. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    5 Keys To A Healthy Church

    Contributed by Jeffrey Kellum on Oct 28, 2003
    based on 21 ratings
     | 5,411 views

    Church growth is a health issue. Anything with life will grow if it is healthy. This sermon was compiled from principles outlined in Rick Warren’s "Purpose Driven Life" and Dan Southerland’s "Transitioning"

    I. Introduction: Parachute Story from the National Training Center, Ft Irwin, CA 1989. In April of ’89 I served as a Detachment Commander during the Army’s first Special Operations Rotation to the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, CA. Our mission was to parachute in and take down a radar ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Gods Purpose Of Grace: Election And Eternal Security Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Dec 14, 2022
     | 2,604 views

    Election is God’s purpose and initiative in man’s salvation. God is the one who acts. God’s initiative is there in revelation of His Word and in redemption. We balance election with human freedom.

    There is the funny story that a man died and went to heaven only to find out that heaven was divided into two groups. There was the predestination group whose main emphasis was God chose me. Then there was the free will group that emphasized their choice in coming to God. When he realized he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist