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  • David Taylor avatar

    The Purpose Of Tragedies

    Contributed by David Taylor on Feb 27, 2014
     | 4,622 views

    Being an Authentic Follower of Jesus: The Purpose of Tragedies

    Being an Authentic Follower of Jesus: The Purpose of Tragedies Luke 13:1-9; 34-35 In this passage, Jesus gives us the purpose of death and tragedies. These verses are filled with awesome implications about the way the world really is. And it is not the way people think it is. My aim today is to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Purpose Of The Gifts Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Aug 17, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,052 views

    Message introduces a series examining the Gifts of the Spirit. In the first half, the series entitled Foundations for Worship is reviewed, teaching the relational nature of the gifts. In the second half, God's purpose for the gifts is explained.

    Intro Today, we begin a series on the gifts of the Spirit. This is a challenging subject because the goal is not just more knowledge about the gifts but knowledge that releases us into the actual exercise of the gifts in our personal lives and in the corporate life of this church. “Be ye doers of ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    The Purpose Of Christmas Series

    Contributed by Alan Tison on Feb 20, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 23,819 views

    Christmas is not about getting what we want rather Christmas is about getting what we need. The first Christmas God was using pinpoint accuracy to bring his plan to fruition to give us what we needed most; a savior!And that is the real purpose of Christma

    Introduction: A young boy desperately wanted a bicycle for Christmas, so he asked his parents for the bike; His parents wanted to teach him the importance of prayer, so they suggested the young boy should write a letter to Jesus and pray for one instead." Not pleased with the response of his ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Priorities And Purpose Series

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Sep 11, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 7,182 views

    A look at how Jesus set His priorities in line with His purpose and how we can do the same.

    7, September 2003 Dakota Community Church Priorities and Purpose Week 4: Imitate Christ Series Hebrews 12:2-3 2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    The Purpose Of The Cross

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Mar 29, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,878 views

    What blessings are ours because of the Cross?

    THE PURPOSE OF THE CROSS Galatians 1:4 It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    To Live Is Christ

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Sep 18, 2011
     | 5,571 views

    How do we balance our own pursuit of meaning and happiness with the call to live as Kingdom people? What role does suffering have in the Christian life and why in the world are we called not only to believe in Jesus but to suffer for him? A little bait an

    This dates me, I know, but I can sometimes relate to Charlie Brown in the Peanuts cartoons. Like the one where Lucy is philosophizing and Charlie is listening. As usual, Lucy has the floor, delivering one of her lectures. She says, "Charlie Brown, life is a lot like a deck chair. Some place it so ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Purpose Of The Furnace

    Contributed by Bryan Beverly on Aug 19, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 21,482 views

    This text encourages us to know that God uses trials to burn up our bondage; God does not want to fry us - He wants to free us.

    King Nebuchadnezzar made a golden statue whose height was sixty cubits and whose width was six cubits; he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. 2Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent for the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the justices, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Written With A Purpose

    Contributed by John Gaston on Jan 29, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,864 views

    The Bible makes at least four statements about itself, and each one of these describes one of the reasons it was given to us. Let's take a look at God’s four reasons for giving us the Bible.

    THE BIBLE: WRITTEN WITH A PURPOSE INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. One Sunday morning, while sitting next to her first grade daughter in church, Susan Wright noticed the little one looking at the open Bible in her lap. 2. In a low whisper, she asked, "Did God really write that?" Susan quietly ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • John Oscar avatar

    The Purpose Of Storms Series

    Contributed by John Oscar on Jun 2, 2019
    based on 2 ratings
     | 10,787 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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    A Purpose In Living Series

    Contributed by Brian Credille on Mar 11, 2001
    based on 164 ratings
     | 6,607 views

    Jesus provides for all people a purpose and meaning to life that will truly bring fulfillment and satisfaction.

    "A Purpose in Living" Matthew 5:13-16 INTRODUCTION 1. People today are groping for some kind of meaning to life. People are turning to illegal drugs, immoral lifestyles, and some to suicide because life is a meaningless cycle of disappointment and despair. 2. Many Christians suffer in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    God's Purpose

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 30, 2004
    based on 144 ratings
     | 9,865 views

    1- God’s purpose in our worship 2- God’s purpose in our relationships

    INTRO.- Where are you headed? Where are you going? ILL.- Two friends went hunting for moose in Canada every year. Each time they were flown out to the marshland in a small bush plane. After landing them at the hunting site, the pilot said, “I’ll pick you up in four days and you can only ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • David Wilson avatar

    The Purposes Of Storms

    Contributed by David Wilson on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 344 ratings
     | 28,948 views

    Those storms in our lives don’t always come from our sin-- in fact, following Christ will lead us directly into the eye of the storm.

    1. ALL PROBLEMS IN LIFE ARE NOT RELATED TO SIN! The Jews believed strongly that if something bad happened to someone, they had done some sort of sin. If a person was stricken with an illness it reflected on some sort of sin. If he suffered financial loss, it was sin-related.. If his children grew ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jason Powers avatar

    Love With A Purpose Series

    Contributed by Jason Powers on May 3, 2003
    based on 47 ratings
     | 11,325 views

    Discovering the purpose of our "personal relationship with our Lord and Savior" by looking at Exodus 3:1-10. God wants to save His people, and He chooses the ordinary things to be His spokesmen.

    “First Love: Love with a Purpose One of the catch phrases of Christianity is the phrase, “personal Lord and Savior.” It’s a good phrase; it implies several things: § It implies that Jesus and God are personal, that they’re intimately concerned with the very smallest details of your life. It ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Formed For A Purpose Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 7, 2004
    based on 145 ratings
     | 58,731 views

    The Bible repeatedly tells us we were created with a purpose. So, why do we have such a hard time believing that?

    OPEN: Several years ago, the Country Gazette in Franklin, Massachusetts had this listing in its classified section: “Unknown item for sale. We know it’s valuable; we don’t know what it is. If you can identify it, we’ll sell it for $250.” APPLY: Now isn’t that interesting? They had no idea what ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mark Baker avatar

    The Purpose Of The Path

    Contributed by Mark Baker on Sep 17, 2011
     | 7,029 views

    The older I get the more I realize how precious and valuable my time is. Time is something we only have once, so we have to make good use of it. We only have so many days to do what we have been given to do here on the Earth, and I want my days to count.

    James 4:14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. The older I get the more I realize how precious and valuable my time is. Time is something we only have once, so we have to make good use ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible