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  • Charles Salmon avatar

    Walking With Jesus In Good Works Series

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Feb 5, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,508 views

    God has called us into His Kingdom with a purpose; to serve others in His Name

    Walking with Jesus in Good Works Tit. 2:11-14 INTRO.: When we lived in San Antonio, a large complex of buildings was constructed on Military Dr. These buildings were built by the state of Texas to house offices of the Department of Human Resources. However, the offices remained vacant for years. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Discovering Your Dream – Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 11, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,630 views

    We are going to look at what is holding you back from your dreams (purpose).

    INTRO: When he was eighty-eight years old, the late Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes once found himself on a train. When the conductor came by, Justice Holmes couldn’t find his ticket, and he seemed terribly upset. He searched all of his pockets and fumbled through his wallet without ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    How To Pray When Your Back Is Against The Wall

    Contributed by Ken Harris on Mar 6, 2005
    based on 26 ratings
     | 12,596 views

    The purpose of this sermon is to Teach The Hearers What To Do When They Are Suddenly Outnumbered and Overwhelmed by their circumstances.

    U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris Camp Walker Taegu South Korea BIG IDEA: How To Use Prayer During Life’s Emergencies: ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Your Prayers: Arrows Or Super Balls

    Contributed by John Pierce on Feb 3, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,633 views

    Our prayers can be purposeful, like arrows... or they can be random like super balls.

    Your Prayers: Arrows or Super balls Arrows and super balls are used for very different things… Pull out an arrow. - An arrow can be a weapon, a tool, something that helps create patience and discipline. An arrow has one job… to fly straight and true ending its flight by fully penetrating its ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Talk To Your Tears

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 8, 2006
    based on 28 ratings
     | 16,756 views

    Tears have a great purpose in your life. Sometimes pain is a very valuable gift.

    Psalms 126:5-6 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. [6] He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. l. INTRODUCTION -- TEARS A. General -Even after having spent twenty years working in the medical ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Obedient World Christian

    Contributed by Timothy Finch on Mar 7, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,142 views

    The purpose of this message is to convey the importance of allowing the believer’s Christian values impact the world.

    The Obedient World Christian Is: Acts 5:17-32 17 Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. 18 They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. 19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Baker avatar

    Godly Expectation

    Contributed by Mark Baker on Jan 1, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,605 views

    the difference between faith and hope and how they work together to fulfill God’s purpose.

    Expectation is something we all need to have if we want to see God’s promises fulfilled. It is really another way of saying hope. When many think of hope they think along the lines of I hope I inherit a million dollars, or I hope I get that job that I applied for, or I hope it doesn’t rain ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    What On Earth Am I Here For Series

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Dec 14, 2004
    based on 49 ratings
     | 9,510 views

    This sermon is my variation of Rick Warren’s sermon dealing with the 40 Days Of Purpose

    What On Earth Am I Here For GNLCC 10-10-2004 Psalm 139:1-17 Ephesians 1:3-17 Today we’re going to look at life’s three greatest questions: 1) The question of existence – why am I alive? 2) the question of significance – does my life matter? and 3) the question of ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Excuse Me, But I Got To Press On

    Contributed by Rev. M Edmunds on Oct 12, 2005
    based on 68 ratings
     | 34,401 views

    “The Ultimate Glory-Moving together in one direction, purpose and toward one goal.”

    Paul, who is the writer of our text, challenges the Philippian church to press on in unity to become the best that they could be for Christ. Rather than be complacent with where they were, they needed to set their sights higher. As men and women of God who have different perspectives, needs, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What's Up With The Church

    Contributed by Jeff Pearce on Feb 4, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,449 views

    WHY ARE PEOPLE STILL INVITING FOLKS TO CHURCH WITHOUT TELLIGN THEM THE PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH?

    WHAT’S UP WITH THE CHURCH INTRO: WHY IS BEING PART OF A CHURCH SO IMPORTANT? 1: MEMBERSHIP A) TO BELONG B) TO BE PART OF SOMETHING C) THIS IS A CHRISTIAN CONCEPT IN IT’S ROOTS POINT: TODAY MEMBERSHIP IS USED MUCH DIFFERENTLY, MEMBERS GET HALF OFF OR GET THE BEST SEATS THEY HAVE AN ADVANTAGE OVER ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • David Moore avatar

    Smyrna - The Suffering Church Series

    Contributed by David Moore on Aug 29, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,236 views

    This sermon presents the church at Smyrna as the suffering church, and show God’s purpose in suffering.

    Smyrna - The Suffering Church Text: Revelation 2:8-11. Introduction: In our first study of the seven churches we examined the church at Ephesus, the fallen church, this morning, we leave Ephesus behind and travel forty miles North up the coast of modern Turkey where we come to the ancient city of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Forming Your Alliances Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 9, 2006
     | 2,869 views

    This is the fellowship message for forty days of purpose,I used a Survior theme for he series.

    How many people are watching Survivor, or have seen it? it’s OK you can admit it you’re among friends. Did you see what happened to Billy in the second week of Survivor? He was a member of the Aitu tribe, kind of a chubby hard rock guitar player, here’s a picture of him. And every time you saw ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Winning Your Immunity Challenge Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 16, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,499 views

    This is the survivor based message for the third Purpose "You Were Created to Become Like Christ"

    Week 4 Discipleship Winning Your Immunity Challenge Forty days, in the wilderness. Forty days, not four, not fourteen but forty. You might say that it was His “Forty Days of Purpose”. And all he took with him was what he was wearing. He wasn’t part of a tribe, had nobody to build an alliance ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Setting The Table For A God Visit Series

    Contributed by Leroy Redding on Oct 18, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 16,356 views

    This is the Kick-Off Message for the 40 Days of Community adapted from Purpose Driven Ministries

    Setting the Table for a God Visit: How to Get the Most Out of 40 Days of Community Exodus 19 I want you to imagine something this morning. I want you to imagine that the Queen of England is coming to Idaho. The queen wants to get a feel for what real American life is like and wants to have ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Chris Appleby avatar

    All One In Christ Jesus

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 8, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,896 views

    Our purpose as a Church is to demonstrate the power of the gospel in the way we live together in unity.

    He was a twin, but we don’t know anything about his brother; he was cautious, yet ready to walk into danger if that’s where his master was going; he was the one who was prepared to admit his ignorance if he didn’t understand something; he was a cynic, or a realist, depending on how you look at it, ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican