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  • Daniel Austin avatar

    God’s Purpose For Our Life

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Feb 6, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 24,866 views

    With God center in our lives, seeking to conform ourselves to the image of His Son, seeking to serve His will as Christ’s Ambassadors we will fulfill His purpose for our lives.

    God’s Purpose For Our Life 11/11/07 PM Reading: Luke 4:16-21 Introduction How would you describe your life if you were to use just one word? Frantic? Fatigued? Frustrating? Maybe some of us would say Fun? Fulfilling? I wonder if any of us might use the word "Focused?" Focused is a word we can apply ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What I Really Need Is ...purpose Series

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jun 18, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,552 views

    What we need is God given purpose. To know who we are in Christ

    Disclaimer: Resources gathered from study and from sermoncentral resources. What I really need is ...Purpose Ephesians 1:9-12 Introduction- We have looked for several weeks at a series.. God, what I really need is... We have looked at: God and ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    The Wrath Of God-What Is Its Purpose? Series

    Contributed by Larry Wolfe on Jul 4, 2009
     | 4,906 views

    The three purposes of God for the Day of the Lord

    ’THE WRATH OF GOD-WHAT IS IT’S PURPOSE?’ The wrath of God which is the Day of the Lord has a three-fold purpose. First of all, the wrath of God fully vindicates God’s justice and righteousness upon the ungodly Gentiles through His ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Man's Purpose - Why Are You Here?

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Aug 15, 2009
    based on 24 ratings
     | 31,749 views

    “What is special about man? Why was he created?”

    MAN’S PURPOSE ECCLESIASTES 12:10-14 INTRODUCTION: Both Job and David asked the questions “What is special about man? Why was he created?” In Psalm 8, David wrote “What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God’s Pleasure, Our Purpose Series

    Contributed by Patrick Nix on Aug 10, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,913 views

    When life isn’t satisfying, when God is not coming through, when marriage fails, when a good child goes bad, those same people blame God and/or church. What am I saying? Life is so much more! Your spiritual life is so much more! You feel it...a magnetism

    Bill Mallory traveled to India and back to find his life’s purpose - He never found it. He asked at every Chevron - “As you travel, ask us.” He only received a credit application in the mail as a response. You’ll not find it at a gas station, on a talk show, or in a self-help book. You’ll only find ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Purpose In The Plagues: To Glorify Himself Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 11, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 10,195 views

    God glorifies Himself by discrediting His detractors and vindicating His character by what He does.

    God’s Purpose in the Plagues: To Glorify Himself (Exodus 9:8-35) view video clip from The Exodus Revealed 1. Since our video-clips contain a number of related segments, we have to view some of these before we get to the texts that address them. 2. Eventually, we will get the children of Israel ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Jesus Renews Your Purpose In Life

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jun 27, 2007
    based on 18 ratings
     | 6,357 views

    The demon possessed man had totally lost his purpose in life. Jesus restored it. This sermon aims to encourage people to know the purpose God has for them.

    A little camel asks mummy camel, “Mummy, why have I got such big flat feet?” She replies, “Well darling, in the desert you need big flat feet because the sand is soft and they help us to keep stable.” The little camel goes away but then comes back. “Mummy, why have I got such big eyelashes?” “Well ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Having The Faith To Discover My Purpose Series

    Contributed by Scott Jordan on Jun 30, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,651 views

    Part of the series living in the 21st century

    Having the faith to discover my purpose Living in the 21st Century Matthew 17:14-21 I. 4 things that we use to keep us from discovering our purpose 1. The lack of money. 2. The lack of training or education. 3. The lack of resources or facilities. 4. The lack of dynamic ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Serving God's Purpose In Your Generation

    Contributed by Chew Chew on Aug 2, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 14,045 views

    5 characteristics which enables David as a youth to fulfil God’s purpose in his generation.

    Title: Serving God’s purpose in our generation (Part 2) Text: Acts 13:36, 1 Samuel 16, 17:34-37 Introduction David served God’s purpose in his generation. Many of you came out to the altar indicating that you too want to serve God’s purpose in this time and hour. Today we will examine David’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Our Purpose: To Magnify God In Worship Series

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Oct 20, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 13,902 views

    5th in 5-part series of casting vision and clarity for the purpose of our church.

    OUR PURPOSE: TO MAGNIFY GOD IN WORSHIP PSALM 100; 33:1-4, ACTS 2:42,43; 46-47 INTRODUCTION: In his book, Exit Interviews: Revealing Stories Why People Are Leaving the Church, William Hendricks took a survey asking folks why they no longer attended church. Surprisingly, the most common ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • David Johnston avatar

    Apostasy – Part 1 The Divine Purpose Series

    Contributed by David Johnston on Apr 28, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,362 views

    I want to present a Biblical answer to the perplexing problems we face as a Church, the body of Christ, who are endeavoring to do a work for God in this godless age.

    2Tim. 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4 And they shall ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Instruments For God’s Glorious Purpose Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jun 15, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,193 views

    Like the Gospel writer Luke, as Christians pray and offer whatever they are doing for Jesus Christ, God will use them for His glorious purposes!

    We are starting a new message series with the Gospel of Luke. As you know, the New Testament starts with 4 Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. What does the word Gospel mean?? The word gospel came from the old English word “Godspell”, which means good news. The Biblical Greek word for gospel ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Different Kinds Of Gifts - One Purpose Series

    Contributed by Art Campbell on Sep 10, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 12,267 views

    There are many different types of gifts and all are important. but more important is the purpose of the gifts - building up the body.

    ILL" diversity of cameras (film, digicam, dSLR, phone cameras), all with different purposes but all having one goal - to take pictures. THERE ARE DIFFERENT KINDS OF GIFTS Just like there are many different kinds of tools we can use to do many tasks, there are many different kinds of gifts in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Billy Ricks avatar

    The Purpose Of Christmas: God’s Glory Series

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Dec 31, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,193 views

    Our goal should be to reveal and reflect the person and reputation of God in everything we do. To live for God’s glory is to live our lives in such a way that His reputation is enhanced among men. Christmas is about God’s Glory!

    Intro: When we think of the birth of Jesus it would be best to think of His entrance into this world as History. Why? It is His story of how God came entered the world and paid for the penalty of mans sin for His glory. Look at Luke 2.14 as the Angelic host proclaimed the theme and ending of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God’s Purpose In Your Barrenness

    Contributed by Margaret Minnicks on Jun 3, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 30,423 views

    God had an ultimate purpose for the barrenness of biblical women such as Hannah in the Old Testament and Elizabeth in the New Testament.

    Usually when we think about Hannah, no doubt we think about her prayer for a son. Today, let’s go deeper into the story and see that Hannah’s barrenness served a purpose. When we speak of women being barren in the Bible, it is usually in reference to a woman being childless. However, the word ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist