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  • Rick Stacy avatar

    The Passage From A Rock To A Good Place Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jan 4, 2006
    based on 58 ratings
     | 6,897 views

    1 of 5 messages on the purpose God has for us in the church and the world. This is a foundational stewardship series of messages.

    Voyage to Eternity Passage from a Rock to a Good Place There is a story of a sailor who was shipwrecked on a South Sea island. He was seized by the natives, carried shoulder-high to a rude throne, and proclaimed king. At first, he enjoyed his reign as the absolute monarch but then he began to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Suffering Is Good

    Contributed by Myron Loss on Jun 9, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,645 views

    The purpose is to help change our errant thing about how suffering is to be avoided at all cost.

    Suffering is Good God had one Son without sin; He has no sons without suffering. St. Augustine Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Peter Loughman avatar

    Effective Prayer - Don't Give Up Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 15, 2008
    based on 18 ratings
     | 9,897 views

    We don’t bring an issue before Jesus once, and that is the end of it, there is a purpose to our repeatedly bringing up an issue before God, and that purpose is the building of our faith. This is what Jesus does with Bart.

    Bartimaeus. Physically blind, financially strapped. Stuck in a job that is going nowhere. He is a nuisance. He is in the way. He is a passing thought. He is in fact, a painful reminder to everyone walking by, that disaster is very possible in their own lives. This man is nothing….and yet, and yet, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • D. Greg Ebie avatar

    The Ten Commandments – Family Matters Series

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,767 views

    THE TEN COMMANDMENTS – Family Matters What is God’s purpose for the family? The Family Matters of Marriage: – the PURPOSE, Partnership  Pleasure  Procreation – the PRIORITY  Promise of Devotion  Persistent – PURIT

    • Exodus 20:3-17 (NIV) [3] You shall have no other gods before me. [4] You shall not make for yourself an idol. . . [7] You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God. . . [8] Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. . . [12] Honor your father and your mother. . . [13] You shall not ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Dennis Lee avatar

    Moved By The Spirit

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Sep 22, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,191 views

    We will look at what a believer looks like, and what they will do, when they are “Moved by the Spirit.” They are called out by God for a purpose revolving around His purpose and plan to make a difference in their family, community, and world for Christ

    Moved By the Spirit Ezra 1:5-6 Watch on YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U16bCwoYr-8 While reading the book of Ezra, the Lord wouldn’t allow me to move beyond chapter one and specifically to meditate on verses five and six. Ezra begins by taking us back to Jeremiah’s prophecy ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    Why Bethlehem?

    Contributed by Charles Holt on Jun 2, 2001
    based on 93 ratings
     | 18,938 views

    This is a Christmas theme emphasizing God’s wisdom and purpose in choosing Bethlehem as the birthplace of Jesus and lessons for us.

    Charles W. Holt email: cholt@gt.rr.com WHY BETHLEHEM? Scripture reading: Luke 2:1-7 Of all the cities, towns and villages in Palestine why did the Lord God choose such an unheard-of hamlet as Bethlehem for the birth of the greatest figure ever to enter into human history? If a site selection ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Curse Of Indifference

    Contributed by Chris Gowen on Mar 22, 2001
    based on 118 ratings
     | 16,000 views

    The children of Israel failed to take their full possession because they became indifferent to God’s purpose for them.

    There is the parable of the wild duck told by the Danish philosopher Kierkegaard. One wild duck was flying with his mates across northern Europe. During the flight this wild duck left the others to land in a Danish barnyard where there were tame ducks. He enjoyed the corn. He stayed for an hour, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stephen Sheane avatar

    The Focus Of Prayer Series

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Jul 4, 2021
     | 7,425 views

    What do we pray into the lives of other people? We pray for purpose, productivity, power and perspective

    THE FOCUS OF PRAYER D.L. Moody once entered a tavern in order to ask the bartender if his two little girls might be allowed to attend his Sunday School. He was told that there was an atheist club that met in that bar every Thursday night and the owner of the bar did not want to offend them. Moody ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Find Courage In Jesus' Ascension

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on May 29, 2006
    based on 17 ratings
     | 6,804 views

    Find Courage In Jesus’ Ascension 1) Our place in heaven is secure 2) Our purpose on earth is clear

    Tears filled his eyes as he watched his brother go. “So this was it,” he thought. His brother was really going. He could hardly believe it. No on in the family could really believe it. They never thought that someone they knew, much less a sibling, would become Prime Minister! What a difference ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Gary Stebbins avatar

    Celebration Series

    Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Dec 13, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,051 views

    A three part Christmas series about Celebration, Salvation, and Reconciliation, based on the book The Purpose of Christmas by Rick Warren.

    Christmas! Why? Part 1 Celebration Introduction Begin 3 part Christmas series- conclude Christmas Eve Adapted- The Purpose of Christmas by Rick Warren. Roving Mic (two mics- ushers handle) 1. What does Christmas mean to you? 2. Share one unusual family Christmas tradition? Christmas is the largest ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    The Battle For Your Destiny

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on May 13, 2025
     | 1,609 views

    Your destiny can be fulfilled, no matter what battles you face—if you are willing to rise up and contend for it.

    THE BATTLE FOR YOUR DESTINY By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Jeremiah 1:5 – “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.” Supporting Texts: Genesis 37:5-20, Judges 6:11-16, Isaiah ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Ed Warfield avatar

    Inclining And Applying God's Word – Part 1

    Contributed by Ed Warfield on Aug 21, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,844 views

    If we truly want to be changed, we must begin dealing effectively with the issues that affect our lives. If we need radical surgery, don’t settle for a bandaid. Let’s “incline our ears” to the full truth of God’s Word

    Inclining and Applying God’s Word – Part 1 – Proverbs 2:2 Intro: We have focused on “receiving & treasuring the Word and as we see in today’s text, this is for a purpose: “so that you may…” One precedes the other. We must receive God’s Word and treasure it before we can truly “incline” & “apply”. ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    The Power Of Praise Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 15, 2002
    based on 341 ratings
     | 36,814 views

    Why did Jesus take John into God’s throne room first?

    OPEN: Bill Crockett tells of the time he was delivering a motivational lecture to a group of young Navy men. “I spoke in great detail about why I joined the military and how much it meant to me. Finishing my story, I pointed at a sharp looking sailor out in the audience and asked him why he ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Brady Boyd avatar

    Our Absolute Need For One Another

    Contributed by Brady Boyd on Jul 24, 2002
    based on 89 ratings
     | 11,624 views

    In an age of social isolationism and disengagement from the body of Christ, the Lord is calling us to be a community of believers again.

    Our Absolute Need for One Another August, 2002 Acts 2: 42-47 “They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Wwjd In Worship - Meeting Jesus Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 22, 2005
    based on 73 ratings
     | 15,096 views

    How would Jesus worship in this congregation if He was part of our church?

    OPEN: A man walked into a gift shop that sold religious items. Near the cash register he saw a display of caps with “WWJD” printed on all of them. He was puzzled over what the letters could mean, but couldn’t figure it out, so he asked the clerk. The clerk replied that the letters stood for ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ