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  • Timothy Smith avatar

    Raising The Bar Series

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 3, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,539 views

    8th and final message in an 8 week series on the Lord’s Prayer. This one is a wrap-up of the series. It could be used as a stand alone with some minor modifications.

    Can You Hear Me Now? Good! Week 8 “Raising the Bar” MATTHEW 6:9-13 INTRODUCTION: Video Clip - X-men 2 - Chapter 33 - Start:1:44:47 - End:1:45:37 - Time: 0:55 You’ve just seen a guy that’s listened to our study of the Lord’s prayer over the last seven weeks and has put the power of this ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Raising The Bar Of Evangelism Series

    Contributed by Douglas Bryan on Nov 12, 2002
    based on 246 ratings
     | 46,160 views

    This is part of a series of sermons that encourages members to take a personal responsibility for the growth and ministry of the local church.

    RAISING THE BAR THE BAR OF EVANGELISM Acts 4:32-33 INTRODUCTION: Each day as Paul Harvey signs on he says, “You know what the news is. In a minute you’re going to hear the rest of the story.” POEM> What’s the News? What’s the news? What’s the news? Pray, what’s the order of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Raising The Bar Of Excellence Series

    Contributed by Douglas Bryan on Nov 12, 2002
    based on 37 ratings
     | 11,089 views

    This is part of a series of sermons that encourage believers to take a personal responsibility for the growth and ministry of the church.

    RAISING THE BAR OF EXCELLENCE Colosians 3:17 INTRODUCTION: ILL> This summer our son Alan was in the play ¡°Big River¡± which was performed at the Bucyrus Little Theater. Ken Barnett from MG High School was the director. Not long before the first performance they had a dress rehearsal. Mr. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Who Raised The Bar?

    Contributed by Randy Wood on Apr 14, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,284 views

    Do you ever get tired of people who say "their way" is "The way"?

    WHO RAISED THE BAR? JOHN 3:1-16 1 There was a man named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee.2 After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. "Rabbi," he said, "we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are evidence that God is with you." 3 ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Raising The Righteousness Bar Series

    Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Apr 8, 2002
    based on 220 ratings
     | 20,683 views

    Jesus looked at the righteousness of those considered to be very religious in his day. Then he raised the bar to a level most would have considered impossible.

    Understanding the Kingdom - Part 5 3-25-01 INTRODUCTION In Jr. High, as part of my school’s track and field team, it was tough for me to find a field event. I tried them all, except pole vault (only b/c I couldn’t get in the air). No good at any of them. I could run at one speed for a long ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Raise The Bar Of Your Life

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Jan 31, 2022
     | 2,256 views

    God kept the title “ RAISE THE BAR OF YOUR LIFE” in my mind, while meditating on it God gave me what I have to share with His people.

    RAISE THE BAR (Sermon dated: Jan 31, 2022) God kept the title “ RAISE THE BAR OF YOUR LIFE” in my mind, while meditating on it God gave me what I have to share with His people. We have lived a status-quo life for long and some are mighty thrilled to stay there – with no proper Bible reading ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Rasing The Bar

    Contributed by Jess Bousa on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,903 views

    As the world is on a steady pace of being demoralized by the hour, Christians are called to Raise the Bar!

    THE AUDIENCE WAS A CHRISTIAN DRUG & ALOHOL PROGRAM. IT HELPS TO USE POWER POINT WITH THIS INTRODUCTION (PICTURES OF THE SHIP ARE ON GOOGLE IMAGES). Commissioned in 1936, the RMS Queen Mary was the most awe-inspiring ocean-going vessel in the world. She was over 1,000 feet long, and weighted over ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A Higher Standard

    Contributed by Troy Richards on Apr 26, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,987 views

    A look at raising the bar as described in the Sermon on the Mount.

    -for the last few weeks here at Fishers UMC we have been taking a look at Jesus’ famous Sermon On The Mount found at the beginning of Matthew. It’s really one of the few times where we have an actual “sermon” from Jesus. Most other teaching came in the form of Him talking ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Reaching The Raised Bar 1: Exalting Christ Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 13, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,388 views

    Sermon on the vision statement of our church regarding the preeminence of Christ

    Text: Matt 28:18, Title: Reaching the Raised Bar 1, Date/Place: NRBC, 6/14/09, AM A. Opening illustration: Tyler Jones is the lead pastor/planter of Vintage21 Church in Raleigh. He spoke on the decline of the evangelical church. And so as not to bore you with all the statistics, suffice it to say ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Raising The Bar: Let Your Life Count For Something Pt 4 Series

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Oct 13, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,801 views

    We are called to let our lives count for Christ even when it means go against the cultural standards and political correctness of society.

    Raising The Bar—“Let Your Life Count For Something” 10/13/152 2 Chronicles 33:21-34:8 Philippians 3:7-16 Today is the final message in our series “Raising The Bar.” We have looked at letting our yes mean yes, our attitudes towards those around us, and our ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Mark Magee avatar

    Parenting: A Call To Real Youth Ministry Series

    Contributed by Mark Magee on Aug 16, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 8,587 views

    Today, as we continue our Home Improvement sermon series, I want to focus on the topic of Parenting and I want to help raise the bar.

    Stormie Omartian has written books called, The Power of a Praying Parent, The Power of a Praying Wife & The Power of a Praying Husband. In the Power of a Praying Parent she opens the book sounding like Dickens — "It’s the best of jobs. It’s the most difficult of jobs. It can bring you the greatest ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Righteousness Begins In The Heart Series

    Contributed by David Swanger on Mar 13, 2013
     | 6,360 views

    Making clear His attitude toward the Old Law, Jesus challenged the religious leaders teaching and raised the bar when it came to righteous living.

    Righteousness Begins in the Heart Matthew 5:17-20 To some who were confident of their own righteousness (don’t miss that statement) and looked down on every¬one else, Jesus told this parable: Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Phari¬see ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    We Need To Serve God Not Money Series

    Contributed by Dr. Dave Hartson on Oct 16, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,432 views

    Today we look at the fourth area that God has to win. God raises the bar on this area because instead of having to win; it is a must win

    Introduction Today, we come to our fourth “God has to Win” sermon. We have seen over the past several weeks that God has to win the battle of our choices; then secondly, God has to win control over those areas of our life that we have trouble giving over to Him; and last week, we saw that as we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Real Deal Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jul 12, 2012
     | 4,122 views

    There is truth that we must acknowledge. That truth is Jesus! He raises the bar to our lives by what he says and how he lives. We follow him in truth.

    1. Scales: A husband stepped on one of those penny scales that tell a person’s fortune and weight. "Listen to this," he said to his wife, showing her a small, white card. "It says I’m energetic, bright, and resourceful." "Yeah," his wife nodded, "and it has your weight wrong, too." ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Reaching The Raised Bar 2: Strengthening Families Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 24, 2009
     | 3,793 views

    Message 2 of 6 dealing with our vision statement, particularly about how to help create strong families.

    Text: Matthew 28:16, Title: RRB 2: Strengthening Families, Date/Place: NRBC, 6/21/09, AM Opening illustration: "A family is not a collection of individuals who happen to live at the same address. They are people who share an intimate and complex connection with one another, being related by ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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