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  • Brian La Croix avatar

    Escaping The Rat Race

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Nov 6, 2003
    based on 60 ratings
     | 8,860 views

    Message given to a college group about escaping the trap of materialism.

    Escaping the Rat Race Luke 12:13-34 Thursday, November 6, 2003 Introduction You just heard that I’m a pastor here in town, and in the interest of helping you find a decent church, I want to offer you 10 signs that the church you’re looking at is a bad one: 10. The church bus has gun racks. 9 . ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Are You Running The Right Race Or The Rat Race?

    Contributed by Larry Jacobs on May 15, 2006
    based on 67 ratings
     | 14,801 views

    If you win the rat race you will still be just a rat!

    Our Web Site: cbcbedford.com ----------------------------- "ARE YOU RUNNING THE RIGHT RACE OR THE RAT RACE?" Heb 12: 1,2 1Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Reylourd Reyes avatar

    Career: The Rat Race We All Are In Series

    Contributed by Reylourd Reyes on Dec 5, 2014
     | 7,299 views

    Things that keep us offtrack. Dealing with stress and maintaining our ultimate focus in life.

    Hi! Good morning everyone! In behalf of the Life Hope Community, I would like to welcome you all to our gathering today. And it is my prayer that all of you are well despite of the bad or bed weather today. For those of you who have bee with us these past weeks, I’m pretty sure that you are ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

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    Run For Your Life! (Hix)

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Jun 9, 2013
     | 9,316 views

    The difference between the rat race and the race that we Christians are running is this: Rat race is about you winning, the Christian’s race is all about Jesus’ winning!!

    Hebrews 12:1-3-Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James Phillips avatar

    Put Life On Pause

    Contributed by James Phillips on Jun 22, 2003
    based on 27 ratings
     | 5,340 views

    It is time to get out of the rat race and backe to God.

    Put Life on Pause PSLAMS 46:1-11 1 God the Refuge of His People. God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea; 3 Though its waters roar and foam, Though the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Ditch The Rat Race. Run The Right Race. (Theme Adapted From Larry Jacobs)

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Mar 25, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,484 views

    Ditch the Rat Race. Run the Right Race. 1) Run after a better prize. 2) Run as others have done. 3) Run empowered by Jesus.

    Would you believe me if I told you that Canadians today are working fewer hours than they were over thirty years ago? Statistics Canada reports that in 2011 the average Canadian worked 36.4 hours per week compared to 38 hours per week in 1976. However, as you can see from the chart (displayed on ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    You Have To Change For Change To Happen

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Sep 18, 2024
     | 946 views

    You have to change what your doing for change to happen.

    You have to change for change to happen John 5:1-5:8 Hey good morning…glad to have you with us this morning. Sermon title- you have to change for change to happen- Ever wonder why do you come to church every Sunday? I know you don’t have to come to church to be saved or be a Christian. We are ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Wilson Oshorakpor avatar

    What Are You Seeking?

    Contributed by Wilson Oshorakpor on Feb 4, 2022
     | 2,311 views

    The world is gripped in a whirlwind of materialism. The rat race for fame, wealth, power, pleasure and other carnal desires has swallowed many believers.

    TEXT: John 1:37-39 "And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? He saith unto them, Come and see. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Justin Steckbauer avatar

    How Can I Be The Greatest In God's Kingdom? Series

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Sep 25, 2023
     | 749 views

    It was great for me, a breath of fresh air in fact, to escape that rat race, and find myself in an entirely different system, a system called the kingdom of God.

    We’re coming into the primary season that will lead up to a presidential election in about a year, and there was a debate recently, and many interviews on television, and Trump and tucker talking on Twitter, and Biden and RFK Jr. and various others on both sides of the political debate getting ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Race To Win Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Feb 22, 2008
     | 6,165 views

    We MUST do more than race to race, we need to race to win!

    INTRODUCTION • PLAY “I RUN” VIDEO CLIP • SLIDE #1 • I have enjoyed examining the “Amazing Race” with you over the past three week! Today we are going to conclude our examination of the “Amazing Race” by taking a look at the concept of Racing to Win! • In October of 2002 Herm Edwards then coach of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Believers Run God's Race

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Feb 2, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,015 views

    EPIPHANY 3(B) - Believers run God’s race while God provides purpose / prize and God supplies strength / success.

    BELIEVERS RUN GOD’S RACE (Outline) 1 CORINTHIANS 9:24-27 - January 23, 2005 - EPIPHANY 3 INTRO: We are all involved in racing. We race to work, school, and many other appointments. We may have even raced this morning to get ready for worship in God’s house. Mankind is often called the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Fasting For Lent

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Feb 24, 2015
    based on 3 ratings
     | 9,784 views

    In response to the temptation to throw himself into the rat race called material satisfaction, Jesus finds a calm centre, an anchor in the word of God. That centered faith will enable him to deal with all the other temptations to come.

    There once was a little boy named Bobby, who desperately wanted a new bicycle. His plan was to save his nickels, dimes and quarters until he finally had enough to buy a new 10-speed bike. Each night he asked God to help him save his money. Kneeling beside his bed, he prayed, “Dear Lord, ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    "Round And Round We Go" Series

    Contributed by Julio Gonzalez on Feb 12, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,050 views

    If we look at life only from the viewpoint of the natural physical man, it can get very discouraging. Life is nothing more than one big “rat race.” That is what Solomon is seeing in this first chapter of Ecclesiastes.

    "Round and Round We Go" Eccl. 1:4-18 Rev. Julio González The older we get, the more we begin to see life as an endless cycle. Babies are born, then they grow older and then they die. Then more babies are born. It rains, the sun shines for a while and then it rains again. We work, we eat, we sleep ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Clark Tanner avatar

    Oh, Rats!

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 6, 2000
    based on 94 ratings
     | 6,211 views

    The ’rats’ that eat us up

    Here is a brief news item I ran across this week on the internet: “In July, the town council in Peru, Vt., ordered Roland Williams out of his house for a month while authorities cleaned the place up. Williams had been purchasing large quantities of dog food and cola every day to feed the ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

  • John Howard avatar

    Running The Race

    Contributed by John Howard on Feb 23, 2002
    based on 37 ratings
     | 9,767 views

    The question is not if we will run the race, but how we will run; not if we will enter the race, but how we will run.

    1 Cor 9:24-27 Running the Race When I was a young CPT in the army - I was sent to Fort Sill, Ok - For Officers Advanced Course - I was to be in the school for 6 months - Now I had come from Fort Ord, CA and the 7th Division - And we were a very physical division - Our division commander loved ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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