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  • Brad Bailey avatar

    Reclaiming Your Passion Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Jul 22, 2009
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     | 3,264 views

    And so at a point in history… Christ came to reclaim our destinies… by providing for the forgiveness of our failures and wanderings… and freeing us / allowing us… to hear the Father’s voice again…

    Movie Clip: LION KING – IDENTITY AS GOD’S CHILD - A young lion runs away after being led to believe he is to blame for his father’s death. As such he is refusing to return as the new new king who could help his fellow clan to battle their now impending enemy. In this scene the rather strange ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    By His Stripes-9

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jul 30, 2019
     | 3,205 views

    9 of ? The prophet Isaiah declared a future time when God’s Servant would provide the remedy for sin. Jesus is God’s remedy for sin. By His stripes I receive the Servant's...

    BY HIS STRIPES-IX—Isaiah 52:13—53:12 OR: God’s Remedy For Sin Attention: Workable Solution: A man went to see his doctor in the dead of winter because he was suffering from the most miserable cold he’d ever had. His doctor prescribed some pills, but they didn't help. The next day the doctor ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    R.e.l.a.t.e. Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Apr 9, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 11,633 views

    Using that acrostic, RELATE, we deal with six essential actions for establishing and maintaining healthy relationships.

    R.E.L.A.T.E.[1] Series: Cultivating Healthy Relationship #1 Col. 3:12-15[2] 1-30-05 Intro On your table this morning is an outline of our message entitled simply, RELATE. Using that acrostic we are going to deal with six essential actions for establishing and maintaining healthy relationships. ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Knowing And Doing The Will Of God

    Contributed by Peter Toy on Apr 17, 2018
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     | 6,740 views

    Fourth sermon in Ruth series. Outline: 1. The right way to accomplish God's will. 2. God has an individual plan for each of us. 3. We are part of a bigger plan.

    Knowing and Doing the Will of God – Ruth 4:1-22 BTBC - June 9, 2013 God’s plan is always the best plan. Ron, Ruth’s brother is a runner and he’s a good one. A couple of years ago he ran the Niagara Falls Marathon, a qualifying race for the Boston Marathon. He said he had kept up his pace and in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Paradox Of Pain

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Sep 17, 2015
     | 6,692 views

    We rejoice in our sufferings, because God uses them in our lives and has a purpose for our good and His glory

    The Paradox of Pain TCF Sermon October 13, 2013 There is a Calvin and Hobbes comic strip that sums up what life often feels like, and I think even for us as a fellowship, it describes at least part of our experiences in the past few years. It’s a series of panels, each depicting a scene ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Doing The Will Of God When Your Faith Is Under Fire - Part 2

    Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Nov 19, 2020
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    Last time we took our message from the epistle of 1st Peter where Peter encourages his readers how to respond as they lived in a world that hated them because it hated their Savior.

    1 Pet 4:7 But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. 1 Pet 4:8 And above all things have fervent love for one another, for "love will cover a multitude of sins." 1 Pet 4:9 Be hospitable to one another without grumbling. 1 Pet 4:10 As each ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    My Need For Revival Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Apr 13, 2024
     | 5,210 views

    Ezra tore his garment, pulled out some of his hair, and collapsed on the ground in a public place so that the remnant could see his grief. When you tore your garment in Bible times, you weren’t pitching a fit. Instead, you were showing deep remorse.

    Every Christian and every church will need revival. Most every single Christian I know has times in their lives when they need revival. Revival is part of the pattern the Holy Spirit uses to reconnect you to the gospel.1 Revival and spiritual awakening is when a group of people rediscover the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Destiny Bats

    Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on May 27, 2004
    based on 64 ratings
     | 28,730 views

    Ignorance about your identity is bad, the day you know who you are in Christ is the day you have won the greatest battle.Therefore, if your purpose for living is discovered life has meaning.

    If you are embarking on a journey and you don’t have a destination someone will tell you where to go and the place he tells you to go might not be your actual destination. That is why we pray that prayer that God should arise and attack our ignorance, open our eyes and remove ignorance from our ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Arrow Of The Almighty

    Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Apr 17, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 25,337 views

    An arrow has to be made. As Christians and disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, we did not make ourselves. We did not automatically become the arrows of the Almighty God. For us to become His arrows and for Him to make use of us, we have to be totally cut

    ARROW OF THE ALMIGHTY Dr. D. K. Olukoya Isaiah 49:1-3: “Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Born (Again) Free Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
     | 8,599 views

    We were all born in bondage to our sinful nature, but there is something within each one of us that longs to be free from the guilt and shame of our past.

    INTRODUCTION A lot of attention was given to the death of Steve Jobs on October 5. All the attention surrounding his death probably caused most of us to miss the fact that just three days later another American creative genius also died of pancreatic cancer. His name was Roger Williams, a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • JEREMIAH MENYONGAI avatar

    They That Wait Upon The Lord: The Rewards For Waiting

    Contributed by Jeremiah Menyongai on Mar 10, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 38,541 views

    Waiting Is A Problem For Most Of Us. The world has a problem with waiting but the Christian should be different. In this very fast-paced world, things are set up for maximum speed and efficiency, but we must wait on God & His Timing. Why? Because God always has a due season...

    THEY THAT WAIT UPON THE LORD: THE REWARDS FOR WAITING Isaiah 40:25-31: 25 “To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One. 26 Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Henceforth

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Aug 11, 2012
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     | 7,293 views

    It is important to have a good start in the Christian life; it is vital to have a good finish.

    “I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. For the time is coming when people will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Made For A Mission Stay On Course Series

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Feb 9, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,392 views

    This is part 1 in my series Made For A Mission. I look in this message on the need to stay on course to avoid moral failure.

    Made For A Mission—Stay On Course 2/3/2007 2 Samuel 7:8-7:22 2 Timothy 2:1-15 Today the New York Giants and The New England Patriots are on a mission to win the NFL’s greatest prize which is the Superbowl. This is the game all the NFL teams try so hard to reach. In the last game of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    "Live With The Endgame In Mind

    Contributed by Rick Finitzer on Sep 9, 2012
     | 5,182 views

    For those of you who play chess or who have mastered games of strategy you know that you must play with the Endgame in Mind. Understanding the “Endgame” I’m sure shows up in business and sports. How you want to finish is related to how you begin and

    Cornerstone Church September 9, 2012 “LIVE WITH THE ENDGAME IN MIND” 1 Corinthians 3:10-15 For those of you who play chess or who have mastered games of strategy you know that you must play with the Endgame in Mind. Understanding the “Endgame” I’m sure ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Watch Out Series

    Contributed by Roy Newton on Feb 25, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,917 views

    This sermon examines the first part of the sixth petition of our Lord’s Pattern for Prayer, "And don't let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one", seeking to explore our need for God's help in not yielding to temptation.

    A PATTERN FOR PRAYER WATCH OUT! "The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?” “Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational