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Your Commitment To Purity - God Will Make A Way

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 14, 2006

based on 14 ratings

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God has made a way for you to be pure.

Your Commitment to Purity - God Will Make a Way 1 Corinthians 10:13 Sermon by: Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - Nov. 26, 2006 “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:13

Denomination: Baptist

Wise Men Still Seek Him Series

Contributed by Gary Landsberg on Dec 16, 2006

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It is the wisest of Mankind that seek the Christ Child, in order to have a relationship with Him for all Eternity.

WISE MEN STILL SEEK HIM TEXT: Matt 2:1-12 INTRODUCTION 1. Beloved of Jesus Christ, we are gathered here today to worship the King of Kings, that Babe that was laid in a manger. That Babe that was born into hardship and grew up in difficult times. That Babe that would one day stretch out His ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Managing My Time God's Way Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Dec 20, 2006

based on 36 ratings

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Our time is God’s not our own and we need to prioritize our time according to God’s priorities.

Illustration: Imagine you were given $86,400 at the beginning of every day. You wake up in the morning and look in your checking account, and your balance reflects an increase of $86,400. There is only one catch, you have to use every single dollar that day, if you don’t spend it, you lose it. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 24:1

Denomination: Methodist

Be My Guest Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jul 27, 2003

based on 24 ratings

| 5,302 views

Parables of Eternal Life, Part 3 of 9

BE MY GUEST (LUKE 14:15-24) A wedding, Western- or Chinese- style, is an expensive affair. American weddings cost the father of the bride an arm and a leg! According to thewedding.com, the average amount spent in the United States in 2007 on a wedding was $27,690. Nationally, in 2006 wedding ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-24

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Prayer, Power, And Personal Problems Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 2, 2003

based on 9 ratings

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Many of our interpersonal problems are actually personal, the resulting of feeling weak. Paul’s strategy was to pray for those with whom he had conflict, and that helped him become whole. The cross demonstrates the power of weakness. For Reformation Su

When we are in trouble, our first instinct is to pray. And that’s right. That’s as it should be. The only problem is that when we are in trouble, our first instinct is to pray for ourselves. And that’s where something goes wrong. That’s our mistake. Pray for someone else, and we will discover ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:1-10, Psalm 46:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Pleasing God In My Desires Series

Contributed by Matt Kyzer on Aug 12, 2003

based on 72 ratings

| 12,731 views

This sermon deals with the purity that God calls us from within.

"Pleasing God in My Desires" Gal.5:19, Gen 4:1-8 Now if you have your bible with you this morning I want you to turn to Gen.4:1 with me this and as you do, I want you think about this question, "If you could have one desire fulfilled in your life and know that you would get it, what would it ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:19-20, Genesis 4:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Get Into The Wheelbarrow (Assert Your Faith) Series

Contributed by Stephen Colaw on Aug 21, 2003

based on 15 ratings

| 5,899 views

Step out in faith and begin to obey the Word of God. The transformation that will take place in your life will amaze even you.

Get Into the Wheelbarrow (Assert Your Faith) Ephesians 6:10-18 Introduction: This is week five in our series “Eight Essential Exercises for Building a Better Body.” The first exercise we examined was “allocating strength.” We investigated our need to find our strength in the Lord. Without His ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Denomination: Wesleyan

Make It Count

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Dec 25, 2005

based on 4 ratings

| 6,246 views

THis is a Christmas Day Message encouraging us to make the gift of Jesus Christ count in our lives.

Make It Count GNLCC 12/25/2005 Ecclesiastes 11:9-10 John 3:16-21 How many of us today received gifts from other people. Our gifts are an indication that somebody loves us and somebody wants to invest our lives.. Many parents and grandparents and uncles and aunts and cousins and ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Look To Jesus

Contributed by Steve Malone on Jul 22, 2003

based on 54 ratings

| 22,309 views

In our text today we will see that the specific experience of Israel in the WAY OF THE RED SEA is also much like our journey to the heavenly promise land.

"LOOK TO JESUS" TEXT: NUMBERS 21:4-9 INTRODUCTION [Numbers 21:4-9] PRAYER The greatest event in the life of God’s people in the Old Testament was their deliverance from slavery in Egypt. Time and time again this historic event is mentioned throughout the pages of the Old Testament. And the ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 21:4-9, Hebrews 12:2, John 3:14-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Fishes And Loaves And Being Like Jesus. Series

Contributed by John Gullick on Jul 24, 2003

based on 34 ratings

| 7,094 views

A sermon that uses the incident of the Fish and the loaves to identify key character qualities that Jesus has in Hebrews chapter 7

JN 6:8 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, 9 "Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?" Sometimes we come across a practical problem that requires a solution. The solution appears impossible to resolve ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 7:1-28, John 6:5-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Narnia: Lion Of Judah

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Oct 24, 2005

based on 71 ratings

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The figure of a lion is fitting to describe the true nature of our Lord and inspires us to commit our lives to Him.

LION OF JUDAH Revelation 5:1-5 In 1930, Haile Selassie became the Emperor of Ethiopia. The Christian ruler was the 111th emperor in succession of King Solomon. Upon assuming power, Selassie sought to modernize the nation. He built schools and ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 5:1-5

Denomination: Wesleyan

Following Christ Means Change Series

Contributed by John Baggett on Oct 29, 2005

based on 17 ratings

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Following Jesus meant for His disciples and means for us. (1)Change of FOCUS (2)Change that brings FORSAKING some things (3) Changing POWER into our lives. Part of a series but can be preached alone.

This sermon is part of a series called Back to the Future. The sermon is easily adaptable to be preached individually without any serious flow change. ** Following Christ Means Change Mt 4 ** How many of you rode into church this morning on a horse? I know there was a day some of you did come ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:18-22

Denomination: Baptist

The Evidence Of God's Promise

Contributed by Cathy Mangum on Apr 1, 2004

based on 20 ratings

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This sermon reassures us that God does keep his promises.

The evidence of God’s promise Genesis 17 1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. 2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. 3 And Abram ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 17:1-4, 2 Peter 3:9

Denomination: Church Of God

The Move Of The Spirit Series

Contributed by David Jenkins on Oct 23, 2005

based on 6 ratings

| 5,789 views

The Move of the Spirit

Acts 6:1, “1 Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint against the Hebrews by the Hellenists,[a] because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution.” The congregation was growing in numbers but problems lay ahead for the congregation. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Purpose, Power And Promise

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Nov 14, 2003

based on 174 ratings

| 8,107 views

God has promised power to those who seek His purpose in life.

INTRO.- ILL.- One of golf’s interesting moments came when a Scotchman demonstrated the new game to President Ulysses S. Grant. Carefully placing the ball on the tee, he took a mighty swing. The club hit the turf and scattered dirt all over the President’s beard and surrounding vicinity, while the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:12-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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