Sermons about Seeking Direction

"I Will Lift My Eyes Unto The Hills…”

Contributed by John Gaston on Sep 10, 2020

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Spiritual vacuum. Hunger for God. Seeking God in solitary places. Waiting on the Lord. Stillness. 3 types of silence. "Look unto Me and be saved." Fixing our eyes on Him. Admitting weakness, embracing Omnipotence.

“I WILL LIFT MY EYES UNTO THE HILLS…” Ps. 121:1-2 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Dick Van Dyke once described Mahatma Gandhi. 2. He said, “Gandhi walked barefoot everywhere, ate very little, and often fasted, leaving him thin and with very bad breath.” 3. Thus he is often thought of as a “super ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 121:1-2

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Year Round Christmas

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 5, 2018

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A look at the journey of the Wise Men and ours as well.

Year Round Christmas Matthew 2:1-12 December 31, 2017 It was a few days after Christmas. A family was busy cleaning up and putting away the Christmas decorations. As they took down the Christmas tree, the son asked “what are you doing?” The parents said, “We’re putting all our Christmas stuff ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

How The Holy Spirit Directs Us To Help People At The Point Of Their Need

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

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How the Holy Spirit Directs Us to Help People at the Point of Their Need - John 16:13-24

How the Holy Spirit Directs Us to Help People at the Point of Their Need - John 16:13-24 Illustration:HOLY SPIRIT, power of Author Jamie Buckingham once visited a dam on the Columbia River. He’d always thought that the water spilling over the top provided the power, not realizing that it was just ...read more

Scripture: John 16:13-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Seeking God's Heart - Lord's Prayer Week 2 Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Nov 29, 2006

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Our prayer life must begin with our relationship with our heavenly Father. God wants us to spend time in his presence even before anything else so we can know his heart. Only afterward should we pray for our needs and the needs of others.

Last week we looked at how prayer is one of the primary ways in which we stay connected to God, or the way Jesus said it, to abide in him, or to be in a relationship with God. All of these terms describe the same thing. Prayer was how Jesus stayed connected to God his Father when he walked the ...read more

Scripture: John 15:7

Denomination: Methodist

Visionary View: Seek God's Kingdom Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 13, 2023

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Our journey in this life can be compared to a voyage with a destination, and seeking God's Kingdom should be our ultimate goal.

"Visionary View: Seek God's Kingdom" Today, I want to delve into a profound topic – seeking God's Kingdom. Our journey in this life can be compared to a voyage with a destination, and seeking God's Kingdom should be our ultimate goal. Let's turn to the New Living ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:33

Denomination: Pentecostal

Dealing With Delay

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Aug 4, 2011

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We have our Christian beliefs, yes-but that isn’t the same as believing God. Believing God is a personal response that grows out of our Christian faith and is expressed by our increasing trust in Him while waiting on Him and His promises.

Opening illustration: In April 2010, clouds of ash spewed by a volcano in Iceland closed airports across the UK and Europe for 5 days. Nearly 100,000 flights were canceled and millions of passengers around the world found themselves in an enormous holding pattern on the ground. People missed ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 26:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Eyes Fixed On Jesus Series

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Mar 10, 2024

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Rather than being rigid in our worship, interpretation of His word, and rituals intended to bring us closer to Him, let our primary aim be not the control of others but the pursuit of holy lives.

Eyes Fixed on Jesus 1 Thessalonians 2:14-16, 2 Thessalonians 1:5-12 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 Ever since creation humanity has struggled to establish channels of communication and demonstrate reverence towards a holy God! Sacraments such as confession, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:14-16, 2 Thessalonians 1:5-12

Denomination: Baptist

"Be Still And Know…”

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 3, 2022

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If you visit some of the public schools today, and walk down the hallways and look into some of the classrooms, you will see some of the students walking around in the class room.

And those at their desks are laughing and cutting up with each other while the teacher might have one student at his/her desk trying to teach that student something. It seems that school teachers of the past knew some things that the current teachers of today do not know. That is, they knew that ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Four Qualities Our Heavenly Father Seeks In A Dad

Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 17, 2012

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There were particular qualities in Joseph that made him a good dad for Jesus and these qualities are transferrable to all dads.

MEN BEHAVING GODLY: FOUR QUALITIES OUR HEAVENLY FATHER SEEKS IN A DAD* Matthew 1:18-25 Big idea: There were particular qualities in Joseph that made him a good dad for Jesus and these qualities are transferrable to all dads. INTRO I ran across a small resource this week called “The ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Nazarene

The Breakthrough

Contributed by Jim Caswell on Dec 16, 2016

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The wise, still today, recognize and receive God’s breakthrough into our world and react to it by worship and sacrificial love for one another.

Title: The Breakthrough Date: 12/18/16 Place: BLCC Text: Matthew 2.1-12; John 1.9-12 CT: The wise recognize and receive God’s breakthrough into our world. [Screen 1] FAS: A 2016 episode on NPR's "StoryCorps" interviewed Francois Clemmons, who played the role of friendly Officer Clemmons on Mr. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12, Matthew 1:9

Denomination: Christian Church

What To Do When Depressed Series

Contributed by Manny Salva Cruz on Oct 19, 2015

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Many times, we have difficulty serving the Lord when we are emotionally depressed and we don't know what to do. In this message, we will discuss the causes and the cures for depression basing from Joshua's experiences in the defeat from Ai.

WHAT TO DO WHEN DEPRESSED SCRIPTURE READING: Joshua 7:1-6 (NIV) "But the Israelites were unfaithful in regard to the devoted things[a]; Achanson of Karmi, the son of Zimri,[b] the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of them. So the Lord’s anger burned against Israel. 2 Now Joshua ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 7:1-6

Denomination: Nazarene

Seeking God's Will (A Message For Graduates)

Contributed by Arlen Payne on May 27, 2023

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Here is a simple message for those who are graduating from college or high school. It is also a message for everyone who wants to seek God's will for their future.

Seeking God’s Will Graduation John 2:5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. Intro. This is the first miracle recorded that Jesus ever performed It was at a wedding about 10 miles south of Nazareth at Cana. They had run out of wine Jesus had them fill 6 ...read more

Scripture: John 2:5, Psalm 1:1-2, John 10:27, Proverbs 28:26, Jeremiah 17:9, Psalm 105:4 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Celebrating Christmas When You Don’t Get What You Want Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Dec 11, 2011

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How do we celebrate Christmas when we have wanted something so badly but then we don’t get it? We need to understand what celebrating Christmas is all about. Sometimes not getting what we want helps us to understand sacrifice and then we can truly under

Celebrating Christmas when we don’t get what we want Transition slide Christmas shopping is in full swing. People are making lists, checking them twice. In our house we do a grab bag among ourselves. We draw a name out of a hat and buy that person something. We have a running text message that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Surrender

Contributed by Chris Cuthbertson on Jul 7, 2023

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This event in the life of Jehoshaphat reveals 5 important elements to truly seeking God.

{Here Comes Trouble Series Sermon #1} Surrender 2 Chronicles 20: 1 – 19 This story is about a man named Jehoshaphat and the trouble he faced. It wasn't trouble that he went looking for; it invaded his life uninvited, threatening to destroy all he had ever accomplished. Jehoshaphat ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:1-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Road To Emmaus- Post Easter 2017

Contributed by Randy Edwards on Apr 23, 2017

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A look at Jesus' interaction with his followers on the road after his resurrection

----The road to Emmaus--- Luke 24:13-35 I want to talk to you today about roads We all have traveled many roads in our life times Some rough- some easy- but many roads just the same Sometimes we set off on a trip that we are dreading Anxiety about what the end of the road will bring Only to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Denomination: Baptist

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