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  • Jimmy Haile avatar

    Watch What You Ask For!

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on May 1, 2015
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     | 7,026 views

    It is all about God being served, not you!!

    Mark 10:32-45 (NKJV) 32 Now they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going before them; and they were amazed. And as they followed they were afraid. Then He took the twelve aside again and began to tell them the things that would happen to Him: 33 "Behold, we are going up to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Priorities

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Nov 11, 2018
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    God and His Kingdom must come before our own selfish desires.

    Priorities November 11, 2018 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: God and His Kingdom must come before our own selfish desires. Focus Passage: Haggai 1:1-7 (Pew Bible page 1089) Introduction: A little boy, who loved his grandfather dearly, wanted to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Prodigal Son Part Two Series

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Oct 15, 2014
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    We almost always condemn the actions of the prodigal son, but what about the older son that stayed and had a fit that his father would welcome back his wayward brother. What does God have to say about that?

    The prodigal son part two Luke chapter 15:24-15:32 Introduction Last week we looked at the prodigal son, it is a familiar verse where we see a rebellious son takes his inheritance to a far off country and lives a wild life until his money runs out and he realizes that what he had was not so ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    One Day At A Time

    Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Jan 30, 2018
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    live each day to the fullest; don't borrow trouble

    May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable to you, my Lord and my Redeemer. I have been reading the Bible for more than fifty years. Yet sometimes I feel like I am reading it for the very first time. These words of Jesus that we heard from the Gospel took on new ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    A Seed Dies & Life Begins Series

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 14, 2018
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    How does selfishness destroy us? How does selflessness save us? How does truly living only begin when the seed of selfishness dies?

    Prelude How does selfishness destroy us? How does selflessness save us? How does truly living only begin when the seed of selfishness dies? Purpose: Jesus taught that self-preservation is self-destructive and self-sacrifice is really living. Plan: Let’s examine the passage where Jesus predicts ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Peace To You

    Contributed by Paul Davidson on Feb 5, 2020
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    How can we find peace in times of great turmoil, trouble, and uncertainty?

    When we were living outside the United States, we’d sometimes make a trip into the big city to go to Costco. The prices tended to be outrageous for items from the States, but we would just start craving something familiar, and Costco was one of the places we’d go to find things like Frosted Flakes, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Happened To Thanksgiving?

    Contributed by Clair Sauer on Nov 19, 2012
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    With Christmas becoming evermore a time of self-indulgence, it's all the more important that we truly pause at Thanksgiving and the beginning of the Christmas season to praise God's divine goodness.

    A few weeks ago, news broke that some major retailers would be opening their doors early for Black Friday. Now, we’ve all watched over the years as Black Friday “door busters” have slipped up and up into the ever-earlier hours of that first post-Thanksgiving Day. It is no longer ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Have You Had Enough Of Being A Consumer? Series

    Contributed by Scott Berry on Aug 27, 2020
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     | 2,811 views

    We all have lenses we look through but when was the last time we stopped to look at our lenses?

    We all have lenses we look through – modern, western world is consumerism and individualism, it hasn’t always been this way. Consumerism is the underlying modern mindset So what is consumerism ? Consumerism is the equation of personal happiness with consumption and the purchase of material ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Watch Out

    Contributed by Dr. Abraham Obadare on Dec 23, 2020
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    We must be careful for the spirit of selfishness and betrayal, according to the teachings in Mark 14

    Chief Priests & Scribes (copiers of royal and sacred manuscripts) sought to kill Jesus (14:1-2) • From the sense of Mark 14:53 & Matt. 26:3-4 where both chief priests and high priests are mentioned in the same verse, one could understand that the terms are not used interchangeably. High ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    You Have To Get In The Ring To Win: Me Vs. Me.

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jul 7, 2021
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    There are 4 opponents we have to get in the ring with to win our fight of faith: 1. Me 2. You, 3. The World and 4.God. This sermon looks at the battle we have to win against ourselves.

    You Have To Get Into The Ring To Win—Me vs. Me 1 Samuel 25:6-35 1 Timothy 6:6-16 We are starting a new series in which we recognize we have been called to enter into a fight . 1 Timothy 6:12 says for us to fight the good fight of faith. Like a boxer we can expect our ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Money Talks Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Sep 13, 2021
     | 3,665 views

    In James 5, James comes down very hard on the rich and the sins that often accompany materialism. What we do with our money declares what we value and love. So, what is your use of money saying about you?

    Introduction: A. One evening a husband was balancing the checkbook and said to his wife, “You know the old saying, ‘money talks’? Well, ours just said, ’So long!’” 1. I know that we all feel that way sometimes, don’t we? 2. The world we live in runs on money, and it seems that we never have enough ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Spirit Of The Sabbath Year Series

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Oct 21, 2021
     | 1,532 views

    Let’s explore the spirit of the laws of land rest and jubilee found in the Old Testament. These are laws that even good Christians will object to, because we are too selfish to even contemplate them.

    Let’s explore the spirit of the laws of land rest and jubilee found in the Old Testament. These are laws that even good Christians will object to, because we are too selfish to even contemplate them. An agricultural sabbath was mandated for the whole of the seventh year (Leviticus 25:2-7, 20-22) ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Setting Your Mind On The Things Of God

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Mar 16, 2021
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    Keep your eyes on Jesus and His Kingdom to keep from being distracted by this world.

    Setting Your Mind on the Things of God March 14, 2021 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Keep your eyes on Jesus and His Kingdom to keep from being distracted by this world. Focus Passage: Mark 8:27-38 Supplemental Passage: Therefore, since we have so ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Submit To One Another Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Dec 5, 2022
     | 2,181 views

    Submission is an ugly word in our culture, but it is an important key to spiritual maturity and to experiencing real Christian community. In this sermon we will explore what submission is and isn't, and will learn why it is so important to learn how to submit to one another.

    A. I like the story of a battleship captain who looked into the dark horizon one night and saw faint lights in the distance. 1. Immediately he told his signalman to send a message, “Alter your course 10 degrees south." 2. Promptly a return message was received: “Alter your course 10 degrees ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Rising To The Next Level

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jan 30, 2023
     | 4,776 views

    This sermon looks at how little things can keep us from moving to a higher level in life and in God. It looks at Achan and his actions at Jericho. Selfishness and greed will hurt those we love.

    Rising To The Next Level---At Bridge City Church. Joshua 6:15-7:1 1 Timothy 6:6-10 Text Read Joshua 6:1-5 What if I told you that a baby by the name Jaleth in Lowand, which is an island off the coast of Norway in the Norwegian Sea, started talking two days after he was born, was walking ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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