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  • Duane Wente avatar

    Heaven Set In Motion Series

    Contributed by Duane Wente on May 22, 2023
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    In the story of Esther and Mordecai, the events seem to perfectly fit together at just the right times for things to happen. Coincidence? Not likely. Though God is not mentioned by name in Esther, God was working in their lives and continues to work in ours today.

    Introduction Video Ill.: The Story of Esther - Second Look Films (segment 3) We are continuing our study today based loosely on Max Lucado’s book, You Were Made for This Moment. When we started, we saw that Esther and Mordecai just wanted to blend in — to be cosy in the Persian culture. Don’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Steven Witt avatar

    Ready, Set, Go

    Contributed by Steven Witt on Apr 27, 2007
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    Jesus entry into ministry at His baptism.

    Ready… Set… Go! April 29, 2007 Luke 3:21-22 21. When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened. 22. And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice from heaven which said, “You are My ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Setting The Tone For Jesus Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 29, 2022
     | 1,801 views

    Isaiah in 700 B.C. set the stage for what we believe as Christians today, a strong evidence for the truth of the Gospel and an encouragement to our faith.

    Setting the Tone for Jesus (Isaiah 7:1-17, 8:1-4, 9:1-7). 1. A middle-aged, wealthy woman has a heart attack. While on the operating table she has a near death experience. She sees the angel at the gates and asks if this is it. The angel says no, she has another 30-40 years to live. She ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Daniel Haas avatar

    Ready, Set, Grow!

    Contributed by Daniel Haas on Apr 5, 2008
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    Are we as a congregation ready to open our hearts and minds to the needs of today and tomorrow?

    Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come. Amen. Listen for the Word of God in the Acts of the Apostles Chapter 2, Verses 14a and 36 through 41: But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them: "Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Set The Captives Free

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 24, 2024
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    Jesus came to set the captives free from every form of captivity imaginable, so why are we not free? In order to experience freedom from captivity, we must receive the free gift that Jesus has given us.

    Opening illustration: In the hours after the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan, the White House was in turmoil. The President's precise condition was not yet fully known. The Vice President was on a plane over Texas, and the press wanted answers. In the line of succession to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Set Your Standards

    Contributed by Germain Brown on Nov 13, 2000
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    Do not settle for less than what you want to acheive because in the Lord, everything is possible.

    SET YOUR STANDARDS 2 CORINTHIANS 7:1 SAYS: “HAVING THEREFORE THESE PROMISES,DEARLY BELOVED, LET US CLEANSE OURSELVES FROM ALL FILTHINESS OF THE FLESH AND SPIRIT, PERFECTING HOLINESS IN THE FEAR OF GOD.” I REMEMBER AS A LITTLE KID, IN DALLAS, TEXAS, WE LIVED RIGHT NEXT TO A ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Benefits Of Setting Limits

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 8, 2003
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    Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend have written a best selling book called Boundaries that helps us learn how to set God directed limitations. People who live without boundaries often lack self-control. Paul wrote to Timothy, "Discipline yourself for t

    The Benefits of Setting Limits James 4:2-4 - "You want something but dont’ get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You udo not have, because you do not have because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Different Set Of Beatitudes

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 8, 2013
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    A sermon on the poor, the mourning, the hungry, and the persecuted (Introduction taken from Sermon Central's Adrian Pratt at: http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/inside-out-and-upside-down-adrian-pratt-sermon-on-christian-love-33979.asp)

    HoHum: Inside out and upside down. What on earth was Jesus talking about here? Blessed are the poor? Happy are the hungry? Fortunate are the tearful? I never heard anybody say, “Isn’t this great, I’m starving!” I have never seen a person sobbing their heart out with a smile ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Set Your Course Series

    Contributed by Rodney Coe on Feb 9, 2015
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    Our heart gives us the direction for our lives, therefore, we must guard our hearts.

    On November 28, 1979 Flight 901 left Auckland Airport in New Zealand. The flight was a sightseeing tour bound for Antarctica with 257 people on board. http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/kids/nzdisasters/erebus.asp These sight seeing tours had been operating since 1977. They had experienced ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Clark Tanner avatar

    "Set Free To Be Free"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jul 3, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 9,257 views

    Christ set us free for liberty’s sake. A fourth of July sermon

    “It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm, and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.” I want to begin today by communicating to you what a privilege it is, to be preaching here at Calvary Baptist in Delta, and to be worshiping with the folks here and from ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

  • Thomas Bowen avatar

    Set The Captives Free

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jun 3, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 10,216 views

    Different forms of bondage, You don’t know, Physical, fear, control, How to over come the bondage with anger or love God will use it for good.

    Have you ever been in the situation where you felt trapped? Not as much physical as mental. Some of us felt trapped in Jobs, others maybe a marriage, sometimes people feel trapped in a neighborhood because the area changed. There are people that get trapped by the choices they make, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Jeremy Poling avatar

    The Anointing - Set Apart

    Contributed by Jeremy Poling on May 15, 2013
     | 12,831 views

    We are to be set apart for his anointing

    1 The Anointing Set Apart 11/13/2011 1Jn 2:20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. We must depend on God. Zechariah 4:6 – “It’s not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit says the Lord.” We must minister in the power of God - under this ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Set Your Feet Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 24, 2019
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,283 views

    1st Peter talks about holiness and says we should "set our hope on the grace." What does that mean and how can we know when we've done it?

    Henry Ward Beecher was a fiery preacher in the 1800’s and was a strong opponent of slavery. Early in his life, there’s a story about how he became the kind of man that he did. When he was a boy, there was a story about something that happened at school. According to the story… his teacher asked ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jerry Cosper avatar

    Set Apart By Jesus

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on May 17, 2023
     | 2,138 views

    Much like the plague, sin spreads and ravages people's lives. Even though God provides a divine remedy to sin, most people are unaware of how it works.

    Going viral is a common phrase nowadays that is used for sharing something through email or social media that quickly spreads to thousands or even millions of people online. While it may be a piece of news, a fad, or something funny, most things that go viral on the internet are harmless and go ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James May avatar

    Setting Right Priorities

    Contributed by James May on Mar 13, 2005
    based on 80 ratings
     | 51,499 views

    We have to learn to set the right priorities in our lives if we expect to experience God’s best.

    SETTING RIGHT PRIORITIES by Pastor Jim May Something that is lacking in the lives of so many Christians today is the inability, or the unwillingness, to set the right priorities for their lives. Most of us act as “Reactionaries” meaning that we simply react to everything that happens; then we do ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible