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  • David Flowers avatar

    Don't Waste Your Life Series

    Contributed by David Flowers on Oct 24, 2007
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     | 16,782 views

    Part 1 in the series The Purpose-Driven Life. This message looks at what it means to waste your life and how to avoid it.

    Don’t Waste Your Life The Purpose Driven Life, part 1 David K. Flowers (Rick Warren) Wildwind Community Church October 14, 2007 I don’t know about you, but I hate wasting my time. I especially hate it when others waste my time. The older I get, the more this bothers me, maybe because the older I ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Lessons For Modern-Day Sowers Of The Word

    Contributed by Ray Pritchard on Jul 3, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 10,599 views

    Most messages on this parable discuss it from the standpoint of the four soils. I want to look at it in terms of what it teaches us about doing ministry today. I find at least eight principles that both challenge and encourage us.

    Lessons for Modern-Day Sowers of the Word Matthew 13:1-9; 18-23 The last few days I have been meditating on the famous parable of the seed and the sower. It is obviously important because is found in three different places in the gospels (with Jesus’ explanation in parenthesis): Matthew 13:3-9 ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Four Fathers-Four Stages

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,360 views

    This is about the Prodigal Son, with a Memorial Day twist

    The Parable of the Prodigal Son has been touted as possibly the greatest short story of all time It can be looked at as Episode III in a trilogy of parables Episode I is the Lost Sheep It could be called A New Hope for the lost sheep is found and comes home With a new hope of continuing on Episode ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Our Nation Starts With Us

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jun 26, 2006
    based on 121 ratings
     | 36,933 views

    July 4th sermon, talking about how our nation WAS founded under the precepts of Christ, and how the only way we can help it get back there, is to go to Christ first as individuals. Reworked from a Jerry Shirley sermon.

    My dad was a retired Air Force serviceman. He was also a retired Federal Civil Service employee. My dad became disabled from defending this land for you and for me. And with all that, my dad used to say that with all her problems, America is the greatest country on earth. Let’s talk about ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Responding To Rejection Of The Gospel Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 2, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,441 views

    In Romans 9:1-5 the Apostle Paul bares his soul and shows us how to respond to those who reject the gospel.

    Scripture It is difficult for any of us to receive a hard truth, however necessary it may be for us to hear it. But it is always much easier to hear it if it is told in love. Pastor and author Ray Stedman tells of a congregation that had dismissed its pastor. Someone asked a member of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Life Liberty And The Pursuit Series

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 16, 2008
     | 6,611 views

    This is the final in a study of the book of Ecclesiastes

    Life Liberty and the Pursuit Ecclesiastes 12 Do you remember the Cadillac slogan from a few years ago? Life , Liberty and the Pursuit Ecclesiastes is about the Pursuit And Solomon had his share of pursuits We are wrapping up our study of this book We are skipping chapters 10 and 11, since they are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Moving Out Of Our Comfort Zone Series

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Mar 11, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,037 views

    A look at Luke 15 showin the objective of he church and the reason we don’t achieve it.

    WHEN WE MOVE OUT GOD CAN MOVE IN Part 2 (Moving Out of Our Comfort Zone) (All my sermons use illustrations from www.sermoncentral.com and scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) Last week we started a five part series entitled “When We Move Out, God Moves In” ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Why Aren't My Prayers Answered?

    Contributed by Robert Cox on Dec 9, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,369 views

    Why does God seem deaf at times when we pray according to His promises?

    JAMES 5:13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Jesus On God-Pushing Series

    Contributed by David Flowers on Sep 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,407 views

    Part 12 of a 13 week series Hearing Jesus Again. This message looks at how Jesus tells us the God-shaped heart will reject all attempts to control and manipulate and force our will on other people.

    Jesus On God-Pushing Part 12 in series Hearing Jesus Again Wildwind Community Church David Flowers August 2, 2008 What I’m going to share with you tonight is huge. It’s beyond huge. It’s massive. It’s so big that if this teaching of Christ’s had been clearly taught and applied during the ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    A Year Of New Beginnings

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Dec 25, 2007
    based on 275 ratings
     | 135,183 views

    A sermon to help us enter the new year with a proper focus and purposeful intent. Text and audio will be placed at www.sermonlist.com

    What is the one thing most people have in common at the new year? Most of us make resolutions, don’t we? One young boy asked his father what his new years resolution was, and his father said he was going to do everything possible in the new year to make his mother very happy. The boy asked his ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    When God Doesn't Want To Hear It Series

    Contributed by Ken Osso on Jan 5, 2008
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,517 views

    This is the first of a two-part series on the parable of the lost son. Heading into the New Year, this first message looks closely at the story of the lost son and the good news we have of a fresh start.

    When God Doesn’t Want to Hear It Luke 15:11-32 I sat at my desk staring blankly at the screen with a bit of a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. I didn’t know exactly where to begin, and I wasn’t even sure God wanted to hear it. I had just scrolled through the pages of a Word document where ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    The Tragedy Of The Unopened Gift Series

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Dec 28, 2005
    based on 49 ratings
     | 29,807 views

    Everyone is given gifts and talents to use for the upbuilding of the Kingdom, and we need to do our best to use those gifts and not waste them

    “Tragedy of the Unopened Gift” Introduction: The Antiques Road Show is an interesting television show to watch. Every now and then on the show a person will come in with something they have had for many years, maybe a family heirloom that they thought was worthless, and a antique expert will ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Living The Simple Life Series

    Contributed by John Baker on Jan 12, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 10,435 views

    Series on Chrisitan Stewardship This sermon is Part II of a story I wrote as the capstone of the entire stewarship series.

    Sermon Title: Living the Simple Life Place: Oakdale Wesleyan Church Date: March 13, 2005 Subject: Living the Uncomplicated Life Last week we began a story about a young spoiled prince whose parents were at their wits end. They conspired with an old friend who had the prince secretly taken by ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Stupid Is As Stupid Does Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 20, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,845 views

    Judges, Pt. 3

    STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES (JUDGES 14) Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger asked an assistant to prepare an analysis on a special assignment. The assistant worked day and night. An hour after he gave it to Kissinger, he got it back. There was a note attached that said redo it. The assistant ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    From The Pigs To A Party Series

    Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Aug 16, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,646 views

    Lessons from the Parable of the Prodigal Son

    John Newton was once known only for his occupation: captain of a slave-trading vessel. He made many trips between Africa and the U.S. with slaves in the belly (below deck) of the ship, which was bad enough, but when storms would arise or a government vessel could be seen approaching from a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist