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How To Have A "Happy" New Year

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Dec 19, 2001

based on 368 ratings

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Developing a biblical frame of mind for the New Year that will produce true happiness.

How to Have a “HAPPY” New Year Phil 3:10-14 10 I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead. 12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:10-14

Denomination: Wesleyan

What Prayer Is Series

Contributed by Alan Mccann on Aug 31, 2004

based on 24 ratings

| 3,674 views

Prayer is about a relationship with God and Communication with God. it is always a response to God’s Word to us.

WHAT PRAYER IS Show video clip from SermonSpice.com I do not know if you could identify with any of those people in that video clip. I am sure you could. Isn’t it amazing how many of them said they did not pray but also how many said they did pray. Yet let me ask you a question ‘What is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-14

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

How To Endure The Pains Of Childbirth Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Oct 20, 2004

based on 15 ratings

| 5,432 views

#6 in Romans 8 - What a Way to Live! series. This deals with suffering, and how to let it do its work in us until God brings us to glory.

Romans 8:18-25 – How to Endure the Pains of Childbirth (I would like to credit The Ultimate Blessing, written by Jo Anne Lyon, a Wesleyan pastor and married to one as well, founder of World Hope International, for a lot of the thought processes. As well, Eugene Peterson’s The Message for this ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

The Mercy Investment Series

Contributed by J. Richard Lord, Jr. on Apr 17, 2002

based on 145 ratings

| 10,587 views

Jesus gives us the best investment advice there is.

#7 in series on the Sermon on the Mount Preached April 14, 2002 Parkview Church of the Nazarene, Mobile, AL J. Richard Lord, Jr. The Mercy Investment Matthew 3:7 Intro Ever since this latest recession has struck, a lot of people have been glued to CNN, Fox News and other such news, listening to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:7

Denomination: Holiness

What You Have Is Worth Keeping Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Jan 23, 2006

based on 47 ratings

| 12,958 views

# 16 in series. The writer now gives a three-fold directive based on our new relationship with God the Father.

A Study of the Book of Hebrews Jesus is Better Sermon # 16 “What You Have Is Worth Keeping!” Hebrews 10:19-26 This morning we come to the turning point in the letter to the Hebrews. The writer turns from an explanation of the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-26

Denomination: Baptist

The Big Picture Of God's Plan For You Series

Contributed by W F on Mar 22, 2006

based on 46 ratings

| 12,984 views

God thinks so much of you that before time he commanded certain things be done for you, so be confident.

When the apostle Paul wrote his letter to the Christians in Ephesus, that city had one major claim to fame. It was the site of the enormous temple of Artemis. This was a building known throughout the ancient world, and it was a great draw-card for tourists and pilgrims – it was a real money ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-12

Denomination: *other

Goal Line Stands

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Nov 26, 2007

| 2,644 views

if we’re going to find fulfillment, peace, or satisfaction, it’s by aligning ourselves with God’s purposes and living intentionally that way.

Goal Line Stands Philippians 3:10-16 October 7, 2007 I believe the apostle Paul would have been one of the biggest fans of ESPN if it was around in the days of the early church. There are a number of scriptures in which he uses sports analogies, and this is one of them. As I read this passage I ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:10-16

Denomination: Baptist

More Than A Suggestion Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 28, 2011

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Exposition of Psalms 33 regarding reasons for us to praise the Lord.

Text: Psalm 33:1-12, Title: More Than a Suggestion, Date/Place: NRBC, 2/28/11, AM 1. Opening illustration: The church has surrendered her once lofty concept of God and has substituted for it one so low, so ignoble, as to be utterly unworthy of thinking, worshipping men…the gravest ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 33:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

99 Sheep And A Pocket Full Of Pennies

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Sep 17, 2007

based on 4 ratings

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God throws a party in heaven when a sinner repents.

99 Sheep and a Pocket Full of Pennies Luke 15:1-10 September 16, 2007 I love John Wayne movies. Last year Toni gave me a set of DVDs for Christmas that included “Flying Tigers,” “The Sands of Iwo Jima,” “The Fighting Kentuckian,” “In Old California,” and “North to Alaska.” I also have “The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-10

Denomination: Methodist

The Source Of Joy Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Apr 26, 2005

based on 10 ratings

| 8,406 views

Most of us would say that we are joyful when something good happens to us or someone we love. But the source of our joy does not come from circumstances. Learn where the real sources of joy come from.

Where does joy come from? Probably most of us would say that we are joyful when something good happens to us or someone we love. That would be a mistake. The source of our joy does not come from circumstances. Such thinking results in up and down Christians - dependant on the whims of the moment ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:1-21

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Storm He Sees

Contributed by Bruce Ferris on Aug 18, 2005

based on 24 ratings

| 4,166 views

Regardless of the storm, you need to know something about the Lord: “The Storm He Sees.”

“The Storm He Sees” In Florida we know about the devastation of storms – hurricanes, tornadoes, flash flooding – you name it – we have experienced it. With Charley, Frances, Ivan, Jeanne hitting the Florida coast last year and Dennis this year we have become more than aware of the destruction, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:25-33

Denomination: Baptist

Who Will Rescue Me?

Contributed by William Nieporte on Sep 6, 2005

based on 5 ratings

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Who will rescue us from ourselves - from our lives of profound inconsistency.

(Part of this sermon was inspired by a message I read at "30 Minutes One Sunday" - but beyond the initial comments, the remainder of the sermon went in a completely different direction than that which I read!) Many of us here today have had, or still have, many problems in our lives. We are ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:15-25

Denomination: Baptist

How Is Your View From The Bridge? Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Sep 30, 2006

based on 20 ratings

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God has called us to take the initiative in bringing reconciliation.

How Is Your View From the Bridge? Text: Gen. 33:1-20 Introduction 1. Read Gen. 33:1-20 2. Illustration: God’s love is like a bridge that makes reconciliation possible. If you take away the bridge, the separation remains. George Herbert said, “He who cannot forgive others breaks the bridge ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 33:1-20

Denomination: Methodist

Human Resource And Diversity Issues In The Early Church

Contributed by Kenneth Anthony on May 6, 2006

based on 10 ratings

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Apostolic church faced human resource issues. Apostles needed to delegate authority so could concentrate on primary calling to pray and preach.

Introduction Running a church sometimes just takes common sense. Real problems arise in the Church just like any other institution, however, through prayer, cooperation within the Body of Christ, and some thought even the most complex problems can be solved. Today’s reading from Acts 6:1-7 deals ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Orthodox

Spreading The Joy

Contributed by Neil Uebergang on Dec 17, 2012

based on 1 rating

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Every now and then someone becomes inconsolable because of loss and grief or trauma. The question we are going to be considering throughout this message is 'How do we comfort ourselves let alone someone else in the face of increasing amounts of "Joy-Buste

Spreading the Joy 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:7-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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