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  • Alberto Valenzuela avatar

    A Success Story

    Contributed by Alberto Valenzuela on Oct 11, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,760 views

    Society hammers into our brains the idea that success is to be measured with goods. The media claims that he who dies with the most toys wins. And we all want not only the best but the latest toys. We all want to win.

    A Success Story All humans, men and women, fall in three categories, in relationship to being successful. Those who are successful, those who aren’t successful and those who are on their way to being successful. If we were to subdivide them even further we could mention those who are on their way ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

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    The Mirror Of Reality Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 21, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 8,615 views

    David, Pt. 14

    THE MIRROR OF REALITY (2 SAMUEL 24) Domino’s founder Tom Monaghan is a colorful and controversial character. He made his fortune after eight years of hard work in pizza delivery but squandered it all on an expensive lifestyle. At the height of his success, he bought the Detroit Tigers baseball ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Buy Oil While The Sun Shines Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 22, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 9,010 views

    Parables for Seekers, Pt. 9

    BUY OIL WHILE THE SUN SHINES (MATTHEW 25:1-13) A good friend called me shortly on the Saturday afternoon exactly a week before the day of my wedding. He asked hesitatingly, “What are you doing?” I sensed something was not right and asked him what he meant. After a brief pause he asked meekly: ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The God Who Really Sees Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 18, 2007
     | 4,446 views

    Abraham, Pt. 4

    THE GOD WHO REALLY SEES (GENESIS 16:1-16) Are you suffering, weak, or troubled? At the lowest point of my ministry, I took a course co-taught by two professors who required all students, mainly pastors, to stay together in a retreat center for two weeks, and every night there was a designated time ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    A Portrait Of Prudence

    Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Dec 2, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 10,897 views

    Topical Sermon on Prudence

    A Portrait of Prudence Proverbs 1:4 33-year-old Larry Walters was an ordinary guy who one day decided he wanted to see his neighborhood from a new perspective. He went down to the local army surplus store in a suburb of Los Angeles CA one morning and bought 45 used weather balloons. That afternoon ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Showing No Favoritism Series

    Contributed by David Owens on May 30, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 9,887 views

    The church must be the one place in the world where the things which serve to classify and separate people must not be allowed.

    Introduction: A. I read a story about what happened at a church one Sunday morning. 1. As the congregation began to arrive they found a dirty, old vagrant lying beside the church’s front door. 2. Some looked at him and said how awful that someone looking like that is lying outside our beautiful ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Revolutionary Power Of Forgiveness

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on May 2, 2004
    based on 111 ratings
     | 8,498 views

    God by his grace has given believers the power to forgive others when they have offended us. How do we do that? Why do we bother?

    ?The Revolutionary Power of Forgiveness When the first missionaries came to Alberta, Canada, they were savagely opposed by a young chief of the Cree Indians named Maskepetoon. But he responded to the gospel and accepted Christ. Shortly afterward, a member of the Blackfoot tribe killed his father. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Harvest Time Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Sep 14, 2006
    based on 124 ratings
     | 42,116 views

    Most will never ’Come’ to Jesus until they are ’Brought’ to Jesus. The COMPASSION of the SAVIOR, the CONDITION of the SHEEP, & the COMMISSION of the SAINTS. Link included to formatted text version and PowerPoint Presentation.

    Harvest Time Matt. 9:35-38 When Jesus walked this earth 2,000 years ago, it was in a physical body. He laid aside His omnipresence and was only at one place at a time. For this reason He spent His time moving about, going where people were and meeting their needs. v. 35 This is the Messiah ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Ready, Set, Grow!

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Sep 13, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 4,969 views

    Marks of a growing church

    Ready, Set, Grow! Acts 2:41-47 Woodlawn Baptist Church September 12, 2004 (This message was taken from Dr. Paul Powell’s book "The Nuts & Bolts of Church Growth" and personalized to fit our congregation) Introduction Today I want to take a quick break from our series in Esther and spend the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Mirror Of Reality Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 13, 2004
    based on 46 ratings
     | 6,289 views

    David, Pt. 14 of 15

    THE MIRROR OF REALITY (2 SAMUEL 24) Domino’s founder Tom Monaghan is a colorful and controversial character. He made his fortune after eight years of hard work in pizza delivery but squandered it all on an expensive lifestyle. At the height of his success, he bought the Detroit Tigers baseball ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Breezing Through Life

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 20, 2008
    based on 74 ratings
     | 6,458 views

    I want to share some simple principles that will help us all to breeze through life a little better. 1- Trust God more than yourself 2- Kindness always comes back to you 3- Don’t let your tongue cut you 4- Seek the Lord in all things

    INTRO.- This is back to school Sunday so we want to think about children, school, life, etc. Children are supposed to learn from adults, but often we can learn from children. Here are some quotes of children. - No matter how hard you try, you can’t baptize cats. (can’t bathe them either!) - ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    According To Jim - Pt. 1 Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Jul 8, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,712 views

    Advice from a friend . . . it can be extremely helpful and life changing if listened to and applied. Jim has a lot to teach us. Let’s listen and learn.

    According to Jim Pt. 1 Introduction Have you ever met one of those people who just gave really sound advice? You know there are really smart folks in the world that have all kinds of brilliance, degrees, and knowledge, but there is just this ordinary person who has the ability to just cut through ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Allen Patterson avatar

    Finding Faith In Hard Times

    Contributed by Allen Patterson on Nov 2, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,339 views

    Keeping our Faith in the face of emotional turmoil

    Job 23:10-14; Psalm 22:1-5; Hebrews 4:12-16 Introduction When I hear the words of the scriptures in today’s passages, I am reminded of the deep feelings of grief and sorrow that Job and David experienced. Job, the perfect man, as the Bible says, was feeling abandoned by God. David felt as if God ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Troy Richards avatar

    Who's Got Your Back?

    Contributed by Troy Richards on Jun 29, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,011 views

    Showing that no Christian goes it alone, even the spiritual giants had help.

    WHO’S GOT YOUR BACK? -do me a favor. Name one person who did something completely on their own. -you can’t. It’s impossible. There is no one in the history of the world that has done it. God designed us that way, that we cannot be alone. **Gen. 2:18 -> 18God said, “It’s not good for the Man to ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    The Rooster Call Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 21, 2011
    based on 167 ratings
     | 52,700 views

    Roosters are used to wake people up. But what did Jesus use the Rooster to "wake" Peter up to?

    OPEN: How many of you have ever fallen asleep in Church? (Wait for a show of hands) Most people have – at least once. ILLUS: In the days of the Pilgrims, churches had a person they called a “tything man”. His job was to keep people awake during the sermons (usually 2 to 3 hours in length) by using ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ