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  • Mark Aarssen avatar

    Remember To Rest

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on May 27, 2008
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     | 5,433 views

    In a world filled with what seems like never ending activity we as a culture maybe need to take time and slow down and rest more so than previous cultures.

    Remember to Rest I realize that I am surrounded by a church full of busy people. Not just busy for busyness sake but productive, highly active people who like to accomplish a lot and often. In fact every time I drive down the road to church I am confronted by your hard work since the fields all ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Reformation - Lutherans Unique Contribution To The Christian Church

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Oct 26, 2008
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    A sermon for Reformation Sunday

    Reformation Sunday, October 26, 2008 Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, you came among us in the person of your Son, Jesus the Christ, to reveal your will and grace for our lives. Through the power of your ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    By Itself!

    Contributed by Einar Kristoffersen on Sep 8, 2008
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    Gods work alone!

    BY ITSELF! Mark 4:26-32 26 And He was saying, "The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil; 27 and he goes to bed at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts and grows--how, he himself does not know. 28 "The soil produces crops by itself; first the blade, then the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    An Attitude Of Gratitude Towards Work

    Contributed by Hylton Davidson on May 19, 2010
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    You may not have the perfect job, buy you need to thank God that you have a job. Some people would love to have your job.

    An attitude of gratitude towards work Introduction On of the greatest problems we face today, believe it or not, is the attitude we take to work. When I refer to work, I mean any form of work. We must not look on our work as a gloomy monotony, a burden to be borne. We must learn to have a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    I'm Pressing On

    Contributed by John Putty on Apr 5, 2011
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    A sermon encouraging others to leave their doubt, unbelief and negative talk behind and take personal responsibility for their spiritual growth in 2011.

    I'M PRESSING ON: A 2011 new year message to CWC! Philippians 3:13-15 Intro: The Old Hymnal, “Higher Ground” is a spiritual declaration of one determined man Johnson Oatman, Jr.put to music! Some refuse to believe that our personal faith plays a role in our spiritual growth and ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Looking For A Good Room

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Oct 14, 2012
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    Wealth holds us back from inheriting eternal life: but wealth is anything earthyl that we hold onto as valuable in opposition to things heavenly. We must melt down these idols and consecrate the gold to the temple.

    “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” (Mk. 17:17). There are two alternates to eternal life: eternal death and temporal life. Neither is appealing. Eternal life is worth struggling for. The rich young man asked the Lord what must he do. He understood that attainment of heaven was ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Perfect Hole

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Oct 29, 2012
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    A different understanding of "Be ye perfect" (Matt. 5:48) that talks about 1. The perfection OF Christ, the perfection IN Christ and the perfection LIKE Christ.

    The Perfect Hole Matthew 5:38-5:48 In the last sentence of our passage today, Jesus says something that is very confusing… "Be perfect, therefore, as your Heavenly Father is perfect." Be Perfect! Doesn’t that make you scratch your head? How can we possibly be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    To Live Or To Die

    Contributed by Kent Wise on Nov 2, 2012
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     | 5,620 views

    Summary: When Christ is our Lord and Savior, life is found in living or dying. Philippians 1:18-30 September 18, 2011

      To Live or Die, That Is the Question Scripture Readings Psalms 105:1-7 “Oh give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples. Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; Speak of all His wonders. Glory in His holy name; Let the heart of those who seek the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    "These 3 Remain" Series

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 19, 2012
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     | 5,616 views

    A sermona about the supremacy of love.

    1 Corinthians 13:1-13 “What Gives Life Meaning?: These 3 Remain” I like the way Eugene Peterson has written this in The Message: “[Right Now] we don’t see things clearly. We’re squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won’t be long before the weather ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Donut Theology

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Dec 21, 2012
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     | 6,803 views

    A unique take on what it means to be "Perfect"

    Donut Theology Matthew 5:38-5:48 In the last sentence of our passage today, Jesus says something that is very confusing… "Be perfect, therefore, as your Heavenly Father is perfect." Be Perfect! Doesn’t that make you scratch your head? How can we possibly be “PERFECT”? Or ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Type Of Servant God Needs

    Contributed by Gregory Lilly on Jan 5, 2013
    based on 7 ratings
     | 15,266 views

    Are you the type of servant God needs you to be? In this message let us see 7 servant types that Paul encouraged Timothy to be in order to serve God successfully.

    II Timothy 2 Intro: Serving God is a great privilege for anyone. Timothy proved to be a great servant in so many ways and in our text, we learn just how great of a servant he had become. Through Paul's encouragement, Timothy saw 7 descriptive titles for a servant and it would be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Looking For A Good Room

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Jan 13, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,635 views

    What kind of room in heaven do you desire? By our earthly life, we train our souls to receive and accept God and this has eternal import.

    “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” (Mk. 17:17). There are two alternates to eternal life: eternal death and temporal life. Neither is appealing. Eternal life is worth struggling for. The rich young man asked the Lord what must he do. He understood that attainment of heaven was ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Jeff van Wyk avatar

    Invest In God's Kingdom

    Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Feb 2, 2013
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     | 35,662 views

    To be a good steward we must not waste what has been given to us. We must invest what has been given to us and must show a return for it.We are given resources according to our individual abilities. We are all different. It is a fact that some people are

    INVEST WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN To be a good steward we must not waste what has been given to us. We must invest what has been given to us and must show a return for it. Matthew 25:14-22 - "For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    We Are Slaves

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Aug 16, 2013
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     | 5,151 views

    PENTECOST 8 -- In this life we are slaves either to our sinfulness or to God's righteousness.

    WE ARE SLAVES (Outline) August 7, 2011 - Pentecost 8 - ROMANS 6:18-23 INTRO: Slaves or slavery are words that we do not hear too often. We live in a land of religious liberty and freedom. It can be a bit of a challenge for us to comprehend the full measure of the meanings of those ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Leave Left Behind Left Behind

    Contributed by Steve Keeler on May 9, 2010
     | 5,146 views

    To truly forgive someone means you will treat that person as if he or she had never done the wrong in the first place.

    Leave Left Behind - Left Behind by Steve Keeler Psalms 103:8-12 "The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness. He will not always strive with us, nor will He keep His anger forever. He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational