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  • Wayne Solomon avatar

    New Year's Eve Message--Finishing The Year Strong

    Contributed by Wayne Solomon on Jun 7, 2008
    based on 16 ratings
     | 12,606 views

    How you start does not always count but how you finish is always important. So plan to finish strong.

    Finishing the year strong 2 Tim 4:7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: I guess every time we come to the start of a New Year we approach it with some degree of hope as to what it would or could bring us. Things may have gone bad last year but this a New ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Becoming More Than We Used To Be

    Contributed by Buddy Cook on Jul 16, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,938 views

    This sermon encourages the church to stop looking at the past but rather to focus on God's hopeful future.

    MORE THAN WE USED TO BE Haggai 2:1-9 July 12, 2015 Pastor Buddy Cook Introduction: Song my mother used to sing when I was growing up: The Old Gray Mare  The old gray mare, she ain't what she used to be, Ain't what she used to be, ain't what she used to be,  The old gray mare, she ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Evolution: A Fairy Tale For Adults, Pt. 1 Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on May 18, 2004
    based on 85 ratings
     | 12,738 views

    Scholarly presentation w/ many facts, much data, and all in the spotlight of the Word of God! Powerpoints for entire series at website under "Devilution"

    EVOLUTION: A FAIRY TALE FOR ADULTS Questions People Ask We need to know what we believe and why we believe it. Take all the questions people in the world have, and they all boil down to one question… “Did God create man, or did man create God?” In other words, “Is man created in the image of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Johnny A. Palmer Jr. avatar

    From One Quarter Pounder With Cheese To Another. Series

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 7, 2011
     | 3,870 views

    About the first day of creation, a Day of Existence.

    Intro: FROM ONE QUARTER POUNDER WITH CHEESE TO ANOTHER... 1. "Fly Me to the Moon" a song written by Bart Howard and made popular by Frank Sinatra. "Fly me to the moon And let me sing among the stars, Let me see what spring is like On Jupiter and Mars; In other words, hold my hand; In other ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Finishing Touch

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 29, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,797 views

    This is a funeral sermon, outlining God's grace in the beginning, the middle, and the end of a woman's life story.

    First Presbyterian Church Wichita Falls, Texas June 29, 2011 Witness to the Resurrection Betty Patricia Newman (March 2, 1925 - June 23, 2011) THE FINISHING TOUCH Isaac Butterworth Philippians 1:3-6 (NIV) 3 I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers for all of you, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • James Roberts avatar

    Some Things We've Lost We Need To Regain

    Contributed by James Roberts on Apr 5, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,301 views

    A New Year's sermon or a new beginning sermon.

    SOME THINGS WE'VE LOST WE NEED TO REGAIN IN THE NEW YEAR 2 John 8 & Luke 15:1-10 INTRODUCTION: Our Scriptures say that we need to be alert lest we lose that which we have gained in our efforts and work for the Lord. It also tells us what we should do if we have lost something. Look for it ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charlie Roberts avatar

    Not Just Another Make Over!

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Jul 3, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,523 views

    You see God already had a new life waiting for them, not some old fixed up version of life, with a new paint job waiting to be applied, But a brand new life, in a brand new land,

    Not just another make over! As I was thinking about what I was going to speak on this week, I thought about a lot of things. But clarity for me from God, didn’t all finally come together until late Saturday afternoon. You see, I have been re-doing this little convertible, it’s a 66 ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Transformed From Trash To Treasure

    Contributed by Hans Krause on Oct 19, 2018
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,916 views

    We cannot go back in time to change the course of our lives up to this day. But we can go to Jesus to be transformed and to have our future re-directed. Jesus takes what is trash and turns into his precious treasure.

    [Sermon preached on 17 June 2018, 4th Sunday after Pentecost / 3rd year, ELCF Lectionary] Have you ever wanted to go back in time? To go back to a point in time in your life just before something bad happened to you—something that you could have avoided? And you think: “If I had only thought ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Marching With A Mission In 2014!

    Contributed by Jim Mccutchen on Dec 30, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,823 views

    It’s Time to Go” But one thing is for sure: We have reached a great crossroads as a church… · We have come to the STOP sign and paused for the cause. · We have looked right and left and considered God’s will, and now we must not just sit in our church

    MARCHING WITH A MISSION I. OBEY THE GREAT COMMISSION MARK 16:15-16 "Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved. He who believes not will be lost." · It’s Time to Go” But one thing is for sure: We have ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Can You Identify God? Series

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Feb 4, 2016
     | 6,368 views

    Without a knowledge of God you would have no concern at all about the great hereafter. So by learning who God is we discover that there is so much more beyond our reach more than we could ever hope to grasp.

    Message: Did you know that when Jesus walked upon the earth He had an identify problem? Not that anyone had stolen His identity like people do today but Jesus knew that people very close to Him were unsure as to who He truly was. It came up for the Disciples in Matthew's Gospel and it is here ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Steps To Doing A New Thing With God Series

    Contributed by John Gullick on Mar 5, 2015
     | 10,778 views

    A sermon that follows Elisha from Gilgal to the Jordan and looks at a comparison between that and the Christian journey.

    The theme that we have been following this year is God is doing a new thing. In the bible reading this morning we witness God doing a new thing in Israel as one Prophet – Elijah exits stage right and a new Prophey Elisha enters the scene. As Elisha picks up the mantle left for him by Elijah ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Steve Malone avatar

    Two By Four (A New Years Message)

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Dec 30, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,710 views

    In this MSG we will pull FOUR powerful truths from TWO well known passages that if lived out will lead us to a great new year.

    Two By Four New Years Message 2016 The year is about 700 BC. AND – God’s people were not doing so good. YEAH - things are pretty tough for the nation. A large part of Judah and all of the northern kingdom of Israel were in exile in various parts of the Assyrian Empire. YOU SEE – because ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • William Akehurst avatar

    In The Beginning God...and...in The End, God. A New Year Message

    Contributed by William Akehurst on Jan 4, 2021
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,826 views

    Today’s message comes from the first 4 words of Genesis 1:1. In the beginning GOD... The Big Idea: Everything began with GOD so why would we begin anything without HIM?

    January 3, 2021 Sermon Notes: Scripture Reading 1 John 5:1-5 (vs 4) Today’s message comes from the first 4 words of Genesis 1:1. In the beginning GOD... The Big Idea: Everything began with GOD so why would we begin anything without HIM? Proverbs 3:5-6. Trusting in the LORD, not ourselves. Start ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Gordon Weatherby avatar

    Reflecting On Time

    Contributed by Gordon Weatherby on Jul 28, 2021
     | 17,319 views

    This is a message used for the end of the School year, but would also be appropriate for New Year's

    REFLECTING ON TIME [This message has developed around thoughts in an outline by: J. R. Thomson Greenmount and O’Leary Churches of Christ June 27, 2021 INTRODUCTION: 1) Throughout life there are times and events that cause us to take note of the passing of time. A) We do this on our ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dr. Bradford Reaves avatar

    Made In The Image Of God - Creation Day 6 Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Sep 14, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,974 views

    What is the distinctiveness of man against all creation

    Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD, USA www.mycrossway.org View this and other messages at: https://mycrossway.churchcenter.com/channels/8118 I heard this a few times over the years and I thought it was fitting for today: “God created the dog and said: 'Sit all ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren