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  • William Akehurst avatar

    For Such A Time As This

    Contributed by William Akehurst on Jun 28, 2007
    based on 19 ratings
     | 12,122 views

    WHAT IS YOUR PURPOSE IN LIFE? This Mothers Day sermon is geared to both men and women, and can be used anytime for understanding our purpose in life. Based on the Life of Esther, who was not shown as a mother. See the Sermon Outline at the end.

    For Such a Time as This. You are here…right now…for a purpose KEY VERSES: Esther 4:14 and Ephesians 1:11-12 Other Scriptures Used Proverbs 31:16b …with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. Ecclesiastes 3:1 Ecclesiastes 3:17 Romans 8:28 Ephesians 1:11-12 WHAT IS YOUR PURPOSE IN LIFE? ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Timing

    Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 7, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,349 views

    I heard someone say once that the definition of “luck” was “preparation meeting opportunity.”

    I heard someone say once that the definition of “luck” was “preparation meeting opportunity.” The point the speaker was making was that those people we consider “lucky,” having fallen into some overnight success, are really people who quietly and diligently prepared for an opportunity they ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Chuck Booher avatar

    Paul And His Final Days

    Contributed by Chuck Booher on May 2, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,726 views

    We need to be people who endure hard times by reading God’s Word, sharing Christ and being faithful to the end.

    Come to Paul: one of the most amazing men who ever lived! • I want you to know who Paul is and then you will understand him and what he is telling you. • He wrote 13 Books of the New Testament so you need to get where he is coming from. • At the end of his life he passionately ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Gerald Roberts avatar

    Right Now Time

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jun 21, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,922 views

    Paul talks about a great day coming in heaven, but before that day we still live in the right now time. So how do we please God before entering that blessed place?

    “In the Right Now Time, Mean Time or the Now Time” 2 Corinthians 5:6-17 1. Paul begins by talking about looking forward, to a certain day coming. A. There is coming a Day when the Tent will be destroyed 51Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    For Such A Time As This Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 23, 2019
     | 9,555 views

    Esther comes to understand the providence of God in retrospect. God has been preparing her for such a time as this.

    We ended last week on a sad note, with Mordecai and the Jews across the Persian Empire mourning. They had just received an edict for their execution. Haman, the evil high official to the King, hatched a plot to kill, not just Mordecai (his enemy and Jewish subordinate), but also his entire ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Dealing With An Impossible World

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on Jul 11, 2001
    based on 28 ratings
     | 6,611 views

    We live in a world that is a very hard one to live in at times. How do we deal with it? Well, we begin by looking at God’s word...

    DEALING WITH AN IMPOSSIBLE WORLD Psalm 37:1-17 READ PSALM 37:1-17 AFTER INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION: The headline article in "The Saturday Star" for July 5, 1997 is about the latest milestone made in space when NASA’s Pathfinder successfully came to rest on the planet Mars Friday. Pathfinder ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Time Series

    Contributed by Todd Leupold on Nov 5, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 29,552 views

    Part I in 3-part series on Stewardship. Challenges hearers to to be stewards of their time in such a way that truly expresses absolute love for God and sacrificial love for others.

    STEWARDSHIP THAT LOVES ABSOLUTEY & SACRIFICIALLY PART 1: TIME Rev. Todd Leupold Perth Bible Church Sunday AM November 4, 2007 INTRODUCTION: John 3:16 (emphasis on gave). Having learned from God’s example, John Maxwell over 2,000 years later summarized one powerful lesson of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Neil Uebergang avatar

    Time

    Contributed by Neil Uebergang on Nov 29, 2013
     | 8,933 views

    Time is Precious. Jesus said in Psalm 75:2 "....I choose the appointed 'TIME'; it is I who judge uprightly...."

    TIME Romans 5:6-8; 6.You see, just at the right ’TIME’, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly die. 8. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    It Is Time

    Contributed by Fernando Cabrera on Oct 27, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 5,837 views

    A sermon I delivered on the urgency of the call of God based on Acts 1.

    It is time By pastor Fernando Cabrera Acts 1 1. To Make God’s agenda, your agenda ("Holy Spirit given orders" v.2b) a. What is God’s agenda? What is the heartbeat of the Father? What moves the Father? What is God seeking after? i. “to seek and save the Lost” 1. We cannot understand the upper ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Wayne Lawson avatar

    For Such A Time As This

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Sep 25, 2018
    based on 4 ratings
     | 35,828 views

    Esther’s life was an isolated story. This theme of standing up for righteousness is threaded throughout all of human history.

    TITLE: FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS SCRIPTURE: ESTHER 4:14 On Wednesday nights during the Bible Study Hour, we have been conducting a Case Study on the Book of Esther. If you have not participated with us during this exciting series, you have been missing a tremendous treat – We are having a joyous ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brad Bailey avatar

    The Great Gift Of Christmas

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Sep 29, 2006
     | 2,180 views

    Song so beautifully depicts all that was involved in receiving the greatest gift of all time. For centuries now gifts and giving have become synonymous with Christmas. Our family discovered a change (Travis). Kid’s tear open, “You never hear kids say,

    Song so beautifully depicts all that was involved in receiving the greatest gift of all time. For centuries now gifts and giving have become synonymous with Christmas. Our family discovered a change (Travis). Kid’s tear open, “You never hear kids say, O no, you shouldn’t have. And yet the great ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Great God Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Mar 1, 2020
     | 3,721 views

    The Second Law was given to the new and younger generation who are prepared by God to enter into Canaan. Moses establishes YHWH as Great God, God’s characters and God’s demands are also recorded. Read further to know the disposition and imposition of God in our lives.

    Theme: Great God Text: Deuteronomy 10:12-22 Introduction: The Second Law was given to the new and younger generation who are prepared by God to enter into Canaan. Though it looks like a summary of all that he taught over the years in the wilderness in fact, there are new things added to this ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Is This The Time?

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 24, 2006
    based on 34 ratings
     | 8,401 views

    A sermon about greed, materialism and the Prosperity Gospel.

    Time magazine’s cover story this month was entitled, “Does God Want You to Be Rich?” The header said, “A growing number of Protestant evangelicals raise a joyful Yes!” The article opens with the story of George Adams, a man from Ohio who had lost his factory job. His reaction to the job loss ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Shawn Rose avatar

    Cry Out To Jesus

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on Dec 21, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,425 views

    Remember to cry out to Jesus any time you need Him.

    CRY OUT TO JESUS Text: Psalm 70 Introduction: • Have you ever been in a situation where you needed help and you needed it right now? • Matthew 14 – Jesus walks across Sea of Galilee in midst of storm • Fear; “It is I; be not afraid” • Peter steps out on water, starts to sink; one of shortest ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    It Is Time

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on May 6, 2007
    based on 20 ratings
     | 25,709 views

    This sermon examines the idea that it is "Time" we as Christians stop doing a few things and start doing others.

    Scripture Reading: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Solomon – The wisest man to ever live is making the point in this passage of Scripture that Timing is Important. That “there is an appropriate time for everything under the sun.” Introduction: Of course we know Soloman was right. Timing is important! In ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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