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  • Nate Herbst avatar

    Ministry Heart

    Contributed by Nate Herbst on Dec 31, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,208 views

    Joy in ministry is not only possible but guaranteed if we’re doing what He has called us to with the right motives and heart - this message to Christian workers will encourage you in the battle!

    Eph.3:7-8 - “I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of his power. Although I am less than the least of all God’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ.” Mt.3:11, Mk.1:7, Lk.3:16, Jn.1:27, Acts ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Because Mama Says It Doesn't Make It Right"

    Contributed by Ken Harris on Jul 12, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,073 views

    The purpose of this sermon is to motivate the hearers to affirm to others that adult Christian children are to pay attention to the advice of Christ-like parents and think twice about the guidance given by unbelieving parents.

    12 July 2009 Pentecost Sunday U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris Fortress Chapel Contingency Operation Site (C.O.S.) Sykes Tall-afar, Iraq BIG IDEA: Adult Christian children are to pay attention to the advice of Christ-like parents and think twice about the guidance given by unbelieving ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    "The Bronze Serpent"

    Contributed by Ken Harris on Mar 22, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,115 views

    The purpose of this sermon is to motivate the hearers to affirm to others that the Bronze Serpent on the Pole symbolically represents the death of the Ultimate Sinner; therefore believers that look to the BRONZE SERPENT in obedience and by faith shall be

    22 March 2009 Fourth Sunday in Lent U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris Fortress Chapel Contingency Operation Site (C.O.S.) Sykes Tall-afar, Iraq BIG IDEA: The bronze serpent on the pole and Jesus Christ on the Cross both symbolically represents the Ultimate Sinner. REFERENCES: Numbers 20:28 ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jonathan Powell avatar

    Mentoring Others Into Minisry - Allowing God To Use You To Help Others

    Contributed by Jonathan Powell on Apr 1, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,964 views

    Sermon based out of Titus 2 to help motivate congregation (old/young believers) to get involved in building the Kingdom of God. Strengthening each other through the Word of God.

    Mentoring Others into Ministry – Allowing God to Work Through Us to Help Others Titus 2:1-10 Strengthening our Faith – 2009 Black Creek (3/29/09) God has richly blessed us with many new converts over the recent months and years. God has richly blessed us with new opportunities for ministry – ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Nate Herbst avatar

    Life, Death And An Eternal Perspective

    Contributed by Nate Herbst on Sep 18, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 11,093 views

    This is a great message for anyone wondering about these topics or dealing with the loss of a loved one; it gives an encouraging Biblical insight into death and eternity while focusing on the life that perspective will motivate today.

    Eternal Perspective This past week was difficult. Life is short You aren’t invincible Gulvas schedule, Last week as were were sitting in this room...the story. Death is final!
 Processing and understanding death is hard. 
 Death is necessary because of sin.
 But 1 Cor.15 ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Tribute To Dr. Mlk: "Hidden In The Shadow Of God's Hand"

    Contributed by Ken Harris on Jan 20, 2008
    based on 24 ratings
     | 12,194 views

    The purpose of this sermon is to motivate hearers - in the midst of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday Celebration - to affirm to others that God calls, protects, and hide us in the Shadow of His hand.

    20 January 2008 U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris Ord Military Chapel Seaside, CA BIG IDEA: God calls, protects and hides us in the shadow of His hand. REFERENCES: Isaiah 49:1-7 (NLV) 2 Timothy 3:16 (KJV) All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Compelling Gospel

    Contributed by Greg Addison on Nov 3, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,482 views

    Sharing the gospel is a struggle for most christians. But why? This sermon will explain three of the most compelling reasons why we share our faith. These motivations will stir us on in our mission.

    The Compelling Gospel 2 Corinthians 5:12-21 I recently heard a preacher say, “If the church building burned down tonight, then the church would wake up tomorrow.” That is a powerful statement. We respond well to a crisis. We become motivated and do amazing things. Why then do we not share the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Defeating Discouragement

    Contributed by C Jordan on Jul 17, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,919 views

    We all get discouraged and feel like quitting – we lose our motivation, confidence and optimism. I have good news for you this morning: discouragement can be defeated!

    DEFEATING DISCOURAGEMENT JOKE: When our lawn mower broke and wouldn’t run, my wife kept hinting to me that I should get it fixed. But, somehow I always had something else to take care of first, the truck, the car, playing golf - always something more important to me. Finally she thought of a ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Scott Maze avatar

    Your Law Is My Delight Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Oct 30, 2022
     | 2,992 views

    Psalm 119 is the most sustained act of praise and commitment to the Word of God in all of the Bible. The psalmist takes 176 verses to motivate us to get into the Bible and get the Bible into us.

    All of Psalm 119 is read before me (22 readers reading eight verses each). Today we conclude our series, Life By the Book. The psalmist takes 176 verses to motivate us to get into the Bible and get the Bible into us. If you’ll continue to keep Psalm 119 open with me (page 611 in your Black pew ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Treat The Source, Expose The Dirt...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 7, 2016
     | 3,541 views

    We tend to be very good at making the offering of excuses... We must come clean and search our hearts and motives before real change can come. NIP IT in the BUD!

    TREAT THE SOURCE, EXPOSE THE DIRT! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I. INTRODUCTION A. I have a friend that absolutely HATES DANDELIONS in his yard. He was determined to exterminate each dandelion from his yard. He desired them pesky weeds to out of his yard and to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Richard Tow avatar

    Those Who Hunger And Thirst For Righteousness Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Mar 27, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,211 views

    “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness." This beatitude calls for an intense desire for righteousness. Are we actively and passionately seeking to be more and more like Jesus?

    Intro Our text today is Matthew 5:6: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.”i What do you long for in life? People are hunger machines. Bruce Springsteen sang in the 80s, “Everybody’s got a hungry heart.”ii Even the world recognizes the internal ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • C. Philip Green avatar

    God's Custodians Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 28, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,473 views

    Serving the Lord is not all that complicated. Just serve Him faithfully and humbly. Every day, just humbly do what He asks you to do and leave the results up to Him.

    I’ve had some experience in signing contracts with various musicians over the years to do concerts in the church. Those contracts spell out the details of what each party expects, and they contain few, if any, surprises. That’s not the case with some of the big-name entertainers. For example, Van ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Dean Courtier avatar

    The Coming King: Living In The Hope Of His Return Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Dec 13, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 337 views

    As believers, we live between two worlds: the now and the not-yet. Jesus Christ, the King of kings, has promised He will return, and when He does, everything will be made right.

    The Coming King: Living in the Hope of His Return” Introduction Imagine standing on a hilltop at dawn, watching the first rays of sunlight break over the horizon. The darkness flees, shadows scatter, and the world is bathed in a new light. This is a glimpse, a shadow, of what it will be like when ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Worship: Why? Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 8, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 6,326 views

    We worship because that is the way we can express our deepest fears and instabilities; we can be freed from ourselves; and we can gain motivation for the use of our lives.

    Few things are shared in by more human beings than worship. Worship is something nearly everybody does, in one way or another. Now I didn’t say that everybody goes to church. Obviously not. Not even half of the American population attends any kind of worship on a regular basis. The Gallup Poll ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ken Harris avatar

    "Love Isn't Love Until You Give It Away"

    Contributed by Ken Harris on Jan 14, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 13,859 views

    The purpose of this sermon is to motivate the HEARERS to affirm to others that (as believers during The Christmas Season) we should be anxious to SHOW God’s Love through our Goodness and Kindness to OTHERS.

    U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris, Jr. Camp Walker - Taegu, Korea BIG IDEA: A wonderful definition of Christmas is the appearance of God’s Love in our display of Goodness and Kindness. REFERENCES: Titus 3:1-8; Island of Crete (just South of Greece); Isaiah 62:12 ( And they shall call them, The ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal