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  • Chad Bolfa avatar

    Lessons Learned When God Calls

    Contributed by Chad Bolfa on Oct 1, 2010
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    Jesus called him to be a disciples and Matthew has a dinner party that evening at his house and invites his friends and Jesus to attend. Tonight I want us to learn some valuable lessons, about when God calls.

    Lessons Learned when God Calls Matthew 9:9-13 Introduction The most unlikely called of all of the apostles is Matthew. He was a tax collector. He was probably very wealth and he earned his money at the expense of his neighbors, his fellow Jews. It was OK for him to tax almost anything just as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Doe avatar

    God Did Not Call You To Be Superman

    Contributed by John Doe on Oct 13, 2016
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    God does not call us to Superhuman status. Rather, he calls us to Overcome. (three-point outline with optional intro.)

    Launching Text: 1 Kings 19 vv.1-21 Introduction: People who are perfectionists tend to see the world in black and white. We often feel like we're superhuman, able to take on anything-- until we discover a flaw. Then we come crashing down and consider ourselves completely worthless. This "all or ...read more

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    The Nature Of Our Calling (Complete Text)

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 7, 2017
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    All believers are partakers of the heavenly calling. Having been called to belong to Jesus, we press on towards the mark of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

    I. THE HIGH CALLING OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS. Philippians 3:14. When we are converted, we have a change of mind, a change of heart. Yet this is not only a once-for-all experience, but also an on-going process which will not be completed this side of eternity. We have been changed, we are being ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    They Shall Call His Name Emmanuel

    Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Apr 20, 2017
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    THE SEASON OF ADVENT IS WITH US AGAIN. IT IS ABOUT THE CELEBRATION OF OUR HOPE IN JESUS CHRIST. HE CAME INTO THIS WORLD TO FULFILL THE PLAN OF SALVATION FOR THOSE WHO WILL PUT THEIR FAITH AND TRUST IN HIM.

    THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME EMMANUEL MATTHEW 1:18-25 THE SEASON OF ADVENT IS WITH US AGAIN, AND WHAT BLESSED CHANGES IT HAS BROUGHT INTO OUR LIVES BOTH GOOD AND CHALLENGING SINCE LAST YEAR. OUR CHURCH FAMILY HAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE SOME VERY WONDERFUL PEOPLE, AND NEWLY WEDS. ON THE MORE SENSITIVE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • NNAEMEKA DURUEKE avatar

    Call In Your Harvest Through Relationship

    Contributed by Nnaemeka Durueke on May 6, 2017
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    We need one another to succeed as God has planned it. We are all connected to achieving God's purpose

    BIBLE STUDY CALL IN YOUR HARVEST THROUGH RELATIONSHIP, CONTACTS AND CONNECTION MAIN TEXT- Proverbs 27:17 INTRODUCTION- Our bumper harvest is certain with God for this year but there are those factors that can lead us to this kind of harvest and today we will study one of them. The road of success ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    Calling Those Things That Are Not As Though They Were

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Jul 5, 2016
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    This message speaks about how we can bring promises from the spiritual realm bo the natural by calling those things that be not as those they were. We can activate our faith by speaking what God says.

    Calling Those Things That Are Not July 10, 2016 Valley Grove Assembly of God Genesis 12:1-7 Genesis 13:14-18 The promises Genesis 15:1-6 he believed Genesis 17:1-5 change of name 24 years went by Introduction: God had many things planned for Abram a long time before it ever happened. He laid out ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Has God Called Off The Rapture?

    Contributed by John Gaston on Sep 30, 2016
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    Skeptics point out the Long Length of Time it’s Been since Jesus' promise, the wrong predictions of date-setters, and the lack of current supernatural interventions as excuses to write off the Rapture. But has God changed His mind?

    HAS GOD CALLED OFF THE RAPTURE? 1 Thess. 4:15-18 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A deacon had a talking female parrot that always said, “Kiss me! Kiss me!” This bothered the deacon. 2. Then he heard the pastor had a parrot who always said, “Let’s pray! Let’s pray!” ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Feb 3, 2017
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     | 18,950 views

    When we’re confronted with desperate times, we can’t just do things the way we’ve always been doing them.

    - Have you ever been really desperate about something? o Maybe you lost your job and didn’t have any way to pay your bills or didn’t have any place to go. o Maybe you lost your home or your insurance and you didn’t know what you were going to do. - I think the most helplessly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When I Called Upon The Lord

    Contributed by Tim Diack on May 27, 2011
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    The pastors in our community take turns preaching at the local hospital. This is the message I preached there recently. It examines the brokenness of our lives and points us to the One from whom our help comes.

    When I Called Upon the Lord - Psalm 30 - May 17, 2011 (A Sermon Preached at the Dauphin Hospital) I’ve got a watch here with me this afternoon. [Hold up watch]. I got it a couple of years ago. It’s got a lot of fancy bells and whistles on it. It’ll tell you the normal ...read more

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    Why Call Ye Me Lord

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jun 3, 2011
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     | 5,181 views

    why call theLord Lordand do not his will.

    Why call ye me Lord? Luke 6;46And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? Ye call me master-----------and obey me not Romans 6;6Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Tracy W. Marx avatar

    Called To Courageous Action (An Outline)

    Contributed by Dr. Tracy W. Marx on Mar 17, 2012
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    First Samuel 17:4-50 When things seem too BIG and too SCARY and make us want to retreat, God calls us to courageous action.

    Biblical Problem: The giant Philistine Goliath was terrifying the Israelites and forcing them into inaction. "He’s too big to defeat." "He’s too enormous to conquer." Biblical Solution: God called David to courageous action Goliath might be big, but God is bigger. Goliath might ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ronald Thorington avatar

    #13 The Holy Spirit Calls Us Series

    Contributed by Ronald Thorington on Mar 11, 2015
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    God is calling us first to salvation, then after salvation He calls to serve Him.

    Introduction: I played a joke with the congregation. I had someone call my cell phone while I began to preach. I would stop the call several times and say it must be tele-marketer and would stop the call. My phone rings again, this time I answer it. I pretent it is God talking to me on the phone. I ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • James Ledbetter avatar

    Jesus Is Calling You To Repentance Today!

    Contributed by James Ledbetter on Mar 18, 2015
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    Jesus spoke of 'Repentance' more than any other subject. Repentance is required. Here's how!

    Jesus Is Calling You To Repentance Today There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. ~Luke 13:1 ° IS THE DAYS THEY WERE REFERRING TO WHEN ROME SLAUGHTERED INNOCENT PEOPLE OF THE GALATIANS. ° WE SEE THIS SAME ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • Mark Mitchell avatar

    The High Calling Of Deacons-Part 1

    Contributed by Mark Mitchell on Mar 23, 2015
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    The role of deacons

    I. The purpose of having Deacons. (vs. 1-2,4) 1. To minister to the physical needs of the church. (vs. 1-2b) A. The word “deacon” comes from the Greek word “diakonos” which carries the idea of serving as a helper, or servant/ B. The early church in Jerusalem did not need ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    'the Church' - Called Out Ones

    Contributed by David Leach on Apr 3, 2015
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    Church - what it means

    Question #3 from Joseph: The Church – is it a “building” or is it “Jesus’ body”. What is the difference between these two expressions? The word “Church”: According to Strong’s Concordance the word “Church” in the Greek is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational