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  • Chad Garrison avatar

    Be A Team Player! Series

    Contributed by Chad Garrison on Mar 29, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,260 views

    God calls each of us to the Adventure of Life He has set before us. Everyone has his or her own path, but we all have the same call. Today we examine the call to God's ministry.

    Choose Your Own Adventure “Be a Team Player!” Today we want jump into the Lifestyle Choice of “Being a Team Player”. If you’ve been with us for a while, you already know what I’m talking about. Not only do we celebrate the model of “Doing Church as a ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    Be An Ambassador! Series

    Contributed by Chad Garrison on Mar 29, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,264 views

    God calls each of us to the Adventure of Life He has set before us. Everyone has his or her own path, but we all have the same call. Today we examine the call to be ambassadors of Christ.

    Choose Your Own Adventure “Be an Ambassador!” Today we conclude our series with the Adventure “Be an Ambassador!” This calling is exactly how it sounds; we are all ambassadors. An ambassador is simply one who represents someone or something else. Whether we mean to or not, ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    Released To Bless

    Contributed by Jeff Ecklund on Jul 28, 2011
     | 5,141 views

    This message is about the truth that we are called to bless. From the promise to Abraham, Jacob and 1 Peter reminding us of that call. Many Christians struggle with the call on their life. We sometimes have an overemphasis on mission/goals etc and forg

    Released to Purpose Series III HOTL 2011 Recap Series: Gathering the lost and broken to Christ Restoring Wholeness Releasing to Purpose It’s frustrating in life to walk without knowing your purpose. Good news is that God does not want to keep you in the dark! Peter has already ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Receiving The Holy Spirit (The Gentile Pentecost) Series

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Apr 22, 2024
     | 817 views

    Repentance brings life to a person, because God has called us to Himself. And once called, we have a choice to make – this is what the people felt. God was calling them, His Spirit was moving them, and they had to respond!

    To the Ends of the Earth, Part 16 Receiving the Holy Spirit (The Gentile Pentecost) Acts 10:44 – 11:18 Introduction - Welcome to Seasons Church & 2024 sermon series, “To the Ends of the Earth” -- In 2023 we unpacked the beginning of all history (Creation/Fall/Promise) -- And we looked ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Peacemaker, Like Father Like Son

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Jun 2, 2020
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     | 3,527 views

    Blessed are the peacemakers because they will be called the sons of God. This conversation will explore what it means.

    Peacemakers - Like Father, Like Son OKAY MGCC – let’s do this. AND – I want to begin our conversation this morning, the way I almost always do… By reading some alive and active, God breathed words, and by praying us into His presence… In Luke 9… (some of us read this in our FCFH this week) One ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Lame Man Healed Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Oct 10, 2018
     | 25,566 views

    Peter and John seem to have been led by the Holy Spirit, to perform a miracle on a man who was over forty years old and had been a cripple from his birth.

    Tuesday, January 5, 2016 A Lame Man Healed (Acts 3.1-11) Note: since this is a long sermon, I suggest it be given in two parts; part 1 (vs. 1-5) on Sunday morning, and part 2 (vs. 6-11) on Sunday evening. Acts 3.1-3.11 (KJV) 1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Unlocking The Heart Of Extravagant Giving

    Contributed by Stuart Blount on Jun 16, 2004
    based on 28 ratings
     | 17,645 views

    We are called to be a GIVING people. Few Christian people will give their finance in the right way if they have not discovered the higher call to a life of giving.

    Whenever we mention GIVING we immediately think MONEY – it’s natural I suppose. Yet as ‘supernatural’ people we are called to see a broader dimension. We are called to be a GIVING people. Few Christian people will give their finance in the right way if they have not discovered the higher call to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Difference Makers

    Contributed by Keith Crouch on Jul 18, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 5,327 views

    We are called to make a difference in the world we live in. Jesus called us to be the salt and light of the world. We are to be difference makers.

    The Difference Makers Matthew 5:13-16 I. You Are Valuable (v. 13a) A. Because of the Price Paid (I Cor. 6:20a) - You were not bought or created cheaply, but rather it cost something to get you to the point for God to accept you and use you. - We were a slave to sin and darkness and God paid our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Threading Camels Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Mar 12, 2003
    based on 74 ratings
     | 7,829 views

    The call to follow Jesus takes priority over every other obligation in life, and when we have a lot, it is difficult to respond to that call.

    I was raised by a single mom from the time I was three years old until I was about nine years old. Back then we lived in a small trailer in Los Angeles. My mom was on welfare. I remember at one time having a teenage runaway living with us, and he would baby-sit me at night while my mom worked. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Spiritual Schizophrenia Series

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jul 13, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 5,182 views

    James calles it doublemindedness -- we call it playing both sides of the fence -- what will help our human tendency to live a "double life"?

    July 15, 2001 7So humble yourselves before God. Resist the Devil, and he will flee from you. 8Draw close to God, and God will draw close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, you hypocrites. 9Let there be tears for the wrong things you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Church As Left The Building Series

    Contributed by Jeff Skinner on Nov 20, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,058 views

    God has not called us to Do church-He has called us to BE the church through complete submission to His Holy Spirit.

    The Church has left the building I remember when I was still pretty young, Elvis was all the rage. In fact I remember my mother loading up with some other women and going to the airport because Elvis was on a plane leaving. Everyone gathered. I also remember begin in the vicinity of that airplane ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    God's Formula For Success

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on Oct 3, 2009
     | 16,903 views

    God’s Formula for Success works, But there are no shortcuts.It calls for us to be strong and courageous.It calls for us to be obedient to His commands.

    There is a common desire inside everyone to want to succeed • Because we measure our worth on the basis of how successful we are. • How we measure that success is often based on a worldly standard rather than a godly standard. • Success by the world’s standard often means luxury, wealth, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Let's Talk Fishing

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jan 24, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,387 views

    We are not called by Christ to talk about fishing for people or wait until we have the proper equipment or bait. We are called to fish.

    Matthew 4: 12 – 23 / What Do I Use For Bait? Intro: Some people just love to fish! --- No offense intended to those who love it; but, I HATE IT! It’s not that I haven’t tried it. I have. I just don’t like it. First of all, I don’t like to get my hands sticky or dirty. Next, I can’t sit and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Kevin Ruffcorn avatar

    The Miracle Of The Ordinary Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 5,758 views

    God called an ordinary girl to be the Mother of God. Mary’s call emphasizes the truth that God uses the ordinary to accomplish extraordinary things.

    Luke 1:26-38 “The Miracle of the Ordinary” INTRODUCTION As Christians, other Christians sometimes intimidate us. So often we are challenged to emulate extraordinary Christians. “Be more like St. Paul the first missionary to the gentiles and firebrand Christian,” we are told. We have the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Intentionally Seeking The Lost. Rejoicing When They Are Found!

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Sep 15, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,091 views

    We are called to join in with God by deliberately, intentionally seeking out the lost. When the lost are found we are called to join with God in rejoicing!

    A few years ago I was reading a book by Stephen Gaukroger. He tells the story of a New York Methodist minister who saw the need to bring his ‘ninety nine righteous’ sheep back into the fold. He put an advert in the local paper: “Lost, stolen or strayed; a large flock of Methodist sheep. They ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican