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  • Jim Drake avatar

    Celebration! Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Nov 16, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 24,068 views

    What do you do when somebody in your family has a birthday? What about if you have an anniversary? You have a party! You celebrate! Are there ever times in the church when we should celebrate? Of course there are! In our passage today, the remnant w

    What do you do when somebody in your family has a birthday? What about if you have an anniversary? You have a party! You celebrate! Are there ever times in the church when we should celebrate? Are there ever times when we should have a party? Of course there are! We shouldn’t spend all of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living A Happy Life

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 25, 2009
    based on 24 ratings
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    Paul urges us to live a joyful life in Christ. We are to (1) choose to rejoice in Christ, (2) let go of our worries through prayer, and (3) think and meditate on God’s truths.

    Philippians 4:4-4:9 How can we live a happier life? Paul gives us three principles: 1. CHOOSE to Rejoice Always Paul says we can choose to rejoice - it is a choice. • We are not victim of the circumstance • If we believe God, then He is our Guide, not fate, not some kind of force. Paul says we ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    How To Be Joyful In Any Situation

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Sep 23, 2009
    based on 64 ratings
     | 15,379 views

    "In everything give thanks". Sound impossible? Paul shares with us the secrets of being joyful in any situation we face in life.

    “How To Be Joyful In Any Situation” “Give thanks in everything, for this is God’s will (for you) in Christ Jesus.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (CSB) Thoughts on Gratitude: 1. Gratitude is the attitude that keeps my life flying at a steady altitude regardless of the storm I’m in. 2. Being thankful is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Extreme Living

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Apr 28, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,589 views

    In a world of Extreme life, we as Christians can live Extreme also

    EXTREME LIVING Attitude is Everything (All my sermons use illustrations from Sermon Central and all Scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) In our world there seems to be a need to take things to another level. When I was younger I enjoyed sports, now there is EXTREME sports. Our world is ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • David Scudder avatar

    Satan's War Against God's Followers Series

    Contributed by David Scudder on Mar 8, 2009
     | 4,102 views

    The American church has been mostly exempt from persecution for more than 200 years. Could it be that we too have become lazy along the way? The fifth seal talks about those who have died for the Lord rather than live for the world. If you were given th

    Revelation 6:9-11; 12:10-17 Purpose: To describe how and why martyrs die. Aim: I want the listener to accept persecution as a privilege. INTRODUCTION: The early church suffered much persecution. But from the death of Severus in 211 until the reign of Decius in 240, about 30 years, the church ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Saved From What?

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Mar 9, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,564 views

    Paul gives us a couple of shocking truths that greatly impact our lives. He tells us from what we are saved and what to do when we are suffering. Absolutely shocking but totally life-changing!

    -We talk in the Christian church, especially the protestant church, about salvation -However, I don’t think that we really know what we are talking about sometimes -Salvation means that we were in danger -What was the cause of our danger? -Or maybe better yet, from what did Jesus save us? -Most ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    One Is Bad - One Is Good

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Mar 11, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,108 views

    A message comparing the horrifying attributes of hell to the wondrous goodness of heaven.

    I read a news article the other day that said over 50% of society believes in a heaven, but less than 40% believe in a hell. There is a discrepancy in those numbers because everyone wants to go someplace good, and we all recognize that heaven is a good place. Likewise, we do not want to go any ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Hold On Just A Little While Longer Series

    Contributed by A. David Hart on May 22, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 54,134 views

    To get the church to understand that if we are to share in His glory, then we should be willing to share in His suffering

    HOLD ON JUST A LITTLE WHILE LONGER Romans 8:18-24 My brothers and sisters as we go through life, we discover that it is full of ups and downs. It appears that for every step we take forward, we would take three backwards. And the more we try the more we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Nichols avatar

    Will I Get Through This? Series

    Contributed by Mark Nichols on Sep 27, 2008
     | 8,849 views

    A lot of times when we go through difficult times or we are going through the valley, we wonder to ourselves: Will I get through this? Our problem can seem big!

    TEXT: Habakkuk 3 TITLE: Will I get through this? SERIES: Questions we Ask God! TOPIC: Suffering OCCASION: Burnside Christian Church, September 21, 2008 PROP.: A lot of times when we go through difficult times or we are going through the valley, we wonder to ourselves: Will I get through ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Life Is Beautiful (10)

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Dec 24, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,932 views

    Life is beautiful, and as Christians if we focus on Philippians 4:4-9 we can see that life is beautiful!

    INTRODUCTION .SLIDE #1 How many times do we let things cause us to focus in on the difficult times of life? We see war, murder, theft, and other bad things along with job uncertainties, families falling apart among other things. There is so much going on around us that is ugly it can be hard ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Failure To Be Faithful Series

    Contributed by Charles Cockroft on Jul 30, 2007
    based on 159 ratings
     | 27,622 views

    This is the final of 9 sermons on Standing in the Storms.

    Standing In the Storm #9 (Final) This is the ninth study about the Survival of Storms. We have seen principals of power to help us be solid, stable, steadfast, and sure in everything that comes our way. We need to understand that even as Christians we have problems, it has been taught by many ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Mike Turner avatar

    Jake The Snake Wrestles God

    Contributed by Mike Turner on Sep 18, 2005
    based on 131 ratings
     | 17,318 views

    A message about Jacob’s wrestling match with God

    Jake The Snake Wrestles God Gen 32:21-32 I grew up watching Pro Wrestling. It was fake way back then, and it’s even more fake now. But I would have never told my daddy that. Me and Daddy used to have a ringside seat beside our black and white t.v. set on Sat’s at ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Raulerson avatar

    Knowing Who You Are In Christ Series

    Contributed by John Raulerson on Oct 26, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 16,343 views

    To experience abundant joy one must first know who he/she is in Christ

    Philippians: Secrets of Abundant Joy KNOWING WHO WE ARE IN CHRIST Phil 1:1-2 The theme of Paul’s letter the church of Philippi is “Abundant Joy”. Philippi was a Roman colony town in the province of Macedonia. The first church Paul established in what we know as Europe was in Philippi and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Paul Decker avatar

    So, You Want To Be Happy? Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Aug 10, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,831 views

    Find joy in the journey.

    SO, YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY? Philippians 4.10-23 S: Joy Th: Toward the Goal Pr: FIND JOY IN THE JOURNEY. ?: How? How do we find it? KW: Source TS: We will find in our study of Philippians 4 three sources that are key to finding joy in the journey of life. CV: “We will passionately pursue full ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Just After The Crucifixtion

    Contributed by William D. Brown on Aug 16, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,341 views

    Some of the events just after His crucixition

    JUST AFTER THE CRUCIFIXTION: PSALM 30:5b weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. The week before Jesus went to the cross and died in sinful mans place many things had taken place: Mary anointed the feet of Christ, the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, Christ ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist