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    New Beginnings In The New Year PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 31, 2023
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     | 2,946 views

    This sermon encourages believers to let go of their past, embrace God's transforming grace, and anticipate His future promises with faith and perseverance.

    Good morning, beloved family in Christ. It's a blessing to be gathered here today, not by accident or mere coincidence, but by the divine orchestration of our Heavenly Father. I sense in my spirit that God has a message for each one of us today, a message that will transform our lives and renew our ...read more

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    I Have Good News For You This Christmas

    Contributed by Marty Baker on Dec 9, 2015
     | 6,546 views

    This message was connected to a Christmas Drama and used on Christmas Eve. It focuses on how often we have to wait for God's timing. All of us hate to wait, but we must remember that God has something good for us. We need to trust Him.

    I have Good News Isaiah 9:1-7 / December 5, 2010 / Dr. Marty Baker Good morning I am Marty Baker and I would like to welcome you to Stevens Creek Church! I am so excited to have you here today. We are beginning the new series, “Christmas with Hope.” The sermons and the drama sketches ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Naming The New

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Jan 3, 2023
     | 2,723 views

    A sermon for New Year's Day, The Name of Our Lord

    January 1, 2023 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Luke 2:15-21 Naming the New Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. How did you get your name? Some families follow a pattern when they select names for their babies. My ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    A New Tomorrow

    Contributed by Chris Surber on May 3, 2007
    based on 21 ratings
     | 7,157 views

    Be something far greater than an optimist. Be a faith filled doer of the will of God… do not wait for things to improve; improve them… do not wait for a new tomorrow… fill your heart with faith... and bring a new tomorrow into being.

    “A New Tomorrow” Revelation 21:1-6 Introduction They have a saying in Vienna, Austria: “The situation is hopeless, but not serious.” It’s an interesting contradiction in terms. Yet life is truly a mixture of optimism and pessimism, of hope and despair, of sunshine and shadow. Sometimes the same ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Devoted Or Distracted

    Contributed by Katherine Gilstrap on Sep 7, 2024
     | 1,251 views

    AN UNEXPECTED PROBLEM BECOMES A UNEXPECTED BLESSING

    Every day I drive the same highway to and from the office, and every day I see an alarming number of distracted drivers. Usually they’re talking on the phone or texting, but I have also seen people reading the newspaper, putting on makeup, and eating a bowl of cereal while trying to maneuver a ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    A New Year

    Contributed by Kevin Litchfield on Oct 11, 2005
    based on 270 ratings
     | 179,237 views

    This sermon focuses on a new beginning.

    Can you believe it? Having just celebrated Christmas Day, we look to the end of our past year and the beginning of a new year. This morning , as we reflect upon this new year, I would to share with you once again a message entitled A New Year. It is my hope that this year’s resolutions will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The New You

    Contributed by John Braland on Jan 4, 2007
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     | 2,215 views

    All of us are tempted from time to time to portray ourselves as more popular than we really are. I mean who doesn’t want their neighbor to think that they have the perfect family. Who doesn’t want the extended family to think the marriage is perfect? A

    Have you ever heard of a web site called MySpace? Chances are, if you are webminded or have kids that are webminded, you have heard of it. If not, then let me explain. MySpace is a web site that allows a person to create a web page detailing their life. It can include pictures, stories, a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    New Beginnings

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Dec 28, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,001 views

    When Jesus started his ministry it was a new beginning for him. When he called his disciples it was a new beginning for them also. When we become born again it is a new beginning for us as well.

    NEW BEGINNINGS John 1:29-51 1) Jesus’ new beginning. • New title (Vs. 29-31). Lamb of God. In fact, this is the only place in the bible where this title is found; here and in verse 36. Nearly 30 times in Revelation Jesus is referred to as the Lamb. On the eve of the plague of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "New Creation"

    Contributed by Ken Harris on Jan 4, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 7,654 views

    To motivate the HEARERS to affirm to others that as God’s New Creation, we receive permanent visits from Him because He Cares for us.

    U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris Camp Walker, South Korea BIG IDEA: AS GENUINE BORN-AGAIN BELIEVERS, with the status of new creation, WE receive permanent visits from God who CARES FOR US. REFERENCES: Psalms 8:1-9; Genesis 1:1-2 (The creation of heaven and earth: In the beginning God ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Something New

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jul 4, 2007
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     | 6,659 views

    First Sunday in a new church. Shareing the common fear of change.

    Something New Acts 10:27-48 Today our topic is change. It seems like it is a subject that we are all focused on today. In general everything changes but there are parts of our lives that we like just like they are. Our homes, cars, favorite chair, or a favorite restaurant, we never want to see ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    The New Birth Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Oct 8, 2007
    based on 105 ratings
     | 20,954 views

    Jesus addressed the best of the best of men developed under the old covenant and told him he must be born again. Everyone must be born from above if they are going to enter the Kingdom of God.

    JOHN 3: 1-7 THE NEW BIRTH Not only was Benjamin Franklin a great statesman and inventor, but he was also a great correspondent and received letters from famous people from all over the world. One day he received what could well have been the most important ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A New Beginning

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on May 21, 2021
     | 3,850 views

    Many of us have had hunger pangs to return the community that Covid 19 took from us. This sermon focuses on the aspects of community, the birth of the Church, the Great Commission and How the Holy Spirit empowers us. Today we will focus on barriers, baptism and breaking out.

    A NEW BEGINNING Text: Acts 2:1 - 11, 17 - 21 Act 2:1-11  When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.  (2)  And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    A New Beginning

    Contributed by Larry Meador on Jul 7, 2001
    based on 107 ratings
     | 58,681 views

    The way we start out will determin how we finish. We need not fear the unfamiliar territory that God is leading us in

    A NEW BEGINNING JOSHUA CHAPTER 1 Webster defines "Beginning " as a starting, or a commencement. To set forth on a particular path, or course. When you get married, you begin a new course, you begin afresh. nd I believe we as a church body are at a place of new beginnings. Isaiah 43:19 says, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Unexpected Jesus (Sermon 4): Jesus, Lord Of The Harvest Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 30, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,729 views

    Today, we are diving into a beautiful truth about Jesus that sometimes catches us off guard. We know Jesus as the Saviour, the Shepherd, and the King, but did you know that He is also the Lord of the Harvest?

    The Unexpected Jesus (Sermon 4): Jesus, Lord of the Harvest Matthew 9:37-38 (NLT) – “He said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.’” Introduction Today, we are diving ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    New Horizons

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 3, 2016
     | 21,614 views

    1) A New Trail (Isaiah 43:16–17), 2) A New Thought (Isaiah 43:18), 3) A New Thing(Isaiah 43: 19a), and 4) A New Tender (Isaiah 43:19b-21)

    Have you ever gone on a journey not knowing where exactly you would end up? When Lisa and I went on our honeymoon, we left home with a general vicinity in mind, but the route and ultimate destination was to be determined. All we knew is that we loved each other, we were going together and we would ...read more

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    Denomination: Other