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  • Chris Surber avatar

    A New Tomorrow

    Contributed by Chris Surber on May 3, 2007
    based on 21 ratings
     | 6,995 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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    The New You

    Contributed by John Braland on Jan 4, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,133 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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    A New Year

    Contributed by Kevin Litchfield on Oct 11, 2005
    based on 270 ratings
     | 172,295 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

  • Derrick Tuper avatar

    New Beginnings

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Dec 28, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,871 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
     | 7,499 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
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,534 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

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    The New Birth Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Oct 8, 2007
    based on 105 ratings
     | 20,669 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

  • John Williams III avatar

    A New Beginning

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on May 21, 2021
     | 3,768 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

  • Larry Meador avatar

    A New Beginning

    Contributed by Larry Meador on Jul 7, 2001
    based on 107 ratings
     | 56,872 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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    New Horizons

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 3, 2016
     | 20,680 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

  • Dean Courtier avatar

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

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 30, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,561 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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    Go! And Embrace The New Thing! - Isaiah 43:18-19 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Feb 4, 2025
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,504 views

    Life is filled with transitions—some welcomed, some unexpected. We can become so fixated on past experiences, whether victories or failures, that we struggle to move forward. But God calls us to embrace the new thing He is doing.

    Go! And Embrace the New Thing! - Isaiah 43:18-19 Isaiah 43:18-19 (NLT)"But forget all that—it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Mark Aarssen avatar

    Dying To Soon

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Aug 15, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 9,911 views

    Has your life mattered - have we finished what we are supposed to finish - have we completed Gods will for our life? Is possible to die before our time.

    What have I done? Psalm 139:13-18 I was perplexed this week by some sad news. A beautiful young woman whom I know passed away tragically at only 18 years of age. She was a Christian, raised in a Christian home and she had a loving family with brothers and sisters. I knew her when she was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Part 1 -- Some Thoughts On God's Control And Why Things Happen As They Do. Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Nov 2, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 9,655 views

    Why do things happen the way they do? The book of Habakkuk tells us that this is because God is God and is in conplete control. This is the first of a series of messages looking at how Habakkuk attitude and character changes regarding God’s activity in

    The Book of Habakkuk Some Thoughts On God’s Control And Why Things Happen As They Do. Part 1 Habakkuk 1:1-11 INTRODUCTION: We live in a world of more questions than answers. In fact, for every answer we find, it seems as if it brings with it two questions. We live in a world today in which ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gaither Bailey avatar

    Present In The Unexpected; Doing The Out-Of-The-Ordinary

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Apr 3, 2010
     | 2,180 views

    Easter sermon about doubting the resurrection of Christ.

    Luke 24: 1 – 12 Present In The Unexpected; Doing The Out-of-the-ordinary. Intro: A man was walking down the street one evening when he spotted a neighborhood boy down on his hands and knees inching along the sidewalk underneath a street light. The man asked, “Billy, what’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed