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  • Kevin Ruffcorn avatar

    Come To Me And I Will Give You Rest

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Apr 11, 2005
    based on 42 ratings
     | 34,054 views

    Life has its challenges and heavy burdens. Jesus invites us to lay our burdens down and rest in him.

    Matthew 11:28 “Come to Me, and I Will Give You Rest” INTRODUCTION We are a sleep deprived nation. Doctors say that millions of people are not getting the necessary seven or eight hours of sleep a night. Most of us shake our head at such news because we can’t remember the last time we had eight ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Grand Finale Of God's Word Series

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Jul 22, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,811 views

    Introducing the first in a series of studies of the amazing book of Revelation. You are invited to let God’s Word do the talking!

    Revelation, The Bible’s Grand Finale It is hard to imagine a more appropriate ending to the Bible than the book of Revelation. Of all the books of the Bible, Revelation gives the fullest picture of the conclusion of all of earth’s history with the climax and drama of a prophetic disclosure. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Bewitched

    Contributed by Everett Mccoy on Jul 21, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,914 views

    Bewitched: Fascinated by a lie. This message invites the audience to examine what they are depending on for their success in any effort. What are they fascinated with?

    Bewitched! Breaking the Spell 1 You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. 2I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by observing the law, or by believing what you heard? 3Are you so ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Exile Is Over Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Feb 9, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,119 views

    Christ’s Death removes the Punishment for our sin. His life invites us into the presence of our loving God.

    Romans 5:1-11 February 8, 2009 The exile is over Introduction – Rules and Relationship You are not “saved” by behaving, but by believing You are not given the Spirit and the gifts of the Spirit because you behave well, but because you Believer in Jesus. You are Free from the Law! Don’t ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Made Alive With Christ

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Feb 19, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 14,705 views

    God invites all of his creation to live life to the fullest, to be in fellowship with Him, to be apart of Him, and to be made alive in him.

    Made Alive with Christ In chapter 1 of Eph, Paul was emphasizing the wealth of spiritual blessings we have as because we are in Christ Now in chapter 2 emphasizes our position in Christ. Your position in Christ determines your spiritual possessions and authority. ILL: Regardless of where ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Getting Rid Of The Problem Of Evangelism

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Jul 24, 2006
    based on 15 ratings
     | 4,328 views

    Forget about EVANGELISM -- we aren’t doing it anyway. Just think about inviting people to something joyful.

    I have been in the ministry for 26 years now, and I have preached a lot of sermons on Evangelism. What a waste of time. We don’t like to think about evangelism. We don’t like to do evangelism. We always want someone else to handle the evangelism programs in our churches. I’m not sure why ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Spring Forward

    Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Mar 13, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 13,019 views

    This message looks at how God invites us into relationship and calls us to enjoy the "newness" of spring again after winter...

    Last night, hopefully, you reset your clocks. This time of your we spring forward - we move the clock ahead, and we lose an hour. We, of course, also gain some daylight at the end of the day... Which is something I am looking forward to! - This week I started thinking about Spring - about springing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Relevant Friendship

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on Aug 9, 2015
    based on 7 ratings
     | 9,754 views

    Do you invite people into your circle of friends? What does real genuine friendship look like to you?

    Relevant Friendship “… enjoy the companionship of those who love the Lord…” 2 Tim. 2:22 (LB) Intro: Sharon was like most lifelong members of First Church. At one time she knew every person by name. She and her husband had six children, eleven grandchildren and five ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Who's Coming To Dinner?

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 22, 2013
     | 5,950 views

    A sermon on who to invite to dinner based on Luke 14:12-14 (really it covers Luke 14:1-24)

    HoHum: Brad and Libby Birky opened a restaurant in Denver, Colorado. It is a 40 seat restaurant that has one thing conspicuously absent, a cash register. They serve healthy food to people in need. The Birky’s do not charge for their meals telling people “Pay whatever you can ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Of Offerings And Relationships Series

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Feb 12, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,796 views

    Cain and Abel’s story demonstrates the power of offerings to reveal relationships and invite or reject God’s greatest blessings.

    (Thanks to Dr. Roger Thomas for ideas for this lesson from his sermon on Genesis 4: "I Did it My Way") We began a series on offerings, sacrifices and God’s blessings last week. This morning we will look at the first offerings mentioned in scripture and how things turned out with that. Genesis 4 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    We Can Be Heroes (Modern Day Heroes) Series

    Contributed by Scott Berry on Jul 21, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,293 views

    We are called to live as heroes, to take Jesus seriously and to strive to live like him and invite others to join the journey.

    Modern day heroes What is the difference between a hero and a celebrity? (discuss) Diff b/w heroes and celebs – celebs are famous, possibly not for anything good – eg paris hilton Heroes – inspire you to be a better person, celebs want you to want their life (for the selfish ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Woman, Your Faith Has Saved You Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 13, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,720 views

    We can learn much about faith by contrasting the behavior of the woman with the ointment and the Pharisee who invited Jesus to dinner.

    What did faith do to save this woman? Why did she go in peace? We can learn much by contrasting her behavior, as Jesus did, with that of the Pharisee. First, she recognized her sin, whatever it was. And, second she did not discount the sin; she took responsibility for it. The Pharisee did not ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Reviving The Dead Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 18, 2022
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,132 views

    How important is it for you to invite people to church, and to Revivals? How vital are your ministries for Jesus to leading people to Christ?

    OPEN: In 1571, a young farmer named Matthew Wall was about to be married, but he didn’t make it to the altar. The evening before his wedding day he became gravely ill… and “died.” His funeral took place on October 2nd, the preacher preached the eulogy, the bride-to-be wept over his body, and at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Breaking Out Of The Box! Dream 5

    Contributed by Jerald Scott on Aug 7, 2024
     | 824 views

    Have you allowed the nay-sayers to kill your dreams? Have you invited the Spirit to renew your vision

    Maximum Impact # 5 Breaking out of the Box - Dream! On Wednesday morning, I stood among excited students at Good Shepherd Christian Academy. The older ones laughed, swapped stories, and postured to impress each other with their summer tales. The little ones quietly looked around, wondering about ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Taking Up Your Cross Daily Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jun 20, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 549 views

    Jesus' call to “take up your cross daily” is one of the most powerful and challenging invitations in the Christian journey.

    TAKING UP YOUR CROSS DAILY By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Luke 9:23 Supporting Texts: Matthew 10:38-39, Galatians 2:20, Romans 12:1-2, 2 Timothy 2:3, Philippians 3:10 INTRODUCTION: Jesus' call to “take up your cross daily” is one of the most powerful and challenging invitations in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God