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  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Is Your Church A Cruise-Ship Or A Battleship?

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jan 5, 2011
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     | 16,932 views

    Which image better describes a church? Your church? I know, it’s a metaphor. All metaphors break down at some point. When making a choice, our natural inclination is to choose the cruise ship over the battleship any day.

    Opening illustration: watch an illustrative audio-video clip Introduction: On the surface we would believe that the early church in Acts was blessed with outstanding growth due to the anointed preaching of the apostles; their balanced practices that would evolve into much of our church programming ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Truthiness Part I Series

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Oct 19, 2014
     | 4,495 views

    All scripture is inspired by God and is useful...

    Title: Truthiness (Part 1) Text: II Timothy 3:14-16 Thesis: All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful…” Series: Belonging, Believing and Becoming I invite you to journey with us as people who value: • Belonging to a caring faith community. • Believing the truth of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Vitality Of Faith Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Mar 29, 2010
    based on 8 ratings
     | 9,771 views

    Actions are vital signs of real faith. Faith that moves is faith that is alive. Faith that pleases God must find expression in actions that please God.

    The Vitality of Faith James 2:14-26 Intro: If you’ve studied Romans or Galatians recently, you might come to this particular passage in James and wonder if Paul and James believed the same thing about what it meant to be saved or to be a Christian. Martin Luther was impacted very strongly ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Overcoming The World

    Contributed by Anthony Perry on Apr 19, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 22,442 views

    This message describes what Christ and the author of 1 John means when they talk of Christians having the power to overcome the World.

    1 John 5: 1-10 Overcoming The World I have heard there are only three kinds of people in the world. There are the “I wills”, the “I won’ts,” and the “I can’ts.” The “I will do it” people accomplish and overcome every obstacle in their way; the “I won’t do it” folks oppose everything and make ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Truth Vs Error Series

    Contributed by C Vincent on Oct 18, 2009
     | 4,380 views

    Our world view effects what we believe and our actions in life. What do we really believe? And does it line up with scripture?

    Truth V’s Error JCC 04.10.09 am 2 Corinthians 10:3–5: “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    A Church For The Ages

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Oct 24, 2009
     | 3,239 views

    What kind of church does God want us to be?

    October 25, 2009 Morning Worship Text: Acts 2:42-47 Subject: The Early Church Title: A Church for the Ages I am in the process of taking a leadership class. The goal is to see if there are things in my ministry I need to change in order to take the church to the next level. What am I doing ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Mystery #1 "god Was Manifest In The Flesh" Series

    Contributed by Raymond Petzholt on Apr 14, 2014
     | 9,192 views

    Most people think of this Mystery of God manifest in the flesh as applying only to the deity of Jesus Christ. But it also have huge implications for godly Christian living.

    The Mysteries of God: Mystery # 1 “God was Manifest in the flesh” (I Tim. 3:16 KJV) The Scriptural definition of a “mystery of God” is understood by comparing scripture with scripture. The New Testament "mysteries" are spiritual truth not revealed during the Old Testament, but now ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Beginnings - Pt. 3 - Hardwired To Haywired Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Jan 20, 2011
     | 4,462 views

    Each year people make resolutions and talk about turning over a new leaf. It is a great time to focus on Beginnings!

    Beginnings Part 3 – Hardwired to Haywired I. Introduction We are examining the beginning. Lessons that will enable us to begin this new year off right. I have challenged you to put God in the right order. He is before all things and all others. What visible indicators let people know that ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    James And Paul On Works And Faith

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Jun 30, 2012
    based on 9 ratings
     | 11,031 views

    James 2 and Romans 4 have some interesting contrasts. Faith without works is dead or faith apart from works is what saves... which is true?

    Last week James told us that if we are careless with our language our religion is worthless. (Jas. 1:26) This week James tells us that if we believe without acting on it our faith is worthless. (Jas. 2:14,17,20,26). A worthless religion and a worthless faith make a worthless Christian and a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Lord’s Provision Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jul 8, 2012
     | 5,415 views

    Our knowledge comes from experience and it is very limited, but Jesus’ knowledge is unlimited, and He could see into the future. He knew that in the future, when His disciples began to preach the gospel, that they would encounter hardships and persecutio

    The Lord’s Provision Acts 1:1-11 Introduction Jesus understood the needs of His disciples before they knew they had a problem. I can relate to that, because I think that I may know my wife so well that I anticipate her problems; and at times, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Wrestling With Doubt

    Contributed by Brian Williams on Aug 14, 2023
     | 1,376 views

    What do you do when you have doubts about God and the Scripture?

    Wrestling with Doubt Matt 18:17: Isaiah 45:5-7 30 July 2023 We are continuing in our series called: What do you believe and why? Today we will look at a passage from the book of Matthew on the topic of: Wrestling with Doubt. Why are we going through this apologetic series? Because every Christian, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Renew Sex Series

    Contributed by Robert Butler on Oct 9, 2019
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,520 views

    Jesus did not come to abolish the law but fulfill it. He calls on us to live understanding Heterosexual relations are for the purpose creating, understanding relational intimacy and continuing God’s will in the world

    On July 20, 1969, as commander of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module, Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon. His first words after stepping on the moon, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind,” were televised to Earth and heard by millions. Urban legend has it ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Energizing Your Prayer Life

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Nov 3, 2019
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,178 views

    We have been raised with Christ, we have a position with Christ in the heavenly‘s, we have been raised up so that in the ages to come he might show his exceeding riches of his grace and his kindness towards us in Christ Jesus!

    Energizing your Prayer Life Illus. THE STATS ON PRAYER A Newsweek poll several years ago titled "Is God Listening?" indicated that 54% of those the magazine surveyed prayed on a daily basis - 25% said they pray to God once a day and 29% more than once a day. 87% believed that God ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Attitude Of The Heart

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Nov 24, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,548 views

    It’s in those times of trial, we are still to be thankful! The times we experience in the valleys of life, when we feel like all we have to hang onto is God. Those are the times we should realize the only thing we have ever had to hang onto is God!

    The Attitude of the Heart Illus. From a sermon of Johnny Creasong’s Some people are just impossible to please.... A large dog walks into a butcher shop carrying a purse in its mouth. He puts the purse down and sits in front of the meat case. “What is it, boy?" the butcher jokingly asks. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Following Jesus

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Aug 19, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,983 views

    In the following sermon we are going to examine the lives of Jesus, Paul, Timothy and Epaphroditus in order to prove that it is not only possible, but a given for those who lead Spirit filled lives to follow in the steps of their Master!

    Following Jesus Philippians 2:17-30 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 “Whoever claims to live in Him must live as Jesus did” 1 John 2:6, NIV One can’t help but read the above statement and wonder if it is truly possible to live one’s life worthy of the Gospel message ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist