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  • Donato Solano avatar

    Desire The Best As One Team

    Contributed by Donato Solano on Aug 4, 2006
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    The Church is a complete team. All members must desire to win.

    INTRODUCTION Do you still remember the show in Channel 13 that feature 2 teams of Roller Skaters that fights for almost 1 hour in winning the most laps? Do you still remember how suddenly one member of the team will turn his back from his own team and create troubles so that the other team will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Making The Best Out Of Life

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 5, 2002
    based on 130 ratings
     | 9,834 views

    There are certain Biblical principles that must be observed in order to make the best of this life.

    MAKING THE BEST OUT OF LIFE INTRO.- ILL.- A man by the name of George owned an apartment complex and had just completed the exterior brick work on the 2nd floor. He had some bricks left over and was trying to decide the best way to get the load of bricks back down to the ground level without ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How To Give God's Best To Others Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 4, 2021
     | 3,003 views

    God wants to change how you feel. God wants to change what you desire. God wants to change how you work. God wants to change how you act. God wants to change how you love.

    Today, I am praying for two families with rebellious children. Children who are now adults and addicted to drugs. These families need hope. I am praying for Breenan, a little preemie baby at a Little Rock hospital. Breenan was born seven weeks too early. I am praying for young newlywed husband ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Shall We Give To The Lord?

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Sep 9, 2004
    based on 54 ratings
     | 16,470 views

    In 1 Chronicles 29:1 David says, the temple will not be for man, but for the Lord God. David then provides an example of how we should give our time, talent and treasure to the Lord.

    HOW SHALL WE GIVE TO THE LORD? 1 CHRONICLES 29:1-20 INTRODUCTION: David’s heart desire was to build a house for the Lord. But because David was a warrior who had shed blood God would not allow him to build the temple. Instead David’s son, Solomon would have that privilege. Although David would not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Give Up And Go

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 25, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
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    Three things we must give up in order to grow up in God.

    7, July 2002 Dakota Community Church Give Up & Go! Introduction: What you are willing to walk away from often determines what God will be able to lead you to. Question: Are you holding onto weights? - Un-believing boy/girl friend. - Church tradition. (We don’t lift our hands in our ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    A Call To Give Thanks

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 28, 2018
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    We must share the good news: His mercy DOES endure forever!

    A CALL TO GIVE THANKS. Psalm 107:1-3; Psalm 107:17-22. This Psalm is a celebration of the wonderful works of God. The situations referred to in each of its word pictures could no doubt be attached to some specific event in the history of God’s people. However, they are common experiences, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Anything We Are Commanded To Do By God Must Be For Our Own Good

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 15, 2024
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    You are worth the price of God’s own Son on the cross. Don’t forget it.

    Friday of the 23rd Week in Course 2024 Why do we exist? That’s a question that could be at the end of the endless list of questions our children aim at us when they are about three years old. I can’t claim that any of my girls asked it, but we should all do so, at least before we are in our ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Best Gift - From Captive To Christmas

    Contributed by Tony Gene Peak on Dec 22, 2014
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     | 2,841 views

    To fully appreciate the birth of Christ we must face our sinful condition and God's grace

    THE BEST GIFT – From Captive to Christmas Luke 2:10-14 INTRO A. Alan Gross rescued last Wednesday after serving 5 years of a 15 year sentence in Cuba 1. Regardless of politics on Cuba, thrilled for Alan and family 2. First words to daughters in U.S. – “I’m ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Best Friend

    Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on Mar 2, 2025
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    This sermon has us looking at what a best friend really means. Do you have a best friend? Are you a best friend? What are the characteristics of a best friend. We are going to discuss those characteristics and show that Jesus meets and exceeds them.

    Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How Much Time Do You Have?

    Contributed by David Ward on Jan 20, 2006
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    BIG IDEA: We make the best use of our time by discerning and doing the will of God.

    How Much Time Do You Have? Psalm 90 / Ephesians 5:15-17 INTRODUCTION: I’d like to ask you “How Much Time Do You Have?” (which is probably not what you’d like to hear a speaker ask at the start of a talk.) Do you realize that over the course of our lifetimes, each of us is expected to spend: ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love Must Be Sincere Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Feb 4, 2014
    based on 77 ratings
     | 22,756 views

    Paul describe the sincerity of love in this text. 1- We love by hating evil 2- We love by honoring others 3- We love by showing zeal 4- We love by sharing with others

    INTRO.- Is there anything worse than fake love or insincere love? ILL.- After a 4 and a half year ministry with a church in a small Oklahoma town a preacher friend began preaching in Joplin, MO. He figured there would be more church growth in Joplin and one thing he had going for him is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Love Must Be Sincere Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Feb 13, 2013
    based on 177 ratings
     | 79,000 views

    Paul describe the sincerity of love in this text. 1- We love by hating evil 2- We love by honoring others 3- We love by showing zeal 4- We love by sharing with others

    INTRO.- Is there anything worse than fake love or insincere love? ILL.- After a 4 and a half year ministry with the Fairland Christian Church, Fairland, OK (population 1025) my friend Truman Brady from Seneca, MO, began preaching at the Villa Heights Christian Church in Joplin, MO. Truman ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Will We Eat In Heaven

    Contributed by Glenn Dale Pease on Aug 29, 2014
     | 4,743 views

    Will there be literal eating in the eternal kingdom? Most people who give the matter any thought feel it would be a shame to waste one of God's best ideas-the sense of taste.

    WILL WE EAT IN HEAVEN based on Rev. 22:1-6 By Glenn Pease Benjamin Franklin formed a very close friendship with a Frenchwoman, who was 40 years younger than himself, when he was the American Minister in Paris. They wrote numerous letters to each other and though she refused all his proposals, she ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    You Must Sow Before You Can Reap

    Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Apr 20, 2012
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     | 11,449 views

    One must sow before one can reap.

    You Must Sow Before You Can Reap Psalm 126:5-6 (KJV) They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. The Psalms are without equal in scripture in regard to their richness ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Michael B. Perrott avatar

    What Do We Owe - To Whom?

    Contributed by Michael B. Perrott on Oct 18, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,828 views

    Jesus outwits those that would trick him, and affirms we’re all God’s children, created in God’s own image

    Sermon outline Matt 22:15-22 1. What’s this encounter all about? Like in the best murder mysteries of A. Christie’s Poirot, we need to apply the ‘little grey cells’ to fully understand what’s going on and, most importantly, what it means for us today. 2. First of all, work through the story. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed