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  • Brian Bill avatar

    Why We Need Each Other Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 24, 2003
    based on 72 ratings
     | 47,063 views

    God designed us to live in community with others and to work in partnership with one another for the sake of the kingdom. No one can do everything, but everyone can do something.

    Why We Need Each Other Two friends were out hunting. As they were walking through the woods, one of them yelled and the other looked up to see a huge grizzly bear charging at them. The first friend started to frantically put on his tennis shoes. When his buddy saw this, he anxiously asked, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Church: Why Do We Go?

    Contributed by Alan Balatbat on Apr 27, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 8,623 views

    „Ð The thought that God would even have to ask this question shakes the very fiber of my being! This is not someone who walked up on the street demanding respect. Nor, is this someone who has yet to prove himself as one deserving respect. This the Creator

    1.To Give an Offering Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you?" says the Lord Almighty. A. Where Is My Honor ......... My Respect "A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Do We Go To Church? Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Nov 3, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 13,969 views

    Sermon 1 in a series of 5. This sermon was "tag-team" preached by myself and an associate minister during a community "Open House" Sunday. If the woman at the well were here today her question would be the same but different, “Why do you Christians worsh

    Why do we go to church? Texts: Joh 4:13-14 Jesus answered and said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again; but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Why Don't We Witness?

    Contributed by Dr. Ronnie Grizzle on Aug 25, 2007
     | 2,990 views

    Using North American Mission Board (SBC) Statistics from 1998, this brief message challenges Christians to NOT be ashamed of the Gospel!

    WHY DON’T WE WITNESS? ROMANS 1:14-16 1998 STATISTICS 40,870 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCHES 15,729,000 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH MEMBERSHIP 407,264 CONVERSIONS/BAPTISMS IN 1998 412,027 CONVERSIONS/BAPTISMS IN 1997 4,763 LESS THAN PREVIOUS YEAR AVERAGES OUT TO ONLY ONE CONVERSION PER 38.62 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Can't We Be Friends Series

    Contributed by Andy Stanley on Aug 23, 2011
    based on 25 ratings
     | 48,819 views

    Your friends will influence and possibly determine the direction and the quality of your life.

    We’re in the second part of this series Guardrails, and if you were here last week, or if you joined us online last week, we talked about physical guardrails. Guardrails are things we don’t pay much attention to and we don’t really think about them until we hit one. When we ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Why Do We Do This?

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 17, 2012
     | 2,939 views

    Celebration message, after an evangelisttic outreach. Examines the reason we do what we do.

    WHY DO WE DO THIS? Well, yesterday was a big day. It was the culmination of a great deal of work, months of preparation and not a small investment. At the day’s end, over 300 people had visited the property. The question however is not about how many people attended. The question is not, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Can't We Be Friends? Series

    Contributed by David Henderson on Sep 4, 2012
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     | 6,243 views

    Solomon and David both remind us that one of the best investments we will ever make in life is an investment in people…making friends. When he says two are better than one because they have a good reward for their labor-the word reward can also be transl

    “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 and Proverbs 13:20 One of the most popular topics in song writing today has been the subject of friendship. The Beatles sang I get by with a little help from my friends. James Taylor and Carole King sang a song titled ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Henderson avatar

    Why Can't We Be Friends?

    Contributed by David Henderson on Sep 6, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,177 views

    Unfortunately one of the things people will sometimes share with you and me is this: I don't have very many friends. Perhaps you have said that before. Or we may say you know I'm hurt. I thought they were my friend and I can't believe they did that to

    “Making Friends” Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Friends song You have most likely heard those words before …, It's Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got. Taking a break from all your worries sure would help a lot. Wouldn't you like to get away? Sometimes you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Henderson avatar

    Why Can't We Be Friends? Series

    Contributed by David Henderson on Sep 7, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,923 views

    Today I want us to talk about one specific area. I want to talk about friendship. At some point in life all of us find ourselves close to people, those we work with, those we go to school with, those we socialize with-we find that spending time with peo

    Why Can’t We Be Friends?” Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 and Proverbs 13:20 One of the most popular topics in song writing today has been the subject of friendship. The Beatles sang I get by with a little help from my friends. James Taylor and Carole King sang a song titled “You’ve ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Do We Need Relationships? Series

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Apr 8, 2013
     | 6,526 views

    This is the fourth message in a series from the book of Ecclesiastes that examines Solomon's wisdom in regard to the mistakes that he had made in his life. This message examines why God has wired us to need and desire relationships.

    Dear Diary, “Every time I open myself up for a relationship I get kicked in the teeth. Why do we need relationships? Why should take the risk of being hurt again?” If you are like me you have been hurt and betrayed by someone you thought was your friend. These experiences really cause ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Why Are We Still Playing War?

    Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Jan 2, 2014
     | 3,669 views

    This is a sermon about the foolishness of War. This sermon also looks a the cost of War in this country and the fact that a lot of the resources in this country go to feed the war monster.

    December 1, 2013 [Blue or Purple]
First Sunday of Advent (Year A)
Psalm 122 (UMH 845)
Romans 13:11-14 Isaiah 2:1-5 St John “Why are We Still Playing War” As we gather this first Sunday of Advent, the Isaiah 2 passage is a great reminder that the God we ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Pat Damiani avatar

    Why We Need Each Other Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 2, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,571 views

    Why every believer needs to be an active participant in a local church

    As a pastor, I’m constantly amazed at the excuses people have for not going to church. So I read with interest this week how someone parodied many of those excuses by coming up with a similar list of excuses that people could give for not washing their hands: 1) I was forced to wash as a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Do We Harbor Anger Series

    Contributed by Harold Hansen on May 22, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,510 views

    Anger why is that so in a Christian’s Life. What to about it.

    Why We Harbor Anger Proverbs 27:4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous;but who is able to stand before envy? ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Glenn Durham avatar

    Why It Matters Exactly Who We Are Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Mar 18, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,210 views

    God speaks truth to those who know themselves well enough to listen.

    Scripture Introduction A few years ago, accountability was the hot word among Christians. Many voices encouraged us to find another person, or even a group, with whom we would share what was really happening in our lives. Maybe you think highly of those; others may doubt their value. Leaving ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Why We Need One Another

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Sep 25, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,873 views

    The world says you don’t need church. The WORD says you do.

    September 27, 2009 Morning Worship Text: Hebrews 10:23-25 Subject: The Church Title: Why We Need One Another Today’s sermon stems from a question that was asked at youth group on Thursday. Clint was encouraging the young people to be in church on Sunday and one of the girls who does not come ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God