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The Goal Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 13, 2004

based on 15 ratings
| 7,785 views

The Goal is to love God and love others

Purpose Series #1 (Six Sessions on God’s Purpose for Your Life) The GOAL Matthew 22:34-40, John 13:34-35 SCRIPTURE READING: Matthew 22:34-40 INTRODUCTION: For the next 6 Sundays we will study together the principles found in “Beginning Life Together.” Our Pueblo groups will be studying the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:34-40

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
God's Goals Vs Satan's Goals

Contributed by David Wilson on Sep 16, 2013

based on 1 rating
| 6,699 views

This sermon is a contrast between God's goals for the believer and the church and Satan's goals for individuals. God wants to make us like Christ, Satan wants to slowly destroy us.

The Two Goals of the Church: 1) Reach people for Christ. 2) Grow people in Christ. Biblical basis: Matthew 28:18-20 (called the Great Commission) God's goal for You: To work in all things for our good in order to conform us to the image of his Son, Jesus Christ, Biblical basis: Romans ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-30

Denomination: Baptist
God's Goal

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jun 5, 2001

based on 114 ratings
| 8,436 views

God’s goal is not to make us happy, it’s to make us His, not to get us what we want, but to get us what we need.

“God’s Goal” John 4:4-29 God’s goal is not to make us happy, it’s to make us His, not to get us what we want, but to get us what we need. Intro: Early in his career, Thomas Edison invented a vote-recording machine for use in legislative chambers. By moving a switch to the right or left, an ...read more

Scripture: John 4:4-29

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
The Goal Of The Ministry

Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000

based on 19 ratings
| 3,543 views

THE GOAL OF THE MINISTRY -- FUTURE GLORY INSPIRES COURAGE AND COMMITMENT IN LIVING TO PLEASE OUR LORD 1.

THE GOAL OF THE MINISTRY -- FUTURE GLORY INSPIRES COURAGE AND COMMITMENT IN LIVING TO PLEASE OUR LORD 1. Present Suffering should Intensify the Longing for Future Glory (:1-5) a. The context of suffering in the ministry b. The superiority of the resurrection body c. The groaning associated with ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible
Third And Goal

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Apr 23, 2006

based on 4 ratings
| 2,505 views

When time is running out and the game is on the line there is often a new intensity that should have been there the whole game.

July 2, 2006 Summer Series Third and Goal My American friends may want to call this one “Fourth and Goal”. Two of my three sons played football while they were growing up and over the years I learned to appreciate the many strategies and the hard work that goes into winning games. I still enjoy ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:31-33

Denomination: Mennonite

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Goals

Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Dec 27, 2022

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Goals Give God first place in your life. Open yourself up to new opportunities. Aim to have a positive attitude. Live each day as if it were your ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-15, Proverbs 27:1

Tags: Goals, New Year, Resolutions, Start Right

Denomination: Baptist
The Value Of The Goal Lies In The Goal Itself; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

| 3,684 views

The value of the goal lies in the goal itself; and therefore the goal cannot be attained ...read more

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Obstacles To The Goal

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 29, 2021

| 2,358 views

COLLEGE: WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU ARE HIT REAL HARD. ROY RIEGELS WILL FOREVER BE KNOWN AS “WRONG WAY ROY.” Roy played for the University of California from 1927 to 1929. Back then freshmen and sophomores never played on varsity. On January 1, 1929 Roy played in the ROSE BOWL. The GOLDEN ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:12-15, Matthew 13:45

Tags: Goal, Obstacle

Denomination: Assembly Of God
Achieving Goals: The Phillies

Contributed by Donny Granberry on Apr 21, 2010

| 3,175 views

ACHIEVING GOALS: THE PHILLIES The team with the most errors in a single season was the 1883 Philadelphia (Quakers) Phillies who played 99 games and ended the season in last place with 17 wins, 81 loses, and one tie. They averaged 6.3 errors per game with 639 errors. They played for 67 years before ...read more

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Denomination: Assembly Of God
What Are Your Goals?

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Nov 19, 2010

| 2,146 views

WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS? Not long after I got out of seminary, I decided I needed more training. So, I applied for a pastoral residency position at one of the largest churches in our denomination. It was a church in Prairie Village, Kansas, just outside of Kansas City, Missouri. As it turns out, the ...read more

Tags: Goals

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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4 Reasons Why I Preach

By Ken Collins on Jul 27, 2020

based on 8 ratings
| 18,022 views

Have you ever taken the time to define the "why" of your weekly task? Here's one list from a veteran pastor.

Tags: Preaching, motivation, goals, education, Leadership General (view more) (view less)
How To Review Your Year For A Better New Year

By SermonCentral .com on Dec 29, 2022

based on 3 ratings
| 27,617 views

Watch your life closely. Examine it. Review it.

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:16, Jeremiah 17:10

Tags: New Year, Time of Reflection, New Year's Reflection, setting goals
Is Modern Church Leadership Tilting Toward Bivocational Ministry?

By Hugh Halter on Feb 12, 2024

based on 10 ratings
| 29,226 views

"The goal of our existence is to learn how to leverage everything God has given us."

Scripture: John 21:15-17, John 21:15-22

Tags: Ministry, Church, bivocational, leverage, mobile, ministry, church (view more) (view less)
Why You Should Share The Preaching Load

By Outreach Magazine on Apr 7, 2025

| 18,443 views

Busy teaching pastors need time away from the pulpit to study, pray, rest, and refocus on the goal.

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:2-25

Tags: Plan, Preaching, pulpit, Pastors, elders, preaching, Pulpit, Elders (view more) (view less)
Do You Believe In Miracles? Part 1

By Lance Witt on Jun 11, 2024

| 12,763 views

How do you define a "win" in ministry?

Tags: leadership, success, goals, pastoral leadership, success in ministry, church ministry, Mental Toughness, Leadership (view more) (view less)

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Countdowns are great to welcome your congregation into Worship.

Scripture: John 3:16

Tags: marriage, dating, love, relationship

Genres: Powerful, Uplifting

Service Styles: Contemporary, Progressive
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Genres: Humorous, Reflective

Service Styles: Contemporary

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