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  • Stewardship-Will Our Lives Count For Much?

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 9, 2001
    based on 67 ratings
     | 13,445 views

    This is a stewardship message dealing with what kind of person will we be as we go through life. The principles of sowing and reaping are examined.

    Will Our Lives Count For Much. 10/05/97 Eccl 11:1-6 Luke 19:1-10 Text Luke 6:20-38 In the end, how long you lived is not going to be nearly as important as how well you lived. Jesus is going to show us today "its not the duration of life ...read more

  • The Promise Of Fruit

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Apr 17, 2001
    based on 156 ratings
     | 6,941 views

    This is a promise of encouragement to every preacher, to every teacher, to every worker to keep casting their bread on the water, for in due season they will reap.

    THE PROMISE OF FRUIT Ecclesiastes 11:1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days As we read this verse, it seems at first, it do not make sense. It seems foolish to cast our bread or seed upon the waters. The sensible place would be in the ground. We can better ...read more

  • We Give Because We Were Lost.

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 28, 2001
    based on 38 ratings
     | 3,142 views

    THis is a stewardship sermon which deals with different motivations for giving to the cause of Christ.

    We Give Because We Were Lost 10/24/99 Eccle. 11:1-6 Luke 15:1-10 Let’s suppose that instead of God being the loving and gracious God that He is, suppose God was like what a lot of people think. Many think God is an old grandfatherly figure sitting on a throne ready to zap us for ...read more

  • Calculated Risk Taking

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on May 11, 2001
    based on 244 ratings
     | 35,060 views

    Five spiritual high risk/high reward principles that help us lead adventurous, exciting spiritual lives!

    When did you last do something bold? When did you last color outside the lines, refusing to play it safe? There’s a sign along the Alaskan Highway that reads, "Choose your rut carefully, you’ll be in it for the next 200 miles." A lot of folks live their lives like that sign. Especially the ...read more

  • When All You've Got Is A "Maybe"

    Contributed by Keith Linkous on Jul 23, 2001
    based on 241 ratings
     | 27,636 views

    Are there directions that you sense are God’s will and direction, but you’re not sure? This message will encourage and equip you to deal with the issues that must be resolved in faith.

    In looking at the passage in 1 Samuel, Jonathan seemed to be in a situation of uncertainty. The future, the absolute direction he needed for the present time just was not clear. All he could say in v.6 was "It may be..." He couldn’t be sure one way or the other. He seemed to, and probably did, ...read more

  • Cast Thy Bread Upon The Water

    Contributed by David Johnston on Apr 29, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,118 views

    The very reason that many Churches are spiritually bankrupt is because they have drained the spiritual resources without putting anything BACK INTO THE WORK OF GOD!!!

    Cast Thy Bread Upon the Waters Eccl. 11:1 1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. 2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. 3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and ...read more

  • The Benefits Of Casting Your Bread Upon The Water

    Contributed by David Johnston on Apr 29, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 28,260 views

    There are great benefits to being faithful to what God calls us to do. This sermon explores several of them.

    The Benefits of Casting Your Bread Upon the Waters. Eccl. 11: 1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. 2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. 3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves ...read more

  • Casting Bread – 5 Principles On Sowing

    Contributed by Yuen Woh Voon on May 1, 2007
    based on 44 ratings
     | 12,207 views

    The goal of this sermon is to encourage believers to be faithfully sharing the gospel despite difficulties. If we do not sow, we will never reap.

    CASTING BREAD – 5 PRINCIPLES ON SOWING In an agrarian society, seeds speak a different language to the people. To the sower, the seed gives hope of a bountiful harvest, whilst to the farmer’s wife, the seed can be processed into bread for food today. One can sow the seed or use it to make bread, ...read more

  • Releasing The Blessing

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Nov 5, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,790 views

    Shows how to release the blessing in ones life.

    Releasing the Blessing Text: Ecc 11:1-6 Ecc 11:1-6 NKJV Cast your bread upon the waters, For you will find it after many days. (2) Give a serving to seven, and also to eight, For you do not know what evil will be on the earth. (3) If the clouds are full of rain, They empty themselves upon the ...read more

  • No Deposit, No Return

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on May 7, 2006
    based on 79 ratings
     | 20,729 views

    investing your life for God

    Intro: at the beach retreat we all sat on the beach looking at the waves crashing on the shore. Ecclesiastes 11:1 came into my mind, that if you cast your bread on the water it will return after many days. It was like God spoke to me about life, investments we make, and God’s reward system as each ...read more

  • Discovering Your Dream – Part 3 Series

    Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 11, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,413 views

    I’m taking about one concept: Giving it away.

    INTRO: Last week as I was sitting on stage, Ben was singing "History Maker". The impression that came over me for mothers was they are history markers and they don’t even realize it. Moms are making history by raising kids who are going to impact history. But as I began to reflect each and every ...read more

  • Generosity Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on May 28, 2006
    based on 44 ratings
     | 16,532 views

    Generosity isn’t something religious fanatics do; it’s a lifestyle of sharing Christ’s love that enriches the giver.

    Overcoming Futility—a sermon series on Ecclesiastes ”Generosity” Ecclesiastes 11:1-8 -Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts I worked for a Colonel who wasn’t very generous with advice. I’d go to his office, seeking guidance, only to leave empty-handed. You ...read more

  • The Uncertainty Principle Series

    Contributed by Mark Batterson on Oct 18, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 15,775 views

    Faith is expecting the unexpected.

    The Physics of Faith: The Uncertainty Principle 03.11.05 Pastor Mark Batterson This evotional begins a new series titled The Physics of Faith. Over the next four weeks we’re going to explore four dimensions of faith: expecting the unexpected, seeing the invisible, believing the impossible, and ...read more

  • Casting Seed

    Contributed by James May on Oct 23, 2005
    based on 26 ratings
     | 10,244 views

    The more seed that is cast in the park, the greater the number of pigeons that will come. The same holds true if we want to see a harvest in the souls of men. There has to be a lot of bread cast upon the waters.

    Casting Seed By Pastor Jim May Some time ago I walking in one of the parks around town and I saw an old man sitting on a bench feeding the pigeons. It seemed that the more seed he cast out, the more pigeons would appear. There were only a few to begin with but it wasn’t long until the sky will ...read more

  • "Waiting On The Wind" Series

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Mar 21, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 17,160 views

    We must take a step of faith when conditions are unfavorable.

    Iliff & Saltillo UM churches Memorial Day Weekend May 26, 2002 “Waiting On the Wind” Eccl. 11:1-6 INTRODUCTION: It was 1866 and the United States was recovering from the long and bloody Civil War between the North and the South. Surviving soldiers came home with many stories to tell. Henry ...read more