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  • Timothy Peck avatar

    Building A Confident Church Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 30, 2001
    based on 164 ratings
     | 15,306 views

    Five essential "bricks" for building a confident Church.

    When this church finally decided to build our new worship center back in 1996 all my pastor friends told me to pack my bags. One of my former seminary teachers suggested that I update my resume. You see, building projects have a reputation for tearing churches apart. And through the years a general ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Looking For Good In All The Wrong Places

    Contributed by Stephen Fournier on Jan 3, 2001
    based on 121 ratings
     | 5,362 views

    Sermon on where not to and where to, look for good.

    “LOOKING FOR GOOD IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES” TITUS 1:8 There was once a pastor who had a little five year old daughter. Now the little girl notice that every time her dad stood behind the pulpit, and was getting ready to preach he would bow his head for moment before he began to preach. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Analyze, Evangelize, Scrutinize

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 10, 2005
    based on 278 ratings
     | 17,424 views

    1- Analzye everything 2- Evangelize everyone 3- Scrutinize yourself

    INTRO.- ILL.- The founder of McDonald’s, Ray Kroc, was asked by a reporter about his order of priorities. "I believe in God, my family and McDonald’s," he said. Then he added, "When I get to the office, I reverse the order." When many people enter the public arena their priorities change and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Sanctify Us Lord

    Contributed by Ron Hicks on Sep 22, 2005
    based on 27 ratings
     | 3,841 views

    Has anyone seen Jesus in you lately? No one has said anything? Hm! Something is wrong.

    SANCTIFY US LORD I want to briefly define Christ like character. 1 Thess 5:11-27 11 Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do. 12 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Richard Tow avatar

    Healthy Attitudes For A Spiritual Community Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 23, 2005
    based on 58 ratings
     | 12,633 views

    Expository sermon dealing with attitudes toward one another, circumstances, and the Holy Spirit in the life of the church. Clip from movie "Ice Age" illustrates attutudes toward one another.

    Healthy Attitudes for a Spiritual Community I Thessalonians 5:11-28[1] 11-14-04 Intro If you had only one minute to tell someone how to help their church be healthy and spiritually vibrant, what would you say? What issues would you address? What would you tell them to do—with only one minute ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Family Life At Thessalonica Series

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Jun 29, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,887 views

    Family Life at Thessalonica according to Paul

    I THESSALONIANS 512-28 Paul’s favourite way of describing the Christian church is that of a family. Just as in physical life you are born into a family so in the family of God you are born, born again, into this family. In his final exhortations to the believers at Thessalonica Paul speaks to ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    A Bright Light For My Dark Night Series

    Contributed by E. Venn on Nov 23, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,789 views

    Have you wondered about the spiritual gift of prophecy? Would God leave Christians to wandering about in darkness in these last days? Or has He provided a bright light for our dark night in the spiritual gift of prophecy? Who is the source of this brig

    Pastor E. Douglas Venn Preached at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Moscow, ID on October 8, 2005 www.tagnet.org/moscow God always lights our way in the darkness of these last days  He always shares His plans with us ahead of time through prophets with the spiritual gift of ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Sound And Blameless

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Dec 9, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,093 views

    How should Christians live in preparation for the coming of the Christ?

    Sound and Blameless – 1 Thessalonians 5: 16 - 28 Intro: It has been particularly difficult getting ready for the Christmas holidays this year. Usually, I have the Christmas trees up by the week after Thanksgiving. That didn’t work this year because we were having new carpet installed. --- So ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    In The Middle Of J-O-Y Is A Never-Ending Circle

    Contributed by Eric Vertein on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 7,070 views

    God shows us how to maintain JOY, even when there are many things attacking that joy.

    I Thessalonians 5:16-24 3rd Sunday in Advent December 11, 2005 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 Be joyful always; 17 pray continually; 18 give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 19 Do not put out the Spirit’s fire; 20 do not treat prophecies with contempt. 21 Test ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Tom Fuller avatar

    Ready To Go! Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on May 20, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,645 views

    Are you anxiously waiting at the gate for the Rapture - or sleeping in your seat? Paul gives us some practical advise for how to stay alert and ready to board!

    I like to watch people in airports. These days you have to arrive a week before your scheduled departure to make it through parking, hauling your baggage passed the porters, figuring out the new computer check in system - then see the security line snake around the block, waiting for lattes. At ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Why Bother?

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 23, 2005
    based on 37 ratings
     | 9,967 views

    This sermon is not a "how to" sermon but a "need to" emphasis on prayer.

    “Why Bother?” 1 Thessalonians 5:12-20 V. 17 “Pray continually” Is prayer effective as a painkiller? Anita Manning, USA TODAY provides the following information how "Americans have found a no-cost painkiller they say is as effective as prescription drugs: prayer. "More than half of those who ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Naveen Balakrishnan avatar

    The Christian's Labor - 5 Of 6 Series

    Contributed by Naveen Balakrishnan on Jun 1, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,989 views

    This is the fifth part (triplet of exhortation) of a six part series on the Christian’s Labor from 1 Thessalonians 5:12-24.

    “THE CHRISTIAN’S LABOR” – 5 OF 6 1 THESSALONIANS 5:19-21 1. The COMING Day of the LORD. (5:1-3) 2. The CHILDREN of the Light. (5:4-8) 3. A COMFORTING Legacy. (5:9-11) 4. The CHRISTIAN’S Labor. (5:12-24) I. FIRST Triplet of Exhortation. (vv. 12-13) II. SECOND Triplet of Exhortation. (v. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Malone avatar

    Family Matters

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Mar 29, 2004
    based on 146 ratings
     | 77,230 views

    Paul closes this letter with some good tecahing about the family. (1 Thessalonians pt - 6)

    “Family Matters” 1 Thessalonians Part Six 5:12-28 Today is our sixth and final message from Paul’s letter to the Christians in Thessalonica. We have learned much from this letter that Paul wrote nearly 2,000 years ago to a group of believers who were relatively new in the faith. They have ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Davon Huss avatar

    The Heart That God Uses

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 26, 2004
    based on 45 ratings
     | 4,532 views

    A sermon on 1 Thessalonians 5:14-23 (Adapted from an outline by Wayne Norton)

    Sermon for 4/25/2004 1 Thessalonians 5:14-23 The Heart that God Uses HoHum: A young mother went to her doctor for an appointment. She took her little five-year-old son with her and made no attempt to restrain him from ransacking an adjoining room. Finally, after hearing a bunch of bottles being ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    Keep Your Focus Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Aug 20, 2004
    based on 64 ratings
     | 66,263 views

    In the midst of trouble, we need to keep our focus

    INTRODUCTION • As we live our lives, it is easy to lose focus on what is important. It is so easy to get caught up in the problems of life that we forget where are focus is supposed to be. • Throughout this letter to the church, Paul has reminded us that Jesus is going to return at any time and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ