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Girding Up The Local Church
Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Oct 18, 2005 (message contributor)
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1. Spiritual Health Checks
Contributed on Oct 18, 2005
There are four signs that the child of God lives a life that is nourished by the Word of God and illuminated by the Holy Spirit.
Turn your Bibles to Acts 2:42 Title: Spiritual Health Checks Theme: Four Signs of a Healthy Christian Introduction: Rick Warren wrote, “The key for churches in the 21st Century will be church health, not growth.” When a ...read more
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2. Prolonging The Days Of Christ
Contributed on Feb 28, 2007
The Holy Spirit illuminated grasp the Biblical truths to what is really means to have a “Undefiled Mouth, Undefiled Ears and Undefiled Eyes.
I am going to read from Isaiah 53:1-12 Title: Prolonging the Days of Christ Theme: The Lord’s Messengers to the Next Generation Introduction: Isaiah 53 and Psalm 22 give us the most vivid account of the crucifixion of Christ that can be found in the Word of God. Isaiah, seven hundred ...read more
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3. Petitions For The Next Generation
Contributed on Feb 28, 2007
I would propose to you that prayer for our next generation is needed more today than ever before as we live in the last days of the return of Jesus Christ.
I am going to read from 2 John 1:1-4 Title: Petitions for the Next Generation Theme: Praying With Authority for Our Children Series: Girding up the Church Introduction: There is a battle for the minds, hearts and souls of our kids. Anyone who enters this battle seriously spends many ...read more
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4. Send Forth
Contributed on Feb 28, 2007
The church of Jesus Christ may be a part of making disciples of Christ if she has the same compassion for the lost that Christ had. She must be committed to Jesus’ call to go and make disciples.
I am going to read from Matthew 9:35-38 Title: Send Forth Theme: Petitioning for Laborers for God’s Work Series: Girding up the Church Listen as I read Matthew 9:35-38, “Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the ...read more
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5. Hungering For His Presence
Contributed on Feb 28, 2007
I would propose to you that the Sunday morning service is meant to be a time when the children of God can see the Lord do a powerful work among His people.
Turn your Bibles to Ephesians 3:14-20 Title: Hungering for His Presence Theme: Praying for the Sunday Morning Service Series: Girding up the Church Introduction: I love the heart of the psalmist who wrote “I rejoice with those who said unto me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord.’” ...read more
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6. Reasons We Congregate
Contributed on Mar 20, 2007
David expresses joy that is in the heart of the child of God who is offered a personal invitation to go to the house of public worship. This announcement meets the desire of the heart that is in the child of God who is in love with Christ and the invitat
Turn Your Bibles to Psalm 122:1 Title: Reasons We Congregate Theme: Reasons for Congregational Worship Services Series: Girding up the Local Church Introduction: Our key text today is written by King David (The Treasury of David; The Pulpit Commentary; Matthew Henry Commentary) and is ...read more