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  • Matthew Morine avatar

    Country Club To Church: The Mission

    Contributed by Matthew Morine on Mar 3, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,092 views

    Tired of the church being more like a Country Club than the Body of Christ. Here is a 1st century conflict that parallels a 21st Century conflict. This sermon will help the congregation break the mold of this false vision for a Church.

    COUNTRY CLUB TO CHURCH: THE MISSION THEME: FUNCTIONING AS A CHURCH WITH THE OUTSIDER IN MIND. TEXT: ACTS 15:1-11 While I was at Hartsville Pike church of Christ, one of the church members invited me along on a weekday morning to pay golf at the private Gaylord Springs Country club. Rick ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    2. Dealing With Division In The Church Series

    Contributed by Don Jaques on Jan 24, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 13,202 views

    All Christians should recognize Jesus Christ is the leader of the church, and do what they can do foster unity in the local church and the worldwide church.

    INTRO: A very interesting thing happened last week in the NFL playoff game between Indianapolis and Pittsburgh. Trailing by 18 points late in the 3rd quarter, Indianapolis faced a 4th and 2 in their own territory. Coach Tony Dungy made the standard decision and sent out the punting squad. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What Does It Take To Be A Church? Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 11, 2004
    based on 51 ratings
     | 5,045 views

    The early Christians devoted themselves to: 1. The Apostle’s teaching - learning. 2. The Fellowship - worship. 3. Breaking Bread - friendship. 4. Prayer

    This description of the early church is truly amazing. Something had happened to these otherwise ordinary people. The people who were a part of this church no longer thought of themselves — their own rights and possessions — their whole identity was a group identity. They found their meaning ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Douglas Bryan avatar

    Is Jesus Christ The Lord Of This Church? Series

    Contributed by Douglas Bryan on Aug 1, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,483 views

    I once saw a package of plastic shark teeth that were labled as "genuine imitation shark teeth." I wonder if we aren’t guilty of being genuine imitation Christians at times. As Paul begins his letter he points out that the Colossians were 3D Christians-

    SERIES: JESUS CHRIST IS LORD...SERIOUSLY! SERMON: IS JESUS CHRIST LORD OF THIS CHURCH? Colossians 1:1-8 INTRODUCTION: This church will be what it ought to be when our members become what they should be. I am beginning a new series of messages this morning from Paul’s letter to the church in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Getting The Most Out Of Church

    Contributed by Brad Rigney on Jan 9, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,196 views

    This sermon is about the importance of being part and attending Church with one another as well as how to get the most out of your attendance in church.

    Getting the Most out of Church Hebrews 10:19-25 Intro.: A. I can remember when I got out of the Navy and went to College. I took a few college courses when I was in the Navy so when I got all my transcripts as well as my Military information – I was pleased to find out that I was a Sophomore ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

  • Bruce Ball avatar

    Why We Need The Church

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Aug 10, 2005
    based on 29 ratings
     | 10,057 views

    A sermon reminding us how much we need the church to enhance our growth for the Lord and to enhance the harvest for His kingdom.

    There is a golf course in Phoenix, Arizona. They cater to you as if you were a king. It is not open to just anyone, though. Before you can play that course, you have to become a member. There is a big store in Tulsa called SAM’S CLUB that has just about everything you can desire, and it is all ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    God's Ministry Gifts To The Church Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 19, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,884 views

    The five fold ministry gifts are gifted to the church and do not equate to maturity. We need to fully understand that when anybody who has been called to be an apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor or teacher, declares a "revelation truth", it is simply th

    Opening illustration: There once was a carpenter who visited one of two brothers who had recently grown embittered with each other over a misunderstanding over the farm they had managed together for the past 40 years. The carpenter was in need of work; or so he said, and he asked the one brother if ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "The Church Goes Public"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on May 28, 2009
    based on 24 ratings
     | 8,002 views

    A sermon for Pentecost Sunday.

    Acts 2:1-17, 36-41 “The Church Goes Public” By: rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor of Grace UMC, Soddy Daisy, TN www.graceumcsd.org Pentecost was a huge Jewish Festival. It commemorated the giving of the Law to Moses on Mount Sinai. How appropriate! A new day had dawned! The New had Come!!! The ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    God's Blueprint For The Perfect Church

    Contributed by Doug Koehler on May 29, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,932 views

    God took 3000 strangers and turned them into brothers. The Holy Spirit moved 3000 believers into forming one of the most successful churches in history. The story you are about to read will hopefully encourage you into seeing God’s Blueprint for His Churc

    God’s Blueprint for the Perfect Church God’s Blueprint for the Perfect Church I wonder what it was like for those 3000 people who were saved that day on Pentecost? Maybe it went something like this: Joshua couldn’t sleep! It was a while ago when he heard about the teacher who was put to death ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    On Being The Church Of The Living God Series

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Jun 6, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 7,054 views

    An introduction to a new ministry vision. In this message, the context for the Church is set and the four pillars of the new ministry vision are introduced: Discipleship; Assimilation; Biblical Peacemaking; Leadership Development.

    Yesterday, the events of the Normandy invasion – D-Day – were remembered. On that day, the largest amphibious invasion of all time was launched by the allied forces in order to retake Europe. On D-Day, about 160,000 troops landed on the beaches of Normandy. The planning and logistics were ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Aham Igbokwe avatar

    Apostasy & Apostate-Bishops In Churches

    Contributed by Aham Igbokwe on Jun 17, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,231 views

    Shouldn’t marriages that are contrary to sound biblical doctrines be rightly, albeit be legally, kept away from the church just as men wittingly keeps out of the ladies in public places and vice versa.

    Evil is not yet unmasked and fully revealed nevertheless it seems evil is being emboldened daily in the West and aimed to contain the church of Christ and to censor pure Biblical doctrines. Indeed, it is alas! These wanton affronts on the Church and on pure Biblical doctrines is akin to ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • Bob Faulkner avatar

    Mystery Babylon In The Early Church Series

    Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Jul 8, 2015
     | 3,177 views

    Now we come to the days of Jesus and the church's formation, to see how Babylon relates in that time period.

    PART II: ROME, PAGAN to PAPAL A.D. 100 to A.D. 1300 "We wrestle not against flesh and blood." (Ephesians 6:12) It is not men to whom we look as we seek the origin of the conspiracy against Christ and His church. We worry not whether mere mortals were aware of the part they played in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Confronting The Compromising: The Church Of Pergamum

    Contributed by Shawn Miller on Jul 31, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,003 views

    Sermon dealing primarily with worldliness in the church we read about the church of Pergamum: that Christ brings a word of Consideration followed by words of confrontation, and finally words of Consolation.

    Confronting the Compromising: The Church of Pergamum Introduction: Last week we talked about comforting the suffering church, this week we talk about confronting the compromising church. Spurgeon once said that “it is no trifling thing to be a church member. I could earnestly wish that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • David Taylor avatar

    Praying For The Church: Gospel Gratitude Series

    Contributed by David Taylor on Mar 12, 2015
     | 3,429 views

    The Supremacy and Sufficiency of Christ, part 2 Gospel Fruit brings gospel gratitude. Be Thankful for Gospel Belie Be Thankful For Gospel Transformation

    The Supremacy and Sufficiency of Christ, part 2 Praying for the Church: Gospel Gratitude Colossians 1:3-8 David Taylor February 1, 2015 We are in our second week of a new series in the letter Paul wrote to the Colossian church, called “The Supremacy and Sufficiency of Christ.” Today ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Mark Mitchell avatar

    Is The Church A Lighthouse Or A Club House?

    Contributed by Mark Mitchell on Mar 23, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,093 views

    The church has a mandate to be the light of Christ

    Introduction: - the Guiding Light illustration - Today I want to speak of what a lighthouse is and how that applies to the church I. The Light of Christ (v.18) A. The light is Christ’s light - Joh 1:4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. - Joh 1:5 The light shines in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist