Sermons on Barriers To Growth:

Church Growth

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 20, 2001

The Lord’s church can grow!

CHURCH GROWTH Acts 2:36-41 INTRO.- ILL.- Many churches are like the church that was going to build a new building. The building committee passed the following resolutions: 1- We shall build a new church. 2- The new building is to be located on the site of the old one. 3- The material in the old ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:36-41

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Church Growth

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 27, 2001

More ideas on what it will take to make a church grow.

CHURCH GROWTH Acts 18:7-8 INTRO.- ILL.- Top 10 Ways You Know You’re In A Bad Church 10. The church bus has gun racks. 9 . The church staff consists of Senior Pastor, Associate Pastor and Socio-pastor. 8. The Bible they use is the "Dr. Seuss Version." 7. There’s an ATM in the lobby. 6. The choir ...read more

Scripture: Acts 18:7-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Church Growth

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Sep 8, 2001

More ideas as to what will help the church grow.

CHURCH GROWTH Matthew 28:18-20 INTRO.- ILL.- A Baptist preacher had the habit of going down to the train station every single day to watch the Sunset Limited go by. There was no chore he wouldn’t interrupt to carry out this daily ritual. Members of his church thought he was a bit nuts and they ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Christian Growth

Contributed by Robert Glass on Oct 19, 2011

A Barometer for Christian Growth.

Christian Growth (2 Peter 3:18) (2 Peter 3:18) But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen. We are to grow. We can’t stay dormant. We must improve ourselves. The word Grace means favor. Jesus, himself, grew. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Growth In Suffering Series

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Mar 10, 2011

The Early Church experienced growth in numbers, and growth in depth and growth in community. It also experienced a growth in suffering. Jesus said blessed are those who suffer and are persecuted because of him! This talk encourages the church to proclaim

Although I’ve only seen part of it on YouTube there is a humbling episode from the 1961 British film called, ‘Whistle down the Wind’. A group of Lancashire children have experienced the death of a kitten. They had prayed fervently that the little cat would get well, but instead it died. They ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-32

Denomination: Anglican

Gifted For Growth Series

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Feb 15, 2012

If you are sealed by the Spirit then you are gifted by God to help the body grow in Christ. This is an introduction to a study on the gifts of the Spirit discussing their source, significance, and stewardship of the gifts.

Intro: Ephesians 4:8 quotes Psalm 68:18 which says “You received gifts from men.” Paul is saying something that would have been understood by people in His day. You gave gifts to men. Paul is using this under the idea of a King who has conquered his enemy coming back into the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

"Prayers For Growth" Series

Contributed by Kyle Sullivan on Jun 11, 2010

Praying for Growth

“What Paul does in Ephesians chapter 1, and therefore encourages us to copy, is both to keep praising God that in Christ all spiritual blessings are ours and to keep praying that we may know the fullness of what he has given us in his son.” John Stott In verses 16-19 Paul gives special ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:16-19

Denomination: Baptist

Growth And Transformation Series

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jul 18, 2010

A fairly short talk given at an all-age baptism service as part of a series of talks entitled Jesus The Storyteller

It was a Saturday - the Jewish Sabbath - and Jesus had just had compassion on a lady who had been crippled "for 18 years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all" (13:11). Jesus did a wonderful thing. He placed his hands on her and healed her. She was delighted and praised God for her ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:18-21

Denomination: Anglican

The Mark Of Growth

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Apr 14, 2010

A healthy body begins as each joint is healthy. The body of Christ has to become mature in Christ through love.

The Mark of Growth I John 4:17-20-21 As we go into our new building there will be new faces, some who will visit just to check us out, and maybe some right now, just waiting to join us when we get into our new building. What will be our attitude? Will they stay when they really ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:17-21

Denomination: Pentecostal

Growth And Persecution

Contributed by Colin Bain on Jun 26, 2011

A look at the nature and use of power in the early church and how it applies to a believer today

This week in the Arab states, there are ongoing struggles between the official government forces and those who want change. It is a struggle about power. It is a struggle about who has the power. It is a struggle about the legitimacy of those who would rule. At the bottom of the mess, there is the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-14

Denomination: Salvation Army

Spiritual Growth Series

Contributed by Bledar Valca on Mar 27, 2007

Results of Spiritual Growth

SPIRITUAL GROWTH Acts 12:24; 19:20 God created the first humans and He gave to them the command “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” Genesis 1:28. Growth ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Stunted Growth Series

Contributed by Todd Leupold on Feb 10, 2009

The Corinthian error of stopping at salvation and seeking to add to our faith from other sources is an easy and common one to make - but also dangerous and harmful to our spiritual health.

SERIES: PRESCRIPTIONS FOR A HEALTHY & HOLY CHURCH: A Study in 1 Corinthians Applied To The Church Today II. DEALING WITH OBVIOUS DISEASES A. CANCER “STUNTED GROWTH” (1 Cor. 3:1-23) Rev. Todd G. Leupold, Perth Bible Church, February 8, 2009 AM INTRODUCTION: Ever try arguing with a baby? ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Growth Series

Contributed by Ben Thomas on Nov 20, 2008

There are many things we need to watch in our walk of life. These are some of the things we need to be careful in our walk with Lord.

Seven traps need to avoid in spiritual walk. Luke 15: 11-32 God called us to walk with him and have the fellowship with him.In that great jopurney of victory there are traps placed by our enemy. We need to avoid these traps to become great people of God. These are some of those traps. Why it is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Church Of God

Church Growth

Contributed by Leslie Sun on Feb 12, 2007

This is a teaching about how to grow a church. It is not based purely on personal experience and not based on others’ successful stories but based on a friend’s personal experience in growing a church with biblical principles and causes it to be still gro

Church Growth Church Growth is a very popular topic that even non-Christians heard of this term before. In the past, people looked to the west for examples of growing a church. Recently however, people shifted to the east as well for examples of church growth. In church growth, we should not copy ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Essentials For Growth Series

Contributed by Carl Allen on Dec 12, 2006

There is no truer indicator of a Christian’s level of spiritual maturity than their prayer life. Paul’s outward ministry reveals so much about Paul, but his prayer life gives us a glimpse at his soul.

Essentials for Growth in Godliness Philippians 1:9-11 Intro As we have started our study of the book of Philippians, we have already learned that Paul was a man that did not find his joy in the circumstances of the world, but rather in God. I think we can all agree that Paul had a great passion ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:9-11

Denomination: Baptist