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  • "No Competition"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 20, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 11,552 views

    In Christ, we are free to be the people we were created to be.

    Matthew 20:20-28 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 “No Competition” Who are the truly great? Probably not those whose names quickly come to our minds… …because the truly great don’t tend to make the headlines, the tabloids or the evening news. In our Gospel Lesson for this morning we see that two of ...read more

  • "It Can Be This Good"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jun 23, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,060 views

    A sermon about "being" the Church.

    Acts 2:42-47; 4:32-37 “It Can Be This Good” By: Ken Sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN 37412 In the movie As Good as It Gets Jack Nickolson plays the part of Melvin Udall, a very lonely, cranky and most unhappy man. In one scene, Melvin angrily ...read more

  • Help Your Church, Don't Hurt It - Part 1

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Nov 17, 2020
     | 4,063 views

    The church is being attacked today.

    ACTS 20:28-32 “HELP YOUR CHURCH – DON’T HURT IT” – PART 1 A) Whether we realize it or not, our churches are under attack this morning. * You see, the devil and the world hate what is happening here, and they’ll stop at nothing to destroy this place of worship. * How many times have we heard ...read more

  • Help Your Church, Don't Hurt It - Part 2

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Nov 17, 2020
     | 2,446 views

    The church is being attacked today

    ACTS 20:28-32 “HELP YOUR CHURCH – DON’T HURT IT” – PART 2 A) This morning we talked about how that the church is under attack. * The devil doesn’t want us here ... He doesn’t want us to survive ... He wants nothing more than to stop us and destroy this place of worship. B) Paul’s intentions ...read more

  • The Church - Where God Lives Series

    Contributed by Thomas H on Oct 4, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,718 views

    There are many ideas out there of what the church is or what it ought to be. In this passage Paul tells us what God's idea is of the church - and God's idea is, is what counts!

    Ephesians 2:19-22 The Church Where God Lives What is the church? What is a church? Is it a building? An institution? I grew up as a Catholic. We were taught that the Catholic Church is The Church. It is an elaborate institution, with churchs, cathedrals, basilicas and the Vatican, which is ...read more

  • The Big Picture Series

    Contributed by David Henderson on Aug 31, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,404 views

    This message focuses on the BIG PICTURE for the church. Where should our priorities be? What sould be our focus? How do we get there? In this message I describe a process being implemented in our local church.

    Seeing the Big Picture” Acts 2:37-47 My wife enjoys putting together jigsaw puzzles. Me? Not so much. But she really does. For about 25 years I have collected Coca Cola memorabilia and several years ago we bought a 2000 piece Coke puzzle and she put it together for me, glued the pieces ...read more

  • Make Paul's Joy Complete By Being Like-Minded, Having The Same Love Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Aug 8, 2018
     | 6,102 views

    These verses clearly imply some disharmony in the church at Philippi. When Epaphroditus brought a gift to Rome from the church in Philippi and good news of the church’s concern for Paul, he also brought the bad news of a possible division in the church

    Date: 7/6/18 Lesson #10 Title: Make Paul's Joy Complete by Being Like-Minded, Having the Same Love Scripture: (Philippians 2:1-2, NIV) 1 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and ...read more

  • The Purpose Of The Church

    Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Jan 1, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,940 views

    The 2 priority purposes of the Church are to bring glory to God & to bring people to know God. Anything that gets in the way of that is just window dressing.

    Matthew 28:16-20 Romans 15:1-13 Question: What is the purpose of Church? What does it do for us / for the community? Answers: Shouted out answers during the service included to share our faith, to bring glory to God, to be Jesus hands and feet. The problem is what would God say should be ...read more

  • Why Go To Church: It's The Potter's House

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Oct 2, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 14,798 views

    The Potter's House is the place earthen pot people are being formed.

    Title: Why Go To Church: It’s the Potter’s House! Text: Jeremiah 18:1-6 Thesis: The Potter’s House is the place earthen pot people are being formed. (Anticipating that there might be a few snickers in the audience… “pot” is in reference to an earthen ...read more

  • “let The Walls Fall Down” Series

    Contributed by Tim Vamosi on Apr 6, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,927 views

    The ultimate workmanship of God is a human being who despite being dead in his transgressions and sins has been made alive in Christ.

    “Let the Walls Fall Down” Ephesians 2:11-22 November 30, 2008 OPEN: Ephesians is about the church. Paul is writing it to the church at Ephesus to be circulated among other area churches to show them how to be the church! He will concentrate later on- on some of the moral implications ...read more

  • Bury The Church Or Better The Church

    Contributed by Sajayan Chacko on Jan 29, 2024
     | 1,775 views

    BURY THE CHURCH OR BETTER THE CHURCH

    Illustration: Years ago in a small quiet community, it was the tradition that when someone died that the pastor would go to the church and ring the church bell three times. This was how the little town would know when someone passed away. So one Sunday afternoon, the pastor of the little ...read more

  • A Working Church Is A Healthy Church PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 19, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,603 views

    This sermon encourages embracing the power, honor, and health of the church through active participation and spiritual nourishment from God's Word.

    Welcome, dear friends, to this beautiful gathering of believers. Isn't it wonderful to be here, in the house of our Lord, surrounded by brothers and sisters in Christ, ready to receive His Word? I am so glad you have chosen to be here today, to share in this time of fellowship and learning. It is a ...read more

  • A Good Church Or A Great Church

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Mar 3, 2004
    based on 39 ratings
     | 6,467 views

    What does it take to make a church a great church?

    The Church. The Church. When I say church, what do you think of? A little white clapboard building with a steeple and a bell, or perhaps the Crystal Cathedral in California. Maybe you don’t think of a building instead you think of people, perhaps your friends and fellow believers at BCC come to ...read more

  • The First Church And Our Church Series

    Contributed by Jon Earls on Apr 6, 2013
     | 6,743 views

    First in a series of sermons on the first half of the book of Acts

    I would like for you all to turn with me to Acts 29… Of course there is no Acts 29! Before we look at the beginning of Acts I want to look at the last two verses of Acts – chapter 28:30-31: 30 Then Paul dwelt two whole years in his own rented house, and received all who came to him, 31 ...read more

  • The Deceived Church (Church Of Laodicea)

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jul 25, 2025
     | 487 views

    Some good Bible teachers have spiritualized these letters to the seven churches and made each local congregation represent a particular era of church history.

    But I strongly disagree with some of these good Bible teachers that I have a high respect for and I will explain in a few minutes why I disagree. For example, according to their view… • The first church on the list is the Ephesian church would represent the time when the apostles were alive and ...read more