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  • Stephen Collins avatar

    What Are We Made Of? Part 4: Outward Series

    Contributed by Stephen Collins on Aug 12, 2009
     | 3,475 views

    A vision-casting 4 part series on our core values as a church. This sermon is about being the church by reaching the lost.

    What Are We Made Of? The DNA of Millville Avenue Part 4: Outward Icebreaker: What if the Church didn’t exist? What would the world be like? Imagine that with me for just a moment. Now, I’m going to ask you the most important question anyone could ask our church: What would Hamilton be like if ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Being Positive In Days Of Discouragement Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Jul 19, 2001
    based on 154 ratings
     | 19,031 views

    Christians can be positive because God has an intense interest in us; He has given us a new birth; He has a purpose for our trials; and He has allowed us to live in a special time.

    Are the days we live in any more difficult than the days of the past? Maybe not. Of course, the level of comfort has significantly increased due to the many advances in technology. But have these improvements in technology actually helped society. The truth is, people still face the same problems ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Signs Of Being Spiritually Alive

    Contributed by Travis L. Billings on Nov 26, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,939 views

    The church has been struck by an illness called ‘worldliness’ and the church appears to be dead. This has often caused the world to give the church up for dead.

    1. In the late 1800s, the city of Pikeville, Kentucky was shaken with an unknown disease, and the most tragic case of all was that of Octavia Smith Hatcher. After her infant son Jacob passed away in January 1891, Octavia went into a bedridden depression where she gradually became very ill and ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Being Loved By The Father And Being A Loving Father

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Sep 6, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,008 views

    Every Christian has at least 3 fathers...their biological/legal father, the Father and church fathers. Thsi sermon explores what it means to be loved by the Father, how to relate to our earthly fathers and what it means to be a Godly father.

    Someone once said Any fool can be a Father, but it takes a real man to be a Daddy!! Another person says A father carries pictures where his money used to be. Mark Twain said When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Worst Excuse Ever Series

    Contributed by Stephen Collins on Jan 6, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,875 views

    Part 14 of "Being the Church," focusing on the importance of following God’s leading when He asks us to make spiritual decisions.

    Stephen N. Collins Millville – 9/21/08 Being the Church The Worst Excuse Ever Scriptures: Acts 24:10-27 Intro: The prophet Joel described life as a valley of decision, (Joel 3:14) “Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    How To Survive Life's Storms Series

    Contributed by Stephen Collins on Jan 6, 2009
     | 7,838 views

    Final sermon in the "Being the Church" series, focusing on why bad things happen in our lives and how we can overcome them.

    Stephen N. Collins Millville – 9/28/08 Being the Church How to Survive Life’s Storms Scripture: Acts 27 Icebreaker: Good news, bad news for a pastor: Good News: You baptized seven people today in the river. Bad News: You lost two of them in the swift current. Good News: The Women’s Guild voted ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Poured Out Series

    Contributed by David Rumley on Apr 16, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 8,654 views

    Do we train ourselves and fill ourselves in life so that we are ready to be poured out? Or are we always looking to be poured into? We must come to church to learn how to "be the church" not just attend a building somewhere.

    Poured Out … ready to be poured out Coming to church ready to be the church Colossians 3: 12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Why Religion Stinks Series

    Contributed by Stephen Collins on Jan 6, 2009
     | 5,621 views

    Part 3 of our "Being the Church" series, this one focusing on the need for an authentic, personal relationship with Jesus Christ and how "religion" does not meet that need.

    Stephen N. Collins Millville – 06/22/08 Being the Church Part 3: Why Religion Stinks Acts 4:1-22 Icebreaker: The kindergarten teacher asked the students in her class to bring something related to their families’ religions to class the next day. She asked for volunteers to show what they had ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    An Effective Church

    Contributed by Alan Balatbat on May 26, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,336 views

    God tells the church to be as effective as it can be.

    The Church: What Is Absolutely Essential? PT 1 Acts 2:42-47 It’s pop quiz! Clear your desk, take out a pen or pencil, and circle the answer or answers that correctly complete the sentence below. Top Priorities of a church should be: o To gather together a large # of weekly attendees or ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Church Of Laodecia: Death By Contentment (Revelation 3:14-22)

    Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Jan 19, 2024
     | 577 views

    The last of the seven churches listed in Revelation 2-3 had the reputation of being the church that made Jesus sick due to its religious indifference. Heed the lesson.

    The downward slide that started in Ephesus with the loss of their “First Love” culminated with the total apostasy found in the last church mentioned in Revelation, Chapters 2 and 3, the church located in the city of Laodecia. The city had been founded in 253 B.C. by Antiochus II and named after ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Being A Thankful Leper

    Contributed by Christopher Martin on Nov 26, 2008
    based on 10 ratings
     | 8,642 views

    A Thanksgiving Eve sermon preached November 26, 2008 @ Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Audubon, Iowa.

    What kind of a leper are you? I know, that has to be one of the most unusual questions you’ve probably ever been asked by a Pastor from the pulpit. Especially when you consider that we’re here for a Thanksgiving service. Lepers and Thanksgiving, they don’t seem to go together, do they? So why ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    On Being Second String

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 25, 2013
     | 4,211 views

    The most important players on the church team are not always the starters... the leaders. Often it is the "behind the scenes" workers that are most important

    On Being Second String John 1:35-40 We want to dwell this morning on verse 40 "Andrew, Simon's brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus." I don't know about you... were you ever raised in the shadow of a sibling, or a parent, or a friend, or a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God’s "Be’s”

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 23, 2022
     | 2,446 views

    There are many dangerous things in life we have to be aware of each day.

    Some of these things we are constantly being warned about, such as: • Air Pollution • Noise Pollution • Water Pollution • Smoking • Fast foods Most of these dangers come with some warning. But something that can bring DEATH and MISERY to our lives are bees, and we very seldom hear any warnings ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Being Ready For The Enemy

    Contributed by Ian Johnson on Jun 8, 2003
    based on 77 ratings
     | 11,599 views

    When Jesus Christ organised His church, He equiped her for battle, He did not leave her powerless.

    When the sun rose over Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, it seemed like the most unlikely place to start a war. The weather was perfect. Light winds. Cool temperatures. Blue skies dotted with puffy clouds. The birds had begun to fill the morning air with the songs given them by their Creator. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Being A Super-Dad

    Contributed by Daniel Owens on Jan 18, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,317 views

    The Apostle Paul gives all of us dads both an admonition and some encouragement in the spiritual realm for today’s church.

    I Thessalonians 2:10-12 “You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous and blameless we were among you who believed. For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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