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    The Feeble Church Series

    Contributed by Jim Dillinger on Jun 5, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,866 views

    Sardis

    Sardis: The Feeble Church Last week I was reading a book about a group of fighters battling for Good against insurmountable odds. Your typical fantasy book. In one the chapters, one of the best good fighters was dueling it out with one of best evil fighters. The book describes this climatic ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Fruitful Church Series

    Contributed by Jim Dillinger on Jun 5, 2003
    based on 17 ratings
     | 6,257 views

    Philadelphia

    Philadelphia: The Faithful Church Rev 3:7-13 The Christian race is not a competitive event to see who comes in first, but an endurance run to see who finishes faithfully. It?s like the experience of Bill Broadhurst, who entered the Pepsi Challenge 10,000-meter road race in Omaha, Nebraska. Ten ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Foolish Church Series

    Contributed by Jim Dillinger on Jun 5, 2003
    based on 26 ratings
     | 4,522 views

    Laodicea

    Laodicea - The Foolish Church Rev 3:14-22 A Christian physician gave a message on the subject, "The People Jesus Won?t Save!" He used this illustration: "While I was in residence at the Mayo Clinic, a lady who had suffered for many years came for an examination. We found that she could be ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Church At Ephesus Series

    Contributed by David Taylor on Apr 26, 2003
    based on 48 ratings
     | 12,986 views

    The Lord had three things to commend this church for, but the rebuke brought focus to the very real problem of loosing your love for Christ.

    As I believe the Lord is leading, it is imperative for us to consider exactly what type of church Jesus desires to have. While opinions and ideas could, and probably would run rampant concerning that topic, there is one place the answer may be clearly found. That is in God’s Word. While many ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Church At Smyrna Series

    Contributed by David Taylor on May 6, 2003
    based on 84 ratings
     | 42,937 views

    The 2nd in the series, this church had nothing for which the Lord rebuked them. But there is a great lesson to be learned from them.

    And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. Fear ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Church In Ephesus Series

    Contributed by Douglas Dudley on May 17, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 7,441 views

    WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A CHURCH FORGETS ITS FIRST LOVE? THE CHURCH IN EPHESUS IS OUR EXAMPLE.

    The Church In Ephesus Text: Revelation 2:1-7 This morning I want to go back to the series I’ve been preaching on the last 6 weeks—“The Lord’s Church”. I hope you have enjoyed these lessons as much as I’ve enjoyed preparing them. I believe they have brought me back to “my roots”. They have ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Crowned Church-Smyrna Series

    Contributed by Douglas Dudley on May 17, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,471 views

    DOES THE CHURCH SUFFER ON EARTH? HOW DO WE DEAL WITH IT AND WHAT IS THE CHURCH’S REWARD?

    The Crowned Church—Smyrna Text—Revelation 2:8-11 Introduction. Clarence Jordan, the author of “Cotton Patch”, is a minister in Americus, Georgia. Jordan was getting a red-carpet tour of another minister’s church. Now Clarence was the minister of a poor, struggling, inter-racial congregation ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Sunday's Best Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on May 31, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 8,007 views

    This is the 2nd sermon in the series "Are You Prepared".

    Series: Are You Prepared? (Revelation) [#2] SUNDAY’S BEST Revelation 2:1-7 Introduction: Through the years when I have been asked to dress in nice clothes for something at school, work, etc…; I was often asked to wear my “Sunday’s Best”. Although my generation has seemed to change this a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Savior's Best Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on May 31, 2005
    based on 13 ratings
     | 4,111 views

    This is the 3rd sermon in the series "Are You Prepared".

    Series: Are You Prepared? (Revelation) [#3] SAVIOR’S BEST Revelation 2:8-11 Introduction: Why do bad things happen to Christians? Why does evil people seem to prosper? When bad things happen is it because of something I have done wrong? I have heard these questions asked many times. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Secular's Best Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on May 31, 2005
    based on 13 ratings
     | 4,217 views

    This is the 4th sermon in the series "Are You Prepared".

    Series: Are You Prepared? (Revelation) [#4] SECULAR’S BEST Revelation 2:12-17 Introduction: The church in Pergamum is the 3rd of the 7 Churches. By now you have probably noticed the pattern repeated in each of these 7 letters. First, Jesus identifies and says some things about Himself. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Settler's Best Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on May 31, 2005
    based on 23 ratings
     | 4,198 views

    This is the 5th sermon in the series "Are You Prepared".

    Series: Are You Prepared? (Revelation) [#5] SETTLER’S BEST Revelation 2:18-29 Introduction: Satan called a worldwide convention of demons. In his opening address he said, "We can’t keep Christians from going to church. We can’t keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Satan's Best Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on May 31, 2005
    based on 28 ratings
     | 5,264 views

    This is the 6th sermon in the series "Are You Prepared".

    Series: Are You Prepared? (Revelation) [#6] SATAN’S BEST Revelation 3:1-6 Introduction: May I confess something to you that God has revealed to me? In the attempt to see Bel Aire Baptist Church grow in the Lord; I have become angry, frustrated, and dissatisfied. God reminded me of my ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Successful's Best Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on May 31, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,930 views

    This is the 7th sermon in the series "Are You Prepared".

    Series: Are You Prepared? (Revelation) [#7] SUCCESSFUL’S BEST Revelation 3:7-13 Introduction: [Have 4 “lawn chairs” set up on the stage. Have 1 facing the baptistery, 1 facing the clavinova, 1 facing the congregation, and have the other one not unfolded.] In a Peanuts comic strip, there was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Church At Ephesus Series

    Contributed by Michael Hopkins on Oct 4, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,528 views

    What can we learn today from the Church at Ephesus, one of the seven churches in Revaltion2 -3 ?

    Many people are frightened by the book of Revelation, because it seems to be unintelligible. I hope that, if not tonight, by the end of this sermon series at Advent, you’ll see that not only is it reasonably easy, with some careful background reading (which I’ve done on your behalf), for ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Churches At Smyrna And Pergamum

    Contributed by Michael Hopkins on Oct 9, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,188 views

    What can we learn today from the churches at Smyrna and Pergamum, one of the seven churches in Revelation 2-3 ?

    Why would letters be written to these churches? Well, Smyrna was a very important centre of trade, with a valuable harbour, and big wine business. It was a very beautiful city, even outstanding. In all the civil wars, the people of Smyrna always chose the right side to be: it was politically ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed