Sermons on Call Of The Church:

Honor In The Church

Contributed by Troy Borst on Aug 3, 2014

Inductive Sermon combining Rev 2:12-17 (Pergamum) and Rev 3:1-6 (Sardis). Live with Godly honor and persevere through struggles and stumbles in our faith, wear the name of Jesus well in front of others, live out living in white.

HONOR IN THE CHURCH REVELATION 2:12-17 and 3:1-6 INTRODUCTION For the past few weeks, we have been intently looking at the letters to the seven churches in Revelation 2-3. In Revelation 1:19, Jesus Christ commands the Apostle John, "Write, therefore, what you have seen, what is now and what will ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:12-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Winsome Church

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on May 28, 2015

A winsome church does God's work God's way for the sake of God's world.

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL recently published a report indicating that “the U.S. now has a bigger share of people who don’t identify with any religion than those who do. In the last seven years, the number of people unaffiliated with either Roman Catholic or mainline Protestant churches ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-42

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Church Of Sardis Series

Contributed by Vernon Risner on Mar 5, 2021

Lessons learned from the church of Sardis. Sermon Notes, Power Point, and video clips available upon request.

The Bible says that God (TAB) “is patient… not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9 (TAB) God is holy –if sin is in His presence it’s consumed. (TAB) God is perfectly just… He can’t forgive sin; it must be properly punished. He’s not a just God if He ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Purpose Of The Church

Contributed by Robert Simmons on Feb 28, 2002

Exhortation to church on our purpose on a membership Sunday.

We will be a church deeply in love with God. We will fervently worship God with our whole heart, soul, mind, strength, time, and finances. We will avoid the complacency of lukewarm, status-quo religion. We will pursue a deeper relationship with God through committed prayer, fasting, studying ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:14-16

Denomination: Church Of God

The Antioch Church Series

Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jun 4, 2003

Becoming a New Testament, missions minded church.

The Antioch Church Acts 11:19-26 Purpose Statement: To renew our focus on becoming a New Testament missions minded church In many churches these days, the buzz word is “purpose statement”. Churches and church leaders are in many churches trying to put together a statement that reflects what ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:19-26

Denomination: Baptist

The Death Of The Church

Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000

1. Last week we saw how the two witnesses represent the church of Jesus Christ and those who have been anointed or ordained to minister the truth to them.

1. Last week we saw how the two witnesses represent the church of Jesus Christ and those who have been anointed or ordained to minister the truth to them. That includes us. We saw how those would seek to harm them , would not effectively do so, unless they could make us waver in our testimony or ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 11:7-19

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Persecution Of The Church Series

Contributed by Kerry Bauman on Aug 25, 2006

Persecution is inevitable. Don’t be surprised, silenced or side-tracked by it.

Preaching Series: The Tie That Binds Persecution and the Church Text: John 15:17-16:4 Introduction: A trio of old veterans were bragging about the heroic exploits of their ancestors one afternoon down at the VFW Hall. "My great-grandfather at age 13," one declared proudly, "was a drummer boy at ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Is The Church Dead? Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jun 25, 2008

Some today proclaim that the church is an archaic thing of the past and that the church Jesus envisioned isn’t anything like church as we know it today. So let’s go back and examine what church is really supposed to be. And it’s all summed up on one word.

Is the church a thing of the past? So much has been written lately about the demise of the church. Our post modern age seems finished with something so antiquated and old fashioned as the church. In fact, Robert H. Schuller, successor to the Crystal Cathedral said” I think we are entering an era in ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Trouble In The Church Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Sep 26, 2014

This message points a finger back at ourselves in dealing with the issue of trouble in the church and how we can avoid it.

TROUBLE IN THE CHURCH Philippians 1:15-18 Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ even from envy and strife, but some also from good will; 16  the latter do it out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel; 17  the former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition rather than ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:15-18

Denomination: Baptist

Unity In The Church

Contributed by Jon Lipka on Sep 2, 2012

The purpose of the family of God is not to meet my personal needs, it's to meet our corporate needs. Thus, through the unity of the Church, my needs are part of the who body, but cannot override and work against any other member.

“If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any fellowship with the Holy Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion…” Dearly beloved of the Lord, hear St. Paul’s entreaty: “If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-13

Denomination: Anglican

The Roles Of The Church

Contributed by Darrin Fish on Sep 2, 2015

What we need to do if we want to see our church grow

Today we are going to continue by talking about the roles of the Church (That Family) • More specifically how we are to promote growth • And why it’s important to promote growth • Just like anything Growth needs a foundation • And I feel that these are 2 that we need ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:37-40

Denomination: Christian Church

Christ And The Church Series

Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Jun 12, 2021

You are the body of Christ. You are created and designed to carry out God’s plan. This is the responsibility that God has given to the church: to pray, to fast, to give, to nurture, and raise up the next generation of the body of Christ.

Christ and the Church Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it. (Ephesians 5:25) Genesis lays out God's blueprint. It lays out His pattern for His design of both male and female. We meditated on this topic last week. In the modern era today, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Greetings To The Church Series

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Sep 2, 2020

Paul's welcome in Thessalonica was less than favorable. Although he had been ill-treated while there, being forced to flee for fear of harm, his commitment and love for the church never diminished.

Greetings to the Church 1 Thessalonians 1: 1-4 In the book of Acts we discover Paul receiving the Macedonian call, Acts 16: 8-10. This led Paul initially to Philippi and then on to Thessalonica. In that day, Thessalonica was the prominent seaport and capital city of the Roman province of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

The Cinderella Church

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Sep 25, 2023

Let’s ask God to help us dream big and believe in the future he has for us.

"Who is here among you that remembers this house in its former glory?“ Most of you, right? Do you remember how things were, a couple of months into the rebuilding process, when the debris had been cleared away but the rebuilding hadn’t really begun yet. The shock of the fire and the ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 2:1-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Church Defined PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 23, 2023

Explore the joy of church participation, personal spiritual growth within the church, and the sense of belonging it provides.

Good morning, dear friends, and welcome! As we gather here in this sacred space, I am reminded of the words of Henry Ward Beecher who once said, "The church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones." How true these words ring today, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 122:1

Topics: Identity, Transformation