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  • Karl Eckhoff avatar

    Underpinnings Of The Church Of God

    Contributed by Karl Eckhoff on Jun 3, 2002
    based on 21 ratings
     | 3,097 views

    What is it that makes for a strong Christian Community? Moses identifies three underpins of the Church -- The Family Incubator, The Word of God and the assurance of God’s gracious love.

    Pentecost 2 A Deuteronomy 11:18-21; 26-28 Underpinnings for the Church of God 06/02/02 I would guess that’s not a word that you use in your everyday vocabulary. More customary is the use of other words with similar meaning; words like “foundation” or “groundwork” or “building blocks.” Any of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Key To Victory In The Church

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 4, 2002
    based on 175 ratings
     | 15,902 views

    The potentialities of a praying church are clearly outlined in Acts 4: 23-33.

    The Key to Victory in the Church Acts 4:23-33 23 On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. 24 When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. "Sovereign Lord," they said, "you ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Soul Of The Black Church

    Contributed by Nathan Robertson, Jr. on Sep 26, 2003
    based on 121 ratings
     | 90,192 views

    This is a Black History Sermon based on the 2003 National Theme The Soul of Black Folks, celebrating the Anniversary of WEB DuBois book by the same title.

    Welcome to our celebration of Black History 2003. We take out this time because we believe History is important. When we look at the Biblical Record we see that History plays an important role in the development of God’s Children. History is a source of Faith. From History we can learn what ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Design Of God's Church

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Sep 25, 2008
     | 4,122 views

    God gives godly leaders to train His people to become godly people for a God-honoring outcome.

    The Design of God’s Church Griffith Baptist Church – 9/28/08 A.M. Service Text: Ephesians 4:11-16 Key verse: Ephesians 4:11-12 - 11And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Becoming A Contagious Church

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Apr 20, 2005
    based on 30 ratings
     | 12,036 views

    The Jerusalem church grew daily because there was such a contagious spirit among Christians that drawn others to it. The church today can also follow the example of the early church and become a contagious church.

    BECOMING A CONTAGIOUS CHURCH (Inspired by Bill Hybels book: Building a Contagious Church) ILLUSTRATION: A PARAMEDIC was asked on a local Dallas TV talk-show program: “What was your most unusual and challenging 911 call?” “Recently,” paramedic began, we got a call from that big white CHURCH on ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Jesus, In Our Church Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jan 21, 2005
    based on 37 ratings
     | 5,661 views

    This is the 2nd sermon in the series "When Jesus Comes To Your Town". This series is based on the "Passion Week".

    Series: When Jesus Comes To Your Town [#2] JESUS, IN OUR CHURCH Mark 11:15-19 Preparation Needed Before Sermon: 1. On the order of service page of the bulletin do not list any songs, Scripture, etc¡K Only have the sermon title and text at the top of the page with blank lines going down the page. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Letter To The Church At Laodicea Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Nov 5, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,952 views

    A sermon examining Jesus' letter to the Church at Laodicea

    THE LETTER TO THE CHURCH AT LAODICEA Revelation 3:14-22 Charles Spurgeon said “No Scripture ever wears out. The epistle to the church of Laodicea is not an old letter which may be put into the waste basket and be forgotten; upon its page still glow the words, "He that hath an ear, let him ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Being God's Church

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Jan 26, 2014
     | 7,388 views

    Being God's church...means relying on and sharing God's grace. We explore what it means to be a church community relying on and sharing God's grace.

    Three couples were having a coffee together after church. They were frustrated. Things weren’t going well at church. The pastor wasn’t doing what they wanted. There were some people in the congregation who were obviously sinners and trouble makers. There were people who wouldn’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Disease Of Carnality In The Church

    Contributed by Spencer Miller on Jul 8, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,382 views

    What is a carnal Christian? The word “carnal” is translated from the Greek word sarkikos, which means fleshly.” Here in the text, Paul is addressing the Corinthian church and he describes them as being carnal minded or having a fleshly yearnings.

    “You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans?” Introduction What is a carnal Christian? The word “carnal” is translated from the Greek word sarkikos, which means fleshly.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Divided Church; An Oxymoron

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Feb 14, 2015
    based on 6 ratings
     | 13,995 views

    In his first letter to the Corinthian church, Paul addresses the factions and divisions that have arose. He tells them and us that a united church has No Divisions, No Dividers, No Distractions and One Directive.

    A Divided Church; An Oxymoron 1 Corinthians 1: 10-17 (NLT) Intro: Who knows what an oxymoron is? .Webster’s defines it this way: . “a combination of contradictory or incongruous words” . Phrases that contradict each other. . Here are some of my favorites. . Boneless Ribs, Fresh ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Unity & Diversity In The Church Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Dec 15, 2016
    based on 3 ratings
     | 14,579 views

    The body of Christ is being built up until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ.

    We come today to the core issue of the letter: If we're to fulfil our destiny as a church, if we're to demonstrate the manifold wisdom of God then we must be united in heart and mind. Here in ch 4, Paul begins to outline how being the new people of God is to be worked out in the down-to-earth, ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Seven Churches-Pergamum Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Dec 27, 2025
     | 39 views

    Pergamum was the third in the series of the Seven Churches. This church had a few problems, but the Lord had words of comfort for them.

    The Seven Churches-Pergamum Introduction: The first two churches mentioned in Revelation 2—Ephesus and Smyrna—were both located near the sea (at least in the time John wrote this book). With Pergamos/Pergamum, the locations become more inland. There are several commentaries and other resources ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Church On The Edge Of Eternity Series

    Contributed by Bob Soulliere on Aug 20, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 4,087 views

    What the church needs to be on the edge of. we do nt worship the place we meet but we can worship at the place we meet.

    Matthew 16:16-19 The Church on the edge Last week we talked about being the church on the edge and how to get there. What it show us even though it might be scary or way out of our comfort zone. We talked about how the church has no walls. We can not worship the place we meet at but we can ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The True Fellowship Of The Church Series

    Contributed by Kevin Cummins on Sep 2, 2003
    based on 65 ratings
     | 10,279 views

    In an atmosphere of false teachings that sought to confuse the church and split it. John writes here about the true fellowship of the church and how we can recognize it.

    Today I want to begin a series on the book of I John. It is believed by most that John, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was the author of this letter. He wrote this letter before he was exiled to the island of Patmos. Many put the date at around 85-90 A.D., which is real close to the date that ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    A Dress Code For The Church

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Nov 28, 2003
    based on 66 ratings
     | 13,022 views

    Clothing ourselves with the proper Christian attitudes

    (Note: This sermon was delivered on November 30th, St Andrews Day, which was observed with a Kirkin’ O’ The Tartans at Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church). As a true Scott, I love any opportunity to wear my kilt and to celebrate a part of my family heritage. There is something about the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed