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  • Mike Rickman avatar

    What Church Is Meant To Be

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on May 13, 2011
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     | 5,566 views

    Have we been doing church wrong? To answer that question we must look at the biblical pattern for church.

    May 15, 2011 Morning Worship Text: Acts 2:42-47 Subject: The Early Church Pattern Title: What Church Is Meant To Be How many of you spend time thinking back on earlier days and wish that it could be like it was back then? I remember the simpler life when I was a child. No video games, cell ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Wayne Lawson avatar

    The Power Of A Praying Church

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on May 16, 2011
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    A church that does not pray forfeits the Blessings and Power of almighty God. A powerless Church does nothing to please or to Glorify God. Therefore, God is not pleased when his saints fail to collectively Pray.

    TITLE: THE POWER OF A PRAYING CHURCH SCRIPTURE: ACTS 12:1-9 A church that does not pray forfeits the Blessings and Power of almighty God. A powerless Church does nothing to please or to Glorify God. Therefore, God is not pleased when his saints fail to COLLECTIVELY Pray. If we endeavor to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Is The Church? (Reworked) Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Sep 25, 2013
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     | 18,053 views

    This is the reworking of a sermon I wrote several years ago. The Church is: 1. The church is a fellowship. 2. The church is a family. 3. The church is a flock. 4. The church is a body.

    What Is The Church? Our text today is found in Matthew chapter sixteen. Follow along with me as I read: "Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" And they said, "Some say John the Baptist; and others, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Result Of Obedience = The Church Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Sep 21, 2013
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    Obedience comes before Victory... Here Victory is revealed as the founding of the church

    Sermon Brief Date Written: September 11, 2013 Date Preached: September 15, 2013 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: A Series in Acts Sermon Title: The Result of Obedience = The Church Sermon Text: Acts 1:3-9 [HCSB] 3After He had suffered, He also presented Himself ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    My Church #2 Series

    Contributed by Chris Mccall on Jan 23, 2012
     | 3,530 views

    We all have been birthed into ONE body! We are the body of Christ. The local church should be a portrait of what Jesus looked like when HE was here.

    Mission & Vision 2012 “My Church” Ephesians 4:11-16 NLT When I think about the words Jesus said in our message last week it pumps me up to dig further into what HIS church looks like. Matthew 16:18 MSG This is the rock on which I will put together my church, a church so expansive with ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Put The Church In Order

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 8, 2013
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    Titus defines God ordained leaders. 1- They are blameless in life and religion 2- They are Spirit controlled rather than uncontrolled 3- They are committed to God’s word in teaching

    INTRO.- Out of order. Don’t you just hate that sign? And especially when you want to use an ATM or an elevator or a vending machine or a public restroom (particularly on a cruise ship!). HAVE YOU EVER HAD THAT EXPERIENCE? Of course, if a restroom was “out of order” that might ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Fresh (New) Church

    Contributed by Pastor Randall Timblin on Nov 17, 2017
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    With the current generation and its notion to question everything including the existence of God, we need to FRESHEN up our Bible Knowledge for the LORD told us that it would be profitable for teaching and defending

    Many nowadays would tell you that CHURCHES are a thing of the past; and that they are OBSOLETE; that they have outlived their purpose. Let us read from Hebrews before we go any further. Hebrews 10:19-25 A REFRESHED CHURCH has a REFRESHED PERSPECTIVE. What do I mean by that? Some of the ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Howard Strickland avatar

    The Church—his Saints.

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Aug 11, 2021
     | 2,471 views

    This young church watched as leaders were slaughtered, beheaded, burnt at the stake, and fed to hungry lions. Leaders and members alike were commanded to renounce Jesus, and pay whole homage to King Herod...

    The Church—His Saints. Acts 12:1-17TPT You just thought you were having a bad day? A young man was learning to be a paratrooper. Before his first jump, he was given these instructions: 1. Jump when you are told. 2. Count to 10 and pull the ripcord. 3. In the unlikely event that your shoot ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Call For Church Discipline Series

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Aug 15, 2020
     | 5,700 views

    There is a hesitancy on the part of many church pastors and elders to hold their church members accountable for their actions. This neglect is hazardous. Church disciple is both biblical and necessary

    The Call for Church Discipline 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 “... Allan Bloom argued in his 1987 best-seller, The Closing of the American Mind [Simon and Schuster], that tolerance, built on the assumption of moral relativism, not truth, has become the chief “virtue” in America. To judge any behavior or ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chuck Brooks avatar

    Holding Hands In The Church

    Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Aug 31, 2020
     | 2,624 views

    When it comes to the church, church growth is naturally related to church health. Healthy churches, like healthy people, must grow.

    When it comes to the church, church growth is naturally related to church health. Healthy churches, like healthy people, must grow. In his book, The Purpose Driven Church, Pastor Rick Warren says that if our church is healthy, attendance will be the least of our problems. He writes that ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Challenges For The Cretian Church Series

    Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Aug 21, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,091 views

    Immediately following his instruction for ordaining elders in each city, Paul revealed the great need to have elders in place within the churches - false doctrine, immorality, and idolatry. It was imperative the church be able to deal with the many challenges she faced.

    Challenges for the Cretian Church Titus 1: 10-16 Following the charge to ordain elders in every city, and providing detailed instruction regarding the qualifications needed for an elder, Paul revealed the great need within Crete. The challenges facing the church there were many – thus affirming ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Vic Folkert avatar

    Going To Church With Jesus Series

    Contributed by Vic Folkert on Jan 8, 2021
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     | 7,226 views

    How is church relevant? Take Jesus to church. Confront Evil. Claim the Power of Jesus to transform. The authority and power of Jesus amazed everyone in the synagogue of Capernaum, and it makes church relevant today.

    GOING TO CHURCH WITH JESUS—Mark 1:21-28 We live in a time of declining church attendance. One reason is busyness; Sunday mornings are consumed with youth sports, catching up on the laundry or the lawn, or just chilling out after a busy week. Another reason might be that going to church is not as ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Byron Perrine avatar

    A Church Homecoming Reunion

    Contributed by Byron Perrine on Jul 9, 2019
     | 14,468 views

    This sermon was given at a reunion homecoming.The significance of reunion and homecoming in this life points to the coming reunion and homecoming in the next.

    (If you have found this sermon helpful, please visit us at www.HeritageRestorationProject.org or www.ChristianWisdom.info) From far and wide, you, the descendants of the founding members of the Palmyra Methodist Church, have gathered here again this year to remember, give thanks, celebrate your ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Are There Churches That Practices Witchcraft?

    Contributed by Patrick Usifo on Sep 4, 2020
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     | 4,628 views

    However, when Christianity is practiced without the power of the Holy Spirit, she loses her protection and falls in the danger of practicing the art of witchcraft to stay useful to society

    Recent events around the world may be pointing to the truth of our civilization entering into a new phase along the path of her disastrous history on this beautiful planet earth. With the horizon getting darker daily all over the earth, and the day filled with anxiety and shadows of fear in what ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Shawn Drake avatar

    Birthmark Of A Model Church Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jul 21, 2019
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     | 5,171 views

    This is the 1st sermon in the 1 Thessalonians series, "Encouragement". What does the Model Church look like?

    Series: Encouragement [#1] BIRTHMARKS OF A MODEL CHURCH 1 Thessalonians 1:1-4 Introduction: As I talk with Tharon often about his health, I hate that I passed some of those genetic traits to him. The truth is, we all pass things on to our children whether it be a genetic trait, a behavioral ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist