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    How To Behave In Church PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 2, 2024
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     | 831 views

    Explores the concept of divine truth as the foundation of the church and its role in guiding our conduct as believers.

    Good morning, beloved congregation. It's a joy to gather once more within these hallowed walls, where the echoes of our shared faith fill the air. Each time we meet, we are reminded of the beauty of our shared beliefs, the strength of our unity in Christ, and the power of the Word of God. We gather ...read more

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    Manassah Baptist Church

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Mar 9, 2001
    based on 57 ratings
     | 3,126 views

    An exhortation to faithfulness.

    Manasseh Baptist Church Knowing how people are, I know someone is excited thinking that I am about to spread some gossip or inform them that they may pray intelligently about some church I just left or ministered in recently. Break out the crying towels because that is not the case. I have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    To The Church Of Brotherly Love Series

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Nov 13, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,501 views

    Keeping God’s word brings incredible blessing to the believer.

    If Jesus Passed a Note in Church, What Would It Say? (Part 6 of 7) (Series of sermon content original to W. Herschel Ford) To the Church of Brotherly Love Rev. 3:7-13 Nov. 12, 2006 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Pastor Introduction: A Jesus points no fingers ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Leadership In The Suffering Church Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 1, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,832 views

    Exposition of 1 Peter 4:1-4

    Text: 1 Peter 5:1-4, Title: Leadership in the Suffering Church, Date/Place: LSCC, 3/5/06, AM A. Opening illustration: Quoted from Pastoral Life magazine: One Sunday morning a pastor got up in the pulpit and apologized for the Band-aid on his face. He said "I was thinking about my sermon while ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Becoming A Church Of Prayer

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 21, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,546 views

    The Jerusalem Church in Acts 2 "devoted thesmelves to ptayer." This messages presents to our local congregation how God is calling us to follow in their steps today.

    Becoming a Church of Prayer --Acts 2:42-47 Sam Walter Foss was a New England poet in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His wife was a minister’s daughter, and their Church was College Avenue Methodist Church in Somerville, Massachusetts [SOURCE: ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Commitment To The Church #2 Series

    Contributed by Rule Digal on Apr 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,670 views

    Now, why do we need to commit ourselves to the body of Christ? This sermon tells us why.

    Theme: Commitment to the Church Pt.2 Text: Ephesians 2: 13-22 Introduction A. Last Sunday I talked to you about commitment to the church. In that message, I have encouraged you to commit yourselves to our church family here and be part of what God is going to do with His family here. Again, I’d ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Smyrna, The Church Of Faith Series

    Contributed by David Jenkins on Oct 21, 2004
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     | 3,788 views

    Smyrna, the church of faith

    Smyrna: The Church of Faith Revelation 2:8-10, "To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again. I know your afflictions and your poverty-yet you are rich! I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Lets Build A Church

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Sep 29, 2007
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     | 4,294 views

    As I work here for the Lord and for your church I want to be careful to follow a plan of construction and work from a proven design so that we end up with a happy vibrant, growing Christ centered church.

    Lets Build A Church Welcome back everyone hope your summer vacation was enjoyable and a time of rest and fun. Im sure some of you went camping, some went boating and others shopping. Regardless of what you did this summer Im glad youve come back to church to pick up where we left off. Since ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    A Servant Church Trains Series

    Contributed by Alvin Hathaway, Sr. on Mar 16, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,221 views

    A servant church that trains is a church that releases people from spiritual bondage.

    A Servant Church Trains Acts 18:24-28 Teach the way of God more perfectly. And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures; came to Ephesus. This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Focus Of A Successful Church

    Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Jan 11, 2014
     | 9,340 views

    To really succeed as a church, we must focus on God’s standards. First, we focus on one message. Second, we must focus on one ministry. Finally, we must focus on one mission.

    I read about a guy who saw a building with a signboard “Church on a grill.” He got so curious that entered the building and, lo and behold, it was a steakhouse. He ordered premium steak and, in fairness, it was delicious. But he could not help but ask the waiter why the place is called ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The State Of Our Church

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Mar 31, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 15,491 views

    Our annual End of the Fiscal Year necessitates assessing where our church is and what we should be focusing on in the next year. Your congregation should hear something like this from you, too.

    I truly thank God for His allowing me to pastor a congregation like you. It is my distinct pleasure to serve you as you serve the Lord. We are in a small “bedroom” community that serves the two larger cities. A bedroom community is one where people choose to live even though they ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    74. The Church - Worship Series

    Contributed by Gary Regazzoli on Nov 17, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,327 views

    As our relationship with God grows deeper, we need to move past thanking God for all He has done for us to thanking Him for who He is.

    IN GOD'S IMAGE 74 - THE CHURCH - WORSHIP This message is part of a series of 90 sermons based on the title, “In God’s Image – God’s Purpose for humanity.” This series of free sermons or the equivalent free book format is designed to take the reader through an amazing process beginning with God in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    The First Church In Europe

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on May 14, 2016
     | 8,287 views

    The Holy Spirit barred Paul's way to the north and the south and it was then that Paul could look west to see the Man of Macedonia. He found the first Church in Europe whose leader was a woman, Lydia from Thyatira

    Sermon Acts 16:6-34 My favourite book in the Old Testament is the Book of Proverbs and in the New Testament is the Book of Acts. The Book of Acts is written to Theophilus which means in Greek Lover of God from Theos meaning God and Phileo meaning love. What he a man who was Luke’s patron ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Pattern For Conduct In The Church Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Sep 1, 2017
     | 11,289 views

    When Paul and John Mark had a falling out, the dispute was so sharp that each man took a new assistant and traveled in a different direction; Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus, and Paul chose Silas and departed for Cilicia.

    Capernaum Lesson: Pattern for Conduct in the Church Matthew 18:15-20 In Matthew 18:15-20, Jesus gave His procedure for dealing with people problems that arise within a church. There is no perfect church, because there are no perfect people. I heard a man say one time, “I wouldn’t belong to any ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Church Full Of Deacons Series

    Contributed by James Lee on Dec 4, 2015
     | 5,286 views

    I would like to thank Pastor Jerry Shirley for sharing this series on Acts. It has been a blessing as well as a great help. I have used these for our church, as I spend my days caring for my dying father.

    A Church Full of Deacons Acts 6:1-6 If I were to ask what are the two offices in the church, what would you say? The real answer is Pastor and Deacon. So many people in churches all over, including here at EBC don’t know who their deacons are. Very few doctrines are as misunderstood in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist