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  • To The Church Of Laodicea Series

    Contributed by Johnny Small on May 23, 2002
    based on 169 ratings
     | 24,705 views

    How does the Church of Laodicea compare to our Church? 7th in the series of the Seven Churches of Revelation.

    To the Church of Laodicea Last week we studied the Church of Philadelphia, an almost perfect church. Today we will look at the last church of the seven churches of the Book of Revelation and the most despised of the seven churches. Today we are looking at the lukewarm church of Laodicea. We ...read more

  • The Vibrant Church

    Contributed by Glenn Newton on Nov 18, 2003
    based on 38 ratings
     | 6,745 views

    A vibrant church is one that has resounding Life, and that life comes from the source, Jesus Christ, our Risen Savior.

    The Vibrant Church Pastor Glenn Newton 5-4-03 Acts 2: 36-47 Stan Toler, Pastor/Authur and Speaker from Trinity Church of the Nazarene in OK City, OK. was telling us about his visit to Dr. Chow’s church in S.E. Asia a couple of years ago. Dr. Toler was investigating why this church was the ...read more

  • Church 101

    Contributed by Larry Brincefield on May 30, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 6,077 views

    Just the basics about the Church. Jesus said, "I will build my church at the gates of hell will not overcome it". Also, some personal thoughts in the conclusion about the importance church attendance, involvement, and support.

    June 1, 2003 Title: Church 101 Text: Matthew 16:13-18 Introduction 1. When I was in college, some of the classes would be designated "101" For example, Psych 101 (intro to Psychology) Greek 101 (intro to Greek) Sociology 101 English Lit 101 and so on. The "101" simply means an ...read more

  • The Busted Church Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Aug 28, 2011
     | 4,993 views

    The Church at Thyatira gave the illusion of being something they were not...Jesus "busted" them and brought them to reality.

    The Busted Church Revelation 2:18-29 * When someone commits a crime, generally, they try to hide that crime & inevitably, the truth comes out so in the vernacular we say, “They got busted.” This means they were forced to face the truth. * In simplistic terms, today I call Thyatira the ‘busted ...read more

  • The Consistent Church Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Sep 22, 2011
     | 9,781 views

    The church at Philadelphia is the church "I" would probably want to join. It is the church who received from the Lord, a word of observation, affirmation, and even commendation - but NO WORD of CONDEMNATION.

    The Consistent Church Revelation 3:7-13 * Of all the churches which Jesus wrote to in the Revelation, the sixth church is the most consistent in the fulfillment of ministry & mission. This is the church that I would have wanted to be a member of. It is this church that our Lord gives no word of ...read more

  • Church On Fire

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Oct 6, 2011
    based on 17 ratings
     | 32,331 views

    God told His people that they should never let the fire go out on the alter. As priests of God, we can never let the fire go out in our churches.

    CHURCH ON FIRE LEVITICUS 6:8-13 Intro. There was a church in a small town out in rural America. One night the church building caught fire and burned down. While the building was burning, many of the town folk were standing around and watching it burn. The pastor had been called and as he drove up ...read more

  • The Foolish Church Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Nov 2, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,029 views

    This church could not see itself as it really was.

    INTRODUCTION  SLIDE #1  A young woman went to her preacher and said, "Preacher, I have a besetting sin, and I want your help. I come to church on Sunday and can’t help thinking I’m the prettiest girl in the congregation. I know I ought not think that, but I can’t help it. I want ...read more

  • The Faithful Church Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Oct 24, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 20,629 views

    This church received good news from Jesus!

    INTRODUCTION  SLIDE #1  We are now at letter number six of the seven letters.  This letter is written to a church that has done it right; this is a church that we would want to make sure we emulate.  This letter is written to the church at Philadelphia. The city was ...read more

  • A Vibrant Church Series

    Contributed by John Mann on Feb 12, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,046 views

    The type of lives we live dictate the impact we have on the unchurched.

    FOCAL POINT: A VIBRANT CHURCH ME: So, I am really not a fan of bland food. When I eat food, I want it to taste good. I want it to wake up my senses, I want to be like, yeah this is awesome. And there are just some foods that need to be seasoned so that they wake up your senses. You know, like ...read more

  • A Great Church

    Contributed by Richard Cook on Aug 10, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 8,091 views

    This sermon should encourage our listeners to become a great church for the kingdom of God, admonishing them to be devoted or dedicated to the Lord’s service.

    A Great Church Story: There was a college professor who challenged his class with this question. "Did God make everything there is?" One student bravely answered, "Yes!" "Everything, young man?" "Yes, he ...read more

  • The Church Empowered Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Apr 1, 2010
    based on 27 ratings
     | 18,580 views

    Sufficient truth had already been revealed to Zechariah to encourage him & to enable him to encourage others. Zechariah though kept inquiring until God reveals that His Spirit will be poured forth through God's two anointed ones so that God's light shine

    ZECHARIAH 4: 11-14 THE CHURCH EMPOWERED [Revelation 11:3-7-13] Sufficient truth had already been revealed to Zechariah to encourage him and to enable him to encourage others in the good work of building the Temple (which the remnant was by that time working on again, Haggai 1:14) and that ...read more

  • We Are The Church

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Mar 23, 2013
     | 4,332 views

    What kind of Church has Jesus established?

    March 24, 2013 Morning Worship Text: Luke 9:1-6; 10:1,17-20 Subject: The Church Title: What We Believe Part 5 – We Are The Church This is our fifth week of studying about what we believe. I want to begin with Matthew chapter 16 and the words of Jesus. How many of you believe that if we read ...read more

  • The Church And The Temple Series

    Contributed by Darian Catron on Jul 25, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,271 views

    We are the Church and we are the Temple. The Church is not a building we come to. The Church is people, people called out of darkness. We do not come to a Temple to offer animal sacrifices. We come together as the Church to offer ourselves to God.

    SERMON TITLE- “The Temple and The Church” SERMON SERIES or OCCASION- Final Words DATE- July 26, 2015 LOCATION- Shelbyville Christian Church INTRODUCTION: Illustration/Story/Quote/Statistic- (Quoted from Barna Group “Americans divided on the importance of Church) What, if ...read more

  • The Church Is Prevailing

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Mar 10, 2019
    based on 2 ratings
     | 10,836 views

    With so many scandals inside the Church and attacks from outside the Church, we can sometimes wonder if the Church will survive. Jesus promises that His Church will prevail! And as it prevails, we prevail, too.

    Opening Remarks and Introduction In the past few years, Christian churches have been rocked by problems both inside and outside the church. In 2017, we saw a shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, and recently a mega-church in town hit the news recently with one youth worker and some of ...read more

  • The Praying Church

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on May 7, 2014
     | 5,892 views

    We need to Keep praying in such a way, That God will continue to show His miracles and wonders through us.

    The Praying Church • Last week we saw that God gave the apostles the power to perform miracles. • And one of the examples that Peter and John performed • Was the healing of a crippled beggar. • And because of this healing / This miracle • It drew the attention of ...read more