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  • Glenn Durham avatar

    Is The Church Archaic And Obsolete? Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on May 27, 2008
    based on 19 ratings
     | 7,339 views

    God changes us so that the church can awe and bless the world.

    Scripture Introduction Driving home Thursday a provocative announcement on National Public Radio caught my attention. The Templeton Foundation was promoting a discussion of: “Does science make belief in God obsolete?” Such a question would not have been asked 50 or 100 years ago; we all expect it ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Leave A Legacy For The Church Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on May 30, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 12,441 views

    Leave a Legacy for the church

    Leave a Legacy for the Church To leave a legacy for the church, we must Pray for the church Serve in the church Give to the church Slide 1 We are finishing up our Leave a Legacy series today. Over the past month we have looked at where a positive, godly legacy begins (with a faith that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Devil Goes To Church Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jul 12, 2008
    based on 17 ratings
     | 8,843 views

    Uncontrolled speech may reveal a devilish heart that has never been regenerated. James challenges us to review our heart by examining our speech to determined our relationship to the Master.

    JAMES 3:5b, 6 THE DEVIL GOES TO CHURCH “How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.” At 9:00 p.m., ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Notables Of The Early Church Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 14, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,486 views

    he Church is made up of God’s people. This was true from the beginning and is true today. But who were those people who made up the earliest church?

    The Notables of the Early Church (Acts 1:12-14) 1. Following Jesus Christ has never meant deserting the human race and living in seclusion -- or putting on an image of otherly-worldness -- if there is such a word. True, some Christians have chosen to live this way, like the Amish. But most have ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    My Dream Church

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jul 14, 2008
    based on 17 ratings
     | 7,661 views

    My dream church is a church that is: 1-Strong, 2-Attended, 3-Filled with the love of Christ, and one that is a 4-Spiritual Church. Full text, audio, and Communion message will be placed at www.sermonlist.com

    We all have dreams, don’t we? A man went to the psychiatrist and said he was full of anxiety. The doctor asked him if he had any reoccurring dreams. The man said he had the same dream 2-3 times each week. He said he dreams he is in a teepee and doesn’t know how he got there. At this point ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    The Spirit–filled Church

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 15, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,437 views

    A message examining the condition of the local church.

    THE SPIRIT–FILLED CHURCH Acts 2:1-4 INTRO: We have been telling you this week about the need of a church giving it’s all to God. We have told you that many Christians in our churches are asleep and need to be awakened. Tonight, we want to tell ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Becoming A Kingdom Church

    Contributed by John Boquist on Jul 19, 2008
    based on 19 ratings
     | 7,032 views

    The church today is tasked with advancing the Kingdom of heaven, here’s how.

    Being a Kingdom Church Matthew 16:13-20 Almost sixty years ago, our nation was shocked by the sudden death of our president, Franklin D. Roosevelt. We all remember the somber pageantry and mood in our nation Ronald Reagan died. But this was far more momentous because our nation was in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Being The Church In Christ Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jul 28, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,614 views

    Christ is building His church through the ministry of His people.

    Being the Church In Christ Text: Eph. 4:11-16 Introduction 1. Illustration: A man called a pastor’s office at a church one day to inquire into membership in the church. He stated that he would not be able to get involved or anything, but he felt it was important to have some religious ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Church And Young People

    Contributed by Wade Allen on Apr 9, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 16,663 views

    Sermon preached at the Peebles Church of Christ based on a church-wide survey taken of young people and older people.

    It was a total disaster. The contractor could not believe what had just happened. He sat in stunned silence gazing over the blueprints of the construction site. All he could think about was the money invested and lost; the time and effort that had been put into the project. And now… everything ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Hope Of The Resurrection In The Church

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Apr 15, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,030 views

    **Church History / Church Trimuphant ** For the community sunrise service I was asked to speak on the hope of the resurrection specifically in the church

    You don’t have Easter without Good Friday. You don’t have the hope without the despair. But God be praised, because of the Resurrection, we don’t have despair without hope. Every Good Friday has an Easter. Larry has asked me to say a few words about how the hope of Easter works in our church and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Being God's Church

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Apr 21, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,208 views

    As God’s Church we gather together to worship God as his people; to remember Jesus’ death on the cross on our behalf; to build one another up; to stir one another up to love and good works; and to encourage one another to persevere to the end.

    What does it mean to be God’s Church? That is, God’s people, literally ’called out’ of the world. Why should we meet regularly with other believers in this place? What do we think we’re doing when we gather here Sunday after Sunday? Perhaps you’ve never really stopped to think about those sorts of ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Church's Response To Ungodliness Series

    Contributed by Joe La Rue on Jul 10, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,189 views

    An examination of what the Bible says should be the response of the Church to sinful acts and sinful people.

    Title: The Church’s Response To Ungodliness Series: Living Godly Lives (Sermon # 5) Text: 1 Cor 16:13; Eph 4:15 Date Preached: July 13, 2008 COPYRIGHT © Joe La Rue, 2008 (All Rights Reserved) Introduction A. I doubt that anyone here this morning will be surprised that I would say that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ed Wood avatar

    The Duty Of Churches To Their Pastors

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 11, 2008
    based on 40 ratings
     | 7,805 views

    We usually hear messages about the responsibility that a pastor has to his church. This is a message about the responsibility a church has to her pastor!

    THE DUTY OF CHURCHES TO THEIR PASTORS 1 Corinthians 16:10 INTRO: The Word of God is a perfect rule of faith and practice. It is not only profitable for doctrine, reproof and correction, but for perfection instruction in righteousness, that the man of God ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hallmarks Of A Growing Church

    Contributed by Paul Tipton on May 8, 2008
     | 4,861 views

    The seed for this sermon came from one I copied and read from SermonCentral but I did not copy the contributors name and do not know who to give the credit

    HALLMARKS OF A GROWING CHURCH ACTS 2:41-47 Introduction: If we desire church growth, it would be good for us to look at the pattern set by the early church in Jerusalem following the Day of Pentecost. The church experienced phenomenal growth and had the power of God flowing through virtually ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Makings Of A Mature Church Series

    Contributed by Ed Taylor on May 9, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,032 views

    A healthy church will have a deepening faith which produces wonderful works!

    1. It’s sad to think of what Thessalonica was like without a church… without a light… without the hope of the gospel. • What would they do about their sin? What would be their standard for right behaviors, for spiritual things? • How would their homes stay strong? Their kids? • Where would they ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational