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  • David Carter avatar

    Five Pillars Of The Church

    Contributed by David Carter on Apr 27, 2020
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     | 8,968 views

    Here are five pillars of the Church

    FIVE PILLARS OF THE CHURCH Acts 2:40-47 - Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. Then fear came upon every ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Why Have Church? Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 1, 2020
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     | 12,189 views

    Why do we do church? What is our goal and how do we accomplish that goal?

    A man once told about his school’s Spring Break Trip to Italy. When they visited Rome they entered St. Peter's Basilica, the 2nd largest church in world. The tour guide explained, "This church is so large no man on earth could hit a baseball from one end to the other. Not Lou Gehrig. Not ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Letter To The Church In Ephesus.

    Contributed by Claude Alexander on May 2, 2020
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     | 7,221 views

    I know your deeds, your hard work and perseverance . I know you cannot tolerate wicked men and you have tested those who claim to be apostles but. are not, and have found them false. You have persevered and endured hardships for my name and have not grown weary.” Rev. 2: 2-3 .

    Letter to the church of Ephesians Revelation 2:1-20 The City of Ephesus was located on the western shore of Asia Minor what is now Western Turkey. . It was a seaport city. All trade coming by sea came through the city of Ephesus. The city boasted of its stadium and its tribute to the pagan god ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Shaking Up The Church Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on May 17, 2020
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     | 13,491 views

    This is the 9th sermon in the Action Series. This series began during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Series: Action [#9] SHAKING UP THE CHURCH Acts 4:23-37 Introduction: What the Church needs sometimes is a good shaking; and I believe that has happened. When we become too comfortable with the way we do things, we become complacent. Comfortable sounds good, but comfort usually turns into ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Letter To The Church In Smyrna

    Contributed by Claude Alexander on May 20, 2020
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     | 5,021 views

    The church poor by wordly standards but rich by heavenly standards.

    Letter to the church in Smyrna Rev. 2: 8-11 The Book of Revelation is an example of apocalyptic literature, a type of Jewish-Christian writing that flourished especially between 250 BC and 150 AD. The chief example in the Old Testament is Daniel 7-12. This type of literature communicates about ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    To The Church Of Pergamos And Thyatira Series

    Contributed by Pastor Duncan Shabane on May 25, 2020
     | 2,538 views

    Pergamon was an ancient city located in the Anatolia region, approximately 25 kilometres from the Aegean Sea in present-day Bergama, Izmir Province of Turkey.

    THE CHURCH OF PERGAMOS ** (Revelation 2:12) **Pergamon was an ancient city located in the Anatolia region, approximately 25 kilometres from the Aegean Sea in present-day Bergama, Izmir Province of Turkey. The city had great strategic value, since it overlooked the Caicus River Valley (modern name ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Mary Mother Of The Church Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 31, 2020
     | 2,659 views

    Let’s imagine that Mary is a contestant on something like “the Price is Right” or some other TV game show, and the announcer is announcing what she will win when she chooses the correct door.

    Feast of Mary, Mother of the Church 2020 Today we heard the familiar stories of the fall of humanity, and the redemption of humanity. The first concerns the first Adam and the first Eve, who disobeyed the Lord and lost original innocence. The second involves the second Adam, Jesus, God and man, ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Church Names Of Jesus Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Jun 2, 2020
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     | 4,923 views

    There are certain titles given to Jesus in Scripture that speak to the intimate relationship that He has with His church. Jesus is - the shepherd of the flock, the head of the body, the cornerstone of the building...etc

    The Church Names Of Jesus OKAY – first of all I would like to give a huge birthday shout out to… to….US!!! YOU SEE – today is Pentecost Sunday! The birthday of the Church and of the Kingdom Jesus came to establish, nearly 2000 years ago. NOW REMEMBER – Jesus said in Matthew 16 And I tell you ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Letter To The Church In Pergamum

    Contributed by Claude Alexander on Jun 10, 2020
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    Pergamum was the first city of Asia to openly support the imperial cult or emperor worship, and therefore was considered the chief seat.

    Letter to the Church in Pergamum Rev. 2:12-17 As we begin our study and draw some application to present day, let’s look back historically to get an idea what was happening 19 centuries ago. We find that Pergamum was the capital of Asia, and had been the capital city of Asia for almost 400 years. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Pentecost - The Church Is Born!

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jun 16, 2020
     | 2,993 views

    What a day!!! In all of the history of humanity there was never a more important few weeks than the time that passed between the suffering of Jesus on our behalf and the arrival of the Holy Spirit. It is almost too great an event to tell as it cannot be given the justice it deserves!

    Pentecost - The Church Is Born! Today we will be reading from Acts 2:1-13 Last Sunday we took a look at a combination of Jesus’ ascension into Heaven and the Holy Spirit being given to all of humanity on the Day of Pentecost. In doing so we contrasted the work of God in the Old Testament and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    The Biblical Church Gathering

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jun 16, 2020
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    The Church was born on the day of Pentecost. What were the gatherings to be like. Should the be like the gatherings that took place in the Jewish Synagogues and the Temple or were they to be something different?

    How Should the Church Worship? Today we will be reading from John 4:7-26 Last Sunday was Pentecost Sunday. Pentecost literally means 50 or the 50th. On that 50th day Jews from all over the known world were coming into Jerusalem for the Festival of the First Fruits which celebrated the beginning ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Letter To The Church In Thyatira

    Contributed by Claude Alexander on Jun 19, 2020
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     | 5,475 views

    For some people today tolerance is the only real virtue and intolerance the only vice. The message to Thyatira goes against the grain of modernity by setting limits to tolerance.

    Letter to the church in Thyatira Rev. 2:18-29 In the opening pages of Revelation, our Lord introduces Himself as heaven’s holy warrior (1:12–20) who would prepare His people to overcome their enemies (2:7, 11, 17, 26; 3:5, 12, 21) by exhorting them to hear what the Spirit has to say in the letters ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Building Up The Church Series

    Contributed by Doug Fannon on Mar 15, 2019
     | 9,984 views

    This is the final segment in the series "The Revitalization of the Lord's House and People. We must do more that build up the physical structure of our church, the people, who are the church, must be built up. the bible word for that is "edify."

    We are not only into building up the Lord’s house in terms of physical assets, our buildings and grounds, but also in the building up of God’s people which is the church. We grow not only in terms of numbers, but in terms of spiritual depth. Last week we looked at our call: Ephesians 4:1 (NKJV) ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Stop Going To Church

    Contributed by John Daniel Johnson on Mar 16, 2019
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     | 15,881 views

    There is a danger in going to church and leaving without truly having church in them. Church is not something you go to, serve or become a member of. That is not what church is. Church isn't somewhere you go, but something you are...seven days a week!

    STOP GOING TO CHURCH Scripture Reference: Psalm 92:12-15 Preached at Mount Zion Baptist Church on March 10, 2019 Delivered by Rev. John Daniel Johnson (Powerpoints are available free of charge if you email me at saved2follow@hotmail.com and request them.) VIEW OUR SERVICES ONLINE AT ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dealing With Immorality In The Church Series

    Contributed by Donald Mcculley on Mar 19, 2019
     | 4,854 views

    Paul has already dealt with divisions in the church. Now he has to deal with the issue of immorality. Many were being seduced by “the spirit of the age”. Note what Paul has to say. It is still a timely word for us today.

    DEALING WITH IMMORALITY IN THE CHURCH I CORINTHIANS 5:1-13 INTRODUCTION: Needless to say we live in a sexually saturated society. As far back as April 15, 1993 USA Today reported that the average American man under age 40 has had seven sexual partners in his life. Paul has already dealt with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist