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  • Kevin Higgins avatar

    Deacons Leading As Change Agents

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on May 5, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 7,874 views

    God desires to use deacon leadership to lead His churches through changes that inevitably come up in the life of a church.

    God’s Glorious Church Deacons Leading as Change Agents Acts 6:8-15 Woodlawn Baptist Church May 1, 2005 Introduction Do you like change? You’ve probably heard about the man from the back mountains of Tennessee who found himself one day in a large city, for the first time standing outside an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Qualities Of An Elder, Pt. 2 Series

    Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Mar 4, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,831 views

    pt. two on the qualities of an elder

    Character of an Elder, pt. 2 This week a cherished family member passed away. To some of you, he was dad, grandpa, or husband. To many of the rest of us, he was family under the Fatherhood of God. I learned and saw a lot about Don Nelson Friday and Saturday, as memories and photographs were ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Growing To Maturity

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jun 5, 2007
    based on 28 ratings
     | 11,534 views

    A message explaining how the church grows and why it grows. That same message is applicable to individual Christians, too. Audio will be placed at www.sermonlist.com

    What is it that enables a plant to grow tall? It is the roots. The deeper and stronger the root system, the taller and wider that plant can grow. You can see what I am getting at if you will try to imagine a tall oak tree with the root system of a dandelion. That would be impossible, wouldn’t ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    More Words To Thessalonica Series

    Contributed by Doug Henry on Dec 30, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,881 views

    A ton of instructions for this church that are still relevant for the church today.

    Warnings, Exaltations, & Instructions: More Words to Thessalonica 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22 I want to take a poll this morning as we get started. How many of you like to talk on the phone? How many of you don’t like talking on the phone? I fall somewhere in the middle of the two extremes – it ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Being God's People As Servants Of God

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jul 8, 2006
     | 2,264 views

    Second sermon in the summer 2006 Series, “Being God’s People by Serving, Obeying, and Giving.”

    (1) Well today is Father’s Day and the sixth anniversary of our first meeting. Time has gone by fast but like I said last week, I am glad to be your pastor and I am grateful for the work of God in our life together. My prayer for us this day is that we continue to experience God’s great and good ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Get Into The Game!

    Contributed by Phil Layton on Jun 26, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,563 views

    Turn with me in your Bibles to Ephesians 4. As I was preparing for what I would teach on this Lord’s Day, I really felt this passage was essential and formative, and little did I know that Pastor Dale has already taught through some of the truths in this

    Eph. 4:11-16 Sermon– Get into the game (Preached by pastoral candidate Phil Layton on Sept. 3, 2006) Turn with me in your Bibles to Ephesians 4. As I was preparing for what I would teach on this Lord’s Day, I really felt this passage was essential and formative, and little did I know that Pastor ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Never Met Milton Bradley

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Aug 31, 2007
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    Our involvement in church is no game. It has eternal consequences.

    When it comes to games, I don’t believe there is a more avid game player than my wife. She loves to play games. We have a card game that we like to play called "hand and foot." I like that one, but my wife likes ’em all. When we were first married, the first Christmas, her folks went to New ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Bridges And Ditches: Intro Sermon Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jan 3, 2015
     | 5,173 views

    If we are going to follow the Church of Acts we must break down the doors of fear and burst out of the holy huddle of the upper room; we must allow the Holy Spirit to use us in this day and age.

    BRIDGES AND DITCHES: THE BOOK OF ACTS FOR TODAY** ACTS 17:1-9 Big Idea: If we are going to learn from the church of Acts we must break down the doors of fear and burst out of the holy huddle of the upper room; we must allow the fresh wind and fresh fire of the Holy Spirit to use us in this day and ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Creeds Of The Early Church: Didache And Apostles' Creed Series

    Contributed by Keith Foskey on Apr 21, 2014
     | 10,160 views

    The Didache and the Apostles' Creed are two important documents from the early church and helpful in our understanding how early Christians understood and practiced their faith.

    Church History: Examining the Creeds and Confessions of the Church Through the Ages and Why They Matter. Lesson 3: Creeds and Confessions of the Early Church - From the Didache to the Apostles’ Creed So far, in our study of church history we have seen an overview of the past 2,000 years ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    An Examination Of The Rapture Of The Church – Part 2 Of 4 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 24, 2022
     | 1,713 views

    The Rapture allies with hope and the hope of the Christian is looked at. This part will examine the crown of righteousness, and exactly what the "APOSTASY" of 2 Thessalonians really is. The Holy Spirit is the Restrainer and the Lord delivers His Church from the wrath to come

    AN EXAMINATION OF THE RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH – PART 2 OF 4 Greetings everyone. We are going to continue today with the second part of the examination of the Rapture, having done PART 1 last time, and we might start with just one verse that contains a beautiful expression. It is this one – ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Learning To Walk A New Way - Part Five Series

    Contributed by Tim Vamosi on Apr 6, 2010
     | 3,731 views

    The church is not supposed to mimic other human institutions. It is built up the foundation of never-ending love – supernatural power - unsearchable riches –immeasurable vision.

    OPEN: So as we’ve begun exploring the fourth chapter of Ephesians – we’ve been looking at a proper response to the blessing Jesus provides for those who are in the Church. These are all first response issues – these are the baby steps. If we don’t get these first ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Christian Hospitality

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Aug 3, 2006
    based on 21 ratings
     | 20,027 views

    The most valuable earthly possession a person can have is a warm, supportive friendship. True friendships are developed within the church community through hospitality. What is Christian Hospitality, what is its basis, and how is it demonstrated?

    CHRISTIAN HOSPITALITY ROMANS 12:9-21 Introduction: The most valuable earthly possession a person can have is a warm, supportive friendship. People without relationships are miserable people. Recently, I spoke on the fact that everyone needs a friend. True friendships are developed within the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Never Again

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 11 ratings
     | 8,470 views

    God continues to develop His relationship with mankind through the covenant with Noah

    Introductory Considerations 1. The situation had gotten out of hand. Something had to be done about it. 2. Last week we saw how sin entered into the world - how there would now be a struggle between God’s chosen people and those who belonged to the evil one, how all are subject to judgement but ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Wise Worship

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 7, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 3,119 views

    A message about worship developed by looking at the Magi’s worship of the baby.

    WISE WORSHIP Matthew 2:1-12 INTRO: Recently a great deal of talk has centered around the subject of worship. Though the Greek word translated worship is used nearly sixty times in the New Testament, no prescribed order of service states how many hymns should be sung or what kind of sermon ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Thinking Outside The Crib Series

    Contributed by Bob Gillchrest on Dec 29, 2008
     | 3,649 views

    Fourth in a series of sermons developed around and following the Magnificat (Luke 1)

    Thinking Outside the Crib Luke 2:4-7 INTRODUCTION: What was God thinking? Why did God choose the time and place He did for the birth of his son, the savior of the world? To quote Victor Hugo in Les Miserables, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” What he said about eighteenth ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist