Sermons on Church Doctrine:

The Letter To The Church In Philadelphia

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Jul 4, 2020

The church with the "open doors"

The Letter to the Church in Philadelphia Rev. 3:7-13 Ancient Philadelphia is now called Alesihir in modern day Turkey. Philadelphia was the youngest of all the seven cities. It was founded by colonists from Pergamum under the reign of Attalus the Second, who ruled in Pergamum from 159 to 138 B.C. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:7-13

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Church & Persecution

Contributed by Jon Daniels on Jul 9, 2020

A Bible study on Acts 8:1-4 following the martyrdom of Stephen.

“THE CHURCH & PERSECUTION” Acts 8:1-4 MIDWEEK BIBLE STUDY FBCF – 7/8/20 Jon Daniels Coronavirus – lots of talk about how it spreads & how to prevent it from spreading faster & wider. Acts 8 – the “virus” of the Gospel is gaining momentum & spreading faster & farther. And with ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Praying For Our Church

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Jul 12, 2020

Paul's second prayer for the church in Ephesus is a great model of how we can pray for our church and for other churches today, for God to strengthen his people with power.

PRAYING FOR THE CHURCH INTRODUCTION We’ve now come to the sixth and last in our mini-series on prayer. We first looked at Gideon’s prayer for guidance. Then we spent two weeks on the Lord’s Prayer. Then we had two weeks on Daniel’s prayer of confession on behalf of his people. Today we’re ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21

Denomination: Baptist

Being The Scattered Church Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jul 19, 2020

This is the 17th sermon in the Action Series. This series began during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Series: Action [#17] BEING THE SCATTERED CHURCH Acts 8:1-8, 26-40 Introduction: I asked some of the children a couple of questions that I want to ask you. “If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale and gave all my money to the church, would I get to Heaven?” “No”, the children ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:1-8, Acts 8:26-40

Denomination: Baptist

Letter To The Church In Smyrna

Contributed by Dr. Abraham Obadare on Sep 7, 2021

Jesus recognizes the Smyrna church as rich in faith, though they are poor in materials and face tribulations

Who is addressing the church? The First and the Last, who was dead, and came to life (2:8; Isa. 48:12). As the First, He made all things. As the Last, He will judge all things. Their Deeds/works: “I know your works, tribulation, and poverty (but you are rich); and I know the blasphemy of those ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:8-11, John 16:33

Denomination: Pentecostal

Letter To The Church In Sardis Series

Contributed by Dr. Abraham Obadare on Sep 7, 2021

Sardis church is a famous one but the Lord does not find her work as complete

Sardis was a wealthy center of commerce in Asia Minor at that time. The first gold and silver coins were said to have been minted in Sardis. Who is addressing the church? “… him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars…” (vs. 2) Their Deeds/works: “you have a name that you are ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 19:8, Revelation 3:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Letter To The Church In Philadelphia Series

Contributed by Dr. Abraham Obadare on Sep 7, 2021

Philadelphia church is a perfect one before the Lord; they need to continue to fast to faith in Christ

The Philadelphia church received a comforting and encouraging letter from Jesus Christ, because she please Him. Smyrna church is another one that received this type of commendation among all other churches. Philadelphia church was one that pleased the Lord even though she was in an idolatrous ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:7-13, 2 Peter 2:9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Letter To The Church In Laodicea Series

Contributed by Dr. Abraham Obadare on Sep 7, 2021

Laodicea is a lukewarm church that needs to repent, to avoid Jesus spitting her out. Any lukewarm Christian will be rejected by Christ. Repent now.

Who is addressing the church? “… the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation.” (vs. 14) Their Deeds/works: “… you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other!” (vs. 15) Their Offenses: 1. “So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold— … (vs. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22, Luke 12:21, Malachi 1:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Revelation: The Loveless Church Series

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Sep 11, 2021

The message to the church at Ephesus teaches us the importance of having both truth and love.

Revelation: The Loveless Church Revelation 2:1-7 Introduction A dear friend of mine works for a company that mines salt. He has given me a few gifts related to salt. One is this salt crystal that he brought back from a deep mine in Louisianna. Another is a New York Times Bestseller by Mark ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Birth And Rebirth For The Church Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 13, 2013

The moment of greatest defeat is the beginning of a cosmic triumph in Christ.

Pentecost 2013 I invite you to view with me the broken body of Jesus Christ, Son of God, Messiah of the Jews, hanging from the cross. Around him, almost dancing with joy, are his enemies, challenging him, “if you are the Messiah, come down from the cross, if God really loves you.” ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-23

Denomination: Catholic

Evangelism In The Early Church Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on May 21, 2013

This is the second message in a series entitled Reimagining Evangelism. This message examines the lessons we can learn from how the early church did evangelism.

The Book of Acts tells an amazing story, we see the spread of the Gospel message and witness a small group of believers growing into a massive group numbering in the tens of thousands. We witness the message starting in Jerusalem and literally being carried to the ends of the earth. The question ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Passionate About The Church Series

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Dec 21, 2016

Paul was passionate about the church. He had developed a personal relationship with them and knew their needs and concerns. Pastors, and those within the church, can glean much from the Apostle in this passage. We need the commitment and passion he had.

Passionate about the Church Philippians 4: 1-3 In order to effectively lead a congregation of believers, the pastor must have a burden for the people within the congregation, while developing personal relationships with them. Paul understood this principle of leadership and provided a great ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Community-God's Church

Contributed by Jim Caswell on Jan 17, 2017

We as followers of Jesus are called to be the church. What would God think of the church today and what it is doing? What would Jesus want us to do as the church? What would Jesus think of our service? What would He notice?

Title: Community-God’s Community Date: 1/29/17 Place: BLCC Text: 1 Corinthians 1.2 CT: We as followers of Jesus are called to be HIS church. [Screen 1] FAS: I read an interesting book recently by J.D.Vance. (A young man in his 30s). It is titled, “Hillbilly Elegy”. It caught my interest by ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

"Jesus, The Lord Of The Church"

Contributed by Barnabas Park on Jan 25, 2017

Jesus is the Lord of the church because He created the chruch; He saved the church and He will judge the church.

“Jesus, the Lord of the Church" “On this rock I will build My church; For no one can lay any other foundation than what has been laid down. That foundation is Jesus Christ.” (Matthew 16:18; 1 Corinthians 3:11) Why anniversary? It is because we want to remind ourselves of why we started and exist ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:11, 1 Corinthians 1:16

Denomination: Baptist

What Church Is Meant To Be

Contributed by Mike Rickman on May 13, 2011

Have we been doing church wrong? To answer that question we must look at the biblical pattern for church.

May 15, 2011 Morning Worship Text: Acts 2:42-47 Subject: The Early Church Pattern Title: What Church Is Meant To Be How many of you spend time thinking back on earlier days and wish that it could be like it was back then? I remember the simpler life when I was a child. No video games, cell ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Assembly Of God