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  • Michael Davenport avatar

    How Do You View The Church

    Contributed by Michael Davenport on Jul 22, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,776 views

    An OLd Testament picture of how each believer should view a New Testament Church

    Psalms 122 How Do You View the Church? I. He Had a Great Rejoicing for the Church (1-2) Rejoiced Over: A. Who’s Going B. Where they where Going C. When the where Going II. He Had a Great Respect for the Church Respected: A. Her Architecture (3) B. Her Assembly (4) C. Her Authority (5) III. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Jenkins avatar

    Sound Church Equals Sound Believers

    Contributed by David Jenkins on Jul 30, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,133 views

    Sound Church equals Sound Believers

    Acts 2:42, "They joined with the other believers and devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, sharing in the Lord’s Supper and in prayer." An essential in every sound biblically based church will be the devotion to God’s Holy written Word. It is sound theology that ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • A. Todd Coget avatar

    The Church That Lost Its First Love

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 24, 2003
    based on 94 ratings
     | 10,035 views

    The aim of this year end sermon is to get us to rexamine ourselves as to the intensity of our first love.

    The Church that Lost its First Love December 28, 2003 Revelation 2:1-7 INTRO: A. 2003 was certainly an eventful year; let me briefly take you through it… 1. January began with a month of news talk about the disappearance of Laci Peterson who was last seen on Christmas Eve, 2002. 2. On ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    I Will Save The Unity Of Our Church Series

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 30, 2003
    based on 57 ratings
     | 11,208 views

    The sermon introduces the series and stresses the importance of protecting the unity of the church that Christ died to give us.

    Somerset Membership Covenant I Will Save the Unity of Our Church Ephesians 4:3 January 4, 2004 Intro: A. [illustration] A visitor to a mental hospital was astonished to note that there were only three guards watching over a hundred dangerous inmates. He asked his guide, “Don’t you fear that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Kenneth Trent avatar

    Worthy Visions For A Bible-Believing Church

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Jan 12, 2004
    based on 79 ratings
     | 4,208 views

    Visions are an important part of Bible history and have a clearly defined future for the people of God.

    WORTHY VISIONS FOR A BIBLE-BELIEVING CHURCH “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he who keeps the law, happy is he.” Proverbs 29:18 We will use this definition of vision: “envisioning the future with hope”. Visions are an important part of Bible history and have a clearly defined ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • kenneth burisek avatar

    Church---It Does The Body Good

    Contributed by Kenneth Burisek on Apr 12, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,834 views

    Hard hitting sermon---on importance of being faithful to Body of Christ---the Church !!!

    Church---It does the "BODY" good * I Cor 12:12-27 * 12: For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. 13: For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Holy Spirit Is Christ's Gift To The Church

    Contributed by William Baeta on Apr 29, 2005
    based on 74 ratings
     | 11,394 views

    “He who has my commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him” Jn. 14:21.

    Theme: The Holy Spirit is Christ’s gift to the Church Text: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; 1 Pet. 3:15-18; John 14:15-21 The word Church does not refer to a physical building composed of wood and stone. It refers to the building of God composed of believers as living stones. It is the Holy Spirit who makes ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Causes Of Churches Feuding, Fighting And Fussing. Series

    Contributed by James Mccullen on May 6, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,530 views

    Do churches have people feuds, fights and fusses? Well I can speak personally about Baptist Churches. James suggest the cause Centers in pleasures, partnerships, and a lack of prayer.

    Causes of Churches Feuding, Fighting and Fussing. James 4:1-5 C:\MyData\JAM-OLD But Good\JAMES4-1.WPD (1} What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Is not the source your pleasures that wage war in your members? {2} You lust and do not have; so you commit murder. And you are ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Purpose Driven Life: Why Church

    Contributed by Barnabas Park on May 16, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,212 views

    It explains the rold of church in living purpose driven life

    Purpose driven Life: Why church 9/12/2004 He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Thes. 2:14 Beginning just 3 weeks ago, some of us have been reading the book, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Patrick O'Loughlin avatar

    The Qualities Of A Great Missions Giving Church

    Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on May 20, 2005
    based on 204 ratings
     | 36,256 views

    Why does God bless some churches more than others?

    Text: Philippians 4: 10-20 Title: The Qualities of a great missions giving church “And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. (4:19) Introduction Philippians 4:19 have just got to be one of the greatest and best-known verses in the bible and it’s not ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Satan's Plan To Destroy (Name Of Church)

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Nov 5, 2004
    based on 54 ratings
     | 7,009 views

    Satan does not want our church to exist!

    1 PETER 5:8 “SATAN’S PLAN TO DESTROY RAINBOW LAKE COMMUNITY CHURCH” A) Satan has a plan to destroy Rainbow Lake Community Church! * He does not like this Church! * This plan has not changed since the fall of mankind! * What is this plan? * Let me give you about 5 things that is in Satan’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Turner avatar

    Being The Kind Of Church People Need

    Contributed by Mike Turner on Nov 6, 2004
    based on 114 ratings
     | 8,181 views

    We cannot be the kind of church that everyone wants, but we can be the kind of church that everyone needs !

    Being The Kind Of Church That People Need Acts 2:41-47 Introduction: I suppose there are many churches whose mission is to be the kind of church that appeals to everyone. That is an impossible task ! In fact, I believe it to be an unholy task. Here’s why.....in order for us to be the church that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Russell Rhodes avatar

    The Helpers That Were Needed And Chosen In The Church Series

    Contributed by Russell Rhodes on Sep 1, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,278 views

    This study deals with deacons in the church. It is the eighth sudy in the book of Acts

    The Helpers (Deacons) that were Needed and Chosen Acts 6:1-7 Acts # 08 As we look at this text I am using the term deacon but I am not positive that these men where in fact the first deacons. But I do believe they are a model of what the deacons where. Acts is the model of the early Church so ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Billy Ricks avatar

    The Church Marching On Toward Its Destiny

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Sep 3, 2005
    based on 27 ratings
     | 11,387 views

    God had a vision for the Church when He created it. Jesus said in Acts 1.8. “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Many toda

    Intro: God had a vision for the Church when He created it. Jesus said in Acts 1.8. “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Many today will talk about the spirit moving ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    Taking Sin Seriously Within The Church

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 13, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,728 views

    This message deals with the four biggest questions about the lost discipline of church discipline.

    Taking Sin Seriously Within The Church - Answering Four Key Questions: 1. What? “The church must discipline serious sin.” - v. 3. - Many have given into the idea that we are to be completely non-judgmental, but “Judge not” is not all Jesus said on the subject. - Matthew 7:1 vs. John 7:24. - ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist