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  • Jeremias Fababier avatar

    Disoder In The Church Series

    Contributed by Jeremias Fababier on Sep 1, 2008
     | 3,315 views

    How we should handle disorder in the church.

    TOPIC: DISORDER IN THE CHURCH Text: James 4:1-10 Introduction: (ILL. Wrong Attitude – Many of us Christians are like the little girl who started fighting with a friend. Her mother who heard about the quarrel talked with her little girl about it trying to show her she was wrong and her need of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The "I" In Church Series

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Sep 4, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,644 views

    Part 3 in a series on the purposes of the church. This deals with intercessory prayer.

    A STRONGER CHURCH Part 3—The “I” in Church Sunday, July 27, 2008 Pastor Brian Matherlee Introduction The first Sunday we talked about serving as a way to make room for others to come to the table. Last week we talked about worship as an expression of our gratitude for having a place at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Why Church? Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 16, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,865 views

    There are five things being a part of church allows us to do which we can’t do on our own in the same way

    Why Church? Ephesians 4:11-16 George Barna is a demographer and social scientist who does surveys for major corporations like Disney and Visa but also spends a good portion of his profits studying faith trends in the US and the impact the church is having for Jesus Christ. In his book, Revolution, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Journey Of Church Series

    Contributed by Eric Bain on Apr 24, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,681 views

    This sermon challenges the congregation to consider the journey of church (as a community)… and the adventure it provides.

    The Adventure of Church Acts 1:1-11 © 2007 Eric Bain NOTE: This sermon is available in audio format @ www.sanctuary-church.com Big Idea - The journey of Church is an adventure into the known… unknown. Open up your Bibles to the book of Acts. • It’s the first book after the 4 Gospels ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Rapture Of The Church

    Contributed by Randall Lavere Ii on Apr 28, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,491 views

    An in depth look into the rapture or taking away of the church

    The rapture of the church. Rev. 4:1-2 After this I looked, and behold, a door was opened in heaven, and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me, which said, come up hither, and I will show thee things which must be hereafter. 2 and immediately, I was in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Unity In The Church

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Aug 10, 2005
    based on 21 ratings
     | 4,606 views

    Selflessness creates unity

    UNITY IN THE CHURCH PHILIPPIANS 2:1-4 Abraham was a man of wealth. Genesis 13 tells us that Abraham was wealthy with livestock and silver and gold. Abraham lived a nomadic life so that his flocks and herds always had fresh food. Abraham was not alone. He had ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Church Attendance

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Aug 25, 2005
    based on 144 ratings
     | 37,242 views

    A sermon explaining why attending every possible service is almost a mandatory thing: Not just for the church, but for ourselves, other believers, and for the community as well.

    I have spent many years in many churches. Many times I sat as a member of the congregation, having the same viewpoint and expectations as most of you have. And then there were many times I saw something quite different than what you see each week. For many years, I saw the church body through ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    What Is The Church?

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 29, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 5,310 views

    biblical descriptions of the church

    Intro: what is the common thought associated with the word church. A steeple, pews, stain glass windows, pipe organ or hymnals. When Jesus said, I will build my church, what did he mean? Tonight, continuing on Bible basics, let’s explore the meaning and purpose of the church. What is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Church At Ephesus Series

    Contributed by Michael Hopkins on Oct 4, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,364 views

    What can we learn today from the Church at Ephesus, one of the seven churches in Revaltion2 -3 ?

    Many people are frightened by the book of Revelation, because it seems to be unintelligible. I hope that, if not tonight, by the end of this sermon series at Advent, you’ll see that not only is it reasonably easy, with some careful background reading (which I’ve done on your behalf), for ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Church At Thyatira Series

    Contributed by Michael Hopkins on Oct 17, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,041 views

    the next sermon in the series on the seven churches of Asia

    And so we come to the church at Thyatira. This is the longest of the seven letters, which, ironically, was written to the smallest and least important city. Unlike the other towns, we don’t know very much about Thyatira, so it’s not so easy to understand and interpret the contents of the letter. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Church In Sardis

    Contributed by Michael Hopkins on Oct 30, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,336 views

    The message to the church in Sardis and it’s relevance to us today

    Over the last few weeks in the United Reformed Church, we’ve been looking at the stories of some churches, and seeing what they might have to say to us today. These stories are in the book of Revelation, and they take the form of letters that were written to these churches. Like all of the book ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Church In Philadelphia

    Contributed by Michael Hopkins on Nov 25, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,568 views

    The sixth of the seven churches - what might it have to say to us today?

    And so we come to the sixth of the seven letters to seven churches, the letter to the church in Philadelphia, which is of course in Asia, not the USA. What do we know about the city? Philadelphia was a strong fortress city, strategically located on the road from Rome to the east. It was a city of ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Praying Church

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Apr 23, 2006
    based on 114 ratings
     | 25,246 views

    We need to be convinced of the NEED to pray, understand the POWER of prayer, seize the OPPORTUNITY to pray and have FAITH in God when we pray.

    In the book of Acts, we see a common sight – the church at prayer. • Not a few disciples, but the whole community of believers praying together • This was a unique sight, because in the Gospel we hardly read of the disciples gathering to pray. • We saw Jesus praying alone, most of the time. And ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Ronald Harbaugh avatar

    A Prayer For The Church

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on May 25, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,990 views

    On the Seventh Sunday of Easter, "series B" Jesus prays for the church. This sermon is follows his example, and is a prayer for the church

    7th Sunday of Easter, June 4, 2000 “Series B” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, I can not come to you in prayer as eloquently as your Son has done for us, as reflected in our Gospel lesson. Yet as a ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Church In Glory Series

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on May 26, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,417 views

    This is the 3rd and final part of the series. The church has completed the eternal purpose of God and is now entered in glory for all eternity. Part #3

    “The Church in Glory” By District Elder M.L. Maughmer, Jr The third phase of the metamorphosis of the church is the final phase in our series and that phase is “The Church in Glory”. We must remember that the church goes through three distinct phases. 1.) The Church in the mind of God ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic