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  • I. Grant Spong avatar

    What Is The Church?

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jul 16, 2023
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    A town gathering and a few word pictures help us understand what is meant by the word church.

    What is the church? A Gathering The early church borrowed a Greek term, ?????s?a (ekklésia), meaning a gathering of citizens. Thus we call the study of the church ecclesiology. Can it describe a local church? To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Live In The Church Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jul 30, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,099 views

    This is the 4th sermon in the series "Live Well".

    Series: Live Well [#4] LIVE IN THE CHURCH 1 Peter 2:4-10 Introduction: I love how the Holy Spirit builds this book of the Bible. We are told to live in hope because of our salvation. We have been born again and therefore it should cause us to live in holiness. The only way we can live our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Procession Of The Church.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Mar 11, 2023
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    The marriage feast of the Lamb.

    THE PROCESSION OF THE CHURCH. Psalm 45:10-17. Psalm 45:2-9 was addressed to the King. Now Psalm 45:10-16 is addressed to the queen. The queen stands for the Church (cf. 2 Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 5:32; Revelation 21:2, Revelation 21:9). The Church is addressed as “daughter” (Psalm 45:10a). ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Fingerprints In The Church

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Mar 25, 2023
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     | 5,157 views

    A sermon examining the positive impact that faithful Church members leave behind.

    FINGERPRINTS IN THE CHURCH Colossians 4:7-14 (February 2023) One week ago Brother Earl was right over there, seated in his regular place. Today he is worshipping at the feet of Jesus. Yesterday I spent most of the day here on campus and everywhere I went I saw things that reminded me of him. I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Persecution Of The Church Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Mar 15, 2024
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    Acts 4:1-22 shows us how the church handles persecution.

    Introduction Open Doors is an organization that monitors the persecution of Christians around the world. According to their 2024 World Watch List, “more than 365 million Christians suffer high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith” (see ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Church At Prayer Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Mar 22, 2024
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     | 1,721 views

    Acts 4:23-31 gives us several reasons why prayer is relevant.

    Introduction Have you ever prayed, and God clearly answered your prayer? In his book Say It With Love, Howard Hendricks has a delightful story about a little boy who saw God answer his simple prayer. Hendricks writes: We had a lovely couple in Dallas several years ago. He sold his business at a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Foundation Of The Church

    Contributed by Jeffrey Sims on May 29, 2025
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    This sermon looks at the establishment of the church and looks at what a firm foundation should look like. It should make you think "Am I doing my part"

    Introduction Today, we’re going to look at a passage of Scripture that reveals the foundation of the church and the assurance we have in Jesus’ promise. Let’s open our Bibles to Matthew 16:18. In this verse, Jesus makes a declaration: "And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Awakening Church

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jun 5, 2025
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     | 512 views

    The Church must wake up from spiritual slumber and return to her apostolic foundations of prayer, power, purity, and proclamation.

    THE AWAKENING CHURCH By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Acts 4:31-33 Supporting Texts: Romans 13:11, Ephesians 5:14, Isaiah 52:1-2, Joel 2:28, Revelation 3:1-3 INTRODUCTION: The early Church in the book of Acts was a spiritually alert, power-driven and unified body of believers. They were not a ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Birth Of The Church

    Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on Jun 9, 2025
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    Pentecost, as it is called in the Greek language for the Jewish Feast of Weeks, as celebrated 50 days after the resurrection gave birth to the church.

    When you stop to think about it…what brought us here today. Now I don’t mean by plane, train, or automobile, but what things in our lives caused us to be gathered today, and each Sunday before and after today? We gather here not by chance, but by divine appointment. We are not here merely to fill a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Church Conflicts

    Contributed by Abiodun Adeniyi on Apr 22, 2025
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    There are divisions in the Church today as there were in the early Church and there is little or nothing that we can do to completely eliminate it but it might be managed to remove rancour and bitterness.

    Church Conflicts. TEXT: 1 Cor. 1:10-13. Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. 11 For it hath been declared ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A Church On Mission Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 28, 2025
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     | 2,291 views

    Living on mission by glorifying God and making disciples of Jesus among our neighbors and the nations.

    A Church on Mission John 20:21-22; Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8 Rev. Brian Bill April 26-27, 2025 It’s common for businesses, ministries, and churches to develop mission statements. I’m going to share a few of them, and if you know what company they represent, stand and shout it out (if you read ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sin In The Church

    Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Apr 28, 2025
     | 373 views

    Every one of us needs to understand that we’re all susceptible to sin. But also everyone of us also needs to know that there is hope if we leave that sin – because we can be restored.

    Alba 4-27-2025 SIN IN THE CHURCH I Corinthians 5:1-13 There was a flock of wild ducks headed south for the winter. One of the ducks looked down and sees domesticated ducks in a barnyard and the easy life that they have. He decides to leave the wild ducks to spend some time with the domesticated ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Active Church

    Contributed by Rich O' Toole on May 19, 2025
     | 230 views

    The Church continued to grow

    The Active Church Acts 5:12-28 A little over thirteen years ago, the Elder Board of Living Faith Fellowship asked me to write an essay on my ideal Church. Part of what I wrote said, “The vision of the church is: We exist to bring Praise and Glory to our King, Jesus Christ. We do this by ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Church Ushers PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,386 views

    Highlight the importance of treating all members of the church equally, without partiality.

    Good morning, church family! Today, we're diving into a pertinent issue that, as Christians, we must navigate with wisdom and grace. We're going to be exploring the danger of partiality in the church, an issue that's as relevant today as it was when James first penned his letter. To illustrate our ...read more

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    The Laodicean Church PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023
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     | 961 views

    Encourage believers to serve God with passion and zeal, warning against the dangers of lukewarm faith.

    Good morning, church family! Today, we're going to turn our hearts towards the message given to the church in Laodicea as recorded in Revelation 3:14-16. This is a powerful passage that speaks directly to us today, reminding us of the importance of serving God with passion and zeal, the dangers of ...read more

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