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  • Chuck Sligh avatar

    The Church Of The Open Door Series

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Oct 28, 2011
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     | 9,705 views

    Jesus is coming back! While we can, we need to go through the doors of opportunity the Lord opens for us.

    The Church of the Open Door Sermon 6 in the Series “You’ve Got Mail” Chuck Sligh August 21, 2011 For the PowerPoint for the sermon, write me at chucksligh@hotmail.com. TEXT: Please turn in your Bibles to Revelation 3. INTRODUCTION OPENER: Here’s a little two-question ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Kill A Church

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Nov 3, 2011
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     | 9,522 views

    This message deals with how the members of a church can kill the church without recognizing it.

    How To Kill A Church Calvary 10/9/2011 Ephesians 4:1-6 Psalm 133 3 John 1:5-13 We have a started a new series for the next four weeks and the topic is “Moving Things To The Next Level.” There are times in our lives, when we want to get one result, but we actually ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    How To Build The Church

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Nov 3, 2011
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     | 8,239 views

    This sermon deals with building the church from the perspective of living for Christ first and foremost in our homes.

    How To Build The Church Matthew 7:21-17 John 13:34-35 Glenville 10-23-2011 We are continuing our series, “Moving Things To The Next Level”. We have looked at “How to Kill a Church”, “How to Heal The Church”, and today we are going to “Look ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Philippians As A Missionary Church

    Contributed by Carl Palatino on Nov 17, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,623 views

    PHILIPPIANS AS A MISSIONARY CHURCH

    PHILIPPIANS AS A MISSIONARY CHURCH Philippians 1:3-7 Introduction: PHILIPPI Historical Background The name of the city of Philippi was originally Krinides (lit. springs). It stood about 10 miles inland from the Aegean Sea in the Roman province of Macedonia. In 356 B.C. Philip II, king of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Passion For God And The Church

    Contributed by Jack Smithwick on Dec 6, 2011
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     | 6,421 views

    This sermon demonstrates the value of study and training to be effective in church ministry

    A Passion For God 2 Tim 2:15 There was a man who lived in the Los Angelus area. He was out of work at the moment and he often sit outside watching jets and other airplanes land at the Los Angelus airport. ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    A Picture Perfect Church

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Feb 29, 2012
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    Christians should love others, and the way we show it is through relationships. We cannot keep God’s love hemmed by the church’s four walls but must let it flow freely to all people.

    Picture Perfect was a 1995 movie about two teenagers from neighboring families who joined their families in hopes of winning a soda company’s grand prize for the perfect family. What they didn’t know was the company CEO had to live with the family for a week before making a decision. The two teens ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Incredible Shrinking Church Series

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Mar 13, 2012
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     | 7,446 views

    I have heard it said that Baptists favorite book in the Bible is the Book of Numbers. We are always looking for nickels, numbers and noses. Or is it bodies, buildings and budgets…or people, properties and payola? Too often, we seek more! But Jesus lost

    John 6:60-71 The Incredible Shrinking Church I have heard it said that Baptists favorite book in the Bible is the Book of Numbers. We are always looking for nickels, numbers and noses. Or is it bodies, buildings and budgets…or people, properties and payola. Regardless, I think you get ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Dead Church - Sardis Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Mar 16, 2012
     | 11,105 views

    A look at the 5th church, the 'dead' church in Sardis.

    The Dead Church ~ Sardis Revelation 3:1-6 March 18, 2012 I want to warn you, for a moment I’m going to start out a little morbid. How do you know when a person is dead? This is not a trick question, it’s a serious question. We determine whether there is a heartbeat and whether there ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Three Attitudes In The Church

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Mar 17, 2012
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     | 15,476 views

    For the church to move foward there must be proper attitudes in the church.

    March 18, 2012 Morning Worship Text: Acts 5:1-16; Philippians 2:5 Subject: The Early Church Title: Three Attitudes in the Church I want to begin this morning by sharing what the Lord spoke to me on Friday. Here is how His word came to me. It wasn’t when I was at prayer Friday morning (though ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    A Great Commission Church

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Apr 15, 2012
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     | 6,873 views

    A sermon to challenge the church to greater missions effort.

    “A Great Commission Church” Acts 13:1-3 Scripture Reading “A LOCAL CHURCH THAT IS NOT MISSION MINDED IS BY DEFINITION NOT A CHURCH! It’s a religious club that makes little or no impact on the world.” James Capps Aside from the church at Jerusalem the single ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Mission Statement Of The Church Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jul 21, 2013
     | 5,737 views

    Why did Jesus leave the church behind. We can worship Him and learn about him in heaven but there is one thing we can't do in heaven.

    For those of you who have kids and can remember leaving their children alone, whether it was for an hour, an evening or a day you understand that the most important thing that you wanted to them to remember were your last words. “I love you, remember your homework”, “I love you ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Giving In The Local Church Series

    Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Jul 27, 2013
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     | 9,801 views

    God wants us to have dominion over our finances. He wants you to have more than enough and one of the ways that we can win the battle over our finances is to apply His principles for financial blessings

    Giving In The Local Church "The last part of the person to convert is the wallet." - Herbert Kane. God wants us to have dominion over our finances. He wants you to have more than enough and one of the ways that we can win the battle over our finances is to apply His principles for financial ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    It's Not The Baptist's Church Series

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Aug 10, 2013
     | 3,897 views

    All witnessing points to Jesus and away from ourselves

    It’s Not the Baptist’s Church John 3:22-36 Rev. Mark A. Barber Last Week, we saw how Nicodemus was witnessed to by Jesus who knows the hearts of all people. The whole gospel is a witness to the person and work of Christ. We saw in the earlier sermon “How to be a Good ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • John Lowe avatar

    The Living Christ In The Church Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Apr 29, 2013
     | 5,853 views

    Let’s consider three lessons from Acts 3. 1. The lesson of crippled people and what can be done to help. 2. The lesson of divine authority and how we can have access to it. 3. The lesson of a living message and its relevance for our times.

    4-11-03 The Living Christ in the Church Text: Peter said, “I have neither silver nor gold, but what I do ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Issues Arising In The Church Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Apr 30, 2013
     | 4,687 views

    THE PASSAGE WE HAVE BEFORE US TODAY IS ONE THAT DEALS WITH CONFLICTS THAT RISE UP IN THE CHURCH. IN FACT CONFLICTS OCCUR ON A REGULAR BASIS. SOME OF THE CONFLICTS ARE SMALL, AND EASILY RESOLVED, OFTEN INVOLVING ONLY A COUPLE OF PEOPLE, OVER A MINOR IS

    ISSUES ARISING IN THE CHURCH The Do’s and Don’ts of conflict Acts 15:1-19 Some men came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the brothers: "Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom taught by Moses, you cannot be saved." 2 This brought Paul and Barnabas into sharp ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist