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  • Ryan Akers avatar

    Homosexuality: How The Church Was Wrong Series

    Contributed by Ryan Akers on Jul 7, 2008
    based on 16 ratings
     | 9,544 views

    Pastor Ryan continues his forbidden series by discussing the lifestyle of homosexuality and how the church has been wrong in how it has dealt with those who practice this lifestyle.

    Forbidden Part 3- How The Church Was Wrong Pastor Ryan Akers Have you ever noticed when you see Christians represented on television that is seems that they are being knocked for something? I like to watch CNN and ABC World News and Good Morning America and I have come to the realization that ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Being The Church - Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Jul 27, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,819 views

    How the church should conduct itself 2

    Being the Church Part 1 The church Recognizes God’s Sovereignty – Acts 4:23-31 The church Receives God’s Unity – Acts 4:32-37 The church Reflects God’s Integrity – Acts 5:1-11 Part 2 The church Realizes God’s Blessings – Acts 5:12-16 The church Relies on God’s Direction – Acts 5:17-32 The church ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Who Is Outside... The Walls Of The Church Series

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jul 17, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,029 views

    E is for Opportunity -- Evangleism

    Who is outside the walls of the church In this New Year we have been looking through the scriptures at ways that God reveals his direction, His will to us as individuals and as a church. We have been using a memory device to guide our thinking. The big idea is that the prophets typically ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Curing Church Conflict-1

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Feb 21, 2011
     | 2,936 views

    1 of 3. James revealed the solution for conflict within the local church body. There is a known cure for conflict within the local church. But how is it challenged ? The cure for church conflict is challenged by....

    CURING CHURCH CONFLICT—I—James 4:1-17 Attention: *Our own behaviors can circumvent the very cure we need. Need: The tensions in my church are are obvious. As soon as you step on the property you know it. Visitors sense it. The community talks about it. Everybody hates it. We’re losing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Help God's Church Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Aug 18, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,846 views

    How can we help God's Church? 1. With hospitality in our hearts (vs. 15-17). 2. With gratitude for God's goodness (vs. 17). 3. With God's love for the lost (vs. 18-19). 4. With patience for other people (vs. 20-26).

    How to Help God's Church The Book of Acts - Part 76 Acts 21:15-26 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - March 1, 2015 BACKGROUND: *In this Scripture, Paul and his mission team were on the last leg of Paul's epic third missionary journey, and they arrived in Jerusalem. John Phillips ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Restoring The Glory Of God In The Church

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Jun 14, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 25,942 views

    For many many years the ritualistic services were taking place, behind the veil, behind the façade of church programs, church offerings, church meetings the presence of God was not there.

    Restoring the Glory of God in the Church After Covid-19 By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. OPENING: - Churches are beginning to open after several months of being closed due to Covid-19/Coronavirus. There are many changes that are in place or will be in place, social distancing will have a big ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    The Church God Wants Us To Be Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Apr 14, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 14,823 views

    How can we be the church God wants us to be? 1. We must make sacrifices for our Savior (vs. 1-3). 2. We must have spiritual strength (vs. 4-5). 3. We must stay in step with God's guidance (vs. 6-10). 4. We must speak about our Savior (vs. 11-15).

    The Church God Wants Us to Be The Book of Acts - Part 52 Acts 16:1-15 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - August 10, 2014 *Christians: We are part of the most important organization the world will ever see: The Church of the living God! *Many of you have heard my favorite description ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Unity In The Church: And The Boundaries Of Unity Series

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Jun 6, 2024
     | 1,840 views

    We have a perfect example from Jesus about what it means to walk in unity. On Earth, Jesus sought to do the perfect will of God the Father.

    You can tell when you walk into a church, and spend any amount of time there, whether that church is united or not. What is Christian unity? We know it when we see it. We can feel it. You can feel the peace around the table. You can sense the peace and unity in the service, the bible studies, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    # 7 - Letter To The Church At Laodicea Series

    Contributed by Michael Collins on Jun 4, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 451 views

    This message is based on the Letter to the Chruch at Laodicea

    Letter # 7 – Letter to the Church at Laodicea Revelation 3:14 - “And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, ‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God:’” The Lord Jesus begins by introducing Himself to the church at Laodicea as ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    How To Have A Dynamite Church

    Contributed by Tracy Thompson on Feb 11, 2003
    based on 226 ratings
     | 22,730 views

    Preached this sermon to challenge our Church to access God’s Power for ministry.

    Intro: In the passage of Scripture we read, We see in Acts 1:8 that Jesus told the Disciples that they would receive power when the Holy Ghost came upon them. In verse 4 Jesus commanded them to stay in Jerusalem and to “wait for the promise of the Father”. Then we read of the disciple going to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Becoming A Church Of Excellence:growth Series

    Contributed by James Capps on Feb 12, 2001
    based on 121 ratings
     | 7,786 views

    Spiritual and physical growth go hand in hand in the church.

    Church of Excellence: Growth Ephesians 4:1-16; Acts 2:37-47 The last few weeks we’ve been looking at what brings Excellence to the life of the church…We’ve seen a church at prayer, a church in mission, a church that is pursuing the purposes of God are all what brings us to moving in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    How To Grow A Healthy Church

    Contributed by R. Darrel Davis on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 155 ratings
     | 15,999 views

    Main Idea: Healthy churches are those that fulfill their biblical purpose.

    Main Idea: Healthy churches are those that fulfill their biblical purpose. Introduction: (Duct tape illustration using a roll of tape) Many of you here are very familiar with this product. You have probably used it many times for many different purposes. Years ago, thousands of dollars went into ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Church - More Than A Building

    Contributed by Troy Harkey on Apr 16, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 11,169 views

    THE CHURCH IS MORE THAN JUST A BUILDING.

    CHURCH – MORE THAN A BUILDING When we began this series of messages about the church, we used this verse as a springboard. (Eph 5:25 NKJV) Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, The church is the most important thing on earth. The Greek word ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Final Thoughts For A Pressured Church Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Aug 23, 2006
     | 2,964 views

    Here in this last chapter Paul deals with some of the things a church, feeling it own pressure as well the external pressure of those outside its own doors.

    FINAL THOUGHTS FOR A PRESSURED CHURCH INTRODUCTION: For everything we read about the Corinthian Church, and everything Paul attempts to teach this same church, for the most part we are left with a church struggling to identify itself to each other and in its community. It has been rocked by ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    100 Year Church Celebration

    Contributed by Scott D. Speight on Sep 11, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 35,902 views

    Message for church celebrating 100 year anniversary.

    “100 Year Church Celebration” Scott D. Speight Pastor, Kevil United Methodist Church Luke 6:46-49 Sept 11, 2011 I stand before you today with mixed emotions. Emotions of excitement, fear, anger, frustration and a little bit of anxiety. Today here at Kevil United Methodist we ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist