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  • Russell Metcalfe avatar

    A Fresh Look At The Church Of Jesus Christ

    Contributed by Russell Metcalfe on Mar 18, 2021
     | 1,582 views

    What sort of Church are we? What sort of church can we be, and become?

    March 29, 1992 Mark 8:27-38 [The Relationship of Faith to Faithfulness] [27] Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, "Who do people say I am?" They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Countercultural Community, Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
     | 3,181 views

    In this series, we’re talking about being a countercultural community. What does that look like? Last week, we saw that the early church was committed to one another, they had crazy courage and a deep rooted spirit of compassion. Today we find four more

    Countercultural Community, Part 2 Acts 2:42-47 After the apostles received the power of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, it was all about the power of the resurrection and this mindset to go against the grain and do whatever it took to honor God and bless other people. They hadn’t been tainted ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Moving Forward With A New Vision

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Aug 29, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 18,358 views

    God has a great plan for the church.

    August 30, 2009 Morning Worship Text: Haggai 2:1-9 Subject: Building the Church Title: Moving Forward With a New Vision It is good to be back home from vacation. For the first time in recent memory we have come back really refreshed. Now it is time to get back to the work of God in the church. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The New Millennium Needs A New Church

    Contributed by Kyle Meador on Jan 9, 2001
    based on 105 ratings
     | 5,432 views

    The world is a different place. The church of Jesus Christ must change if we are to be the salt and light and aroma of our Savior!

    This morning we’re going to view a video clip. Don’t worry about understanding the dialogue in this segment. In this clip, you’ll see two men walking through an airport terminal. As they walk and talk, their voices are slightly muffled and there is someone making announcements over a public address ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A God-Blessed Church:part 2 Series

    Contributed by Gary Shockley on May 1, 2002
    based on 46 ratings
     | 5,421 views

    What are the qualities and characteristics of a church God is seeking to bless?

    The Church God Blesses: Part Two Cornerstone Church Rev. Gary A. Shockley March 17, 2002 “The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him.” (2 Chronicles 16:9) There are churches all over the world. Some have been around a long, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    All Y'all's Christian Church

    Contributed by Kory Wilcoxson on Feb 19, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,651 views

    We are called by God to be in community with each other. We are each a spiritual stone used by God to build the church. There’s no such thing as an individual Christian.

    Imagine a world where coming to church meant risking your life, a world where professing belief in Christ was the same as signing your own death sentence. Although that might be hard for us to comprehend, it is that world that our scripture invites us into this morning. 1 Peter was a letter ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Why Should I Go To Church?

    Contributed by Jay Robison on Mar 5, 2008
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    I should go to church to give something, to get something and to gather something.

    WHY SHOULD I GO TO CHURCH? May 27, 2007 Jay Davis Robison ROMANS 1:8-13 Man wrote letter to Ed. complained it made no sense to go to church "I’ve gone for 30 yrs now in that time I have heard 3,000 sermons. But for the life of me, I can’t remember a single one of them. Think I’m wasting my ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Real Bad Word In The Church Today? Series

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 28, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,824 views

    There is a real unpopular word in the church today, it is patience and wait. God’s children must learn to wait with zeal!

    A REAL BAD WORD IN THE CHURCH TODAY? YOU NEED WHAT? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com This is a two part series. I. LET US DEFINE A FEW WORDS BEFORE WE GET STARTED: The only people I know with a lot of patience are doctors! A. PATIENCE: THE CAPACITY, HABIT, OR FACT OF BEING ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    God Changing The World Through A Church Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Apr 8, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,638 views

    Exposition of Acts 13:1-3 about the characteristics of the church that God used to change the history of the world through the mission and message of Jesus

    Text: Acts 13:1-3, Title: God Changing the World Through a Church, Date/Place: NRBC, 4/13/08, AM A. Opening illustration: Recount a few of the world’s most amazing developments. This was a crucial time for the church: “This moment of prayer and fasting resulted in a missions movement that would ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Speaks Through His Church Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 30, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 28,149 views

    Sermon eleven in a fourteen sermon series based on the popular Bible study by Henry Blackaby.

    One of the problems many evangelical churches face today is that they have so emphasized the doctrine of the priesthood of believers they have lost their sense of corporate identity. Too many Christians think they stand alone before God and that they are not accountable to the church. It is true ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Do You Need The Church

    Contributed by Ron Theis on Jul 9, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,819 views

    A sermon about what the church provides for the believer. Worship, Fellowship, Discipleship, Ministry, Evangelism

    Why Do You Need The Church? Psalm 122 . Vance Packard calls America “a nation of strangers.” • Today: an epidemic of loneliness in our society. (4 out of 10 experience intense loneliness) • “Everywhere you look, there are signs that people are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Revelation And The Revealing Of God’s Church

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 10, 2022
     | 1,733 views

    Paul told these Ephesians what the church was.

    He told the Ephesian church they were as: • A NATION • A FAMILY • A BUILDING • AN ORGANISM • A CHURCH But as we move to chapter 3, he shows us the Lord’s church as a “Mystery”. WHAT DID HE MEAN BY THAT? When Paul is speaking of a “mystery”, he is speaking of something that had not been revealed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Some People Attend Church

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jul 9, 2025
     | 1,261 views

    Today I will be preaching on HOW SOME PEOPLE ATTEND CHURCH.

    • • Some Christian’s church attendance is very important to them. • To others there are other things in their life that is more important than church attendance. Let me read you a letter how important church attendance is to some people. The letter goes like this… "Dear Pastor, You ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Four Church Members We Need

    Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Apr 27, 2004
    based on 39 ratings
     | 7,174 views

    To strengthen the membership in their responsibility as members.

    PP0435 DATE FOUR CHURCH MEMBERS WE NEED! Acts 2:41 Ac 2:41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. (KJV) INTRODUCTION: Every Baptist Church seeks for new members. It is through the incoming of new members ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steven Buhr avatar

    Getting To Know Jesus, #8 - The Church Series

    Contributed by Steven Buhr on Apr 9, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,521 views

    Jesus is THE Master Builder of His church, and this church. He uses lots of different people in many different ways to create something wonderful, unique, and pretty cool I might add.

    Getting to Know Jesus, #8 – The Church A couple of weeks ago, we had some friends come to visit us for a few days. They also came to visit us here at WCC. But their main purpose in coming was to build something, along with friends of theirs, and some of their friends, etc, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist