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  • Dr. Ronald Shultz avatar

    Is God Sustaining Your Church

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jul 11, 2020
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     | 2,990 views

    Are you struggling to keep the doors open? Stop! God is most likely calling you to a better pasture because yours is brown.

    "What God does not ordain, He does not sustain." - Unknown This may well be why so many church starts fail. Intentions may have been good and demographics screamed, "GO!", but the still small voice of God said, "No" or "Not now" or "Not you." It ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    What Makes The Church Run? Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 12, 2020
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     | 17,293 views

    What make a church successful? Is it lots of money? A great preacher? Great outreach programs and internal programming? Oddly enough, the early church didn't have that - and yet they turned the world upside down. What did the early church have that made the difference?

    Flip Wilson was a popular black comedian several years ago, and among the routines he did were skits about a Preacher at the “What’s Happening Now Church.” One of his skits went like this: He’d shout out: "If this church is going to serve God it’s got to get down on its knees and crawl!!!” ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Seeing The Church As The Hope Of The World Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Jul 23, 2020
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     | 7,055 views

    It is extremely important for us to have visual acuity when it comes to seeing the church as the hope of world.

    Seeing The Church As The Hope Of The World #20/20Vision OKAY – I would like to start off with 3 passages of Scripture that will lay the foundation for our conversation this morning, the 4th Sunday of the year 2020. The first is in John chapter 3… Jesus is talking with a religious leader by the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Pergamum: Truth Marks The Church Series

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jul 24, 2020
     | 3,458 views

    The church is to hold to the truth inwardly as well as outwardly.

    Have you noticed how often a sword is at the center of a story? Young Arthur of King Arthur fame is destined to remove the sword from the stone, signifying he is the future king. The sword “Excalibur” bears the power to protect Arthur from harm. Only when the sword is stolen, does Arthur become ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Let The Church Say Amen

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Jan 19, 2022
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    The word “amen” is a most remarkable word. It was transliterated directly from the Hebrew into the Greek of the New Testament, then into Latin and into English and many other languages, so that it is practically a universal word

    TITLE: LET THE CHURCH SAY AMEN SCRIPTURE: REVELATION 3:14 / REVELATION 7:12 / REVELATION 22:21 The word “amen” is a most remarkable word. It was transliterated directly from the Hebrew into the Greek of the New Testament, then into Latin and into English and many other languages, so that it is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dead Church Wake Up! Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Jan 23, 2022
     | 4,605 views

    When a church has a good reputation, much activity and past accomplishment it does not guarantee a spiritually alive church.

    George Barna in his book Turnaround Churches, profiles thirty churches that were about to die and made a turnaround. He compares dying churches to the Sears Catalogue. For about 100 years Sears was the symbol of mail order catalogue business. They introduced their mail order catalogue in 1894. For ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When The Church Needs Intolerance Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Jan 23, 2022
     | 2,477 views

    Many times churches become stagnant because of intolerance. They will not accept those different from themselves. That is why it seems surprising that Jesus himself delivers a message on intolerance.

    Intolerance has a negative connotation. Many times churches become stagnant because of intolerance. They will not accept those different from themselves. That is why it seems surprising that Jesus himself delivers a message on intolerance. But when a church tolerates someone who teaches or ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Justin Steckbauer avatar

    The Church Failed In A Time Of Crisis

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Jan 27, 2022
     | 1,249 views

    I've had a rotten feeling in my gut since the beginning of this COVID-19 crisis. But I've been afraid to say it out loud. I've been afraid of criticism and hostility.

    I've had a rotten feeling in my gut since the beginning of this COVID-19 crisis. But I've been afraid to say it out loud. I've been afraid of criticism and hostility. But I'm just going to say it. I'm going to tell you what I really think. We let the government shut down our ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Unity In The Church, Keep The Unity

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Dec 20, 2022
     | 3,857 views

    We are one body in Christ. Therefore, we should all be doing our part in keeping unity within the church.

    What is unity? Definition: the state of being united or joined as a whole, oneness, a condition of harmony - accord, the quality or state of being made one - unification, a totality of related parts. In this passage of scripture, Paul is writing to the Ephesians to encourage keeping unity within ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Warning Signs Of A Dead Church Series

    Contributed by Rick Chapman on Dec 22, 2022
     | 2,725 views

    Is your church D.E.A.D.

    WARNING SIGNS OF A DEAD CHURCH 1- (D) DEDICATION TO THE WORD OF GOD 2- (E) EXCITEMNET OF GOD IS LOST 3- (A) ATTENDANCE IN CHURCH IS DOWN 4- (D) DETERMINED TO DO NOTHINHG ABOUT IT. ACTS 20:28 I believe some churches today are losing the battle to bring in the lost souls and lead them to Christ. I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    As The Church Goes, We Go

    Contributed by Rick Chapman on Dec 22, 2022
     | 2,008 views

    In these days of the falling away from God, the church has taken a beating

    AS THE CHURCH GOES, WE GO In these days of the falling away from God, the church has taken a beating. Sin has not just crept into the church, but it has come on and attacked the church at full force. Churches after churches are seeing their membership drop to an all-time low. We are now seeing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Bradford Reaves avatar

    The New Year For Our Church

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Dec 23, 2022
     | 1,975 views

    An interactive sermon on how our lives and our church can grow in Christ in the New YEar

    Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org Let’s be honest for a moment. How many of you kept to the diet throughout 2022? How many of you actually kept exercising past February? This year I am determined it's going to be different. I have made a New ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Michael Koplitz avatar

    What Happened To Volunteerism In Church?

    Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Jan 5, 2022
     | 2,014 views

    Volunteerism has been on the decline in the church. The need for recognition has become important to the few who do volunteer. We should volunteer to serve Christ

    What happened to volunteerism in church? Mark 12:38-40 Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz Mark 12:38 In His teaching He was saying: “Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes, and like respectful greetings in the market places, 39 and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    Paul’s View Of The Church

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 10, 2022
     | 3,102 views

    In this epistle, Paul is writing to the Ephesian Church. In this particular passage he wants to talk to them about the Lord’s church.

    As we drive around town, we can see all kinds of shapes and sizes when it comes to church buildings. • The same is true with pastors, they come in all shapes, sizes and colors. Illus: A new pastor moved into town and went out one Saturday to visit his community. All went well until he came to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Paul’s Prayer For The Church

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 10, 2022
     | 4,034 views

    In this passage of scripture we are going to deal with a prayer that Paul prayed for the Ephesians. This prayer is considered by some as the second most important prayer ever prayed.

    Folks have some strange ideas about prayer. Some folks do not have the slightest idea of what prayer is. Illus: This reminds me of Karin Wotten of Ocala, Florida who tells about the opening exercises of their Vacation Bible School, when they asked for volunteers to pray. One morning, a first ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist