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  • Jeff Taylor avatar

    The Dead Church

    Contributed by Jeff Taylor on Jan 21, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,918 views

    Many churches all over the world are dead churches. Why? Because they have forsaken the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They are still living on past victories and faded glory from long past. They are not living the daily life with Christ the Lord and as such, have now grown cold to the Gospel.

    Please turn in your Bibles to Revelation Chapter 3, as today we are going to look at verses 1-6, Jesus’ warning to the church at Sardis. John MacArthur, in his exposition of these verses, used an illustration that has stuck with me. I would like to begin with it. He talked about the phenomenon ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Real Church Series

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jul 24, 2020
     | 5,314 views

    The mark of the church is reality. What is said and done is a true reflection of what they are inwardly.

    President Harry Truman enjoyed telling the story about a man who was hit on the head at work. The blow was so severe that he was knocked unconscious for an extended period. His family was convinced that he was dead. The funeral home was called, and the undertaker picked him up at the hospital. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Praying Church

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Apr 23, 2006
    based on 114 ratings
     | 24,997 views

    We need to be convinced of the NEED to pray, understand the POWER of prayer, seize the OPPORTUNITY to pray and have FAITH in God when we pray.

    In the book of Acts, we see a common sight – the church at prayer. • Not a few disciples, but the whole community of believers praying together • This was a unique sight, because in the Gospel we hardly read of the disciples gathering to pray. • We saw Jesus praying alone, most of the time. And ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    A Picture Of A Church Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Nov 17, 2009
     | 4,617 views

    This sermon describes the unity believers had in the early church of hearts and minds.

    Intro: Calgary has a new piece of public art. It used to be in Vancouver, where it was temporarily on display, and now it has moved to Calgary for the next little while. It is officially part of the Glenbow museum, on display in a park close to the Saddledome. The piece is entitled, “Device to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Church In Jerusalem

    Contributed by Bob Soulliere on Feb 6, 2010
     | 2,741 views

    That church was the hottest church in the New Testament...or since. They were the poorest church (Paul took offerings from other churches to support them) and yet they won more souls and offered the greatest threat to Satan. They suffered more and yet had

    Acts 6:7 THE CHURCH IN JERUSALEM 7So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith. The verse we have just read is an excellent description of the church in Jerusalem. That church was the hottest church ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Go Church!

    Contributed by Greg Nance on May 30, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,781 views

    We have a job to do as God's people. Today we face challenges that remind us that this is serious business.

    Matthew 16:13-20 Jesus promised to build His church. He promised that the gates of Hades would not be able to stand against His church. He built His church on rock. Ray Vanderlaan’s video series: That The World May Know, has an section on this passage in Matthew 16 where he gathers with ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Work Of The Church Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Mar 30, 2014
     | 6,127 views

    IN ORDER TO CORRECTLY DISCERN THE WORK OF THE CHURCH, WE MUST FIRST DISCERN THE COMPOSITION OF THE CHURCH

    THE WORK OF THE CHURCH Acts 17:1-15 Now when they had traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. 2  And according to Paul's custom, he went to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3  explaining and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Compromising Church PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 26, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,803 views

    This sermon encourages believers to stand firm in their convictions, resist worldly pressures, and choose the path of righteousness over compromise, guided by God's Word.

    Dear brothers and sisters, I stand before you today with a message that is as old as the hills yet as relevant as the morning headlines. It is a message that has been whispered by the wind, etched in the stones, and written in the stars. It is a message that speaks to our deepest longings, our ...read more

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    The Importance Of The Church

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jan 22, 2005
    based on 27 ratings
     | 7,252 views

    The words of Jesus Christ in Matthew 16 reveal the importance of the church as Christ reveals the ownership, foundation, power, authority, and mission of the church.

    The Importance of the Church Matthew 16:13-19 Introduction: TEN THINGS YOU NEVER HEAR IN CHURCH 1. Hey! It’s MY turn to sit on the front pew! 2. I was so enthralled, I never noticed your sermon went over time 25 minutes. 3. Personally, I find witnessing much more enjoyable than golf. 4. I’ve ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Praying Church

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on Oct 2, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,180 views

    We need to Keep praying in such a way, That God will continue to show His miracles and wonders through us. The Holy Spirit works in miraculous ways when we pray! Dwight L. Moody once said, “The world has yet to see what God can do in a man who is full

    The Praying Church • Last week we saw that God gave the apostles the power to perform miracles. • And one of the examples that Peter and John performed • Was the healing of a crippled beggar. • And because of this healing / This miracle • It drew the attention of the crowd. • And once Peter ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Why Church?

    Contributed by Kyle Gray on May 20, 2009
    based on 24 ratings
     | 14,572 views

    How God can use the local church to change the world.

    100 million in U.S. don’t go to church at all. 2050 – 10% will attend! My grandkids generation… Instead of spending our time on what the church has become, let’s look at what it’s supposed to be. What it was designed to be. The early Christian church was heavily persecuted, but they stuck ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Idol Of Laissez Faire: Pergamum Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Nov 2, 2009
     | 4,169 views

    The Pergamum church was accommodating those within its body that taught doctrines and lived lives which offended God; their open-minded, laissez-faire attitude was a cancer on the church.

    AMERICAN IDOLS: LOOKING AT OURSELVES AND OUR LOYALTIES THROUGH THE EYES OF JESUS THE IDOL OF LAISSEZ FAIRE: PERGAMUM REVELATION 2:12-17 Sermon Objective: The Pergamum church was accommodating those within its body that taught doctrines and lived lives which offended God. Their open-minded, ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Who Are My Brothers?

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 26, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,876 views

    Our brotherhood is in Christ, and cannot exclude other Christians.

    January 27, 2009 Who are my brothers The passage I just proclaimed from the third chapter of Mark is one that has caused volumes of ink to be spilled. When I talk Church with my non-Catholic friends, they frequently bring up our alleged “worship” of the Blessed Virgin Mary and then these lines ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Indestructible Fortress

    Contributed by Todd Leupold on Jun 27, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,577 views

    Christianity in general and our churches in particular are being pounded from without and within into facades of irrelevancy. . .

    THE INDESTRUCTIBLE FORTRESS Matthew 16:13-18 Rev. Todd G. Leupold, Lifepointe Fellowship, Hutto, TX 6/26/11 AM INTRO: A DEFINING CHALLENGE Through twenty years of active and broad ministry, I think I have a pretty good understanding of what is happening in the American Church overall. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Stop Whining And Start Winning!

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Feb 10, 2015
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,814 views

    So you think it is tough being a Christian?

    Romans 8 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Nay, in all these things we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist