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  • Things To Bring To Church

    Contributed by John Perry on May 11, 2010
    based on 14 ratings
     | 18,558 views

    When its time to go to church we often leave some of the most important things we need to bring to church at home.

    Bunbury Wed pm 5/05/10 “Things to bring to church” Intro: *** Every Sunday morning there is a check list I go through b/4 I walk out the door to go to church. The check list is of the things that I have to take to church that day. * Sermon, * Bible * Money for ...read more

  • "Why Church Membership?”

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jun 1, 2010
    based on 14 ratings
     | 28,568 views

    Is church membership a biblical idea? Why should one identify themselves with a local body of believers?

    There was a time when the role of the pastor and the place of the church were respected. A pastor was a person who was held in high esteem in the community just by virtue of his position, and the church was seem as an institution to respect. Those days, however, are gone. The church has fallen on ...read more

  • What Is Church? The Meeting Series

    Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Nov 29, 2012
     | 4,382 views

    We are a people group whose essential business is to love others as Jesus loved us and who routinely come together to share faith, enjoy testimony and most importantly pray with confidence, boldness and power. We are the people group of Jesus Christ and

    Two weeks ago we introduced the question, “What is church?” and we started with the first part of the answer, which is, “the church is a people group.” Last week we continued to ask the same question, “What is church?” and we added to the answer, ...read more

  • The Church Of My Dreams

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 9, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,159 views

    The church as God intended it will be affirmative of one another’s gifts, evangelical in spirit, inquiring in mind, comprehensive in compassion, and empowered by Christ.

    I have two requests to make of you this morning as we continue. Two things I need for you to do: First, I am going to ask our ushers to distribute a little document that I have prepared for you. It is something of an outline of today’s message, but it is also a starter kit for your vision of ...read more

  • Reaching The Raised Bar 4: Biblical Church Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jul 16, 2009
     | 3,466 views

    Dealing with the part of our church vision statement that says we are supposed to work toward a biblical worldview, beginning with the church

    Text: Matthew 28:19, Title: RRB 4: Biblical Church, Date/Place: NRBC, 7/12/09, AM A. Opening illustration: John Smyth was a Cambridge-educated Anglican priest, who came to be convinced of the illegitimacy of infant baptism in about 1605. And after much persecution of the “Anabaptists” views (which ...read more

  • Recapturing True Fellowship Series

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 23, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,289 views

    THIS SERMON ADDRESSES TRUE FELLOWSHIP AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS TO BE FOUND IN THE LOCAL CHURCH.

    ROMANS 15:1- 13: RECAPTURING TRUE FELLOWSHIP IN THE LOCAL CHURCH. RECAP: IN MATTERS OF CONSCIENCE WE SAW A NUMBER OF PREROGATIVES WHICH WERE TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE LIFE OF THE BELIEVER TOWARDS ONE ANOTHER IN THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH. SPECIFICALLY PAUL WAS SPEAKING TO THE STRONGER GENTILE ...read more

  • To Sue Or Not To Sue Series

    Contributed by David Owens on May 27, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,300 views

    In this sermon we seek to understand what Paul taught about lawsuits among believers and how the text applies to us today.

    A. One Sunday a preacher was addressing the children during his children’s sermon. 1. He wanted to help the children think about Jesus as their friend and helper. 2. So he began with a question – “Who would you go to if you had a problem?” 3. One child said that he would go to his grandma. ...read more

  • God Has A Vision For Our Future

    Contributed by Richard Cook on Aug 21, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,971 views

    This sermon teaches people that God had a vision for what He wanted His end-time church to be like

    Why is God’s church still here? Why are we still pressing on? Why are we still turning on the lights and preaching from the same book they were preaching from years ago? Why are we still preaching the message of truth? Why are we still living and believing and holding on to the same truths that ...read more

  • On The Move

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Sep 4, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,008 views

    Allowing Christ to tearing down he walls between church and unchurched.

    On the move Folks we “royal we” have since Easter been hearing about the importance of vision. A vision that is based on scripture and ultimately looks outside the walls of the physical church. Most recently we have been considering who is our neighbor..or more precisely how to be a neighbor to ...read more

  • Why Are You Here?

    Contributed by Dean Meadows on Apr 18, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,366 views

    This is a sermon that deals with the importance of having the right relationship with God.

    What am I here for? Ecclesiastics 5:1-7 This is my eighth Easter as pastor at this church. Easter is kind of like the Super bowl Sunday for the churches. It is considered the biggest Sunday of the year. It is usually a time where you have the biggest attendance, the biggest offerings, the biggest ...read more

  • To Be Missional Is To Be On Mission By ‘bearing One's Cross'

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
     | 4,085 views

    Third and final sermon in the second part of an initial 2009 series, ‘2 Things 2 B in 09’

    Language is an interesting thing. It changes with new words added each year to our lexicon and old ones falling out of favor. It also means that the meanings of words change and some are used as either as a verb or a noun. (Slide 1) For example, we when say ‘ADdress’ we mean a specific location ...read more

  • The Shape We're In Series

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on May 28, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,719 views

    This sermon takes a look at the shape of the church (particularly the Southern Baptist denomination) and encourages Christians to be about our Fathers business.

    The Shape We’re In Text: Ephesians 4:7-13 By: Ken McKinley (Read Text) Every year the President of the United States stands before Congress to deliver his state of the Union Address. From one year to the next, what is said is often forgettable – it’s mostly talking points and the laying out of an ...read more

  • The Examination - #1 Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Jul 6, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,204 views

    A series of Wednesday evening messages based on the book, "Why Churches Die" by Dr. Brunson & Dr. Caner. Truly interesting study!

    The Local Church Is it Dead, Dying, or Dynamic? Part 1 – “The Examination” Matthew 16:13-16 * Several years ago I read a book co-authored by Dr. Mac Brunson (Pastor of FBC, Jacksonville, FL) and Dr. Ergun Caner (President and Dean of Liberty Baptist Seminary). The book was entitled “Why ...read more

  • Implementing The Vision

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 9, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,917 views

    Now that we know what the vision is, the question becomes how are we going to fulfill the vision and that’s our focus for today’s message. I’ll call these the essential building blocks for implementing God’s vision and building a great church based on God

    Implementing the Vision Proverbs 29:18 and Revelation 17:17 These past few weeks, we’ve been talking about the vision God has for Gretna United Methodist Church: “Connecting diverse communities to a lifestyle devoted to Jesus.” Now that we know what the vision is, the question becomes how are we ...read more

  • Having A Heart For God's House

    Contributed by Terry Moore on Nov 24, 2009
    based on 27 ratings
     | 9,034 views

    We need to desire the house of the Lord.

    HAVING A HEART FOR GOD’S HOUSE PSA.27:4 “ONE THING HAVE I DESIRED OF THE LORD, THAT WILL I SEEK AFTER; THAT I MAY DWELL IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE, TO BEHOLD THE BEAUTY OF THE LORD, AND TO ENQUIRE IN HIS TEMPLE.” THE HOUSE OF THE LORD, THE MOST WONDERFUL PLACE ON THE FACE ...read more