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  • Brad Lewis avatar

    Part 4 Of 8 - Baptism And Church Series

    Contributed by Brad Lewis on Oct 24, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
     | 5,653 views

    Discover why it is important for the believer to be baptized in water and what it all means.

    Church 101: A Beginners Guide to Church Part 4 - Baptism and Church Romans 6:4 (MES) - “When we went under the water, we left the old country of sin behind; when we came up out of the water, we entered into the new country of grace—a new life in a new land!” SOME BASIC VIEWS OF BAPTISM This is ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Part 5 Of 8 - Communion And Church Series

    Contributed by Brad Lewis on Oct 24, 2002
    based on 51 ratings
     | 6,401 views

    Discusses the symbolism behind the communion service and how participating in the Lord’s Supper impacts the believers day to day life.

    Church 101: A Beginners Guide to Church Part 5 - Communion and Church Tonight we are in part 5 of our series Church 101: A Beginners Guide to Church We have been looking at various aspects of “church” in an effort to understand how the different ways we practice our faith impacts our daily lives ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Part 6 Of 8 - Fellowship And Church Series

    Contributed by Brad Lewis on Oct 24, 2002
    based on 110 ratings
     | 5,877 views

    Think ’fellowshipping’ is just Christian socializing? Think again!

    Church 101: A Beginners Guide To Church Part 6 - Fellowship and Church Acts 2:42-47 “42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Part 7 Of 8 - Prayer And Church Series

    Contributed by Brad Lewis on Oct 25, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,467 views

    Discover what the believers pray life says about the believers beliefs.

    Church 101: A Beginners Guide to Church Part 7 – Prayer and Church James 5:13-16 13 Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. 14 Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    What Is Expected Of Members In God's Church?

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 7, 2002
    based on 71 ratings
     | 6,565 views

    The outline for a series on what is expected of members in the church?

    Mount Airy Church Membership Sermon Series 1. What is required to be a part of the Body of Christ? 1. Must be saved (Mark 16:16) and born again (John 3:3, 5) * Steps to be saved and born again a. Believe (John 3:18) b. Repent (2 Corinthians 7:10) c. Confess (Romans 10:9-10) d. Be ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Christian Hedonists Make Healthy Churches

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Oct 15, 2002
    based on 40 ratings
     | 2,014 views

    Discover how Christ’s purpose for the church leads to building a healthy church

    This morning, we celebrate God’s goodness and faithfulness to and through the Marin Community Christian Church for the last 22 years. Biblical Christianity recognizes that church is not a building or an organization. The church is made up of learners and followers of Jesus Christ. So this ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Why Should I Go To Church?

    Contributed by Jeremiah Parker on Mar 6, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,045 views

    Benefits of church attendance.

    Why Should I Go to Church? Text: Psalm 84:10-12 I. Go to church a. God’s people love church i. 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. (Psa ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What's So Important About The Church?

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on May 7, 2007
    based on 79 ratings
     | 5,125 views

    We will consider how the Lord’s church started and what’s significant about it. In this text, I see these things: 1- powerful spirit 2- pointed message 3- penitent response

    INTRO.- What’s the big deal about the church? What’s so important about the church? Why go to church? What does it do for us? I’m sure these are some questions that the average American asks. And the answers they get from themselves or others are not very positive so they don’t go to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Cure For The Common Church, Pt. 2

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Apr 5, 2008
    based on 21 ratings
     | 2,466 views

    These are critical days for Christianity and how we respond and react to this sweeping sea of change within our culture, will tell a lot about how Christianity survives in the next 25 years!

    Last week I said, “As a body of believers, this statement is what will drive us, motivate us and focus us for the work of the ministry that God has placed before us. All of us are to be equipped as maturing and growing believers so that together we can execute the cure for the common ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Wants Us To Be . . . A Church That Serves Series

    Contributed by Joe La Rue on Feb 12, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 12,072 views

    A consideration of service/ministry.

    Title: God Wants Us To Be . . . A Church That Serves Series: The Church God Wants Us To Be, Sermon # 4 COPYRIGHT © Joe La Rue, 2008 Text: Mark 10:42–45 Date Preached: February 3, 2008 Introduction A. During the early morning hours of Sunday, January 27, just one week ago ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    I Will Share The Responsibility Of Our Church Series

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 7, 2004
    based on 59 ratings
     | 6,661 views

    The sermon reminds us of the importance of every member actively participating in the evangelistic purpose of the church.

    Membership Covenant I Will Share the Responsibility of Our Church Matthew 28:18-20 January 11, 2004 Intro: A. [Pastor will sing, “People Need the Lord” (Greg Nelson/Phil McHugh, 1983 River Oaks Music Co., BMI)] B. This will be the second in our series of sermons on our new membership ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Being The Kind Of Church People Need

    Contributed by Mike Turner on Nov 6, 2004
    based on 114 ratings
     | 7,998 views

    We cannot be the kind of church that everyone wants, but we can be the kind of church that everyone needs !

    Being The Kind Of Church That People Need Acts 2:41-47 Introduction: I suppose there are many churches whose mission is to be the kind of church that appeals to everyone. That is an impossible task ! In fact, I believe it to be an unholy task. Here’s why.....in order for us to be the church that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Should You Join A Church? Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Mar 30, 2004
    based on 36 ratings
     | 18,224 views

    The first sermon in this series on Church Membership is designed to help believers understand the necessity of membership in a Bible-believing church. (See also "Which Church Should You Join?" by the same preacher.)

    Scripture In May 1855, an eighteen-year-old boy went to the elders of a church in Boston. He had been raised in a Unitarian church, in almost total ignorance of the gospel, but when he moved to Boston to make his fortune, he began to attend a Bible-preaching church. Then, in April of 1855, his ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Which Church Should You Join? Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Mar 30, 2004
    based on 20 ratings
     | 4,280 views

    The second sermon in this series on Church Membership is designed to help believers know what characteristics to look for when seeking to become members in a Bible-believing church.

    Scripture Why do churches have so many people on their membership rolls who give little or no evidence of Christian commitment or even conversion? Why do many churches find it difficult to motivate members to give, serve, pray and share their faith? The answer is simple. The members were allowed ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Ten Qualities In A Church God Blesses

    Contributed by David Seeley on Mar 5, 2004
    based on 86 ratings
     | 2,328 views

    A church that is blessed by God is no accident. There are certain characteristics that bring a church to the place where God can bless it.

    A church God blesses is… 1. A church where God is welcomed Ps 127:1 Except the LORD build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. 2. A Praying Church Lu 11:9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness