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  • Andrew Chan avatar

    Understanding Church Growth

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Nov 19, 2002
    based on 30 ratings
     | 9,697 views

    how church growth exploded on the scene

    UNDERSTANDING CHURCH GROWTH 26He also said, "This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. 27Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28All by itself the soil produces grain--first the stalk, then the head, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    2005 State Of The Church

    Contributed by James May on Jan 9, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 3,006 views

    This message was presented to our church to share the vision for the coming year and to make sure that we all understand what our real mission is as a Local Body of Christ.

    2005 State of the Church Pastor Jim May In a few days the TV, radio and newspaper networks across the nation will be broadcasting the State of Union address of President George W. Bush. I wanted to seize the moment and give you a “State of the Church” address as well. Today I would like to ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Power Of A Praying Church

    Contributed by Norris Harris I on Mar 3, 2003
    based on 204 ratings
     | 79,949 views

    In order to be An Exhibition of God’s Power thru the Principle of Evangelism, We Must Have An Effectual Prayer Life. I submit to you that basically Acts 4 is an account of A PRAYING CHURCH. In Verses 23-31, Luke records the epitaph of A CHURCH AT PRAYER.

    In order to be An Exhibition of God’s Power thru the Principle of Evangelism, We Must Have An Effectual Prayer Life. I submit to you that basically Acts 4 is an account of A PRAYING CHURCH. In Verses 23-31, Luke records the epitaph of A CHURCH AT PRAYER. Some Wonderful Things Happened When This ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Leading The Church Of God Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Jun 4, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 7,386 views

    Essentials of leadership given by Paul to the elders of Ephesus

    SERIES: “LESSONS FROM THE EARLY CHURCH” TEXT: ACTS 20:17-32 TITLE: “LEADING THE CHURCH OF GOD” INTRODUCTION: A. Acts 20:17-32 – “From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church. When they arrived, he said to them: ‘You know how I ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Christ And His Church Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 17, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,559 views

    The challenge for the church is not what we do when we call our Sunday morning huddle, but what we do when we break our huddle ... When Satan lines up against us, what difference does it make that we are Christians?

    Opening illustration: The job of the church is not to impact the church, but to impact the world. It’s like a huddle in a football game. 67,000 people don’t pay $25.00 a ticket to watch the Titans huddle. What if you went to a Titans game and for 2½ hours you watched 11 men stand in a circle and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Church That Moves Ahead Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 20, 2011
     | 7,366 views

    Tjo show how the Thessalonian Christians exhibited qualities of an encouraging church, emphasizing the need to be aggressively moving ahead in the building of the Kingdom.

    I Thessalonians 1 Introduction: I want to begin with 3 stories this morning that each make the same basic point… Story 1- In his book, Masterplanning, Bob Biehl visits behind the scenes at an Arizona circus with a man who trains animals for movies. He’s curious how a 10-ton ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Church Appreciation Sermon

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Feb 28, 2015
    based on 14 ratings
     | 55,363 views

    We hear a lot in October about "Pastor Appreciation Month". This is a sermon that expresses love and appreciation from the pastor to the church.

    (This sermon contains much information that is specific to my congregation. I shared it because there seems to be very few resources on this subject. And there may be some pastor out there who is looking for a way to show his love, gratitude and appreciation to his flock. It is my prayer that you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Power Of A Praying Church

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on May 16, 2011
    based on 16 ratings
     | 60,976 views

    A church that does not pray forfeits the Blessings and Power of almighty God. A powerless Church does nothing to please or to Glorify God. Therefore, God is not pleased when his saints fail to collectively Pray.

    TITLE: THE POWER OF A PRAYING CHURCH SCRIPTURE: ACTS 12:1-9 A church that does not pray forfeits the Blessings and Power of almighty God. A powerless Church does nothing to please or to Glorify God. Therefore, God is not pleased when his saints fail to COLLECTIVELY Pray. If we endeavor to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Result Of Obedience = The Church Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Sep 21, 2013
     | 4,527 views

    Obedience comes before Victory... Here Victory is revealed as the founding of the church

    Sermon Brief Date Written: September 11, 2013 Date Preached: September 15, 2013 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: A Series in Acts Sermon Title: The Result of Obedience = The Church Sermon Text: Acts 1:3-9 [HCSB] 3After He had suffered, He also presented Himself ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Believe In The Church Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on May 24, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,264 views

    As we think about church, it’s important to know what a church is. A church is a group of born-again people meeting together in one place with God as its center.

    We’ve been discussing beliefs this summer in a series of messages entitled Creed: 9 Essentials to the Christian Faith. We see beliefs are critical component in so many areas of our lives. Beliefs are critical to political parties as beliefs differ among Republicans and Democrats. Beliefs are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Are You A Church Builder?

    Contributed by Reuben Bredenhof on Mar 16, 2021
     | 5,948 views

    The work in Christ’s church will not get done in a hurry. We don’t even have a target date for completion. But this is what makes the difference for our church building: It’s the work of our Lord! It’s the church that Christ bought with his precious blood.

    Are you a church builder? Do you see it as your responsibility to serve the church of Christ? To strengthen it, and to grow it? You should, because that’s the calling given to you by the Lord God! Sometimes we like to leave church-building work to the experts. We leave the physical aspects of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Eric Hanson avatar

    Understanding Church Life

    Contributed by Eric Hanson on Mar 6, 2025
     | 550 views

    An 8-part course or series on What it means to be an active part of a Biblically centered New Testament Church Please take this, adapt it to your church's specifics.

    UNDERSTANDING CHURCH LIFE By Owen Carey, Eric J. Hanson, and Dallas E. Henry UNDERSTANDING CHURCH LIFE Lesson 1: THE CHURCH AND ITS PEOPLE Since you have received Jesus Christ, you need to learn all you can about Him and His people, the Church. There are two ways of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Game Plan For Church Series

    Contributed by Rick Thiessen on Aug 26, 2003
    based on 50 ratings
     | 9,526 views

    A description of the strategy of a church committed to these three purposes: love God, love the church, love the Lost.

    BE052503 WHAT AM I HERE FOR? 4. GAME PLAN FOR A PURPOSE DRIVEN When more than a million Allied soldiers gathered on British soil at the beginning of 1944, their mission was clear: Beat the Nazis. But how was that going to happen? Churchill’s idea was to storm the beaches of ITALY, not ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Eddie Snipes avatar

    The Church In The Last Days

    Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Mar 24, 2003
    based on 94 ratings
     | 22,591 views

    This study looks at the clear signs given by Jesus and the apostles that point to the falling away from the faith and the condition of the church nearing the end-times.

    The Church in the Last Days The clearest sign given to the Christian that we are in the last days is the falling away from true faith. The scripture gives a lot of attention to this one sign that will precede the rise of the anti-Christ. Look at 2 Thessalonians 2: 3 Let no one deceive you by any ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Becoming A Kingdom Church

    Contributed by John Boquist on Jul 19, 2008
    based on 19 ratings
     | 7,008 views

    The church today is tasked with advancing the Kingdom of heaven, here’s how.

    Being a Kingdom Church Matthew 16:13-20 Almost sixty years ago, our nation was shocked by the sudden death of our president, Franklin D. Roosevelt. We all remember the somber pageantry and mood in our nation Ronald Reagan died. But this was far more momentous because our nation was in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist