Sermons on Church Rules:

Church Of Irressistable Influence Series

Contributed by David Jenkins on Jul 23, 2004

Here now we turn our attention to a most important event, the beginning of the Church, the Body of Christ. Acts 2 is the most misunderstood Scripture in all of the New Testament and for good reason. Instead of bringing eyes focused on our Lord, we bring o

Here now we turn our attention to a most important event, the beginning of the Church, the Body of Christ. Acts 2 is the most misunderstood Scripture in all of the New Testament and for good reason. Instead of bringing eyes focused on our Lord, we bring our denominational values and beliefs ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Who Needs The Church? Series

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006

Do we really need the church to be a Christian?

Who Needs the Church? I run into many people who say they are believers, but when you ask them where they go to church they say I don’t need the church. A Friend told me this week when I asked where she was attending church, said at home. Recently the leaders of my former church said they ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:16

Denomination: Wesleyan

Christ Is The Head Of The Church

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 3, 2012

Ephesians 5

CHRIST IS THE HEAD OF THE HOME (EPHESIANS 5:21-6:4) What marriage means to you Different people have different definitions of marriage. So, what's yours? ACCOUNTANT: Marriage means making a profit, having another person to share the daily expenses. ECONOMIST: A man is said to be incomplete before ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Church That Experiences Joy

Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Sep 10, 2009

A church that experiences joy is a church where the members have made a full surrender to Jesus Christ and are focused on following Him regardless of the circumstances one faces in life.

A CHURCH THAT EXPERIENCES JOY Acts 16:6-15, Philippians 1:1-2, 4:4 Proposition: A church that experiences joy is a church where the members have made a full surrender to Jesus Christ and are focused on following Him regardless of the circumstances one faces in life. Objective: My ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

The Cost Of Church Growth

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Sep 9, 2012

We all want our churches to grow but are we aware of what that will cost and are we willing to pay the price

It’s funny but in church life we often have a few different “Brand New Years”. The first Sunday in January we celebrate the “New Year” with the rest of Canada often with a sermon on forgetting the past and looking ahead to what God has in store for us. At Cornerstone ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:41-47

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Church Christ Built

Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Oct 7, 2015

To establish that the church Christ built is not what many perceive it falsely to be, "just another denomination." This lesson deals with the promise of Christ regarding the church. The church Christ built is unique, unconquerable and undenominational.

INTRODUCTION Outline. 1. A church which is Unique 2. A church which is Unconquerable 3. A church which is Undenominational Remarks. 1. In our lesson today we are going to be discussing a theme, which is very important, and that is, the church Christ promised to build. This lesson is important ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Warning To The Watchmen Of The Church

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 14, 2022

This is a several part lesson WARNING BELIEVERS TO KNOW THE SIGNS OF THE TIME AND TO WARN OTHERS THE SECOND COMING OF JESUS CHRIST. Are you ready? Are you warning others?

WARNING! ATTENTION! DUTY OF A WATCHMAN… By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (I do this in 2 or 3 parts.) **Are we ready for the NEW WORLD ORDER? A CASHLESS SOCIETY? ONE WORLD CURRENCY? ONE WORLD LEADER? ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT? ONE WORLD RELIGION? OPEN BORDERS? THE MARK OF THE BEAST? ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 22:30, Ezekiel 3:17-21, Ezekiel 33:1-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Traits Of An Effective Church Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 27, 2024

Acts 13:1-12 shows us some traits of an effective church.

Introduction When you think of an effective church, what comes to mind? What are the traits of an effective church? I typed the following statement into my Google search bar: “Traits of an effective church.” Some of the responses included the following: “Nine habits of highly effective ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:1-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Persecution And Mission Of The Church Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Sep 20, 2024

Acts 8:1-8 shows us four encouraging ways God guides the church in accomplishing its mission of making disciples.

Introduction On Sunday, January 8, 1956, on the shore of a lonely river deep in the Ecuadorian jungle, five missionaries were murdered by primitive Auca Indians, known today as the Waorani. News of the massacre shocked the world. To some, their deaths seemed a senseless tragedy. Many decried ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Importance Of Church Attendance Series

Contributed by Stan Rodda on Jun 17, 2005

This sermon deals with church attendance and our commitment to it. Also, how does God feel about church attendance.

The Importance of Church Attendance! If You Want to Kill the Church Never go to your church or meetings held there, if you do go, be late, it’s no one’s affair. If the weather is bad, either too hot or snowing, just stay home and rest, for there’ll be others going. But should you attend, be ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:24-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Church God Uses Series

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Feb 25, 2002

Five characteristics of the kind of church God uses.

When your average unchurched person decides to go to church, that person is met with a bewildering array of different choices. There are so many different kinds of churches in our culture today, it can be very confusing trying to sort through them all. Churches come in different sizes. The average ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Shepherd, The Sheep, And The Church

Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Jul 7, 2001

This sermon speaks of the relationship between Christ and His church as that of the Shepherd and sheep. It looks at some of Satan’s pitfalls in the church, as thieves and robbers, and relates the sheepfold to the church.

The Shepherd, The Sheep, And the Church Introduction: I believe that of the many images that Jesus identifies Himself with in the New Testament, one that brings solace to many is that of the shepherd. Many stained glass windows in our churches portray Jesus as ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

The Culturally-Relevant Church Series

Contributed by Bob Hostetler on Jul 11, 2001

Casting the vision for a culturally relevant, twenty-first century church

The Catalytic Church: The Culturally-Relevant Church Scripture Reading: Acts 17:16-34 Dave and Diane had just moved, because of Dave’s job, to the small town of Catoosa, Oklahoma. The young couple had been struggling in many ways before, but the move made things worse. Diane had no ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:16-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Church Of Body Builders? Series

Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Nov 14, 2006

Discovering the importance of the whole body of believers using their God given gifts for one another.

A Church Full of Body Builders Sometimes what we truly are in Christ gets obscured by “normal life,” bad days, imperfect people (all of us!) and low attendance (like today!). But, my dear friends, listen to these words that were written about you: “She is the people of God created by the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:7-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Tale Of Two Churches

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Oct 22, 2003

Jesus says to Smyrna, "you think you are poor, but you are rich!" but to Laodicea he says, "You think you are rich, but you are poor!"

Revelation 2:8-11 & 3:14-22 September 28, 2003 A Tale of two Churches – Smyrna & Laodicea To the Church in Smyrna 8"To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again. 9I know your afflictions and your ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:8-11, Revelation 3:14-22

Denomination: *other