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  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Church Growth

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Sep 8, 2001
    based on 97 ratings
     | 17,054 views

    More ideas as to what will help the church grow.

    CHURCH GROWTH Matthew 28:18-20 INTRO.- ILL.- A Baptist preacher had the habit of going down to the train station every single day to watch the Sunset Limited go by. There was no chore he wouldn’t interrupt to carry out this daily ritual. Members of his church thought he was a bit nuts and they ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Eddie Snipes avatar

    The Ministry Of The Church

    Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Mar 29, 2006
    based on 18 ratings
     | 12,334 views

    This sermon looks at the importance of the church to meet the needs of our culture and become salt and light. We reach out by meeting needs so that we can shine the light of the gospel.

    The Ministry of the Church 2 Thessalonians 2:  3 Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, Power given to the church The average Christian may not realize it, but God has placed the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dean Rhine avatar

    A Complacent Church

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jun 19, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,992 views

    the church at Laodicea

    The Church at Laodicea: A Complacent Church - Revelation 3:14-22 - 2/21/10 Turn with me this morning to the last book in the Bible, the book of Revelation, chapter 3. As you’re turning, think about getting ready for church this morning. If you are female, you probably thought through your ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    What The Church Is Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jun 13, 2020
     | 5,479 views

    With all the changes to how we worship this short series looks at what the church is.

    The church! When you think of the church, what is it you think of? Maybe it’s Cornerstone. This might be where you met Jesus, where you were baptized and where you have grown in your faith. Maybe it’s the church from your childhood. The church where you met Jesus, where you were baptized and ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    The Birth Of The Church Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Aug 27, 2015
     | 5,636 views

    We hear people talk about the New Testament church and wanting to be like the New Testament Church but what does that mean. This message looks at what it means to be a NT Church

    The Birth of the Church Sigmund Freud wrote “The act of birth is the first experience of anxiety, and thus the source and prototype of the affect of anxiety.” Which might explain Andy Warhol’s statement “Being born is like being kidnapped. And then sold into ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    If There Is Sin, What Then?

    Contributed by Brian Hamrick on Apr 28, 2006
    based on 28 ratings
     | 6,562 views

    The ins and outs of how to practice church discipline for the glory of God and the good of the church.

    If There is Sin, What Then? Matthew 18:15-20 (Given at an associational meeting) All of our churches have the same main problem. It isn’t the number of baptisms we had last year. It isn’t how much we gave to missions. It’s simple. Your church has this problem, my church has this problem, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kevin L. Jones avatar

    The Abandoned Church Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on May 22, 2016
    based on 9 ratings
     | 34,197 views

    A sermon examining the danger of abandoning the Lord and His work.

    The Abandoned Church Haggai 1:1-5 A certain church recently sold their building to a real estate developer and moved into a smaller location in another area. On the online news article there were dozens of comments from people complaining about the church's decision to sell. People were blasting ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charles Scott avatar

    Church In The Shadow Series

    Contributed by Charles Scott on Feb 2, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,446 views

    Congregations today are in peril of being like the Church in Pergamum: confessing Christ in a culture that is unfriendly to Christianity, but embracing the lifestyle of those who are not Christian.

    Revelation 2:12-17 Church in the Shadows Pergamum December 2, 2007 "Pergamum: The Church in the Shadow of Satan’s Throne" This letter was written "to the angel of the church in Pergamum." As in all the letters, the angel is a divine messenger. This is in keeping with the opening verses of ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Michael Stark avatar

    The Inherited Church Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Nov 16, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,807 views

    To accomplish the task of evangelising our world, we must work as though our congregation was new. New churches have a vibrancy that can be lost as we grow older. In time, if we don't take care, we will have an "inherited church" rather than a vibrant, living congregation.

    “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. “‘I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Taylor avatar

    The Dead Church

    Contributed by Jeff Taylor on Jan 21, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,106 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

  • Matthew Kratz avatar

    The Glorious Church Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 25, 2020
     | 6,771 views

    1) The Manner of Christ's Love (Ephesians 5:25–31) and 2) The Motive of Christ's Love (Ephesians 5:32-33) for His "Glorious Church".

    Ephesians 5:25-33 [25] Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, [26] that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, [27] so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Jack Perkins, D.Min., LADC, CSAC, CCLC avatar

    A Multigenerational Church

    Contributed by Jack Perkins, D.min., Ladc, Csac, Cclc on Sep 2, 2023
     | 1,690 views

    Uncracking the secret of the early church is at the heart of this message. It looks at several key elements that has led the church to grow exponentially.

    A young lady working on her master's degree in social work asked to work with me on a research project related to multigenerational trauma. She plans to get her Ph.D. and continue our work internationally. I had learned how various traits are transmitted across generations. My 5th great ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Sixth Church Anniversary-River Of Life Church

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Nov 3, 2022
     | 9,815 views

    This sermon is for a church's sixth anniversary, pastor appreciation, and recognition of special guest.

    Sixth Anniversary Banquet 10/29/2022 Ephesians 3:20-21 1 Corinthians 12:12-21 We are here to celebrate the sixth anniversary of the River Of Life Church International, to celebrate Pastor Appreciation Month, and to recognize how God has used various members of the Body of Christ to help ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Terry Blankenship avatar

    The Incredible Shrinking Church Series

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Mar 13, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,346 views

    I have heard it said that Baptists favorite book in the Bible is the Book of Numbers. We are always looking for nickels, numbers and noses. Or is it bodies, buildings and budgets…or people, properties and payola? Too often, we seek more! But Jesus lost

    John 6:60-71 The Incredible Shrinking Church I have heard it said that Baptists favorite book in the Bible is the Book of Numbers. We are always looking for nickels, numbers and noses. Or is it bodies, buildings and budgets…or people, properties and payola. Regardless, I think you get ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Nathan Fritz avatar

    The New Testament Church (Church Organization)

    Contributed by Nathan Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 26 ratings
     | 6,700 views

    1) Couple of weeks ago, we began a ("first principles") study titled "The Church"  A) In it we concluded there is a True Church! -- & the way we go about identifying it is by looking to scripture & properly interpreting what we read.

    1) Couple of weeks ago, we began a ("first principles") study titled "The Church"  A) In it we concluded there is a True Church! -- & the way we go about identifying it is by looking to scripture & properly interpreting what we read. 1) Since Jesus Christ is the "head over all things to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational