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  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    Paul’s View Of The Church

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 10, 2022
     | 3,144 views

    In this epistle, Paul is writing to the Ephesian Church. In this particular passage he wants to talk to them about the Lord’s church.

    As we drive around town, we can see all kinds of shapes and sizes when it comes to church buildings. • The same is true with pastors, they come in all shapes, sizes and colors. Illus: A new pastor moved into town and went out one Saturday to visit his community. All went well until he came to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The New Year For Our Church

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Dec 23, 2022
     | 2,032 views

    An interactive sermon on how our lives and our church can grow in Christ in the New YEar

    Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org Let’s be honest for a moment. How many of you kept to the diet throughout 2022? How many of you actually kept exercising past February? This year I am determined it's going to be different. I have made a New ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Apostolic Authority Series

    Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Feb 12, 2011
     | 7,150 views

    Paul is talking about the way some people questioned the way himself and other men of God were being paid by the Church. Questioning about administration is something natural.

    1 Corinthians 9:1-9 1 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not you my workmanship in the Lord? 2 If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you, for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. 3 This is my defense to those who would examine me. 4 Do ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    An Overview Of The Seven Churches Of Revelation

    Contributed by James Groce on Aug 19, 2002
    based on 71 ratings
     | 13,916 views

    These letters deal with the good, bad, and the ugly.

    -------------------------------------- Bible Study: An Overview of The Seven Churches of Revelation -------------------------------------- In chapters two and three of Revelation we have an address from the Lord to the seven churches of Asia. These letters deal with the good, bad, and the ugly. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Curing Church Conflict-2

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Feb 21, 2011
     | 2,394 views

    2 of 3. James revealed the solution for conflict within the local church body. There is a known cure for conflict within the local church. But how is it challenged? The cure for church conflict is challenged by....

    CURING CHURCH CONFLICT—II—James 4:1-17 Attention: A man limps into a hospital to have his foot X-rayed, & is asked to wait for the results. Some time later an orderly appears & hands the man a large pill. As he’s handed the pill, a mother with a small child in need of immediate attention enters & ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Church Of Thyatira 4 Of 7 Series

    Contributed by Randall Lavere Ii on Jan 3, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,062 views

    a powerful, in-depth look into Christ’s teachings to the 7 churches in the book of Revelation.

    The Church of Thyatira Randall LaVere II 1. Ephesus- get back to where you were at the beginning 2. Smyrna- Learn to trust God through your trials 3. Pergamos- Stick with the word of God, and study, do not be lead astray The book is broken down into 3 sections, The things which thou hast seen, ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    How To Have A Healthy Church

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jun 2, 2005
    based on 25 ratings
     | 5,813 views

    Koinonia means we will bear each other’s burdens, confess our faults, and restore each other gently.

    How to Have a Healthy Church Galatians 6:1-2, John 13:34-35 SCRIPTURE READING: Philippians 2:1-4 INTRODUCTION: Today is Pentecost Sunday. On this Sunday, forty days after Jesus ascended to heaven, Peter preached the first Gospel Sermon. On that day, over 5,000 people accepted Jesus as the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Country Club To Church: The Membership

    Contributed by Matthew Morine on Mar 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,380 views

    The church is looking more like a country club with every year, this is a call back to service instead of being served. We are not on a religious vacation, but a spiritual journey.

    COUNTRY CLUB TO CHURCH: THE MEMBERSHIP THEME: OVERCOMING A ME ATTITUDE FOR A CHRIST ATTITUDE TEXT: PHIL. 3:1-11 Feeling the hot sun upon me is heavenly. Walking to the pier to eat an ice-cream cone is one of the simple pleasures. Reading a great book as I hear the consistent waves in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God's Ministry Gifts To The Church Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 19, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,872 views

    The five fold ministry gifts are gifted to the church and do not equate to maturity. We need to fully understand that when anybody who has been called to be an apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor or teacher, declares a "revelation truth", it is simply th

    Opening illustration: There once was a carpenter who visited one of two brothers who had recently grown embittered with each other over a misunderstanding over the farm they had managed together for the past 40 years. The carpenter was in need of work; or so he said, and he asked the one brother if ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Churches Need To Have Babies

    Contributed by Dean Morgan on Oct 10, 2011
     | 4,566 views

    I was attending a church service where they were having a baby dedication and this Scripture was being used and the Holy Spirit begin to speak to me and say there is more in these verses than what we traditionally see and that these verses can also be spe

    TEXT: 1 Samuel 1:1-18 I am aware that this Scripture is usually read during a baby dedication service. I want to assure you that I am not crazy and that we are not having a baby dedication this morning. Last Sunday I was attending a church service where they were having a baby dedication and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Tim White avatar

    The Church: Getting Down To Business

    Contributed by Tim White on Jan 23, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,194 views

    The Hebrew writer, under the direction of the Holy Spirit of God, tells the Church how to get to the business of His Church.

    Church: Getting Down to Business Hebrews 13:15-17. The business of the Church is the most important business in the world. I believe that, not because it is my line of work, but because it is eternal and spiritual. Our roles in the Church business, however, is secondary if we are building on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Revd. Martin Dale avatar

    Church Is Not A One Man Show

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 3, 2025
     | 970 views

    We all have a part to play in our church or fellowship. To find out what it is we need to i) prayer ii) read our Bible and iii)m have fellowshop

    Sermon: The Church is not a “one man show” As I was thinking about the sermon for today, I was struck by the thought that the Church is not a “one man show” God calls us to be a community – and the Church has no passengers. As our Bishops often remind us – our baptism is a calling to ministry ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    In It To Win It--We Are The Church

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Oct 11, 2016
     | 12,177 views

    Jesus said, He will build his church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. However inner turmoil and division by the saints to groups within the church can greatly hinder the mission of the church.

    In It To Win It—We Are The Church—Building Up The Church Matthew 16:13-20 1 Corinthians 3:1-15 We are starting a new series today called “In It To Win It.” Some of you may remember a couple of years back, a despised and rejected by many basketball player made a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Non-Believers In Church Ministry

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jan 6, 2019
     | 4,170 views

    A study in the book of 2 Chronicles 2: 1 – 18

    2 Chronicles 2: 1 – 18 Non-believers in church ministry 2 Then Solomon determined to build a temple for the name of the LORD, and a royal house for himself. 2 Solomon selected seventy thousand men to bear burdens, eighty thousand to quarry stone in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred to ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    How To Become A Holy Church

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Jan 29, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 5,862 views

    A call to personal Holiness from God’s perspective

    "But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy." (1 Peter 1:15-16 NIV) God has called His sanctified Bride, the Church, to be holy (1 Cor 1:2). He has commanded that we "consecrate" or keep ourselves apart ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational