Sermons on Church Standards:

Sardis: The Dying Church Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Feb 7, 2021

can a church that was once so full of life become a white-washed tomb full of dead men’s bones and rotting corpses? That, my fellow investigators, is our job this morning as “Christian Soul Investigators.” Get it? “CSI”

God morning, brothers and sisters! Welcome to “CSI: Canton.” For those of you who live in a cave and don’t have cable, “CSI” stands for “Crime Scene Investigation.” Now, CSI started out as a weekly crime show that literally began at the turn of the century … in the year 2000 … on CBS. The ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6

Denomination: United Methodist

Philadelphia: The Faithful Church Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Feb 7, 2021

Communion is a celebration of the One who opened what we could not open ourselves – the door of Heaven. He opened it on the cross and then He walked through the door of death and He waits for us on the other side where He will call us by our name and welcome us into His Temple.

Before I moved here, I was asked to preach at my very first appointment … Anthony United Methodist Church in Anthony, FL. I was their pastor from 1994 to the year 2000. They were kind. They were patient. They had to suffer through a lot of boring … and honestly … terrible sermons and I made a ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:7-13, Jeremiah 23:5-6, Revelation 1:5-7, Romans 8:18, Romans 8:35-37  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: United Methodist

Introduction To The Marks Of The Church Series

Contributed by Russell Metcalfe on Apr 1, 2021

Five sermons introducing the universally held theological truth that the church of Jesus Christ is one, holy, catholic and apostolic, with application for a church at the end of the twentieth century.

INTRODUCTION Christian is a church word. A Christian is a person who wants to follow Jesus. "Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out." (John 6:37) A Christian is a person who has LIFE in God (II Corinthians 5:17. "If any (one) is in Christ (they) are a new creation; old ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:4-13

Denomination: Nazarene

Truth Builds The Church Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 22, 2021

Second John 5-13 teaches us ways in which to apply the truth in our daily lives.

Scripture The New Testament of the Holy Bible contains three letters that were written by the Apostle John. A group of false teachers had infiltrated the churches for which John was responsible around Ephesus. They denied that Jesus was the Son of God and also taught that one needed special ...read more

Scripture: 2 John 1:5-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Be Supportive Of Other Churches Series

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Oct 30, 2021

If we serve the Lord with the impure motive of personal gain, instead of with the intention of leading people to faith in Christ, then we can become self-focused, critical and judgmental of other believers and other churches.

The apostle Paul once admonished the Philippians, “Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others” (Philippians 2:3-4). In ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:38-41

Denomination: Baptist

Bread, Body, Church Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Nov 8, 2021

Jesus fed the multitudes. He used the disciples to do it. And that's still how He works today.

Good morning! Please open your Bibles to Luke 9. We begin a new series this morning called Blessed, Broken, Given. The big idea for the series comes from a book by Glenn Packiam, a pastor of New Life Church in Colorado Springs. I devoured this book this week, and as you can tell, so did my dog! ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Christ In The Midst Of The Church Series

Contributed by Jimmy Austin on Dec 8, 2021

Christ is to be the reason and the center of the church. Christ is the center of the church and it's mission.

CHRIST IN THE MIDST Illustrations Years ago a tornado destroyed a little church on the coast of England. The congregation was too poor to replace it. One day a representative of the British Admiralty called on the local minister. The official inquired if his people planned to rebuild. The pastor ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:4-20

Marks Of A Missional Church Series

Contributed by Troy Walliser on Nov 5, 2020

We NEED each other to fulfill Christ’s mission. Therefore, our community of faith must be a PRIORITY in our lives.

Marks Of A Missional Church Acts 2:42-47 When Amy and I were first married she worked at Brandon Hospital in Brandon, FL as a Unit Secretary on the Labor/Delivery floor. One of the things she and the other staff observed is what has been called the “lunar effect.” Every month when there was a full ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Baptist

Persecuted Church Expands Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Nov 27, 2020

Church History filled with events of persecution and death of the believers in Christ. God allows the Church to go through many difficulties with a greater purpose of His eternal plan.

Acts 8:01-03 Persecuted Church Expands 8:1 Church and Persecution 8:2 Church and Burial 8:3 Church and the Persecutors Acts 8:1 PERSECUTION Church History filled with events of persecution and death of the believers in Christ. God has permitted His chosen people to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:1-3

Denomination: Methodist

Pergamum, The Compromising Church.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Dec 2, 2020

The third of seven messages to the churches of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). Pergamum was a city filled with shrines of many gods...

Pergamum, The Compromising Church Revelation 2:12-17NKJV Upon studying this third church, the church of Pergamum, I told you that weekly I would read these scriptures. I believe that Revelation 1, is the foundation of the whole book. Revelation 1:1-3NKJV The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:12-17, Hebrews 10:19-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Inclusiveness Of The Church Age

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 20, 2020

ALL who are in Christ Jesus are accepted by God. We have no right to refuse any whom God has received.

THE INCLUSIVENESS OF THE CHURCH AGE. Isaiah 56:1, Isaiah 56:6-8. The idea here seems to be that the community of God’s people should “preserve justice and do righteousness” (Isaiah 56:1). The reason is not far to seek: “for My salvation is near to come, and My righteousness to be revealed”. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 56:1, Isaiah 56:6-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Pandemic And The Virtualization Of The Church

Contributed by Patrick Usifo on Apr 20, 2020

The new normal and the changes coming for the church of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The new normal, the digitization of the church For the first time in the history of the church, the church went online moving from the brick wall to the silicon wall. Worldwide the church family is moving with urgency and agility trying to set up facilities and be able to contact everybody on the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 11:3-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Place Of Prayer In The Church

Contributed by Jon Daniels on Apr 27, 2020

A midweek service sermon that focuses on the strength that prayer brings to us in the Church.

THE PLACE OF PRAYER IN THE CHURCH FBCF – 4/15/20 Midweek Service Jon Daniels INTRO – Many of us use the YouVersion app on our phones for Bible reading, devotional plans, & sharing Scriptures w/ others. I’m kind of old school when it comes to readin the Bible – like having an actual Bible in my ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:14

Denomination: Baptist

Five Pillars Of The Church

Contributed by David Carter on Apr 27, 2020

Here are five pillars of the Church

FIVE PILLARS OF THE CHURCH Acts 2:40-47 - Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. Then fear came upon every ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:40-47

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Have Church? Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 1, 2020

Why do we do church? What is our goal and how do we accomplish that goal?

A man once told about his school’s Spring Break Trip to Italy. When they visited Rome they entered St. Peter's Basilica, the 2nd largest church in world. The tour guide explained, "This church is so large no man on earth could hit a baseball from one end to the other. Not Lou Gehrig. Not ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:38-42

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ