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  • Ed Wood avatar

    Antioch: A Model Church

    Contributed by Ed Wood on May 26, 2007
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     | 2,796 views

    Is there a model church for us to pattern after? Any search for a model Church must inevitably begin in the New Testament.

    ANTIOCH: A MODEL CHURCH Acts 11:19-30 INTRO: Any search for a model Church must inevitably begin in the New Testament. Generally speaking, the Jerusalem Church is considered the first Church, and we are indebted to it for many reasons. The influence of the Church in Jerusalem waned, however, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Smyrna: Persecuted Church Series

    Contributed by Ed Wood on May 31, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 8,144 views

    Seven Letters to Seven Churches (2nd in series).

    SMYRNA: PERSECUTED CHURCH Revelation 2:8-11 INTRO: The church at Smyrna was a church under pressure, a suffering church, a church under tremendous persecution. The word Smyrna is translated elsewhere at MYRRH. The kings gave to the infant Jesus gold, frankincense and myrrh. Myrrh was a gum ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Church Organization Charge

    Contributed by Bruce Allen on May 31, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
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    The "Purpose of the Church" - an Organization Charge brought to Friendship Baptist Church - New Albany, IN

    Friendship Baptist Church Organization Charge The Purpose of the Church Acts 16:6-10 6 Now when they [Paul, Silas, and Timothy] had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. 7 After they had come to Mysia, they tried ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Waht It Means To Be Church"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jun 2, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,826 views

    The meaning of relationship and community within the church.

    Acts 2:42-47 “What It Means to be Church” by: Rev. Ken Sauer Grace United MEthodist Church, 9833 Hixson Pike, Soddy Daisy, TN www.gbgm-umc.org/grace-sdtn Have you ever felt lonely, even when you are surrounded by a large crowd of people? Have you ever moved to a new town or headed off to ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    A Bad Day At Church

    Contributed by William Nieporte on Nov 19, 2007
    based on 29 ratings
     | 8,385 views

    Have you ever had a bad day at church? Jesus did. In fact, one day Jesus went to church and they tried to kill him.

    Have you ever had a bad day at church? Jesus did. In fact, one day Jesus went to church and they tried to kill him. We have all had a bad day at church at least once in our lives. Maybe it was that time when the food you prepared for the fellowship meal did not turn out the way you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Spirit-Filled Church Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Nov 23, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,498 views

    I preach expository messages, and this is the ninth in my series on the Book of Acts.

    Acts 4:23-37 6.24.07 When we left Peter and John last week, they had just emerged from a face-to-face showdown with the religious authorities, having spent a night in prison and, upon their release, having been threatened never again to speak in the name of Jesus. But in an ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Why A Church Covenant

    Contributed by Don Baggett on Dec 1, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,117 views

    Church members need to have an agreement concerning how they will conduct themselves with respect to the local church of which they are a part.

    The context of this verse has to do with the use of tongues, and other spiritual gifts, in the church. While all churches certainly need to make the Bible their standard for faith and practice, different churches tend to interpret things differently. Therefore, it is wise for a local church to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Character Of An Effective Church Series

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Dec 6, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,120 views

    There is much truth in the humorous adage that some people make things happen, others watch things happen, while still others are left wondering what happened. What is true of individuals is also true of churches. Some churches are dynamic, aggressively

    The Character of an Effective Church Acts 13:1-13 Intro There is much truth in the humorous adage that some people make things happen, others watch things happen, while still others are left wondering what happened. What is true of individuals is also true of churches. Some churches are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Church As Left The Building Series

    Contributed by Jeff Skinner on Nov 20, 2009
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     | 5,947 views

    God has not called us to Do church-He has called us to BE the church through complete submission to His Holy Spirit.

    The Church has left the building I remember when I was still pretty young, Elvis was all the rage. In fact I remember my mother loading up with some other women and going to the airport because Elvis was on a plane leaving. Everyone gathered. I also remember begin in the vicinity of that airplane ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Here’s The Church

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Dec 9, 2009
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     | 3,614 views

    What the church is and is not

    HERE’S THE CHURCH Ephesians 1:22-23 Sunday, June 7, 2009 Pastor Brian Matherlee Introduction They tell me the story that long ago there was a small church, in a small town, in a small county, where a small congregation had tried for years to get the biggest “sinner” in town, Sam, to come to ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    How To Be A Healthy Church Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 15, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,591 views

    If God’s people are growing in spiritual health, then His church will be a healthy church.

    How to Be a Healthy Church Acts 20:28-38 Intro: How many here like to be healthy? Most of us do. We’re sick and tired of being sick and tired, and we like to feel that we’re running on all cylinders. Whether you’re a 2-stroke, 4-banger, slant-6, or a V-8, we all like to be at full power. Nobody ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Church As A Covenant Community

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Dec 18, 2009
     | 7,650 views

    Compares the Church as a community

    THE CHURCH AS A COVENANT COMMUNITY Deuteronomy 5:1-21; 2 Corinthians 3:4-6, 12-18 SEPTEMBER 14, 2008 The way we look at our relationship with the Church is really important. Our understanding of the Church is so important because it determines the shape of our Christian lives. It determines the ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    The Church - The Body Of Christ

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Dec 18, 2009
     | 7,273 views

    Compares the church to the Body of Christ

    THE CHURCH - THE BODY OF CHRIST 1 Corinthians 12:12-26 SEPTEMBER 21, 2008 One of the most vivid word pictures of the New Testament is the Apostle Paul’s description of the Church as the Body of Christ. The human body is something everyone is familiar with. And it plays such an important role in ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    The Challenge To Be A Dynamic Church Series

    Contributed by Aubery Moore on Dec 19, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,810 views

    The sermon challenges our church, to be more dynamic, where dyanmic is defined as being fluid enough to adjust to the climate and environment that our church is a part.

    As we enter November we take the opportunity to reflect and to remember the saints of Mount Bethel that has gone on to be with the Lord. We as a church are surround by a great cloud of witnesses, brothers and sisters that fought the good fight, kept the faith and ran the course that God ordained ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Questions For A Dynamic Church Series

    Contributed by Aubery Moore on Dec 19, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,876 views

    This sermons poses the question and attempt to respond to why a church should be dynamic. It explores the need for being fluid and adaptable to meet the needs of a dynamic community.

    I am hopeful, and I must admit that my attitude of hopefulness is stressed by conditions that eat at that hope. During the last presidential campaign our president built his platform on the concept of hope, of restoring hope, and using hope as the foundation for change in the political arena. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist