Sermons on divisions in the church: showing 241-255 of 143,233

The Church’s Companion Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Dec 30, 2010

The mission of the church is to wait on God’s Spirit, then witness about God’s Son, because Jesus is alive and coming again!

Several years ago, the London Transit Authority had a problem. Buses were going right past passengers who were waiting at designated places to be picked up. They were at the bus stops, and the buses were sailing right past them. The London Transit Authority released a statement to explain their ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Be A Church Not Just In A Church

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Dec 11, 2017

Church is the PEOPLE, not the building.

Be A CHURCH Not Just In A Church Colossians 1:18 18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. Acts 11:26 And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 22:16-19, Ephesians 3:20-21, Romans 12:4-5, 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

This Church Is A Pentecostal Church

Contributed by David Mcnally on May 24, 2012

As we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost we appreciate the ministry of the Holy Spirit, without Whose presence in it, this church, every church, would only be a gathering of people.

SERMON – Every church a Pentecostal church Today is Pentecost, which some people call Whitsun or White Sunday, because priests and ministers used to wear white robes to symbolise the Holy Spirit who came down on Jesus in the form of a dove immediately after he had been baptized by Jordan in ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-41

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Let The Church Be The Church

Contributed by Chris Cuthbertson on Jun 6, 2024

God wants His church to grow and He commissioned us to evangelize, and if the church is doing its job it should grow, but numerical growth in itself is not evidence that God is blessing. It’s important to remember that the goal is to try to restore the church of the 1st century in its principles.

Let the Church Be the Church Acts 2: 36 – 47 A newspaper reporter was doing a story on growing churches, and in preparation for that story he interviewed a number of preachers. I want to share the questions asked of these preachers and then give you my answers to them. One of the questions he ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:36-47, John 3:16-17, Acts 2:22, Mark 4:26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Is He The Christ? Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Oct 13, 2008

If Jesus’ authority to not only interpret the Sabbath but also to work on the Sabbath indeed comes from God, then Jesus is making a messianic claim. This claim opens the way to questions concerning His origins—divine origins. Is He the Christ?

JOHN 7: 25-36 IS HE THE CHRIST? The force of Jesus’ argument with the authorities seems to impress many in the audience who are either residents of the city or pilgrims in Jerusalem for the Feast of Tabernacles. Thus a shift in subject springs from Jesus’ last answer. If Jesus’ authority to ...read more

Scripture: John 7:24-36

Denomination: Baptist

Hero Or Zero?

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 11, 2014

We have opportunities to be influencers for God or against him. Rehoboam chose his own way over God's and missed out on being a hero to the people of Israel.

1. Lindbergh and Spirit of St. Louis In 1997, Reeve Lindbergh, daughter of aviator Charles Lindbergh, was invited to give the annual Lindbergh Address at the Smithsonian Institution's Air and Space Museum to commemorate the 70th anniversary of her father's historic solo flight across the Atlantic. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 12:1-33

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Thee Downfall Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 11, 2020

The Lord despises idolatry because when your heart is divided, you cannot be loyal to him.

The Downfall Jeffery Anselmi / General The King: The Rise and Fall of Solomon / Sin; Obedience and Disobedience / 1 Kings 11:1–13 The Lord despises idolatry, because when your heart is divided, you cannot be loyal to him. INTRODUCTION • The story of Solomon is tragic yet common. • Solomon's ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 11:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

It's All The Same To Me

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jul 6, 2020

With all of the divisiveness going on, we need to remember that we are all the same in our need for God. Job 33 gives a few of the same needs and activities.

1. Some will remember that on August 28, 1963, when 250K people traveled to Washington, D.C. for the largest civil rights demonstration in American history. The multitudes heard a 34 year-old preacher named Martin Luther King, Jr. say these words: “I have a dream that one day on the red hills of ...read more

Scripture: Job 33:1-33

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"A Simple Matter”

Contributed by Larry Grant on Jan 15, 2023

As God gives freely to the unworthy, so he gives richly, like himself, more than we are able to ask or think. His gifts outdo our requests and expectations.

2 Kings 3:9-18 “A Simple Matter” January 15, 2023 The Division King Jehoram of Israel was not an honorable man. “He did evil in the sight of the Lord” Though he was not like his father Ahab or his mother Jezebel because he put away the sacred things of the false god Baal, we are told that he still ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 3:9-18

Denomination: Baptist

Joshua Part 3 (Nasb)

Contributed by Steven W. Satterfield on Jan 30, 2023

Footnotes by biblegateway.com, notes by Marilyn Hickey

Canaan Divided among the Tribes; God's geographical guidance; lots for the land 13 Now Joshua was old and advanced in years when the Lord said to him, “You are old and advanced in years, and very much of the land remains to be possessed. 2 This is the land that remains: all the regions of the ...read more

Denomination: Vineyard

An Altered Gospel Is Creeping Into The Church

Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Apr 1, 2019

There are far too many people standing in the pulpit who are teaching false doctrine. What we’re seeing in the Church today was prophesied more than 50 years ago. This message looks at a portion of that prophecy.

In February, I saw a short videoclip of a young, charismatic pastor preaching to members of his congregation. I want you to listen to what he said. “I don’t beat nobody up for smoking, drinking and having sex and doing all that, not because I did it, but because I can relate. I can relate. If you ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:15, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Matthew 18:5-6, Galatians 1:6-9, Matthew 24:3-4, Matthew 24:11-12, 2 Corinthians 11:13-15, 1 Corinthians 4:1-2, 2 Corinthians 4:1-2, Acts 17:11, 1 Corinthians 1:10-12  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Unity In The Church: And The Boundaries Of Unity Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Jun 6, 2024

We have a perfect example from Jesus about what it means to walk in unity. On Earth, Jesus sought to do the perfect will of God the Father.

You can tell when you walk into a church, and spend any amount of time there, whether that church is united or not. What is Christian unity? We know it when we see it. We can feel it. You can feel the peace around the table. You can sense the peace and unity in the service, the bible studies, the ...read more

Scripture: John 17:1-5, John 17:13-19

Denomination: Salvation Army

Preserving Unity In The Body

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Mar 5, 2004

A sermon preached at nearby Immanuel church on unity, divisions and discipline within the church (local and city-wide)

Preserving the unity of the body. Immanuel church, Winchester 7/3/4am Eph 4:1-13 UNITY & DISUNITY Had a friend drop by to stay Mon Tue pm while at leadership conference - Shocked when told: ¡§30% of a leaders energy will go in conflict and stamping out fires¡¨ - you: ¡§oh, that¡¦s what happens in ...read more

Scripture: John 17:23, Ephesians 4:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Living Our Call

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jan 11, 2020

Who would want to pastor the church at Corinth?

Living our Call 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 We all wish our churches were perfect. We all wish we were perfect. We often get discouraged by the failure to reflect Christ. We see our failings at every level and wonder when we will be the Church and when we will be true Christians. We tend to think of Peter ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:3-9, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Lord's Supper

Contributed by Jim Drake on Jul 6, 2009

Some call it the Lord’s Supper. Some call it Communion. Some call it the Eucharist. Just as there are different names for the event, there are many different teachings about it. That confusion isn’t a new thing. It was going on even in the first century C

http://brushforkbanner.blogspot.com/ As you can tell from the table that is set before us, we will be partaking of the Lord’s Supper this morning. So since that is the case, I think it is a good idea for us to spend some time talking about what that means. There are two reasons why that’s a good ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Denomination: Baptist