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    The Church Defined PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 23, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,073 views

    Explore the joy of church participation, personal spiritual growth within the church, and the sense of belonging it provides.

    Good morning, dear friends, and welcome! As we gather here in this sacred space, I am reminded of the words of Henry Ward Beecher who once said, "The church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones." How true these words ring today, ...read more

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    Church At Antioch Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Feb 25, 2021
     | 2,673 views

    The Gospel reached the nations through the persecution of disciples. They became founders of taking the Gospel to Jews and Gentiles. Find out how God used Christians on run for the expansion of the early Church.

    Acts 11:19-30 Church at Antioch 11:19-21 Gospel and nations 11:22-24 Barnabas Ministry at Antioch 11:25-26 Believers named as Christians 11:28-30 Response of the Church during Calamities Acts 11:19-21 Gospel reached many nations The expansion of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Proofs Of The Resurrection Series

    Contributed by Jeff Kautz on Dec 28, 2018
     | 3,227 views

    Peter's Sermon on the Resurrection

    The 1st Sermon-Proofs of the Resurrection Acts 2:25-36 Lessons From The Early Church Ill-Four hundred years before the birth of Christ, Socrates, the renowned Greek Philosopher, drank the poison hemlock and lay down to die. “Shall we live again?” his friends asked. The dying philosopher could ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Grow A Church

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Nov 29, 2010
    based on 11 ratings
     | 12,857 views

    God wants His church to be fruitful. He wants and expects growth, both spiritual growth and numerical growth. If we are to be obedient to our commission from Christ we must grow. Let’s look at what it takes to grow a church.

    toHow to Grow a Church Matthew 16:13-19 Introduction: God wants His church to be fruitful. He wants and expects growth, both spiritual growth and numerical growth. But the sad reality is that that according to one survey 81% of America’s churches reported stagnant or declining membership. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Happy New Year - A Year For Spiritual Growth

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 22, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,122 views

    Some people think God’s grace should cause you to relax your morals. Instead, the Bible says we should increase our effort … we should turn up our intensity because of God’s grace.

    In just a few weeks the calendar will turn to 2020 – can you believe that? Can you believe we are about to see 2020? Our nation will elect or reelect a president next year. 2019 has been a big year for the stock market and for technology. Already the news channels are telling us about famous people ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Priesthood Starts Early In Life

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Sep 6, 2015
     | 2,965 views

    To show that GOD starts with calling you into His arms early in life, and you need to be sensitive in His calls.

    I. EXORDIUM: Are you a man of GOD? Yes. 1 Timothy 6:11 1 Timothy 6:11 (Amplified Bible) But as for you, O man of God, flee from all these things; aim at and pursue righteousness (right standing with God and true goodness), godliness (which is the loving fear of God and being Christlike), faith, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    "An Early Christmas Present”

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Dec 3, 2001
    based on 108 ratings
     | 4,827 views

    God has a pile of gifs that He wants you to have. But He doesn’t want to wait for a specific time or day; He wants you to open them now.

    Intro: As a little boy when Christmas time would approach one of the most tortuously exciting prospects of Christmas morning was seeing the ever increasing pile of presents under the tree. I never had any trouble understanding the old saying, “slow as Christmas”. Every December just drug by for ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Should The Church Pray?

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jul 27, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 13,282 views

    When the early church prayed it involved 3 things I ASKING II ANSWERING III. ACTING

    Sun. Jan. 29/95 Acts 4:22-33 Should The Church Pray? ********************** Obituary of Mrs. Prayer Meeting "Mrs. Prayer Meeting died recently at the First Neglected Church, on Worldly Ave. Born many years ago in the midst of great revivals, she was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Church Health

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 19, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,327 views

    A message focusing on the goals and vision for 2018, health, not numbers. If we aim for health first, growth will come.

    Text: 1 Thessalonians 3:11-13, Title: More Than Resolutions, Date/Place: WHBC, 12/31/17, AM A. Opening illustration: Jonathan Edwards resolutions, Continuation of growth or health? Quote from the Words to Winners of Souls about pastors who can assess numbers… (p. 20) B. Background to passage: With ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Biblical Christianity: Growing Up Series

    Contributed by Dan Cale on Aug 22, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,871 views

    This is the third of a 4 part series comparing the early church of Acts 1-5 to today. This message looks at the idea of growing up to spiritual maturity in Christ.

    Biblical Christianity Pt 3 ¡V Growing Up! Hebrews 5:11-14; Ephesians 4:1-16 Over the last two weeks we have been taking a look at characteristics of the early church in Acts chapters 2-5. Here are just a few of the things that were happening in this early church as described in Acts. ƒß ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Disciples Get Together Series

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Apr 16, 2021
     | 3,520 views

    In this series we are looking at ACTS OF DISCIPLESHIP and we begin where Acts does. Disciples Get Together.

    ACTS OF DISCIPLESHIP Disciples Get Together Acts 2:42-47 Introduction Acts 2 was called by J. D. Bales “The hub of the Bible”. Three thousand people responded to the gospel call, gave their lives to the Lord, were baptized and received forgiveness and the indwelling Holy Spirit. This infant ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Early Bird Gets The Worm

    Contributed by David Roth on Mar 10, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,717 views

    Proper 20 (A). We toil and struggle against sin, to live righteously, But it does not give us life. Christ gives to us freely and aboundantly, all we need for this life and the next.

    J. J. May the words of my mouth, and the meditations of our hearts, be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen. “The early bird gets the worm” In our text today, Jesus tells His disciples another parable about the Kingdom of Heaven. You will recall that ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Characteristics Of A Vibrant Church Series

    Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Feb 3, 2002
    based on 80 ratings
     | 10,120 views

    Four attributes that contributed to the success of the early church that can be applied to the church of today.

    In a Peanuts cartoon, Lucy demands that Linus change TV channels and then threatens him with her fist if he doesn’t. "What makes you think you can walk right in here and take over?" asks Linus. "These five fingers," says Lucy. "Individually they are nothing, but when I curl them together like ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    The Church God Will Bless

    Contributed by Tom Dooley on May 11, 2001
    based on 306 ratings
     | 18,840 views

    This message focuses on following the model of the early church in order to be a church God will bless.

    The Church God Will Bless By Tom Dooley www.preachingtheword.com Acts 2:41-47 Several years ago in the movie Hoosiers, Gene Hackman played the part of Norman Dale, a former college coach with a tainted past who was hired to coach a rural high-school basketball team from Hickory, Indiana. Coach ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Characteristics Of A Missional Church

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Nov 13, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,357 views

    The early church described in Acts 2 is a model for churches today. It was a Missional Church.

    Characterists of a Missional Church Acts 2:41-47 What has been your experience in attending church? Has your experience been pleasant and exciting or boring and frustrating? My first memory of church was the small church located across the street from our house in Gypsum, Kansas. On Sunday ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist