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  • Bob Marcaurelle avatar

    Church - Who Needs It Series

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Sep 30, 2020
     | 3,264 views

    There are many reasons people are not drawn to our churches, some of them are good. Whatever we think about the church, it belongs to Jesus and we should go to help others as he commands and to help ourselves.

    CHURCH – WHO NEEDS IT Bob Marcaurelle homeorchurchbiblestudy.com “We must not give up assembling together as some people are in the habit of doing. We should encourage one another especially since we see the day (Of Christ’s coming) drawing near.” (Heb. 10: 25) Even in NT times some believers had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Wood avatar

    It's A Family Matter Series

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Apr 6, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,138 views

    8th (last) is series on 1 Thesselonians (8 of 8).

    IT’S A FAMILY MATTER 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 INTRO: Paul’s favorite name for believers was brethren. He used it at least 60 times in his letters; and in the two Thessalonian Epistles, he used it 27 times. Paul saw the local church as a family. Each member was born again by the Spirit of God and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Flury avatar

    Five Essentials Of Being An Effective Member In The Body Of Christ

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jul 18, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,520 views

    Membership in a local church isn't about having your name on the membership rolls, but about being an active participant as a part of the body of believers. Each member of the body must function effectively within the body for God to use us as He would.

    Five Essentials of Being an Effective Member in the Body of Christ Ephesians 4: 7-16 Membership in a local church isn't about having your name on the membership rolls, but about being an active participant as a part of the body of believers. Each member of the body must function effectively ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Church Without Walls

    Contributed by Brian Mann on Jan 29, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 22,375 views

    So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every ma

    Sermon “Church Without Walls” Brian Mann I want to talk with you tonight about what it means to be a church without walls. And how we become a church without walls. And what is the reality of being a church with walls. The bulk of our text tonight is from Joshua chapter 6. So if ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Ewen Huffman avatar

    The Message To The Church At Pergamum Series

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Jun 27, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,081 views

    1) Satan’s throne- the roaring lion 2) Satan’s subtlety- the Trojan Horse 3) the Saviour’s Sword- strats with the church

    The message to the church at Pergamum. Revn 2:12-17 WBC am 29 June 2003 Satan’s throne- the roaring lion These are scary words! “I know where you live. Where Satan has his throne” Ancient Pergamum (modern Bergama) is located in western Turkey 16.5 mi. [26.5 km.] inland (as the crow flies) from ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Defining The Role Of The Church

    Contributed by Abraham Shanklin on May 22, 2003
    based on 56 ratings
     | 12,255 views

    The sole purpose of the church is to be the dynamic, living body through which God can accomplish His work to His glory.

    Defining The Role Of The Church Scripture Reference: Matthew 16:13-18 Introduction We are talking about the subject of church today. And speaking about church, a couple of months back we conducted a survey within the congregation to help the ministerial staff to preach a series of relevant ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Falsies Impacting The Church

    Contributed by Jose Gomez Sr. on May 18, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,292 views

    We are living in an age of intellectualism. The Church must be ware of wrong teachings and ideas that do harm to the body of Christ.

    Falsies affecting the Church today 1. The idea that every church is a good church. Things we hear people say; 1. As long as I am going to a church that is all that matters. -Not true! not every church preaches the correct Gospel. There is even the church of Satan. -There are so called Churches ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Lynn Floyd avatar

    The Truth About The Church Series

    Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Jul 29, 2003
    based on 57 ratings
     | 6,750 views

    Using Matthew 16:15-18 I share some lessons about what Jesus mean’t by "the church."

    Intro: A family was sitting in church on Sunday morning. The little brother was fidgety and whiney. Big sister looked at little brother and said, “why don’t you be still?” “Because church is boring”, he said. The big sister looked and at him and said, “church is supposed to be boring.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tim Patrick avatar

    My Church Family

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Nov 5, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,959 views

    In this sermon you will see the benefits of involvement in a church family

    In I Corinthians 12 Paul compares the church to a body. I want to use the body as a teaching point to teach the benefits of a church family. 1. My church family provides a team to work with. A Christian is not a lone ranger. We need a team to support us. A team is a unit working together. Paul ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Is Building A Church

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Jan 7, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 8,041 views

    What is the Church? Many see it as a social club. Others only know it as a place to practice their religion. But the Church is much more than that. It is a living organism. It is Jesus Christ Himself, who loves it, builds it, and died for it.

    Title: God Is Building A Church Text: Matthew 16:18 Introduction What is the Church? Many see it as a social club. Others only know it as a place to practice their religion. But the Church is much more than that. It is a living organism. It is Jesus Christ Himself, who loves it, builds it, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    Freedom And Restriction In The Church Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 29, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,302 views

    Although all different kinds of nonsensical things are taught under the guise of prophecy, God can still lead us to say something to someone else.

    Freedom and Restriction in the Church (I Thessalonians 5:19-20) 1. A few months ago, I read a fascinating book titled "Cultures and Organizations." 2. It evaluated different nations on tha basis of things like power distance or future vs. short term orientation. 3. One big difference between ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Russell Metcalfe avatar

    Introduction To The Marks Of The Church Series

    Contributed by Russell Metcalfe on Apr 1, 2021
     | 2,723 views

    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

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Joe Hayes avatar

    The Way We Were, Pt 8 Seized With Fear Series

    Contributed by Joe Hayes on Nov 2, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,112 views

    The Fear of The Lord also means we should have a terror in our hearts because God is not the nic pink fluffy God people say he is.

    Church as it was meant to be, was a community of saints who feared God. (Acts 9:31) In doing these studies, we want to discover and do church the way God has designed His Church to be, without personal preference, cultural influence or denominational perspectives. A person’s experience of their ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    One Accord

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 26, 2022
     | 6,024 views

    As a pastor I find this verse of scripture amazing. Why? Because this verse tells us two amazing things: the New Testament church was:

    • IN ONE ACCORD • IN ONE PLACE. Accomplishing either one of these would be marvelous, but to accomplish both is astounding. Illus: This couldn’t be a Baptist Church!!! Can you imagine getting everyone to attend. Illus: Occasionally, many churches have a “NO EXCUSE SUNDAY,” trying to get ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Lowe avatar

    The Ebionites Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Feb 19, 2022
     | 1,981 views

    The Ebionites existed during the early centuries of the Common Era and believed Jesus became the Messiah because he obeyed the Jewish Law.

    The Ebionites The Ebionites were early followers of Jesus who believed He was the Messiah the Jewish people had expected to come. Ebionites (Greek: Ebionaioi, derived from a Hebrew word meaning 'the poor' or 'poor ones') as a term refers to a Jewish Christian sect who were ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist