Sermons about Ephesians 4:1-15

Guideline #7: Every Member In Ministry Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Nov 3, 2003

based on 181 ratings

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Being a Christian means being a minister.

SERIES: “GOD-GIVEN GUIDELINES FOR GROWING A GREAT CHURCH” TEXT: EPHESIANS 4:7-16 TITLE: Guideline #7: “EVERY MEMBER IN MINISTRY” (bulk of material from Bob Russel’s When God Builds A Church) INTRODUCTION: A. Sometimes it’s extremely difficult to get a well-established church to get moving ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:7-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Protect The Unity Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 7, 2002

based on 50 ratings

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A member of the church will protect the unity of that church.

Sermon for 9/22/02 Protect the Unity Introduction: Crayons can teach us a lot about Christians: some crayons are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, each is a different color and many are never used to their full potential. However, they must all learn to live in the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:3, Psalm 133:1-2

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Driving Miss Daisy

Contributed by Patrick Carvell on Oct 9, 2002

based on 11 ratings

| 3,704 views

Christian calling.

Intro.: In the movie Driving Miss Daisy, released Dec. 1989, grossed over $106 million, starred with Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman, Morgan Freeman is the servant for Miss Daisy. He takes her where ever and when ever she needs to go and prepares meals for her. He knows the responsibilities, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

"A Work In Progress…”

Contributed by J. Douglas Duty Jr. on Oct 14, 2002

based on 120 ratings

| 13,338 views

# 3 "The Six Pillars of A Powerful Church" - 1 Peter 2:1-3 / Ephesians 4:13-16 (Pillar 3 - The Pillar of DISCIPLESHIP)

The Six Pillars of A Powerful Church - “A Work in Progress…” 1 Peter 2:1-3 / Ephesians 4:13-16 (Pillar 3 - The Pillar of DISCIPLESHIP) We continue looking at the six pillars that make a church powerful and effective, and today we look at the Pillar of being a church of disciples who are ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-3, Ephesians 4:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

Sending Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 11, 2003

based on 4 ratings

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For Reformation Sunday: Luther’s reform taught us that the church has an apostolic gift, whereby each of us -- the priesthood of all believers -- can break new ground for the Kingdom. Sometimes, however, we send back the gift!

Have you ever had the experience of sending a gift, only to have it returned? What does it feel like? Somebody’s birthday is coming up – and you’ve found just the perfect gift. You wrap it up, you package it securely, and you trot off to the post office. She’s going to love this! Three days ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-12

Denomination: Baptist

Universality Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 11, 2003

based on 23 ratings

| 13,347 views

Thanks to Constantine’s move, the church gradually began to think of its universality as power rather than as an evangelical mandate. Christ is to be lord of our political life, our cultural life, our everyday life -- every aspect.

Christ is lord of all! What a bold statement! Maybe even an arrogant statement! Lord of all? Do we believe that? It was said of one preacher that “for tender minds he served up half a Christ.” Behind that lie two realities – first, that many of us don’t want the full gospel, we’d rather just ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:13, Colossians 1:11-20

Denomination: Baptist

Holiness Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 12, 2003

based on 4 ratings

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Holiness is the gift of an identity, appearing to be too good to be true, but received by accepting forgiveness.

Today’s message is framed by incidents provided by two church members. I will not be naming the players, but they have given me both the beginning and the ending of this message on holiness. The beginning: a few days ago one of you told me that you came to worship each Sunday so that you could ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:14-16

Denomination: Baptist

"No Longer Children" Series

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jun 12, 2003

based on 10 ratings

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It’s time to grow up... (#15 in the Unfathomable Love of Christ series)

“As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves, and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming;” E. K. Simpson, in commenting on this verse, points out that the Christian is to be ever a child and childlike ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:14

Denomination: Orthodox

Oneness Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 13, 2003

based on 91 ratings

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Receiving the gifts of oneness means that we love one leader and commit to one calling. Those things are not the same as having doctrinal agreement or being socially compatible.

This week I met a young man who was very clear about what he needed. He came here to the church to participate in a wedding rehearsal. We began to talk about weddings. He expressed the hope that this wedding would not be like the last wedding he had attended. In that earlier wedding, he had ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

"Body Language" Series

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jun 20, 2003

based on 8 ratings

| 3,995 views

The gospel of Jesus Christ is the ’body language’ that must be spoken in love, for the lost to be saved.(#16 in the Unfathomable Love of Christ series)

“As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves, and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him, who is the head, even Christ, from whom ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:14-15

Denomination: Orthodox

Building Blocks For A Healthy Body Series

Contributed by Alex Perednia on Jun 22, 2003

based on 118 ratings

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In Ephesians, Paul lays out for us the key ingredients and foundational building blocks for a healthy body (church) life together.

INTRODUCTION Probably everyone who has ever looked at the back of a cereal box can at least recognize that familiar black triangle known as the Food Pyramid. You may not know that this dietary guideline was first published by the government in the 1960’s. It started with the Basic Four (milk, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-13, Ephesians 3:10

Denomination: Baptist

From Suffering Servant To "Yes Your Majesty"

Contributed by Joshua Bowers on Jun 21, 2001

based on 37 ratings

| 2,287 views

The value of this sermon is to help the audiance understand why Christ came to earth as the lowly carpenter before he could be respected as the great "King of Kings"

Standing just in view of the steps of the bus that will take him to the infamous Paris Island is an eighteen-year-old young man with his mother, father and younger brother. The Marine band is playing the Marine’s Hymn and the Marine Honor Guard is standing at attention supporting the colors of the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:10

Denomination: Church Of God

Unity Is U 'n I Knowing Why

Contributed by Johnny Bley on Jul 11, 2001

based on 186 ratings

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Unity is you and I knowing why we are to be one for God’s glory.

Unity is U ‘n I Knowing Why Ephesians 4:1-16 Unity is an interesting word. It is based on the word unit that means one entity. Think about that. You could say that unity is unit with the “y”. Did you get it? I believe that Unity is you and I knowing why we do things. Knowing why allows us ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Mark #4: Uncommon Unity Series

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jul 12, 2001

based on 47 ratings

| 10,440 views

This sermons underscores the necessity, nature, and nurture of unity within the body of Christ.

Ten Marks of a Prevailing Church Mark #4: Uncommon Unity July 15, 2001 Intro: A. [Misunderstood Children’s Sermon, Citation: Marilyn McCoy, Chester, Vermont. Christian Reader, "Kids of the Kingdom."] Each Sunday our minister presents a "children’s sermon" to all the young children. Recently a ...read more

Scripture: John 17:20-23, Ephesians 4:3-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hindrances To The Growth Of The Church

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 13, 2001

based on 34 ratings

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Hindrances to the Growth of the Church

Hindrances to the Growth of the Church Learning Objective The students will be able to explain some of the major hindrances to the qualitative and quantitative growth of the church. Introduction - When a child is not growing we look for causes. The child may not be growing because he is not ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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