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  • Denn Guptill avatar

    A Tale Of Seven Churches: Laodicea Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 14, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 7,822 views

    This is the last in a series of eight sermons looking at the seven churches of Asia

    And so he had come to the end of his journey. It seemed like a life time ago that he read the first letter to the church that was situated in the city of Ephesus. Since then he had travelled to five other cities and read to them the words of the risen Christ. Words of commendation and words of ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Church - More Than A Building

    Contributed by Troy Harkey on Apr 16, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 11,223 views

    THE CHURCH IS MORE THAN JUST A BUILDING.

    CHURCH – MORE THAN A BUILDING When we began this series of messages about the church, we used this verse as a springboard. (Eph 5:25 NKJV) Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, The church is the most important thing on earth. The Greek word ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Empowering The Church Through Creativity

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 27, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,903 views

    Focus: The Holy Spirit desires to empower the church by unleashing His creative power into its life. We can be the conduits which God will use to unleash this power force into the lives of our church and community.

    Empowering the Church through Creativity! By Michael McCartney Opening Illustration: Have Communion set up front with a light on it and have the power point playing of the pictures of Jesus. Also have the song by Mark schultz called Remember Me playing on the CD player. Focus of class: The Holy ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Is There Any Babel In Your Church?

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Apr 30, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 3,056 views

    Babel is revisited when people are led more by fear than by faith. God caused confusion to people who thought they could provide a man made monument of their own religion that would provide them what they desired. They made a religion according to their o

    How to Avoid Re-visiting the Attitudes of Babel Illustration:Illustration:Once we assuage our conscience by calling something a "necessary evil," it begins to look more and more necessary and less and less evil. Sidney J. Harris. Read Genesis 11:1- 9 Now the whole world had one language ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Philadelphia--Church Of The Open Door" Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 6, 2002
    based on 166 ratings
     | 21,008 views

    Christ opens the right doors for us, and encourages us when life hurts.

    Philadelphia-"Church of the Open Door" Revelation 3:7-13 The Letters to the Seven Churches Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts Imagine the heartache of an athlete striving to qualify for the Olympic team, only to be disqualified by a technicality. Consider ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Jerry Flury avatar

    Anchor Points For Church Growth

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jul 10, 2002
    based on 158 ratings
     | 11,384 views

    In light of a desire for church growth many abandon the anchoring points that bring God’s blessing.

    ANCHOR POINTS FOR CHURCH GROWTH ACTS 2:41-47 Introduction: If we desire church growth, it would be good for us to look at the pattern set by the early church in Jerusalem following the Day of Pentecost. The church experienced phenomenal growth and had the power of God flowing through virtually ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Lynn Floyd avatar

    How To Protect Our Church

    Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Jul 21, 2002
    based on 130 ratings
     | 32,115 views

    In this sermon I talk about the importance of maintaining unity in the church and give practical ways a church can protect against disunity.

    How To Protect Our Church MESSAGE DISCLAIMER: Most of this message material was taken from a sermon Rick Warren (Saddleback Church) preached to his core leadership. This sermon fit right in with what our church is (was) going through at the time. I used the manuscript from his "Leadership Lifter" ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pentecost - The Lord’s Church

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jul 30, 2002
    based on 334 ratings
     | 43,074 views

    Two very different churches, aren’t they? Both are very busy in what they are trying to do. But one is dying. Why? What is the church supposed to be? And what is the church supposed to do?

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2013) ILL. In one of my sermons 2 years ago I told you about the Broadway Presbyterian Church in Upper Manhattan, New York. Their story was reported in the January 26, 2002, issue of World Magazine. That article said that in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Watchful Church-Part 1

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jan 14, 2003
    based on 22 ratings
     | 4,355 views

    Part 1 of a 3-part sermon. Jesus rebuked the church in Sardis for maintaining a mere semblance of life in Christ. The church of God must exhibit a vitality inherent to life in Christ. What does a watchful church exhibit? The Watchful church exhibits..

    THE WATCHFUL CHURCH-I—Revelation 3:1-6 Jesus rebuked the church in Sardis for maintaining a mere semblance of life in Christ. The church of God must exhibit the vitality inherent to life in Christ. The church of God must exhibit more than a semblance of life in Christ. How does a church exhibit ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Watchful Church-Part 2

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jan 14, 2003
    based on 23 ratings
     | 2,098 views

    Part 2 of a 3-part sermon. Jesus rebuked the church in Sardis for maintaining a mere semblance of life in Christ. The church of God must exhibit a vitality inherent to life in Christ. What does a watchful church exhibit? The Watchful church exhibits...

    THE WATCHFUL CHURCH-II—Revelation 3:1-6 Jesus rebuked the church in Sardis for maintaining a mere semblance of life in Christ. The church of God must exhibit the vitality inherent to life in Christ. The church of God must exhibit more than a semblance of life in Christ. How does a church exhibit ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Wilson avatar

    A Restored Relationship With A Drowning Church

    Contributed by David Wilson on Sep 12, 2003
    based on 25 ratings
     | 4,791 views

    Paul and his fellow servant Titus are excited that the Corinthians have responded to his letter with such a positive attitude. Paul knew how firm the letter had been, but was grateful that the church responded correctly to his disciplinary epistle - I Co

    II Corinthians 7 - A Restored Relationship The majority of this chapter deals with Paul’s joy over the response of the Corinthians to the letter that he had sent with Titus. He had been apprehensive, but now was relieved that the Corinthians responded positively to his letter and treated Titus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charles Howington avatar

    The Greatest Need Of The Church, Is Revival

    Contributed by Charles Howington on Oct 16, 2003
    based on 23 ratings
     | 26,422 views

    Revival,is God’s desire for His People, for His church,and for our country.

    We all have heard it, "Lord send revival to our church." Lord send revival to our land,"" Lord we need a revival." Revival is the cry of the church, or is it? Do we truly understand what revival is? Is our heart’s desire really for revival to fall on us? Pastor’s across this great country have been ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    What Does The Church Do? Series

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Oct 21, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,404 views

    The world today sees the church as powerless and irrelevant in our culture and the reason is due in great part because of our failure to live life differently than the world around us.

    In the play, My Fair Lady, Eliza is being courted by Freddy, who writes to her daily of his love for her. Eliza’s response to his notes is to cry out in frustration: Words! Words! I’m so sick of words!... Don’t talk of stars Burning above, If you’re in love, Show me! Don’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Jeffrey Kellum avatar

    5 Keys To A Healthy Church

    Contributed by Jeffrey Kellum on Oct 28, 2003
    based on 21 ratings
     | 5,439 views

    Church growth is a health issue. Anything with life will grow if it is healthy. This sermon was compiled from principles outlined in Rick Warren’s "Purpose Driven Life" and Dan Southerland’s "Transitioning"

    I. Introduction: Parachute Story from the National Training Center, Ft Irwin, CA 1989. In April of ’89 I served as a Detachment Commander during the Army’s first Special Operations Rotation to the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, CA. Our mission was to parachute in and take down a radar ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Martin Wiles avatar

    Requirements For Successful Church Ministry

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Apr 29, 2002
    based on 60 ratings
     | 5,323 views

    The sermon shares beliefs we must have if we are to see the need of evangelization.

    INTRODUCTION A. Woman who felt the tug of God on her heart one night at a church service. 1. Responded and accepted Christ as her Savior. 2. Had a past that involved drugs, alcohol, and prostitution. 3. Became a faithful member of the church. 4. Involved in ministry and taught young ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist