Sermons on Gathers Church:

The Hope For The Church

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Jan 28, 2013

Were there only 3 periods of miracles?

The Hope for the Church Judges 6.13 Truth vs. Experience Problem #1: There can be no valid Christian doctrine without experience Problem #2: The Scriptures themselves validate personal encounters with Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. * Eph.2.1 * Phil. 3.10 Problem #3: Evangelical tradition ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:13

Denomination: Baptist

Maladies Of The Church

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Feb 6, 2013

Some spiritual sicknesses of the church... Tongue in cheek sermon

Maladies of the Church Judges 16:20 "I suffer from sexually transmitted disease.... life." (((Story of man moving bricks from top of a building.))) http://www.ahajokes.com/fp057.html 1. Spiritual Anemia Judges 16:20 "And he wist not that the Spirit had departed from him." 2. Poor ...read more

Scripture: Judges 16:20

Denomination: Baptist

Balancing The Church

Contributed by David Henderson on Mar 19, 2018

If we trace God’s hand back to the book of Genesis and follow it through the OT, we find that God is the creator of two institutions. (1) The family and (2) the church.

BALANCE “Balancing the Church” Acts 2:41-47 If we trace God’s hand back to the book of Genesis and follow it through the OT, we find that God is the creator of two institutions. (1) The family and (2) the church. And we quickly realize that the two are very similar. They are similar in the way ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Disoder In The Church Series

Contributed by Jeremias Fababier on Sep 1, 2008

How we should handle disorder in the church.

TOPIC: DISORDER IN THE CHURCH Text: James 4:1-10 Introduction: (ILL. Wrong Attitude – Many of us Christians are like the little girl who started fighting with a friend. Her mother who heard about the quarrel talked with her little girl about it trying to show her she was wrong and her need of ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Church Of Acts

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Jan 26, 2009

Sermon for "Old Fashioned Sunday"

The Church of Acts (Acts 4:32-35) - Considering Old Time Religion I wondered about some of the old church habits - I wondered about how God would call us today to act knowing what He has already done - Tonight, let’s examine the old church; let’s get honest about what we need to do - Let’s ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:32-35

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Ideal Church Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jan 28, 2009

Their ENERGY, their ELECTION, their EXAMPLE, their ENTHUSIASM, and their EXPECTANCY. More than a rough draft, Paul’s first letter to any church was the final word on what a church should be. Link inc. to formatted text, audio, PowerPoint.

The Ideal Church I Thessalonians 1 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/IdealChurch.html This is Paul’s earliest writing of at least thirteen books. But you couldn’t tell it. It may have been a first draft but that made no difference for he wasn’t the real author. That’s inspiration...perfection from ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Church Of Laodocia

Contributed by Barry Edmondson on Feb 9, 2009

a message describing the dangers of being like the church of Laodocia.

 Get in or get out 15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. Here is a church much like the church today - playing along and giving a semblance of religion. 2Ti 3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. He says ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Healthy Church Series

Contributed by John Mann on Feb 12, 2009

We become a healthy church by committing to excellence.

FOCAL POINT: A HEALTHY CHURCH ME: Well, first off, I want to say, Happy New Year. I hope you all had a great new year’s eve, and that you are really looking to have a greatly improved 2009. I know that is on my heart. I desperately want 2009 to be better than 2008. I desire my life to be ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:23-24

Denomination: Free Methodist

A Vibrant Church Series

Contributed by John Mann on Feb 12, 2009

The type of lives we live dictate the impact we have on the unchurched.

FOCAL POINT: A VIBRANT CHURCH ME: So, I am really not a fan of bland food. When I eat food, I want it to taste good. I want it to wake up my senses, I want to be like, yeah this is awesome. And there are just some foods that need to be seasoned so that they wake up your senses. You know, like ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13

Denomination: Free Methodist

The Church Empowered Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Apr 1, 2010

Sufficient truth had already been revealed to Zechariah to encourage him & to enable him to encourage others. Zechariah though kept inquiring until God reveals that His Spirit will be poured forth through God's two anointed ones so that God's light shine

ZECHARIAH 4: 11-14 THE CHURCH EMPOWERED [Revelation 11:3-7-13] Sufficient truth had already been revealed to Zechariah to encourage him and to enable him to encourage others in the good work of building the Temple (which the remnant was by that time working on again, Haggai 1:14) and that ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 4:11-14

Denomination: Baptist

The Church Boss Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Apr 11, 2010

If Christ is the head of the church, no bullying can ever be justified to bring about the result a leader desires. We must permit the Spirit of God to rule the church, and not mere mortals.

“I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. So if I come, I will bring up what he is doing, talking wicked nonsense against us. And not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers, and also stops those who ...read more

Scripture: 3 John 1:9-12

Denomination: Baptist

A Sound Church

Contributed by Chad Bolfa on Oct 1, 2010

Tonight from this passage we will learn what obedient membership looks like, as far as how we relate to each other, and how we should treat one another, which makes up a sound church, not only sound doctrinally, but also sound in how we teach, and what we

Will The True Church Arise Part 3 A Sound Church Titus 2:1-10 Introduction We began this series with the idea of learning what a biblical church looks like, then comparing the way we do church, and if there are any differences, then take steps to bring our church closer to the biblical mark. We ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Church Clothes

Contributed by Greg Nance on May 21, 2011

What should a Christian think and do about what to wear? God's word has a few things to say about that.

Matthew 22:1-14, Romans 13:11-14, Eph. 5:25-30, 6:10-18, Revelation 19:6-9, 21:1-4 Surely everyone here today has heard of "church clothes." We used to call it wearing your "Sunday Best." I remember going to a wedding not too long ago and the preacher said to the couple, "One way to keep your ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Strength For The Church

Contributed by Js Collins on Jan 25, 2012

Purpose; To give light, life and hope to Gods people during trying circumstances and to promote Spiritual revival in their hearts causing them to return to the Lord.

Strength for the Church Zechariah 4:6-10 6. So he answered and said to me: "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the LORD of hosts. 7. ‘Who are you, O Great Mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 4:6-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

We Are The Church Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 16, 2011

Why would Paul list such a long boooring list of people at the end of such a powerful New Testament book? Why waste the ink? The answer to that question is both intriguing and exciting to those of who belong to Jesus.

I opened the sermon by asking the congregation to join with me in singing: “I’m So Glad I’m A Part Of The Family of God I’ve been washed in the fountain, cleansed by His blood Joint heirs with Jesus as we travel this sod For I’m part of the family, the family of God.” If you’re a Christian here ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:4, Romans 16:1-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ