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  • Do You Know Your Father's Business?

    Contributed by Randy Breedlove on Jun 22, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,803 views

    What is the purpose of the Church? This sermon proposes that the church is to be about our Father's business of gathering for worship regularly, witnessing and growing his church.

    ‘Do you know your Father’s Business’ Luke 2:43-52, Proverbs 11:30, Ephesians 4:2 June 16, 2019, 2018 –AM Mexia Baptist Church 1. If you are about your Father’s business, you come to the Father’s house. Luke 2:46-47 2. Our Father’s business is seeking to win the lost. Proverbs 11:30 3. Our ...read more

  • Rowing The Growing Machine Series

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Feb 12, 2009
     | 2,377 views

    A six part series on building better church body

    BETTER BODY BUILDING Part 5 all my illustrations come from Sermon Central unless otherwse noted scripture is NIV unless noted ROWING THE GROWING MACHINE I hope that you have enjoyed this series of sermons as much as I have enjoyed writing them. Building a Better Body is the theme of ...read more

  • Church Growth

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 20, 2001
    based on 79 ratings
     | 14,928 views

    The Lord’s church can grow!

    CHURCH GROWTH Acts 2:36-41 INTRO.- ILL.- Many churches are like the church that was going to build a new building. The building committee passed the following resolutions: 1- We shall build a new church. 2- The new building is to be located on the site of the old one. 3- The material in the old ...read more

  • Gifted Ministers Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jun 24, 2014
     | 4,127 views

    If we want a growing church that builds itself up in love, then we must accept our spiritual gifts, develop them and use them wherever and whenever we can.

    When a local church broke ground for a new 500-seat sanctuary, an inventive church member made sure everyone could participate in the experience. The man attached a 145-foot handle to a stainless steel spade so that all 300 members could squeeze together to turn the first shovel full of dirt. A ...read more

  • How Do We Grow

    Contributed by Richard White on May 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,017 views

    Like the nursery rhyme; Mary Mary quite contrary, how does your garden grow? This passage gives us the essentials for growing individually and corporately.

    How do we Grow? Acts 2:36-47 There is a very popular children’s nursery rhyme, Mary, Mary quite contrary, how does your garden grow? Today we might say Christian, Christian quite contrary, how does the Church grow? The Early Church had great growth because of several convictions, today I will ...read more

  • I Will Grow Together With Others Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Oct 16, 2015
     | 8,009 views

    Groups, Relationships, Involvement vs. Isolation

    I WILL – “I Will” Grow Together with Others Acts 2:46 (pg. 759) October 18, 2015 Introduction: About 15 years ago I was walking down the hallway at Fern Creek Christian Church on a Wednesday night and I ran into a guy I’d never met before...I’m not sure of ...read more

  • Growing Warmer Through Fellowship Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Feb 2, 2015
     | 8,526 views

    What is fellowship all about? I try to answer that question in this sermon.

    A. It probably won’t surprise you, if I told you that I have never run a marathon. 1. Not only have I not competed in a marathon, I have never competed in an ironman triathlon (which is a race where on a single day every participant does a 2.4 mile swim, a 112 mile bicycle race, and then caps ...read more

  • How The Church Must Live According To The Gospel Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 7, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,261 views

    We’re to please God, not ourselves and we’re to love one another; to seek their welfare above our own. The Christian life is always one of growth, of ongoing training, as we press on towards the goal of eternal life.

    I think Christians often struggle with knowing how to respond to the pressures we feel to lower our standards of behaviour. And there are two extremes that we come across among Christians. One extreme thinks we should forget those old fashioned mores and get with the times: after all, this is a new ...read more

  • Growing Pains Series

    Contributed by Greg Surratt on Nov 4, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 11,496 views

    When facing a challenge, learn from God’s Word, see it as an opportunity to grow, be clear about who God called you to be, pick the right people to help, and then release them to solve the problem.

    How many of you have ever had a problem? Let’s just stop there. How many of you have ever had a problem? Okay. All right, good. We’re all in. We’re all in. How many of you have ever had a problem, and it was urgent, and because of the urgency, you came up with a solution, and it ends up the ...read more

  • Church Growth

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Sep 8, 2001
    based on 97 ratings
     | 15,965 views

    More ideas as to what will help the church grow.

    CHURCH GROWTH Matthew 28:18-20 INTRO.- ILL.- A Baptist preacher had the habit of going down to the train station every single day to watch the Sunset Limited go by. There was no chore he wouldn’t interrupt to carry out this daily ritual. Members of his church thought he was a bit nuts and they ...read more

  • Unity In The Church

    Contributed by Rolando, Jr Pama on May 2, 2022
     | 1,543 views

    Unity is a vital element in order for the church to grow.

    REASONS OF UNITY: 1. We are called to be one in Christ. V4-6 2. Mark/ Sign of maturity. 3. To accomplish the calling. 4. The Body of Christ may be built up ATTAINING UNITY: 1. Complete humility. a. Romans 12:16 – Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate ...read more

  • Grow Or Close The Doors

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Feb 8, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,160 views

    Stop making excuses and clinging to the past.

    Act 2:41  Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.  The Fellowship of the Believers 42  And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in ...read more

  • How Fellowship Helps Me Grow

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Nov 13, 2001
    based on 51 ratings
     | 2,466 views

    There were troubled times for the church and how they overcame the challenges of life with the life-changing connection with God and with other believers and the call to be devoted passionate followers of Christ and its power for us today.

    Acts 2:41-47 How Fellowship Helps me Grow Here are some signs of the times, reported in the star.com though whether they’re permanent remains to be seen. Friends are important: The television show Friends, despite lower than average ratings this time last year, has unexpectedly become TV’s most ...read more

  • Keep The Pot Small Series

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Oct 27, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,727 views

    Using "The Bonsai Theory of Church Growth" this series shows how growing a church is the oposite of growing a Bonsai tree.

    On Not Becoming a Bonsai Church Keep the Pot Small Some of you are familiar with the name, Kenneth Hemphill. He was the pastor of First Baptist Church of Norfolk, Va. Ken- I’ll use his name as if I know him personally- has an unusual hobby--- he collects and grows Bonsai trees. Bonsai trees are ...read more

  • The Flourishing Church In Acts

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Mar 2, 2015
     | 3,333 views

    How did the church grow? By what means did the church grow?

    Change the packaging and people will come (Bassed On A John MacArthur Message) The new packaging is all about replacement True Or False - Do we need a:. • A ‘stage’ with a moveable acrylic glass lectern replaces the old wooden pulpit. • PowerPoint graphics replace the ...read more

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