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  • Kevin L. Jones avatar

    A Growing Church With Growing Pains (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Jan 11, 2015
    based on 6 ratings
     | 33,453 views

    A sermon examining the potential problems that may arise when a church experience growth.

    A GROWING CHURCH WITH GROWING PAINS (Part 2) Acts 6:1-7 Several years ago we had a precious elderly member of our church who had been placed in the nursing home. I did my best to visit her on a regular basis but there was a problem. Experience had taught me that there was no way to just pop ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Growing Church With Growing Pains (Part 3) Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Feb 14, 2015
    based on 10 ratings
     | 59,618 views

    A sermon examining the potential problems that may arise when a church expereinces growth.

    A GROWING CHURCH WITH GROWING PAINS (Part 3) Acts 6:1-7 (Antioch Baptist Church: Wednesday, January 21st, 2026) I have a close friend who owns a small business; over the last few years his company has grown from a dream to a very successful operation. However, he would tell you that there ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Growing Church With Growing Pains (Part 1) Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Dec 14, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 32,092 views

    A sermon examining the potential problems that come when a Church experiences growth.

    A GROWING CHURCH WITH GROWING PAINS (Part 1) Acts 6:1-7 There are times when young children complain of pain in their extremities; a common response from parents is, “ah, it is just growing pains”. However, according to the Mayo Clinic and other medical researchers there is no evidence that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Future Of The Church

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jun 11, 2018
     | 8,809 views

    What is the future of the Church? Should we worry about it? Who is responsible for church growth?

    Prelude What is the future of the Church? Should we worry about it? Who is responsible for church growth? Purpose: Let’s understand the unstoppable growth of God’s kingdom. Plan: We will look at Mark 4:26-34 and why optimism over the church’s future is valid, why the church will continue to grow ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Timothy Brown avatar

    The Marks Of A Healthy Church

    Contributed by Timothy Brown on Jan 23, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,019 views

    This is a sermon that gives a vivid picture of a healthy and growing church.

    Text: Acts 2:41-42 Title: The Marks of a Healthy Church Introduction: If there was a medical doctor in the house that doctor could tell you how a healthy body should look. He or she would probably describe one that has the right height, weight, diet, etc… However, today I want us to look ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    State Of The Church

    Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on Apr 26, 2002
    based on 21 ratings
     | 4,145 views

    This message looks at the four pillars of a growing Church; evangelism, outreach, worship, and fellowship.

    State of the Church Dear friends, It has been one year since we gathered for worship in the Auditorium of the Warren local high school on a cool Sunday morning. That Sunday morning just a year ago, many in this community prophesied doom for the new church starting in the High School. I heard, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Grow To Care, Care To Grow

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 11, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,690 views

    A church that wishes to grow must "get over" negatives about evangelism and must tell the truth about the human spiritual condition; must present a full diet of worship and study and preparation; and must be a source of radical community.

    We have a garden at our house. Or should I say, we had a garden. It was carefully planted, lovingly tended for a time, it was nurtured through the searing heat of July and watched over during the thundershowers of mid-August. But something happened to that garden, something awful and terrible, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Growing The Church

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Nov 15, 2004
    based on 285 ratings
     | 17,832 views

    1- Think growth 2- Advertising pays 3- Let’s eat 4- Come casual 5- Small multiplies 6- Get motivated

    INTRO.- ILL.- There is a movie called, “How to lose a guy in 10 days.” It’s a cute, funny, romantic comedy starring Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson. He tries to win her and she tries to lose him. And it turns out, of course, that they fall in love. I love it when people fall in love! How ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Tim Zukas avatar

    42 Leads To 47

    Contributed by Tim Zukas on Apr 17, 2005
    based on 27 ratings
     | 3,105 views

    A healthy church will be a growing church

    During Superbowl XXXVII, FedEx ran a commercial that spoofed the movie Castaway. You probably remember the movie. Tom Hanks plays a FedEx worker whose company plane went down, stranding him on a desert island for years. The Hanks character was assigned the task of looking after a particular package ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Timothy Brown avatar

    It Comes With The Territory

    Contributed by Timothy Brown on Feb 20, 2010
     | 7,586 views

    The purpose of this sermon is to point to all that a growing church will experience growing pains.

    Text: Acts 6:1-7 Title: It Comes with the Territory Introduction: Herb Miller says, “A cold church, like butter, will not spread. Growing churches have learned how to regulate the congregational thermostat, and they have set it on friendly.” If a church is going to experience ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bruce Ball avatar

    Growing To Maturity

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jun 5, 2007
    based on 28 ratings
     | 11,524 views

    A message explaining how the church grows and why it grows. That same message is applicable to individual Christians, too. Audio will be placed at www.sermonlist.com

    What is it that enables a plant to grow tall? It is the roots. The deeper and stronger the root system, the taller and wider that plant can grow. You can see what I am getting at if you will try to imagine a tall oak tree with the root system of a dandelion. That would be impossible, wouldn’t ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Capturing Faith In The Church Series

    Contributed by Stan Rodda on Mar 15, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,103 views

    This sermon looks at the necessity for faith in a church if it wants to be a healthy, growing church.

    Capturing Faith in the Church! Blonde Joke- lottery ticket Heb. 11:6 We can’t just sit and watch God work Dwight Moody quote Faith requires 2 things: 1. Vision- Pr. 29:18 Aim at where the church is going to be Wayne Gretzky quote Are we skating to where the church is going to be? If we do, then ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jerry Flury avatar

    How To Grow A Church

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Nov 29, 2010
    based on 11 ratings
     | 13,097 views

    God wants His church to be fruitful. He wants and expects growth, both spiritual growth and numerical growth. If we are to be obedient to our commission from Christ we must grow. Let’s look at what it takes to grow a church.

    toHow to Grow a Church Matthew 16:13-19 Introduction: God wants His church to be fruitful. He wants and expects growth, both spiritual growth and numerical growth. But the sad reality is that that according to one survey 81% of America’s churches reported stagnant or declining membership. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brad Bailey avatar

    Gathering To Grow Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Nov 30, 2011
     | 6,379 views

    We must turn around (‘repent’) from the depth of our self-will… and give ourselves…immerse ourselves (‘be baptized’) in the life of Jesus…now risen and ruling and revealing God’s will.

    Gathering to Grow Series: ROOTS Brad Bailey – October 16, 2011 Intro – I want to begin by asking a question: Why are you here? Why are we here together? It’s always good to stop and consider WHY we are doing something… what the purpose is. Because when we loose clarity on ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • David Owens avatar

    A Healthy Church Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Jan 7, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,152 views

    By looking at four myths about growing churches, we begin to address what it means to be a healthy church.

    Introduction: A. Happy New Year! Let’s begin this morning with a few quotes for the New Year. 1. “Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man,” Benjamin Franklin. 2. “One resolution I have made, and try always ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ