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The Church Christ Is Building #4

Contributed by James Phillips on Jun 23, 2003

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The mission of Christ’s church.

SERMON #4 THE CHURCH CHRIST IS BUILDING 1. THE MISSION OF CHRIST. A. LUKE 4:14 21 14 And Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit; and news about Him spread through all the surrounding district. 15 And He began teaching in their synagogues and was praised by all. 16 And He came to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20, Luke 4:14-21

Denomination: Christian Church

The Changing Church And The Changeless Christ

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 5, 2003

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Although we may not want the church to change, change is inevitable and positive. Change will be guided if we will remember and assess accurately the traditions we have been given, if we will also assess proposed changes and not panic, and if we will mea

Some folks are allergic to change. They want everything to be just as it always was. They get used to things and they want everything to stay put. Some folks just won’t deal with change. A few weeks ago the electricity went out at our house. Some transformer blew, and for several hours we had ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:7-16

Denomination: Baptist

The Unsung Hero Of The Early Church

Contributed by Mike Turner on Aug 10, 2003

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Barnabas was perfectly willing to take backseat, to play second fiddle, and to stand in the shadows. He is truly one of the unsung heroes of the early church.

The Unsung Hero Of The Early Church Acts 4:36-37 I never truly appreciated Barnabas, and his contributions to the church, and the cause of Christ until the last week. I am now convinced that Barnabas is the unsung hero of the early church. The first thing that you’ll notice about Barnabas ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:36-37

Denomination: Baptist

How To Treat Church Members Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Mar 31, 2005

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# 9 in a series on 1 Timothy this message deals with how the social responsiblities of the church to its members.

“Living For Christ In A Confused and Confusing World” A Study of Paul’s Letters to Timothy Sermon #9 “How To Treat Church Members” 1 Timothy 5:1-16 As we began our study of the first letter to Timothy we stated that the letter ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

The Most Important People In The Church

Contributed by David Bubb on Apr 4, 2005

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This sermon deals with the importance of people praying for the pastor and the church. It was adapted from John Maxwell’s book Partners In Prayer.

Tonight If I were to ask you who do you think the most valuable people in this church are, I’m sure we would have a vary of answers. Some would say, the givers. Those who sacrifice and give financially so the work of God continues to go forward. And I thank God for everyone who gives so faithfully ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 17:8-13

Denomination: Holiness

Are All Believers In "The Church?"

Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Apr 5, 2005

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Three reasons believers must reject the universal church teaching.

God’s Glorious Church Are All Believers in “The Church”? Ephesians 3:21 Woodlawn Baptist Church April 3, 2005 Introduction “Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.” Today I want to resume the series of messages I have been preaching titled ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:21

Denomination: Baptist

Real, Old-Fashioned Church Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Mar 7, 2003

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Paul says four things need to be present for the building up of the church. The two we generally ignore are the ones where we listen to God directly.

Real, Old-Fashioned Church: Becoming A Festival pt. 5 March 1/2, 2003 1 Corinthians 14:26-33 Intro: We have spent the past four weeks talking about worship, and about our vision for worship depicted by the idea of a festival. I¡¦ve been excited to see the Spirit of God moving in our midst, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:26-33

Denomination: Baptist

A Tale Of Seven Churches: Thyatira Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Mar 8, 2003

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This is the fifth in an eight part series concerning the eight churches of Asia

This is the fifth week of an eight week series and this morning we are looking at the fourth of seven churches. It’s interesting to note that this is the longest letter and yet it’s addressed to the church that was situated in the least important city of the seven. If we were to pull up our ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:18-29

Denomination: Wesleyan

What's Driving Our Church

Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 8, 2003

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A fully functioning church is one driven by the five main functions – worship, outreach, fellowship, discipleship, and service.

Rick Warren tells the story of Westside Church’s yearly church council meeting whose sole agenda item was to determine the church program for the next year. Convened by the chairperson, Steve Johnson this is a summary what happened: “We’ve got a lot to cover tonight, folks, so we’d better get ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Church Of God

Purpose Of The Church - Part One Series

Contributed by James Capps on Mar 11, 2003

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An overview of the Five Purposes of the church from the Purpose Driven Church by Rick Warren.

The Purpose of the Church Exodus 9:16 & Philipians 2:1-11 Part 1 – overview Everyone has a purpose. Everything we do that is worthwhile has a purpose God gave us the church with a purpose in mind…why is it that so many times the church seems so out of touch then? I think when the world, that’s ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 9:16, Philippians 2:1-11, Exodus 9:1-35

Denomination: Methodist

A Tale Of Seven Churches: Sardis Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Mar 31, 2003

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This is part six of an eight part message on the seven churches of Asia.

So, where were we? Oh yeah, Sardis. We’ve looked at Ephesus, Pergamum, Smyrna and Thyatira and now we are on Sardis, which is the fifth of the seven churches that the letter in the Revelation was addressed to. If we pull up our trusty map we discover that Sardis was located in what we know as ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6

Denomination: Wesleyan

A Tale Of Seven Churches: Philadelphia Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 7, 2003

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This is number seven in an eight part series looking at the seven churches of Asia

And so here we stand, almost but not quite at the end of our journey. The scripture that Bonnie read earlier was the letter written by Christ to the Christians in the city of Philadelphia, which was the sixth of seven letters written to the churches in the area known then as the Province of Asia. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:7-13

Denomination: Wesleyan

A Tale Of Seven Churches: Laodicea Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 14, 2003

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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

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Church - More Than A Building

Contributed by Troy Harkey on Apr 16, 2003

based on 24 ratings

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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

Scripture: Ephesians 2:19-22

Denomination: Baptist

What Every Church Should Be

Contributed by Dean Morgan on Sep 8, 2004

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some churches are closer to the NT ideal than others. The church at Thessalonica was in that category.

TEXT: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 TITLE: WHAT EVERY CHURCH SHOULD BE No doubt you have heard people say, “If you ever find the perfect church, please don’t join it. If you do, it won’t be perfect any more!” Since local churches are made up of human beings, saved by God’s grace, no church is perfect. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

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