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  • Lauro C Hernandez avatar

    Reaching The Levels Of Church Maturity

    Contributed by Lauro C Hernandez on Sep 26, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,163 views

    Knowing when, as a church, we have come to understand the maturity Christ wants us to be at.

    REACHING THE LEVELS OF CHURCH MATURITY Acts 11:26 INTRO: I. KNOWING THE CONCEPT OF MATURITY A. Having obtain a final or desire state, or full development B. As Individuals 1)Eph. 4:13 “Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Who Have You Been Eating With?

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Jul 18, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,292 views

    A challenge to meet people where they are.

    Who Have You Been Eating With? Luke 15:1-7 July 11, 2004 Luke 15:1 (NLT) Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. Who’s The Target Audience?  Jesus’ audience was made up of tax collectors and “sinners” – They were hungry for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Forgive Us Our Debts

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Apr 16, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,572 views

    Christ gave this perfect patter for prayers we are to offer to the Father. We are to do our part to study it closely and follow it correctly.

    Forgive Us Our Debts Matthew 6:12 Intro Christ gave this perfect pattern for the prayers we are to offer to the Father. We are to do our part to study it closely and follow it correctly. There is a very significant conjunction in this perfect pattern of prayer. The word “and” links the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    He Walked A Mile Series

    Contributed by Sean Smuts on Aug 4, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,607 views

    A look at friendship ministry evangelism

    Text: Acts 2:43-47 Sean Smuts Subject: Evangelism Theme: Friendship Ministry Evangelism "He Walked A Mile" Introduction: (Play He Walked A Mile by Clay Crosse) It’s often said that you don’t know what someone is going through until you walk a mile in their shoes. Jesus set up ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Double Jeopardy (Reject 3) Series

    Contributed by Pb Stetser on May 7, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,486 views

    The third of a 3 part series "What Can I Learn From A Reject?"

    As is the case with all my messages, I am glad to provide my Power Point slides so you can use them as a help for your own. The Salvation Army Herkimer, NY Luke 17:11-19 As Jesus continued on toward Jerusalem, he reached the border between Galilee and Samaria. 12 As he entered a village there, ten ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Discipling The Disenfranchised

    Contributed by Norris Harris I on Nov 27, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,439 views

    How to win to Christ those who have been overlooked in the evangelism strategy of the church.

    The world into which the Sovereign Savior came was DISENFRANCHISED. Man had fallen from his native environment, and thus, had become raped of his righteousness, enslaved by his egotism, dehumanized by his disobedience, demeaned by his demeanor, divested of most vestiges of self-worth, denied access ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Gain Support From Christian Leaders

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 13, 2001
    based on 23 ratings
     | 2,555 views

    Many churches have failed to grow due to poor communications. One man came from the U.S. to teach principles of communication in management to ECWA leaders, but he failed to communicate. He knew all the proper theories, but he failed to show understandi

    How To Gain Support From Christian Leaders for Church Planting Projects Learning Objectives 1. The students will explain why it is important to establish rapport with leaders. 2.The students will explain how to approach local leaders in seeking their support for planting and growing ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Salvation Of A Samaritan Sinner

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Oct 21, 2002
    based on 23 ratings
     | 7,630 views

    Jesus dealt with people in wisdom, compassion and respect when talking to them about their souls. We would do well to do the same.

    The Salvation Of A Samaritan Sinner Text: John 4: 25-29 Intro: One thing that invariably stands out when reading about Christ’s personal dealings with people is His magnificent wisdom. Jesus knew just how to approach every person. He always knew how to get to the heart of the problem in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Training Leaders

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 13, 2001
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,218 views

    Training Leaders Who Can Help Grow & Plant Churches - How Jesus Christ Teaching Techniques May Apply to Evangelism and Church Planting

    Training Leaders Who Can Help Grow & Plant Churches How Jesus Christ Teaching Techniques May Apply to Evangelism and Church Planting Learning Objectives 1. The students will explain how Christ used object lessons, problem-solution methods, questions, and conversations for effective ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Sharing Your Faith Series

    Contributed by Jim Erwin on Dec 12, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,961 views

    We can all sense the opportunity to share Jesus

    Sharing Your Faith John 4:27-42 When someone wants to introduce their faith to someone, there are generally two different approaches. The first approach is the “invitation” approach. This is the type of approach that someone uses when they invite someone to see Billy Graham. There is a ministry ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why People Aren't Christians? Pt 2

    Contributed by Doug Gilford on Jun 7, 2002
    based on 35 ratings
     | 2,044 views

    This sermon continues to explain why people do not turn to Christianty.

    Why People Aren’t Christians Pt 2 Last week, we asked the question why aren’t people Christians anymore? We said that people feel that the Christian life requires all that we have, and the Christian life requires work, and the Christian life is just not popular. When you read Matthew 28:19 ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Ready For Anything! Series

    Contributed by David Lansdown on Jul 16, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 5,119 views

    Are we ready for anything? Are we ready for whatever life may throw at us? These guys knew how to be ready for anything! And they wanted others to be ready aswell.

    READY FOR ANYTHING! Acts 5:40-42 INTRODUCTION Some years ago Matthew, my 1st cousin, came to visit us in Toodyay. You see he had just bought a new to him 4WD and he wanted me to show him the ropes in off-road driving. He came with his mum and dad. We had a fantastic day! – one of those days where ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Secret Of Christ

    Contributed by Monte Brown on Feb 19, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,396 views

    Examining the secret of Christ prayer life and how we to have the same rain stopping prayer life like Elijah had.

    The Secret of Christ James 5:17-20 2/24/08 Heart O’ the Hills Monte T. Brown Prelude I preached from this same text on January 11, 1987 at Heart O’ the Hills. The message was titled “The Secret of Christ.” This morning we will look at these same ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Larry Young avatar

    Bread From Heaven

    Contributed by Larry Young on Aug 5, 2003
    based on 74 ratings
     | 10,304 views

    A vital relationship with Jesus Christ is the only way to secure eternal life.

    Yogi Berra is one of the most famous and successful baseball players of our time. He played nearly 2200 games in the major leagues. – mostly for the New York Yankees 75 of those games were world series games. His success is marked with statistics, but his fame outside of baseball grew because ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Power Of The Blood Series

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Sep 19, 2004
    based on 57 ratings
     | 14,275 views

    In this passage, we discover the power of the blood of Jesus.

    THE POWER OF THE BLOOD Hebrews 9:11-14 All through the epistle to the Hebrews, the author seeks to show the superiority of Jesus Christ. In this chapter he shows that the New Covenant is superior to the Old. Under the Old there was a tabernacle, though made according to the pattern God gave, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist