Sermons on How To Kill A Church:

How Can We Be Stable In An Unstable World.

Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jul 27, 2011

A few years ago I planted a row of spruce pines to the east of our home for a couple of reasons

A few years ago I planted a row of spruce pines to the east of our home for a couple of reasons. One to keep the dust from a neighboring field from blowing onto our house. The other reason was to keep the wind down. They were just about 3 feet high when I bought them because, smaller the tree ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:6

Denomination: Baptist

Becoming A Church Of Greatness Series

Contributed by Adam Cruse on Jul 23, 2001

What does a great church look like and how can we have one?

Leadership Magazine carried a story about 4 young men, Bible College students, who were renting a house together. One Saturday morning someone knocked on their door. And when they opened it, there stood this bedraggled-looking old man. His eyes were kind of marbleized, & he had a silvery stub of ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

State Of The Church 2008

Contributed by Greg Carr on Jan 15, 2008

A message on where we are and where we are going and how we are going to get there.

I want to start off by saying that I am pleased with where our church is at this point in history, we are healthy, we are growing, we are persevering, but in the same breath, let me say that I believe that we are capable of so much more. We are growing spiritually but we need to grow more. We are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:44

Denomination: Pentecostal

Anatomy Of A Growing Church Series

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 3, 2008

We can learn from the early church how to grow both individually and together.

Anatomy of a Growing Church Acts 2:41-47 Intro: After Peter had been filled with the Holy Spirit and had preached the sermon we read in Acts 2, 3000 people responded and became followers of Jesus. We see in the passage we just read that their lives took on a particular pattern. They began to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:41-47

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Babel, Pentecost, And The Church

Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Jun 12, 2006

How is it possible for the Pentecost message, of unity in the church, as the vehicle to undo the Babel confusion, to occur?

Babel, Pentecost, and the Church Montreal/Cornwall June 11, 2006 “The tower of Babel” speaks of an impressive intervention in human affairs that God did in order to guarantee that his plan would work out in the time frame of his choosing, rather than through different effort, means and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:38

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Open The Doors Of The Church Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 29, 2014

Jesus enjoins us to do the will of the Father, but learning how to do God's will is a lifelong journey.

Thursday of the 1st Week in Advent Joy of the Gospel When I read this passage from the great prophet of Advent, the Hebrew priest Isaiah, my memory goes back almost ten years to our pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Both the Old and New Testaments contain a recurring theme, one we see most perfectly ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:21-27

Denomination: Catholic

Church Dress Code Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Mar 15, 2016

The context of the passage is about how Christians within a church body are to relate to one another.

Colossians 3:12-13 Church Dress Code 1/4/14 D. Marion Clark Introduction One of the many things I like about my wife is that she simplifies my life. Each day, when I go to my closet, I find the set of clothes that I will be wearing that day. Isn’t that great? I know that I will wear ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Church

Contributed by Kevin Mayberry on Mar 13, 2002

The true Church Christ established

The Church Ex.18:19-23,Is.22:20-22,Mt.16:17-19,Mt.28:18-20 St.Augustine once said,"I would not have believed the Gospels unless moved by the Church."Why would someone depend on a church that much?The churh he was refering to here is one of the oldest churches in the world,it was founded in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:17-19, Exodus 18:19-23

Denomination: Catholic

The Church

Contributed by Pastor Dempsey Daniels on Jan 5, 2004

The Church

THE CHURCH 3/22/98 Mark 3:33-36 Introduction Theme:God’s family- Is a family of true believers who understand who the father is and conducts themselves in accordance to the Fathers will. There is no rebelliousness in God’s family. There is no envy, no puffed up and boastful attitudes, no ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:33-36

Denomination: Baptist

Be The Church Series

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Sep 28, 2020

There are simply far too many Christians out there who have this mistaken belief that church is just something that you go to for an hour or an hour and a half on Sunday morning. The truth is — you don’t go to church; you are the church!

TITLE: BE THE CHURCH SCRIPTURE: ROMANS 16:1-2 I want to continue with Part-iii of our series entitled “THE CHURCH SERIES.” • First message of this series was entitled “The Church” • Last Sunday message entitled “The Church Has Left the Building” • This morning I want to tag this message “Be the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 16:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Called To Worship

Contributed by Eric Hanson on Dec 7, 2013

From the Old Testament right down to today, Worship of God is an important and powerful part of our lives as believers and as Church families.

CALLED TO WORSHIP Pastor Eric J. Hanson June 30, 2013 Read I Chronicles 16:23-36 & Psalm 150. From the very beginning days of Hosanna Church, God has called us to embrace the Worship of God. Many years ago, we got past the so-called “Worship Wars” stage of such a transition. In 1970, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 150:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Should I Behave In Worship? Series

Contributed by Don Hawks on Jul 1, 2002

Worship is the way we live everyday—that we do here on Sunday morning is only practice—it is only the warm-up to way life is to be lived in relationship with God and other people in the everyday world.

(Main ideas in this message from Ed Young of Fellowship Church) Today I am concluding this series of talks on worship. I thought about calling today’s message--www.godon-line.com. The www stands for the wonderful world of worship. Because this series has been about connecting with the Lord. God ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-3, Isaiah 6:5

Denomination: Methodist

The Church’s Growth And Its Political Persecution Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Apr 29, 2024

Even in the face of persecution and life's challenges, how different could we live if we chose to be faithful only to Christ? Even though the 1st century church faced incredible difficulties, God was still faithful to them, and we can learn from that right now!

To the Ends of the Earth, Part 17 The Church’s growth and its political persecution Acts 11:19 – 12:18 Dismiss children for nursery (under 4) and children’s church (ages 4-7) Introduction - Welcome to Seasons Church & 2024 sermon series, “To the Ends of the Earth” -- In 2023 we unpacked ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:19-30, Acts 12:1-18, Matthew 4:19, 1 Peter 2:21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Church As A Filled Community Series

Contributed by Galen Hackman on Mar 1, 2003

Second in a series of 5 sermons on the Core Characteristics of the Church. Acts 2:42-47 describes the nature of the Early Church and in this sermon we see how God filled their daily lives and how he desires to fill ours.

The Church as a Filled Community (Second in the series: The Core Characteristics of the Church) Acts 2:43 John 14:15-21 For our Lenten emphasis this year we are embarking on a journey that takes us inside the early community of believers, asking the question, “What made these people able to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47, John 14:15-21

Denomination: Brethren

How To Communicate The Good News Effectively Series

Contributed by Everette Pafford on Apr 9, 2002

The early christians and early church were very effectively in the communication of the gospel. This series investigates the why and how of their effectiveness. Part 1 examines why Paul was so effective.

“How to communicate the good news effectively” One Sunday as they drove home from church, a little girl turned to her mother and said, "Mommy, there’s something about the preacher’s message this morning that I don’t understand." The mother said, "Oh? What is it?" The little girl replied, "Well, ...read more

Scripture: John 4:7-11, Acts 17:16-34

Denomination: Pentecostal