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  • TIMOTHY GARDNER avatar

    The Church Series

    Contributed by Timothy Gardner on Nov 27, 2012
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    The word "Church" is so often used out of context. This sermon series helps the church (the people) identify how God defines church buy using seven different analogies found in the Bible. This is the introduction sermon to the series. There are eight serm

    The Church (Sermon 1) Sermon Series by Timothy Gardner Church Analogies (Overview) I found this poem found hanging on a wall in St. Louis at a local Salvation Army church. It was knitted together and it hung in the sanctuary. I wrote it down because i found it interesting to share with others. ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Brad Lewis avatar

    Part 4 Of 8 - Baptism And Church Series

    Contributed by Brad Lewis on Oct 24, 2002
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     | 5,546 views

    Discover why it is important for the believer to be baptized in water and what it all means.

    Church 101: A Beginners Guide to Church Part 4 - Baptism and Church Romans 6:4 (MES) - “When we went under the water, we left the old country of sin behind; when we came up out of the water, we entered into the new country of grace—a new life in a new land!” SOME BASIC VIEWS OF BAPTISM This is ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jerry Owen avatar

    Lord, I Miss My Church

    Contributed by Jerry Owen on Apr 27, 2020
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    Why being a participating member of a local church is important for every believer.

    LORD, I MISS MY CHURCH! Mt 16:18 Jesus had been talking to His disciples and He asked them who they thought He was. Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God. And Jesus answered them.... Mt 16:18 I say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Church Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Apr 18, 2009
    based on 129 ratings
     | 27,136 views

    What is the purpose of the church? It’s 3 fold: • To magnify the Lord thru worship and the Word. • To move believers to maturity and ministry. • To make Jesus known to our neighbors and the nations. Link inc. to formatted text, audio/video, PowerPoint

    Church Ephesians 3:1-5 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/Church.html Now we enter the church age, the “Dispensation of Grace.” What is a dispensation? It is a time period. In the Bible it is a specific period of time during which God administers His rule over the world in a certain way. And over ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff van Wyk avatar

    Ethics In The Church Today

    Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Jan 20, 2013
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    The goal of ethics is to develop a body of moral standards on which the church can draw so that it can successfully respond to the many moral challenges it faces in all societies. Moral character development should be seen as primary importance both fo

    Ethics In The Church Today Ephesians 1:22-23 - And He put all things under His feet and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 - Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    The Simple Facts Of Church Life Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 24, 2005
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     | 7,199 views

    We must get the simple things right. The elementary principles of church life are among the most important principles of church life.

    The Simple Facts of Church Life (Romans 16:1-27) Intro 1. What an experience I had last Sunday at the home of Ted and Janie Martin (explain story of flat tire and “lobster” cable clamp 2. Ted Martin and Neil tried not to laugh, but Brett lost it. The rest of the gusy should have, too. It was ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Lynn Floyd avatar

    How To Protect Our Church

    Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Jul 21, 2002
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     | 31,539 views

    In this sermon I talk about the importance of maintaining unity in the church and give practical ways a church can protect against disunity.

    How To Protect Our Church MESSAGE DISCLAIMER: Most of this message material was taken from a sermon Rick Warren (Saddleback Church) preached to his core leadership. This sermon fit right in with what our church is (was) going through at the time. I used the manuscript from his "Leadership Lifter" ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • J. Yeargin avatar

    God's Plan For A Healthy Church

    Contributed by J. Yeargin on Sep 2, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 7,388 views

    This is a passage that is going to help us all to understand why our involvement in a local church is so important to our spiritual life.

    God has designed His church to function like a loving family that you can invite people into. Church is 1. not a place to make rules and demands on people 2. a place to nurture growth. 3. a place for shepherds, not generals 4. a place that exists for the purpose of helping people grow and mature ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • I. Grant Spong avatar

    Woes To Unfaithful Church Leaders

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Aug 14, 2018
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    Jesus’ stern warning to the Pharisees in Matthew 23:13-39 is also important for church leaders today. A Year D sermon.

    It is such a privilege to be a church leader, especially in kind and loving churches. It is a grave responsibility to feed God’s sheep and guide people that we are privileged to call our friends, on their journey to eternity. Overseers of churches are far from perfect, but some mistakes are worse ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kevin Higgins avatar

    Worship Matters

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on May 23, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,316 views

    A message about the importance of a good worship service.

    God’s Glorious Church Worship Matters Psalm 34:3 Woodlawn Baptist Church May 22, 2005 Introduction In his letter to the Philippian church, the apostle Paul, speaking of Jesus said, “Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: that at the name of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    It's Not My Job! Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Dec 3, 2004
    based on 21 ratings
     | 6,349 views

    Participation in God’s Church is VERY important!

    INTRODUCTION „X Isn¡¦t it nice to come here today to a warm building? Isn¡¦t it nice to have the lights turned on? I really like coming in and having a nice bulletin that we can look at and know what is going on this morning and this week. „X I also like the fact that someone took the time to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Stephen Belokur avatar

    Pentecost - The Church Is Born!

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jun 16, 2020
     | 2,814 views

    What a day!!! In all of the history of humanity there was never a more important few weeks than the time that passed between the suffering of Jesus on our behalf and the arrival of the Holy Spirit. It is almost too great an event to tell as it cannot be given the justice it deserves!

    Pentecost - The Church Is Born! Today we will be reading from Acts 2:1-13 Last Sunday we took a look at a combination of Jesus’ ascension into Heaven and the Holy Spirit being given to all of humanity on the Day of Pentecost. In doing so we contrasted the work of God in the Old Testament and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Jonathan Kruschel avatar

    "i Have More Important Things To Do Than Come To Church." Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Kruschel on Oct 7, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,936 views

    Is church really worth our time? Our time is inherently valuable so we want to make sure that we are spending our time on things that have value. Is church one of them?

    The 9-5, Monday-Friday, 40 hour per week, weekends off work week seems to be a thing of the past for many people. Various start times and shifts throughout the day and night, rotating schedules and “on call” demands have certainly redefined what a “normal” work week looks like. You combine that ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Brad Rigney avatar

    Getting The Most Out Of Church

    Contributed by Brad Rigney on Jan 9, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,060 views

    This sermon is about the importance of being part and attending Church with one another as well as how to get the most out of your attendance in church.

    Getting the Most out of Church Hebrews 10:19-25 Intro.: A. I can remember when I got out of the Navy and went to College. I took a few college courses when I was in the Navy so when I got all my transcripts as well as my Military information – I was pleased to find out that I was a Sophomore ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

  • Dan Farrell avatar

    The Church Series

    Contributed by Dan Farrell on Jul 10, 2001
    based on 16 ratings
     | 8,339 views

    We, as the church (world-wide church), need to become a community.

    INTRODUCTION: We are continuing our series on names or titles for the church. So far we have covered the church being: a LightHouse, a Bride, a Body, an Army, and this morning, a Community. A while back someone told me of a “block party” they participated in. The whole block organized a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal