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Joy In Christian Community Series

Contributed by Joe La Rue on Jul 25, 2008

An examination of the joy that comes from belonging to the Christian community, as described in Phil 1:1-11.

Title: Joy In Christian Community Series: The Joy of the Christian Life (Sermon # 2) Text: Phil 1:1-11 Date Preached: July 27, 2008 COPYRIGHT © Joe La Rue, 2008 (All Rights Reserved) Introduction A. Open your Bibles to Philippians, in the New Testament. We’ll be looking at the first eleven ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Communicating The Gospel With Confidence Series

Contributed by Carl Allen on Jul 30, 2008

We need to become infected with a desire to carry the gospel into the world.

Communicating the Gospel with Confidence Romans 1:15-17 Series: Living the Abundant Life” Intro The apostle Paul stood with his face toward the city of Rome, the queen city of the empire, the place of poets and legislators, the scene of imperial grandeur where the magnificence of wealth and power ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:15-17

Denomination: Baptist

Community Thanksgiving Service Series

Contributed by George Crumbly on Nov 18, 2008

I preached this message on Wednesday November 19, 2008 at the Community Thanksgiving Service in Humphrey Arkansas with 5 churches participating

11Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. 12As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy[a]met him. They stood at a distance 13and called out in a loud voice, "Jesus, Master, have pity on us!" 14When he saw them, he said, "Go, show ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Denomination: Methodist

Community: Go And Tell

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Dec 11, 2007

don’t just spend time with Jesus, spend time for Jesus in spreading His gospel

Intro: article on teen cutting growing in our society at alarming rates. It is called self mutilation. One psychologist said, it is done because of an extreme hatred of life, and an extreme hatred of self. In the Word of God we find a cutter in Mark 5:1-20, and the Spiritual definition of his ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Community: The Christmas Witness

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Dec 16, 2007

The story of Christmas is a story of witness. Follow the wise men and see the power of sharing the gospel in your world

Intro: as witnesses we carry on a long tradition that goes back to the birth of Christ. God used angels to announce Jesus, He used wise men, He used the prophets of God for thousands of years to give witness to the coming of Messiah. But probably the most famous scene is our story today. It is the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Why Community - Ii

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Feb 10, 2008

Conclusion to Why Community.

Dakota Community Church January 20, 2008 Why Community? - II 1. Jesus did not come to establish “excellent” presentations. John 13:34-35 "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you ...read more

Scripture: John 13:34-35

Denomination: Mennonite

Community Among Believers Series

Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Jun 12, 2006

From a series on our church’s Core Values

Trinity Baptist Church May 14, 2006 True Values Community among believers Hebrews 10:24, 25 Some of you have heard an illustration which pictures two ways Christians can relate to each other. One ways is we can be like a bag of marbles. You ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:24-25

Denomination: Baptist

Community Identity Markers Series

Contributed by Adrian Warnock on Feb 17, 2007

How we are meant to be as a family together.

Community identity markers – define acceptable behaviour Key verses to whole book 2:12-13 – as often the case in Paul they mark the transition between doctrine and practical instruction. Love- commanded in every NT book bar Acts (although Paul does command the elders to CARE and speaks eloquently ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When Community Hurts Series

Contributed by Ryan Akers on Feb 20, 2007

God calls all of us to live lives of love amongst each other. To help our neighbors and to become a family, a community of believers that help one another. But what happens when community hurts because of broken relationships and hurt feelings? How do you

What ever happened to Ice tea and Front Porches? Part 2- When Community Hurts… Colossians 3:12-17 Pastor Ryan Akers Video- I belong- found on sermonspice Me- Have you ever gotten into a fight with a next door neighbor? Story of Rambo. Mom and neighbor got into a fight about our trash being spread ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

Discovering A Caring Community Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Jun 9, 2005

How the church is to be a growing and caring family.

God has intended the Christian community to be a growing family characterized by sharing and fellowship. The churches love however, should never stop flowing here. Although we are to keep a constant eye on the needs of their fellow members, they are equally concerned with loving and serving the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The God Who Communes Series

Contributed by David Heflin on Jan 10, 2006

This is the first three sermons inspired by the book Come to the Table by John Mark Hicks

The God Who Communes 10/23/05 Note: CofC=Churches of Christ. The introduction is somewhat specific to practices of communion in the Church of Christ. Introduction: What have we lost in communion? 1. Lord’s Supper in CofC. I knew a couple when I attended the Huntsville CofC that showed up for ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 25:6-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Community, Gathering Of The Bunch

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on May 13, 2007

community isn’t an individual effort but a corporate plan

Ill) squeeze a bag of marbles together, and squeeze a bunch of grapes–talk about the different results. As community, we are the bunch of grapes. We learn these valuable lessons from this illustration. We are not a community by ourselves. We must be soft, tender, available, to be valuable in the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-25

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Building The Community Of Faith

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on May 13, 2007

how the church must become a community of faith to reach the world for Jesus Christ

Intro: bowling, concerts, even movies, overall attendance is in steady decline. Up in attendance coffee houses, bars, hiking, biking and Rving. Evidently, closeness, community, personal interaction is becoming more important in our society. Church attendance, down. What is the key to survival, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Our Mission In The Community

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Mar 14, 2004

The Mission of the Church is to love people to Jesus, to love God and all people, and to be part of the enfolding of humanity into the love of God in Christ.

Our Mission in the Community This week it was discovered that there are at least 10,000 more galaxies than we thought there were before. That’s like 10,000 worlds. That’s a lot of matter out there in space. I don’t know about you but I find it completely impossible to relate to that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:37-40, Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Two Way Communication

Contributed by Andy Almendarez on Mar 22, 2004

One of the greatest tragedies of the Christian life is that we fail to ever enter into a relationship with God that is born of the Holy Spirit. We are left with a religion, not a relationship.

Two Way Communications Isaiah 50:4b; John 10:27 Recently I have been over hearing in certain classes on whether or not we can influence God? I think that if that question is asked or thought of here maybe our people feel that way as well. If we as future shepherds, feel that way how can we ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 50:4, John 10:27

Denomination: Holiness