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  • Byron Sherman avatar

    The Indignity Of Division

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Aug 6, 2013
     | 5,194 views

    1 of 1. Paul urged the Corinthian church to distance themselves from the indignity of internal division. What can pull us away from division? Pulling us away from the indignity of division is a Unified...

    The INDIGNITY Of DIVISION—1Corinthians 1:10-17 Attention: In my trucking days...The flat tire on the interstate on I-95 in FL. It completely stopped the progress of the truck. Need: The Corinthian church was afflicted/troubled by the indignity of internal division. Paul urged the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Revival And Praise Series

    Contributed by Maximiliano Zapata on May 14, 2001
    based on 45 ratings
     | 8,776 views

    In a church you need "Reaching Out", you need "Reaching In" but Revival is about "Reaching Up."

    I think, that in talking about Revival, these past two Sundays, I may have caused some confusion over what I mean by that word and the reason for that is because Revival, is not a word that we hear much about in the churches of Christ. We know what the word Retreat means, we know what the words ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Discipline For Purity Series

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Sep 22, 2012
     | 4,911 views

    Discipline is also for the purpose of protecting the purity of the church. How does one person's sin harm the purity of a whole congregation?

    Introduction This is the last of three sermons on the subject of discipline; you just have to get through this one more sermon. Then we can relax a bit as we go into chapter 6 and only deal with conflict between Christians and Christians engaged in sexual immorality! What is with these people? ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    What Is The Church?

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jun 7, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,054 views

    What is the church? Why the church? How is the church governed? What are the most important rituals of the church? What does the church do?

    What is the church? Why the church? How is the church governed? What are the most important rituals of the church? What does the church do? What is the church? The Greek Term The early church borrowed a Greek term, meaning a gathering of citizens called out from their homes into a public place. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    My Church Or His Church

    Contributed by Scott Snyder on Mar 3, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 7,538 views

    What did Jesus have in mind when He said, "I will build My church"?

    My Church or His Church? Pastor Scott D. Snyder Matthew 16:13-18 Introduction: (A person’s possessions are an indication of the quality of that person—expound.) You don’t expect, at least you shouldn’t expect, to find a lottery ticket in the pocket of a true disciple of Christ. Or a bill from ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Men Of Worship

    Contributed by Timothy Brewington Ii on Sep 1, 2003
    based on 19 ratings
     | 15,903 views

    Men are to be worship leaders in the home, in the church, and the community. The elders must teach the young men to be worshipers in Spirit and in Truth. It is time for men to stand up and worship.

    In a wide since worship is all that relates to the Christian life, everything inour life should be an act of worship, in the since that worship is everything that brings glory to God. Worship is the activity of glorifying God in His presence with our voices and hearts. When we worship, we are ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    Bury The Church Or Better The Church

    Contributed by Sajayan Chacko on Jan 29, 2024
     | 1,709 views

    BURY THE CHURCH OR BETTER THE CHURCH

    Illustration: Years ago in a small quiet community, it was the tradition that when someone died that the pastor would go to the church and ring the church bell three times. This was how the little town would know when someone passed away. So one Sunday afternoon, the pastor of the little ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    In With The New

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Jan 24, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,770 views

    Annual message for New Year's vision casting

    In with the New Matthew 9:16-17 January 6, 2013 Morning Message 24 Hour Time Period in North America 11,350 babies will be born and 6663 people will die 6,110 couples will get married and 3110 will get divorced 87 will die in suicides, 36 will die from AIDS, 49 will die in murders and 43 alcohol ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Church Beyond The Church Walls Series

    Contributed by Pastor Jeff Hughes on Mar 3, 2014
     | 8,443 views

    Our life is a series of "divine appointments" as Christians. While most people think that most ministry is done by "superstars" of the faith or by megachurches, in truth the bulk of Christian work is done by average guys. See https://vimeo.com/88045219 .

    Love God...Love Family...Love The Brotherhood...Love Others! We've been on a journey here at Resurrection for the past two months this being the ninth message in this series, Kindred United. The overarching idea is that we must, as a church body (the kindred, the family, the brethren or ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    When Church Seems Like A Fly-By-Night Operation Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 27, 2020
     | 2,186 views

    It's easy to look at your local church and be underwhelmed by what you see. Jesus' words here point us toward a higher vision of the Kingdom that He is inaugurating.

    AMATEUR HOUR: Sometimes the church can seem like a fly-by-night operation. - We all have stories of churches behaving poorly. We all have stories of churches who were laughably bad at what they were doing. - I remember as a young Christian being preached at by my pastor that we should bring our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Do Something Series

    Contributed by Alvin Hathaway, Sr. on May 21, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,754 views

    Any careful study of life reveals moments when one is faced with a decision either to do nothing or to do something. History revolves around ordinary people doing extra ordinary things because the stars were aligned in the proper way. Many of you know peo

    Sunday, September 7, 2008 “Do Something” Text: Nehemiah 1: 1 - 11 Any careful study of life reveals moments when you are faced with a decision either to do nothing or to do something. History revolves around ordinary people doing extra ordinary things because the stars were aligned in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Don’t Go To Church - Be The Church

    Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jul 9, 2010
    based on 8 ratings
     | 16,328 views

    Many of us have special uniforms (church clothes) that we don only on Sunday (church day), so we can go and attend worship (church service), giving God our tithes (church money). We have organized God out of life...

    That’s right – a Pastor is encouraging you to stop going to church; I really mean it! STOP! We’ve all become accustomed to simply going to church – as if church is a place. It’s not! Many of us have special uniforms (church clothes) that we don only on Sunday (church day), so we can go and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stephen Funderburk avatar

    Churches That Survive

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Feb 28, 2007
    based on 18 ratings
     | 6,543 views

    jesus gives the keys for the churches survival in a hostile world

    Intro: the other night a report was given that about 3000 churches close annually in the United States. When you hear a report like this the first thought is I wonder what attributed to the decline and closure of a church. Did it lose vision? Did it get older and not make adjustments to minister to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    On Membership Part Two Series

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Jul 17, 2023
     | 1,376 views

    the Bible clearly teaches that Christians are members of the Body of Christ. But is local church membership Biblical? We examine this in this study. This is not a typical sermon, but more of a Bible study lesson for our congregation.

    In doing some serious study on membership and what that looks like in the Church at a local level one encounters a potential problem. It just isn’t there. That’s not to say it is bad, wrong, or sinful to have formal membership rolls, as having such is very practical and quite helpful to local ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Living An On-Purpose Life

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Jan 6, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,107 views

    Leaving the past to go to what God has promised

    Living an On-Purpose life Joshua 1:3-5 Joshua 1:3-5 I will give you every place on which you set foot, as I promised Moses. [4] Your borders will be the desert {on the south}, nearby Lebanon to the Euphrates River (the country of the Hittites) {on the north}, and the Mediterranean Sea on ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan