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  • Warner Pidgeon avatar

    The Very Early Church

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on May 21, 2006
     | 2,233 views

    Lessons from the very early Church and encouragement for believers and seekers to put their faith in the apostles teaching, be part of the Church family, worship God and reach the lost!

    Not long after the death and resurrection of Jesus Matthew, Mark, Luke and John wrote down the most important aspects of the birth, the life, and the teaching of Jesus. They recorded the details of his death and his resurrection from the dead. Luke then went on the record the details of the life of ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Church Series

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Apr 13, 2013
     | 8,233 views

    A message about the church. This is a series that we are doing about witnessing and being part of the church.

    Title: The Church Theme: To show the importance and power of the church in the life of a Christian. Text: Matthew 16:13 - 19 Mat 16:13-19 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, "Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?" (14) So they said, "Some ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    State Of The Church Address

    Contributed by Mark Price on Aug 21, 2006
     | 2,304 views

    This message was shared with the church as we approach a transitional period through which we will address the needs of the church and add ministries, classes, and outreaches to better enable us to reach our community for Christ

    Introduction Q. What do you spouse people picture in their minds when we mention Porter Free Will Baptist Church? • For the unchurched, they may envision a tan brick building which sits on a hill behind Gampps’ BP. • For the Christian community, they may envision the people that utilize that ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Church Organization Charge

    Contributed by Bruce Allen on May 31, 2007
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     | 6,603 views

    The "Purpose of the Church" - an Organization Charge brought to Friendship Baptist Church - New Albany, IN

    Friendship Baptist Church Organization Charge The Purpose of the Church Acts 16:6-10 6 Now when they [Paul, Silas, and Timothy] had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. 7 After they had come to Mysia, they tried ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Church That Steps Out Series

    Contributed by John Tung on Apr 25, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,041 views

    A church has both an internal and an external ministry. We must be balanced and not self-absorbed.

    A CHURCH THAT STEPS OUT Acts 5:12-16 John Tung, 4-22-07 I. Introduction The church should pray for people in crisis situations. The church should also pray for people in non-crisis situations, but certainly we as a church should also be praying for people who are in crisis situations. And that’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God's Priorities For The Church Series

    Contributed by Christopher Roberts on Jan 4, 2002
    based on 70 ratings
     | 8,577 views

    In the first church God laid down 4 priorities for the 3,000 new believers. Any successful church will devote themselves to these priorities in all that they do.

    Please e-mail me with any comments or if you use any part of this at your church at Mail4ChrisR@aol.com. I would love to hear about it. God Bless! - Chris Think about this for one second. What are the priorities for the church. When we do that we can’t help but have a long list of things the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Is Our Church "Apostolic"? Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jul 16, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,822 views

    Five characteristics of an apostolic congregation.

    For the last one thousand, seven hundred years, Christians across the world have recited the Nicene Creed in their worship. Part of the Nicene Creed says, "We believe in one holy, catholic, apostolic church." What does that really mean? We know what "one" means, that it refers to the oneness of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Challenge Of Change: The Church Series

    Contributed by Daniel Owens on Jan 8, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,331 views

    The world is changing. The church is changing. Christians need to be careful not to confuse changing methods with God’s eternal, never-changing message. This message contains a significant reference to Bob Russell’s Book, When God Build’s a Church

    Intro: Since the beginning of the year, we’ve been examining the challenges of CHANGE: o In our life o Our physical conditions o Our Spiritual levels & issues o Our personal preferences o The political climate o Social interactions o The financial picture o The Weather is changing Everything is ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "The Business Of The Church"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jan 9, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,822 views

    The Glory of the Father, Eternal life for men, Preservation and unity of the saints.

    John 17:3 (NASB95) 3 “This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. It is impossible that any simply human heart would begin to comprehend what passed between God the Father and God the Son with the words, “Father, the hour has come”. ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    A Life Sustaining Church Series

    Contributed by William Ellis on Nov 24, 2006
     | 2,960 views

    This is the third sermon of an 8 part sermon series on the vision of our church.

    INTRO Before I even begin preaching this morning I just want to say: There has never been a time that this verse has been so crucial as to our generation today! We are in the last days...and alot of the reason we even are still here today in this country is because we have not turned our backs on ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    A Church Member

    Contributed by Lance Hostetter on Feb 23, 2013
     | 5,178 views

    This sermon discuss what it means to be a member of the Lord's church both locally and globally.

    The Way of A Church Member Introduction: Jerry is always quoting Scripture and preaching at work. He talks about the end times and return of Christ. He leads a small prayer group on Thursday AM and he is basically the Chaplin for the company. When people have questions about the bible people ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Purpose Of Liturgy Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 4, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,971 views

    We need to understand what the Council Fathers intended for Liturgy, and the two things most people think they wanted which are not what they actually said they wanted.

    Monday after Epiphany 7 January 2012 Sacrosanctum Concilium The mission of the Church on earth is exactly the same as the mission of Jesus during His thirty-some years on earth. He was, and we must be, the fulfillment of the twin commandment of God: love God with all our hearts and love our ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Purpose For Christ Series

    Contributed by Herbert Armstrong Bosantog on Nov 7, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,272 views

    When you are BROKEN, remove the thinking of, “Well, if the Lord wants to BLESS me, He’ll BLESS me.” EVERYTHING is UNDER YOUR CONTROL! You are a CHILD of GOD! The Lord have ALREADY BLESSED (w/o FINDING FAULT) you, it’s all up to you to POSSESS it! RISE UP,

    “KNOWING your IDENTITY. Why am I here for?” I. P - POSSESSION through CHRIST. II. P - POSITION in CHRIST. III. P - PURPOSE for CHRIST. Scripture – Luke 15:28-32 (Good News Translation): 28The older brother was so angry that he would not go into the house; so his father came out and begged him to ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    "The Motivation Of The Church”

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Nov 26, 2001
    based on 44 ratings
     | 9,062 views

    The proper motivation for a church to carry a crazy message to a confussed world of lost souls.

    This story deals with a rather old fashioned lady, who was planning a couple of weeks vacation in Florida. She also was quite delicate and elegant with her language. She wrote a letter to a particular campground and asked for reservations. She wanted to make sure the campground was fully equipped ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Church Building Community

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Nov 28, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,508 views

    The hallmarks of a genuine Church community.

    The Church community Acts.2: 42-47. Why does CBC exist? What is our purpose here at CBC? Many Churches can lose their God given purpose or can be driven by other things like by the upkeep of a building, tradition, programs, finances, events, and personalities. What is our purpose? Its vital ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist