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  • John Harvey avatar

    Purposeful Generosity Series

    Contributed by John Harvey on May 18, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,179 views

    Tithing is a touchy subject in churches, but the reason for tithing is it is commanded in scripture, it reflects the values of your heart, and the work of the church requires money.

    Purposeful Generosity May 22,2005 Intro: Today we are going to be talking about a subject that makes many people uncomfortable. We are not talking about sex or divorce or gossip. Instead, we are talking about the issue of money. For many people, the thought is the church is always after money. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dealing With Today's Church

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Jan 26, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,931 views

    Part two of two -- this sermon addresses the issue of what kind of church should we be coming to

    DEALING WITH TODAY’S CHURCH The Kind Of Church We Should Be Coming To …. INTRODUCTION: This morning, I would like to take a look at the thought of the kind of church we should be coming too. Paul, at the end of the book of acts defines the church in some very sobering words. He says this, Acts ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Life Birthing Church Series

    Contributed by William Ellis on Nov 24, 2006
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     | 3,529 views

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

    INTRO: How many of you know that there is a process that you go through in order to be used by God? · You can’t just get up and do whatever you want, however you want to do it and think God is going to jump through a hoop? · There is a price to be paid for power There is a relationship that has to ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    What Should The Church Be In 2013?

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Feb 16, 2013
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,069 views

    Simply put a church is a local called-out Body of Christ that has united together as the Family of God to worship and to obey His commands. The bottom line is the church is you and I. The question is, therefore, “What should we be in 2013?”

    What Should the Church Be in 2013? Ephesians 5:25b-27 Before answering the question, “What should the church be in 2013”, it would do us good to define what we mean by the term “the church”. Some would define church as a denomination – the Roman Catholic Church, the Lutheran Church, the Nazarene ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The State Of The Church 2005

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 13, 2005
    based on 36 ratings
     | 3,929 views

    In this message discover 7 characteristics of healthy churches.

    The State of the Church 2005 (part2) You can also find this sermon at www.praiseag.org - visit "The Path" sermon finder and click on "New Testament Sermons." INTRODUCTION: On New Year’s Eve, 2004 moved forever into the history books and 2005 opened with the days as blank pages to be written; ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Bruce Ball avatar

    Church - Vision Or Memories?

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Nov 1, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,284 views

    To keep impacting those outside the church for Jesus, we must keep the vision we were given, and not replace that vision with the memories of yesterday. Nor can we replace our calling with our comfort.

    I know that many of us are planning on helping out at the Leukemia Benefit right after church for 3-year old Christian Bentley, so I am going to offer a shorter message this morning so we can get up there on time. There are some who might not understand why we cut our sermons a little short for ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Is Official Or Formal Church Membership In A Local Church According To Scripture – Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on May 3, 2025
     | 321 views

    Formal church membership that involves special membership and voting rights is contentious. In this Part 2, I open up the matter to show how out of sync the matter is with the membership of the one Body of Christ, and the discrimination. We delve into some scriptures to bring this out.

    IS OFFICIAL OR FORMAL CHURCH MEMBERSHIP IN A LOCAL CHURCH ACCORDING TO SCRIPTURE – PART 2 In Part 1 we looked at the practice some churches have of there being an official local church membership that divides “members”, adherents and attendees into “MEMBERS” and “NON-MEMBERS” depending if one has ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Is Church Attendance Necessary?

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Mar 12, 2007
    based on 54 ratings
     | 24,221 views

    How important is the corporate worship of the saints? Mnay say I can worship God as well in the privacy of my home as I can at church? Is this true or an excuse?

    “Church Attendance” Introduction: The announcement that the Cleveland Browns were moving to Baltimore after 30 years in Cleveland devastated many people. Among the many Browns fans interviewed, one man sat in his pickup truck and wept as he said, "Now me and my family will have no place to go on ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Evangelize On Purpose Series

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on May 5, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,747 views

    "Evangelism is the ultimate goal of the kingdom focused church, and everything the church does has to contribute one way or another to reaching that goal. It’s also true that church growth without evangelism is impossible" - Gene Mims

    This morning we’ll be viewing the purpose of “evangelism.” So, what is evangelism? In his book, The Kingdom Focused Church, Gene Mims (a former President of LifeWay Christian Resources) defines evangelism as “the process of sharing the gospel with the lost and winning them to Christ, thereby ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Church

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 28, 2014
     | 10,705 views

    A look at the purpose of the church

    The Church September 15, 2013 Every sailor could agree on one fact. Had it not been for the captain, they never would have survived. The storm came suddenly, and in a matter of moments hulls were broken, decks were awash, and sailors were floundering. But as quickly as the storm arose, so came ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Church

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 28, 2014
     | 8,125 views

    A look at the purpose of the church

    The Church September 22, 2013 Romans 12:9-18 For the past two weeks we’ve been looking at the church and not including next week, we will have two more weeks talking about the church. Let’s start by taking a look at Paul’s words to the church in Rome, in Romans 12:9-18 ~ I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Church Participating In Ministry Series

    Contributed by Stan Rodda on Mar 15, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,170 views

    This sermon talks about participation in the local church.

    A Church Participating in Ministry! Rosina Hernandez Church history OT to NT to today OT priests- Ex. 28:2 Fancy clothes High Priest Gap between priests and the people That “gap” exists in the church today The preacher is the trained one of God We’ll wait to be ministered to by him A gap ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Church Support Series

    Contributed by Duane Smith on Aug 26, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,534 views

    This message is intended to help us, the church, to see areas of support that we need to strengthen and, then draw us to make commitments to do just that.

    CHURCH SUPPORT Acts 9:19-31 INTRODUCTION: A. What do these pictures have in common? 1. They all have support – that which holds up the rest of the structure (Use a collage of different items with supports such as overpasses, bridges, etc.) 2. And in a spiritual sense the church needs ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Church’s Commitments Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jan 6, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 11,594 views

    The church grows when we devote ourselves to living out the truth of God’s Word, to sharing our lives together in genuine fellowship, and to joyful worship.

    A few years ago, some wag told his friends he wasn’t going to any more ball games. Why? Well he said… a. Whenever I go to a game, they ask for money. b. The other fans don’t care about me. c. The seats are too hard. d. Coach never visits me. e. The referee makes calls I don’t agree ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Bruce Ball avatar

    Pastor - Flock - Church

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Apr 16, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,431 views

    A message regarding how the pastor & the flock make up the church, and how the church helps us as Christians. Text, communion meditation, and audio will be at www.sermonlist.com

    The story is told of how they used to make the masts for the old sailing ships of the past. They would go into a forest and select a tree that was tall and straight. Then, they would cut all the surrounding trees down, leaving that large tree standing by itself to endure the winds of time for ...read more

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