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  • Chris Surber avatar

    Looking Back, Gazing Forward

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Jan 27, 2010
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    A sermon for the annual meeting for casting vision in the life of the local church. Principals could be well adapted to another church.

    “Looking Back, Gazing Forward,” Genesis 9:8-17 Introduction One of the very special memories I have from my first trip to the Holy Land last year was that of swimming in the Dead Sea. It is a real adventure. First you head to pit which is filled with sticky and smelly mud. Against ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    The Options Menu Series

    Contributed by Todd Leupold on Jun 29, 2009
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    Fleshing out what it means to be a local church in Christ made up of diverse individuals functioning with a unity of purpose.

    SERIES: PRESCRIPTIONS FOR A HEALTHY & HOLY CHURCH: A Study in 1 Corinthians Applied To The Church Today III. MAINTAINING PROPER DIET & EXERCISE D.) ROLES & EQUIPMENT (Offices & Gifts) “THE OPTIONS MENU” (1 Cor. 12:12-31) Rev. Todd G. Leupold, Perth Bible Church, June 28, 2009 AM INTRODUCTION: ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    A Palm Or A Cloak Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 5, 2009
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    This is a look at what various people gave at the Triumphant Entry and how that mirrors people’s giving in the local church.

    A Palm or a Cloak April 05/09 Electricity filled the air as the people of Jerusalem pushed against one another to see the man that everyone was talking about. Some said he was a god and others said he was a demon. Some claimed he performed miracles while others proclaimed him a fraud a charlatan ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Homeless No More

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Jun 15, 2007
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    This is a funeral homily for a homeless man who had lived at a local shelter for 30 years before his death.

    Homeless No More - A Funeral Homily Isaiah 58:6 "Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? 7 Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Ministerial Gifts Series

    Contributed by David Johnston on Apr 17, 2007
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    Continuing to look at the Ministerial Gifts within the local church and their true purpose and whether or not these gifts are still vital today.

    Eph. 4:11-12 11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Everything God does, he does well. Not only in the creation, but also ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Eulogy Eloise Fergurson

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jun 23, 2011
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    This is a eulogy for a woman who believed in God but was not a part of a local church. She was greatly loved by her family and community.

    Eloise Fergurson by Rick Gillespie-Mobley Psalm 97:1-7,11 John 14:1-6 Eloise Fergurgson On September 27, 1920, God decided to give the world a special gift in the form of a tiny little girl by the name of Eloise in a small section of place called ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Valley Of Death Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Monte Brown on Nov 17, 2014
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    God has commissioned pastors to be shepherds over his local flock. God always relates to Christians as sheep.

    Psalms 23:4 Monte T. Brown Introduction God has commissioned pastors to be shepherds over his local flock. God always relates to Christians as sheep. For those that believe that they can be Christians and not belong to a local church or not attend regularly, is the same as a sheep ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Young avatar

    The Table

    Contributed by Ed Young on Jul 6, 2022
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    In this sermon, Pastor Ed Young uses the illustration of a table and chairs to model biblical principles for the structure of the local church.

    THE TABLE March 27, 2022, 11:15AM ED YOUNG How many of you have ever been to the flea market at Canton, Texas before? Let me see the hands. All right. Yeah, I've been there a couple of times. One time I went with my lovely wife, Lisa, and it was pretty unique watching mostly women moving at ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jim Drake avatar

    Who Cares About Church? Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Apr 8, 2008
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    Too often we think of salvation only in terms of our "personal salvation." But Jesus not only saves us as individuals, He saves us to be part of His local body. Jesus cares enough about His local churches that He is pictured as walking in our midst. How

    1. Jesus is intimately involved in His local church as our mediator 2. Jesus is intimately involved in His local church as our purity 3. Jesus is intimately involved in His local church as our judge 4. Jesus is intimately involved in His local church as our authority I am as excited as I have been ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Horizontal Shift Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 19, 2021
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    Being a disciple of Jesus Christ demands us to surrender in two directions: vertically toward God and then horizontally to serve fellow citizens of the Kingdom. We cannot choose just one.

    The Horizontal Shift (Romans 12:3-8) 1.A customer walked into my clothing shop and asked to see the pants that were advertised in the paper that day. “We don’t have an ad in the paper today,” I told her. She insisted I was wrong, so I got a copy of the paper, and we went through it, eventually ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Kenneth Squires avatar

    Values For Christian Excellence In 2005

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Aug 2, 2005
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     | 3,299 views

    Many who come into a local church think it looks more like a porcupine ball than a tightly knit family.

    42They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. 44All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45Selling their ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Ray Ellis avatar

    Community - God Design For Helping People

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Aug 29, 2005
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     | 5,316 views

    God’s Design is for the local church to be a loving and caring community. This message encourages people to get involved in a small group.

    Community – God’s Design for Helping People I Peter 2:9-10 “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • David DeWitt avatar

    The Gift Of Christmas

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Dec 12, 2001
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     | 3,868 views

    This is a Christmas season devotional done for the local senior center. The gift of Christmas is one that we cannot afford to pass up

    The Gift of Christmas John 1:12 Senior Center Devotional December 12, 2001 In the fourth year of his layoff from his job, Dad gave Mom a dishwasher for Christmas. You have to understand the magnitude of the gift: Our old house had its original wiring and plumbing, and neither could handle the ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • John Hamby avatar

    Worthy Of Double Honor Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Mar 31, 2005
    based on 47 ratings
     | 65,288 views

    # 10 in series on 1 Timothy this message deals with how we are to honor those who serve in leadership of the local church.

    Living for Christ in a Confused and Confusing World A Study of Paul’s Letters to Timothy Sermon # 10 The Office of Pastor 1Timothy 5:17-25 In our last study we examined the first part of chapter five (5:1-16). This part of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    Why Should I Come Back To Church? Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 30, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 32,513 views

    The Psalmist reminds us why we should honor God on the Sabbath and why we should be plugged into a local church.

    Why should I come back to Church? Introduction: Why do we do certain things in life? (The following taken from Scott Bayles, Pastor, First Christian Church, Rosiclare, IL) You go to school to get an education so you can make a living. You go to work to make money so you can pay the bills. You ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational