Sermons on lords church:

Building Up The Church Series

Contributed by Doug Fannon on Mar 15, 2019

This is the final segment in the series "The Revitalization of the Lord's House and People. We must do more that build up the physical structure of our church, the people, who are the church, must be built up. the bible word for that is "edify."

We are not only into building up the Lord’s house in terms of physical assets, our buildings and grounds, but also in the building up of God’s people which is the church. We grow not only in terms of numbers, but in terms of spiritual depth. Last week we looked at our call: Ephesians 4:1 (NKJV) ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:7-11

Denomination: Baptist

Babel And Bubbles, Babies And Beginnings

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 6, 2002

God gives confusion when we act out of pride; but He wants in His church to reconcile all of us to one another, and does so through the model of the Christ of the cross.

I am becoming an expert in baby talk. Thanks to two young granddaughters, I am learning all over again the special language of infants. What their tiny mouths utter is not nonsense. They have their own language. Just because I have become accustomed to the language of the adult world – ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 11:1-9, Acts 2:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Why We Share Communion

Contributed by Don Hawks on Jun 2, 2002

Message discusses what this practice is about and who is invited to the Lord’s Table, particularly from a Weslyean perspective.

(Thanks to Bob Hostetler for ideas for this message. I’ve added a Methodist twist to the message. Powerpoint and audience outline available). A little girl asked her mother, “Mommy, why do you cut the ends off the meat before you cook it?” The girl’s mother told her that she thought it added ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-29, 1 Corinthians 11:1-52

Denomination: Methodist

Sunday: Fun Day Or Son Day

Contributed by David Owens on Jan 2, 2007

Faithful Christians must make a commitment to the Lord’s Day. I used this as a New Year’s sermon.

Introduction: A. Let’s begin this morning with a few quotes for the New Year. 1. “A New Year’s resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other,” Author Unknown. Certainly pessimistic, but often true. 2. “Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 58:13-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why We Need The Church

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Aug 10, 2005

A sermon reminding us how much we need the church to enhance our growth for the Lord and to enhance the harvest for His kingdom.

There is a golf course in Phoenix, Arizona. They cater to you as if you were a king. It is not open to just anyone, though. Before you can play that course, you have to become a member. There is a big store in Tulsa called SAM’S CLUB that has just about everything you can desire, and it is all ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:21

Denomination: *other

Signs Of A Dead Church And The Cure

Contributed by Mark Wooley on May 22, 2019

Churches are closing at a alarming rate in America.. Why are they dying? The Lord gives us a picture of a Dead church and gives us the solution

I like Murder Mystery’s. And before you get mad and leave the church because you are thinking that I am promoting violence. I like them because I want to solve the mystery or who did it before the show reveals it. And the key is the Autopsy – It usually reveals the cause of death which gets you ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Community-Eternal Church

Contributed by Jim Caswell on Feb 21, 2017

When we say in the Lord's prayer "on earth as it is in heaven" and really mean it, the way the world around looks around us should change.As we become more like Christ we become the eternal church that will exist forever, right now.

Title: Community-Eternal Church (Where Are We Headed) Place: BLCC Date: 3/5/17 Text: Isaiah 65.17; Acts 3.21; Revelation 21.1-4 CT: The Church will continue eternally starting now. [Screen 1] FAS: Say the Lord’s Prayer Our Father who art in heaven. Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come thy will be ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

Lord, Teach Us To Pray

Contributed by Brad Rigney on Jan 24, 2006

This sermon looks at the Lord’s Prayer to see how Jesus is teaching us to Pray; how we can learn and grow in our prayers and how important it is to pray together as a church body.

Lord, Teach us to Pray Matthew 6:9-15 Intro.: A. If you could ask Jesus to TEACH you anything about Serving Him, what would it be? - To heal people - To TEACH people like Jesus did. - To confront people with the wisdom as Jesus did - What about how to do Miracles - How about raising someone ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Adventist

The Church Beyond The Church Walls Series

Contributed by Pastor Jeff Hughes on Mar 3, 2014

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

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-16

Denomination: Bible Church

The Church As A Kingdom Revealing Church Series

Contributed by Mike Hullah on Jan 4, 2019

Jesus said "The Kingdom of God is at hand". What does that mean? To have a Kingdom you must have a King! This sermon shows Elijah, living in faith of that Kingdom, and in recognizing that trusting in the supernatural rather than the natural.

THE ELIJAH CHURCH IS A KINGDOM REVEALING CHURCH INTRO: This is part of a series using the life of Elijah as a picture of the last day Church. It is also a stand alone sermon. 1 Kings 17:7-24 Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. Then the word of the LORD ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:7-24, Ephesians 6:18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Church At Sardis: A Crippled Church Series

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Nov 3, 2016

The church at Sardis

The Church at Sardis: A Crippled Church - Revelation 2:18-29 - 1/31/10 Turn with me this morning to the last book in the Bible, the book of Revelation, chapter 2. We want to continue on today, looking at the question, “What does God think of His church?” Here in Revelation 1, we ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:18-29

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Great Church Is An Evangelistic Church Series

Contributed by Scott Spencer on Apr 6, 2016

We need to think about how we present to our community. Sometimes words or terms mean things to us, but not to general people in the community.

A Tour Through Acts ~ part 9 A Great Church is an Evangelistic Church Acts 2:47b And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved. (Acts 2:47b) I was looking online at what churches have on their web page. I wanted to see just how the churches of that city were trying to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:47

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Bury The Church Or Better The Church

Contributed by Sajayan Chacko on Jan 29, 2024

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

Scripture: Acts 2:38-41

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Church’s Time Of Tragedy

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 5, 2003

On the whole, our churches are not what they ought to be, as evidenced by the conditions brought forth in this message, which are actually indications of the need for revival.

The Church’s Time Of Tragedy Text: Acts 20:28-32 Intro: As you listened to that title, you may have entertained the thought that the Church has always experienced tragedy of one form or another since its inception. If you did, you would be right. The Church of Jesus Christ has endured physical ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:28-32

Denomination: Baptist

The Danger Of Being At Church And Not In Church

Contributed by Mcclinton Hall on Jul 12, 2004

This sermon deals with how we sometimes miss what God has for us by not attending church or when we do attend, we don’t worship like we ought to.

The Danger Of Being Church At And Not In Church Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:1-6

Denomination: Baptist