Sermons on Messy Church:

Should Churches Do Business?

Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Aug 3, 2013

A church should be an active, contributing member of its community, rather than a closed-off mini-community that keeps to itself and this can extend to becoming involved in business or in the business community.

Churches in business Luke 19:13 - So he called ten of his servants, delivered to them ten minas, and said to them, “Do business till I come.” God always intended for the priesthood to reinvest a portion of the tithe, with the expectation of a return. It was part of His plan to show ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:13

Denomination: Charismatic

Ordination And The Role Of Women In The Church Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 9, 2015

The twin command of Jesus to clergy is important to consider in any decision regarding ordination.

Thursday of the 6th Week of Easter 2015 Joy of the Gospel This is one of those liturgical days that is a little schizophrenic. In the historical Church, it is forty days after the Resurrection, so it is Ascension Thursday, as it was for almost two thousand years. But May 14 is the Feast of St. ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-17

Denomination: Catholic

Accepting One Another In The Church

Contributed by Lay Man on May 16, 2015

Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. - Romans 15:7 The storms of this life are inevitable, circumstances of life along with a cosmic spiritual battle are all around us. At times we can feel it raging i .

Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. - Romans 15:7 The storms of this life are inevitable, circumstances of life along with a cosmic spiritual battle are all around us. At times we can feel it raging in our lives, the pressures, choices, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Message For Today's Church

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on May 23, 2015

A message concerning the importance of laboring for the Lord.

God's Message For Today's Church I Corinthians 15:58 - Jerry Clower tells the story of a pastor who went to visit a deacon who was in the hospital. The deacon was asleep so the pastor knelt down beside the bed to pray for him. All of the sudden the deacon woke up and was fighting and struggling ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:58

Denomination: Baptist

Causing Division And Disunity In The Church

Contributed by Lay Man on May 26, 2015

I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them. - Romans 16:17 Causing division is a hurtful thing and never something ..

I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them. - Romans 16:17 Causing division is a hurtful thing and never something we should seek to do. Our did say: "Do you ...read more

Scripture: Romans 16:17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Is Wounded By The Dividing Of Church

Contributed by Lay Man on May 29, 2015

Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized in the name of Paul? - 1 Corinthians 1:13 It seems like a harmless statement given to us by the Apostle Paul, not just a statement a question: "Is Christ divided?" Of course the answer wo ..

Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized in the name of Paul? - 1 Corinthians 1:13 It seems like a harmless statement given to us by the Apostle Paul, not just a statement a question: "Is Christ divided?" Of course the answer would be "no" he is not divided or who would ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Seeing The Church As In Heaven Now

Contributed by Lay Man on May 29, 2015

After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their ha

After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. - Revelation 7:9 What a beautiful holy ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 7:9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Relationship Between The Pastor And The Church

Contributed by Mark Mitchell on Jun 1, 2015

The church needs to know the Biblical view of the relationship between the pastor and the church

I. The current conflict in the average church - Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, - The pastors agenda - Sometimes the pastor is looking out for himself - The process of choosing a pastor - The standards for decision making - The lack of trust in the new pastor - The ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:28

Denomination: Baptist

Why We Should Be In Church?

Contributed by Mark Mitchell on Jun 1, 2015

Attending church regularly is not only a command it is important

I. Because regular worship assists in building and maintaining our faith. (v.25a) - Illustration # 2 - 2Th 2:1 Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers, - The Greek noun (“episunagoge,”) for “being gathered ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:12-25

Denomination: Baptist

A Mission Church With A Missionary Vision Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jun 1, 2015

From Acts 13 we learn about the young church in Antioch that sent out Paul and Barnabas to share the gospel with others.

A Mission Church with a Missionary Vision (Road Trip with Paul) Acts 13:1-3 INTRODUCTION: Last week Ronnie talked about how Paul was transformed from Saul to Paul --- from a persecutor of the church to a preacher of the gospel. Today, we’re jumping 15 years later to the time when the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Purity In The Church, The World, And The Home Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jun 1, 2015

First Corinthians chapters 5-7 speak about purity, especially sexual purity in the Church, the world, and in the home.

Purity in the Church, the World, and the Home 1 Corinthians 5-7 INTRODUCTION: Today we’ll spend some time looking at chapters 5 – 7 of Paul’s letter to the Corinthian church. On first read, these chapters may seem unrelated. Chapters 5 & 6 deal with guidelines for church ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Local Church: All In The Family Series

Contributed by Dan Proctor on Jun 15, 2015

All of us that know Christ as our Savior are part of the same family and household. We are all in the family of God. But just as physical families can experience conflict and turmoil, spiritual families can too!

The Local Church: All in the Family 1 Timothy 5:1-8 www.crbible.com/sermons Introduction: 1. All of us that know Christ as our Savior are part of the same family and household (Ephesians 2:19). We have the same Father (Ephesians 4:6) and are members of the same body (Ephesians 4:4). We are a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:1-8

Denomination: Bible Church

Apostasy & Apostate-Bishops In Churches

Contributed by Aham Igbokwe on Jun 17, 2015

Shouldn’t marriages that are contrary to sound biblical doctrines be rightly, albeit be legally, kept away from the church just as men wittingly keeps out of the ladies in public places and vice versa.

Evil is not yet unmasked and fully revealed nevertheless it seems evil is being emboldened daily in the West and aimed to contain the church of Christ and to censor pure Biblical doctrines. Indeed, it is alas! These wanton affronts on the Church and on pure Biblical doctrines is akin to ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:2

Denomination: Apostolic

Mystery Babylon In The Early Church Series

Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Jul 8, 2015

Now we come to the days of Jesus and the church's formation, to see how Babylon relates in that time period.

PART II: ROME, PAGAN to PAPAL A.D. 100 to A.D. 1300 "We wrestle not against flesh and blood." (Ephesians 6:12) It is not men to whom we look as we seek the origin of the conspiracy against Christ and His church. We worry not whether mere mortals were aware of the part they played in the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Becoming A God Honoring Church Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 23, 2015

We honor God by obeying Him fully and consistently. Part of honoring God means submitting to his judgment above our own, including what we do in church meetings and ministry. Keep in mind the sum total of all our regular meetings and ministries, not just

Becoming A God Honoring Church (I Timothy 3:14-16) 1. Infrastructure is important. Take our nations roads. #1 American Society of Civil Engineers …an overall grade of D. #2 …not enough roads in the United States today. Each year, traffic jams cost the commuters of America 4.2 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:14-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible