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  • Shaking Up The Church Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on May 17, 2020
    based on 3 ratings
     | 13,530 views

    This is the 9th sermon in the Action Series. This series began during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Series: Action [#9] SHAKING UP THE CHURCH Acts 4:23-37 Introduction: What the Church needs sometimes is a good shaking; and I believe that has happened. When we become too comfortable with the way we do things, we become complacent. Comfortable sounds good, but comfort usually turns into ...read more

  • To The Church Of Pergamos And Thyatira Series

    Contributed by Pastor Duncan Shabane on May 25, 2020
     | 2,551 views

    Pergamon was an ancient city located in the Anatolia region, approximately 25 kilometres from the Aegean Sea in present-day Bergama, Izmir Province of Turkey.

    THE CHURCH OF PERGAMOS ** (Revelation 2:12) **Pergamon was an ancient city located in the Anatolia region, approximately 25 kilometres from the Aegean Sea in present-day Bergama, Izmir Province of Turkey. The city had great strategic value, since it overlooked the Caicus River Valley (modern name ...read more

  • Mary Mother Of The Church Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 31, 2020
     | 2,674 views

    Let’s imagine that Mary is a contestant on something like “the Price is Right” or some other TV game show, and the announcer is announcing what she will win when she chooses the correct door.

    Feast of Mary, Mother of the Church 2020 Today we heard the familiar stories of the fall of humanity, and the redemption of humanity. The first concerns the first Adam and the first Eve, who disobeyed the Lord and lost original innocence. The second involves the second Adam, Jesus, God and man, ...read more

  • Pentecost - The Church Is Born!

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jun 16, 2020
     | 3,008 views

    What a day!!! In all of the history of humanity there was never a more important few weeks than the time that passed between the suffering of Jesus on our behalf and the arrival of the Holy Spirit. It is almost too great an event to tell as it cannot be given the justice it deserves!

    Pentecost - The Church Is Born! Today we will be reading from Acts 2:1-13 Last Sunday we took a look at a combination of Jesus’ ascension into Heaven and the Holy Spirit being given to all of humanity on the Day of Pentecost. In doing so we contrasted the work of God in the Old Testament and the ...read more

  • Letter To The Church In Sardis

    Contributed by Claude Alexander on Jun 26, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,996 views

    The church in Sardis was a perfect model of an inoffensive Christianity. They apparently invented the concept of “political correctness.

    Letter to the Church in Sardis Rev. 3:1-6 Sardis was located about 30 miles southeast of Thyatira The ruins of 1st century Sardis are located near a city in modern day Turkey named Izmir. The city was at the converging point of several inland roads. One road led northwest to Thyatira and then ...read more

  • Strengthening Leadership In The Church

    Contributed by Patrick Usifo on Jun 27, 2020
     | 4,218 views

    Thus, believers limit leadership to the secular world and the places where citizens socialize, political establishments, corporate business, sporting activities, and professional gatherings in society. The price is the low and unworkable leadership structure in the body of Chris

    Therefore, there is a need for the restructuring of the present church model if she desires to project Christ's government and leadership to the world. There must be an all-inclusive, team spirit, true unity, and a three-but a single-level model built upon the membership, stewardship, and ...read more

  • A Church Marked By Love

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 27, 2020
     | 5,861 views

    The first mark of a true and living church is its love for Jesus and the brethren.

    According to research done by sociologist W.F. Nimkoff and Arthur Wood, the intensity of romance in a marriage diminishes by 80% during the first two years. Two friends who lived in the West Virginia mountains were talking one day. “Horace,” the first one said, “why didn’t you ever get ...read more

  • Acts Well Church

    Contributed by Greg Van Heukelom on Jul 3, 2020
     | 1,865 views

    Acts 2 gives a simplistic yet powerful model for what the Church is called to be.

    WELL Church Pentecost, 2020 Acts 2: 42ff Good Morning, today we continue our study on Acts 2:42-47 (NKJV) And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done ...read more

  • The Letter To The Church In Philadelphia

    Contributed by Claude Alexander on Jul 4, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,982 views

    The church with the "open doors"

    The Letter to the Church in Philadelphia Rev. 3:7-13 Ancient Philadelphia is now called Alesihir in modern day Turkey. Philadelphia was the youngest of all the seven cities. It was founded by colonists from Pergamum under the reign of Attalus the Second, who ruled in Pergamum from 159 to 138 B.C. ...read more

  • The Church & Persecution

    Contributed by Jon Daniels on Jul 9, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,457 views

    A Bible study on Acts 8:1-4 following the martyrdom of Stephen.

    “THE CHURCH & PERSECUTION” Acts 8:1-4 MIDWEEK BIBLE STUDY FBCF – 7/8/20 Jon Daniels Coronavirus – lots of talk about how it spreads & how to prevent it from spreading faster & wider. Acts 8 – the “virus” of the Gospel is gaining momentum & spreading faster & farther. And with ...read more

  • We Believe In Church Series

    Contributed by Brady Boyd on Jan 9, 2020
     | 3,556 views

    Every believer in the New Testament belonged to a local church. All fully mature followers of Christ belong to the community of church.

    First Things We Believe in Church January 12, 2020 Acts 2:44-47 NIV “All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in ...read more

  • Trouble In The Church Today.

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jan 9, 2020
     | 3,151 views

    David tells us what we need to do in the church for the Lord.

    Trouble in he church today. Psalms 37: 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. 9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth. 10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt ...read more

  • Deterrents To Church Growth

    Contributed by Grant Adams on Jan 10, 2020
     | 4,817 views

    What is church in the business of doing? Are we suppose to grow? Whose fault is it if we don't? I hope to answer some of these questions for us.

    I’m sure most of us can recall great stirring sermons that have helped and motivated us on the subject of church growth. There are many aspects to growth, such as soul winning, being a good witness for Christ. If a church is going to grow it also needs a healthy membership that will follow the ...read more

  • Blessing In Church Closure

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jan 20, 2020
     | 3,854 views

    Sometimes we should rejoice in the death of a church rather than mourn. After a long painful disease, we express relief when a person passes into Glory. Many churches suffer a slow and painful death. Out of that death life and renewal may come.

    Revelation 2:4  Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.  5  Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except ...read more

  • Churches Without Love

    Contributed by Grant Adams on Jan 31, 2020
     | 2,259 views

    Reihold Niebuhr compared the church to Noah’s Ark, “If it were not for the storm on the outside, you could not stand the stink on the inside.

    As Paul peeped through the window of the church at Corinth, he saw quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder. And it broke his heart. You might expect to hear of. 1. Places of employment without love. a. Just a number b. Just a tool to accomplish a task c. You ...read more