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Practices Of A Great & Growing Church

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 10, 2012

What are some of the ingredients of church growth? What makes a church great in God’s sight? Some say that a church must be large to be great; but a church that is in love with Christ and the things of God will be a great church. In our passage we can gle

Intro: What are some of the ingredients of church growth? What makes a church great in God’s sight? Some say that a church must be large to be great; but a church that is in love with Christ and the things of God will be a great church. In our passage we can glean four practices of a growing ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:23-28

Denomination: *other

Baby Talk

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Aug 31, 2011

Spiritual growth

“Baby Talk” “1 Corinthians 2:14, 3:1-3” “And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.” You know, there are several places that are a good place for the Bible. The home is a good place for the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Weeds And Seeds

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jul 20, 2023

God reserves the right to judge between weeds and seeds.

Weeds and Seeds – Matthew 13: 24-30 Intro: Gloria thought of herself as a good Christian mother. One day she allowed her son, Timmy to play in the back yard of their home. Afterall, it was fenced on all sides and nothing could really hurt him. When Gloria went outside to the backyard to take ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-30

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Both/And Series

Contributed by Jon Daniels on Jan 17, 2022

Based on Acts 2:42-47 - Reminds hearers that both discipleship & evangelism are the work of the Church.

“BOTH/AND” Acts 2:42-47 FBCF – 1/16/22 Jon Daniels INTRO – Lot of messages going out to the world today: - Deepak Chopra – Start a pandemic of joy - Jewish rabbi at Bob Saget’s funeral: "Just about how heartbroken everybody is in the world … One of the things that's so amazing about Bob ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Baptist

Forged For Be More Than A Personality Cult Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Oct 15, 2019

Being a Christian is a calling to the hard work of shaping the metal of our lives (our character) into a form that expresses God’s masterpiece within all of us.

Over the next few weeks, we will be looking to 1 Corinthians to come to a better understanding of what it means to call oneself a Christian. As Christians, we are called to live a very distinctive way. Being a Christian is a calling to the hard work of shaping the metal of our lives (our ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Spirit-Filled Evangelizers Are Evangelizers Who Pray And Work. Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 27, 2017

All that we do must culminate in the proclamation of the Gospel of Christ.

Thursday of 7th Week of Easter 2017 Joy of the Gospel The Gospel passage we just proclaimed is one of those moments we are tempted to take comfort in and not think about. It seems all warm and fuzzy and a little like a group hug: “You in me and I in you and everybody else in us all sweet and ...read more

Denomination: Catholic

Carefully Taught

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jun 6, 2018

Racism, materialism, and all the other "isms" in our experience must be taught.

Carefully Taught Mark 3: 20 - 35 Intro: 1949 – South Pacific – song that nearly derailed the debut of the musical. “You’ve got to be taught to hate and fear. You’ve got to be taught from year to year. It’s got to be drummed in your dear little ear. You’ve got to be carefully taught. You’ve ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:20-35

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Galatians Part 5 - "“Be Free And Live By The Spirit!” Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 4, 2005

Freedom opens up the one thing that helps us to keep in step with the Spirit.

Galatians Part 5 – “Be free and live by the Spirit!” Thesis: Freedom opens up the one thing that helps us to keep in step with the Spirit. Opening thought about chapter 5: Paul tells the Galatia church to be free, to remember the one thing which is “faith is to express itself through love” and ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Lord's Supper

Contributed by Austin W. Duncan on Sep 26, 2025

Communion isn’t just a private moment; it’s a shared act that shapes the church. In 1 Corinthians 11:17–34 Paul corrects abuses and gives a pattern: remember Christ, proclaim His death until He comes, examine ourselves, and consider one another.

Old Man Thanks God for a Solitary Lunch This week we’re in our second week of our communion series, and before I get into the sermon today, I just want to go ahead and encourage you to grab the elements if you haven’t yet. We’re going to take communion today as part of the message, so if you need ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

By Their Fruit You Shall Know Them Series

Contributed by Dan Stires on Aug 26, 2009

Contrasting the fruits of the flesh with the fruits of the Spirit

Pataskala Church of the Nazarene August 23, 2009 First Sermon in Series: Character Makeover By Their Fruit You Shall Know Them Galatians 5:16-5:26 Introduction: Have you ever wished that there was such a thing as a life makeover? I remember when I was in junior high school we had a girl ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:16-26

Denomination: Nazarene

Whats So Bad About My Flesh? Series

Contributed by Robert Higgins on Aug 23, 2006

Why did Paul write about the battle between the flesh and spirit in almost every one of his letters?

Flesh & Spirit Sermon Series Part One: “What is so bad about my flesh?” 1. Over the past few weeks, God has been speaking to me about the power of the Spirit led life and the tragedy of the flesh led life. The consequences for a church, for a family or for an individual are dramatic, depending ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:13-26

Denomination: Baptist

Freedom! Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Mar 27, 2009

Sermon 7 in Galatians series

Freedom! How will you respond to your Freedom in Christ? You can Reject it for Legalism (Galatians 5:2-4) You can Receive it by Faith (Galatians 5:5) How will you live in your Freedom in Christ? (Galatians 5:6) In your freedom, don’t live a lie. (Galatians 5:7-12) In your freedom, live to ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Citizenship Day

Contributed by Chris Tiller on Nov 17, 2005

In his letter to the Philippians, Paul writes: “But our citizenship is in heaven." This sermon explores that idea.

When I was in college, one of my friends, who immigrated to this country from South Korea with his family when he was 14, became a citizen of the U.S. First he lived in this country for some time, learning the language and gaining familiarity with its customs. Then he went through a period of ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:3-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

You Can Have Joy In Godly Living Series

Contributed by Keith Foskey on Sep 2, 2005

A Study of Pauls Epistle to the Philippians

Sermon Series: “Help, I Can’t Find My Joy!” (A Study of Paul’s Epistle to the Philippians) Sermon #4 “You can have Joy in Godly Living” Series Text: Philippians 4:4 INTRODUCTION: Welcome to our final study through Paul’s letter to the Church at Philippi. We have seen that JOY is the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Living Above The Law

Contributed by Samuel Stone on Nov 15, 2007

The scripture passage today talks about how to live as free people, which fits right for the occasion of the Independence Day.

Galatians 5:1, 13-25 1 For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. 13 For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love become slaves to one another. ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1-25

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed