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  • D. Greg Ebie avatar

    The State Of The Church #2

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 10, 2003
    based on 80 ratings
     | 14,140 views

    What makes a church great? A church is not measured by human standards but by God’s. Ephesians 4 lists 7 keys to becoming a great church. (Message also includes 4 guidelines for our local church for 2003.)

    · Winnie the Pooh is once took an evening walk with his friend Piglet. They walked for a long time in silence, but Piglet finally asked, “When you wake up in the morning, Pooh, what’s the first thing you say to yourself?” “What’s for breakfast?” Pooh responds, “And what do you say, Piglet?” “I ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Church Growth

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 20, 2001
    based on 79 ratings
     | 17,458 views

    The Lord’s church can grow!

    CHURCH GROWTH Acts 2:36-41 INTRO.- ILL.- Many churches are like the church that was going to build a new building. The building committee passed the following resolutions: 1- We shall build a new church. 2- The new building is to be located on the site of the old one. 3- The material in the old ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What It Is

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Mar 27, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,443 views

    This message looks at the Mission Statement of Christianity.

    It was almost as if it had never happened. Almost as if it had been a dream, a bad dream, but just a dream. Everything was exactly the way it had been before. Jesus spoke about the kingdom, they walked everywhere they went and did lunch together. It was hard to believe that a month before they ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Church Of The Hot Waffle

    Contributed by John Roy on Jan 15, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
     | 5,971 views

    The church is to be the welcoming place for struggling sinners and stained saints.

    The Church of the Hot Waffle Matthew 11:19 & Mark 2:15-17 The Waffle House is to restaurants what little league baseball is to the Major leagues. The Waffle House serves food and that is where it’s comparison with other restaurants stop. It features, waffles, of course, Bert’s Chili, Omelets, and ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Share Responsibility Of The Church Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 7, 2002
    based on 57 ratings
     | 7,850 views

    A member of the church will share the responsibilities of the church

    Sermon for 8/20/2000 Share Responsibility of the Church of Christ, Vinton Introduction: A. If a church succeeds, who is responsible? Talk about God. B. If a church fails and closes its doors, who is responsible? The people. C. Isn’t that interesting! How do people fit into the successful ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Why Is The Church Not Growing

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Mar 15, 2002
    based on 177 ratings
     | 16,311 views

    The reasons churches are not growing like they should.

    ACTS 2:41-47 "WHY IS THE CHURCH NOT GROWING" A) Church growth is normal; standing still and stagnation is not normal for the church .......! * The first century church saw believers added daily! * The early church would have kept the adding machines and the computers going to keep up with it’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Let's Do Church Right Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 6, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,083 views

    very church has failings and challenges, but good churches strive after excellence as God defines excellence.

    Let’s Do Church Right (Philippians 1:1-11) 1. Paul and Timothy: The Apostle Paul wrote this letter in about 63 AD to his close friends, the Christians in Philippi, from his Roman house arrest described at the end of Acts (Acts 28:30-31), waiting for his court appearance before Caesar (around the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Worship 1 Series

    Contributed by Joe Friend on Feb 6, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,451 views

    There are people in churches everywhere that think that the service is about them or about the people in general. We get into this mentality sometimes where we think we are the AUDIENCE. But we’re not the AUDIENCE God is the audience. The service isn’t

    I am the recipient of gifted people.  Ed Lair does the bulletins every week.  Ed Rhoades finds people to do communion meditations.  We have wonderful people to donate their time and energy to come and play instruments every week.  Also everyone who pours their ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jason Jones avatar

    The Mt Evererst Of Nehemiah Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 9, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,210 views

    Exposition of Neh 12:27-47 regarding the dedication ceremony of the walls

    Text: Nehemiah 12:27-47, Title: The Mt. Everest of Nehemiah, Date/Place: NRBC, 2/10/08, PM A. Opening illustration: talk about the Grand Finale of different fireworks shows B. Background to passage: Recap the whole book—news about Jerusalem, brokenness and seeking the Lord, planning, securing the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dave McFadden avatar

    "Called To Learn" Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,846 views

    Believers are called to come together as a learning community.

    In Acts chapter 2, we read about the birth of the New Testament church on the day of Pentecost. We are told of how God moved through a sermon Peter preached. He preached this sermon to a crowd of people who were gathered as a result of the Holy Spirit empowering the followers of Jesus to testify ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wilson Murphy avatar

    Caught Between A Laugh And A Cry

    Contributed by Wilson Murphy on May 1, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 10,827 views

    We need to have a hunger for more of God, while being thankful for what God has already done.

    Caught between a Laugh and a Cry Ezra 3:10-13 10And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel. 11And they sang ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Daniel DeVilder avatar

    Encourage Each Other

    Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Dec 6, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,295 views

    Thesis: Our Christian Family Is to Strengthen one another’s Spiritual Heart (commitment). Part of a few sermons that dealt with Dallas Willard’s "VIM:" Vision, Intent, Means, crucial elements of discipleship. This is on the "means" of growth.

    Strengthening God’s Family Dan’s sad senior year last mile race (i thought i could win districts, and my teammates just laughed. Sometimes that is the feeling we have about those who are supposed to love us. Read text. Dallas Willard’s acronym “VIM” today is on "M:" Means Observation Thesis: ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Robert Cox avatar

    More Than A Conqueror

    Contributed by Robert Cox on Nov 11, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,121 views

    Praise Him in all circumstances!

    ROMANS 8:35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37Nay, in all these things we are more ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Dave McFadden avatar

    "Principle 4: Develop The Right Perspective" Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Aug 8, 2017
     | 11,333 views

    Paul tells us what our perspective should be on the world, our Lord and ourselves.

    GODISNOWHERE - Which is it? "God is nowhere" or "God is now here?" It's all in how you look at things, isn't it? That's why Paul says we need to develop the right perspective if we're going to get life right. 1. How to look at the world - vs. 1-7 The world has its ideas about success. But as one ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Hullah avatar

    Anna An Example Of Faith

    Contributed by Mike Hullah on Apr 2, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 10,219 views

    This sermon looks at the life of Anna, an example of how in one day, she fulfilled God's purpose in her life despite the overwhelming natural negatives she was born into, she overcame her situation by faith!

    ANNA AN EXAMPLE OF FAITH Luke 2:36-38 Now there was one, Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity; and this woman was a widow of about eighty-four years, who did not depart from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational